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Two brushfires sparked by the Kilauea June 27th Lava Flow are burning in the area mauka of Highway 130 and south of Ainaloa subdivision.

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In the event of a post office closure Pahoa mail would be directed to a contingency site in Keaau.

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SECOND SUPPLEMENTARY PROCLAMATION WHEREAS, Act 111 of the 2014 Hawai’i State Legislature, provides for the establishment of County organizations for emergency management and disaster relief with the Mayor having direct responsibility and authority over emergency management within the County; and WHEREAS, Act 111 of the 2014 Hawai’i State Legislature and Chapter 7, Articles 1 and […]

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In response to Gov. Neil Abercrombie’s Oct. 24 request for federal aid to supplement local emergency protective measures in response to the June 27th lava flow, President Barack Obama today signed a Disaster Declaration for Public Assistance. Today’s Presidential Disaster Declaration allows for emergency protective measures under the Public Assistance Program and Hazard Mitigation Grant […]

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Mary Correa, complex superintendent for Ka‘u, Kea‘au, Pahoa, has announced that beginning Wednesday, October 29, there will be no school for students at Keonepoko Elementary School. This is to allow DOE faculty, staff, administrators, facilities’ teams enough time to complete administrative work in preparation of the new facility to receive students.

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The DOE is building an alternate site for elementary students in the Kea‘au High lower parking lot that could hold a number of classrooms.

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