HIGH SURF WARNING FOR WEST FACING SHORES OF THE BIG ISLAND... .LIFE-THREATENING SURF ASSOCIATED WITH A LARGE WEST-NORTHWEST SWELL WILL BUILD ALONG NORTH AND WEST FACING SHORES...PEAK TODAY INTO TONIGHT...THEN SLOWLY DROP THROUGH THE WEEKEND. SURF WILL LIKELY DROP TO ADVISORY LEVELS SATURDAY BEFORE DROPPING BELOW ADVISORY LEVELS BY SUNDAY. ...HIGH SURF WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 AM HST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HONOLULU HAS […]
COUNTY POPULATION Hawaii County 198,449 Honolulu County 992,605 Kalawao County 88 Kauai County 72,029 Maui County 165,386 By Nancy Cook Lauer West Hawaii Today ncook-lauer@westhawaiitoday.com http://westhawaiitoday.com/news/local-news/fast-growing-hawaii-island-population-tops-state-3rd-nation HILO — More people flew here than grew here last year, as Hawaii Island led the state in several measures of population increases, according to estimates released late Wednesday by the U.S. Census Bureau. With Oahu losing population between 2015 and 2016, Hawaii County led […]
DEPARTMENT OF WATER SUPPLY WATER SHUT-OFF NOTICE AFFECTED AREA: ON AKONI PULE HIGHWAY FROM OMACHI ROAD TO AKANA LANE, INCLUDING HALL ROAD, KAMEHAMEHA PARK ROAD, PALALI PLACE, HOLY BAKERY ROAD, KAPA‘AU ROAD, HOSPITAL ROAD, ‘ĀINAKEA DRIVE, ‘IOLE ROAD, OLD HALA‘ULA MILL ROAD, HALA‘ULA-MA‘ULILI ROAD, MA‘ULILI ROAD, MA‘ULILI LOOP, AND ALL CONNECTING SERVICES AND SIDE ROADS IN BETWEEN; HĀWĪ, KAPA‘AU, AND HALA‘ULA, NORTH KOHALA, HAWAI‘I Water will be temporarily turned off […]
Hawaii Civil Defense has rescheduled the monthly siren test from today to Friday at 11:45 am due to the severe weather watch currently.
By J.R. De Groote West Hawaii Today jdegroote@westhawaiitoday.com http://westhawaiitoday.com/sports/local-sports/hi-pal-boxing-makes-its-return KAILUA-KONA — Fight fans rejoice — boxing is back on the west side of the Big Island. After almost a 20-year hiatus, HI-PAL youth boxing is making a comeback. The first event will be held at the Hisaoka Gymnasium in Kapaau on Feb. 25. The event, for ages 8-17, begins at 6 p.m. and is free to the public. “They […]
The Hakalau Stream Bridge located on Old Māmalahoa Highway will be completely closed (no access allowed) beginning on Friday, February 10, 2017 at 5:00 p.m. and will remain closed until further notice due to public safety concerns. The County conducted an assessment of the bridge and found the bridge’s northern abutment (foundation) has been undermined due to scouring from Hakalau Stream. A plan of action is in process to repair the bridge […]
By NANCY COOK LAUER West Hawaii Today http://hawaiitribune-herald.com/news/local-news/council-approves-takeover-kohala-trail-roadway The Hawaii County Council on Wednesday unanimously accepted a public access trail and unpaved roadway from developers of a North Kohala parcel, despite the advice of Corporation Counsel Joe Kamelamela, who said county code requires the administration to inspect the property before taking it over. Resolutions 63 and 64 put into the county’s hands easements for a 10-foot-wide trail more than 2,000 […]
http://hawaiitribune-herald.com/news/local-news/shoreline-trail-expand-county-eyets-taking-over-land-north-kohala-which-would By NANCY COOK LAUER West Hawaii Today Another piece of a North Kohala shoreline trail is set to fall into place Wednesday, when the County Council plans to take up resolutions granting pedestrian and vehicle access. Resolutions 63 and 64 will turn over to the county a 10-foot wide trail running for more than 2,000 feet in Ainakea and a 1.7 acre parking lot off Akoni Pule Highway, respectively. […]
