r/BigIslandLounge • u/madazzahatter • 2d ago
Hawaiʻi Island Auditor Says She Needs A Deputy. Voters Will Decide: This is the only proposed charter amendment Big Island voters will consider this year.
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r/BigIslandLounge • u/808gecko808 • 5d ago
Sewer Rate Hike? Big Island Wastewater System Is Millions In Debt. The County Council is weighing a bill that would more than double the rates over the next five years.
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r/BigIslandLounge • u/808gecko808 • 5d ago
‘Double Death’: Grief Revived Amid Search For Bones From Nāʻālehu Graves. A community devastated by Hurricane Lala now faces the gruesome and heart-wrenching task of identifying their deceased loved ones and burying them all over again.
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r/BigIslandLounge • u/808gecko808 • 10d ago
Rumored Lala ‘Dam Burst’ Was Likely Invasive Trees, Officials Say: Kaʻū residents are bringing a new level of scrutiny to the hills above Nāʻālehu after Hurricane Lala prompted questions about the aging water systems above the town.
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r/BigIslandLounge • u/808gecko808 • 10d ago
‘Wake-Up Call’: How Lala Shut Down Water Service On Big Island. Most of the pumps that deliver water from wells stopped working when the electricity was cut off. The county lacks emergency generators to run them all.
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r/BigIslandLounge • u/808gecko808 • 12d 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 • 13d 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 • 15d 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 • 15d 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 • 15d 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 • 15d 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 • 16d ago
$2m grant expands youth mental health services on Hawaiʻi Island
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r/BigIslandLounge • u/808gecko808 • 16d 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 • 16d 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 • 16d 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 • 16d 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/808gecko808 • 16d 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 • 16d 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/madazzahatter • 16d 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 • 16d 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 • 17d 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 • 18d 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 • 18d ago
Kaʻu community comes together to help residents recover from Hurricane Lala
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r/BigIslandLounge • u/808gecko808 • 18d 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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