Kalapana
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Sep 29, 2026
Grace LeeHOST
As of today, all Hawaii Island and Maui County schools affected by Hurricane Nola will have resumed their normal operations.
Steve UyeharaHOST
Equipment and malfunctions are prompting a water restoration, uh, restriction notice in Kalapana on Hawaii Island.
Steve UyeharaHOST
The county says customers must cut water use by at least 25%.
Steve UyeharaHOST
Crews are hauling water to the upper Kalapana tank to maintain storage levels.
Steve UyeharaHOST
No word if the issues are storm related.
Steve UyeharaHOST
[upbeat music] 5:07, the FBI has been hit by one of the worst data breaches in the history of hackers.
Grace LeeHOST
Voters say the only problem with tonight's weather was that it was a very humid.
Steve UyeharaHOST
The Kalapana area on the Big Island is one of the communities closest to the storm.
Grace LeeHOST
Our Casey Lund continues our team coverage from Lower Puna, where the wind has been on and off.
Casey LundCORRESPONDENT
Aloha from Kalapana.
Casey LundCORRESPONDENT
It's dark now, but I want to show you really quickly before I tell you the story of what was happening today in Pahoa Town of the surf that was here on the shores of Kalapana.
Casey LundCORRESPONDENT
Take a look at this.
Casey LundCORRESPONDENT
These are steep cliff faces where the water was coming up pretty high, and that's not completely unusual here in Kalapana, but we've also seen a lot of wind.
Casey LundCORRESPONDENT
Not so much rain here.
Casey LundCORRESPONDENT
So mahalo to all those folks that have taken me in with open arms and kept me safe when I've been here covering storms.
Casey LundCORRESPONDENT
We want to also show you, if we could really quickly, I want to talk about Kalapana.
Casey LundCORRESPONDENT
We, my photographer and I, went down to Kalapana to check on our friends down there, the market.
Casey LundCORRESPONDENT
There's a really awesome farmer's market that happens there on the weekends where people can bring their fresh fruit, produce, and the visitors come down.
Casey LundCORRESPONDENT
It's such a beautiful place that they love to share with people.
Casey LundCORRESPONDENT
But everybody was battening down the hatches there, making sure that the band, the equipment, all that was taken care of.
Casey LundCORRESPONDENT
But we didn't see anything too bad.
Casey LundCORRESPONDENT
We saw a kind of similar surf that you would normally see in Kalapana.
Mark CarpenterHOST
In communities like Lower Puna, residents are stocking up at one of the few businesses still open ahead of the storm.
Mark CarpenterHOST
Casey Lund joins us live from Kalapana, where much of the ground is still soaked.
Mark CarpenterHOST
Casey?
Casey LundCORRESPONDENT
Yeah, absolutely, Ashley.
Casey LundCORRESPONDENT
This is a day that you don't want to do that.
Casey LundCORRESPONDENT
And, uh, you can see just how powerful this surf is, and we're expecting some storm surge as well.
Casey LundCORRESPONDENT
Uh, but this is pretty usual for Kalapana.
Casey LundCORRESPONDENT
We're way down at the end of Puna.