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Wind gusts likely cause of Hawai‘i Island power outage

Via Hawaii Electric: About 51,000 Hawai‘i Electric Light customers in various areas around the island experienced a power outage at about 10:45 a.m. today. Faults on two transmission lines along the Hamakua Coast disconnected independent power producer Hamakua Energy from the grid and caused a sudden loss of generation. Service to most customers was restored within 30 minutes and service to the remaining customers was restored by about 1:30 p.m. […]

July 8, 2019

Health

New Law Lets SNAP Cardholders Double Up On Local Produce

Hawaii’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program will offer more local produce for half the price to low-income families. Starting this month, Hawaii’s nutritional assistance program is increasing incentives to buy local fruits and vegetables at farmers markets and grocery stores. For every $10 spent, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program cardholders will receive another $10 worth of fresh island-grown produce for free as part of the Double Up Food Bucks program. “We all […]

July 8, 2019

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Flash Flood Watch for Hawaii Island

from tonight through late tomorrow A message from COUNTY OF HAWAII This is a Civil Defense Weather Update message for Sunday, July 7 at 4:30 in the afternoon. The National Weather Service Flash Flood Watch remains in effect for the Island of Hawaii through Monday night. Due to the Flash Flood Watch, the following are in effect; Onset of rains are forecast to begin tonight and continue through tomorrow night.Those in flood prone areas, […]

July 7, 2019

HI Life

“Hawaiʻi ʻ78” | Song Across Hawaiʻi | Playing for Change Collaboration

Hūlō! Mana Maoli is excited and honored to reveal our next "Song Across Hawaiʻi"! 40 years after it was composed by a teenager on Hawaiʻi island, 100ʻs of youth from 14 schools + 40 artists recorded this song live @ 29 LOCATIONS across 4 ISLANDS. Over a year later, we share with you their rendition of this timeless classic, with an unforgettable message. https://youtu.be/HVuvKIFa6kc I'm not crying, you're crying...

July 5, 2019

KNKR

CAKE MIX FRESH PEACH COBBLER

Trigger Warning: Listening to Kathie B.'s Music Magazine on Friday Mornings may cause watering mouth and intense cobbler cravings.... In just 15 minutes, this Cake Mix Fresh Peach Cobbler is ready for the oven thanks to a shortcut using a boxed cake mix. So easy, so delicious! Fresh peaches are bathed in brown sugar, almond extract, peach juice and butter before being stirred together with a yellow cake mix. In […]

July 5, 2019

Hawaii Fire & Rescue

Emergency Landing Waikoloa

Report No. 19-052867 Media ReleaseResponding to a 10:36 a.m. call on Waikoloa Road near the 4 mile marker, South Kohala Patrol Officers determined that a single engine Cessna 206 Stationair, owned by William Aerial & Mapping, made an emergency landing after losing power. The Cessna 206 struck a traffic sign, which redirected the plane off the roadway and down a 25 foot embankment on the West side of the roadway. The pilot […]

July 3, 2019

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Mauna Loa Advisory

Following a significant earthquake swarm in October 2018, HVO seismic stations have recorded an average of at least 50 shallow, small-magnitude earthquakes per week beneath Mauna Loa's summit, upper Southwest Rift Zone, and upper west flank, compared to a rate of fewer than 20 per week in the first half of 2018.

July 2, 2019