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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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FILE – This Wednesday, June 6, 2018 photo provided by the U.S. Geological Survey shows a laze (lava haze) plume rising from the northern side of the fissure 8 lava flow margins in the former Kapoho Bay at the town of Kapoho on the island of Hawaii. On Tuesday, June 19, 2018, The Associated Press has found that stories circulating on the internet that the ongoing eruption of the Kilauea volcano in Hawaii is causing crystals to rain from the sky are untrue. (U.S. Geological Survey via AP) NY340 NY340

July 16, 2018 at 1:04 pm

Lava crashes through roof of Hawaii tour boat, injuring 23

HONOLULU (AP) — An explosion caused by lava oozing into the ocean sent molten rock crashing through the roof of a sightseeing boat off Hawaii's...

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June 14, 2018 at 12:01 pm

Jurassic World cast reacts to real-world volcanic disasters VIEW

The cast and crew of "Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom" say it's an unfortunate coincidence that their summer blockbuster centers on a massively destructive erupting volcano

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June 7, 2018 at 3:12 pm

Scientists: No way to know when Hawaii eruption will end VIEW

HONOLULU (AP) — Lava from the Kilauea volcano that flowed into Kapoho Bay has created nearly a mile of new land and officials with the...

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June 6, 2018 at 7:48 pm

Volcano creates new land after lava fills Hawaii ocean bay VIEW

HONOLULU (AP) — A neighborhood called Vacationland on Hawaii's Big Island had disappeared as lava poured into two oceanfront subdivisions, smothering hundreds of homes and...

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Media and area residents went up and down Leilani Ave. watch as active lava fissures near what is now the end of Leilani Street continue to spew forth lava at Leilani Estates near Pahoa, Hawaii. (George F. Lee/Honolulu Star-Advertiser via AP) HIHON103 HIHON103

May 30, 2018 at 2:14 pm

Current lava flows are hottest, fastest of latest eruption VIEW

Lava continues to advance toward subdivisions such as Vacationland, where residents were being advised to evacuate.

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