Hawaii County officials have asked law enforcement to address a number of campers who have staked out at Spencer Beach Park. On Friday afternoon, Hawaii Police Maj. Robert Wagner confirmed about 40 campers without permits are at the beach. While they have been there for sometime, it was brought to the attention of the county when permit-holding campers went to the area and found their spots taken. “The county asked […]
This is a Civil Defense Message for Friday, May 18 at 5 o’clock in the evening. Fast moving lava has crossed Pohoiki Road near Malama Ki Place. Police, Fire and National Guard are being sent in to stop all entry on both sides of Pohoiki and secure the area. There are approximately 40 homes in the area that are isolated. Officials are gaining access by helicopter to the area to […]
Due to having received numerous complaints from members of the community, North Kohala Community Police along with Area II Special Enforcement Unit Officers (SEU), and Hawaii County Parks and Recreation’s maintenance workers, conducted a beach park sweep of individuals camping without a camper’s permit. A total of six citations were issued to six individuals today, (May 18). A total of five tents were removed from Kapa’a Beach Park. The Hawai'i […]
KAILUA-KONA — Kilauea volcano’s awesome power extends beyond its ability to rattle and reshape the earth that surrounds it. While physical damage and danger from the eruption is limited mostly to lower Puna, the volcano’s fiery fits are wreaking havoc of a different sort around Hawaii Island — that of an economic variety. The results of skewed perceptions of the ongoing eruption, which has grabbed headlines around the globe since […]
Ashfall Advisory Alert: ...ASHFALL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FOR KAU DISTRICT OF BIG ISLAND... ...ASHFALL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM HST FRIDAY... The National Weather Service in Honolulu has issued an Ashfall Advisory, which is in effect until 8 AM HST Friday. * ERUPTION...Kilauea Volcano Summit (19.4N 155.3W) at 442 AM HST. Radar estimates the height of the plume around 25,000 feet. * LOCATION...Volcanic ash is expected to reach the […]
This is a Civil Defense Message for Wednesday, May 16 at 10:30 a.m. The National Weather Service has cancelled the Ashfall Advisory as of 8:33 a.m. Volcanic emissions from Halemaumau Crater have decreased since Tuesday evening. The NWS could reissue the advisory as conditions warrant. The Hawaiian Volcano Observatory reports that occasional bursts of ash are coming from Halemaumau Crater, causing cause ash to fall downwind across portions of Lower […]
This is a Civil Defense Message for Wednesday, May 16 at 6:00 in the morning. The Hawaiian Volcano Observatory reports that several fissures are active producing spatter, however the flow from Fissure 17 has not advanced since yesterday. For up to date information go to http://www.hawaiicounty.gov/2018-lava-map • For the latest images and information from the Hawaii Volcano Observatory: https://volcanoes.usgs.gov/volcanoes/kilauea/multimedia_chronology.html HVO has increased the Aviation Color Code to Red due to […]
