April 17, 2026

Civil Defense Message. This is a Fire Weather Red Flag Warning update message for Thursday, August 31st at 6am

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Civil Defense Message.
This is a Fire Weather Red Flag Warning update message for Thursday, August 31st at 6 in the morning.
The National Weather Service has issued a Red Flag Warning for leeward areas of Hawaii Island.
Northeast winds of 15 to 30 MPH with gusts of up to 50 MPH and dryer conditions are expected.
Due to the Red Flag Warning, Hawaii County Mayor Roth has issued the following prohibitions through his Emergency Proclamation issued at 4:30 PM, Wednesday afternoon;
All outdoor burning and all outdoor open flames are banned in the Districts of North and South Kohala, North and South Kona, and Ka’u. This ban is in place until 12 noon Friday, September 1st.
All camping permits for Thursday are cancelled for the following Beach Parks, Mahukona, Spencer, Kohanaiki, Punalu`u, and Whittington Beach Parks.
Please avoid all outdoor activity that involve other fire ignition sources or may cause sparks, such as welding and grinding metal.
Please avoid parking of vehicles on dry grass after travel.

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