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The Hawai‘i Department of Transportation reopened the second lane over Nanue Bridge in case lava from the Mauna Loa eruption crossing the Daniel K. Inouye Highway. The makai — northbound — lane of the bridge at mile marker 18.5 on Hawaii Belt Road was closed due to placement of a tower scaffold used in the emergency repairs. The […]

Governor-elect Josh Green today announced nominees to serve as Director and/or Deputy Director for 14 state departments in his cabinet.

The new 4.5-mile one-way lava viewing route through Pōhakuloa Training Area land is an attempt to relieve congestion on Daniel K. Inouye Highway and address safety concerns while Mauna Loa is erupting.

Hawaiian Electric activated its Incident Management Team and is working closely with Hawai‘i County Civil Defense, the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory and other agencies to monitor and evaluate the lava flows.

The free performance will feature magician Alexander the Amazing, contortionist Artemis and young music talents from Puna Taiko.

The closure is effective immediately and until further notice for the area known as “The Slice” or “The Beak.”

Police and fire inspectors are investigating to determine the cause of the fire.

The summit aims to forge shared policy priorities that catalyze critical shifts for all of Hawaiʻi.

There are two active flows on the Northeast Rift Zone of the volcano.

An opening reception is scheduled Friday for the new exhibit at East Hawai‘i Cultural Center in Downtown Hilo.

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.