Big Island Video News
Mauna Loa Eruption New Maps Show Lava Advance, Viewing Area (Dec. 1, 2022)
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- Mauna Loa Eruption New Maps Show Lava Advance, Viewing Area (Dec. 1, 2022)
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- 2:26
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
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- HAWAIʻI ISLAND - As of Thursday evening, the lava flow front is about 3.2 miles, or 5.2 kilometers, from the Daniel K. Inouye Highway, aka Saddle Road. A new Mauna Loa eruption viewing traffic pattern has also been established off the Daniel K. Inouye Highway.
Latest Mauna Loa updates from BIVN: https://www.bigislandvideonews.com/tag/mauna-loa/
Images and video courtesy USGS and Lynn Beittel of Visionary Video. A synthesized voice was utilized in the narration for this story.
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- Mauna Loa Eruption Update, Viewing Area Announced (Dec. 1, 2022)
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- 7:02
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- HAWAIʻI ISLAND - The USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory reports the leading edge of the flow closest to Daniel K. Inouye Highway, aka Saddle Road, has had minimal movement and remains near the 7,000 foot elevation and more than 3 miles from the highway. A new plan for motorists driving up to see the eruption was also announced on Thursday.
Latest Mauna Loa updates from BIVN: https://www.bigislandvideonews.com/tag/mauna-loa/
CREDIT CORRECTION: The image at 2:19 is from a USGS webcam, not Visionary Video. We apologize for this error.
Images and video courtesy Lynn Beittel - Visionary Video, Tropical Visons Video, and USGS
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- Mauna Loa Eruption New Maps, Diversion Talk (Dec. 1, 2022)
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- 3:41
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
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- HAWAIʻI ISLAND - New maps published Wednesday afternoon by the US Geological Survey's Hawaiian Volcano Observatory show the path of the flow into the Saddle Road area. The latest measurement placed the lava about 3.6 miles, or 5.8 km, from the Daniel K. Inouye Highway, aka Saddle Road.
Latest Mauna Loa updates from BIVN: https://www.bigislandvideonews.com/tag/mauna-loa/
Images and video courtesy Hawaii DLNR and Tropical Visons Video. A synthesized voice was utilized in the narration for this story.
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- Mauna Loa Eruption Update From Hawaii Officials - 9 a.m. (Nov. 30, 2022)
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- 4:53
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
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- HAWAIʻI ISLAND - Lava from the eruption of Mauna Loa volcano is more than 3 miles away from the Daniel K. Inouye Highway. Officials with the USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory and the Hawaii County Civil Defense gave an update on the situation during a Wednesday morning media briefing.
Latest Mauna Loa updates from BIVN: https://www.bigislandvideonews.com/tag/mauna-loa/
Images and video courtesy Hawaii DLNR and Tropical Visons Video.
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- Mauna Loa Eruption Lava Crosses Old Kona Highway (Nov. 30, 2022)
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- 2:16
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
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- HAWAIʻI ISLAND - Last night, the leading edge of the Mauna Loa lava flow crossed Old Kona Highway, a dirt road that crosses the Mauna Loa Forest Reserve.
Latest Mauna Loa updates from BIVN: https://www.bigislandvideonews.com/tag/mauna-loa/
USGS Mauna Loa webcam: https://www.usgs.gov/media/webcams/mk2cam-mauna-loas-summit-and-northeast-rift-zone-mauna-kea
Images and video courtesy Hawaii DLNR and USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory. A synthesized voice was utilized in the narration for this story.
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- Mauna Loa Eruption, A Closer Look (Nov. 29, 2022)
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- 3:21
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
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- HAWAIʻI ISLAND - While scientists are getting up close to the lava, a new emergency rule has been enacted prohibiting parking and walking on the shoulders of the Daniel K. Inouye Highway.
Images and video courtesy USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory, the National Park Service, and Visionary Video. A synthesized voice was utilized in the narration for this story.
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- Mauna Loa Eruption Lava Cuts Off Road, New Fissure Opens (Nov. 29, 2022)
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- 3:12
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
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- The longest and largest lava flow, issuing from Fissure 3, crossed the Mauna Loa Weather Observatory Road at approximately 8 p.m. on Monday night. Lava is 6 miles (10 km) from Saddle Road at 7 a.m. HST this morning. The flow is estimated to be moving less than a mile per hour.
Images and video courtesy USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory, Tropical Visions Video, and Visionary Video. A synthesized voice was utilized in the narration for this story.
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- Mauna Loa Eruption, New Map & Video (Nov. 29, 2022)
- Runtime
- 2:49
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- Images courtesy USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory, U.S. Coast Guard, and Hawaii DLNR. A synthesized voice was utilized in the narration for this story.
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- Mauna Loa Eruption, Outlook For Hilo - Update 3 (Nov. 28, 2022)
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- 4:33
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- A preliminary map posted by the USGS gives an idea where the active fissures are on the Northeast Rift Zone, which are still very close to the Mauna Loa summit area. The communities in South Kona near and around the Southwestern Rift Zone appear to be in the clear, as long as the eruption follows the patterns that have been observed historically. Ken Hon, the Scientist-in-charge of the US Geological Survey Hawaiian Volcano Observatory, provides more info.
Images courtesy USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory, National Park Service, and Paradise Helicopters. A synthesized voice was utilized in the narration for this story.
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- Mauna Loa Eruption Moves To Northeast Rift Zone - Update 2 (Nov. 28, 2022)
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- 2:39
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- Lava flows are not threatening any downslope communities at this time, emergency officials say.
Images courtesy USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory. Audio from Hawaii County Civil Defense radio message. A synthesized voice was utilized in the narration for this story.
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- Mauna Loa Eruption Begins On Hawaiʻi Island (Nov. 28, 2022)
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- 1:48
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- Video courtesy USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory. A synthesized voice was utilized in the narration for this story.
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- Big Waves Bury Highway, Hilo Locals React (Nov. 26, 2022)
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- 4:27
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- Video by Daryl Lee, edited by BIVN
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- High Surf Warning Closes Several Hawaiʻi Beaches (Nov. 25, 2022)
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- 1:25
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
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- The National Weather Service in Honolulu has extended the High Surf Warning for northeast facing shores and the High Surf Advisory for west facing shores of Hawaiʻi Island to Saturday evening. Audio courtesy Hawaiʻi County Civil Defense radio message.
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- Waimea Gives Thanks For First Responders (Nov. 24, 2022)
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- 1:50
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
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- WAIMEA, Hawaʻi - Hawaiʻi County first responders were honored at a community-wide in-person dinner at Mana Christian ‘Ohana’s Kahilu Town Hall on November 16th. (video courtesy Waimea Community Association)
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- Hawaiʻi Volcanoes Park Tips For Holiday Crowds (Nov. 21, 2022)
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- 1:54
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
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- HAWAIʻI ISLAND - The holiday season is here, and Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park expects to see an increase in visitors from now through January, bringing traffic delays and no parking at popular places during peak hours. The National Park Service wanted to share a video featuring tips on how to best experience the park during the busy holiday season.
Video courtesy USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory / National Park Service. A synthesized voice was utilized in the narration for this story.
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- Hawaiʻi County "Sensitive Places" Bill 220 Passed By Council (Nov. 16, 2022)
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- 53:27
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- KONA, Hawaiʻi - The Hawaiʻi County Council on Wednesday passed Bill 220, establishing "Sensitive Places" where the licensed carrying of a firearm would not be allowed. Some public testimony was heard before the vote.
Video courtesy Hawaiʻi County Council livestream on November 16, 2022.
Full language of Bill 220: https://records.hawaiicounty.gov/Weblink/0/doc/1046650/Page1.aspx
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- Mauna Loa, Kilauea Volcanic Gas Emissions Monitored (Nov. 7, 2022)
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- 2:12
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- HAWAIʻI ISLAND - The volcanic gas emission rates measured at the erupting Kilauea volcano have been relatively steady over the last several months. On Mauna Loa, which is not erupting, gas concentrations remain stable at the summit and at Sulphur Cone on the upper Southwest Rift Zone. Scientists say there are no signs of an imminent eruption at Mauna Loa at this time. They continue to monitor both volcanoes closely for any changes.
Video courtesy USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory. A synthesized voice was utilized in the narration for this story.
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- Mauna Loa Volcano Heightened Unrest Continues, Scientists Fly Over (Nov. 3, 2022)
- Runtime
- 2:02
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- HAWAIʻI ISLAND - New video recorded by scientists over Mauna Loa was released today, as the worlds largest active volcano continues to show signs of heightened unrest. Mauna Loa is not erupting, and remains at an ADVISORY alert level. The US Geological Survey's Hawaiian Volcano Observatory says there are no signs of an imminent eruption at this time, and that monitoring data show no significant changes within the past 24 hours.
Video courtesy USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory. A synthesized voice was utilized in the narration for this story.
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- Dog Barks At Monk Seal In Kona, Man Cited (Nov. 2, 2022)
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- 1:42
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
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- KONA, Hawaiʻi - A 52-year-old man was cited by State and federal agencies after allowing his dog to harass a Hawaiian monk seal on the beach at Kaloko-Honokōhau National Historical Park.
Video courtesy DLNR / NPS / NOAA. A synthesized voice was utilized in the narration for this story.
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- Hawaiʻi Council Debates Approach To Homelessness (Nov. 1, 2022)
- Runtime
- 9:52
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
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- HILO, Hawaiʻi - The Hawaiʻi County Council Committee on Governmental Operations, Relations, and Economic Development is trying to provide the Office of Housing and Community Development a framework to report on baseline and annual outcome measures for the newly created Strategic Roadmap for Housing and Homelessness. Officials debated the matter during a meeting on Tuesday. (video courtesy Hawaiʻi County Council livestream)
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- Josh Green On How Hawaiʻi Island Shaped His Political Future (Oct. 23, 2022)
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- 20:24
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
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- Candidate for Hawaiʻi Governor, current Lieutenant Governor Josh Green, M.D., gives a speech at the 2022 Democratic Grand Rally in Hilo. The event is traditionally held before the primary election.
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- Hawaiʻi Plant Thought Extinct In The Wild, Found And Propagated (Oct. 10, 2022)
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- 2:15
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
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- HAWAIʻI ISLAND - The small population of Delissea argutidentata was found in early March 2021 on Kamehameha Schools’ land in Kona. The exact location is being kept confidential to protect the plant, officials say. Seeds from the uncovered Delissea argutidentata were successfully propagated by the Volcano Rare Plant Facility, and about 30 keiki were planted.
Video courtesy Kamehameha Schools / edited by BIVN
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- Brush Fire Prompts Evacuations In ʻOʻokala (September 29, 2022)
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- 2:32
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- ʻOʻOKALA, Hawaiʻi - Video of the brush fire recorded on Thursday evening by Daryl Lee / edited by BIVN
UPDATE - Since this video was recorded, the evacuated residents of ʻOʻokala have been able to return home.
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- Kilauea Volcano Eruption Update (September 18, 2022)
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- 1:44
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- We are less than two weeks away from the one year anniversary of the current eruption of Kilauea volcano. Given the steady nature of the activity, it is likely the eruption will reach that milestone.
Video courtesy USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory / National Park Service. A synthesized voice was utilized in the narration for this story.
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- Police Investigation At Hawaiian Beaches (Sept. 15, 2022)
- Runtime
- 2:01
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- Video by Daryl Lee, edited by BIVN
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- Kilauea Volcano Eruption Update (August 30, 2022)
- Runtime
- 1:50
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- The eruption of Kīlauea volcano on Hawaiʻi island has reached the 11-month mark.
A synthesized voice was utilized in the narration for this story.
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- Lantern Floating Ceremony Returns To Fairmont Orchid On Hawai'i (Aug. 28, 2022)
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- 1:53
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- KOHALA COAST, Hawai'i Island - After a two-year hiatus, the annual North Hawaii Hospice Lantern Floating ceremony returned to the shore of the Fairmont Orchid.
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- Body-Cam Shows Officer-Involved Shooting in Hilo, Chief Comments (Aug. 25, 2022)
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- 7:05
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- Video of the body-worn camera courtesy Hawaii County Police Department, video of the chief's statement provided by Hawaii County Police Department. Video recorded at the scene by BIVN. A synthesized voice was utilized in the narration for this story.
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- Nēnē Given Sanctuary On Slopes Of Maunakea (Aug. 23, 2022)
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- 2:51
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- Three rehabilitated birds have been released into the 100-acre the Hawai‘i Island Nēnē Sanctuary.
MORE: https://www.bigislandvideonews.com/2022/08/23/nene-given-santuary-on-slopes-of-maunakea/
Video courtesy Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources, edited by BIVN. A synthesized voice was utilized in the narration for this story.
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- M-4.0 Earthquake Part Of Seismic Swarm Under Hawaiʻi (Aug. 22, 2022)
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- 1:02
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- HAWAI'I ISLAND - A magnitude-4.0 earthquake struck Hawaiʻi island on Monday evening at 7:11 p.m., but was not strong enough to generate a tsunami or damage buildings.
(A synthesized voice was utilized in the narration for this story.)
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- Will Bill 195 Allow Civil Defense To "Suspend Electronic Media Transmission"? (Aug. 16, 2022)
- Runtime
- 5:53
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- video courtesy Hawaii County Council livestream
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- Mauna Loa Volcano Activity Update (Aug. 14, 2022)
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- 2:08
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
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- Last week, scientists observed a swarm of earthquakes under Mauna Loa. The activity has since returned to background levels, and the volcano is not erupting. (A synthesized voice was utilized in the narration for this story.)
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- Hawaiʻi Brush Fire Grows Larger (Aug. 12, 2022)
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- 1:51
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
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- The large wildfire on Hawaiʻi island continues to burn and officials say it is only 30% contained. As of 3 p.m. on Friday, no homes or structures were endangered, and the fire was 2.1-miles from Highway 190.
Video provided by the Hawaiʻi DLNR on Friday evening (Aug. 12), edited by BIVN.
A synthesized voice was utilized in the narration for this story.
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- Hawaii Fire Update, On The Ground (Aug. 12, 2022)
- Runtime
- 1:45
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- Video provided by the Hawaiʻi DLNR on Thursday evening (Aug. 11), edited by BIVN
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- Huge Brush Fire On Hawaiʻi Grows To 10,000-acres Overnight (Aug. 11, 2022)
- Runtime
- 2:58
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
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- The Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources recorded aerial footage of the large brush fire burning on the Kona side of Saddle Road. The fire reportedly started at Pōhakuloa Training Area, and spread fast due to the "Red Flag Warning" conditions.
A synthesized voice was utilized in the narration for this story.
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- Departed Aloha Aina Warriors Remembered In Emotional Testimony (Aug. 9, 2022)
- Runtime
- 4:48
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- Kealoha Pisciotta of Mauna Kea Anaina Hou honors the recently passed Hank Fergerstrom and Nate Yuen during her testimony to the National Science Foundation during a public scoping meeting in Hilo. The NSF is looking to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement and initiate a Section 106 Consultation for its potential investment in the Thirty Meter Telescope project on Maunakea.
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- China Involvement In TMT Raises National Security Concerns, Lee Loy Tells NSF (Aug. 9, 2022)
- Runtime
- 3:35
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- During a public scoping meeting in Hilo, Dr. Henry K. Lee Loy - a retired native Hawaiian physician - raises concerns over China's role in the Thirty Meter Telescope project. The National Science Foundation is looking to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement and initiate a Section 106 Consultation for its potential investment in the TMT project on Maunakea.
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- Pua Kanahele Speaks During NSF / TMT Hearing In Hilo (Aug. 09, 2022)
- Runtime
- 3:19
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- Dr. Pualani Kanaka‘ole Kanahele, renowned cultural practitioner and kumu hula, testifies during a public scoping meeting in Hilo. The National Science Foundation is looking to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement and initiate a Section 106 Consultation for its potential investment in the Thirty Meter Telescope project on Maunakea.
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- Tom Peek Testifies At Hilo NSF / TMT Hearing (Aug. 9, 2022)
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- 4:10
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
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- Tom Peek, a Volcano resident and former Mauna Kea observatory guide, speaks during a public scoping meeting in Hilo. The National Science Foundation is looking to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement and initiate a Section 106 Consultation for its potential investment in the Thirty Meter Telescope project on Maunakea.
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- Police Respond To Kea'au School (Aug. 9, 2022)
- Runtime
- 1:49
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- Video by Daryl Lee, features interview with Lt. Amon-Wilkins of the Hawaiʻi County Police. MORE: https://www.bigislandvideonews.com/2022/08/10/video-police-respond-to-kea%ca%bbau-student-charged/
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- "You Will Not Build On Maunakea" Mililani Trask Tells NSF (Aug. 9, 2022)
- Runtime
- 10:42
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
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- Mililani Trask, Hawaiʻi Island Trustee for the Office of Hawaiian Affairs, speaks during a public scoping meeting in Hilo. The National Science Foundation is looking to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement and initiate a Section 106 Consultation for its potential investment in the Thirty Meter Telescope project on Maunakea.
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- Kilauea Volcano Crater Floor Uplift Explained (Aug. 6, 2022)
- Runtime
- 1:43
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- The USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory provided more information on the endogenous process in its weekly Volcano Watch article.
MORE: https://www.bigislandvideonews.com/2022/08/06/volcano-watch-kilauea-summit-lava-lake-quietly-remarkable/
A synthesized voice was utilized in the narration for this story. Video courtesy USGS and National Park Service.
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- Governor Jumps In Water Off Miloliʻi (Aug. 4, 2022)
- Runtime
- 1:36
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- Miloliʻi, the remote South Kona community known as “The Last Hawaiian Fishing Village”, has officially become Hawaiʻi’s second Community-Based Subsistence Fishing Area (CBFSA). Governor David Ige visited Miloliʻi on Tuesday, where he signed administrative rules designating the CBFSA during a community celebration. (Video courtesy Hawaiʻi DLNR, edited by BIVN)
MORE: https://www.bigislandvideonews.com/2022/08/04/miloli%ca%bbi-now-a-community-based-subsistence-fishing-area/
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- Nāhuku Lava Tube Closed Due To Structural Concerns (Aug. 2, 2022)
- Runtime
- 2:00
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- HAWAIʻI VOLCANOES NATIONAL PARK - The popular lava tube is closed until further notice for structural monitoring and safety, after a fracture narrowed over the weekend.
MORE: https://www.bigislandvideonews.com/2022/08/01/nahuku-lava-tube-closed-due-to-structural-concerns/
A synthesized voice was utilized in the narration for this story.
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- Hawaii County Bill To Increase EV Charging Stations (Aug. 2, 2022)
- Runtime
- 5:25
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- Video courtesy Hawaiʻi County Council Public Works and Mass Transit Committee livestream, edited and presented by BIVN
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- Kilauea Update: Eruption Reaches 10-Month Mark (July 29, 2022)
- Runtime
- 2:45
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- Video courtesy USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory and National Park Service. A synthesized voice was utilized in the narration for this story.
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- Plans For Kilauea Volcano Overlook Restoration Detailed (July 27, 2022)
- Runtime
- 5:16
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- Video sources recorded during a July 27th virtual public meeting with the National Park Service on the environmental assessment for the 2018 Disaster Recovery Project.
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- Two Moderate Earthquakes Jolt Hawaiʻi Island In One Hour
- Runtime
- 1:37
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- HAWAIʻI ISLAND - The first earthquake, a Magnitude 4.3, occurred at 5:46 p.m. about 6 miles east northeast of Pahala. Less than an hour later, scientists recorded another quake, a Magnitude 4.6, about 26 miles east southeast of Naʻalehu, in the vicinity of the Kamaʻehukanaloa seamount.
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- Hilo Waiānuenue Avenue Update (July 19, 2022)
- Runtime
- 4:21
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- HILO, Hawaiʻi - The Hawaiʻi County Council Public Works and Mass Transit Committee gets an update on the ongoing Waiānuenue Avenue rehabilitation, and a hope from the community for bike lanes.
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- High Surf Warning As Historic South Swell Hits Hawaiʻi (July 17, 2022)
- Runtime
- 2:02
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- Video recorded on Sunday (July 17) at Punaluʻu Beach Park in Kaʻū on Hawaiʻi island. Features a radio message issued by the Hawaiʻi County Civil Defense.
