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KILAUEA ERUPTION
Storm
produced
more than
1,000
lightning
strikes
BY JOHN BURNETT
HAWAII TRIBUNE-HERALD
HILO — Monday’s
thunderstorm over the
active lava fields in the
lower East Rift Zone of
Kilauea volcano produced
about 1,200 lightning
strikes between 7 a.m.
and 4 p.m., according
to the National Weather
Service.
Janet Snyder, spokeswoman
for Mayor Harry
Kim, said Tuesday that
the county “got calls
galore from people” concerning
the intense thunderstorm,
which was
centered largely over fissure
8 in Leilani Estates,
with lightning strikes
also occurring along the
8-mile-plus lava channel
from the active fissure to
the lava ocean entry at
Kapoho.
“The volcano was definitely
a major player in
(Monday’s) weather,” said
Robert Ballard, a meteorologist
for the National
Weather Service. “Seeing
that is really unique for
us, and we’re learning
about how that’s going to
have to change our forecast
a little bit for that
localized area.”
Ballard, who likened
the thunderstorm to
weather experienced
near wildfires in the
Western U.S., said while
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Constant activity
LAVA TASK FORCE DEACTIVATED; MORE HOMES ARE LOST
HILO — The Hawaii National Guard
deactivated the Joint Task Force 50
partnership with the Guard and regular
military forces that was formed to help
with the lava emergency response in
Hawaii County, said Guard spokesman
Maj. Jeff Hickman on Tuesday in a written
statement.
There are more than 150 Guard
members on Hawaii Island providing
direct support to the county in response
to the lower East Rift Zone eruption
of Kilauea volcano that started May 3,
with helicopter transportation support
and manpower at the remaining traffic
checkpoints on lower Puna roads.
The checkpoint that stood for weeks
at the intersection of Highways 130
and 132 next to Pahoa High and
Intermediate School was disbanded
Tuesday, as Highway 130 was reopened
to the public for increased access to
lower Puna.
Hawaii Police Department Maj.
Samuel Jelsma, the Puna district commander,
said Tuesday morning that
traffic on the road between Pahoa and
Kalapana “has picked up just a little, not
high volume at this point.”
“We’re trying to show a greater presence
in lower Puna now, because we’re
anticipating more traffic and a higher
volume of people going down to that
area,” Jelsma said.
On Highway 130, steel plates still
This drone photo, captured overnight Monday, shows fissure No. 8 with rolling lava fountains remaining within the cinder
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Candidates for District 3 State Senate Dru Kanuha, left, Brenda
Ford and Michael Last participate in a community forum Tuesday
evening at the West Hawaii Civic Center. LAURA RUMINSKI/WEST HAWAII TODAY
KAILUA-KONA — For
the first time in a decade,
a new legislator will take
up the state Senate seat for
Hawaii Island’s 3rd District.
Come primary day on
August 11, registered West
Hawaii Democrats have a
choice to make between two
politicians looking to make
the leap from careers defined
by county government experience
to legislating at the
state level.
The options are county
councilman Dru Kanuha,
currently nearing the end of
his third term representing
portions of South Kona and
North Kona in the county’s
7th District, and Brenda
Ford, a former county councilwoman
who served eight
years before exiting due to
term limits.
Also in the race is Michael
Last, a retired electrical engineer
living in Ocean View
and running unopposed
in the primary on the
Libertarian ticket.
The three candidates for
the Senate seat held for the
last 10 years by Sen. Josh
Green, who this year is running
for lieutenant governor,
convened at the West
Hawaii Civic Center Council
Chambers Tuesday evening
to discuss their candidacies
as part of a forum organized
by West Hawaii Forums
and the League of Women
Voters.
BY MAX DIBLE
WEST HAWAII TODAY
mdible@westhawaiitoday.com
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