NORTHERN FRINGES EXPECTED TO ‘BRUSH THE BIG ISLAND’
HILO — A state of emergency
was declared late Tuesday by
Hawaii County Managing Director
Wil Okabe because of the threat of
Hurricane Hector.
The state of emergency will continue
for 60 days or until further
action is taken by the county.
Okabe, acting as mayor, made
the declaration as Hector started
its final approach toward the Big
Island.
At 5 p.m. Tuesday, the center
of Hector was about 360 miles
east-southeast of Hilo, packing
maximum sustained winds of 130
mph with higher gusts, and moving
to the west at 16 mph.
Hurricane force winds extended
outward up to 40 miles from
the center, and tropical storm force
winds extended outward up to 115
miles from the center of the storm,
which was described by National
Weather Service meteorologist
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KIM SEEKS LAVA RELIEF FROM LEGISLATURE
BY TIFFANY DEMASTERS
WEST HAWAII TODAY
tdemasters@westhawaiitoday.com
Eber Miranda-
Garcia
Marlon
Miranda-Garcia
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CALM
BEFORE
THE STORM
Slow day of
fishing on Day
2 of HIBT as
Hurricane Hector
approaches
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HAWAII TRIBUNE-HERALD
Rough surf begins to roll in Tuesday near Carlsmith
Beach Park in Keaukaha. HOLLYN JOHNSON/TRIBUNE-HERALD
Hurricane Hector on its way
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HILO — Mayor Harry Kim
plans to ask the state Legislature
for $550 million for disaster
recovery following three
months of destructive lava
flows and earthquakes in the
wake of the May 3 eruption of
Kilauea volcano.
Kim said Tuesday that
he discussed a conceptual
plan with Gov. David Ige on
Saturday, and county staff is
putting together a legislative
package in advance of a yetto
be-scheduled special session
of the Legislature. Kim’s
top administrators declined to
release the plan until after it is
sent to legislative leaders later
this week.
But Kim said the original plan
was pegged at $500 million, and
has already increased even as
the lava emergency continues.
Eruption activity has taken a
pause, but scientists are unsure
if it’s stopped for good.
The ongoing crisis is one reason
a detailed plan is taking longer
than anticipated. But a plan
must be ironed out before the
Legislature will meet to consider
funding. Either the legislative
leadership or the governor can
request a special session.
BY NANCY COOK LAUER
WEST HAWAII TODAY
ncook-lauer@westhawaiitoday.com
Lava in
the fissure
8 channel
is now
crusted
over.
Fissure 8
and other
fissures
are
steaming
in the
back. U.S.
GEOLOGICAL
SURVEY/
COURTESY
PHOTO
“We need to identify what
the specific needs are,
the costs attached and
the timeline before we
consider a special session.”
GOV. DAVID IGE
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Jury
selection
begins for
murder trial
TWO BROTHERS
ACCUSED IN THE
MURDER OF
DOLORES
BORJA-VALLE
KEALAKEKUA — Jury
selection is underway for
the trial of two brothers
facing murder and conspiracy
charges in the
death of a Holualoa man
three years ago.
Almost a year after their
arraignment and plea in
3rd Circuit Court, Eber
and Marlon Miranda-
Garcia are
going to
trial on
charges
of second
degree
murder
and second
degree
conspiracy
to
commit
murder.
The
men are
accused
in the
murder of
Dolores
Borja-Valle, also known as
Lolo, who was found dead
Aug. 9, 2015, in a Captain
Cook coffee field.
On Tuesday, 3rd Circuit
Court Judge Robert D.S.
Kim began the process to
build an impartial jury
for the trial, which will
start when 12 jurors and
four alternate jurors are
selected.
Four panels, or groups
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