Big Island Current Weather Advisories
Flash Flood Watch Alert: ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR THE BIG ISLAND TODAY THROUGH FRIDAY... .AN UPPER LEVEL LOW MOVING OVER THE AREA WILL DESTABILIZE THE ATMOSPHERE...AND A SURGE OF MOISTURE MOVING IN FROM THE SOUTHEAST COULD LEAD TO HEAVY RAIN FOR THE BIG ISLAND. BRIEF HEAVY RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE ACROSS MUCH OF THE REST OF THE STATE...BUT THE GREATEST THREAT FOR WIDESPREAD HEAVY RAIN IS EXPECTED OVER […]
Utility Line Down/Traffic Detour
HAWAII POLICE DEPT: Utility line down in the area of Highway 270 (Akoni Pule Highway) and Hawi Road. Partial traffic detour
Drowned Surfer Identified
A 63-year-old man died while surfing Saturday morning in waters off Lighthouse Road in Hāwī. He has been identified As John Willard of Waikoloa. In response to a 10:16 a.m. call Saturday reporting an unresponsive man at a surf spot known as “Lighthouse,” officers learned that Willard had not been surfing long when he caught a wave and disappeared. Other surfers in the area went to investigate. They found Willard […]
Surfer Drowns in Kohala
Fire/rescue crews responded to a 10:15 a.m. alarm Saturday (Nov 12) to Kauhola Point in Halaula, North Kohala for a drowning. At the popular surf spot ‘Kohala Lighthouse’ surfers found a 63-year-old man face down in the ocean not breathing and without a pulse. Surfers began CPR in the water and brought the man to shore where firefighters took over resuscitation efforts. Fire Department Choppers were on hand to lift […]
Kohala Mountain Road Lane Closure
HAWAII POLICE DEPT: Highway 250, 15 Mile Marker, Kohala Mountain Road, partial lane closure to begin 3:00 p.m. today
911 Phone Outage
Civil Defense message for Monday November 7, 2016 at 12:15 PM. Hawaiian Telcom is experiencing technical problems that are affecting telephone, internet, and cell phone services, including 911. These problems have been reported from Pahala though Hawaiian Ocean View Estates up to Kailua-Kona and are being addressed by Hawaiian Telcom. Anyone affected by these problems who requires immediate medical attention, should go to the nearest fire station, police station, or […]
2 Hawi Residents Killed on Mountain Road
A man and a woman died in a traffic crash Friday morning (November 4) in North Kohala near the 15-mile marker of Kohala Mountain Road (Route 250). They have been identified as 77-year-old Albert Kita and 83-year-old Dorothy Kita, both of Hāwī. Responding to an 8:13 a.m. call, police determined that the operator of a 2007 Honda sports-utility vehicle had been traveling north on Kohala Mountain Road, when it failed […]
250, Kohala Mountain Rd CLOSED
250 is closed in both directions due to traffic accident.....at Kohala Ranch & Puuhue Road....Police expect the road to be closed until at least 4 p.m.