During an otherwise low-stakes BIIF girls basketball regular-season finale, Kohala’s Kiana Kauka put up a highlight-reel performance. Kauka scored 37 points Saturday night, and the Cowgirls pushed past Keaau 74-65 in overtime in Kapaau. Kauka made 14 field goals and nine free throws to record what is believed to be the high-scoring game of the BIIF season — girls or boys. She surpassed the 35 points Parker’s Conner Brown scored […]
STRONG AND GUSTY TRADE WINDS THROUGH TODAY... .A strong area of high pressure will pass north of the islands through Friday, resulting in windy trades through today and possibly into Friday over some locations. Trade winds will peak today, then trend down tonight and Friday. The strongest winds will occur over and downwind of terrain. ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM HST THIS EVENING... * WINDS...East 25 […]
The state “warning officer” at the center of Saturday’s bogus alert of an imminent missile attack that caused widespread panic across the islands is a 10-year veteran and non-union, exempt employee who has received “dozens of death threats by fax, telephone, social media,” the executive officer of the Hawaii Emergency Management Agency told the Honolulu Star-Advertiser today. Toby Clairmont, the agency’s executive officer, said Honolulu police are investigating the death […]
Former President Bill Clinton, Hillary Clinton, and bodyguards went to a local Kohala wood gallery yesterday. Secret Service covered them and were in constant touch while here. They had a concierge with them. Other "well known" people were with them. They left after their visit to that gallery as far as anyone knows. Photos courtesy of O.E.
The chairman of the Federal Communication Commission said today Hawaii did not have “reasonable safeguards in place” to prevent yesterday’s false alert of an imminent missile attack. “The false emergency alert sent yesterday in Hawaii was absolutely unacceptable. It caused a wave of panic across the state—worsened by the 38-minute delay before a correction alert was issued,” Ajit Pai, FCC chairman said today in a statement. “Moreover, false alerts undermine […]
A high surf warning remains in effect for Puna, Hilo, Kohala and Kona shores today through tomorrow, Hawaii County Civil Defense said this morning. A high surf warning means there is a threat to life and property from the surf. The highest threat will coincide with today’s high tide at 1:30 p.m. Due to the high surf warning, the following are in effect: • Oceanfront residents and beachgoers along the […]
The following is a synopsis of what occurred: Approx. 8:05 a.m. – A routine internal test during a shift change was initiated. This was a test that involved the Emergency Alert System, the Wireless Emergency Alert, but no warning sirens. 8:07 a.m. – A warning test was triggered statewide by the State Warning Point, HI-EMA. 8:10 a.m. – State Adjutant Maj. Gen. Joe Logan, validated with the U.S. Pacific Command […]
