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The former chairwoman and vice chairman of the Council both served nearly a decade before being term-limited.

The closures are necessary to keep the public safe during operations to remove invasive vegetation at the park.

Two people were injured Tuesday night re-entering the roadway from the shoulder lane.

Lava was just 3.6 miles Wednesday morning from the Big Island’s main thoroughfare from east to west.

Ironman and Hawai‘i County concluded together that the impact of two days of racing in Kona is not in the best interest of the local community.

County leaders are urging caution to the public coming to see the Mauna Loa eruption after emergency crews have responded to three car crashes on Daniel K. Inouye Highway since the flow began.

Experts expect existing La Niña conditions to continue through 2023.

Now more than 3 miles away from Daniel K. Inouye Highway, the Mauna Loa eruption has reached the bottom part of the slope of the volcano and is entering into a flat area, officials confirmed this morning.

At approximately 11 p.m. Tuesday, the leading edge of the Mauna Loa lava flow crossed Old Kona Highway, a dirt road that crosses the Mauna Loa Forest Reserve.

The 62nd annual installment of the procession is this Saturday.

A steady stream of vehicles flowed nearly 35 miles Monday night from the upper Kaʻūmana area of Hilo to Gilbert Kahele Recreation Area to see Mother Nature in action on Mauna Loa.

The Hawaiʻi State Department of Land and Natural Resources also has closed Unit J of the Kapāpala Game Management Area, the Kipuka ‘Ainahou Nēnē Sanctuary, the ʻĀinapō Trail and cabin, and the Kapāpala Forest Reserve for at least 90 days due to the eruption of Mauna Loa.

Chelsey Lee Hemingway, 29, has not been heard from by her family — who live in California — since early November and they are concerned for her well-being.

Officials with the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory say an early morning earthquake outside of Pāhala was not related to the eruption of Mauna Loa and had no apparent impact on the ongoing eruptions at Mauna Loa and Kīlauea. Additionally, there is no tsunami threat. At approximately 3:27 a.m., the magnitude-4.0 tumbler rumbled six miles east of […]

Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park remains open following a new eruption on Mauna Loa volcano that began in the summit caldera late Sunday night and migrated to the northeast rift zone this morning.

Big Island Now will provide information about the Mauna Loa eruption as it is made available. This information will be updated regularly.

About 1,600 homeless keiki have registered with Project Hawaiʻi for Santa’s arrival across the Big Island, Maui and O’ahu.

The first flight over the volcano was conducted at about 6:30 a.m. on Monday and it confirmed that the eruption of Mauna Loa has migrated from the summit to the Northeast Rift Zone.

The National Weather Service has issued an Ashfall Advisory for all districts of Hawaiʻi Island through today. Trace amounts of ashfall and volcanic gas is expected.

The East Hawai’i Lions Club spearheaded the festivities of Christmas music, colorful lights and family fun.