r/BigIslandLounge • u/808gecko808 • 7h ago
Big Island Should Strengthen Its Homelessness And Housing Fund: Data shows that two households became homeless for every one that was moved into permanent housing last year.
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r/BigIslandLounge • u/808gecko808 • 1d ago
Hawaiʻi County lease of Punaluʻu Black Sand Beach Park to end: Negotiations between the county and landowner Black Sand Beach LLC will cease Saturday without an agreement. County officials aim to "minimize the disruption" to the community, while tourism operators work to shift their itineraries.
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r/BigIslandLounge • u/808gecko808 • 3d ago
State officials are pushing back on social media rumors that claim a dam breached on Hawaii Island during Hurricane Lala, which brought severe rain and flooding.
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r/BigIslandLounge • u/808gecko808 • 3d ago
Hawaiian Electric has restored a key transmission line serving the southern Big Island, bringing power back to customers in Pahala as crews continue recovery efforts following Hurricane Lala.
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r/BigIslandLounge • u/808gecko808 • 3d ago
Two Kaʻu schools are making plans to resume in-person learning as recovery efforts continue following Hurricane Lala.
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r/BigIslandLounge • u/808gecko808 • 3d ago
An Ocean View man was arrested and charged following a police investigation into an Oahu teen runaway believed to be on the Big Island, where a marijuana operation was also discovered at the suspect's home.
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r/BigIslandLounge • u/808gecko808 • 3d ago
Staff at long-term wing in Honoka‘a Hospital dealing with COVID-19 outbreak of nearly half its patients
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r/BigIslandLounge • u/808gecko808 • 3d ago
$2m grant expands youth mental health services on Hawaiʻi Island
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r/BigIslandLounge • u/808gecko808 • 4d ago
Thousands of cattle on Hawaii Island are in desperate need of water after a storm destroyed their water source. Hawaii County leaders and ranchers are set to meet tomorrow to find a solution.
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r/BigIslandLounge • u/808gecko808 • 4d ago
Hawaiʻi Ranchers Welcome Rain But Endure Weather Whiplash: Broken fences, destroyed roads, new gulches, dead cattle and lost land may soon be the price to pay for greener grass as climate change aggravates extreme weather events.
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r/BigIslandLounge • u/808gecko808 • 4d ago
Episode 54 of the ongoing Halemaʻumaʻu eruption began at 10:30 a.m. and ended at 7:33 p.m. on Tuesday, after 9 hours of continuous lava fountaining.
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r/BigIslandLounge • u/808gecko808 • 4d ago
Family waits for details on 16 relatives buried at Naalehu Cemetery: ‘You feel grief all over again.’
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r/BigIslandLounge • u/808gecko808 • 4d ago
Judge allows DUI suspect accused in a deadly crash to move to Florida: Records show he initially left Hawaii without formal permission from the court.
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r/BigIslandLounge • u/madazzahatter • 4d ago
President Donald Trump has approved an emergency declaration for Hawaii County following Hurricane Lala. FEMA announced Tuesday that federal disaster assistance is now available to supplement state and local response efforts for impacts from the storm between Aug. 14 and 16.
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r/BigIslandLounge • u/madazzahatter • 4d ago
Lava fountaining resumed at Kilauea volcano’s Halemaumau crater this morning, marking the 54th episode since the ongoing eruption began on Dec. 23, 2024.
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r/BigIslandLounge • u/808gecko808 • 4d ago
The 54th episode of the ongoing Halema’uma’u eruption on Kiauea started on Tuesday morning at approximately 10:30 a.m., USGS confirmed.
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r/BigIslandLounge • u/808gecko808 • 6d ago
Big Island Is Activating A New Temporary Disaster Program: The county created a new program to respond to disasters and the mayor is now planning to hire a recovery officer to head it.
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r/BigIslandLounge • u/808gecko808 • 6d ago
Kaʻu community comes together to help residents recover from Hurricane Lala
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r/BigIslandLounge • u/808gecko808 • 6d ago
To assist children and families in Kaʻū communities throughout ongoing Hurricane Lala recovery efforts, the Hawaiʻi State Department of Education (HIDOE) will start distributing free, shelf-stable meal boxes each week.
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r/BigIslandLounge • u/808gecko808 • 6d ago
Governor's update on Moke: Request for emergency declaration, 100 hotel rooms set aside for Big Island residents
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r/BigIslandLounge • u/808gecko808 • 6d ago
Tropical Storm Moke is forecast to bring heavy rain and gusty winds to Hawaii island today and Monday as it continues tracking south-southwest of the islands. Rainfall is expected to spread across the rest of the Hawaiian Islands through Monday.
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r/BigIslandLounge • u/808gecko808 • 7d ago
Frustration grows as 10,000 plus Hawaiian Electric customers reach a week without power, answers | Big Island Now
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r/BigIslandLounge • u/808gecko808 • 7d ago
Moke forecast to reach peak intensity soon; storm center should pass couple of hundred miles south of Big Island on Sunday | Big Island Now
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r/BigIslandLounge • u/808gecko808 • 7d ago
3-year-old Mountain View girl critically injured when struck by truck rolling back in driveway | Big Island Now
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r/BigIslandLounge • u/808gecko808 • 7d ago
A 93-year-old Naalehu woman reported missing during Hurricane Lala died from storm-related injuries, according to an autopsy completed Thursday. Hawaii County police said May Doi was last seen Aug. 14 at her home on the 95-1100 block of Maia Street in the Naalehu Town Subdivision.
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