#Waipio Valley

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The first part of a three-phase project to repair Waipiʻo Valley Road and make it safe from falling rock is nearing completion, but access will continued to be limited under Hawai’i County Mayor Mitch Roth’s amended emergency proclamation.

Work to prevent rockfalls along Waipiʻo Valley Road on Hawaiʻi Island will begin on May 22 with the road to be closed to all traffic when construction is underway.

The lawsuit says Waipiʻo Valley Shuttle had operated almost uninterrupted since the late 1960s until the County’s “illegal actions” closed the access road.

The National Weather Service says a Kona Low is expected to bring widespread heavy rainfall and possibly some thunderstorms, gusty winds and lightning from Thursday morning through Saturday, starting on the Big Island.

“Once we open the road, we don’t want to go back to the same issue we had for the past 20 years.” — Mayor Mitch Roth

Trimming and maintenance of Waipiʻo Valley Road will being in November, followed by a major three-phase repair and mitigation project to begin in Spring 2023.

A residential home burned to the ground in Waipi‘o Valley Friday, a scene to which firefighters had difficulty responding given the remote location.

To protest Hawaiʻi County’s updated rules for the Waipi’o Valley road, a road block is planned by residents, farmers and others at the Waipi’o Lookout on Sept. 19 at 8 a.m.

No injuries were reported after a single-family structure in Waipi‘o Valley was destroyed in a Monday afternoon blaze.

A year after The Hawai‘i County Council deferred a bill that would have limited pedestrian traffic on the access road into one of Hawai‘i’s most sacred valleys, some advocates are frustrated with what they see as stalled progress toward limiting congestion on the overcrowded road.

Chefs across the nation gained a deeper appreciation for kalo (taro) after spending several hours on a Waipiʻo Valley farm Wednesday, Sept. 29.

Guards will be positioned at the top of the road throughout the closure to ensure compliance.

Kayaker in Waipi‘o Valley pulled out to sea safely returned to shore Sunday afternoon.

Hawai’i Police are renewing their request for the public’s assistance in locating a 26-year-old Kona man who was reported missing on Feb. 12, 2021.

In an effort to enforce COVID-19 safety measures, Waipi‘o Valley Public Access Closed will be closed over Labor Day weekend to avoid large crowd gatherings in the valley.

Statehood Day holiday weekend approaches Friday, the public is reminded to continue practicing preventive measures such as wearing face masks, observing social distancing, and focusing on hand hygiene.

Public access to Waipi‘o Valley will be closed over the Fourth of July weekend in an effort to deter large gatherings as Hawai‘i continues to stem the spread of COVID-19.

The closure and safety measures are due to numerous visitors to the area not conforming to COVID-19 social distancing and exceeding crowd size restrictions.

On Saturday morning, a dozen members of the nonprofit group gathered at the Waipi‘o Valley lookout to spend the weekend doing mālama ‘aina (care for land) in Napo‘opo‘o Valley.