County of Hawai‘i DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT www.hawaiicounty.gov/ September 20, 2018 The North Kohala Transfer Station in Hawi, also known as Kaʻauhuhu, will be closed for one day on Thursday, September 20, 2018, for repairs to be made to the road. The Department of Environmental Management thanks you for your patience and understanding at this time. For further information, please call Mike Kaha, Deputy Solid Waste Division Chief, at 961-8083. […]
September 17, 2018 AFFECTED AREA: ALL CUSTOMERS ON BOTH SIDES OF HONOMAKA‘U ROAD, KOHALA HIGH SCHOOL, CSC RESTAURANT, AND CUSTOMERS ON ROADWAY MAUKA (SOUTH) OF THE AKONI PULE HIGHWAY-HONOMAKA‘U ROAD INTERSECTION; HONOMAKA‘U, NORTH KOHALA, HAWAI‘I Water will be temporarily turned off in the above-mentioned area overnight from 9:00 p.m. on Thursday, September 27, 2018, to 1:00 a.m. on Friday, September 28, 2018, to make a waterline connection for the Kohala […]
Reminder:South Kohala CDP Action Committee Meeting Monday, September 24, 5pm-7pmLily Yoshimatsu Senior Center (Waimea Senior Center)67-1199 Māmalahoa Hwy, Waimea, HI 96743 Action Committee meetings are open to the Public and provide opportunities to testify on agenda items. Capital Improvement Program (CIP) budget recommendationsPublic Access, Open Space, and Natural Resources Commission (PONC) recommendations(If time permits) South Kohala Land Use Background Presentation. An educational presentation to inform on the connection between State Land Use and County […]
Helco & Hawaii County Restore Power in Leilani Estates. The eruption in the lower East Rift Zone of Kilauea Volcano left portions of Leilani Estates without power (and under mandatory evacuation) for months. However, the volcanic activity has paused, and the Puna subdivision has been slowly returning to a greater degree of normalcy. According to HELCO: Over the last two weeks, Hawaii Electric Light crews have been working in Leilani […]
Thousands of Northern Californians along with dozens of outrigger canoe paddlers are expected to greet traditional voyaging canoe Hikianalia as it sails under the Golden Gate Bridge and into Aquatic Park for an arrival ceremony and community celebration on Sunday, Sept. 16, 2018. "Floating Classroom" Hikianalia Reaches San Fransisco Hikianalia and crewmembers departed Hawaiʻi on Aug. 18, 2018. The canoe and its crew sailed approximately 2,800 miles from Hawaiʻi to California, navigating their […]
From: Civil Beat PEPEEKEO, Hawaii Island – It’s a good thing East Hawaii receives a lot of rain because a massive amount of water will be needed to cool a wood-burning power plant scheduled to open here in December. Hu Honua Bioenergy’s 21.5-megawatt plant will extract 21.6 million gallons of nondrinkable water daily from wells, circulate it once past a steam turbine and other equipment, and then re-inject it into the […]
Those coming on re-opening weekend should expect lots of traffic, very limited parking, long lines, and large crowds throughout the park.
