Posted on May 31, 2018. Tags: hdot, hvnp
The National Park Service and Hawai‘i Department of Transportation have signed an agreement to prepare the coastal stretch of Chain of Craters-Kalapana Road as an evacuation route through Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park should Highway 130 be cut off by lava from the Kīlauea eruption.
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Posted on May 30, 2018. Tags: police, puna, shooting
HawaiÊ»i Island police have arrested a PÄhoa man in connection with a Tuesday afternoon shooting incident, (May 29), in the lower Puna area. At 12:21 p.m., police responded to a report of gunshots fired near the intersection of Kahukai and Makamae Streets in the Leilani Estates Subdivision. The victim, a 32-year-old man from Leilani Estates, […]
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Posted on May 30, 2018. Tags: dui stats, police
During the week of May 21, through May 27, 2018, HawaiÊ»i Island police arrested 25 motorists for driving under the influence of an intoxicant. Three of the drivers were involved in a traffic accident. One of the drivers was under the age of 21. So far this year, there have been 474 DUI arrests compared […]
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Posted on May 30, 2018. Tags: fatality, pahala, police
afternoon, (May 28), on Highway 11 near the 51-mile marker in PÄhala She has been identified as Julia Gonzaga Responding to a 12:29 p.m. call, police determined that a 2012 Mazda minivan operated by an 84-year-old PÄhala man had been traveling south on Highway 11 near the 51-mile marker when the van ran off the […]
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Posted on May 30, 2018. Tags: police, waikoloa, waimea, warrants
South Kohala Patrol & The Area II Special Enforcement Unit is actively seeking for Eyan K. Chong, a 29-year-old who frequents the South Kohala Area (Waikoloa & Waimea). He is wanted on multiple outstanding warrants of arrest for probation violations. Chong is 5-feet-9-inches and 150 pounds.
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Posted on May 30, 2018. Tags: keaau, police, theft
MEDIA RELEASE HawaiÊ»i Island police are requesting the public’s help in identifying the person whose image was captured on surveillance cameras in connection with a theft from a KeaÊ»au store. On (March 10), an adult male stole a cellular phone that was inadvertently left on a KeaÊ»au store counter by a customer. He is described […]
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Posted on May 30, 2018. Tags: police
Hawaiʻi Island police are asking for the public’s assistance in locating three women who are wanted for questioning in connection with several criminal incidents. Tearon Pacheco-Fernandez is a 22-year-old Mt. View woman, described as being 4-feet-9-inches, 120 pounds with brown hair and brown eyes.
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Posted on May 30, 2018. Tags: coh, p&r, pahoa, pool
The Hawai‘i County Department of Parks and Recreation announces the Pahoa Community Aquatic Center will open on June 1, 2018, for recreation and lap swimming on a shortened schedule as follows: Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday: 3-6 p.m. The pool may close with little or no notice due to conditions caused by the lava […]
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Posted on May 30, 2018. Tags: ashfall, dws, halemaumau, hccd, hvo, kilauea eruption, lava, puna, usgs
Residents of Kapoho Beach Lots and Vacationland are advised to evacuate due to the possibility of lava cutting off access to Beach Road near Four Corners.
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Posted on May 29, 2018. Tags: ashfall, dws, halemaumau, hccd, hvo, kilauea eruption, lava, puna, usgs
Residents on Noni Farms Road and Hale Kamahina road need to EVACUATE IMMEDIATELY due to a fast-moving lava flow.
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Posted on May 29, 2018. Tags: helco, kilauea eruption, puna
The spread of erupting lava has destroyed Hawai‘i Electric Light equipment, causing outages in areas of lower Puna. Some of those outages may last for an extended time. Continued lava activity has damaged and destroyed more than 400 poles and related equipment in the lower Puna area. Where possible, power is being rerouted to continue […]
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Posted on May 29, 2018. Tags: fuel, gasbuddy
Average retail gasoline prices in Hawaii have fallen 6.7 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $3.82/g yesterday, according to GasBuddy’s daily survey of 355 gas outlets in Hawaii. This compares with the national average that has increased 1.8 cents per gallon in the last week to $2.96/g, according to gasoline price website GasBuddy.com.
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Posted on May 28, 2018. Tags: dws, halemaumau, hccd, hvo, kilauea eruption, lava, puna, usgs
Hawaiian Volcano Observatory reports that a fast-moving pahoehoe flow from Fissure 8 is advancing on Nohea and Kupono Streets north of Leilani Street. There are reports of lava fountains on Moku Street.
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Posted on May 28, 2018. Tags: helco, puna
Hawai‘i Electric Light warns customers that power interruptions are likely if the lava continues to advance toward Highway 132. The company has been monitoring lava activity and is ready to implement its plans to perform planned switching to reroute power to customers in the lower Puna areas.  This work will begin at about 3 p.m., […]
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