West Hawaii Today
2019 Kona Ironman World Championship: Dates & Course Routes
The Kona IRONMAN World Championship returns. What this means for locals… Shelter In Place: Driving anywhere on October 12th? Going shopping? Going to the airport? Better think again and plan to shelter in place. The Kona Ironman World Championship race is going to close most major roads for much of the day. What this means […]
Cruise Ship Visits: Passengers + Crew = 6,400. Kailua-Kona Population = 12,800
Kona population increases by 50% for the day… Cruise Ship Visits: Passengers + Crew = 6,400. Kailua-Kona Population = 12,800 Ovation of the Seas is a Quantum-class cruise ship owned by Royal Caribbean International. According to West Hawaii Today, “The ship arrived on September 29, 2019, and is the largest cruise ship to visit on […]
10-9-2018 Hualalai Road Closed Due To Flooding
Hualalai Road: Some roads just can’t handle rain… Here is a video of Hualalai Road flooding from 2015 – Flash flooding over Hualalai Road 10/9/2018 KHON2 reports, Much of the Kona Coast on Hawaii Island under a flood advisory. 100 Gallons Of Water, 5 Gallon Hole… The rain flowed down the mountainside and attempted to flow along […]
Kona Ironman World Championship: Road Closures
Shelter In Place: Driving anywhere on October 13th? Going shopping? Going to the airport? Better think again and plan to shelter in place. The Kona Ironman World Championship race is going to close most major roads for much of the day. West Hawaii Today reports, Kona Ironman World Championship: Road Closures Akoni Pule Highway (270) […]
Kona And The Pillars Of Pele: The Kona Rain Shadow Effect
The Pillars Of Pele First Things First – Just Why Is Kona So Dry? Three Pele-grown mountains protect Kona from the prevailing weather pattern, which originates predominantly from the east: Mauna Kea at 13,803 feet, Mauna Loa at 13,679 feet and Hualalai at 8,271 feet. These large mountains form a large rain shadow which protects Kona […]
Kona Shopping: Safeway Moving To New Niumalu Marketplace – Opens 12-16-2020
Newest Update! December 16th, 2020 Opening December 2020 – According to the Safeway flyer… September 2020 – According to the most trustworthy source – the cashier in lane four – Safeway should now open in the third or fourth week of October 2020! July 2020 – According to onsite workmen, Safeway should now open in […]
