Mayor Harry Kim issued a mandatory evacuation order for parts of Leilani Estates and an emergency rule for Kapoho Beach Lots and Vacationland Hawaii. The documents were issued separately, with the first requiring evacuation in Leilani in areas east of Pomaikai Street by noon Thursday. It says that those who remain “do so at their own risk with the knowledge that emergency responders may not respond.” “Persons in violation of […]
This is a Civil Defense Message for Wednesday, May 30 at 8:00 in the morning. Hawaiian Volcano Observatory reports that lava from several fissures continues to advance toward the Kapoho area. Residents of Kapoho Beach Lots and Vacationland are advised to evacuate. You are at risk of being isolated due to possible lava inundation of Beach Road near Four Corners. Due to the lava activity the following policies are in […]
This is a Civil Defense Message for Tuesday, May 29 at 6:30 in the morning. Highway 132 is being shut down between Lava Tree State Park to Four Corners, due to a fast moving lava flow approaching the highway. Everyone is advised to avoid the area. Beach Road is the only access into lower Puna. You are advised to make necessary plans and monitor your radio or phone for Civil […]
This is a Civil Defense Message for Tuesday, May 29 at 6 in the morning. . The Hawaiian Volcano Observatory reports an additional lava flow has crossed Pohoiki Road south of the Highway 132 junction. An ash eruption at Halemaumau crater last night produced an ash plume 15,000 feet in the air. Light winds are blowing toward the northwest and ash fall may affect the Volcano and Pahala areas. Officials […]
By Jan Wizinowich Special to West Hawaii Today Thanks to recently completed murals by artist Patrick Ching, Kohala Hospital’s new emergency waiting room is an oasis of beauty and calm. “I’m really into the psychology of what the people are going through when they are here. I use colors that are calming and soothing with horizontal lines,” Ching said. The project is a collaboration anchored by the Kohala Hospital Charitable […]
According to Verizon, they are aware that service is down in portions of their network. I was told 271 sites are currently down. A repair order is in but no updates on it for over 5+ hours as I type this. #: NRB000009404003 is the repair order.
This is a Civil Defense Message for Monday, May 28 at 7:00 in the morning. Light easterly winds are expected to push volcanic gases and VOG westward towards Puna, including Kurtistown, Mountain View and Glenwood. This wind pattern, combined with occasional bursts of ash from the Kilauea summit, may lead to build up of ash and sulfur dioxide downwind of the Kilauea summit and fissures on the East Rift Zone. […]
The tally of homes and other structures recently destroyed by lava on Hawaii island is now up to 82, according to a new count from Hawaii County today. The most recent previous count was close to 50, though that figure was based on estimates made by visual observations from the air that sometimes were difficult because of smoke and other factors. Today’s updated figure is from the county’s Real Property […]
Forecasters are calling for normal to above-normal tropical cyclone activity within the Central Pacific this hurricane season. Three to six tropical cyclones — a category that includes depressions, storms and hurricanes — are expected to pass through the basin this year the Central North Pacific basin this year, said Robert Ballard, science and operations officer at NOAA’s Central Pacific Hurricane Center in Honolulu. The 2018 Central Pacific hurricane season starts […]
