Big Island Video News
BIVN Hawaiʻi Update: Emergency Bridge Repair, Bill 194, UXO, Cesspools (April 20, 2023)
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- BIVN Hawaiʻi Update: Emergency Bridge Repair, Bill 194, UXO, Cesspools (April 20, 2023)
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- 7:03
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
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- (A synthesized voice was utilized in the narration for this story)
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- Council Overrides Mayor's Veto Of Planning Bill (April 19, 2023)
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- 32:32
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
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- video from Hawaiʻi County Council livestream
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- UXO Removal Update For Waikoloa Maneuver Area (Apr. 19, 2023)
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- 5:15
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
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- Video from U.S. Senate Committee On Armed Services hearing, edited by BIVN
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- Hawaiʻi Update: Kilauea Quakes, Cat Feeding Protest, Weather, Maunakea Telescopes (April 19, 2023)
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- 6:28
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
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- (A synthesized voice was utilized in the narration for this story)
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- Leak Discovered At Subaru Telescope On Maunakea (Apr. 18, 2023)
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- 1:38
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
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- Greg Chun of the University of Hawaii- Hilo Center For Maunakea Stewardship provides a report to the Maunakea Stewardship and Oversight Authority concerning a glycol leak at the Subaru Telescope.
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- Hawaiian Homes Nominee For West Hawai'i Gets A Hearing (Apr. 17, 2023)
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- 4:07
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
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- HOBOLULU - Hawaiian Homes Commission nominee, Makai Freitas, appeared before the Senate Committee on Hawaiian Affairs on Monday.
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- Update On Hawai'i Island Warning Sirens (April 17, 2023)
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- 5:15
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
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- April is Tsunami Awareness Month in Hawaii, and the state of the warning sirens across the Big Island was a topic of discussion at a recent Hawaii County Council budget review hearing.
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- Merrie Monarch Festival Royal Parade 2023: Sights & Sounds (April 15, 2023)
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- 2:50
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
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- Recorded on Saturday, April 15, 2023 in Hilo, Hawai'i
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- Hawaiʻi Air Tour Noise Update: New Federal Bills Introduced (Apr. 13, 2023)
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- 4:00
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
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- The Hawaiʻi Congressional Delegation on Thursday announced that the Air Tour and Skydiving Safety Improvement Act and the Hawai‘i Air Tour Management Act have been introduced in Washington.
MORE: https://www.bigislandvideonews.com/2023/04/13/federal-bill-requires-plan-to-reduce-air-tour-noise-over-hawai%ca%bbi/
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- Hawaii Island Update: Palila Birds, Cat-Feeding Ended, Case Counts (April 13, 2023)
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- 3:43
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
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- Video courtesy Hawai'i DLNR, County of Hawaiʻi, and BIVN. A synthesized voice was utilized in the narration for this story.
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- Hawaii Island Update: Kilauea Volcano, Hilo Wastewater, County Spending (April 12, 2023)
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- 2:55
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
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- Video courtesy USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory, County of Hawaiʻi, and BIVN. A synthesized voice was utilized in the narration for this story.
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- Pohoiki Hit & Run Incident (Apr. 10, 2023)
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- 1:39
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
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- PUNA, Hawaiʻi - A security guard at Pohoiki in lower Puna was reported to be in critical condition, after he was reportedly struck by a vehicle near the entrance to the beach park.
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- BJ Penn, Business Owners Oppose Hilo Improvement District Bill (Apr. 5, 2023)
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- 9:31
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
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- HILO, Hawaiʻi - Testifiers speak out on a proposed Downtown Hilo Improvement District bill during a Hawaiʻi County Council meeting. The Penn ʻohana and many other downtown business owners are opposed to the proposal.
MORE from the County of Hawai'i: https://records.hawaiicounty.gov/Weblink/0/doc/1054402/Page1.aspx
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- Council Calls For Pohoiki Boat Ramp Restoration Funding (Apr. 6, 2023)
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- 5:10
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
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- HILO, Hawaiʻi - Council Resolution 91-23 urges the State of Hawaiʻi and FEMA to come up with the $40 million needed to restore Pohoiki Bay to its pre-eruption shape and depth.
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- Police Sweep Abandoned Uncle Billy's Hotel In Hilo (Apr. 5, 2023)
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- 1:53
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
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- HILO, Hawaii - At dawn on Wednesday, state and county law enforcement officers searched through the condemned and dilapidated former Uncle Billy’s Hotel and Resort, resulting in two arrest and ten citations for trespassing.
Video courtesy Hawaii DLNR, BIVN file video by Daryl Lee. A synthesized voice was utilized in the narration for this story.
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- Swimming With Dolphins In Kona Results In Mass Citation (Mar. 30, 2023)
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- 1:30
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
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- HŌNAUNAU, Hawaiʻi - Drone video shows a group of swimmers who "appear to be aggressively pursuing, corralling, and harassing" a pod of dolphins in South Kona, officials say. MORE: https://www.bigislandvideonews.com/2023/03/28/mass-dolphin-harrassment-in-honaunau-under-investigation/
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- Unique Building Planned For Hawaiian Home Lands (March 20, 2023)
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- 10:04
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
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- Plans for a Keaukaha-Panaʻewa Farmer's Alliance Resiliency and Agricultural Innovation Hub - to be located on Hawaiian Home Lands across from the Home Depot in Hilo - were detailed on Monday during a meeting of the Hawaiian Homes Commission.
(video courtesy DHHL meeting livestream)
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- Shark Bite Reported Off Popular Waikoloa Beach (Mar. 19, 2023)
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- 1:55
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
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- A man swimming about 200 yards offshore of the Anaehoʻomalu was bitten by a shark of an unknown size and type, officials reported Sunday.
Video contains file footage recorded by the Hawaii DLNR and news videographer Daryl Lee after a shark bite occurred at the same beach in December 2022.
(A synthesized voice was utilized in the narration for this story)
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- Government Power To Suspend Electronic Media Transmission During Emergency To Be Removed In Hawaii
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- 2:44
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
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- On Friday, House Bill 522 was given a positive recommendation in the Senate Committee on Public Safety and Intergovernmental and Military Affairs.
HB 522 HD 1 Status: https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session/measure_indiv.aspx?billnumber=522&billtype=HB&year=2023
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- Hapuna Beach Water Outage Update (March 17, 2023)
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- 3:10
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
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- The Hawaiʻi Department of Land and Natural Resources on Thursday provided an update on the water outage affecting Hāpuna Beach State Recreation Area in West Hawaii. MORE: https://www.bigislandvideonews.com/2023/03/16/hapuna-beach-water-outage-update/
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- Hawaii Volcano Updates: Mauna Loa Notice, CO2 Measurements, "Floor Is Lava"
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- 3:48
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
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- MORE INFO
Photos Show Scientists On The Floor Of Kilauea Crater:
https://www.bigislandvideonews.com/2023/03/15/photos-show-scientists-on-the-floor-of-kilauea-crater/
Mauna Loa Volcanic Activity Notice: Alert Level Back to GREEN:
https://www.bigislandvideonews.com/2023/03/16/mauna-loa-volcanic-activy-notice-alert-level-back-to-green/
Mauna Loa Observatory “Back in Action”:
https://www.bigislandvideonews.com/2023/03/16/mauna-loa-observatory-back-in-action/
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- Manhunt In Kalōpā, Police Search Vehicles (Mar. 10, 2023)
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- 2:02
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
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- UPDATE - (March 11 at 12 p.m. HST) - Murder Suspect Arrested After Manhunt In Hāmākua - MORE: https://www.bigislandvideonews.com/2023/03/11/murder-suspect-arrested-after-manhunt-in-hamakua/
On Friday, the Hawaiʻi Police Department issued a public alert, advising the public of law enforcement activity in the Lower Kalōpā area of the Hāmākua district.
MORE: https://www.bigislandvideonews.com/2023/03/10/fatal-officer-involved-shooting-in-kona-police-hunt-for-ka%ca%bbu-suspect/
Video by Daryl Lee, edited by BIVN
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- Hawaiʻi Police Chief Details Officer-Involved Shooting, Search For Suspect (March 10, 2023)
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- 20:12
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
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- Video recorded during a news conference with Chief of Hawaiʻi Police, Benjamin Moszkowicz, as the search for a Kaʻū shooting suspect continues.
MORE: https://www.bigislandvideonews.com/2023/03/10/fatal-officer-involved-shooting-in-kona-police-hunt-for-ka%ca%bbu-suspect/
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- Hawaii Senate Votes On Cannabis Bill (March 7, 2023)
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- 10:41
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
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- HONOLULU - Senate Bill 669 SD2 was passed by the Hawaiʻi State Senate on third reading on Tuesday. The bill now goes to the Hawaiʻi State House for consideration.
SB 669 establishes regulations for the cultivation, manufacture, sale, and personal use of small amounts of cannabis. The bill also decriminalizes and regulates small amounts of cannabis for personal use. The measure also establishes taxes for cannabis sales.
(video courtesy Hawaiʻi State Senate livestream, edited by BIVN)
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- New Pahoa Library, Transit Hub: Three Possible Locations (Feb. 27, 2023)
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- 9:25
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
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- PUNA, Hawai'i - The final site selection and planning for a proposed new transit hub and co-located library in Pāhoa Town is underway. "The transit hub and library are intended to support comfort and safety for transit riders, promote other multi-modal uses such as walking and biking, and provide amenities and gathering spaces for the greater Pāhoa community," the County says.
Video courtesy the Puna CDP meeting livestreamed by the Hawai'i County Department of Planning. Edited by BIVN.
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- Hawaiʻi Declares Year Of The Snail (Feb. 23, 2023)
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- 3:11
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
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- HONOLULU - Governor Josh Green issued a proclamation declaring 2023, the Year of the Kāhuli, for the colorful native tree snails that (used to) inhabit virtually every ecosystem across Hawaiʻi.
Video courtesy Hawaiʻi DLNR, edited by BIVN
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- Hawaii Island Fentanyl Task Force News Conference (Feb. 24, 2023)
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- 11:37
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
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- Video recorded during the Hawaii Island Fentanyl Task Force news conference, edited by BIVN
MORE: https://www.bigislandvideonews.com/2023/02/24/video-hawai%ca%bbi-island-fentanyl-task-force-holds-news-conference/
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- Kilauea Volcano Update, Crust Founders As Eruption Diminishes (Feb. 23, 2023)
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- 2:22
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
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- HAWAIʻI ISLAND - The summit eruption of Kīlauea Volcano continues, but it has been greatly diminished over the past three days.
MORE on the USGS Hilo Research Facility Plans: https://www.bigislandvideonews.com/2023/02/23/usgs-hilo-research-facility-plans-detailed/
Images courtesy USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory and the National Park Service. A synthesized voice was utilized in the narration for this story.
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- Hawaiʻi Council Advances Animal Control & Protection Agency Bill (Feb. 22, 2023)
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- 2:40
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
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- video courtesy Hawaiʻi County Council, edited by BIVN
MORE INFO: https://www.bigislandvideonews.com/2023/02/07/hawai%ca%bbi-county-to-create-animal-control-protection-agency/
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- Hilo Affordable Senior Rental Housing Project Breaks Ground (Feb. 17, 2023)
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- 2:05
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
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- HILO, Hawaiʻi - On a rainy Friday, February 17th, state and county officials broke ground on Hale Nā Koa ‘O Hanakahi, a new senior rental housing community for veterans on West Kawili Street in Hilo.
(Video courtesy EAH Housing, edited by BIVN)
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- Kona School Issues Concern Teachers, Parents (February 20, 2023)
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- 9:59
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
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- KONA, Hawaiʻi - The Hawaii State Teachers Association held a news conference on Monday to talk about the "persistent problems with mold, structural damage, termites, rats and other maintenance difficulties at Hōlualoa Elementary School on Hawaii Island."
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- Kilauea Volcano Eruption Update, Small Vent Collapse Recorded (Feb. 14, 2023)
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- 2:07
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
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- HAWAIʻI ISLAND - The eruption at the summit of Kīlauea continues, and the USGS alert level remains at WATCH.
Images courtesy USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory and the National Park Service. A synthesized voice was utilized in the narration for this story.
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- Hapuna Beach Water Shut-Off Questioned (Feb. 8, 2023)
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- 3:38
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
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- Video courtesy Hawai'i Senate, DLNR, Visionary Video
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- Police Body Cam Video Released After Hilo Shooting (Feb. 7, 2023)
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- 2:00
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
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- HILO, Hawaiʻi - Police say none of the body worn cameras captured the moment of the shooting on Kumukoa Street in Hilo last Friday, but police can be seen rendering first aide to the suspect, who survived.
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- Sea Level Rise Bills Considered In Hawaii (Feb. 6, 2023)
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- 4:21
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
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- HONOLULU - The Hawaiʻi state legislature is taking up a number of bills related to sea level rise, as receding shorelines across the state are already causing problems for residents.
Video courtesy Hawaii State Senate, DLNR, edited by BIVN. A synthesized voice was utilized in the narration for this story.
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- Kaʻū Satellite Dish Array Proposal (Feb. 2, 2023)
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- 6:48
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
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- The Hawaiʻi County Windward Planning Commission postponed an agenda item pertaining to the Academia Sinica Institute Of Astronomy And Astrophysics Special Permit Application "for the temporary operation of an array of 10 satellite dishes and a 50-foot x 50-foot dipole antenna array and related improvements to conduct research on Fast Radio Bursts (FRBs) on an approximately 2.0-acre portion of a larger 10.7-acre property in the State Land Use Agricultural District." The subject property is located approximately 1,375 feet southeast (makai) of the Wood Valley Road/Makakupu Road intersection, Kaʻalaʻala-Kapalapala, in Kaʻū, Hawaiʻi.
(Video courtesy County of Hawaiʻi, edited by BIVN)
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- Dilapidated Hilo Health Building Raises Questions (Jan. 23, 2023)
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- 5:06
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
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- A Hawaiʻi Senate joint committee on January 17 questioned officials with the Department of Accounting and General Services about the stalled refurbishment of a health department building on Keawe Street in Downtown Hilo near the post office.
Video courtesy Hawaiʻi Senate, edited by BIVN.
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- Kilauea Volcano Eruption Update - Two Lava Lakes Form (Jan. 21, 2023)
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- 1:39
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
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- HAWAIʻI ISLAND - The eruption at the summit of Kīlauea continues, and the USGS alert level remains at WATCH.
Images courtesy USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory. A synthesized voice was utilized in the narration for this story.
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- Update On New Mauna Kea Authority (Jan. 18, 2022)
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- 4:53
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
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- Video courtesy Hawaiʻi State House livestream, edited by BIVN
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- Kilauea Eruption Update - High Lava Fountain Captured (January 7, 2023)
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- 1:36
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
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- HAWAIʻI ISLAND - With the eruption confined to the summit caldera, and with no indication of activity migrating elsewhere on the volcano, the US Geological Survey on Friday lowered the Kilauea alert level from WARNING to WATCH, and the aviation color code from RED to ORANGE.
Images courtesy USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory, National Park Service, and BIVN. A synthesized voice was utilized in the narration for this story.
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- Kilauea Volcano Eruption Resumes (January 5, 2023)
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- 1:36
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
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- HAWAIʻI ISLAND - Kilauea volcano began erupting on Thursday, January 5th, at approximately 4:34 p.m. HST. The USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory elevated Kilauea’s volcano alert level from WATCH to WARNING and its aviation color code from ORANGE to RED.
Images courtesy USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory, National Park Service, and BIVN. A synthesized voice was utilized in the narration for this story.
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- Police Investigate Body Found In Banyan Tree Fire (Jan. 2, 2023)
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- 1:41
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
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- HILO, Hawaiʻi / Video by Daryl Lee, edited by BIVN
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- Homes Damaged By Storm, Hawaii Residents React (Dec. 20, 2022)
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- 3:29
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
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- Video & interviews in Honokaʻa by Daryl Lee
Video of rain and flooding in Waimea by Lynn Beittel, Visionary Video
Edited by BIVN
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- Hawaii Roads Closed By Damaging Kona Low Storm (Dec. 20, 2022)
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- 1:53
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
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- HAWAIʻI ISLAND - Various roads and highways were closed on the Big Island Monday night into Tuesday morning, after high winds downed trees and power lines. Video by Daryl Lee and Lynn Beittel, Visionary Video
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- Severe Weather Impacts Hawai'i: Civil Defense Message (Dec. 19, 2022)
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- 1:18
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
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- As a strong kona low weather system continues to impact Hawai'i, two shelters have been opened on the Big Island: one at Waimea Community Center and one at Kekuaokalani Gym at Old Kona Airport.
The audio in this video is from a Hawai'i County Civil Defense radio message issued at 7:36 p.m. HST
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- Mauna Loa, Kilauea Alert Levels At "Advisory" (Dec. 13, 2022)
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- 3:14
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
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- HAWAIʻI ISLAND - With an apparent pause in the eruptions at Mauna Loa and Kīlauea, officials have downgraded the alert levels for both volcanoes from WATCH to ADVISORY, and the Aviation Color Codes from ORANGE to YELLOW.
Latest Mauna Loa updates from BIVN: https://www.bigislandvideonews.com/tag/mauna-loa/
Images and video courtesy USGS
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- Mauna Loa Update: Is Eruption Ending? (Dec. 9, 2022)
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- 7:35
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
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- HAWAIʻI ISLAND - The USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory reports Mauna Loa continues to erupt, but "with a reduced supply of lava and reduced gas emissions this morning."
Latest Mauna Loa updates from BIVN: https://www.bigislandvideonews.com/tag/mauna-loa/
Images and video courtesy USGS
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- 62nd Waimea Christmas Twilight Parade (Dec. 3, 2022)
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- 3:39
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
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- WAIMEA, Hawaiʻi - "He Kalikimaka Hoʻoli Keiki" - A Children's Christmas Cheer! This year's parade featured a new route, and Dr. Kū Hinahinakūikahakai Kahakalau as the Grand Marshal.
Video courtesy Canada France Hawaii Telescope, edited by BIVN
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- Mauna Loa Eruption Major Change Overnight (Dec. 8, 2022)
- Runtime
- 9:31
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
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- HAWAIʻI ISLAND - The USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory reports supply of lava appears to be much reduced Thursday morning. "Lava is overtopping channels near the vent with flows extending no farther than 2.5 mi (4 km) from the vent," scientists said. "The channels below this point appear drained of lava and probably no longer feed the main flow front."
Latest Mauna Loa updates from BIVN: https://www.bigislandvideonews.com/tag/mauna-loa/
Images and video courtesy Tropical Visons Video, BIVN file, and USGS
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- Mauna Loa Eruption Breakouts Along Lava Channel (Dec. 8, 2022)
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- 3:23
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
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- HAWAIʻI ISLAND - The lava flow has advanced very little since Wednesday morning, when it was about 1.8 mi (2.9 km) from the Daniel K. Inouye Highway, aka Saddle Road. A significant breakout nearly three miles back on the channel could be removing lava from the flow front.
Latest Mauna Loa updates from BIVN: https://www.bigislandvideonews.com/tag/mauna-loa/
Images and video courtesy USGS, Hawaii County, and Hawaii DOD. A synthesized voice was utilized in the narration for this story.

