Big Island Video News

Serving Hawaii County

  • Hawaiʻi Island News Regions
    • Hamakua
      • Mauna Kea
    • Hilo
    • Kau
    • Kona
    • Kohala
    • Puna
VIDEO: Dust storms plague Pahala after brushfire
Avatar photo

by Big Island Video News
on Jul 6, 2012 at 7:32 pm

Subscribe to Big Island Video News (FREE)

* indicates required

STORY SUMMARY

PAHALA, Hawaii: The raging brushfires in near Pahala may be out, but that doesn’t mean the town is free of choking clouds. Now, the threat comes from dust storms, like this one that pushed a sooty shadow over Highway 11, just to the immediate west of Pahala. These cars seemed to disappear into the passing swirl Acres […]

Dust clouds envelope passing cars on Highway 11

PAHALA, Hawaii: The raging brushfires in near Pahala may be out, but that doesn’t mean the town is free of choking clouds.

Now, the threat comes from dust storms, like this one that pushed a sooty shadow over Highway 11, just to the immediate west of Pahala.

These cars seemed to disappear into the passing swirl

Acres of bare dirt combined with dry, windy conditions are perfect for the dust storms, which have been plaguing this section of Ka’u ever since the wildfires burned through gulches and macnut orchards a few weeks ago.


Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Ka'u Feature, Pahala

LATEST NEWS

New Cutter Boosts Coast Guard Presence In Hawaiʻi

Magnitude 3.9 Quake, Aftershocks Recorded On Mauna Loa

Hawaiʻi Warns: Fake FBI Bitcoin Scam Spoofs AG Phone Number

Five New Ambulances Added To Hawaiʻi County Fleet

Woman Cited For Taking Nēnē Gosling From Hilo Park

Organizations Selected For Funding To Address Homelessness

About Big Island Video News

  • Privacy Policy

Copyright © 2023 · Dynamik-Gen on Genesis Framework · WordPress · Log in