Tag Archive | "pahoa"
Posted on 2:39 pm, Thursday, June 7, 2018. Tags: 2018 elections, elections, kilauea eruption, pahoa, puna
Due to the continuing volcanic eruption, the Office of Elections issued a proclamation today designating polling places 04-03, Pahoa Community Center, and 04-04, Pahoa High/Intermediate School, as absentee mail precincts for the 2018 Primary Election. Election officials declared polling places 04-03 and 04-04 as mail precincts to ensure that voters affected by the volcanic activity […]
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Posted in Elections, Government, Kilauea Eruption, News
Posted on 7:52 pm, Thursday, May 31, 2018. Tags: pahoa, puna, usps
The U.S. Postal Service announced temporary Sunday hours for their customers affected by the Kilauea eruption. The Pahoa Post Office will open for will call between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. on Sundays to distribute mail and packages to evacuees and residents that are experiencing interruptions in their mail delivery service due to the eruption.
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Posted in Government, Kilauea Eruption, News
Posted on 4:42 pm, Thursday, May 31, 2018. Tags: p&r, pahoa, pool
The Hawai‘i County Department of Parks and Recreation announces the Pahoa Community Aquatic Center will be closed until further notice due to a safety issued caused by the Puna lava event. While cleaning the pool in preparations for the reopening scheduled for June 1, 2018, aquatics staff discovered “Pele’s Hair†(fine threads of volcanic glass […]
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Posted in Kilauea Eruption, Sports, Swimming
Posted on 6:08 pm, Wednesday, 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 1:13 pm, Thursday, May 24, 2018. Tags: helco, pahoa, puna
Hawai‘i Electric Light invites the lower Puna community to visit its Customer Care team at the PÄhoa County Council Office located at 15-2879 PÄhoa Village Road every Thursday starting May 24, 2018. Company representatives will be available from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Thursdays to provide information on electrical safety, emergency preparedness, restoration, and […]
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Posted in Business, Energy
Posted on 11:15 am, Friday, May 18, 2018. Tags: kilauea eruption, pahoa, usps
The Pahoa Post Office will reopen for business today, Friday, May 18. Retail services will resume its usual hours of operation: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. weekdays and 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturdays. Mail delivery will resume on all accessible routes.
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Posted in Kilauea Eruption, News
Posted on 11:30 am, Thursday, May 17, 2018. Tags: kilauea eruption, pahoa, usps
Due to air quality concerns, the Pahoa Post Office is closed for business today, Thursday, May 17. This closure encompasses mail delivery as well as retail operations. The office will reopen and delivery will resume when conditions permit. This closure will be reevaluated on a day-to-day basis.
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Posted in Business
Posted on 4:55 pm, Tuesday, May 15, 2018. Tags: hawaiian telcom, kilauea eruption, pahoa
Hawaiian Telcom is offering free local and long distance calling at the PÄhoa Regional Community Center (15-3022 Kauhale Street) and Kea‘au Community Center (16-186 Pili Mua Street) to support East Hawai‘i residents who evacuated their homes due to the recent volcanic eruptions.
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Posted in Business, Earthquake, Kilauea Eruption, News, Volunteering
Posted on 7:28 am, Monday, May 14, 2018. Tags: keaau, kilauea eruption, pahoa, puna, red cross
As of midnight, there were about 484 residents at the Pahoa shelter and 25 residents at the Keaau shelter. 82 Red Cross workers have been assisting evacuees with their immediate emergency needs.
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Posted in Kilauea Eruption, News, Volunteering
Posted on 6:20 pm, Saturday, May 12, 2018. Tags: keaau, kilauea eruption, lava, mother's day, pahoa, puna, red cross
Since May 3, the Red Cross, along with Hawaii County partners, have distributed hundreds of blankets, sheets, pillows, futons, towels, masks, toiletry kits, and other items; as well as nearly 5,800 snacks. The Red Cross is also working with the Salvation Army to provide meals. Additionally, trained Red Cross nurses and mental health volunteers are […]
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Posted in Kilauea Eruption, News, Volunteering
Posted on 11:11 am, Thursday, May 10, 2018. Tags: keaau, kilauea eruption, pahoa, red cross
As of midnight, there were over 200 residents at the Pahoa shelter and 24 residents at the Keaau shelter. A team of Oahu Red Cross volunteers deployed to the Big Island on Tuesday to assist with sheltering, operations, and health services. Nearly 60 Red Cross volunteers have been working tirelessly to assist all evacuees with […]
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Posted in Kilauea Eruption, News, Volcano, Volunteering
Posted on 2:51 pm, Monday, May 7, 2018. Tags: pahoa, police
HawaiÊ»i Island police report that two arrests have were made within the Leilani Estates subdivision. A 49-year-old woman, Cynthia Verschuur of PÄhoa, disregarded two separate police roadblocks manned by uniformed police officers who commanded that her vehicle stop at a lava post at Leilani Street and Pohoiki Road, and Highway 130 and Malama Street.
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Posted on 10:52 am, Monday, May 7, 2018. Tags: hilo, kilaueaeruption, pahoa, usps
USPS announced today that the Hilo Downtown Post Office has reopened for business. The postal facility, located in the Hilo Federal Building at 154 Waianuenue Avenue, had been closed on May 4 when the federal building was evacuated due to structural concerns in the wake of the earthquakes that have accompanied the eruption.
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Posted in Business, Earthquake, Kilauea Eruption, News
Posted on 9:25 pm, Saturday, May 5, 2018. Tags: kilauea eruption, pahoa, puna, salvation army
Emergency Disaster Services [EDS] personnel and volunteers from The Salvation Army are responding to the current lava flow in Leilani Estates. The team provided 50 cases of bottled water for the shelter at the Pahoa Community Center on Thursday evening and served 76 meals at the Pahoa shelter on Friday (May 4).
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Posted in Volunteering