3+ week, 2+ day ago   (634+ words) Flood watch will be in effect from late Saturday night through Monday afternoon as Moke is expected to bring total rainfall of 5 to 10 inches, with maximum amounts of 15 inches, to windward and southeast parts of the island, including those hard-hit…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (1321+ words) The state Education Department hopes to have plans finalized and shared by early next week for how to return to educational programming at both schools. Meanwhile, Hawaiian Electric expects nearly all impacted Big Island customers, except those in certain remote…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (384+ words) Hawai‘i County continues to monitor an impending new tropical cyclone that is forecast to become a strong tropical storm as it approaches the state — posing a real threat of impacting the Big Island this weekend, as early as Saturday....

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (1739+ words) May Doi and John Hylas, who lost their lives in the storm over the weekend, were beloved members of the small, rural town of Nāʻālehu and will be greatly missed. May Doi lived on Maia Street, walking distance to Nāʻālehu…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (268+ words) While it is too early to determine the track, intensity and magnitude of this disturbance, the Hawaiʻi County Civil Defense Agency said residents should prepare again for possible bad weather. The Hawaiʻi County Civil Defense Agency and the National Weather…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (836+ words) As of Tuesday afternoon, Hawai‘i County has received 263 residential and 18 commercial damage reports in the wake of Hurricane Lala. Gaining access to the Ka‘ū District remains one of the primary goals for Hawai‘i County after Hurricane Lala…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (413+ words) First responders and Ka‘u residents can now access areas along Māmalahoa Highway except for a section fronting Pāhala Hospital. The Hawaiʻi Department of Transportation crews continue to work around the clock to address Lala’s impact to state roadways caused…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (274+ words) Hawaiʻi Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs Insurance Division urges residents to protect their property and file insurance claims as quickly and smoothly as possible following Hurricane Lala. Contact your insurance company or agent right away to report the loss…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (1093+ words) Ka‘ū residents talk about their fear while Hurricane Lala struck at night, and the sadness when morning came and they could see the damage. When the ferocious winds and raging floodwaters from Hurricane Lala hit Nā‘ālehu on Saturday,…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (471+ words) A resident of Nāʻālehu said the woman who died had lived by herself and was tiny, under 100 pounds. The first known fatality on the Big Island from Hurricane Lala was a 98-year-old former school teacher at Nāʻālehu Elementary school, according to…...