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Career fishermen and generations of fishing families have been waiting for access to the ocean since the 2018 Kīlauea lava flow blocked the Pohoiki Boat Ramp eight years ago.

Thousands of rocks were tossed high in the air, littering the caldera floor. Intense electrical storms accompanied some of the explosions, and lightning took out powerlines far down the road to Hilo.

Although the eruption has stopped, many remain homeless in search of permanent homes and most shelters in the Pāhoa area remain 75% full.

A second batch of checks from OHA’s natural disaster relief program were released to 55 Native Hawaiian households to help them cope with the devastating impacts from the recent lava flows in Puna.

An additional eight people have been cited for loitering in the East Rift Eruption Zone in the last few weeks, seven of them in the last 24 hours.

Mahalo to Paradise Helicopters for the amazing doors off overflight of the eruption zone. We captured images of the ocean entry which were used in this piece. The older video is from an education resource and research done by oceanographer

Thirty-one-year-old Colin Malone and 59-year-old Kent Davis, both of California were cited on Pohoiki Road, past the Lava Tree State Monument.

Puna, where she first heard the words I love you, where little Luola’s baby luau was, where her piko floated out to sea. “Are we confirming that everything is basically gone except that small patch?” “Yeah. 90% gone.”

Big Island police charged Brannon Ramirez with first-degree assault; and search officially begins for a 16-year-old girl reported as missing from Puna.

Big Island police arrested three people during a meth bust early Monday morning.  Puna police recovered 52 grams of crystal methamphetamine or ice, approximately $1,800 in cash, and drug paraphernalia including glass pipes, a digital scale and re-sealable plastic bags, during a search of a vehicle on Pahoa Village Road.  30-year-old Joshua Kaahu of Honolulu […]

By Wendy Osher Hawaii local census offices are hoping to hire more than 3000 temporary workers to assist in the effort of counting the state’s population for the 2010 Census.  Officials say an estimated 300-400 people will be hired in Maui County.  Temporary jobs of up to two months include census takers, enumerators and crew […]

Agricultural officials have confirmed the spread of the invasive Little Fire Ant from populations in East Hawaii to the West side of the Island. The species was first detected in the Big Island’s Puna district in 1999.  The new finding was made at two locations in Kailua-Kona—one at a residence, and the other at a […]

Though little is known today, Joseph Nawahi was a Hawaiian patriot and Renaissance man.  A teacher, surveyor, lawyer, cabinet minister, newspaper editor, and artist, he was born in Puna, Hawaii on January 13, 1842. Joseph Nawahi is an important figure for understanding Hawaiian history and Hawaiian sovereignty.  While a political prisoner, the harsh conditions of […]