#Leilani Estates

Some locations that will experience flooding include Hawaiian Paradise Park, Pāhoa, Hawaiian Acres, Orchidland Estates, Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park, Kalapana, ʻĀinaloa, Leilani Estates, Fern Acres, Eden Roc, Fern Forest, Nānāwale Estates, Hawaiian Beaches, Isaac Hale Beach Park and the former Kapoho area.

Hawaiian Electric reports crews are working through hazardous and complex conditions to repair overhead and underground electrical infrastructure; more rain forecast later this week also could delay restoration efforts.

If you’re looking to be serenaded or just want to listen to some great live music, several Big Island venues — including all of Downtown Hilo for one night — have you covered during the upcoming week.

The holidays are in full swing around the Big Island, with another week of a variety of events, activities, concerts, performances and more in celebration of the season. Check them out now!

Thomas Lee, a newly appointed University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo geology professor, returns home to the Big Island and is eager to collaborate with the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory amidst the ongoing Kīlauea summit eruptions.

The initiative aims to better prepare the region against potential disasters and offer vital insights to enhance emergency response strategies

41-year-old Henry Tangitau of Pāhoa faces charges of first-degree terroristic threatening, second-degree unlawful imprisonment, first-degree curelty to animals, others in connection with a domestic incident Tuesday at a residence in Leilani Estates.

The holiday season meetings are an effort to reach out to and engage with the residents of the lawmaker’s congressional district, giving them an opportunity to share topics important to their community.

Crews are continuing to respond to scattered and isolated outages in Pāpaʻikou, Pepeʻekeo, Hawaiian Beaches, Hawaiian Shores, ʻĀinaloa, Nānāwale Estates, Leilani Estates, Kalapana, Seaview Estates, Mountain View and several other locations.

Flash flood warnings were in effect late Friday night and into early Saturday morning for portions of North and South Kohala and Hāmākua as heavy rain and thunderstorms moved over the districts.

No injuries were reported after the Hawai‘i Fire Department responded to two fires early Thursday morning — the first in Puna and the other in Kona. The first blaze was reported at 1:30 a.m. off of Kumukahi Street south of Leilani Estates. When firefighters arrived on scene, they found an abandoned structure engulfed in flames. […]

Bill 56 establishes standards for how the County awards what’s left of $20 million in flexible funding it received in 2019 from the Hawai‘i Legislature to assist with recovery efforts, as well as any future relief funds.

Erhard Rohrmuller opened the Zen Garden in Pāhoa during the COVID-19 pandemic as a place to heal, and now offers an array of alternative and holistic healing services and five rooms on Airbnb.

Five years after the lava from the 2018 Kīlauea eruption destroyed 32.3 miles of roads, most have not been repaired. But there is hope, with federal funds ready for restoring public roads and grant money going to nonprofits to help restore private roads.

Exactly five years ago, Kīlauea began to spew lava that would prove to be the most destructive eruption in Hawai‘i in two centuries.

A vacant, single-story residential house was destroyed by a fire on Sunday in Pāhoa.

The charges against Rodney Kaʻahu, 45, stem from an incident that occurred on Nov. 21, 2022 in the Leilani Estates subdivision.  

Kiha Rodney Stone Kaahu faces several charges including first-degree terroristic threatening and ownership or possession of firearm prohibited.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) grant will be used to repair water delivery systems that were damaged by the eruption.

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