Hawaii Fire Department reports the following roads remain closed due to the Waikoloa brush fire: • Highway 190 between the Old Saddle Road junction and Kaiminani Drive. • Hwy 190 between Kaiminani Drive and Puu Lani Ranch is open to local traffic only. • Waikoloa Road between Waikoloa Village and Highway 190 junction. • Daniel K. Inouye Hwy between the Old Saddle Road junction and Hwy 190 junction. For motorists […]
The satellite presentation of Hector has degraded over the past several hours, with only occasional hints of an eye in the latest imagery. More notably, an AMSR2 microwave pass at 0945Z shows a secondary eyewall structure beginning, with a ring of convection noted at about a 30 n mi radius. All these data indicate that Hector has weakened, so the initial wind speed is conservatively reduced to 80 kt, near […]
Having formed as a tropical storm Wednesday, Hector reached hurricane status this morning and is continuing its march toward the Central Pacific. Packing maximum sustained winds of 85 mph and moving west at 14 mph, Hector was about 2,026 miles east-southeast of Hilo as of 5 a.m. Officials at the Central Pacific Hurricane Center said they expect Hector to continue to strengthen and proceed on its current course over the […]
Route 190 (Mamalahoa Highway) is now open to traffic in both directions. It was closed earlier between Old Saddle Road and Daniel K. Inouye Memorial Highway due to a brush fire. Waikoloa Road remains CLOSED between Route 190 (Mamalahoa Highway) and Paniolo Avenue due to the brush fire.
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UPDATE: 8:15 a.m. The Hawaii island prosecutors office confirmed this morning that murder suspect Brian Smith, who was mistakenly released, is back in police custody.
By Landry Fuller Special to West Hawaii Today Adding a new parking area to the often-crowded Pololu Valley Lookout remains in the hands of agencies, politicians, businesses and residents. But things are moving ahead, one step at a time. Over the past year, community groups and representatives from the Department of Land and Natural Resources’ (DLNR) Division of Forestry and Wildlife (DOFAW), Hawaii State Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Highways Division […]
