Tropical Storm Lala: Kauaʻi, Niʻihau now under hurricane watch

Vessels transiting within the vicinity of the Hawaiian Islands should seek sheltered waters and anticipate additional restrictions and possible port closures as weather conditions progress.

As migratory birds begin their seasonal return to Hawaiʻi, the Hawaiʻi Department of Health and Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity are reminding residents, particularly people who keep backyard poultry or other birds, to take precautions to reduce the risk of avian influenza and other infectious diseases.

There are Kauaʻi County closures at this time, but services and facilities may close with little to no notice depending on the severity of the storm that is forecast to arrive on Sunday.

The center of Tropical Storm Lala was about 365 miles east-southeast of Hilo and moving west-northwest near 12 mph toward Hilo as of 5 a.m. Friday.

The tropical storm was about 550 miles east-southeast of Hilo by 5 p.m. today (Aug. 13), with maximum sustained winds of 60 mph and moving west-northwest at 12 mph; National Weather Service forecasters in Honolulu also issued a tropical storm warning for Maui County.

The Kawaihau Community Little League Majors All-Stars are on the brink of history as they prepare for the West Region championship game on Friday.

Vessels transiting within the vicinity of the Hawaiian Islands should seek sheltered waters and anticipate additional restrictions and possible port closures as weather conditions progress.

As migratory birds begin their seasonal return to Hawaiʻi, the Hawaiʻi Department of Health and Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity are reminding residents, particularly people who keep backyard poultry or other birds, to take precautions to reduce the risk of avian influenza and other infectious diseases.

The center of Tropical Storm Lala was about 365 miles east-southeast of Hilo and moving west-northwest near 12 mph toward Hilo as of 5 a.m. Friday.

The proclamation activates the Major Disaster Fund and authorizes the activation of the Hawaiʻi National Guard if needed.

Was it a contrail or ‘chemtrail’? Long, thin, white cloud stretched across the Big Island sky on the afternoon of Aug. 11 creates a buzz with possible impending tropical cyclone poised to impact the islands.

Per animal and human health protocol, the opossum was humanely euthanized and submitted for rabies testing.