Update: Greatest chance of severe storms during daytime, through evening Friday

An unusually strong upper level disturbance moving over Hawai‘i now also brings a threat of flash flooding. A flood watch is in effect for the entire state until 6 a.m. Saturday.

According to the National Weather Service, the winter warning will go into effect at noon and is expected to last till 6 a.m. Saturday.

The 39-year-old was last seen at his apartment complex on Nov. 24, 2023.

The 14th Ka‘ū Coffee Festival returns in June providing a unique, interactive experience showcasing the diverse and award-winning coffees grown by coffee farmers in the sprawling, southern rural district of Hawai‘i Island.

Last year’s “Stamp Out Hunger” effort in Hawai‘i netted more than 193 tons of food donations.

The teen was last seen leaving a residence on foot on 27th Avenue in Hawaiian Paradise Park, Kea‘au on Wednesday.

Conducted by detectives from the Hawai‘i Police Department’s Area II Vice Section, Area I Special Enforcement Unit, U.S. Marshals Service, and Homeland Security Investigations, the sweep resulted in offenses ranging from contempt of court, probation violation, probation no bail, failure to appear, and other related offenses.

The man was last seen sometime in April.

The bill commits nearly $20 million to Hawai‘i Department of Education to assist in the administration and implementation of their Biosecurity Program, including 44 new positions.

It shouldn’t be difficult to find something to do with Mom this weekend. The Big Island has plenty of events planned just for Mother’s Day, from brunch to parasailing.

An unusually strong upper level disturbance moving over the state will bring the possibility strong to severe thunderstorms, which could produce damaging winds and large hail over the state. The greatest chance for severe thunderstorms will occur during the day Friday through Friday evening, according to the National Weather Service. Listen for later statements, as well as possible watches and warnings, as this event becomes more clear.

The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Storm Warning for the Big Island Summits, in effect from noon on Friday, May 10 to 6 a.m. on Saturday, May 11, 2024.

The National Weather Service has issued a Flash Flood Watch for all of the main Hawaiian Islands through 6 a.m. on Saturday, May 11, 2024.

A critical transmission line that serves as a back-up route of power to approximately 11,000 customers in West Maui is now online after Hawaiian Electric rebuilt the line along former routes in the Lahaina area with new steel and wood poles and electrical equipment. 

The Hawaiʻi Department of Health has released findings of lead screening conducted at a series of community events between December 2023 and February 2024, among people impacted by the Maui wildfires. DOH Public Health Nurses and Healthy Mothers Healthy Babies Coalition of Hawaii (HMHB) collaborated on the project. While wildfire ash contains significant concentrations of lead, the screening results do not indicate evidence of widespread human exposure to toxins in the ash, according to a department news release.

Erosion exacerbated by recent flooding has compromised the roadway's stability.

A high surf advisory has been issued for south-facing shores with surf expected to reach 7 to 10 feet.

Trade winds will diminish today through tonight as a broad surface trough and upper disturbance move in. Added instability associated with these features will...

A long-lived south swell will affect the islands during the next several days, keeping south shore surf above the summertime average. The surf is expected...

The bill commits nearly $20 million to Hawai‘i Department of Education to assist in the administration and implementation of their Biosecurity Program, including 44 new positions.