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6:23am, 4th April, 2019

Hawaii residents return to new normal after epic volcano eruption

For weeks on end last year, Darryl Clinton watched the Kilauea Volcano from a front-row seat on the deck of his friend's house in Kapoho on Hawaii's Big Island, only leaving after a "lava bomb" from an erupting ground fissure flew onto the...

U.S. top court hands defeat to Hawaii B&B that spurned lesbian couple

2:15pm, 18th March, 2019

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U.S. top court hands defeat to Hawaii B&B that spurned lesbian couple

The U.S. Supreme Court handed a defeat on Monday to a bed and breakfast owner in Hawaii who turned away a lesbian couple due to her Christian beliefs, but it could soon take up another major case on the conflict between gay and religious rights.

U.S. Supreme Court agrees to hear Hawaii water pollution dispute

10:10am, 19th February, 2019

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U.S. Supreme Court agrees to hear Hawaii water pollution dispute

The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to consider limiting the scope of a landmark law aimed at curbing water pollution in a dispute pitting an environmental group against local authorities in Hawaii over a wastewater treatment plant.

Tropical Storm Lane threatens more Hawaii floods as it turns away

5:58pm, 25th August, 2018

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Tropical Storm Lane threatens more Hawaii floods as it turns away

Tropical Storm Lane, greatly diminished from the major hurricane it once was, drifted at sea off the Hawaiian coast on Saturday as it spread rains across the island chain from Oahu to the Big Island, threatening to trigger more flooding and landslide...

Hurricane Lane weakens further it drenches Hawaii's Big Island

7:48pm, 24th August, 2018

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Hurricane Lane weakens further it drenches Hawaii's Big Island

Hurricane Lane crept closer toward the heart of the Hawaiian islands on Friday as it weakened into a Category 1 storm while still drenching the Big Island with torrential rains and severe, widespread flooding, weather and civil defense officials said...

Hurricane Lane brings severe flooding to Hawaii's Big Island

5:39pm, 24th August, 2018

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Hurricane Lane brings severe flooding to Hawaii's Big Island

Hurricane Lane churned closer toward the heart of the Hawaiian islands on Friday as it weakened into a Category 2 storm while still lashing the Big Island with raging surf, torrential rains and catastrophic flooding, weather officials said.

Hurricane Lane menaces Hawaii even though storm has weakened

11:04pm, 23rd August, 2018

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Hurricane Lane menaces Hawaii even though storm has weakened

Hurricane Lane weakened to a Category 3 storm on Thursday but was already lashing Hawaii with high winds and torrential rains, touching off flash floods, landslides and raging surf as residents hunkered down to ride out the storm.

Hawaii soaked by rain, flooding as Hurricane Lane churns toward islands

7:30pm, 23rd August, 2018

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Hawaii soaked by rain, flooding as Hurricane Lane churns toward islands

High winds and torrential rains from Hurricane Lane lashed Hawaii on Thursday, touching off flash floods, landslides and raging surf as it spun toward the islands, prompting schools and offices to close as residents hunkered down to ride out the stor...

Hurricane Lane threatens direct hit on Hawaii, churns toward Oahu

8:46am, 23rd August, 2018

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Hurricane Lane threatens direct hit on Hawaii, churns toward Oahu

Hurricane Lane, threatening a direct hit as Hawaii's worst storm in a quarter century, on Thursday churned toward Oahu, the island with the largest population, as schools, government offices and business closed and residents stocked up on suppli...

Scramble for food and water as Hurricane Lane approaches Hawaii

4:28am, 23rd August, 2018

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Scramble for food and water as Hurricane Lane approaches Hawaii

Hurricane Lane, threatening a direct hit as Hawaii's worst storm in a quarter century, churned toward the main island of Oahu on Wednesday as schools, government offices and business closed while residents stocked up on supplies and boarded up h...

Approaching hurricane sparks runs in Hawaii on plywood, water and gasoline

8:36pm, 22nd August, 2018

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Approaching hurricane sparks runs in Hawaii on plywood, water and gasoline

Micco Godinez, who rents out kayaks on the island of Kauai and loves surfing, said he was twice tempted to hit the waves on Wednesday but kept his focus on a more pressing concern - getting ready to board up his home for a major hurricane.

Hawaii residents hunker down as Hurricane Lane approaches

3:36pm, 22nd August, 2018

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Hawaii residents hunker down as Hurricane Lane approaches

Hawaii residents already reeling from months of explosive eruptions from Kilauea volcano braced on Wednesday for Hurricane Lane, which was bearing down on the U.S. island chain with high winds and lashing rains and the potential to trigger flooding a...

Powerful Hurricane Lane bears down on Hawaii

12:02pm, 22nd August, 2018

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Powerful Hurricane Lane bears down on Hawaii

Powerful Hurricane Lane weakened slightly as it swirled toward Hawaii on Wednesday but U.S. forecasters warned that its heavy rains and life-threatening winds still posed a major threat to the Pacific island chain.

Hurricane Lane strengthens to Category 5 as it heads for Hawaii

4:54am, 22nd August, 2018

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Hurricane Lane strengthens to Category 5 as it heads for Hawaii

Hurricane Lane strengthened to a Category 5 storm on Tuesday as it headed toward Hawaii where residents braced for "life threatening" winds and flooding when it hits the U.S. islands this week, the National Hurricane Center (NHC) said.

Hawaii volcano eruption slows to virtual halt after more than three months

12:47am, 7th August, 2018

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Hawaii volcano eruption slows to virtual halt after more than three months

The destructive lava eruption at the foot of Kilauea Volcano on the Big Island of Hawaii has slowed to a virtual halt in recent days for the first time in over three months, geologists said on Monday, although it was too soon to tell what might happe...

Geologists eye Hawaii volcano for signs eruption may be easing

10:40pm, 26th July, 2018

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Geologists eye Hawaii volcano for signs eruption may be easing

Geologists are keeping a close eye on the crater of Hawaii's Kilauea volcano and a lava-spouting cone on its flank for possible signs a nearly three-month eruption may be slowing.

Hawaii tours face new limits after 'lava bomb' injuries

5:38am, 17th July, 2018

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Hawaii tours face new limits after 'lava bomb' injuries

Hawaii lava tour boats faced tighter restrictions on Tuesday after 23 passengers were injured by a volcanic explosion, as authorities investigated whether a vessel hit by "lava bombs" went too close to molten rock oozing into the Ocean.

Volcanic lava 'bomb' injures 22 people on tour boat in Hawaii

5:27pm, 16th July, 2018

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Volcanic lava 'bomb' injures 22 people on tour boat in Hawaii

A blob of hot volcanic lava struck an ocean tour boat just off the Big Island of Hawaii on Monday, injuring at least 22 people in the worst casualty incident to date from the ongoing eruption of the Kilauea Volcano, fire officials said.

Trump approves disaster aid for Hawaii's volcano-stricken Big Island

2:17am, 15th June, 2018

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Trump approves disaster aid for Hawaii's volcano-stricken Big Island

HONOLULU (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday approved federal emergency housing aid and other relief for victims of the six-week-old Kilauea Volcano eruption on Hawaii's Big Island, where hundreds of homes have been destroyed, st...

Minor explosion at Hawaii volcano spews more ash into the air

12:48pm, 12th June, 2018

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Minor explosion at Hawaii volcano spews more ash into the air

(Reuters) - Another small explosion at the summit of Hawaii's Kilauea Volcano shot more ash high into the atmosphere, putting communities in the southern part of the Big Island at risk, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) said.

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