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UPDATE: Brush Fire Burns in Kawaihae
A brush fire near the 66 mile marker along Kawaihae Road is currently burning.
HPD Seeks Armed Man for Burglary, Terror Threat
The Hawai’i Police Department is seeking an armed 50-year-old man for burglary and terroristic threatening.
Hilda Major Hurricane, Track Shifted Toward Islands
This post will be updated with the latest on Hilda for Saturday August 8, 2015…
SSW Holds Saturday, Fades Sunday
Our current south-southwest swell is expected to hold today and begin fading Sunday into early next…
Cooler Trades Expected This Weekend
Breezy trades are expected through the weekend, with trades slowly diminishing early next week. A few showers can be expected to ride in on the trades from…
FEMA, State Sign Hurricane Plan
Governor David Ige and Karen Ames, the Acting Regional Administrator for the Federal Emergency Management Agency, signed the 2015 Hawai’i Catastrophic Hurricane Plan Friday.
Identity of Decomposed Body in Hilo Released
The identity of a 72-year-old man’s body that was found along the road leading to the Hilo International Airport has been released by the Hawai’i Police Department.
Bidding Scheduled for Cemetery Road Restoration
Almost 10 months have passed since the June 27 lava flow initially crossed Cemetery Road in Pahoa.
Hilda Now Category 2 Hurricane
The Central Pacific Hurricane Center has issued it’s last advisory for Guillermo. Hilda is now a hurricane and tracking in the area of the Hawaiian Islands…
Guillermo Showers Expected Today
Tropical depression Guillermo located northeast of the state is forecast to continue to weaken and move west of the state Friday. Guillermo will bring…
SSW Peaks Today, Hilda Swell Expected
New south-southwest swell is expected to peak today and hold pretty steady through Saturday before fading…
Man Dies Aboard Hilo-Bound Flight
A man died aboard a United Airlines flight headed to Hilo from Los Angeles, Calif. Wednesday evening.
Protesters Take a Stand at Astronomy Conference on Oahu
This is the first time the International Astronomical Union general assembly is being held in Hawaii. The event comes at a time when telescope construction in the state is being challenged by some residents.
Guillermo Prompts Flood Advisory, Hilda Holds Steady
We are also now tracking a tropical storm in the Eastern Pacific. Overnight Hilda strengthened from a tropical depression to a weak tropical storm with maximum…
Guillermo Forecasted to Bring Showers Today
The cloud area around tropical storm Guillermo will move across the islands through Friday bringing the islands much rainier conditions than normal through…
Guillermo Swell Peaks, New SSW Fills in
Guillermo swell has peaked for the Big Island will begin to drop off Thursday while also shifting out of the NE. Waist/head high leftovers expected…
Woman Sought in Stolen Vehicle Incidents
The Hawai’i Police Department is seeking a woman caught in a photograph believed to be involved in two stolen vehicle incidents.
UPDATE 8/5/15: Tropical Storm Guillermo
***Updated at 11:20 p.m. to include information from the Central Pacific Hurricane Center’s 11 p.m. advisory.*** The Central Pacific Hurricane Center’s 11 p.m. advisory reports that Tropical Storm Guillermo is weakening east of Hawai’i as it moves towards the west-northwest. As of the advisory, Guillermo was about 225 miles northeast of Hilo, moving west-northwest at […]
