In Case You Missed It

The eruption at Nāpau Crater continues and serious hazards still exist.

Heavy rain hit North Kona and South Kona communities for several hours yesterday afternoon flooding portions of Hualālai Road, Kuakini Highway, Ali‘i Drive and parking lots throughout Kailua-Kona.

The current lava flow at the middle of the eastern rift zone could create hazards for visitors such as cracks and toxic fumes.

She was last seen in Hilo on Sept. 16 at around 3:30 p.m.  

The recalled products were distributed throughout Hawai‘i at retail stores and sold directly to consumers via mail order.

In its monthly report, police indicate 1.2 grams of the illicit drug was recovered in August including one pill. Additionally, five people were arrested in connection to the synthetic opioid.

Witnesses on Tuesday saw a swimmer enter the water and fail to resurface.

But there are still a few ways to see the eruption for yourself, including a new webcam that the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory installed that provides a live view of Nāpau Crater, looking southwest and updated every 15 minutes.

Hawai’i Fire Department personnel responded to a swimmer in distress call early the afternoon of Sept. 17 at the Boiling Pots section of Wailuku River State Park. The search for the unknwon man was suspended nearly 4 hours later.

The US Department of Transportation has given Alaska Airlines permission to close on its $1.9 billion acquisition of Hawaiian Airlines, after the carriers agreed to maintain key Hawaii routes and adopt consumer protections. This exemption allows the carriers, which are respectively the fifth and tenth largest domestic airlines, to finalize their merger while maintaining separate operations until DOT rules on their transfer application.

In 2023, the first sighting reported to the nonprofit was Oct. 25.

The eruption is located on a remote section of the middle East Rift Zone in Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park.

Feedback is being sought through the end of October.

The restriction was initiated in August after two wells, including the Kalaoa Deepwell went offline.

The three children, estimated to be in eighth grade, have been charged with first-degree terroristic threatening for the video.

The eruption does not currently pose an immediate threat to human life or infrastructure.

According to Hawaiian Volcano Observatory, the brief eruption occurred near the National Park Nāpau campsite (east of Kānenuiohamo and Makaopuhi Crater and west of Nāpau Crater) on the middle East Rift Zone between 9 and 10 p.m.

Multiple news outlets report that Ryan Wesley Routh is a resident of Kaʻaʻawa. Honolulu’s KHON2 reported that neighbors who know him were stunned that he could even be involved in something like what he’s accused.

While fire, rescue and emergency medical services will continue, the Hawai‘i Fire Department does expect some delays in response in the station’s coverage area in the Keaukaha area of Hilo.

Flood advisory remains in effect until 9 a.m. today for east and southeastern slopes; high pressure moving in from north-northeast to usher in return to more typical trade wind weather later today.