The following Beach Parks are closed due to hazardous surf conditions: Kahalu'u Beach Park La'aloa or Magic Sands Beach Park Kauna'oa Bay at Mauna Kea Beach Hotel This is a High Surf Advisory and Beach Closure information update for Thursday March 31st at 8:00AM. The National Weather Service High Surf Advisory for the West facing Shores of Hawaii Island remains in effect. Surf heights of 5 to 8 feet along […]
Advisory: Route 190 is now open in North Kona The Hawai'i Police Department reports that Route 190 in north Kona is now open, it was previously closed due to a brush fire
The Hawai'i Police Department reports the Route 190 between Makalei Street which is north of Kaiminani Drive to the Daniel K. Inouye Highway remains closed as Fire crews continue to address this brush fire. Route 190 is expected to be closed to at least noon today and another assessment will be made. Motorists are asked to take alternate routes and to avoid this location.
As of March 17, 2016*: Since the last update, HDOH has identified o new cases of dengue fever. Currently, as many as 0 of the confirmed cases to date are potentially infectious to mosquitoes. All others are no longer infectious. IMPORTANT: Infectious mosquitoes may still be present, even if no cases remain infectious to mosquitoes. “Fight the bite” preventative measures remain crucial throughout the Big Island. Potentially infectious individuals 0 […]
Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police have opened a murder investigation in connection with the body that was discovered in Waipio Valley on March 3. The victim has been identified as 49-year-old Thaine Ulysses Lucifer Price of Honokaʻa. Detectives from the Area I Criminal Investigation Section are continuing the investigation. Police ask anyone with information about this case to call the Police Department’s non-emergency line at 935-3311 or contact either Detective […]
February 25, 2016 Mauna Loa: Earth's largest active volcano is still stirring One of the new tools deployed by the USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory to better monitor the current unrest on Mauna Loa is a webcam focused on the volcano's Southwest Rift Zone, which has been the site of eruptions in 1903, 1916, 1919, 1926, and 1950. Webcam images of Mauna Loa's summit, Northeast Rift, and Southwest Rift (like the […]
Dengue update: HDOH continues to investigate an outbreak of locally-acquired cases of dengue fever on the Big Island of Hawaii. As of Tuesday, February 23, 2016, there have been zero (0) confirmed cases added since the last update on Monday (2/22/16). The total number of confirmed cases remains at 259. Also, there were no new confirmed cases on Monday. Currently, there is one (1) confirmed case that is potentially infectious […]
Planned Service Outages and Upgrades Planned maintenances are subject to change and may not include any emergency maintenances that are required. Tuesday, 23 February 2016 | 01:30 AM – 05:30 AM On Maui, in Kihei, Wailuku and surrounding areas, all services may be intermittent or briefly unavailable due to network maintenance. Tuesday, 23 February 2016 | 01:30 AM – 05:30 AM On Hawaii Island, in Kailua-Kona, Holualoa, Captain Cook, Kealakekua, […]
