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At 5:18 p.m. weather radar showed heavy rain seven miles southeast of h]Hawi, or about 39 miles north of Kailua-Kona. Civil Defense reported Kohala Mountain Road was closed due to water covering the road at mile marker nine and a half. The area of heavy rain was nearly stationary.

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As of 5 p.m. Sunday (Aug 23) Tropical Depression Kilo was located about 715 miles (1,150 km) southwest of Honolulu. The system is moving farther away from the main Hawaiian Islands.

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MEDIA RELEASE PLEASE NOTE: Lane closure schedules may change at any time without further notice. All projects are weather permitting. — HAWAII BELT ROAD (ROUTE 19) — 1) HAKALAU (WEEKEND/NIGHT WORK) Alternating lane closures on Umauma Bridge in the vicinity of Hakalau (Route 19, Milepost 16) in both directions over a twenty-four hour period, seven […]

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The listed individuals are wanted by the Hawaii Police Department because of outstanding warrants. Persons who know a warrant is out for their arrest are advised to report to the nearest police station to avoid having an officer go to their home or workplace to arrest them.

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As of 5 p.m. Saturday (Aug 22) Tropical Depression Kilo was located about 460 miles (740 km) south-southwest of Honolulu.

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The National Weather Service in Honolulu has issued a flood watch for Hawaii Island until 8:18 a.m. Saturday (Aug 22). At 5 a.m. weather radar showed heavy rain over North Hilo, South Hilo, Puna and East Ka‘u districts. The area of heavy rain was nearly stationary. Other locations in the advisory include, but are not […]

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HawaiÊ»i Island police have charged a Mountain View man for several offenses stemming from an incident that occurred on Thursday (Aug 20), at a residence on Mauna Lani Track Road in Mountain View. Jomal Ford, a 37-year-old man, was charged with four counts of attempted murder in the First Degree, and one count of Resist […]

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Kilo is forecast to gradually strengthen over the next few days and possibly become a tropical storm again Saturday night.

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The National Weather Service in Honolulu has issued a flash flood watch for Hawaii Island and Maui beginging 6 p.m. Saturday (Aug 22) through 6 p.m. Monday (Aug 24).

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Firefighters responded to a 6:16 a.m. alarm Thursday (Aug 20) to 16-2143 Azure Drive in Puna for a structure fire. Crews arrived to find smoke billowing out of the rafters of a vacant home with fire in a carport laundry room. East Fern Forest Volunteer firefighters were able to put out the fire which was […]

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KÄ«lauea’s summit lava lake level, which fluctuates in response to summit inflation and deflation, varied this past week between about 197–220 feet below the vent rim within Halema‘uma‘u Crater.

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In early 1918, visitors swarmed to Kīlauea Volcano to see a splendid show. The molten lake in Halema‘uma‘u had been rising and the pit was almost full. Soon lava spilled over the crater rim onto the floor of Kīlauea’s summit.

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At approximately 1:48 p.m. Puna Patrol officers and State of Hawai’i Sheriff’s attempted to serve a bench warrant at a residence on Mauna Lani Tract Road when a vehicle sped towards the officers in a threatening manner. In response, a police officer fired three shots and a deputy sheriff fired two shots towards the vehicle, […]

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The National weather Service is closely monitoring Tropical Depression Three-c located approximately 570 miles south-southeast of Hilo and moving west0northwest at 15 mph with maximum sustained winds at 35 mph.

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