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Judge Jonathan J. Chun swore in Kauaʻi Mayor Derek S.K. Kawakami – who will serve a second term – and the new County Council members.

Governor-elect Josh Green today announced nominees to serve as Director and/or Deputy Director for 14 state departments in his cabinet.

The program includes visits to neighborhood centers across the island.

Traffic control configurations around the Mailihuna, Hau‘a‘ala and Kawaihau roads intersection will change as construction progresses.

Kaua‘i’s South Shore was battered by a historic south swell this summer. The event was not related to the season’s only hurricane.

Now more than 3 miles away from Daniel K. Inouye Highway, the Mauna Loa eruption has reached the bottom part of the slope of the volcano and is entering into a flat area, officials confirmed this morning.

The Kaua‘i Department of Liquor Control has launched a new online licensing platform meant to improve the application experience and decrease processing times for new liquor license applications. At this time, only new applications are being accepted through the new online portal with an online renewal option in the development phase. Those without internet access […]

Get in the Christmas spirit at the annual Lights on Rice Parade scheduled for Friday.

At approximately 11 p.m. Tuesday, the leading edge of the Mauna Loa lava flow crossed Old Kona Highway, a dirt road that crosses the Mauna Loa Forest Reserve.

The current long-period west-northwest swell (310 degrees) will gradually decline today. A larger, west- northwest (300 degrees) swell is expected to build…

New webcam videos from USGS shows fissure 3 and new fissure 4 is feeding lava flows downslope to the north/northeast. Fissure 3 is feeding the largest lava flow.

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The lava from the Mauna Loa eruption is on the move with flow from its fissure 3 crossing the Mauna Loa Observatory Road overnight, according to USGS Volcanoes.

A high surf advisory was issued for west- and north-facing shores on the Garden Isle.

A portion of the parking lot at Nāwiliwili Park fronting Kalapakī Bay, in Līhu‘e, will be closed starting tomorrow for repairs due to damages caused by the high surf over the weekend.

The bright red glow in the dark night skies of Mauna Loa erupting on the Big Island made way for an overcast morning, with the skies becoming a beautiful purple and blue as the sun rose.

The first flight over the volcano was conducted at about 6:30 a.m. on Monday and it confirmed that the eruption of Mauna Loa has migrated from the summit to the Northeast Rift Zone.

The National Weather Service has issued an Ashfall Advisory for all districts of Hawaiʻi Island through today. Trace amounts of ashfall and volcanic gas is expected.

At this time, lava flows are contained within the summit area of Mauna Loa and are not threatening downslope communities on the Big Island, but residents at risk from lava flows should review their preparedness.

Rainfall may be light at first, but heavier slow-moving showers are expected to develop on Kauaʻi, bringing the potential for flash flooding.