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Hawai'i County Civil Defense5
Talmadge Magno7
  • Civil Defense Administrator Talmadge Magno answers questions in 2018 during a press conference outside of the Hawaii County Civil Defense Agency office in Hilo. (hawaiitribune-herald.com)
  • If we see a hazard, a vulnerable location on the island, and we see a project that would benefit (from) some mitigation, we'll mention it in this plan and that will allow us to possibly get some federal money to do some mitigation," Civil Defense Administrator Talmadge Magno said. (hawaiitribune-herald.com)
  • Civil Defense Administrator Talmadge Magno said the laze plume at Ahalanui "is quite large," Snyder noted. (thegardenisland.com)
  • Hawaii County Civil Defense Administrator Talmadge Magno said county officials are also alarmed at the potential for storm surge of two to four feet on the southeast and west sides of the island that could inundate low-lying areas, and also the extremely heavy rainfall and flooding that Hurricane Lane could generate. (staradvertiser.com)
  • The significance of the much smaller Waianuenue Avenue bridge is "that's the access to the Hilo Medical Center," said Talmadge Magno, county Civil Defense director. (kaumakani.com)
  • Talmadge Magno, of the Hawaii County Civil Defense Agency, said the highway has become the "main transit" between east and west Hawaii Island. (wgem.com)
  • There's a potential for some kind of lava disaster," said Talmadge Magno, the administrator for Hawaii County Civil Defense. (avert.ca)
Kailua-Kona3
  • Most of the people on the island live in the city of Kailua-Kona to the west of the volcano, which has about 23,000 people, and Hilo to the east, with about 45,000. (westerlynews.ca)
  • Hawaii County Civil Defense announced it has opened shelters in Kailua-Kona and Pahala because it has reports of people self-evacuating along the coast. (westerlynews.ca)
  • He's not concerned that the neighbourhood would be completely cut off, if lava flows across the only road connecting it to the bigger towns of Kailua-Kona and Hilo, where many people do their shopping. (avert.ca)
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  • HILO - Big Island residents have the opportunity to participate in a series of training courses later this month to assist the county in responding to emergencies, in case 2019 proves as turbulent as 2018. (westhawaiitoday.com)
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  • 355 Kinoole Street, Hilo, HI 96720. (hawaiitribune-herald.com)
  • Regal Prince Kuhio 9, 111 E. Puainako Street, Hilo, HI 96720 No Open Captioned movies are listed for this week at the time of publishing. (bigasland.com)
Officials8
  • UH Hilo researchers, county officials and scientists from the U.S. Geological Survey Hawaiian Volcano Observatory in front of an active Puna lava flow on October 22, 2014. (hawaii.edu)
  • Except for a tsunami warning issued by mistake by the National Weather Service shortly before 8 p.m., state and county Civil Defense officials said the event went smoothly and according to rehearsed plans. (starbulletin.com)
  • Oahu Civil Defense officials were working up until 2 or 3 a.m. yesterday, notifying residents and watching the waves. (starbulletin.com)
  • The latest data suggests there is as much as a 20 percent possibility of winds of up to 73 mph in areas from North Kona to Kau, and a lower probability of hurricane force winds of 74 mph or greater within the same area, according to county civil defense officials. (staradvertiser.com)
  • Officials from the Hawaii County Civil Defense Administration and the USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory are holding public meetings to update residents on the lava flow. (nationalmemo.com)
  • Agency officials said the wind may carry the resulting ash plume north toward Kau, Volcano, Mountain View, Kea'au and as far as Hilo. (pipestoneflyer.ca)
  • Officials also created a safe viewing spot on a one-way route accessible through the Daniel K. Inouye Highway, the Hawaii County Civil Defense Agency said. (keyt.com)
  • More than 220 people attended a community meeting last weekend that county civil defense officials held in Ocean View, a neighbourhood that lava could reach in hours if molten rock erupts through vents on Mauna Loa's southwest flank. (avert.ca)
State Civil Defense9
Volcano3
  • According to Janet Snyder, Mayor Harry Kim's spokeswoman, Hawaiian Volcano Observatory geophysicist Jim Kauahikaua told emergency workers at a recent briefing at Hawaii County Civil Defense headquarters in Hilo that Ahalanui Beach Park, also known as "Warm Ponds," and Kua O Ka La Public Charter School's campus on Highway 137 were both overrun by lava. (thegardenisland.com)
  • A lava bomb punctured the roof of a tour boat in Hawaii Monday injuring 23 people near where lava from the Kilauea volcano continues to spill into the ocean, the Hawaii Civil Defense Agency said. (go.com)
  • Acting DOCARE Chief Jason Redulla said in a statement, "The volcano emergency is an ever--changing situation and people who ignore closures and warnings from police, fire and civil defense authorities not only put themselves in potentially life-threatening situations, but they are doing the same to our officers and emergency first-responders. (staradvertiser.com)
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  • The Hilo team, which also included Jonathan Price , associate professor of geography, Nicolas Turner , cyber computer programming analyst at the UH Hilo Spatial Data Analysis and Visualization Laboratory , and Arthur Cunningham, consultant for aeronautical science at UH Hilo, were highly successful in helping Civil Defense map the Puna lava flow as it encroached on Pāhoa town nearly cutting off the main highway into the district. (hawaii.edu)
Harbor3
  • According to PacIOOS, "The Dark Blue Curve displays the Observed Sea Level at Hilo Harbor for the previous 3 days. (bigislandvideonews.com)
  • The Cyan Curve displays the Forecast Sea Level at Hilo Harbor for the next 6 days. (bigislandvideonews.com)
  • In another instance, DOCARE officers issued three citations to a boat owner who had tied up a vessel at the closed Pohoiki Boat Ramp and was unable to return it to Wailoa Small Boat Harbor in Hilo. (staradvertiser.com)
Pahoa1
  • Marian Yuriko Kihara, 85, of Pahoa died Aug. 22 at Hilo Medical Center. (kaumakani.com)
Waianuenue Avenue1
  • County Councilman Aaron Chung, whose Hilo district includes the Waianuenue Avenue Bridge, said the federal funding is "needed and much appreciated. (kaumakani.com)
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  • On Tuesday, June 1, 2021, at around 4 a.m., unknown and unauthorized individuals broke into the office of non-profit organization Aloha Independent Living Hawaii (AILH) Hilo at 1055 Kino'ole Street and stole over $5,000 worth of technology. (alohailhawaii.org)
Siren2
  • Hams on Hawaii Island have started a monthly siren net during the siren test which is conducted each month by county Civil Defense (HCCDA. (bigislandarrlnews.com)
  • Hawaii Civil Defense said monthly siren testing will take place on Thursday and ensured residents that the alert is not related to the Mauna Loa eruption. (wgem.com)
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  • Teixeira will be directing the emergency management operations of the Hawaii County Civil Defense Agency as interim administrator, effective May 16. (bigislandvideonews.com)
  • County civil defenses each set up their own emergency centers as well. (starbulletin.com)
  • While the county administered the beach park, Ahalanui was purchased by the Federal Emergency Management Agency in 1992 in a deal brokered by Kim when he was Civil Defense administrator, Snyder said. (thegardenisland.com)
  • Emergency crews rescued five California tourists from a home they were renting on the Big Island after a nearby gulch overflowed and flooded the house in Hilo. (fox9.com)
  • A small but significant bridge in Hilo will receive $1.5 million in Federal Emergency Management Agency funds to kick-start a modernization and disaster mitigation project. (kaumakani.com)
  • The Kolekole Bridge, near the 14-mile marker on Highway 19 north of Hilo, was found earlier this year to be dangerously corroded and deemed unsafe for more than 4 tons of load capacity - meaning many county emergency vehicles, including ambulances and fire engines, weren't allowed to cross. (kaumakani.com)
  • Hawaii's civil defense agency is holding meetings across the island to educate residents about how to prepare for a possible emergency. (avert.ca)
Lava flow2
  • Last week, the lava flow destroyed the Kua O Ka La Charter School and Ahalanui Count Beach Park, and the latest number of homes destroyed by the lava flows since the eruption began May 3 is 706, according to Hawaii Civil Defense. (go.com)
  • lava flow Hawaii County Civil Defense will hold additional community meetings on Tuesday, June 12th to update residents on the lava flow in Leilani Estates area and Kapoho area. (bigasland.com)
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  • Hawaii County Civil Defense issued a message on Thursday morning, saying that "ocean front residents, beach-goers, and boat owners are advised to be on the alert for high surf, strong current, and coastal flooding. (bigislandvideonews.com)
  • He then attended the University of Hawaii at Hilo and graduated from Southern Oregon State University. (wikipedia.org)
  • Official Basketball Box Score Hawaii Pacific Men vs Hawaii Hilo Men 01/03/09 7:45pm at Hilo,HI *-------------------------------------------------------* VISITORS: Hawaii Pacific Men 6-4,0-1 TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS ## Player Name FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN 04 McPhee, Willis. (hawaii247.com)
  • Hawaii Hilo Men-None. (hawaii247.com)
  • 36 29 16 - 81 Hawaii Hilo Men. (hawaii247.com)
  • Hawaii County Civil Defense administrative officer Bill Hanson holds a CERT brochure Wednesday at the Civil Defense office in Hilo. (westhawaiitoday.com)
  • Ben Hanson, administrative officer for the Hawaii County Civil Defense Agency, said there are more than 700 certified CERT members on the Big Island, divided among 24 teams. (westhawaiitoday.com)
  • The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center in Ewa Beach issued a tsunami watch at 6:37 p.m. Friday and for a few hours Hawaii residents and Civil Defense agencies were on high alert until the watch was canceled about three hours later. (starbulletin.com)
  • In Hilo, which has experienced the worst tsunamis to hit Hawaii, most residents weren't worried enough to cancel their dinner reservations, said Colin Nakagawa, manager of Seaside Restaurant in Hilo. (starbulletin.com)
  • Four passengers onboard the boat were taken by ambulance to Hilo Medical Center, according to the Hawaii County Fire Department. (go.com)
  • HILO, HAWAII (HawaiiNewsNow) - Another Big Island resident is infected with rat lungworm disease, according to the Hawaii Department of Health. (hawaiinewsnow.com)
  • Despite the upswing in cases, researchers who have been studying the disease for years at the University of Hawaii at Hilo are still pleading for state funding. (hawaiinewsnow.com)
  • In a statement, Hawaii County Civil Defense Administrator Darryl Oliveira said civil defense employees would conduct door-to-door visits to encourage residents to prepare to evacuate. (nationalmemo.com)
  • Closures 'seem to be changing by the minute,' said Hawaii County Civil Defense spokeswoman Kelly Wooten. (fox9.com)
  • Scientists Michelle Coombs said at a morning news conference at Hawaii County Civil Defense headquarters in Hilo that the event, which sent a cloud of ash and smoke up to 30,000 feet high, was "consistent with what we were thinking might happen. (pipestoneflyer.ca)
  • Driving conditions in the area may be dangerous and drivers are advised to pull off the road until visibility improves, according to Hawaii County Civil Defense. (pipestoneflyer.ca)
  • By a more than 2-to-1 margin, Hawaii voters want a ban on semi-automatic military-style assault weapons in the islands, according to a Civil Beat poll. (allhawaiinews.com)
  • HILO, HAWAII- The Hawaii National Guard's Youth CHalleNGe Academy (HNGYCA) will graduate its second class from the Kulani campus on the Island of Hawaii on Friday December 23rd at the Kamehameha Schools' Hawaii Campus auditorium. (hawaii.gov)
  • HILO, HAWAII- About 50 Hawaii Air National Guard (HIANG) Airmen will deploy to Southwest Asia in support of Operation New Dawn (OND). (hawaii.gov)
  • Position Title: Clerical Assistant Company Name: Aloha Independent Living Hawaii Administrative position avail on Hilo. (alohailhawaii.org)
  • Hawaii Island United Way is partnering with the Hawaii County Civil Defense to coordinate the relief efforts for victims of Hurricane Iselle. (alohailhawaii.org)
  • An eruption from the northeast rift zone could send lava toward the county seat of Hilo or other towns in East Hawaii. (westerlynews.ca)
  • The most recent eruption of Mauna Loa in 1984 saw lava reach the outskirts of Hilo on the other side of the island - home to the University of Hawaii - but with several weeks warning. (forbes.com)
  • So in the event of an eruption, be sure to stay up to date with local information from the HVO and Hawaii County Civil Defense to stay safe. (forbes.com)
  • However, the eruption has migrated from the summit to the northeast rift zone, where fissures are feeding several lava flows, according to the USGS, which advised residents at possible risk from Mauna Loa lava flows to review preparedness and refer to Hawaii County Civil Defense information for further guidance. (wxhc.com)
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  • Kim served for 16 years as County Director of Civil Defense. (wikipedia.org)
  • Free fun, food and festivities for the whole family will be part of the County of Hawai‘i’s 2nd Annual holiday open house â€" the Magic of the Season â€" to be held December 10-21 at the Hawai‘i County Building in Hilo. (hawaii247.com)
Closures1
Oliveira1
  • I extend my thanks and congratulations to Chief Darryl Oliveira for his outstanding work in the Civil Defense Agency, an agency with a history of excellence. (bigislandvideonews.com)
Island3
  • As a resident of the Big Island, I am proud to be a member of his Civil Defense team. (bigislandvideonews.com)
  • The last time Mauna Loa erupted was in 1984, when its lava reached about 4.5 miles from Hilo, the largest population center on the Big Island. (keyt.com)
  • On April 1, 1946, another tsunami was generated by an earthquake in the same Aleutian Island area that spawned the Hilo tsunami 14 years later. (typepad.com)
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  • The eruption progressed the following day, threatening the Kulani Prison and later the large city of Hilo , per the NPS. (bestlifeonline.com)
  • Since the eruption is occurring to the northeast, where the peak's slope seaward is more gentle, it would take weeks of a continuous eruption for it to reach Hilo, Poland said. (wxhc.com)
Visits1
  • Between the Pride of America's last visit to Hilo and today, seven cruise ships canceled Hilo visits. (hawaiitribune-herald.com)
Coronavirus1
  • Due to the rise in COVID case counts, members of the public attending in person are strongly encouraged to face mask, physical distance, and sanitize, pursuant to Mayor Roth's "Mindful Masking" press release, and Civil Defense guidance, Coronavirus Best Practices, Living with Coronavirus in Our Community. (westhawaiitoday.com)
Assistant1
  • Ryan Perroy , assistant professor of geography at UH Hilo, is a co-investigator on the project. (hawaii.edu)
Earthquake1
  • One of the most famous happened 50 years ago when a tsunami that was generated by an earthquake in the Aleutian Islands hit Hilo. (typepad.com)
Practices1
  • He also practices general civil and commercial litigation and handles commercial transactions and business-related matters. (justia.com)
Highway1
  • Magno added if the main highway closes, those seeking to get between Hilo and Kona would need to rely on coastal routes like Highway 19 and Highway 11. (wgem.com)
Counties1
  • We'll be talking with the various counties, the mayors, civil defense, as well as our own district health offices there to address what specific areas of support they're going to need," Kawaoka said. (hawaiinewsnow.com)
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  • Jan. 22 at Aupuni Center conference room, 101 Pauahi St. in Hilo. (hawaiitribune-herald.com)
  • Unfortunately, a number of children at a school/day care center north of Hilo were swept away by the tsunami. (typepad.com)
  • Life Care Center of Hilo first reported Covid-19 resident makes recovery. (bigislandthieves.com)
Public1
  • Large breaking surf at east-facing shores has prompted the closure of several beaches and public parks in Hilo. (bigislandnow.com)
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  • The first Hilo session will take place from 8:15 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Jan. 12 at the Aupuni Conference Room. (westhawaiitoday.com)
  • Cindy and I just happened to visit this place on a day trip to Hilo. (typepad.com)
Miles1
  • The subdivisions under threat are about 15 miles south of Hilo. (nationalmemo.com)
Space1
  • Hanson said because of space limitations the Hilo courses are limited to approximately 60 attendees, the majority of which have already signed up. (westhawaiitoday.com)
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Customers2
  • Harrington's, a steak and seafood restaurant in Hilo, made sure all of its customers were informed, and left the TV on for updates. (starbulletin.com)
  • Ryan Williams, the owner of the Margarita Village bar in Hilo, said the volcanic unrest wasn't worrying customers who are used to warnings. (avert.ca)
University1
  • University of at Mānoa and UH Hilo researchers will be collaborating on a research project funded by NASA . (hawaii.edu)
Stories1
  • For more on this research, read the UH Hilo Stories article . (hawaii.edu)
Study1
  • Two other related requests for study were also received in regard to civil defense workers in these areas. (cdc.gov)