In conjunction with the 56th Annual Merrie Monarch Festival, there will be a temporary one-way traffic pattern on Kalanikoa Street in Hilo Wednesday through Sunday of next week. Traffic will be allowed to flow in the makai, or northerly, direction on Kalanikoa Street between Pi’ilani Street to Kuawa Street during the festival. The one-way traffic pattern will remain in effect 24-hours beginning at noon, Wednesday, (April 24), through 8:00 a.m. Sunday, […]
HAWAII POLICE DEPT: AVOID Highway 19/ Laupahoehoe Gulch due to landslide and debris on roadway. Update: 11 am Road open in both directions
Friday morning the Hawaii Fire Department ran a training exercise at Kawaihae Harbor, making several rounds dropping persons from the helicopter, retrieving them with the Billy Pugh net. We captured the action in this trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f_3RHBpvkII HFD Billy Pugh Net Training Trailer HFD Training Exercise 4/12
This is a Civil Defense Earthquake update message for Saturday April 13 at 6:00 in the evening. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center reports no Tsunami from the earthquake. Reports throughout the island report damage along some roadways. Hawaii Volcanoes Observatory reports no activity or change in status of the volcanoes on Hawaii Island. Do take the following precautions following this earthquake: Check utility connections such as electric, gas and water […]
Via: USGS At 5:09 pm on Saturday, much of the Big Island was rocked by a magnitude 5.2 earth quake originating near Hualālai at a depth of 9.9 mi. No tsunami threat was indicated. Did you feel it? Report it here.
MAUNAKEA, Hawaiʻi - Two telescopes located at the top of Maunakea helped to capture the very first image of a black hole, and a renowned Hawaiian language and cultural practitioner helped name it.
A BBB investigation has been unable to determine who is behind the National Police Support Fund or details on how the group intends to spend its donations.
Little Free Pantry PSA/ KNKR Did You know? Kohala has two Little Free Pantries, available anytime to donate or take: food, first aid and personal hygiene items. Little Free Pantry is neighbors helping neighbors, testing concepts like community, charity and the sharing economy. Visit Them on Facebook
The Hawaiʻi Police Department is looking for a missing person, identified as 58-year-old Charles Kanoe Reyes, of Kapaau. He was last seen at home by family members on Saturday night, (April 6), when he left to go to the shoreline to catch crab and pick ʻopihi. His vehicle, a white Mazda Protégé sedan, was located by family members on Sunday morning, (April 7), parked at a gate at the north […]
