The road to the summit of Mauna Kea is closed to the public at the Visitor Information Station at an elevation of 9,200 feet due to ice, snow, freezing temperatures, fog and high humidity throughout the entire night. Road crews attempted to clear the frozen snow on the summit. They will resume operation again tomorrow morning. The weather forecast predicts more snow and ice. The NWS has posted a wind […]
LOCATIONS...BIG ISLAND SUMMITS ABOVE 11000 FEET. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW...LOW VISIBILITY AND WIND. * ACCUMULATIONS...NEW ACCUMULATIONS OF 20 TO 30 INCHES TODAY THROUGH SATURDAY. * TIMING...THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON.
Flood Advisory Alert: THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HONOLULU HAS EXTENDED THE * FLOOD ADVISORY FOR... THE ISLAND OF HAWAII IN HAWAII COUNTY * UNTIL 500 PM HST * AT 149 PM HST...RADAR AND RAIN GAGES SHOWED THAT ANOTHER BAND OF HEAVY RAIN HAS MOVED ONSHORE OVER THE PUNA AND SOUTH HILO DISTRICTS. RAIN RATES HAVE BEEN 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR WHICH WILL KEEP STREAM LEVELS HIGH. ADDITIONAL […]
Flood Advisory Alert: THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HONOLULU HAS EXTENDED THE * FLOOD ADVISORY FOR... THE ISLAND OF HAWAII IN HAWAII COUNTY * UNTIL 200 PM HST * AT 1050 AM HST...RADAR INDICATED A LARGE AREA OF RAIN WITH EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS COVERING THE NORTHERN AND EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE BIG ISLAND. RAIN IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT FEW HOURS...AND ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS...SOME WITH RAINFALL RATES IN EXCESS OF […]
Flash Flood Watch Alert: ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR THE BIG ISLAND TODAY THROUGH FRIDAY... .AN UPPER LEVEL LOW MOVING OVER THE AREA WILL DESTABILIZE THE ATMOSPHERE...AND A SURGE OF MOISTURE MOVING IN FROM THE SOUTHEAST COULD LEAD TO HEAVY RAIN FOR THE BIG ISLAND. BRIEF HEAVY RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE ACROSS MUCH OF THE REST OF THE STATE...BUT THE GREATEST THREAT FOR WIDESPREAD HEAVY RAIN IS EXPECTED OVER […]
HAWAII POLICE DEPT: Utility line down in the area of Highway 270 (Akoni Pule Highway) and Hawi Road. Partial traffic detour
A 63-year-old man died while surfing Saturday morning in waters off Lighthouse Road in Hāwī. He has been identified As John Willard of Waikoloa. In response to a 10:16 a.m. call Saturday reporting an unresponsive man at a surf spot known as “Lighthouse,” officers learned that Willard had not been surfing long when he caught a wave and disappeared. Other surfers in the area went to investigate. They found Willard […]
