This is a Civil Defense hurricane update for Thursday, August 23 at 6:00 in the morning. Hurricane Lane has stalled causing conditions of heavy rain and flooding continuing since last night. Dangerous driving conditions and flooding are occurring from Waipio Valley south to Volcano. You are asked to stay off the roads due to extreme hazards created by the heavy rainfall. This heavy rainfall is expected to continue due to […]
Also, please be careful when driving as the rain is not stopping and mudslides have been reported. In Hawi, we have had almost 2 inches of rain since yesterday. Stay safe. Hawaii Police Department reports that Highway 19 at mile 13 is closed both lanes due to a landslide near Honomu. Department of Transportation estimates 2 hours for clearing to reopen. There are no detours in this area. Avoid this […]
Hawaii island: There will be no mail delivery and all post offices will be closed on Thursday. There will be no mail pickup from blue USPS mail boxes.
The Hawaiian Electric Companies are moving crews and equipment where needed as Hurricane Lane approaches the islands, and want customers to know they should prepare for storm-related power outages. The companies are closely monitoring Hurricane Lane’s movement in order to stage crews in areas most likely to be affected. Hawaiʻi Island and Maui County are under a hurricane warning while Oʻahu is under a hurricane watch. Due to impending weather […]
Due to the potential effects of Hurricane Lane, four emergency shelters have been opened on the north and west side of Hawaii Island. These shelters are for your convenience, but there is NO mandatory evacuation at this time. The shelters are available if you need to relocate. 1. Hookena Elementary School 86-4355 Mamalahoa Highway Captain Cook, Hawaii 96704 2. Kamehameha Park Hisaoka Gym 54-382 Kamehameha Park Road Kapaau, HI 96755 […]
GENERAL PREPAREDNESS Fourteen (14)-day Emergency Supply Kit With Hawaii’s remoteness it could be as long as two weeks or more before a full disaster relief operation can be initiated. Hawaii residents need to be prepared to take care of all of their emergency needs and those of their family for at least 14-days following a major island or state-wide disaster. Your emergency supplies kit should contain enough of the following […]
Tuesday, August 14, 2018 at 10:15 AM. Hawaii County Civil Defense and Hawaii Emergency Management will be conducting new siren testing on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday. The sequence will include cycling the siren system on and off throughout a one hour time frame. Tuesday August 14 Siren One hour Testing at: Ho’okena Beach Park (Mid-morning) Ho’opuloa (Early Afternoon) Hawaiian Ocean View Estates (Afternoon) Wednesday August 15 Siren Testing at: Honoka’a […]
State Representative, Dist 7 - D TARNAS, David 2,904 51.9% EVANS, Cindy 2,505 44.8% State Representative, Dist 7 - R BELEKANICH, Tom 712 80.2% Councilmember, Dist 9, County of Hawaii RICHARDS, Herbert (Tim) 2,645 49.4% PARISH, Maya 2,267 42.3% State Senator, Dist 4 - D INOUYE, Lorraine Rodero 4,982 51.9% KIMBALL, Heather L. 4,092 42.6% Governor - D IGE, David Y. 124,528 50.2% HANABUSA, Colleen Wakako 107,583 43.4% CARAVALHO, Ernest […]
HAWAI'I COUNTY STATISTICS REGISTRATION AND TURNOUT **************************************** **************************************** PRIMARY TOTAL REGISTRATION 112,885 TOTAL TURNOUT 32,837 29.1% PRECINCT TURNOUT 5,487 4.9% CONSTITUTION PARTY (C) 5 0.0% GREEN PARTY (G) 14 0.0% DEMOCRATIC PARTY (D) 4,801 4.3% LIBERTARIAN PARTY (L) 10 0.0% NONPARTISAN BALLOT (N) 24 0.0% REPUBLICAN PARTY (R) 608 0.5% SPECIAL ONLY 22 0.0% MULTI-PARTY VOTING 3 0.0% ABSENTEE TURNOUT 27,350 24.2% CONSTITUTION PARTY (C) 17 0.0% GREEN PARTY (G) […]
