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September 21, 2018 at 8:58 pm

Hawaii volcanoes park to reopen after monthslong eruption

HONOLULU (AP) — A national park in Hawaii is reopening after being closed for more than four months because of Kilauea volcano's latest eruption. Hawaii... Updated 9:00 pm

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A fire official watches as water is pumped from a reservoir where a dam came close to overflowing in Honolulu on Thursday, Sept. 13, 2018. Honolulu officials say they may need to evacuate 10,000 people from a residential neighborhood if water in the reservoir continues to rise after heavy rains from a tropical storm. (AP Photo/Caleb Jones) HICJ403 HICJ403

September 13, 2018 at 11:01 pm

Honolulu dam’s neighbors warned as storm raises water levels VIEW

HONOLULU — Heavy rains prompted a warning to 10,000 Honolulu residents that they might need to evacuate their homes as water levels in a dam...

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September 12, 2018 at 11:35 pm

Honolulu warns residents after storm swells dam water levels VIEW

HONOLULU (AP) — Honolulu officials said a dam holding 21 million gallons (80 million liters) of water was not in danger of collapsing Thursday, but...

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August 31, 2018 at 5:27 pm

Pepper spray discharges during flight to Hawaii, 15 treated

HONOLULU (AP) — A can of pepper spray went off inside a plane headed from Oakland, California, to Maui on Friday, requiring emergency help for...

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August 24, 2018 at 9:01 pm

Hawaii emerges from threat as storm veers away from islands VIEW

HONOLULU (AP) — Hawaii emerged Saturday from the threat of a potentially devastating hurricane after historic amounts of rain forced evacuations on some islands but...

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August 10, 2018 at 11:08 pm

Ige wins Hawaii Democratic governor primary VIEW

HONOLULU (AP) — Despite a challenging first term marked by both natural and man-made disasters, Hawaii Gov. David Ige won the Democratic primary in his...

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August 9, 2018 at 12:12 pm

False missile alert plays key role in Hawaii governor race VIEW

HONOLULU (AP) — Hawaii Gov. David Ige wants voters to look at his four years of accomplishments, including his handling of the Big Island's erupting...

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FILE – This photo provided by the Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources shows damage to the roof of a tour boat after an explosion sent lava flying through the roof off the Big Island of Hawaii, Monday, July 16, 2018, injuring at least 23 people. The lava came from the Kilauea volcano, which has been erupting from a rural residential area since early May. (Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources via AP, File) HNL204 HNL204

July 23, 2018 at 11:40 pm

Pelted by flying lava, Hawaii tour-boat passenger shielded girlfriend, waited for death VIEW

Will Bryan and his girlfriend, both of Portland, were in the tour boat slammed by lava from Kilauea on July 16. At first, the lava...

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July 18, 2018 at 10:43 am

Police return from days off, vacation to hunt for cop killer

HONOLULU (AP) — Hawaii's entire Big Island police force was on alert Wednesday for a suspect wanted in the killing of an officer during a...

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July 16, 2018 at 11:34 pm

Hawaii lava boat tours continue after explosion, injuries VIEW

Hawaii tour boat operators plan to continue taking visitors to see lava, but will follow the Coast Guard's revised policy and stay farther away after...

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