Hawaii County Mayor Harry Kim has been released from Hilo Medical Center and is back on the job this morning, according to the mayor’s spokeswoman. Janet Snyder told media the 78-year-old mayor arrived at 7:12 a.m. at the morning briefing at Hawaii County Civil Defense Headquarters in Hilo. She described the mayor, who had been hospitalized since Saturday after suffering his sixth heart attack, as upbeat. “Not only was he […]
While federal individual assistance programs were approved for Kilauea victims last Thursday, North Hawaii residents began pitching in more than a month ago. Dozens of individuals in Kawaihae, Waimea, Waikoloa Village and Hawi have led grassroots efforts beginning in early May to raise money and gather nonperishable foods, toiletries, tarps and other basic items for displaced families. Rhonda Bell, who spearheads The Big Island Giving Tree — a nonprofit organization […]
Mayor Harry Kim was resting and recuperating at Hilo Medical Center after being taken to the emergency room early Saturday morning with a mild heart attack, the county announced in a press release this morning.
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This is a Civil Defense Message for Friday, June 15 at 6 in the morning. Hawaiian Volcano Observatory reports that the eruption continues with little change in the lower East Rift Zone. Fissure 8 continues to produce a large channelized flow that is entering the ocean at Kapoho Bay and producing a large laze plume. Expect heavier vog to blanket the interior and southern parts of the island, wrapping around […]
The lava flow field from the lower East Rift Zone of Kilauea volcano is now 11-plus square miles in area, according to Janet Snyder, spokeswoman for Mayor Harry Kim. “We may be looking at the new normal here,” Snyder said this morning, referring to Civil Defense Director Talmadge Magno’s note that the Pu‘u O‘o eruption has been ongoing for 35 years. According to Snyder, Magno said, “We have a few […]
The National Weather Service reports high levels of vog and sulfur dioxide from the fissure system are moving north and wedging in the Saddle area, creating poor visibility on the roads. Drive with caution. The Big Island interior and south are expected to have increased levels of vog until tonight. Due to volcanic emissions and changing wind conditions, the following guidance is given: • The Department of Health recommends limiting […]
