“What happens if Saddle Road is closed because of the Mauna Loa eruption?”
Views expressed in this Hawaii Island News summary are those of the reporters and correspondents. Accessed on 09 December 2022, 1935 UTC.
Content provided by email subscription to “BigIslandNow.com.
Source: https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/?tab=rm&ogbl#inbox/FMfcgzGrbRZxlKjVGwjwfJnZzfjqGQbV
Please click link or scroll down to read your selections.
View in Browser
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 9, 2022
Officials talk about what would about if the Mauna Loa eruption were to cut off Daniel K. Inouye Highway.
A 27-year-old was charged with a string of burglaries in Kona and is expected to appear for a preliminary today in Kona District Court.
Three visitors from Kazakhstan were cited for trespassing on closed the Mauna Loa Reserve.
And on Maui, authorities are investigating a shark/human encounter.
Mahalo for your readership.
What happens if Saddle Road is closed because of the Mauna Loa eruption? By Nathan Christophel
While there was encouraging news Thursday morning that the supply of lava flowing toward Daniel K. Inouye Highway (also known as Saddle Road) was cut off, the Mauna Loa eruption is not over.
County officials and Hawaiian Volcano Observatory scientists are still closely monitoring the volcano’s unpredictable activity.
Shark/human encounter reported in South Maui, search underway off of Keawakapu
Update: 2:38 p.m., Thursday, Dec. 8, 2022
Emergency response crews and law enforcement are on the scene of a possible shark encounter in South Maui. Officials with the state Department of Land and Natural Resources say a call was placed just before noon today, reporting the incident about 50-yards from shore at Keawakapu Point.
27-year-old man faces charges in connection to string of Kona burglaries
A 3rd District Court judge maintained bail on a man accused of string of burglaries over the past few days.
Twenty-seven-year-old Steven Charles Jackson appeared in Kona District Court Thursday on charges of fourth-degree sexual assault, three counts of first-degree burglary, third-degree promotion of a dangerous drug and prohibited acts related to drug paraphernalia. The offenses stem from burglaries that occurred between Saturday and Wednesday in Kailua-Kona.
3 visitors from Kazakhstan cited for hiking in closed area of Mauna Loa Forest Reserve
Three men from Kazakhstan were cited on Wednesday after being seen by three different law enforcement agencies, in the closed area of the Mauna Loa Forest Reserve.
Thirty-one-year-old Adibayev Axamat, 23-year-old Daurem Sabit and 32-year-old Nurz Niyaz were seen walking in the closed and active lava flow area off Daniel K. Inouye Highway by an officer with the Department of Army Police — assigned to the U.S. Army Garrison Pōhakuloa Training Area — who then reported it to an officer with the DLNR Division of Conservation and Resources Enforcement.
Game cameras capture forest birds in eruption zone, ecological impacts assessed
A field team with the state Division of Forestry and Wildlife was at Pu‘u Maka‘ala on Hawaiʻi Island earlier this week to assess ecological impacts of the Mauna Loa eruption on native forest birds.
Christmas Job Fair on Molokaʻi, Dec. 22
The Molokaʻi Campus of the University of Hawaiʻi, Maui College will host a Christmas Job Fair on Thursday, Dec. 22, from 2 to 6 p.m.
Kauai Weather Forecast for December 09, 2022
A strong high pressure system centered far north of the Hawaiian Islands will continue to produce strong trade winds across the state through tonight then…
Kauai Surf Forecast for December 09, 2022
Strong trade winds will keep east shore surf elevated and well above normal through early next week. Surf will lower to near or below normal levels around the…
For the latest Hawaii Island, West Hawaii, Hawaii State, and Hawaii Sports News, please check the “News Resources” link in the blog sidebar. Thanks for joining us today.
Russ Roberts
https://hawaiinewsdigest.net
https://hawaiidigestscience.com