Big Island Video News
Lt. Governor Isolated With COVID-19, Goes Live (Sept. 17, 2020)
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- Lt. Governor Isolated With COVID-19, Goes Live (Sept. 17, 2020)
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- 4:40
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- 6 years ago
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- Illegal Aquarium Fishing Arrest Unravels Bizarre Story (Sept. 16, 2020)
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- 9:16
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- 6 years ago
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- Opening Days At MEDEX Kona Campus (Sept. 16, 2020)
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- 6:41
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- 6 years ago
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- Life On Venus? Possible Signs Detected In Atmosphere (Sept. 14, 2020)
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- 8:25
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- 6 years ago
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- Mayor Kim Holds Press Conference (Sept. 12, 2020)
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- 20:54
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- 6 years ago
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- HILO, Hawai'i - As the situation worsens at the Yukio Okutsu State Veterans Home in Hilo, Hawai'i County Mayor Harry Kim calls a press conference.
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- Puna Geothermal Officials Take Questions (Sept. 9, 2020)
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- 20:12
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- 6 years ago
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- Hawaiʻi - Puna Geothermal Venture held a virtual community outreach meeting online on Wednesday, September 9. Sierra Club member Cory Harden had a lot of questions for PGV reps Mike Kaleikini and plant manager Jordan Hara.
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- The Situation On Hawaii Island: Gabbard's COVID Telephone Town Hall (Sept. 2, 2020)
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- 7:42
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- 6 years ago
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- Red Flag Warning Puts Focus On Hawaii Wildfire Safety (Sept. 2, 2020)
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- 8:01
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- 6 years ago
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- HAWAII ISLAND - The National Weather Service recently issued a Red Flag Warning for all leeward areas of the Hawaiian Islands. Dry conditions, breezy trade winds, and low humidity made for critical wildfire conditions. (video from Hawaiʻi DLNR, edited by BIVN)
MORE: https://www.bigislandvideonews.com/2020/09/02/video-recent-red-flag-warning-put-focus-on-wildfire-safety/
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- Luxury Yacht To Pay $100K For Dropping Anchor On Coral Off Kona (Sep. 1, 2020)
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- 9:10
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- 6 years ago
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- The State Board of Land and Natural Resources voted last Friday to approve the settlement agreement with the Formosa Wealth Management Group, owners of the 197-foot luxury yacht. State officials said prosecution could provide difficult because the yacht operates under a foreign flag. Meeting video and photos courtesy Hawaiʻi DLNR.
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- Surge Testing To Close Down H3 Highway On Oahu (Aug. 28, 2020)
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- 4:57
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- 6 years ago
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- video courtesy DVIDS, Governor Ige
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- RIMPAC Exercises Held Off Hawaii During Pandemic (Aug. 25, 2020)
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- 5:49
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- 6 years ago
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- video courtesy DVIDS
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- Hawaii Plans "Testing Surge" With U.S. Surgeon General (Aug. 25, 2020)
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- 10:19
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- 6 years ago
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- HONOLULU, Hawaiʻi - As the State of Hawaiʻi struggles to prepare for the impacts of the increase in COVID-19 cases on Oʻahu, the federal government - represented by the U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Jerome Adams, who is now in Honolulu - is stepping in to help.
Today, Governor David Ige approved a new “State-at-Home, Work-at-Home” order for the City and County of Honolulu, which goes into effect at midnight on Thursday for the following two weeks.
At a news conference at the Honolulu Fire Department headquarters, Governor David Ige, Mayor Kirk Caldwell, U.S. Surgeon General Adams, and Lt. Gov. Dr. Josh Green talked about the plan to conduct "surge testing" in the coming days.
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- Hawaii Fire Commission Controversy (Aug. 18, 2020)
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- 15:06
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- 6 years ago
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- meeting video courtesy Hawaii County Council
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- Hawai‘i Convention Center Becomes Contact Tracing Hub (Aug. 19, 2020)
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- 10:42
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- 6 years ago
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- HONOLULU, Hawaiʻi - From a ballroom at the Hawai‘i Convention Center that has recently been converted into a contact tracing hub, Governor David Ige, HI-EMA Director Ken Hara, and Health Director Dr. Bruce Anderson comment on accelerated efforts to track down close contacts of people who’ve been diagnosed with COVID-19 in the State of Hawaiʻi.
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- Hawaiʻi Business Leaders Speak On COVID Impacts (Aug. 17, 2020)
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- 9:47
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- 6 years ago
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- video courtesy the Hawaiʻi State House Select Committee on COVID-19 Economic and Financial Preparedness, edited by BIVN
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- Gabbard: State Was Lying To Us About Contact Tracing (Aug. 14, 2020)
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- 10:05
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- 6 years ago
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- Rep. Gabbard was joined at the press conference by Dr. Jennifer Smith, an Epidemiological Specialist/Influenza Surveillance and Response Coordinator in the Hawaiʻi Department of Health’s Disease Investigation Branch, with an expertise in virology and pandemics. She is one of less than 10 case investigators on the island of Oʻahu who is conducting contact tracing, Gabbard says. Video courtesy U.S Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard
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- New Location On Mauna Kea Planned For UH-Hilo Student Telescope (Aug. 12, 2020)
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- 9:28
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- 6 years ago
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- MAUNA KEA, Hawaiʻi - Hōkū Keʻa observatory director Dr. R. Pierre Martin told the Mauna Kea Management Board that the best site, by far, is the area of Halepōhaku behind "Dorm-A" at the Mid-Level facilities. SSFM International Inc. has been retained to help with the proposal which will include conducting all the necessary environmental, cultural, and geological studies, and applying for all the proper permits. Decommissioning of the existing Hōkū Keʻa observatory at the summit of Maunakea is ongoing and in its initial stages.
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- Hawaii DOE Superintendent On COVID Notifications For Schools - 2/2 - (Aug. 11, 2020)
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- 12:19
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- 6 years ago
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- Hawaii Superintendent Announces Distance Learning For Big Island - 1/2 - (Aug. 11, 2020)
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- 4:19
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- 6 years ago
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- HAWAIʻI ISLAND - In a sudden change of plans one week before students start the 2020-21 school year, the Hawaiʻi Department of Education announced that Hawaiʻi County, Kauaʻi, and Maui will join Oʻahu in adopting full distance learning for the first four weeks of the calendar.
MORE: https://www.bigislandvideonews.com/2020/08/11/hawaii-kauai-and-maui-go-full-distance-learning-to-start-year/
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- Mayor Kim Reflects On Primary Election Defeat (Aug. 11, 2020)
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- 4:45
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- 6 years ago
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- Hilo, Hawaiʻi - In a KWXX Island Conversations interview with host Sherry Bracken after the primary election, Hawaiʻi County Mayor Harry Kim shares his thoughts on finishing behind Mitch Roth and Ikaika Marzo in the polls.
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- Cory Harden, Herring Kalua Speak At MKMB Meeting (Aug. 10, 2020)
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- 7:07
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- 6 years ago
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- Hilo, Hawaiʻi - The Maunakea Management Board met online on Monday night to review the University of Hawaiʻi’s proposed internal management restructuring plan. Public testimony was delivered by phone. Video from the Maunakea Management Board meeting livestream.
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- Kepa Kaeo Testifies At Mauna Kea Management Board Meeting (Aug. 10, 2020)
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- 5:40
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- 6 years ago
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- Hilo, Hawaiʻi - The Maunakea Management Board met online on Monday night to review the University of Hawaiʻi’s proposed internal management restructuring plan. Public testimony was delivered by phone. Video from the Maunakea Management Board meeting livestream.
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- Post Primary Election Talk With Kai Kahele (Aug. 9, 2020)
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- 13:40
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- 6 years ago
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- HILO, Hawaiʻi - State Senator Kai Kahele on Sunday delivered a speech live over social media from his campaign headquarters in Downtown Hilo - and then took a few questions - after his landslide Democratic primary victory on Saturday night. In the race for Hawai'is 2nd Congressional District House seat (currently held by outgoing Rep. Tulsi Gabbard) Kahele will next face Republican nominee Joe Akana in the November general election.
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- Hawaii Inter-Island Travel Quarantine To Go Back In Effect (Aug. 6, 2020)
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- 4:27
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- 6 years ago
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- HONOLULU, Hawaiʻi - During an afternoon news briefing, Governor David Ige announced that the mandatory 14-day quarantine for anyone traveling inter-island will be reinstituted as of next Tuesday, August 11. The governor said that he and all the county mayors "agree that additional measures are necessary to make sure that cases do not spread, uncontrolled, across the entire state." Video courtesy State of Hawaii, edited by BIVN.
MORE: https://www.bigislandvideonews.com/2020/08/06/video-hawaii-inter-island-travel-quarantine-to-go-back-in-effect/
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- Thermal Screening Now In Use At Hawaii Airports (Aug. 5, 2020)
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- 2:30
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- 6 years ago
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- HONOLULU, Hawaiʻi - The Hawaii Department of Transportation Airports Division announced on Wednesday that thermal temperature screening equipment is now in use to help detect passengers with a temperature of 100.4 degrees and above.
HDOT and the contracted NEC team have completed phase one of the project on schedule, which included installation of the thermal temperature screening equipment at the gates currently in use to welcome arriving trans-Pacific flights at the Daniel K. Inouye International Airport (HNL), Kahului Airport (OGG), Lihue Airport (LIH), Ellison Onizuka Kona International Airport at Keahole (KOA) and Hilo International Airport (ITO).
Video courtesy the Hawaiʻi COVID-19 Joint Information Center, edited by BIVN
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- Hawaii On Cusp Of Potential Disaster With COVID Surge, Officials Say (Aug. 4, 2020)
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- 8:15
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- 6 years ago
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- Audio from U.S. Representative Tulsi Gabbard Telephone Town Hall held on Tuesday, August 4. Speaking with Gabbard on the call were Hawaiʻi Lt. Gov. Josh Green and Hilton Raethel, the President and CEO of the Healthcare Association of Hawai‘i. In recent days, Hawaiʻi has seen its highest surge in COVID-19 cases since the pandemic began.
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- Bon Dance With Social Distancing In Hawaii (Aug. 3, 2020)
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- 6:34
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- 6 years ago
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- HONOKAʻA, Hawaiʻi - The Honoka‘a Hongwanji Buddhist Temple on Sunday presented Hawaii’s only live Bon Dance event while maintaining social distancing in the time of COVID-19.
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- Hawaii Governor Questioned On Pandemic Restrictions (Aug. 3, 2020)
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- 4:52
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- 6 years ago
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- HONOLULU, Hawaiʻi - The Hawaiʻi State House Select Committee on COVID-19 Economic and Financial Preparedness held an online briefing on Monday. During the meeting, Wendy Laros of the Kona-Kohala Chamber of Commerce and Tina Yamaki of the Retail Merchants of Hawaii, had a chance to question Governor David Ige on his pandemic policies. Video courtesy Hawaii State House, ʻŌlelo TV / edited by BIVN
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- Hawaii Businesses SOS Rally During Pandemic (Aug. 1, 2020)
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- 8:53
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- 6 years ago
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- Hawaii - The Chamber of Commerce Hawaii held its SOS Biz Rally over Zoom on Saturday, to express how restrictions due to the response to the COVID-19 pandemic have impacted their businesses.
Big Island participants included Miles Yoshioka with the Hawaii Island Chamber of Commerce, Ken’s House of Pancakes and Ponds Restaurant owner Debbie Ching-Maiava, and Kona-Kohala Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Wendy Laros. Unyong Nakata, the Operations Integrator and Enterprise Marketing Director for Y. Hata Co. also spoke.
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- Both Sides Discuss Thirty Meter Telescope - UC Regents Meeting 3/3 (July 30, 2020)
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- 21:32
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- 6 years ago
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- MAUNAKEA, Hawaiʻi - University of California Regents on Thursday talked about the ongoing discussions between supporters and opponents of the the planned Thirty Meter Telescope project
(video from the UC Regents meeting via video-conference)
This is part three of a planned three video series. Part one focused on the TMT proposal to the National Science Foundation to help bolster the project. Part two compared the Thirty Meter Telescope's preferred site on Mauna Kea to the alternative site in La Palma.
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- TMT Alternative La Palma Site Discussed - UC Regents Meeting 2/3 (July 30, 2020)
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- 12:32
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- 6 years ago
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- MAUNAKEA, Hawaiʻi - University of California Regents on Thursday compared the Thirty Meter Telescope's preferred site on Mauna Kea to the alternative site in La Palma.
(video from the UC Regents meeting via video-conference)
This is part two of a planned three video series. Part one focused on the TMT proposal to the National Science Foundation to help bolster the project. Part three will feature the discussion on moving forward with the proposal in Hawaiʻi, and the opposition that TMT faces.
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- TMT Looks To NSF Process To Move Forward - UC Regents Meeting 1/3 (July 30, 2020)
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- 10:24
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- 6 years ago
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- MAUNAKEA, Hawaiʻi - University of California Regents on Thursday discussed UC involvement with the Thirty Meter Telescope, and were given an update on the TMT request to the National Science Foundation to help bolster the project.
(video from the UC Regents meeting via video-conference)
This is part one of a planned three video series. Part two will focus on the discussion comparing the proposed site on Maunakea to an alternative site in the Canary Islands. Part three will feature the discussion on moving forward with the proposal in Hawaiʻi, and the opposition that TMT faces.
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- Hawaii State, County Officials Hold News Conferences (July 29, 2020)
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- 10:56
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- 6 years ago
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- HAWAIʻI - As the State of Hawaiʻi on Wednesday reported a new record number of new COVID-19 cases in a single day (109), Governor David Ige and Hawai County Mayor Harry Kim held news conferences to talk about how actions may be taken to further restrict activities associated with the spread of the coronavirus.
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- Kona Physician Assistant Program Campus Approved (July 28, 2020)
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- 4:24
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- 6 years ago
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- KONA, Hawaiʻi - Final approval for the new Hawaii site of the MEDEX Northwest Physician Assistant Program at the University of Washington was announced on July 14, 2020 by the Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant (ARC-PA). Footage courtesy MEDEX Northwest, edited by Big Island Video News.
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- Hurricane Douglas Final Hawaii Update - 5 a.m. (July 27, 2020)
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- 4:24
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- 6 years ago
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- HAWAIʻI ISLAND - All threats to the State of Hawaiʻi from Hurricane Douglas have passed, with minimal impacts to Hawaiʻi island. "The most important thing to note is the main Hawaiian islands have dodged yet another bullet from a hurricane landfall, which we are thankful for today," said Robert Ballard with the Central Pacific Hurricane Center in Honolulu.
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- Hurricane Douglas Hawaii - Sunday 5 p.m. Update (July 26, 2020)
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- 5:14
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- 6 years ago
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- HONOLULU - As of 5 p.m. HST, Hurricane Douglas was passing north of Oʻahu and moving towards the west-northwest. The Hurricane Warning has been canceled for Maui County, including the islands of Maui, Lanai, Molokai and Kahoʻolawe. A Hurricane Warning is still in effect for Oʻahu and Kauai.
MORE (5 p.m.) - https://www.bigislandvideonews.com/2020/07/26/video-hurricane-douglas-passing-north-of-oahu-5-p-m-update/
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- Hurricane Douglas Hawaii - Sunday 11 a.m. Update (July 26, 2020)
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- 13:28
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- 6 years ago
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- HONOLULU, Hawaiʻi - On the forecast track, Hurricane Douglas will pass near, or over, the islands from Maui to Kauai today and tonight. Gradual weakening is forecast during the next 48 hours, but Douglas is expected to remain a hurricane as it moves through the islands.
MORE (11 a.m.) https://www.bigislandvideonews.com/2020/07/26/video-hurricane-douglas-update-11-a-m-sunday/
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- Hurricane Douglas Hawaii - Sunday Morning 5 a.m. Update (July 26, 2020)
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- 6:40
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- 6 years ago
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- Honolulu, Hawaii - As of 5 a.m. Sunday morning, Hurricane Douglas remains a dangerous hurricane, 85 miles northeast of Hilo. The storm continues to generate sustained winds near 90 mph with higher gusts.
A Hurricane Warning has been issued for Maui County, and the Hurricane Watch for Hawaiʻi island has been cancelled, but the Tropical Storm Warning remains in effect. A Flash Flood Watch and a High Surf Warning are also in effect.
MORE (5 a.m.) https://www.bigislandvideonews.com/2020/07/26/video-hurricane-douglas-hawaii-update-5-a-m-sunday-morning/
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- Hurricane Douglas Update From Hawaii County Civil Defense (July 25, 2020)
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- 2:16
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- 6 years ago
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- HILO, Hawaiʻi - The present location, strength and track direction are favorable for Hawaii Island and if the present forecast continue Hawaii Island should avoid any direct impact from Hurricane Douglas, Hawaii County Civil Defense stated in an evening message. "Be aware that hurricanes are erratic and speed, direction, and intensity can change quickly so do keep yourself updated," officials cautioned.
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- Hurricane Douglas Hawaii Evening Update - 5 p.m. (July 25, 2020)
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- 9:35
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
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- HONOLULU, Hawaiʻi - As of 5 p.m. HST, Hurricane Douglas "continues to approach the main Hawaiian Islands, and will pass dangerously close to, or over, the islands late tonight through Sunday night. The close passage of Douglas brings a triple threat of hazards, including but not limited to damaging winds, flooding rainfall, and dangerously high surf, especially along east facing shores," the Central Pacific Hurricane Center says.
MORE (5 p.m.) https://www.bigislandvideonews.com/2020/07/25/hurricane-douglas-strength-holds-5-p-m-update/
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- Hurricane Warning For Oʻahu - 11 a.m. Update (July 25, 2020)
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- 8:27
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
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- HONOLULU, Hawaiʻi - Hurricane Douglas is 325 miles east of Hilo, and moving west northwest at 18 mph. The Central Pacific Hurricane Center says Douglas' maximum sustained winds are near 90 mph with higher gusts. Gradual weakening is expected through the weekend, but Douglas is still forecast to be near hurricane strength when it nears the Hawaiian islands late tonight.
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- Hurricane Douglas Hawaii Update - 5 a.m. HST (July 25, 2020)
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- 11:01
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
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- Hawaii - "Douglas continues to approach the main Hawaiian Islands, potentially passing dangerously close to, or over, the islands late tonight through Sunday night. The close passage of Douglas brings a triple threat of hazards, including but not limited to damaging winds, flooding rainfall, and dangerously high surf, especially along east facing shores," the Central Pacific Hurricane Center says.
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- Douglas Still A Major Hurricane, Tracking Towards Hawaii - 5 pm HST (July 24, 2020)
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- 8:44
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
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- HONOLULU, Hawaii - As of 5 p.m., Hurricane Douglas was 665 miles east of Hilo, moving west northwest at 20 mph. Douglas remains a category 3 hurricane, with maximum sustained winds at 115 mph with higher gusts.
Central Pacific Hurricane Center at 5 p.m. HST: "Douglas continues to approach the main Hawaiian Islands, potentially passing dangerously close to, or over, the islands Saturday night through Sunday night. The close passage of Douglas brings a triple threat of hazards, including but not limited to damaging winds, flooding rainfall, and dangerously high surf, especially along east facing shores."
MORE from 5 p.m. HST: https://www.bigislandvideonews.com/2020/07/24/hurricane-douglas-still-a-major-hurricane-5-p-m-update/
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- Hawaii Prepares For Hurricane Douglas (July 24, 2020)
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- 15:21
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
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- HONOLULU - Hawaiʻi State and County government is getting ready for the impacts associated with Hurricane Douglas. As of 2 p.m. HST, Hurricane Douglas was 725 miles east southeast of Hilo. A Hurricane Watch is in effect for Hawaiʻi County and Maui County.
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- Hurricane Watch For Hawaii As Douglas Nears - 11 am Update (July 24, 2020)
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- 11:21
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
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- Hawaii Island - Major Hurricane Douglas is still a category 3 storm on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale. Gradual and steady weakening is expected to continue through the weekend, the Central Pacific Hurricane Center says. However, Douglas is still forecast to be near hurricane strength when it nears the islands.
A Hurricane Watch has been issued for the Big Island of Hawaiʻi and for Maui County – including Maui, Lanai, Molokai and Kahoolawe. A Hurricane Watch means that hurricane conditions are possible within the watch area, in this case within 36 to 48 hours.
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- Category 4 Hurricane Douglas Heading Towards Hawaii - 5pm (July 23, 2020)
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- 4:18
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
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- Hawaii County COVID-19 Update, Kona Hospital Update (July 21, 2020)
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- 1:29
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
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- Hu Honua "Not Going To Accept" PUC Ruling (July 20, 2020)
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- 3:49
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
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- PEPEʻEKEO, Hawaiʻi - Hū Honua, aka Honua Ola Bioenergy, held a rally on Monday with executives and employees on the site of the Hāmākua coast bioenergy facility, following a Hawaiʻi Public Utilities Commission ruling that will end the project before it begins operations.
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- Kona Sewage Spill Impacts (July 19, 2020)
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- 10:55
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
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- Kona, Hawaiʻi - On July 11, 20k gallons of sewage spilled into Kailua Bay due to a broken sewer line on Ali’i Drive. A Hawaii State Department of Health Clean Water Branch advisory has since been lifted. In this segment of an recent KWXX news podcast with Sherry Bracken, Dr. Rick Bennett talks about the possible impacts of the incident to swimmers and the environment.
Full audio interview on the Island Issues archive: https://www.kwxx.com/episode/island-conversations-88-kailua-bay-sewage-spill-covid-other-health-issues-the-environment-dr-scott-miscovich-dr-rick-bennett/
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- Traveler To Hawaii Describes Quarantine (July 18, 2020)
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- 2:47
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
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- The mandatory Hawaiʻi travel quarantine experience is described by the 21-year-old arrival from California, Kevin Barnard, who recently completed his 14 days in isolation at a family home in Waimea on the Big Island. The video was provided by the Hawaii COVID-19 Joint Information Center, edited by BIVN.
