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The flow front remains nearly two miles from Saddle Road, which remains open in both directions.

The question of when and if the lava flow reaches and crosses Saddle Road, the main thoroughfare between the east and west sides of the Big Island, is on everyone’s minds.

Gov. Josh Green’s order, at the direction of President Joe Biden, is in effect until sunset today.

The summit aimed to break down silos and drive shared priority agreements that can catalyze sweeping policy shifts for all of the islands.

A new review paper, led by University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa researchers, was recently published to educate medical professionals in the United States and around the world as they encounter an increasing number of patients suffering from the disease.

The young ‘ākeʻāke was caught on camera making its way out of its high-elevation burrow on Mauna Loa about a month before the current eruption and lava flow began.

Josh Green, the state’s ninth governor, also names poverty and climate change as key issues for his administration during his inauguration in Honolulu on Monday.

“The [Mauna Loa] lava flow is advancing sideways to the west and east about as fast as it is moving forward,” said Ken Hon, Scientist-in-Charge of Hawaiian Volcano Observatory.

Hawaiian legends tell many stories about sisters Pele, the goddess of fire and volcanoes and Poli‘ahu, goddess of snow.

The Mauna Loa lava flow is currently 2.25 miles from Saddle Road, the main east-west transportation corridor on the Big Island.

The governor-elect will be sworn into office in Honolulu on Monday, during a free ceremony open to the public.

The Mauna Loa lava flow is moving at about 75 feet per hour while it is on relatively flat ground as it creeps toward Saddle Road, now just 2.5 miles away.

Students will flex their design and engineering skills by creating a digital 3-D model of a wearable pin that celebrates their unique appreciation for veterans.

Mauna Loa’s Northeast Rift Zone is still active, with fissure 3 continuing to be the dominant source of the largest lava flow.

There are two active flows on the Northeast Rift Zone of the volcano.

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

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.

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.

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.