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US military's attempt to retain strategic land for training runs into Native Hawaiian opposition

The U.S. military wants to continue live-fire training at Pohakuloa, a high-altitude plateau on Hawaii’s Big Island

The Independent UK

Lava fountain spews over 100 feet into the air from Hawaii volcano

A tall fountain of lava is spewing from a volcano on Hawaii’s Big Island again

The Independent UK

Kilauea Volcano Erupts Again On Hawaii's Big Island

Kilauea volcano on Hawaii's Big Island erupts with lava fountains reaching 300-400 feet. Witness the spectacle in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park.

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Hurricane Hone sweeps past Hawaii, dumping enough rain to ease wildfire fears

Hurricane Hone is passing just south of Hawaii, close enough to sweep the coast of the Big Island with tropical storm force winds

The Independent UK

Hawaii braces for Tropical Storm Hone that could bring flash floods, powerful winds to Big Island

Tropical Storm Hone was expected to strengthen, bringing strong winds across the island

The Independent UK

A volcano on Hawaii's Big Island is sacred to spiritual practitioners and treasured by astronomers

Mauna Kea is a 14,000-foot shield volcano in Hawaii’s Big Island

The Independent UK

Maui wildfires: Extra logistical challenges hinder government's initial response when disasters strike islands

Wildfires destroyed the Hawaiian tourist town of Lahaina on Aug. 8 and 9, 2023, leaving many of its roughly 13,000 residents homeless. Fires also burned in other areas on Maui, Hawaii’s second-largest island, and its Big Island. President Joe Biden issued a disaster declaration on Aug. 10, which authorizes federal…

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Hawaii volcano eruption: Kilauea spews lava as it erupts on Big Island with 'red warning' issued

A webcam live feed shows Kilauea volcano in the Halemaumau Crater on Hawaii's Big Island is erupting again. Kilauea is one of the world's most active volcanoes

Daily Mirror

2024 Toyota Grand Highlander First Drive Review: Going Big On The Big Island

The Kia Telluride and Hyundai Palisade have a new competitor in the spacious and hybrid-powered Grand Highlander.

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Hawaii cites 2 for feeding feral cats, harming native geese

State authorities have cited two women for allegedly harming an endangered species of geese native to Hawaii by feeding feral cats in a Big Island shopping center parking lot

The Independent UK

Group of 33 swimmers found ‘aggressively harassing’ dolphins in Hawaii

The snorkelers in Honaunau Bay off Big Island were filmed pursuing a pod of dolphins as they tried to swim away

Evening Standard

As Hawaii takes action against octopus farm, Washington state looks to impose its own ban

The owner of a controversial octopus "farm" on Hawaii's Big Island was ordered to "cease and desist" nonpermitted operations in January after a clamor of attention was directed at the small outfit, which charges visitors $60 for the opportunity to touch a wild-caught day octopus.

Los Angeles Times

Judge to consider freedom for Hawaiian man in '91 murder

Attorneys for a Native Hawaiian man imprisoned for more than 20 years after his conviction for the 1991 sexual assault, kidnapping and murder of a white woman visiting the Big Island will ask a judge Tuesday to dismiss his conviction due to new evidence — including DNA testing — in…

The Independent UK

Petition seeks to free Hawaiian man convicted of '91 murder

A petition outlining new evidence in one of Hawaii’s biggest criminal cases asks a judge to release a Native Hawaiian man who has spent more than 20 years in prison for the sexual assault, kidnapping and murder of a white woman on the Big Island

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Mauna Loa eruption in Hawaii: How to stay safe while visiting volcanoes

On Nov. 27, the Big Island of Hawaii’s Mauna Loa volcano — the largest active volcano in the world — erupted for the first time in 38 years. This eruption was very special because Mauna Loa historically erupts very frequently, every six years on average.

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Aerial images used to map lava from Mauna Loa eruption in Hawaii

Scientists use satellites and helicopters to map lava flows from the Mauna Loa volcano, and say they're seeing the lava continue its slow progress across the Big Island.

The Independent UK

Molten lava on Hawaii's Big Island could block main highway

Many people on the Big Island of Hawaii are bracing for major upheaval if lava from Mauna Loa volcano blocks the quickest route connecting two sides of the island

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Prayers? Bombs? Hawaii history shows stopping lava not easy

People in Hawaii are asking if anything can be done to stop or divert the flow of lava as molten rock from Mauna Loa volcano inches toward a highway on the Big Island

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Mauna Loa eruption: Molten lava could invade main highway on Hawaii’s Big Island within hours

The volcano erupted for the first time in nearly four decades earlier this week

Asharq Al-Awsat

Lava from Hawaii Volcano Lights Night Sky amid Warnings

Waves of orange, glowing lava and ash blasted and billowed from the world’s largest active volcano in its first eruption in 38 years, and officials told people living on Hawaii’s Big Island to be ready in the event of a worst-case scenario. The eruption of Mauna Loa wasn’t immediately endangering…

Al Jazeera

Explainer: Is the Mauna Loa volcano eruption in Hawaii dangerous?

No evacuation orders have been issued as Hawaii’s Big Island experiences earthquakes, lava flows and volcanic gas.

The Independent UK

Mauna Loa eruption in pictures: 200 ft fountains of lava set Hawaiian sky ablaze in fiery glow

A look at some of the best pictures of the eruption at Mauna Loa on Hawaii’s Big Island

Asharq Al-Awsat

Erupting Hawaii Volcano Spurs Warning for People to Prepare

Waves of orange, glowing lava and smoky ash belched and sputtered Monday from the world’s largest active volcano in its first eruption in 38 years, and officials told people living on Hawaii’s Big Island to be ready in the event of a worst-case scenario.

Al Jazeera

Hawaii volcano, world’s largest, erupts for first time in decades

Mauna Loa on the Big Island in the archipelago, began erupting late Sunday, putting emergency crews on alert.

Daily Mirror

Mauna Loa: World's biggest volcano starts erupting spewing lava over Hawaii

Mauna Loa erupted on Sunday night in the summit caldera of the volcano on the Big Island, the US Geological Survey said, as the agency warned nearby residents to be prepared

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