A message from COUNTY OF HAWAII This is a Civil Defense Message for Tuesday, May 22 at noon. Hawaiian Volcano Observatory continues to monitor highly active vents and lava flows. Fissure 20 is feeding one flow entering the ocean, while other fissures are supplying additional flows. Sulfur dioxide emissions remain high, causing elevated levels in areas downwind of the vents. The explosive eruption that occurred at 3:45 this morning at […]
UPDATE: 8:45 a.m. 47 structures damaged or destroyed so far. A relatively small lava flow has begun to move in the opposite direction from the lava river pouring into the ocean along the Puna coastline, and that flow is advancing through the Puna Geothermal Venture property. A Hawaii County Civil Defense spokeswoman said the flow from fissure 22 next to the PGV site broke out on its northwest side, and […]
UPDATE: 6:30 a.m. Fissures east of Pohoiki Road near Lanipuna Gardens continue to erupt, producing slow-moving lava, according to Hawaii County Civil Defense. “Four homes were destroyed, but no highways are threatened at this time,” the agency said in a bulletin. Pohoiki Road is closed, but Highway 132 and 130 remain open to local traffic past checkpoints. “Residents from Isaac Hale Beach Park to Kalapana are advised to prepare for […]
By JOHN BURNETT Tribune-Herald staff | This U.S. Geological Survey map shows the two points of ocean entry for lava from Kilauea Volcano between Pohoiki and Opihikao. “Laze,” the noxious, potentially deadly gas caused by hot lava hitting the ocean, could have a potentially widespread effect in lower Puna, according to a Hawaiian Volcano Observatory official. Janet Babb, a volcanologist and HVO spokeswoman, said the effects of laze, which sends […]
Pine tree causes power interruption for North Kohala HILO, May 20, 2018 – Hawai‘i Electric Light reports that about 2,100 customers experienced a power interruption beginning a little after 5:30 p.m. after a pine tree fell onto and broke lines near Kynnersley Road in North Kohala. High winds in the area appear to have brought the tree down. Power was restored to most customers by 8:42 p.m. The remaining 140 […]
This is a Civil Defense Message for Saturday, May 19 at 12 in the afternoon. Hawaiian Volcano Observatory continues to monitor active flows: two west of Pohoiki Road and two east of Pohoiki Road. The two flows on the west of Pohoiki are moving up to 900 feet per hour. The eastern flows are moving slowly. Due to the volcanic activity, the following are in effect: • Residents in areas […]
Hawaii County officials have asked law enforcement to address a number of campers who have staked out at Spencer Beach Park. On Friday afternoon, Hawaii Police Maj. Robert Wagner confirmed about 40 campers without permits are at the beach. While they have been there for sometime, it was brought to the attention of the county when permit-holding campers went to the area and found their spots taken. “The county asked […]
This is a Civil Defense Message for Friday, May 18 at 5 o’clock in the evening. Fast moving lava has crossed Pohoiki Road near Malama Ki Place. Police, Fire and National Guard are being sent in to stop all entry on both sides of Pohoiki and secure the area. There are approximately 40 homes in the area that are isolated. Officials are gaining access by helicopter to the area to […]
Due to having received numerous complaints from members of the community, North Kohala Community Police along with Area II Special Enforcement Unit Officers (SEU), and Hawaii County Parks and Recreation’s maintenance workers, conducted a beach park sweep of individuals camping without a camper’s permit. A total of six citations were issued to six individuals today, (May 18). A total of five tents were removed from Kapa’a Beach Park. The Hawai'i […]
