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Index
Big Isle History B5
Classified B6
Comics A6
Commentary A8
Issue No. 129
20 Pages in
2 Sections
Today’s
weather
Page A2
Community A5
Crossword B5
Cryptoquote B5
Dear Abby B5
VACATION RENTALS
● Being a good
neighbor is one of the
new requirements for
vacation rentals in
a rewrite of Bill 108
discussed Tuesday by
the County Council
Planning Committee.
Horoscope B5
Letters A8
Nation A4
Obituaries A2
>>> PAGE A7
Sports B1
State A3
Stocks A2
Surf Report A2
ERUPTION UPDATE
● After about
a day of
inactivity, two
new fissures
opened Tuesday
afternoon in
Leilani Estates.
>>> PAGE A12
Wednesday, May 9, 2018
In Leilani Estates,
devastation
clashes with
eerie tranquility
By TOM CALLIS
Hawaii Tribune-Herald
Nearly a week since
Kilauea volcano
began releasing torrents
of lava onto the
roads and homes of Leilani
Estates, large areas of the Puna
neighborhood have started
to resemble another world.
More than a dozen fissures
have weaved paths of destruction
as Pele slowly claims the
lower half of
the subdivision
vent by vent, and
block by block.
now lined with
abandoned
homes, meet
KUNAT
barricades of basalt, and vents
spew toxic gas from front
lawns, while roaring rifts toss
red-hot tephra above tree tops.
Despite the danger, and
perhaps the odds, some
have chosen to ride it out.
Jan Kunat said he lives
in upper Leilani, which
has so far been spared.
He’s planning to stay in his
home as long as he can.
“It’s my house,” Kunat said.
“I’d like to enjoy it one more
day, and smell sulfur if I want.
See LEILANI Page A9
Internet
Quiet streets,
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LEILANI ERUPTION
Land of re and tears
HOLLYN JOHNSON/Tribune-Herald
Firemen watch as a fissure begins to erupt near the intersection on Kahukai Street and Leilani
Avenue on Tuesday afternoon in Leilani Estates.
>>> Find more photos from the Leilani eruption at www.hawaiitribune-herald.com.
Want to help?
There are
many ways
By MICHAEL BRESTOVANSKY
Hawaii Tribune-Herald
As the number of those
affected by the Leilani
Estates eruption continues
to rise, concerned
citizens on and off the
island are looking for
ways to provide support.
Between large-scale
organizations such as
the Salvation Army and
American Red Cross,
community-based organizations
and crowdfunding
options, there are many
ways for donations to
reach victims. However,
because many organizations
have different donation
requirements, donors are
asked to be conscientious
about what they donate.
The American Red Cross
“We’re not soliciting
any in-kind donations,”
said Coralie Matayoshi,
CEO of the American
Red Cross Pacific Islands
region. “We’re really just
looking for cash only.”
Matayoshi said the Red
Cross cannot efficiently
sort or distribute items,
while financial donations
can be easily directed to
whatever is most needed.
See HELP Page A9
Search for lost animals ‘heart-wrenching’
By KIRSTEN JOHNSON
Hawaii Tribune-Herald
Rescue operations
are underway to retrieve
what could be hundreds
of animals left in Leilani
Estates and Lanipuna
Gardens after their owners
were forced to evacuate.
The Hawaii Island
Humane Society said it had
rescued about two dozen
animals as of Tuesday,
all but five of which were
reunited with owners.
Four HIHS staff members
have entered evacuated
subdivisions each day to
retrieve and search for animals,
said HIHS Executive
Director Donna Whitaker.
Whitaker said at least
32 horses and 300 head of
cattle also were rescued
from the subdivisions as of
Tuesday and are temporarily
being accommodated at
private ranches and at the
Panaewa Equestrian Center.
Many residents did not
have a chance to retrieve
pets before evacuating
Thursday after lava from
Kilauea volcano began
entering the area. Hawaii
County Civil Defense started
letting people return to
their properties Sunday.
“I left work Thursday
afternoon and drove home,
and the minute I got out
of the car, I got (notice)
from Civil Defense (of
evacuations),” Whitaker
said. “I immediately
See ANIMALS Page A12
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www.hawaiitribune-herald.com
and our Facebook page for the
latest information.
Leilani
Estates
evacuee
Clyde
Wheatley
gets a kiss
from his dog,
Chumlee, on
Tuesday at
Pahoa District
Park, where
they are
taking shelter
from the lava
flows.
HOLLYN
JOHNSON/
Tribune-Herald
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