1+ week, 2+ day ago   (1026+ words) Steve Soltysik was boarding up the windows on his Līhu‘e home on Thursday in preparation for what was then Category 4 Hurricane Lowell, with winds of 130 mph and on track to impact Kaua‘i early next week. The 78-year-old American…...

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, 3+ day ago   (359+ words) Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park, including its Kahuku Unit in Kaʻū, will temporarily close by 5 p.m. today (Aug. 21) ahead of a new storm system that could again bring torrential rainfall and high winds to Hawaiʻi Island as early as Aug....

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (1273+ words) Hawaiian Electric restored about 2,600 Big Island customers Wednesday in sections of Puna, North and South Kohala, North and South Hilo and Hāmākua with about 14,400 customers on the island remain without power; medical doctors will be available later today at Nāʻālehu…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (263+ words) Hawaiʻi Department of Health urges the public to be vigilant about health risks associated with heavy rains, high winds and power outages in the wake of Hurricane/Tropical Storm Lala. Major storms create environmental conditions that can be detrimental to…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago   (840+ words) More than 63,000 customers were without power on the Big Island as of 8 p.m. Saturday, according to Hawaiian Electric. Lala has moved past the Big Island, but the outer bands are still bringing high winds, heavy rains and flash flooding to parts…...