All county parks will be closed Saturday and all events at county parks cancelled because of a flash flood watch issued by the National Weather Service, according to Hawaii County Civil Defense Administrator Talmadge Magno.
All county parks will be closed Saturday and all events at county parks cancelled because of a flash flood watch issued by the National Weather Service, according to Hawaii County Civil Defense Administrator Talmadge Magno.
Magno said all overnight campers in the parks need to leave by 8 a.m. Saturday.
He said the park closure will be for Saturday only and Parks and Recreation officials will evaluate Sunday whether or not parks will be re-opened.
Events that have been canceled include the renaming of the Pahoa skate park and Rainbow Friends Animal Sanctuary’s Parade of Paws event at Liliuokalani Gardens in Hilo. A Facebook post from Rainbow Friends said their event has been rescheduled for May 26.
The flash flood watch is in effect statewide starting at 6 p.m., and severe weather is in the forecast with predictions of heavy showers and thunderstorms in some locations islandwide.
