FLASH FLOOD WATCH
This is a Civil Defense Flash Flood Watch message for Monday, November 27 at 10:30 AM. The National Weather Service issued a Flash Flood Watch starting from this evening through tomorrow for Hawaii Island. Occasional heavy downpours and the possibility of thunderstorms are expected tonight for all areas of the Big Island. A Flash Flood Watch means conditions may develop that lead to dangerous flash flooding. Due to the Flash Flood […]
December 1, 2017 Siren Sounding
December 1, 2017 Siren Sounding: At 11:45 AM on Friday, December 1, 2017, Hawaii Emergency Management Agency (HIEMA), formerly known as Hawaii State Civil Defense Agency, will incorporate and sound an “ATTACK Warning Signal” siren into the December test of the Emergency Alert Siren System.
Update on Waimea Airport and Mokulele
By Cameron Miculka West Hawaii Today cmiculka@westhawaiitoday.com KAILUA-KONA — After the federal government announced plans to end a subsidy for air service at the Waimea-Kohala Airport, the president of Mokulele Airlines said Wednesday he wants the airline to continue to be able to fly in and out of North Hawaii. “We’re still hopeful that we’re going to be in Waimea,” said Rob McKinney. “That’s our intention and that’s our goal, that […]
Most Waimea Airport Flights Could End
By Cameron Miculka West Hawaii Today cmiculka@westhawaiitoday.com KAILUA-KONA — The U.S. Department of Transportation in January will end a subsidy for air service at the Waimea-Kohala Airport following unsuccessful efforts to negotiate sharing the subsidy’s cost. The order, issued on Tuesday, ends a subsidy to Mokulele Airlines for air service to the airport, effective Jan. 16. The order doesn’t restrict that airline or any other carrier from offering unsubsidized service after […]
Kohala Robotics Sportsmanship Award
Kohala HS Takes Robotics Competition Sportsmanship Award By Big Island Now November 8, 2017, 8:52 AM HST (Updated November 8, 2017, 8:53 AM) · 0 Comments http://bigislandnow.com/2017/11/08/kohala-hs-takes-robotics-competition-sportsmanship-award/ Na Paniolo robotics team from Kohala High School in Kapaʻau. PC: Art Kimura. Na Paniolo, a robotics team from Kohala High School in Kapaʻau on the Big Island, took home the VEX VRC Sportsmanship Award at the 2017 Pan Pacific VEX Robotics Championships […]
UPDATED Flood Advisory
Flood Advisory Alert: The National Weather Service in Honolulu has extended the * Flood advisory for... The island of Hawaii in Hawaii County * Until 1030 AM HST * At 716 AM HST, radar indicated heavy rain continuing over portions of the Big Island. The heaviest rainfall was occurring over the Kona and Kohala slopes from Kealakekua to Hawi, and over the eastern slopes from Pahala to Honomu. Maximum rain […]
Flood Advisory
he National Weather Service in Honolulu has issued a * Flood advisory for... The island of Hawaii in Hawaii County * Until 730 AM HST * At 425 AM HST, radar indicated heavy rain falling between Naalehu and Hilo, with rainfall rates up to one and one half inch per hour. Conditions remain favorable for heavy rains to develop across the rest of Big Island in the next couple of […]