Waimea Town Market temporarily closes
The Waimea Town Market will temporarily close due to the ongoing surge in COVID-19 cases occurring on Hawaii Island, Parker School announced Wednesday.
This temporary closure will begin immediately and the market will reopen when it is once again safe to socially gather. The Waimea Town Market normally runs from 7:30 a.m. to noon Saturdays at Parker School.
The market is operated by Waimea Town Market LLC which rents the campus from Parker School. The school said it made the decision to temporarily close its campus to the market out of an abundance of caution.
“For the health and safety of everyone, including attendees, vendors, and our greater Waimea community, the decision to temporarily suspend market operation was difficult, important and necessary,” says Stephen Dunn, Head of Parker School. “It is our kuleana, to do all that we can as a member of the Waimea community to keep one another safe. It has been increasingly difficult to ensure community safety in the last several weeks. We look forward to welcoming everyone back when it is safe to socially gather again.”
HVNP announces September flight operations
Hawaii Volcanoes National Park will conduct a range of flight operations during September.
From 7 to 10 a.m. Friday, operations will take place for Hawaiian petrel monitoring on Mauna Loa, between 8,000 and 9,000 feet elevation.
From 8 a.m. to noon Sept. 8 for survey and control of banana poka on Mauna Loa between 4,000 and 6,000 feet elevation.
From 8 a.m. to noon Sept. 9 for survey and control invasive guinea grass along the Keauhou Trail between 600 and 1,600 feet elevation.
From 7 to 9 a.m. Sept. 20 for invasive species survey from East Rift, Ainahou, Ka‘u Desert, to Mauna Loa between 2,000 and 6,000 feet elevation.
From 6 to 8:15 a.m. Sept. 22 for ungulate surveys and control work at Kahuku between 4,000 and 7,000 feet elevation.
Between 6 and 8:15 a.m. Sept. 28 for ungulate surveys and control work at Kahuku between 4,000 and 7,000 feet elevation.
Between 8 and 9 a.m. Sept. 29 to remove old fence materials from Mauna Loa and Great Crack between 3,000 and 6,000 feet elevation.
In addition, the USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory may conduct flight operations over Kilauea and Mauna Loa to assess volcanic activity and maintain instrumentation.
Dates and times are subject to change based on aircraft availability and weather.
The National Park Service said that management of the park requires the use of aircraft to monitor and research volcanic activity, conduct search-and-rescue missions and law enforcement operations, support management of natural and cultural resources, and to maintain backcountry facilities.
