A Pahoa Community Meeting will be held on Tuesday, July 3. The meeting will provide an update on the current eruption in lower Puna. The meeting begins at 5 p.m.
Pahoa Post Office Temporarily Extends Service Hours
The U.S. Postal Service announced temporary Sunday hours for their customers affected by the Kilauea eruption. The Pahoa Post Office will open for will call between 10 a.m. and 2
Mass Transit to Reinstate Pahoa 3 Route
The County of Hawai’i Mass Transit Agency has announced that the Pahoa 3 Route will be reinstated, effective Friday, May 25. Due to the current volcanic activity, all Pahoa/Pohoiki routes will
UPDATE: Additional Residents Ordered to Evacuate as New Fissure Opens
Updated at 12:45 p.m. Hawaiian Volcano Observatory reports that Fissure 17 (previously noted as fissure 18) off Halekamahina Loop Road is at least several hundred yards long and producing lava
Pahoa Pool Being Used as Hygiene Station for Evacuees
The County of Hawai`i says that the Pahoa Pool is closed to recreational activities as the facility is being used as a hygiene station for evacuees from the eruption event
UPDATE: Mandatory Evacuation for Leilani Estates, Lanipuna Gardens
Updated at 5:45 p.m. Hawai`i County Civil Defense says that a mandatory evacuation is in place for all residents in the Leilani Estates as well as those in the Lanipuna
Early Morning Blaze Burns Pahoa Home
A structure fire burned a single story residence in Pahoa early Thursday morning. The Hawai`i County Fire Department arrived at an Opihi Street home just before 1 a.m. to find
Woman Dies in Puna Vehicle, Pedestrian Crash
An adult female pedestrian died following a vehicle/pedestrian crash Tuesday night in Pahoa. Her name is being withheld pending positive identification and notification of her family. Responding to a 9:40 p.m. call, police determined
HPD: ID of Pahoa Theft Suspect Sought
The Hawai`i Police Department is asking for the public’s assistance in identifying a suspect from a theft that occurred in Pāhoa on October 2. The male suspect is shown in
Unpermitted Structure Burns in Pahoa Overnight Fire
A structure fire in Pahoa early Monday morning caused $4,000 in damages. The Hawai`i County Fire Department responded to the scene along Forest Road just before 4 a.m. where they