Kohala Radio in Hawi is auctioning its Solar System in a four week open bidding process online. Used for three and a half years our solar system has been well maintained and is being offered with the minimum bids set at bargain prices. We will use the proceeds to support our all-volunteer station. Solar Auction PSA Bids will be accepted at 808) 889-5025 starting at 8 am on Monday August […]
The Central Pacific Hurricane Center has issued a High Surf Warning for east facing shores of Hawaii Island through Monday.
MAUNA KEA, Hawaiʻi - Damian "Jr. Gong" Marley and UH President David Lassner each came to the base of Mauna Kea on Sunday, where a huge crowd continues to stand in defiance of the Thirty Meter Telescope. A busy Saddle Road at the intersection of Mauna Kea Access Road and Puʻuhonua o Puʻuhuluhulu. (BIVN) – Today was day 14 of the scheduled start of construction of the Thirty Meter Telescope project […]
from tonight through late tomorrow A message from COUNTY OF HAWAII This is a Civil Defense Weather Update message for Sunday, July 7 at 4:30 in the afternoon. The National Weather Service Flash Flood Watch remains in effect for the Island of Hawaii through Monday night. Due to the Flash Flood Watch, the following are in effect; Onset of rains are forecast to begin tonight and continue through tomorrow night.Those in flood prone areas, […]
Report No. 19-052867 Media ReleaseResponding to a 10:36 a.m. call on Waikoloa Road near the 4 mile marker, South Kohala Patrol Officers determined that a single engine Cessna 206 Stationair, owned by William Aerial & Mapping, made an emergency landing after losing power. The Cessna 206 struck a traffic sign, which redirected the plane off the roadway and down a 25 foot embankment on the West side of the roadway. The pilot […]
Following a significant earthquake swarm in October 2018, HVO seismic stations have recorded an average of at least 50 shallow, small-magnitude earthquakes per week beneath Mauna Loa's summit, upper Southwest Rift Zone, and upper west flank, compared to a rate of fewer than 20 per week in the first half of 2018.
Update: 6:15 PM Hawi Road is now open. Hawi Road between Kynnersley Road and Hook Road is closed for the next few hours. The Hawaii Police Department is working to resolve a barricaded subject situation on Hawi Road. Hawi Road is closed between Kynnersley Road and Hook Road. Please avoid the area.
In celebration of Kamehameha Day and the memory of King Kamehameha, events are being held today in North Kohala and at Moku Ola in Hilo.Via BIVNThousands will gather in Kapaʻau at 8 a.m. to take part in the annual lei draping at the original Kamehameha statue. This will be followed by the traditional floral parade and a hoʻolauleʻa at the nearby Kamehameha Park.At Moku Ola in Hilo, the Royal Order […]
Via Hawaii DLNR: It was reported recently in the news that a Hawaiian monk seal known as "Honey Girl" gave birth to a healthy pup at an undisclosed beach on Oʻahu. It was her 12th pup. News like that is always worth celebrating as the seals are a critically endangered species protected by both federal and state laws. If you happen upon a Hawaiian monk seal on one of our […]
