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Due to the road conditions on Highway 130 from the volcanic activity, the Kalapana Solid Waste Transfer Station was closed during the month of May. The State Department of Transportation has determined that it is safe for the Solid Waste Division Trucks to cross the metal plates on the road and transport refuse out of […]

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Visitors are coming in increasing numbers to view the active lava viewing in the Kalapana area. Tours, bike rentals, and other related business is booming! BUTis your business legal? Hawaii County Code (“HCC”) Section 22-2.5 prohibits the commercial use of any portion of County roadways for the purpose of displaying, vending, hawking, selling, renting or […]

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The County of Hawai’i is providing vendors currently illegally operating on roadways in the Kalapana area with information aimed at helping them with next steps to ensure their businesses are legally conducted in suitable locations.

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The County of Hawai’i plans to enforce an ordinance that bars vendors from operating on County roadways and shoulders amid safety concerns, focusing on vendors currently operating on roadways in the Kalapana area. An informal community meeting will be held to address questions and concerns at the Pāhoa Community Center on Wednesday, April 25, 2018, […]

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HawaiÊ»i Island police have identified the body found on December 5th along the Kalapana coastline in Puna. The victim was identified by dental records as 61 year-old Michael Clay Hughes who had no permanent address. On December 5, 2017, officers responded to the Kalapana Gardens area after a hiker discovered a decomposing body in a […]

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The Hawaiian Volcano Observatory (HVO) reports the active lava flow from PuÊ»u ʻŌʻō in the East Rift Zone is entering the ocean at Kamokuna located within Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. Additional surface flows are active near PuÊ»u ʻŌʻō and more recently moving beyond the National Park eastern boundary onto private property near the abandoned Royal […]

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The 61G lava flow, extending southeast of PuÊ»u ʻŌʻō on KÄ«lauea’s south flank, continued to be active and to enter the sea at multiple places near Kamokuna.

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HawaiÊ»i Island police are investigating a hit-and-run accident late Wednesday night (August 3) in the Kalapana area. Puna District police officers responded to an 11:11 p.m. report of a vehicle-pedestrian accident on Highway 130 in Kalapana. A 32-year-old KeaÊ»au man was reportedly struck by a mini-van while on the side of the road inspecting his […]

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HawaiÊ»i Island police have obtained a new photo of a 48-year-old man who was reported missing last year. Michael Kalla was last seen October 5 in Kalapana. His last known address was in HonokaÊ»a. He is described as 6-foot-1, 200 pounds and muscular with balding dark blond hair, green eyes and a scar under his […]

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Hawaiʻi Island police are renewing their request for information about a 48-year-old man who was reported missing. Michael Kalla was last seen October 5 in Kalapana. His last known address was in Honokaʻa. He is described as 6-foot-1, 200 pounds and muscular with balding dark blond hair, green eyes and a scar under his chin.

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Fire rescue crews responded to a 10:24 a.m. alarm Saturday (June 4) to 12-4919 Ahia Road in the Kalapana area of Puna for a structure fire. Crews arrived to find a single-story home engulfed in flames. Firefighters had the fire under control by 11:10 a.m. and it was declared out at 11:30 a.m.

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Hawaiʻi Island police are searching for a 48-year-old man who was reported missing. Michael Kalla was last seen October 5 in Kalapana. His last known address was in Honokaʻa. He is described as 6-foot-1, 200 pounds and muscular with balding dark blond hair, green eyes and a scar under his chin.

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The active investigation into the strangulation death of 25-year-old Brittany-Jane Royal has concluded with a determination that she was murdered by her boyfriend, 22-year-old Boaz David Johnson.

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HawaiÊ»i Island police have initiated a coroner’s inquest case in connection with a body found in Kalapana. At approximately 2:55 p.m. Thursday (January 2), police received a report from a 34-year-old man, who indicated that he discovered a decomposing body while hiking in a forested area of a lava field at the end of Highway […]

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