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The Disaster Assistance and Recovery Center (DARC) will be set-up 8 a.m. – 8 p.m. at the Mountain View Gym Saturday-Sunday (Aug 16-17).

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Hawaii 24/7 Staff Donations from across the island are pouring in to collection points for delivery to residents affected by Tropical Storm Iselle. Community groups, non-profit organizations, businesses and individuals are setting up systems to get supplies to the areas still without power and water. Hawaii 24/7 has compiled this list to help streamline the […]

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  Video courtesy of BigIslandVideoNews.com Hawaii 24/7 Staff Gov. Neil Abercrombie has signed a supplementary proclamation to extend the state of emergency through Oct. 17, 2014. The original emergency proclamation, issued Aug. 6, was set to expire Friday Aug. 15. The proclamation, which includes the entire state, activates the Major Disaster Fund set aside by […]

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http://youtu.be/Z2RIcm2a1S0 Mayor Billy Kenoi on TS Iselle Recovery Wednesday, August 13, 2014 at Hawaii County Civil Defense Headquarters in Hilo. Hawaii 24/7 Staff Disaster Assistance and Recovery Centers: * Thursday, Aug. 14 and Friday, Aug. 15 from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. at the Pahoa Community Center * Saturday, Aug. 16 and Sunday, Aug. 17 […]

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Hawaii 24/7 Staff UPDATED 9 P.M. WEDNESDAY, AUG. 13 Hawaii County Civil Defense, Wednesday, 8-13-2014 1. The Department of Public Works, Hawaii National Guard and private contractors will be continuing with debris clearance and road clearing operations. All affected subdivisions currently have access to the highways and main roadways however there may be debris and […]

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Post by Big Island Video News. This drive shows an impressive clearing of fallen trees on Government Beach Road between Hawaiian Beaches and Kapoho intersection (132). We were told it was the handy work of the Hawaii National Guard. (Video courtesy of Big Island Video News) Hawaii 24/7 Staff Hawaii Emergency Management Agency (HI-EMA), formerly […]

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MEDIA RELEASE Chief Election Officer Scott Nago, in consultation with the State Attorney General, Department of Defense and the Office of the County Clerk, announced Monday that an election will be held on Friday, August 15th at Keonepoko Elementary School for the two polling places whose election was postponed due to Hurricane Iselle. Only voters […]

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Hawaiian Electric Company sends trucks, poles and crews from Oahu to beef-up Big Island efforts to restore power to areas affected by Tropical Storm Iselle.

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UPDATED (12:15 PM on 8/10/2014) If you need clean drinking water you can take a container to one of the Hawaii County water spigots to fill-up, no need to wait in a distribution line if what you need is water. If you need to get rid of trash you can visit a Hawaii County Transfer […]

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Hawaii 24/7 Staff GOVERNOR SIGNS EMERGENCY PROCLAMATION IN ANTICIPATION OF TROPICAL CYCLONES Gov. Neil Abercrombie has signed an emergency proclamation in anticipation of the arrival of two tropical cyclones in Hawaii. Hurricane Iselle is forecast to impact the state Thursday evening through late Friday. Hurricane Julio is a few days behind Iselle and may impact […]

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Hawaii 24/7 Staff The county helicopter Chopper 1 experienced engine failure Tuesday and made an emergency landing near Pololu Valley on the Hamakua Coast. The helicopter was on an evacuation mission in response to Hurricane Iselle at the time, according to a Fire Department incident report. No injuries were reported and the helicopter did not […]

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The National Weather Service in Honolulu has issued a Flash Flood Watch in effect from 4 a.m. Thursday (Aug 7) to 6 a.m. Saturday (Aug 9) due to the approach of Hurricane Iselle which is expected to bring heavy rains to the islands. Deep tropical moisture and heavy rains associated with Iselle will reach the […]

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Hawaii 24/7 Staff UPDATED: 11 P.M. TUESDAY, AUG 5 SCHOOLS CLOSED; SHELTERS OPEN The state Department of Education (DOE) is scheduling closures at designated public schools in advance of storms Iselle and Julio. On Thursday, Aug. 7, all public schools in Hawaii and Maui Counties (Maui, Molokai, Lanai) will be closed. All other public schools […]

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