Eruption update: EVACUATION - Hawaiian Volcano Observatory confirms 2 new vents. All Lanipuna residents must evacuate now. Evacuate towards the ocean Isaac Hale Beach Park. Vent number 13 has opened near the intersection of Leilani Avenue and Kahukai Road and Vent number 14 near Kaupili St. and Leilani Avenue. Both are actively erupting. Hazardous fumes continue to be released.
UPDATE: 2:30 p.m. Hawaii County Civil Defense said this afternoon that two more fissures have opened up in Leilani Estates and another home has been confirmed destroyed, bringing the total to 27 in the lower Puna neighborhood. Officials said the two new vents, No. 13 and 14, around midday. One of the fissures fizzled out, but the other put out enough lava to burn a 27th home in Leilani Estates. […]
Spencer Park in Kawaihae will be closed May 15-17 for maintenance and repairs to the high-use park. Monthly closures are necessary to maintain and repair high-use parks without exposing park patrons to potential hazards associated with large-scale maintenance work. The Department of Parks and Recreation thanks the public for its cooperation during this temporary closure.
UPDATE: 6 a.m. Volcanic activity has paused at all 12 fissures although they continue to emit hazardous fumes, according to the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory. Residents of Leilani Estates will be allowed to check their property from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily until further notice, Hawaii County Civil Defense said in a news release. Entry placards for residents who wish to retrieve personal items from the subdivision will be available […]
Hilo-born Major League Baseball player Kolten Wong has launched a GoFundMe page for victims of the Kilauea eruptions, called “Hawaii Natural Disasters Relief.” The campaign, accompanied by a 4-minute personal video from Wong, who has family on Hawaii island and is a University of Hawaii at Manoa graduate, aims to raise $200,000 for families displaced by lava eruptions. Wong, second-baseman for the St. Louis Cardinals, explained that people on Hawaii […]
The state plans to take over maintenance of the statue of King Kamehameha the Great, which has been cared for by a North Kohala community group since 1883. The vividly painted 9-foot-tall statue stands in Kapaau, near the birthplace of the Hawaiian king who unified the islands and created the Kingdom of Hawaii. Every decade, the statue requires repainting and care to prevent “bronze disease,” a form of rapid corrosion […]
This is a Civil Defense Message for Monday, May 7 at 6 AM. The East Rift Zone eruption in Leilani Subdivision continues. Hawaiian Volcano observatory confirms that active venting of lava and hazardous fumes continue in Leilani Estates Subdivision. Since the onset of this eruption, a total of 10 fissures have emerged, and 35 structures have been destroyed. Due to the eruption, the following are issued: • The County of […]
