#Leilani Estates
Hawaiian Electric says about 248 Big Island customers still with no power
Crews are continuing to respond to scattered and isolated outages in Pāpaʻikou, Pepeʻekeo, Hawaiian Beaches, Hawaiian Shores, ʻĀinaloa, Nānāwale Estates, Leilani Estates, Kalapana, Seaview Estates, Mountain View and several other locations.
Heavy rains diminish over East Hawaiʻi; flood threat shifts to west, north Big Isle
Flash flood warnings were in effect late Friday night and into early Saturday morning for portions of North and South Kohala and Hāmākua as heavy rain and thunderstorms moved over the districts.
No injuries reported following 2 early morning fires in Puna and Kona
No injuries were reported after the Hawai‘i Fire Department responded to two fires early Thursday morning — the first in Puna and the other in Kona. The first blaze was reported at 1:30 a.m. off of Kumukahi Street south of Leilani Estates. When firefighters arrived on scene, they found an abandoned structure engulfed in flames. […]
Bill’s passage puts Hawai‘i County in position for next round of Kīlauea recovery grants
Bill 56 establishes standards for how the County awards what’s left of $20 million in flexible funding it received in 2019 from the Hawai‘i Legislature to assist with recovery efforts, as well as any future relief funds.
Business Monday: Zen Garden opens in Pāhoa during pandemic with retreat center, treehouse, rooms
Erhard Rohrmuller opened the Zen Garden in Pāhoa during the COVID-19 pandemic as a place to heal, and now offers an array of alternative and holistic healing services and five rooms on Airbnb.
Light at end of tunnel for Puna’s road woes caused by lava from 2018 Kīlauea eruption
Five years after the lava from the 2018 Kīlauea eruption destroyed 32.3 miles of roads, most have not been repaired. But there is hope, with federal funds ready for restoring public roads and grant money going to nonprofits to help restore private roads.
5 years ago on Big Island: ‘Eruption in Leilani, no joke. Lava is coming out right now.’
Exactly five years ago, Kīlauea began to spew lava that would prove to be the most destructive eruption in Hawai‘i in two centuries.
Fire destroys vacant home in Leilani Estates in Pāhoa on Big Island
A vacant, single-story residential house was destroyed by a fire on Sunday in Pāhoa.
Puna man charged with terroristic threatening and firearms offenses
The charges against Rodney Kaʻahu, 45, stem from an incident that occurred on Nov. 21, 2022 in the Leilani Estates subdivision.
Pāhoa man arrested, charged following reported shooting incident in Puna
Kiha Rodney Stone Kaahu faces several charges including first-degree terroristic threatening and ownership or possession of firearm prohibited.
Feds Send $30 Million in Disaster Relief to Hawai‘i County
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) grant will be used to repair water delivery systems that were damaged by the eruption.
An Important Point: Measuring the Volcano’s Shape with High Precision GNSS
When you think of GPS, what typically comes to mind?
Q&A Meeting to Explore Lloyd’s of London Class Action Litigation Settlement
Attorney Jeffrey E. Foster will hold a free town hall meeting on Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2019, about the recently announced Lloyd’s of London class action settlement in New Jersey.
Hawai‘i County Launches Volcano Recovery Survey, Eruption SpeakOut Event Set
Hawaiʻi County has launched a new phase of Talk Action, Take Action, as part of the gather-information-share-information initiative for Kīlauea eruption recovery.
Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park Reopens Nāpau Crater
Park officials reopened Nāpau Crater and a two-mile section of trail in Kīlauea volcano’s East Rift Zone wilderness on July 11, 2019.
Sen. Hirono Secures Commitment From Puna Geothermal Venture
Sen. Mazie K. Hirono secured a commitment from Ormat Technologies Executive Paul Thomsen at a Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee hearing on June 20.
FEMA Cites Reasons for Requesting Return of Emergency Relief Funds
Seventy-seven of the 1,002 Individuals and Households Program Assistance applicants on the Big Island have received a request to return funds to FEMA.
Sen. Schatz Votes to Supply $80M for Natural Disaster Recovery
Sen. Schatz to pass legislation that provides more than $80 million in new federal funding to help Hawai‘i recover from a recent series of natural disasters.
Hearts of Heroes Features Lava Animal Rescuers
A new television series, Hearts of Heroes, will be airing an episode featuring the the Big Island community this Saturday, May 18, 2019, at 10 a.m. on KITV.
LETTER: One Year Ago in Pāhoa
Dear Editor – one year ago I started with a coffee and Muffin in Pahoa on 3rd of May in the late morning and took a bath in Ahalanui beach park approx
