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Makaʻala, Hawaiʻi’s island-by-island hazard board

makaala.org ↗ · Civic & Public Life · score 86.0
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A live dashboard for Hawaiʻi weather hazards, earthquakes, volcano conditions, surf, air quality, and county emergency operations.

Why it surfaced

Makaʻala turns National Weather Service alerts, NOAA radar, USGS feeds, and Hawaiʻi County Civil Defense data into a practical island-by-island view. Its unusually careful explanations— including radar blind spots, alert meanings, and a clear warning that it is not an official source—make this feel built for real decisions rather than dashboard theater.

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