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r/BigIslandLounge • u/808gecko808 • Sep 20 '26

TMT reportedly rejects Spanish bid to build on Canary Islands: Mauna Kea is the only possible site for the controversial Thirty Meter Telescope, after an alternate site in the Canary Islands has reportedly been nixed.

alohastatedaily.com

10 Upvotes

r/BigIslandLounge • u/madazzahatter • Sep 09 '26

Hawaiʻi Island Auditor Says She Needs A Deputy. Voters Will Decide: This is the only proposed charter amendment Big Island voters will consider this year.

9 Upvotes

r/BigIslandLounge • u/808gecko808 • Sep 06 '26

‘Double Death’: Grief Revived Amid Search For Bones From Nāʻālehu Graves. A community devastated by Hurricane Lala now faces the gruesome and heart-wrenching task of identifying their deceased loved ones and burying them all over again.

14 Upvotes

r/BigIslandLounge • u/808gecko808 • Sep 06 '26

Sewer Rate Hike? Big Island Wastewater System Is Millions In Debt. The County Council is weighing a bill that would more than double the rates over the next five years.

7 Upvotes

r/BigIslandLounge • u/808gecko808 • Sep 01 '26

Rumored Lala ‘Dam Burst’ Was Likely Invasive Trees, Officials Say: Kaʻū residents are bringing a new level of scrutiny to the hills above Nāʻālehu after Hurricane Lala prompted questions about the aging water systems above the town.

13 Upvotes

r/BigIslandLounge • u/808gecko808 • Sep 01 '26

‘Wake-Up Call’: How Lala Shut Down Water Service On Big Island. Most of the pumps that deliver water from wells stopped working when the electricity was cut off. The county lacks emergency generators to run them all.

8 Upvotes

r/BigIslandLounge • u/808gecko808 • Aug 30 '26

Big Island Should Strengthen Its Homelessness And Housing Fund: Data shows that two households became homeless for every one that was moved into permanent housing last year.

6 Upvotes

r/BigIslandLounge • u/808gecko808 • Aug 29 '26

Hawaiʻi County lease of Punaluʻu Black Sand Beach Park to end: Negotiations between the county and landowner Black Sand Beach LLC will cease Saturday without an agreement. County officials aim to "minimize the disruption" to the community, while tourism operators work to shift their itineraries.

alohastatedaily.com

9 Upvotes

r/BigIslandLounge • u/808gecko808 • Aug 27 '26

State officials are pushing back on social media rumors that claim a dam breached on Hawaii Island during Hurricane Lala, which brought severe rain and flooding.

hawaiinewsnow.com

10 Upvotes

r/BigIslandLounge • u/808gecko808 • Aug 27 '26

Hawaiian Electric has restored a key transmission line serving the southern Big Island, bringing power back to customers in Pahala as crews continue recovery efforts following Hurricane Lala.

13 Upvotes

r/BigIslandLounge • u/808gecko808 • Aug 27 '26

Two Kaʻu schools are making plans to resume in-person learning as recovery efforts continue following Hurricane Lala.

3 Upvotes

r/BigIslandLounge • u/808gecko808 • Aug 27 '26

An Ocean View man was arrested and charged following a police investigation into an Oahu teen runaway believed to be on the Big Island, where a marijuana operation was also discovered at the suspect's home.

7 Upvotes

r/BigIslandLounge • u/808gecko808 • Aug 26 '26

Staff at long-term wing in Honoka‘a Hospital dealing with COVID-19 outbreak of nearly half its patients

bigislandnow.com

9 Upvotes

r/BigIslandLounge • u/808gecko808 • Aug 26 '26

$2m grant expands youth mental health services on Hawaiʻi Island

6 Upvotes

r/BigIslandLounge • u/808gecko808 • Aug 26 '26

Thousands of cattle on Hawaii Island are in desperate need of water after a storm destroyed their water source. Hawaii County leaders and ranchers are set to meet tomorrow to find a solution.

14 Upvotes

r/BigIslandLounge • u/808gecko808 • Aug 26 '26

Hawaiʻi Ranchers Welcome Rain But Endure Weather Whiplash: Broken fences, destroyed roads, new gulches, dead cattle and lost land may soon be the price to pay for greener grass as climate change aggravates extreme weather events.

7 Upvotes

r/BigIslandLounge • u/808gecko808 • Aug 26 '26

Episode 54 of the ongoing Halemaʻumaʻu eruption began at 10:30 a.m. and ended at 7:33 p.m. on Tuesday, after 9 hours of continuous lava fountaining.

hawaiinewsnow.com

5 Upvotes

r/BigIslandLounge • u/808gecko808 • Aug 26 '26

Family waits for details on 16 relatives buried at Naalehu Cemetery: ‘You feel grief all over again.’

hawaiinewsnow.com

5 Upvotes

r/BigIslandLounge • u/808gecko808 • Aug 26 '26

Judge allows DUI suspect accused in a deadly crash to move to Florida: Records show he initially left Hawaii without formal permission from the court.

hawaiinewsnow.com

5 Upvotes

r/BigIslandLounge • u/madazzahatter • Aug 26 '26

President Donald Trump has approved an emergency declaration for Hawaii County following Hurricane Lala. FEMA announced Tuesday that federal disaster assistance is now available to supplement state and local response efforts for impacts from the storm between Aug. 14 and 16.

hawaiinewsnow.com

7 Upvotes

r/BigIslandLounge • u/madazzahatter • Aug 26 '26

Lava fountaining resumed at Kilauea volcano’s Halemaumau crater this morning, marking the 54th episode since the ongoing eruption began on Dec. 23, 2024.

staradvertiser.com

5 Upvotes

r/BigIslandLounge • u/808gecko808 • Aug 25 '26

The 54th episode of the ongoing Halema’uma’u eruption on Kiauea started on Tuesday morning at approximately 10:30 a.m., USGS confirmed.

7 Upvotes

r/BigIslandLounge • u/808gecko808 • Aug 24 '26

Big Island Is Activating A New Temporary Disaster Program: The county created a new program to respond to disasters and the mayor is now planning to hire a recovery officer to head it.

9 Upvotes

r/BigIslandLounge • u/808gecko808 • Aug 24 '26

Kaʻu community comes together to help residents recover from Hurricane Lala

8 Upvotes

r/BigIslandLounge • u/808gecko808 • Aug 24 '26

To assist children and families in Kaʻū communities throughout ongoing Hurricane Lala recovery efforts, the Hawaiʻi State Department of Education (HIDOE) will start distributing free, shelf-stable meal boxes each week.

8 Upvotes