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Precursory activity begins ahead of Episode 44 of the Kīlauea eruption Friday morning
A fountaining eruption at Kīlauea’s caldera is projected between April 6 to April 14, potentially impacting residents and visitors with ash and tephra.
Neighbors try to stop construction of 1,400 mailboxes near Native Hawaiian burial cave
After ancestral bones were found at the site of a new mailbox park being developed in Hawaiian Paradise Park, there has been ongoing, contentious debate between community members on whether the project should continue in the same location.
Hawaiʻi County purchases Dolphin Bay Hotel for affordable rental housing
The County of Hawaiʻi’s Office of Housing and Community Development has purchased the Dolphin Bay Hotel in Hilo on Hawaiʻi Island, with plans to convert guest rooms into 18 affordable rentals.
DLNR: Caution urged near lava lands in coastal areas of Hawaiʻi Island
Newly formed lands from the 2018 Kīlauea volcano lava flows, known as lava deltas, are creating a potential hazard for Hawaiʻi Island residents and visitors. The recent discovery of a large crack in a lava delta at Kapoho, in the Puna district, demonstrates the enduring instability that newly created land presents and may indicate signs of imminent collapse.