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Numerous roadways are either closed or limited for traffic due to flooding, landslides and debris. Due to the effects of Tropical Storm Lane, two emergency shelters are open on the east side of Hawaii Island. These shelters are for your convenience, but there is NO mandatory evacuation at this time. The shelters are available if […]

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The National Weather Service in Honolulu has issued a Flash Flood Warning for the Big Island until 2:30 a.m. Monday (Jan 6). At 11:18 p.m. weather radar showed heavy rain in a thunderstorm near Ookala or about 26 miles Northwest of Hilo.

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Big Island police wish to inform the public that harvesting and trucking of eucalyptus trees along Highway 19 has begun and will increase the number of trucks on the roadway, especially from the Laupāhoehoe area to Kawaihae.

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Fire/rescue crews answered a 10 a.m. alarm Friday (July 15) to a structure fire in Ninole along Highway 19 in Ninole.

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Lightning over the Hamakua Coast as seen through the Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope cloudcam early Monday morning (Jan 31) .

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MEDIA RELEASE A Big Island ranch family that wants to preserve the rural character of the Hamakua Coast has donated a conservation easement on 4,500 acres of its property to The Nature Conservancy. David and Josephine DeLuz have owned and operated the 10,200-acre Kukaiau Ranch for the last 15 years. But the DeLuzes, who are […]

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View Larger Map A magnitude 4.0 earthquake shook the Hamakua Coast at 9:45 a.m. on the Big Island. The epicenter was located 10 miles NNE of Laupahoehoe. The epicenter was at a depth of 6.5 miles. More information on the USGS website

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