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Hawaiian Volcano Observatory reports that Fissure 8 continues to be very active and is feeding a lava channel to the ocean at Kapoho. The flow is producing a broad ocean entry along the shoreline and is also oozing fresh lava at Kapoho Beach Lots. Fissure 22 is also active and producing a short flow.  Gas […]

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Motorists are asked to be alert and drive with care as military units are scheduled to convoy from the Kawaihae Docks to here, July 1, between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. Additionally, during July, community members may notice an increase in convoys and military training, to include aviation activities, at and around Pōhakuloa as a […]

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The flow is producing a broad ocean entry along the shoreline, and is also oozing fresh lava at Kapoho Beach Lots.

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On Thursday (June 28), Mr. Roman V. Andryushkin, a 43-year-old man, of Russia was contacted while in a closed disaster area near the Nanawale Forest Reserve & Lava Tree State Park. Informants in the area who had proper permission to be in the area, reported that Andryushkin was seen operating a Red colored Drone while […]

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On Kīlauea Volcano’s lower East Rift Zone, lava from the fissure 8 spatter cone continues to flow in an established channel to the Kapoho coastline.

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What is causing these earthquakes? The short answer is that the rigid rock of the caldera floor is responding to the steady withdrawal of magma from a shallow reservoir beneath the summit.

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Fire/rescue crews responded to a 9:05 a.m. alarm Thursday (June 28) to 16-1994 King Kamehameha Blvd for a structure fire. Crews arrived to find an abandoned single-story previously burned home with about 25 percent of the rear of the home on fire. Firefighters had the blaze under control by 9:22 a.m. and declared it out […]

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Police are searching for Donna Nekoba, 58 of Hilo who is is described as Hawaiian, 5’5″, 130 pounds, reddish/brown shoulder length straight hair, thin build, tan complexion. She was last seen wearing a pink tank top, blue jeans, and faded pink rubber boots. she has a tattoo of a green turtle on her right hand. […]

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HawaiÊ»i Island police are asking for the public’s assistance with locating a South Hilo man who has been reported missing. 40-year-old Ryan Buckley, who was last seen just after midnight, (12 a.m.), Wednesday night/Thursday morning, (June 28), in the upper Kaumana area of Gentry Homes. He has a medical condition that requires medication. Buckley is […]

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HawaiÊ»i Island police shot at a suspect during an officer-involved shooting that occurred Wednesday, (June 27), in PanaÊ»ewa. At about 11:35 p.m., police were investigating a suspected stolen vehicle in the area of East Mamaki Street when the Toyota Tacoma and another vehicle fled from them. In the process, the Tacoma drove toward one of […]

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Hawaiian Volcano Observatory reports an explosive event occurred at Halemaumau Crater at 4:49 a.m. today.  On the East Rift Zone, Fissure 8 continues to be very active and is feeding a lava channel to the ocean at Kapoho. The flow is expanding south along the shoreline and is also oozing fresh lava at Kapoho Beach […]

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The Hawai‘i State Department of Health (DOH) will hold public informational meetings beginning next week and scheduled through August to explain the impact cesspools are having on drinking water and sensitive surface waters. The meetings will also provide information on possible solutions to the cesspools.

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Motorists hitting the road to celebrate the July 4 holiday will be feeling more pinched than last year, shelling out an average of $2.90 per gallon, the highest Independence Day prices since 2014, when the national average hit $3.66 per gallon, according to GasBuddy, the only smartphone app connecting drivers with their Perfect Pit Stop.

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The Blood Bank of Hawaii is holding their blood drives July 4-6, 2018 in Kona. Donors can also be eligible to win a gift card and grand prize island getaway.

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