West Hawaii Today, Kailua-Kona, Hawaii

Monday, May 20, 2013

Pages

Road work on tap

Local News Comments Updated: May 18, 2013 9:13pm

Alternating lane closures in both directions are planned this week on Mamalahoa Highway for guardrail installation between Kiloa and Rabbit Hill roads in the vicinity of Captain Cook, according to...

<p>This false-color image obtained from NASA’s Terra satellite on Jan. 19, 2009, shows an ash plume (white plume spreading north, top) erupting from Chaiten volcano. Red color indicates green vegetation. The brown color east and southeast of the volcano (lower left) shows extensive forest damage 155 square miles from the early explosive eruptions, caused by ash fall and possibly by chlorine released from the magma. Scientists have concluded that magma fueling Chaiten’s eruptions ultimately originates beneath Michinmahuida volcano, 10 miles east of Chaiten. The town of Chaiten was evacuated a few days after the eruption began on May 2, 2008, before lahars and floods inundated most of the town.</p>

New scientific results mark 5th anniversary of eruption of Chaiten volcano, Chile

Volcano Update Comments Updated: May 15, 2013 9:40am

Some volcanic eruptions have a much higher overall impact on society than others. The impact depends on various factors, such as eruption size; the degree to which the activity affects people,...

Jim Rizzuto’s Big Fish List

Big Fish List Comments Updated: May 14, 2013 12:05am

Big Fish List

The list recognizes the biggest fish caught on rod and reel (except opakapaka and onaga, for which we’ll accept hand line catches) in West Hawaii waters for 2013 in each of 22...