A checkpoint blocking public access to Leilani Estates will remain in place for at least another month while officials search for ways to give visitors a safe and legal way to see the lava field and 300-foot cinder cone left behind from Kilauea Volcano’s most active hot spot, Mayor Harry Kim told the Honolulu Star- Advertiser on Monday. Read more
Hawaii County is holding a housing fair next month for those impacted by the Kilauea eruption. Read more
Parts of the hotel resumed operation when the national park reopened late last month, but kitchen services could not restart immediately. Read more
Kilauea topped a nationwide list of dangerous volcanoes and was one of 18 considered to be “very high risk,” according to a report released this week by the U.S. Geological Survey. Read more
The USGS says that the threat rankings are not an indication of which volcanoes will erupt next, but the potential severity of impacts that could result from future eruptions, and used to help guide risk-mitigation efforts. Read more
A survey of Big Island farmers has found that they have suffered nearly $28 million from damages caused by the months-long eruption earlier this year of the Kilauea volcano, the Hawaii Tribune Herald reports. Read more
Big Island officials rejected a proposal that would have sought tax relief for commercial properties in the communities of Pahoa and Volcano. Read more
Following a tumultuous run of storms, wildfires and eruptive volcanic activity, state legislators are bracing for a series of requests and proposals to help fund disaster-recovery efforts across the state. Read more
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A survey of Big Island farms impacted by the Kilauea eruption tallied nearly $28 million in losses for the floriculture and nursery, papaya, macadamia nut and other industries. Read more
The U.S. Postal Service announced that will resume operations in parts of Hawaii island that were impacted by the Kilauea eruption in May, starting Tuesday. Read more
Yellow means that the volcanic activity has decreased significantly, but continues to be monitored for possible, renewed increase. Read more
A non-profit called the Synergistic Hawaii Agriculture Council (SHAC) will receive more than $483,000 in federal funding to assist farmers impacted by the volcanic activity on Hawaii island, according to U.S. Sen. Mazie K. Hirono. Read more
Hawaii County announced today that the Disaster Recovery Center in Pahoa assisting survivors of the Kilauea eruption will close permanently on Friday. Read more
Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park, the premier visitor attraction for Hawaii island, reopened Saturday and welcomed an eager stream of tourists and locals from across the state. Read more
State officials said the popular Pohoiki Boat Ramp in Puna showed no damage and could possibly be used again, but the entrance is blocked off and surrounded by about 14,000 cubic yards of black sand. Read more
State officials said the popular Pohoiki Boat Ramp in Puna showed no damage and could possibly be used again, but the entrance is blocked off and surrounded by about 14,000 cubic yards of black sand. Read more
Pahoa’s emergency evacuation center opened in a hurry at 4:15 p.m. May 3 and over the next 136 days offered a lifeline to people forced from their homes by the Kilauea eruption. Read more
Park visitors should, however, anticipate heavy traffic, long lines and delays, and one-third fewer parking spaces than before. Read more
The dominant source of lava since May from Puna’s volcanic eruption could be tapped out. But one increasingly active issue with fissure 8 is the effort to give it an official name. Read more
The oceanfront property adjacent to Hawaii Volcanoes National Park was purchased for $1.95 million in a recent foreclosure sale. Read more
