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No injuries were reported following an early morning cooking fire at a restaurant in the Hilo Shopping Center and Annex off Kekuanaoa Street. According to Hawai‘i Fire Department, a security guard discovered a small blaze coming from Kamana Indian Cuisine. Firefighters responded to the eatery at 1:23 a.m. Upon arrival, flames were visible from the […]
In looking at how emergency access can improve in communities, voters in the latest Big Island Now poll had one clear answer: build more roads.
Concerns over emergency access out of Big Island communities, particularly Waikōloa, increased after the 2021 Mana Road fire scorched 40,000 acres in South Kohala and forced the evacuation of 6,500 Waikōloa Village residents.
During the 2021 Mana Road fire in Waikōloa, some residents made an emergency exit down a one-lane backroad off Hulu Street. With the recent Lāhainā wildfire tragedy, residents are wondering if the makeshift evacuation route is enough to keep local residents safe and alive.
Talks are underway with officials from the Hawai’i Emergency Management Agency and all four counties about codifying a new emergency response protocol to use sirens during wildfires everywhere in the state. It could become official “within days.”