Ka`u News Briefs Monday, Feb. 9, 2015

Invasive albizia trees share the Ka`u landscape with newly planted Ka`u Coffee trees. Photo by Geneveve Fyvie

A 4.3-MAGNITUDE EARTHQUAKE OCCURRED at 8:16 a.m. eight miles west southwest of Volcano Village this morning. Hawaiian Volcano Observatory received reports of it being felt around the island, with most reports coming from Volcano, Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park and the Hilo area.

Reports of feeling the 4.3-magnitude earthquake
this morning came from several areas.
Map from HVO

      Originally reported as 4.0-magnitude, HVO first increased it to 4.2, then 4.3.

      The word from the rim of Ha`ema`uma`u Crater comes from the front desk staff at Volcano House, reporting that the earthquake was barely felt and didn’t even take artwork on the walls out of position. Several guests asked if there was an earthquake and were shown the USGS map at hvo.wr.usgs.gov.

      Volcano Art Center also reported no damage, no cleanup required.
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CONTROLLING INVASIVE ALBIZIA TREES is the topic of nine bills being considered by the state Legislature this year. Ka`u’s Sen. Russell Ruderman introduced one of the bills, SB 591, following devastation in Puna during Tropical Storm Iselle last year. Albizias fell on homes and across roads and power lines, cutting off electricity and access to many residents there. While not as numerous as in Puna, the fast-growing, brittle trees grow in Ka`u, present the same dangers and caused damage during the storm.

An albizia tree in Wood Valley split during
Tropical Storm Iselle. Photo by Julia Neal

      “The Legislature finds that albizia, Falcataria moluccana, is an invasive species that presents an increasingly costly threat to the economy, critical infrastructure and public safety on Hawai`i Island,” according to the bill. “The pre-planned removal of each albizia tree costs significantly less than the combined direct and indirect costs of removal if and when it falls into a road, power line or building. The likelihood of albizia trees falling and the long distances between residential areas and emergency services add significantly to the uncertainty of emergency response capability, resulting in the potential loss of property and human life following a hurricane.” 

      Springer Kaye, manager of the Big Island Invasive Species Committee, told Hawai`i Tribune-Herald reporter Colin M. Stewart that albizia “is the only invasive species we have in Hawai`i that can kill people. When you think about it, it’s a miracle no one died during the storm.”
      More on this and other bills related to albizia is available at capitol.hawai.gov.
      See hawaiitribune-herald.com.

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Daniel Ho collaborated with others on the Grammy-
nominated album Our World in Song.

A HAWAIIAN MUSICIAN receiving a Grammy nominations this year has a Ka`u connection. Daniel Ho, along with Ka`u community musicians, wrote a song for the mountain Kaiholena during a Ka`u Coffee Festival Music Workshop at Pahala Plantation House. Ho recorded the song on one of his albums previously nominated for a Grammy. Ho’s composition Our World in Song was nominated for best world music album for the 2015 Grammy Awards which were revealed over the weekend and televised last night.
      The music of Ka`u music teacher Keoki Kahumoku has been featured on five Grammy-winning Hawaiian albums.
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U.S. REP. TULSI GABBARD HAS CO-AUTHORED a bipartisan letter warning congressional colleagues of sequestration’s potential devastating impact to military readiness in Fiscal Year 2016.
      The letter highlights a recent U.S. Army study illustrating effects of sequestration on 30 Army installations across the country, including Schofield Barracks in Hawai`i. Under the Budget Control Act of 2011, 50 percent of the across-the-board sequestration cuts must come from military accounts.
      “Inaction will put us further down the path of undermining our national security, local economies and the livelihoods of military families who have sacrificed so much over the last thirteen years,” the letter states.

U.S. Rep. Tulsi Gabbard

      While Congress has mitigated the effect of sequester cuts by delaying implementation and allowing inter-branch spending flexibility, sequestration will go into full effect at the end of FY2016 absent an agreement to remedy the cuts.
      “Considering the national security threats that we face today and the uncertain threats we will likely face tomorrow, Congress should not allow a dramatic reduction in the Army’s end strength or a similar reduction in the capabilities of the other service branches,” the letter continues. “We believe alleviating the impact of sequestration on the military must be a top priority of the 114th Congress, and that there is the will within the Congress to do so.”
       The growing terrorist threat from the self-declared Islamic State is just one reason why the United States must fully fund the military, Gabbard argues.
      “The world we face today is very different from the one we faced two years ago. We did not anticipate the requirement to send soldiers to Europe to face a resurgent Russia, or back to Iraq to face the rising threat from Islamic State of Iraq and Levant, or to Africa to support the international effort to battle Ebola. The Army must maintain rotational presence in Korea and Europe to meet our security obligations and to surge around the world if needed. We must have a security debate in this country and decide what we want the Army to do in the next ten years before we consider further Army reductions.”
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FOLLOWING REPORTS THAT PRESIDENT OBAMA plans to send to Congress a proposed Authorization for the Use of Military Force specific to the war against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, Sen. Brian Schatz said:

U.S. Sen. Brian Schatz

      “While I have not seen the President’s proposal for an Authorization of the Use of Military Force to destroy the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, sending an AUMF to Congress is a critical first step. Congress must exercise its constitutional role in authorizing the use of force. Under the 2001 and 2002 AUMFs, the President does not have the authority to conduct an open-ended war against ISIL.


      “ISIL is a group of barbaric terrorists, and their extreme tactics display a shocking brutality that must be confronted. But the United States needs a clear strategy for defeating this threat. Congress should revoke the existing AUMFs and debate a strategy for a new authorization tailored specifically for ISIL. A new time-limited and geographically targeted authorization will help sharpen our policy and align appropriations for the mission. And it must make clear that the United States cannot commit U.S. ground forces to combat ISIL.”


      Last December, Schatz sent a letter to President Obama urging him to submit for Congressional consideration a proposed AUMF specific to ISIL.
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KA`U LITTLE LEAGUE STARTS PRACTICE today at 4 p.m. at Pahala Park. Interested players can register up until Feb. 20. Participants must be five years old by May 1, 2015 for t-ball and seven years old by that date for coach pitch. Registration fee is $30, and a copy of player’s birth certificate as well as proof of residence with a physical address is needed. For more information, call Jolisa at 640-2135 or Tammy at 896-7373.

HAWAI`I VOLCANOES NATIONAL PARK will conduct flight operations several days this month. Management of the park requires use of aircraft to monitor and research volcanic activity, conduct search-and-rescue missions and law enforcement operations, support management of natural and cultural resources and to maintain backcountry facilities.
      Feb. 10, 13, 23 and 27, 8 a.m. to noon, to transport fencing material from near the top of Mauna Loa Road to approximately 9,000-ft. elevation.
      Feb. 11, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., to survey and control invasive fountain grass in the Ka`u Desert.
      Feb. 17 and 19, 9 a.m. to 11 a.m., to transport crew and equipment to field camp for fountain grass control in Kamo`oali`i.
      Feb. 17, 6 a.m. to 8 a.m., for ungulate surveys and control work in Kahuku between 3,000- and 7,000-ft. elevation.
      Feb. 23, 9 a.m. to noon, to survey and control invasive faya tree in Kahuku above 5,000-ft. elevation.
      Feb. 27, 9 a.m. to noon, to survey and control mullein above Mauna Loa Road.
      According to a statement from the park, management regrets any noise impact to residents and park visitors. Dates and times are subject to change based on aircraft availability and weather.
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KA`U COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PLAN Steering Committee meets tomorrow at 5:30 p.m. at Na`alehu Community Center. The committee will discuss plans for community review of the draft CDP and ways to help members prepare for it and decision-making that will follow. Public feedback on these agenda items is welcome. 

      The agenda, draft CDP and other information is available at kaucdp.info.

Demonstrations of `ohe kapala, Hawaiian bamboo stamping, take place
Wednesday. Photo from NPS

PARK RANGER NOAH GOMES PRESENTS `ohe kapala, traditional Hawaiian bamboo stamping, Wednesday, Feb. 11 from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. at Kilauea Visitor Center’s lanai in Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park. 

      Gomes is a graduate student in Hawaiian Language and Literature at University of Hawai`i at Hilo, with an undergraduate degree in Hawaiian Language. Originally from Wahiawa, O`ahu, he now resides in Hilo. Gomes has been a lifelong student of Hawaiian natural history and is currently researching the ancient bird hunters of the Hawaiian archipelago.
      `Ohe kapala is a traditional skill he has learned from his university education and through his own pursuit.
      Part of Hawai`i Volcanoes’ ongoing `Ike Hana No`eau: Experience the Skillful Work workshops. Free. Park entrance fees apply.

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Ka`u News Briefs Sunday, Feb. 8, 2015

Heavy rainfall events are occurring more frequently on Hawai`i Island, according to University of Hawai`i researchers.
Photo by Julia Neal

HAWAI`I FARMERS UNION UNITED has issued a list of bills being considered by state Senate committees this week that it supports. The bills, related to agriculture, could be of interest to Ka`u residents who may want to testify. Testimony is due 24 hours before scheduled hearings.

Ka`u residents can testify on ag bills being considered by Hawai`i state Senate
committees this week.

      SB 314 appropriates funds for critical positions at University of Hawai`i College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources Cooperative Extension Service. Testimony is due tomorrow by 1:30 p.m.
      SB 375 authorizes growing of industrial hemp for certain purposes under specified conditions. Appropriates funds for department of agriculture staff to assist in registration of industrial hemp growers and seed testing. Testimony is due tomorrow by 2:45.
      SB 969 allows one or more employee dwellings to be built on agricultural lots of at least five acres, with restrictions. Testimony is due tomorrow by 3 p.m.
      SB 797 establishes notice, reporting and use requirements for any entity or person that uses pesticides under certain circumstances. Testimony due Wednesday by 3 p.m.
      SB 379 expands and creates new categories for homemade food processing for sale to the public. Testimony is due Wednesday by 3:40 p.m.
      SB 588 permits the acquisition of raw milk and raw milk products by consumers if certain conditions are met. Testimony is due Wednesday 3:40 by 3:40 p.m.

      Testimony on these and other bills can be submitted at capitol.hawaii.gov.
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HEAVY RAINFALL EVENTS HAVE BECOME more frequent over the last 50 years on Hawai`i Island, according to a recent study by University of Hawai`i at Manoa researchers. A rare storm with daily precipitation of nearly 12 inches, occurring once every 20 years by 1960, has become a rather common event – occurring every three to five years by 2009.

Dr. Pao-Shin Chu

      In a paper published in the International Journal of Climatology, Ying Chen, a UH-Manoa graduate student at the time of the study, and Dr. Pao-Shin Chu, professor of atmospheric sciences at UH-Manoa and head of the Hawai`i State Climate Office, analyzed extreme precipitation events and the frequency with which they occur on Hawai`i Island, Oʻahu and Maui.
      While they found that heavy rainfall events have become more frequent over the last 50 years on easternmost Hawai`i Island, the opposite behavior was observed for O`ahu and Maui, to the west. There, rainfall extremes have become less frequent in the last five decades. This study reveals a regional, east to west, difference in how precipitation patterns are responding to a changing climate.
      “In the past, the frequency of heavy rainfall events was assumed to be fairly constant,” Chu said. “However, because climate is changing, the assumption of stable precipitation climatology is questionable and needs to be reconsidered.
      “Changes in the frequency of heavy rain events have repercussions on ecological systems, property, transportation, flood hazards and engineering design, including sewage systems, reservoirs and buildings.”
      This study also provided clues about why and how the frequency of precipitation extremes has changed. Chu and Chen found a greater number of extreme rain events during La Nina years and the opposite during El Nino years.
      In this study, the number of rain gauges used was limited. The researchers used information from 24 weather stations on the three islands. For future work, Chu hopes analyzing data from additional stations will provide a more detailed assessment of changing rain patterns across the Hawaiian Islands.
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HAWAIIAN VOLCANO OBSERVATORY scientists discuss upslope portions of the June 27th lava flow that continues to be active in Puna in the current issue of Volcano Watch. 

      Daily reports on the June 27th lava flow posted by Hawai`i County Civil Defense and USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory always include an update on the position of the leading tip of the flow. The flow front position is the simplest indicator of the activity and its potential threat. But the June 27th flow, like other pahoehoe lava flow fields, is expansive and dynamic, and the flow front location is only part of the story.

      For the broader picture, let’s look at the June 27th lava flow as a whole. The flow covers an area of about 3,100 acres, but only a tiny fraction of this area consists of active, flowing lava on the surface. Based on measurements taken on Jan. 29, for example, the area of active lava was about 10 acres. In other words, only about 0.3 percent of the June 27th flow field surface consists of active, flowing lava. The rest of the surface is warm, but solidified.

In this thermal map from HVO, temperature is displayed as gray-scale values, with
brightest pixels indicating hottest areas and white showing active breakouts.

      Much of the active lava on the surface, what we call breakouts, is focused around the farthest portion of the flow – near, but not always at, the flow front. The lava gets from the vent to this distal part of the flow via a subsurface lava tube. For much of the length of the flow field, this lava tube is a single ‘master’ tube, perhaps a few yards wide. The June 27th lava flow is about 14 miles long, but this master tube appears to reach no farther than about 12 miles. Over the final two miles of the flow length, the lava moves beneath the surface via a complicated network of minor lava tubes. The master tube can be thought of as an artery that branches out into small capillaries. This network of minor tubes is what supplies lava to the surface breakouts near the flow front.
      When the rate of lava supply from the vent is high, lava moves efficiently through the network of minor tubes, feeding vigorous surface breakouts that reach the flow front. In this case, the flow front advances downslope. But when the lava supply rate is low, the lava on the surface and within the system of minor tubes may cool to the point of solidifying and stalling, and active lava may not be able to reach the flow front. In this scenario, the flow front stalls, but weak breakouts can nevertheless persist a short distance upslope, closer to the end of the master tube.
      It is this second scenario – a lower lava supply and stalling flow front – that appears to have been in play over much of January. If people only hear that the flow front has stalled, they might get the false impression that the flow as a whole is inactive. But scattered breakouts have persisted upslope of the stalled flow front for weeks now.
      HVO and Hawai`i County Civil Defense keep a close watch on these upslope breakouts because they can help determine the future path of activity. The network of minor lava tubes supplying the breakouts is unstable and can change through time, shifting the location of breakouts on the flow field. Once the breakouts have shifted, an increase in the lava supply rate can re-energize the breakouts and feed a new lobe of lava traveling in a new direction.
      HVO's daily eruption updates at http://hvo.wr.usgs.gov/activity/kilaueastatus.php describe these upslope breakouts, but to better show their locations and extent, we have also recently begun posting thermal maps of the flow field at http://hvo.wr.usgs.gov/maps/. These thermal maps are made with images collected by a handheld thermal camera during our helicopter overflights. HVO also posts satellite images, when available, that show hotspots (red pixels) indicating the areas of active breakouts.
      Keeping an eye on the flow front position is an important part of staying abreast of current activity and the ongoing lava flow hazard. But for sure, it is important to be mindful of what’s going on upslope as well.

      See hvo.wr.usgs.gov/volcanowatch.
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The public is invited to Ka`u CDP Steering Committee's meeting Tuesday. 

SENIOR ID CARDS, for residents ages 60 and over, are available tomorrow from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. at St. Jude’s Episcopal Church in Ocean View. Call 928-3100 for more information. 

KA`U COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PLAN Steering Committee meets Tuesday at 5:30 p.m. at Na`alehu Community Center. The committee will discuss plans for community review of the draft CDP and ways to help members prepare for it and decision-making that will follow. Public feedback is welcome on these agenda items.
      The agenda, draft CDP and other information is available at kaucdp.info.

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Ka`u News Briefs Saturday, Feb. 7, 2015

Federal acquisition of the Great Crack has an unprecedented high ranking in Pres. Obama's 2016 budget. Photo by Jody Kaulukukui

ADDING THE GREAT CRACK to Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park has an unprecedented high ranking in Pres. Barack Obama’s recently released fiscal year 2016 budget.

      Called Island Forests at Risk, the proposal includes funds for adding acreage to Maui’s Hakalau National Wildlife Refuge. It is an effort through the National Park Service, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Bureau of Land Management and U.S. Forest Service to strategically conserve and protect endangered species’ habitats, culturally significant areas and threatened lands.

The Great Crack Photo from NASA

      Including the parcels that make up the Island Forests at Risk proposal is an effort that has taken several years to achieve. For the 2013, 2014 and 2015 budgets, proposals were submitted that included land acquisitions for Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park, but these were unsuccessful in receiving a high ranking for permanent and current funding.
      This year, Hawai`i’s proposal again includes land acquisitions for Hakalau National Wildlife Refuge and Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park, and both are ranked first in their respective agencies’ discretionary funding priority lists.
      “These important parcels will protect volcanic features, numerous archaeological sites, pockets of endangered plant communities and over two miles of coastline and marine resources. Features representing the earliest arrivals of Polynesians and the prehistoric and historic lava flows and related geologic features, including major lava tube features, are of significant biological and cultural value and will be protected,” said Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park Superintendent Cindy Orlando. “It is these resource values that contribute to the outstanding universal values under which Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park was designated a World Heritage Site and International Biosphere Reserve. In addition, this acquisition will enhance wilderness and recreational values adjacent to the existing park boundary."
      Sen. Mazie Hirono said, “It is great news for Hawai`i that the Island Forests at Risk Collaborative Landscape Proposal is included in the President’s budget this year. This proposal will provide crucial protection of native species and their habitats. ... After several years of hard work, this is the highest ranking the Departments of Interior and Agriculture have given Hawai`i’s application, which increases the likelihood of federal support for this vital project.”

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Rep. Richard Creagan

KA`U’S STATE REP. RICHARD CREAGAN has introduced a bill related to coffee labeling. HB 387 follows Hawai`i County Council’s unanimous approval of a resolution, introduced by Ka`u’s former Council member Brenda Ford, requesting that the Hawai`i Legislature adopt provisions for truth-in-labeling for Hawai`i-grown coffee. 

    The purpose of the bill is to:

1. Require the label of coffee blends to disclose the regional origins and percent by weight of the blended coffees; and 
2. Make it a violation of the coffee labeling law to use a geographic origin in labeling or advertising, when the roasted or instant coffee contains less than fifty-one per cent coffee by weight from that geographic origin. 

      According to the bill, “it is inherently deceptive and misleading to label coffee as a geographically identified blend, such as ‘Hamakua Blend,’ ‘Ka`u Blend’ and ‘Kona Blend’ unless at least a majority of the coffee is from that region.”  

      The bill states that blending of various roasts and origins to create unique flavor profiles “is an acceptable practice, as opposed to deceptive labeling of blends by using misleading geographic origin names, which violates basic principles of consumer protection and fair marketing.
      “Immediate legislative action is necessary to protect the reputation of Hawai`i-grown coffees as premier, specialty coffees from further degradation.”
      See capitol.hawaii.gov to track progress of this and other proposed legislation.
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Hawai`i Farm Bureau Pres. Chris Manfredi

A BILL THAT WOULD KEEP COUNTIES from enacting laws, ordinances or resolutions to limit rights of farmers and ranchers to engage in certain agricultural practices has passed the state House Agriculture Committee. HB 849 would amend Hawai`i’s Right to Farm Act to say, “No law, ordinance or resolution of any unit of local government shall be enacted that abridges the right of farmers and ranchers to employ agricultural practices not prohibited by federal or state law, rules or regulations.” 

      The bill is in response to laws passed in Hawai`i and Kaua`i Counties limiting use of pesticides and genetically modified crops. The counties are currently appealing court decisions that invalidated the laws.
      In testimony to the state Agriculture Committee, County Council member Margaret Wille, who wrote Hawai`i County’s measure, said HB 849 “is designed to gut the counties’ home rule over matters affecting agriculture. … There is no state legislation governing the cultivation of GMO crops and plants. Hence in effect this legislation is clearly designed to put these multinational biotech corporations above the law.” 

      Chris Manfredi, president of Hawai`i Farm Bureau, testified that “state and federal government agencies typically have the resources, knowledge and expertise to oversee all aspects of Hawai`i’s agricultural industries. Counties have no demonstrated capacity to regulate in these areas. Moreover, the idea that counties could create redundant and unnecessary regulatory regimes speaks volumes to inefficiencies and not a desire to promote and support farmers, ranchers and local crop production; rather a desire shut down such operations - while simultaneously expounding on the benefits of food security and sustainability.”
      Simon Russell, Hawai`i Farmers Union United Vice President and Legislative Committee Chairman, wrote that the amendment “directly contradicts the concept of Home Rule, which on the neighbor islands is a must. For those who value Home Rule, this bill is a terrible precedent for any future conflicts between state and county jurisdictional legal arguments. Counties should always be allowed to look after their best interests and be more restrictive than state governments, and this is one of the principles that our democratic republic is founded on. As far as farming freedoms are concerned, as we all know, there is a balance between freedom and security. Once the freedom of one entity takes freedom from another entity, governments are supposed to protect the entity losing freedoms. This bill is limiting the freedom of counties to self-determine what is in their own interest.”
      The vast majority of testifiers opposed the amendment. See capitol.hawaii.gov.
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Tonight is Volcano Art Center's annual Love the Arts fundraiser.

ABRACADABRA: THE MAGIC OF ART is Volcano Art Center’s annual fundraiser today from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. at its Niaulani Campus in Volcano Village. The event features silent and live auctions, entertainment, gourmet food, handmade confections, fine wine and champagne. 

      Tickets are available at Niaulani Campus, VAC Gallery, Banyan Gallery and The Most Irresistible Shop in Hilo, 967-8222 or volcanoartcenter.org. $55 members; $65 nonmembers.

A guided hike tomorrow explores Kahuku's human history.
NPS photo by Julia Espaniola

A GUIDED, 2.5-MILE, MODERATELY DIFFICULT HIKE over rugged terrain at Kahuku Unit of Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park focuses on the area’s human history. The hike takes place tomorrow from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Call 985-6011 for more information. 

KILAUEA MILITARY CAMP’S CRATER RIM CAFÉ offers its Mongolian BBQ tomorrow from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. An array of veggies and proteins is available for 85 cents per ounce. The event in Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park is open to authorized patrons and sponsored guests. Park entrance fees apply. 967-8356

SENIOR ID CARDS, for residents ages 60 and over, are available Monday from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. at St. Jude’s Episcopal Church in Ocean View. Call 928-3100 for more information.

KA`U COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PLAN Steering Committee meets Tuesday at 5:30 p.m. at Na`alehu Community Center. The committee will discuss plans for community review of the draft CDP and ways to help members prepare for it and decision-making that will follow. Public feedback is welcome on these agenda items.
      The agenda, draft CDP and other information is available at kaucdp.info.

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