Leilani Estates

HILO — The Big Island neighborhood that was ravaged by the 2018 Kilauea volcano eruption has become a destination for tourists wanting to get a look at…

A year ago today, lava began flowing from steaming ground cracks in Leilani Estates in Puna on the Big Island. This led to a destructive volcanic eruption…

It?s been six months since lava erupted in the residential community of Leilani Estates on the Big Island. HPR Reporter Ku?uwehi Hiraishi returned to Puna…

A total of 24 fissures have appeared since May 3rd in Leilani Estates. The eruption has destroyed more than 650 homes, and lava has covered more than…

The eruption at K?lauea continues to send ash plumes into the sky and push lava into the ocean. While that has destroyed hundreds of homes and forced…

Yesterday, Mayor Kim ordered the mandatory evacuations of neighborhoods in lower Puna as fast advancing lava flows puts more families at risk. Residents…

Hawai?i County’s Fire Department is one of the key first responder organizations working overtime in lower Puna. No firefighters have been injured, but…

The Big Island's electric utility, Hawaii Electric Light Company, has been working around the clock to react to the on going Kilauea eruption. Utility…

Since May 3, Hawai?i’s K?lauea volcano destroyed more than 35 structures, 26 of which were homes, and displaced an estimated 2,000 residents. HPR Reporter…

Hawai'i County personnel are being stretched thin by the demands of the current lava eruption. Hawai'i County Police Department has 450 sworn officers.…