There is no tsunami threat to Hawaii after a preliminary magnitude 5.2 Earthquake reported at 4:48 a.m. on Saturday, June 9, 2018 in the summit region of the Kīlauea Volcano on Hawaii Island. That according to the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center. Location with respect to nearby cities: 7 km (4 miles) SW (227 degrees) of […]

June 7, 2018: This video shows the fountaining at fissure 8 and follows the lava river all the way to the ocean entries in the Kapoho area. Video was shot by Hawaiʻi County Civil Defense Agency / Hawaiʻi County Fire Department and edited by Malika Dudley.

As the magma reservoir lowers and drains out (erupts) at the lower East Rift Zone, the summit area is slowly subsiding and slumping inward, which is triggering additional gas-driven explosions.

While the funding could be used for emergency supplies and temporary shelter-related goods and services, the agreement specifies that the funds are not intended for long-term infrastructure repairs or for private purposes such as the repair or rebuilding of private dwellings.

The mariners had departed from Kaunakakai Harbor on Thursday morning, but encountered trouble when a wave hit and overturned their blue and white 18-foot recreational vessel.

There is no tsunami threat to Hawaii after a 5.2. (preliminary magnitude 5.5) earthquake reported at 2:44 a.m. on Friday, June 8, 2018 in the summit region of the Kilauea Volcano, according to the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center. The USGS reports that the earthquake was located: 7 km (4 miles) SW (224 degrees) of Volcano, […]

The US Geological Survey’s Hawaiian Volcano Observatory is reporting a “pattern” of activity at the summit of the Kīlauea Volcano that is resulting in explosion events that are occurring about once a day.

Seven more people were cited Wednesday night by officers from the DLNR Division of Conservation and Resources Enforcement for loitering in a closed volcano eruption zone area. That brings the total to at least 25.

Emergency crews responded and recovered a white 2013 GMC pick-up from the bottom of the cliff, which was partially submerged in the water. A male driver was found inside the truck and pronounced dead at the scene.

Scientists with the USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory say there has been no explosive event since yesterday morning, but they do anticipate another one within the next few hours.

Mayor Alan Arakawa and his wife, Ann, will join Governor David Ige, his wife and other dignitaries for dinner with Japanese Imperial Highness Prince and Princess Akishino tonight on Oʻahu.

A second Kōkua Puna collection drive is planned for this weekend on Maui, in response to the escalating conditions faced by evacuees fleeing the Kīlauea volcano eruption on Hawai’i Island.

He said sea level inundation is having an impact on the island’s beaches, the Honoapiʻilani Highway and homes and condos near the shoreline.  He said “it just makes sense” to finally take a proactive approach to adapting to sea level rise so that more buildings are not approved in future tidal zones.

Hundreds of homes were claimed by lava in Kapoho Beach Lots and Vacationland overnight. HVO authorities report that most of Vacationland and all but the northern edge of Kapoho Beach Lots was inundated with lava by morning.

A live ball python snake was captured over the weekend in Hilo on the road next to the South Hilo Sanitary Landfill by county workers.

There is NO tsunami threat to Hawaii after a 5.5 (preliminary magnitude 5.6) earthquake reported at 4:32 a.m. on Tuesday, June 5, 2018 in the Summit Region of the Kilauea Volcano, according to the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center. #MauiNowNews #Kilauea #volcano

Roadway is blocked at the intersection of Kaahumanu Avenue and Kane Street in Kahului due to a motor vehicle accident. Motorists should use an alternate route until the road is cleared.

The Sierra Club Maui Group and Maui Tomorrow are challenging Maui County and Anaergia Services’ proposed sludge farm and power plant along the Kahului shoreline by filing a lawsuit in Maui’s Environmental Court on Thursday.

On Sunday, June 3, a magnitude 5.5 earthquake rattled the summit area at 3:50 p.m., cracking the overlook deck at Jaggar Museum. Over the weekend, the US Geological Survey Hawaiian Volcano Observatory reported more than 500 earthquakes in a 24-hour period – the most ever measured by HVO scientists.

Maui Now has secured a list of the upcoming 2018 Maui Bon Dance Schedule.