Hurricanes, and the flooding damage they cause, are facts of life here. There’s no cause for keeping people in the dark about the realities, and about the best means of protecting their property. Read more
The barricades that once blocked entry into the Leilani Estates emergency evacuation zone were gone Saturday as residents long separated from their homes made their way back along the familiar roads of the Lower Puna subdivision. Read more
More than two months after flowing lava and volcanic gas prompted county officials to evacuate Leilani Estates in Puna, residents of the subdivision will be able to return to their homes today. Read more
State officials announced the MacKenzie State Recreation Area along the coastline in Lower Puna will reopen Saturday for the first time since the Kilauea eruption in early May forced its closure. Read more
A small cone has developed on the floor of the crater within fissure 8 on the lower East Rift Zone, according to the U.S. Geological Survey, which documented it Tuesday during a drone surveillance flight. Read more
The USGS on Tuesday morning found bits of molten lava had built it up to about 10 to 13 feet high. Read more
Hawaii County officials met House lawmakers at the state Capitol on Wednesday to urge them to convene a special session to provide another $17.4 million in state funding for the county’s “immediate needs” for recovery from the damage done by Kilauea Volcano lava. Read more
Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park is planning to loan some items from Jaggar Museum to a proposed visitor center in downtown Pahoa. Read more
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Tourists and locals trickled into the gated MacKenzie State Recreation Area to get a closer look at the cooled aa lava flow during the recent lull in the spectacular lower East Rift Zone eruption. Read more
A major Hawaii island landowner is seeking to expand the Puna community of Keaau with a project that could help provide badly needed house lots and homes to replace those destroyed by lava in May and June. Read more
The U.S. Small Business Administration said it has approved more than $30 million in federal disaster loans for Hawaii businesses and residents affected by the Kilaueaeruption that began May 3. Read more
County officials now estimate the price tag for the recovery of Puna in the wake of the Kilauea Volcano eruption will be more than $800 million, but Mayor Harry Kim said Friday most of that would come from federal or county sources and not from the state. Read more
In another sign that the threat from Kilauea Volcano may be over, Hawaii County officials removed two lava-related checkpoints on Highway 137 in Puna on Friday night, while portions of Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park are scheduled to reopen Sept. 22. Read more
The U.S. Geological Survey said in its Hawaiian Volcano Observatory status report this morning that its crew continues to see no incandescence within the fissure 8 cone, on the flow field or at the coastal area, similar to Wednesday. Read more
The U.S. Small Business Administration said it has approved more than $30 million in federal disaster loans for Hawaii businesses and residents impacted by the Kilauea eruption that began May 3. Read more
Tentative steps toward relaxing restrictions on access to the Puna eruption zone are in the works, with Hawaii island officials preparing to remove two roadblocks in the next week on routes that lead to rugged, 40-foot-tall cooled lava flows that crossed a highway near the coastline. Read more
On the heels of the apparent halt of Kilauea’s eruption earlier this month comes more good news for the Big Island: Its emergency shelter population has dwindled. Read more
The Pahoa Emergency Evacuation Shelter on Hawaii island is officially closing at noon on Sept. 17, Hawaii County officials announced today. Read more
The National Park Service reported that 11 people were cited for illegally entering closed portions of Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park on Saturday. Read more
The U.S. Geological Survey detected a glow coming from deep within the fissure 8 cone Saturday morning, but the glow was no longer observed during Monday morning’s overflight. Read more
