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Join the Friends of Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park (FHVNP) for our winter fundraiser – an evening of wine tasting, open pupu buffet, live music and art by Christina Skaggs. The public is invited to attend the Friends’ “Winter Fundraiser – Wine Tasting & Art” at the Hilo Hawaiian Hotel in the Wai’oli Lounge on Wednesday, […]

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No destructive widespread tsunami threat exists based on historical earthquake and tsunami data. However – earthquakes of this size sometimes generate local tsunamis that can be destructive along coasts located within a hundred kilometers of the earthquake epicenter. Authorities in the region of the epicenter should be aware of this possibility and take appropriate action.

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Hawaiʻi Island police are searching for a 47-year-old man who was last seen in Hilo yesterday ( January 31) at 4:00 p.m. Viktor Goy of Kailua-Kona left his home yesterday at 9:30 a.m. and has not been seen or heard from since an afternoon appointment in Hilo.

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Fire/rescue crews responded to an 8:24 p.m. alarm Thursday (Jan 31) to the shoreline fronting Puuhonua O Honaunau National Historical Park for a report of a missing diver.

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The Civil Defense sirens are tested monthly at 11:45 a.m. on the first work day of the month. The monthly test is a one minute sounding. It is a good idea to listen to a local radio stations during the monthly test to ensure you can receive the Emergency Alert Messages which are broadcast in […]

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We’ll conclude our discussion, and the fourth annual Volcano Awareness Month (January 2013), with a look at the 1959 eruption of Kilauea Iki.

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Surface lava flows remain active several hundred yards out from the base of the pali, as well as near the coast. Weak ocean entries scattered along the sea cliff remain active on both sides of the Hawaii Volcanoes National Park boundary.

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To commemorate and celebrate the contributions to our nation made by people of African descent, American historian Carter G. Woodson established Black History Week. The first celebration occurred on Feb. 12, 1926. For many years, the second week of February was set aside for this celebration to coincide with the birthdays of abolitionist/editor Frederick Douglass […]

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