Big Island ASL Users

Deaf Land & Sea Travel will organize the  Hawaii 2023  (sold out!) for July 2023. One of the stops on the cruise will be the Big Island, with stops in: Hilo on Tuesday, July 4th  8 am - 6 pm Kona on Wednesday, July 5th 7 am - 530 pm  Deaf Vacations Heart Cruises will organize the  Deaf Group Cruise 2023  for this December (sold out!). One of the stops on the cruise will be the Big Island, with stops in: Kona on Sunday, December 3th from 9 am to 6 pm  Hilo on Monday, December 4th from 8 am to 5 pm. Passages Deaf Travel will organize the Hawaii Cruise 2024  for April 2024. One of the stops on the cruise will be the Big Island, with stops in: Hilo on Sunday, April 28th from 7 am to 5 pm  Kona on Monday, April 29th from 8 am to Tuesday, April 30 at 6 pm. Deaf Land & Sea Travel will organize the  Tahiti, French Polynesian & Hawaii 2024  for June 2024. One of the stops on the cruise will be the Big Isl...

  Transcript (December 1 2022) Good evening.  We are looking for anyone who is native Hawaiian or Deaf to make these update videos for the community. If you are able to sign the message and send it to BIDC within 30 minutes, please let us know. We are doing our best to provide this service, and right now the Big Island interpreting team is the only group willing to do this.  As the lava flow has slowed, I will only be recording messages when there is new important information to share. If the newest update is the same as the last, I will not make a video. Why?  This is a volunteer job, and we are doing our best to make videos as soon as possible, as well as working with Civil Defense and the shelters to educate them on interacting with the Deaf community. Please be patient with us, and if you want to volunteer your time in any way,  please let us know.

  Transcript; This is a Civil Defense message.  This is an Eruption update for Thursday, December 1st at 4 in the afternoon.  Hawaiian Volcano Observatory reports active lava flows on the northeast rift of Mauna Loa Volcano. The leading edge of the flow closest to Daniel K. Inouye Highway had minimal movement and remains near the 7,000 foot elevation and more than 3 miles from the highway.  For a map of the Mauna Loa lava flow, please refer to the Civil Defense Hazard Impact Map at https://www.hawaiicounty.gov/hazard-impact-map.  Daniel K. Inouye Highway is open in both directions.  Be advised that a traffic hazard safety route has been developed and is accessed from DKI across the Gilbert Kahele Recreation Area. The one way route will provide safe viewing of the lava flows.  You will be updated of any changes that affect your safety.  This is your Hawaii County Civil Defense Agency.

   Transcript; This is a Civil Defense message. This is an Eruption update for Wednesday, November 30th at 8 in the morning. Hawaiian Volcano Observatory reports the leading edge of the lava flow on Mauna Loa’s northeast flank is above 7,000 foot elevation and more than 3 miles from Daniel K. Inouye Highway. Daniel K. Inouye Highway is open in both directions. Vehicle parking along Daniel K. Inouye Highway is unsafe and prohibited. Hawaii Police Department reports that motorists that park along Daniel K. Inouye Highway between the 16 and 31 Mile Markers will be subject to traffic citation and vehicles will be towed. You will be updated of any changes that affect your safety. This is your Hawaii County Civil Defense Agency.

  Transcript;  This is a Civil Defense message.  This is an Eruption update for Tuesday, November 29th at 10 in the morning.  USGS - Hawaiian Volcano Observatory reports the leading edge of the lava flow on Mauna Loa’s northeast flank remains at a high elevation of over 9,000 feet and more than 5 miles from Saddle Road.  As stated, the northeast flank of Mauna Loa is not populated and lava continues to not pose a threat to any communities or infrastructure, at this time.  Due to no threat to communities at this time, shelters that were opened yesterday at Old Kona Airport in Kailua-Kona and Ka`u Gymnasium in Pahala as a precaution, will be closed at noon today.  For those traveling Saddle Road /Daniel K. Inouye Highway, parking along the highway is unsafe and prohibited. Hawaii Police Department report that vehicles that park along Saddle Road /Daniel K. Inouye Highway between the 16 and 31 Mile Markers will be subject to citation and will be towed....