The Department of Water Supply (DWS), County of Hawai‘i, will be working on Ha ̄wı ̄ Road (Highway 250) near the 21-mile marker and junction with Hook Road from 8:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., Wednesday, February 19, 2020, to install a new water service. One alternating lane with traffic control will remain open throughout the installation. Motorists should expect delays and plan accordingly.Please pardon this temporary inconvenience. If you have […]
This is an important message from Hawaii County Alerts and Notifications: This is a Civil Defense High Surf Advisory and Beach Closure update for Tuesday, February 11 at 1 in the afternoon. The National Weather Service has issued a High Surf Advisory for west facing shores of Hawaii Island from Ka`u to North Kohala through Wednesday. A High Surf Advisory means surf will be higher than normal, shore break, and dangerous […]
This is a Civil Defense Wind Advisory update message for December 17 at 8:00 in the morning. The National Weather Service Wind Advisory remains in effect for North and South Kohala, Hamakua, Hilo, Puna, Kau and Island Interior areas of Hawaii Island through this evening. A Wind Advisory means that sustained Northeast winds of 35 mph or gusts up to 55 mph are expected. Due to the advisory the following […]
This is an important message from Hawaii County Civil Defense: This is a Civil Defense message for Sunday, November 17 at 8:30 in the morning. The National Weather Service has issued a High Surf Advisory for West facing shores of Hawaii Island from Kawaihae in South Kohala through Kona to South Point in Kau through this evening. A High Surf Advisory means surf will be higher than normal, shore break, and […]
AFFECTED AREA: AKONI PULE HIGHWAY KAPA‘AU, NORTH KOHALA, HAWAI‘I
A brief 3.08 magnitude earthquake rolled through North Kohala Saturday morning just before 6. According to the USGS: Coordinates:-155.6896667, 20.1138325Depth:23.04 km (14.3 mi)Magnitude:3.1(revised from 3.08)Date:2019-11-09 05:48:42 localDistance From:10km N of Waimea, Hawaii
This is a Civil Defense Beach Closure message for Tuesday, October 15 at 5:00 in the afternoon.Hawaii County Parks and Recreation Department has Closed Spencer Beach Park in North Kohala. The closure is necessary to protect individuals from swarming bees after a large kiawe tree collapsed in the park. The park is closed to all day use activity.All camping permits are cancelled until further notice. You will be informed of […]
Hawaiʻi Island Police have arrested two men in separate investigations that were connected through strange circumstances. Police arrested and charged 26-year old Patrick Enos Jr. and 23-year old Pat Garrett Enos on October 1, 2019 for an array of offenses following three investigations with peculiar connections. Police were canvasing an area for a stolen vehicle on September 26, 2019 when they discovered a man in a stolen SUV. Pat Garrett […]
Hawai‘i Electric Light announces a scheduled power outage that will affect customers in North Kohala. The outage will be from 10 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 24, to 6 a.m. on Friday, Oct. 25, 2019.
