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HPD Searching for Man Wanted on Warrants
The Hawai‘i Island Police Department announces that the South Kohala Patrol & The Area II Special Enforcement Unit is actively seeking for Eyan K. Chong.
HPD Searching for Man Caught on Surveillance Camera
The Hawaiʻi Island Police Department is requesting the public’s help in identifying the person whose image was captured on surveillance cameras in connection with a theft from a Keaʻau store.
Couple Cited for Entering Closed State Park During Emergency
Officers from the DLNR Division of Conservation and Resources Enforcement (DOCARE) and other law enforcement agencies have adopted a zero-tolerance policy..
Reduced Speed Limit on Highway 130 in Lower Puna Necessary
The Hawai‘i Department of Transportation (HDOT) has lowered the speed limit on Highway 130 (Kea‘au-Pāhoa Road) in the vicinity of mile markers 14.4 and 14.6 to 25 mph.
Three Women Wanted for Questioning in Criminal Incidents
The Hawaiʻi Island Police Department is asking for the public’s assistance in locating three women who are wanted for questioning in connection with several criminal incidents
6 PM Update: Highway 132 is Closed
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How You Can Help Hawai‘i Island: May 29
The Recovery Information & Assistance Center (RIAC) at the the Pāhoa Community Center is open Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Ash, Vog Experts Available at Pāhala Community Meeting
News media and the public are invited to an in-person Pāhala-area community meeting in the Multi-Purpose Room at Ka‘ū High School on Wednesday, May 30.
PHOTO UPDATE: Highway 132 Closes From Lava Tree State Park to Four Corners
The Hawaiian Volcano Observatory reports an additional lava flow has crossed Pohoiki Road south of the Highway 132 junction.
Early Morning Ash Plume Reaches 15,000 Feet
An ash eruption at Kīlauea summit occurred at about 2 a.m. on Tuesday, May, 29, 2018.
Overflight Video: Lava Rips Lower Leilani
Videographer Mick Kalber went up with Paradise Helicopters on Monday, May 28, 2018, for a tour of the East Rift Zone.
4.4 Magnitude Earthquake, No Tsunami Threat
The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center reports the earthquake that occurred at approximately 5:42 p.m was not large enough to cause a tsunami for the Island of Hawai‘i.
New Map Shows Where Lava Flow Crossed Pohoiki Road
The U.S. Geological Survey released this map and these pictures of the East Rift Zone on Monday, May 28, 2018.
Overflight Pictures and Videos of Leilani Estates
The Hawai‘i County Civil Defense has released these photos and videos taken of the East Rift Zone on Sunday, May 27, 2018.
Hawai‘i Electric Light Warns of Possible Power Interruptions
Hawai‘i Electric Light is warning customers that power interruptions are likely if the lava continues to advance toward Highway 132.
UH Hilo Opens its Doors to Hawaiian Volcano Observatory
The University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo is providing about two dozen HVNP staffers that include personnel the U.S. Geological Survey that were sent to Hawaiʻi to respond to the eruption with a temporary home
6:20 PM Update: Evacuations Happening NOW
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Flags to Fly at Half-Staff on Memorial Day
Gov. Ige announces that at the direction of the President of the United States, he has ordered that the United States flag and the Hawai‘i state flag will be flown at half-staff…
Update on Lava Flow and Eruption in the East Rift Zone, May 27
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NASA Image Shows Lava Flows from Space
As of May 25, 2018, geologists with the U.S. Geological Survey were tracking 23 fissures.
