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Mahalo to our staff and school communities for their support and dedication.” Transition plans will be communicated to school communities as needed. “All Hawaii island schools are updating their contingency plans to account for this type of emergency, should a school need to transition to a different mode of instruction for an extended period of time.
In the event that school operations are impacted, families will be notified and updated through official school channels. We will be reviewing conditions on a daily basis, looking at a variety of factors such as air quality, transportation, and the direction of the lava flow. Our goal is to be able to keep schools open as long as we can do so safely, and avoid having to abruptly close school during the school day. As with all emergencies, the health and safety of our students and staff is our top priority. “Based on the latest updates, we are cautiously optimistic but continue to monitor conditions closely and follow the guidance and direction from Hawaii County Civil Defense.
#Temperature in hilo hi and mauno loa observatory hi update#
Families are urged to update the child’s contact information on file at school, officials said.Ī joint statement from the Hawaii island complex area superintendents also was released by the DOE. The department plans to follow the advice of Civil Defense officials and monitor the conditions of Mauna Loa each day.įamilies will be notified immediately if school operations are affected.
Shelters will remain open tonight at Old Kona Airport in Kailua-Kona and Kau Gymnasium in Pahala.Īll Hawaii island public schools are scheduled to remain open on Tuesday, “and going forward unless otherwise noted,” according to the state Department of Education’s website. 3 is above 10,000 feet and more than 10 miles away from Saddle Road, officials said. There are three fissures of lava with only the lowest remaining active as of 1:30 p.m. Hawaii County Civil Defense Agency reports that the lava does not pose a threat to any communities or infrastructure at this time. This was necessitated by the UH's half track being stuck in the snow (huge drifts) at about the 9-9500 elevation.The Mauna Loa eruption continues flowing along the northeast rift zone. We (the Mauna Kea Patrollers) hiked up with snow shoes, skis and 5 gallon cans of diesel fuel to the Keck Observatory to supply the telescopes directional and heating generators. One of those early years, I believe it was 1970, the UH Astronomy department was snowed out in getting to the top.
We also had two woman patrollers in the early days.Ī rescued skier with a broken leg was Helen Masten(sp) in, I believe, 1971-2 Season. It was near the old Humuhulu sheep station used by "Pig" (Wild Boar) hunters.Īnother early patrol leader was a University of Hawaii PhD candidate in Astronomy named Peter Bostwick, Pete succeeded me as Patrol Leader, I continued as a member of the Patrol through about 1980. However, the location saved the time and aclimatization to altitude. Tillison had spent the winter before at the University of Hawaii's Astronomy base camp at about the 8500-9,000 foot level. The University of Hawaii through the graciousness of William Keck was building the largest scope on the very top. The University of Hawaii had a telescope near the very top The University of Arizona had a smaller scope.
There were many runs laid out by Dick Tillison and Howard in the late 60's. Gordon was formerly a newspaper reporter in Honolulu, for the Honolulu Advertiser, and he supplied tourists with 4 wheel Jeeps to see the Big Island's more adventuresome area. The skier's were generally shuttled to the summit in those days by Gordon (Flashgun) Morse through his business Holo Holo Campers from Hilo. While Howard was still on the Patrol there were a number of other dedicated Patrol members including one woman patroller. Howard asked me to join the Ski Patrol in 1969 and I patrolled on Mauna Kea in the winter of 1969-70. I met Howard through work and was an engineer for Chevron at their Barber's Point Refinery.
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The Patrol in 1969 Howard Shirmmer a Professional Engineer and Hawaii office Manager for Dames & Moore in Hawaii was the Founder of the Patrol and it's first leader. While Rick Tillison was a pioneer, The NSPS (National Ski Patrol.) officially recognized the Mauna Kea Ski Patrol in 1969-70.
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