Thursday at noon A message from COUNTY OF HAWAII This is Hawaii County Civil Defense with a hurricane update for Thursday, August 1, at noon. As of 11:00 am Thursday the center of Hurricane Erick was approximately 285 miles SSE of Hilo at latitude 16.0 N and longitude 153.2 W, moving in a WNW direction at a speed of about 14 miles per hour. Strongest sustained winds are estimated at […]
Kapa'au Post Office is closed until further notice due to burglary today.
This is a Civil Defense update message for Thursday, August 1 at 6 in the morning. The Central Pacific Hurricane Center reports that Hurricane Erick is currently located 315 miles south east from Hilo and moving west at 15 miles per hour with sustained winds of 85 miles per hour. Erick continues to slowly weaken as it moves westward south of Hawaii Island. If this movement continues Erick will be west […]
This is a Civil Defense update message for Wednesday, July 31 at 4:30pm. The Central Pacific Hurricane Center reports that Hurricane Erick is currently located 451 miles south east from Hilo and is moving west at 14 miles per hour with sustained winds of 115 miles per hour. Erick is slowly weakening as it moves south of Hawaii Island. Central Pacific Hurricane Center has issued a High Surf Warning for east […]
Civil Defense issued this Hurricane Erick Message Wednesday Afternoon
The Hawaiʻi Police Department is asking for the public’s help in identifying suspects in suspicious brush fires Media Release The Hawaiʻi Police Department is asking for the public’s help in identifying anyone who may have information about the cause of three suspicious fires that occurred today. On (July 31) at approximately 12:46 a.m., police and firefighters responded to a report of a brush fire on Highway 270, also known as […]
Update 2:45pm Advisory: ONE LANE of Akoni Pule Hwy(Rt 270) at Keokea Bridge(27.5mm), North Kohala is now OPEN. ONE LANE of Akoni Pule Hwy(Rt 270) at Keokea Bridge(27.5mm), North Kohala is now OPEN. Utility crews are on scene. Advisory: AVOID Akoni Pule Hwy(Rt 270) at Keokea Bridge(27.5mm), North Kohala. Road CLOSED due to a downed tree & power lines. AVOID Akoni Pule Hwy (Rt 270) at Keokea Bridge (27.5 mile […]
Weather forecasters are tracking two storms that are strengthening in the Eastern Pacific and are headed west. (Via BIVN) – Tropical Storm Erick, set to become a hurricane, was 1,310 miles east southeast of Hilo as of 5 a.m. HST Monday, while Tropical Storm Flossie strengthens behind it some 2,725 miles east southeast of Hilo. Both storms are moving west and are expected to continue to move towards the Hawaiian Island […]
M 3.5 - 26km NNW of Pahala, Hawaii Via: USGS 2019-07-27 04:04:18 (UTC)19.413°N 155.603°W-0.4 km depth
