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Update: Highway 11 in Hilo now open
A vehicle crash closed one Hilo-bound lane of Highway 11 between Ikaika and Mamaki Streets.
Hawai‘i police seek public help finding runaway Ainaloa teen
Authorities are seeking the public’s help in locating a runaway from Ainaloa.
Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park to move forward with its Disaster Recovery Project
A week ago, the Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park released a Finding of No Significant Impact on the plan to move forward with the park’s Disaster Recovery Project following the 2018 eruption and summit collapse of Kīlauea volcano.
Volcano Watch: Did Hawaiian volcanoes get your attention recently? Keep up your volcano awareness next month
Mauna Loa and Kīlauea are still active and will erupt again, so volcano awareness should not be put on the backburner.
Three new Hawaiʻi culture-based interactive courses launching in January
The courses are through EA Ecoversity, which was founded in 2020 by Kū-A-Kanaka, a native Hawaiian social enterprise headquartered in Hilo.
Big Island weekly lane closures: Dec. 17-23
Hawai‘i Department of Transportation announced weekly lane closures for Dec. 17-23.
Powerful cold front could bring strong Kona winds, thunderstorms late Sunday and Monday
The National Weather Service in Honolulu advises people to stay alert and watch for additional weather statements and possible watches or warnings associated with the weather system.
Update: Both lanes now open on Highway 11 near Kona Paradise in S. Kona
A vehicle crash near the 96-mile marker has resulted in the highway’s closure between Kaohe Mauka Road and Kukui O Pae Place.
Honolulu major selected as new Hawai’i County police chief
The Hawai‘i County Police Commission has selected finalist Benjamin T. Moszkowicz to be the next chief of police.
Pacific Media Group to expand on Kaua‘i with purchase of KFMN
Pacific Media Group, or PMG, has entered into an agreement to purchase KFMN on Kaua‘i. The purchase is pending Federal Communications Commission approval.
HI-EMA shifts Mauna Loa focus to damage assessment, demobilization
The agency is recalling it teams that were deployed to assist Hawai‘i County Civil Defense during the eruption and efforts will now move to compiling damage and impact estimates.
Uēkahuna overlook, parking lot reopened today at Hawai’i Volcanoes National Park
The popular Uēkahuna area at the summit of Kīlauea volcano reopened to visitors today in Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park after biologists observed that a nēnē family no longer is in the area.
UH telescope atop Maunakea to help collect essential climate change data
The temporary measurement site ensures the continuity of carbon dioxide data collection and other atmospheric measurements that normally would be taken at NOAA’s Mauna Loa Observatory.
UH economic forecast: Global war on inflation will hinder Hawaiʻi growth
Rising interest rates, dwindling COVID-19 pandemic era savings and a coming U.S. downturn will cause a pause in growth next year for the state.
S. Kohala cattle ranchers and farmers sue Parker Ranch over Mana Road Fire
Fourteen cattle ranchers and farmers from South Kohala are suing Parker Ranch over last year’s massive brush fire that destroyed their pasture lands.
Following Maui shark incident, DLNR asks social media users to think before they post
Social media can either be a powerful tool for sharing information or a mouthpiece for tremendously hurtful and inaccurate comments directed toward people dealing with a tragedy.
Both lanes of Kalanianaʻole Street in Keaukaha now open to traffic
While both lanes of the roadway are again open, motorists are advised that the construction project remains ongoing.
Volcanic warning system improvements, coral reef protections to become federal law
The US Senate passed the annual National Defense Authorization Act, which included several provisions to protect coral reefs, improve the nation’s volcanic warning system and stop the practice of killing sharks for their fins.
Coast Guard searching for missing medical transport aircraft in ʻAlenuihāhā Channel
According to the U.S. Coast Guard, the missing aircraft is a Hawai’i Life Flight King Air twin-engine propeller plane that had three crew members aboard.
4.0 earthquake in ʻAlenuihāhā Channel off Maui coast; NO tsunami expected for Big Island
Although some areas of Hawai’i may have experienced shaking from the earthquake in the Pacific Ocean, no tsunami is expected for the Hawaiian Islands.
