State crews begin resurfacing Big Isle’s Mamalahoa Highway
KAILUA-KONA » Resurfacing work began Monday on Mamalahoa Highway on Hawaii island.
West Hawaii Today reported Friday that the work will continue through Feb. 18 from the Keopu Channel to the Keopu substation of the Hawaii Electric Light Co.
Motorists should plan for delays during the project, which will bring alternate lane closures between 8:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m.
According to Hawaii County, no roadwork will occur on weekends or holidays.
Work will go on as the weather permits.
Hawaii Belt Road improvements by the state will be:
» In the vicinity of Pepeekeo to Hakalau through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.
» Between Jardine Road and Old Mamalahoa Highway near Kaawalii Gulch through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Molokai toddler gravely injured after car strike
A 2-year-old boy sustained life-threatening injuries after he was struck by a vehicle Monday morning in Waialua, Molokai, according to a news release issued by Maui County police.
A preliminary investigation found the accident occurred at about 11:20 a.m. when the vehicle, traveling southbound on private property in the area of milepost No. 19 on Kamehameha Highway, hit the toddler.
The child was flown to the Maui Memorial Medical Center emergency room.
The motorist, a 67-year-old Waialua woman, did not report any injury.
Lava flow front remains stalled in Pahoa area
The leading edge or front of the lava flow closest to Highway 130 in the Pahoa area has shown no sign of advancing in the past week, Hawaii County Civil Defense said Monday.
The lava front was about 0.36 mile from the highway, west of the Pahoa police and fire stations Monday morning, Civil Defense said.
Smoke and vog conditions Monday were moderate to heavy, with a light wind blowing the smoke in a northeasterly direction.
Civil Defense advised those with respiratory problems to stay indoors as smoke conditions are predicted to increase in some areas.
The public lava viewing area at the Pahoa Recycling and Transfer Station was closed Sunday to allow the station to restore to normal operations by March 1.
