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Hawaii volcanic crater unrecognisable
Ongoing seismic activity and gas emissions have made the crater at the summit of Hawaii's Kilauea volcano unrecognisable.
Re-housing Hawaii volcano victims a long term challenge
Housing Hawaii evacuess long term will be an ongoing challenge. Audio
Hawaii prohibits pesticides containing chlorpyrifos
Hawaii has become the first US state to prohibit pesticides containing the chemical chlorpyrifos.
Volcano evacuees suffering 'shelter fatigue'
"Shelter fatigue" is starting to bite in Hawaii where about 2000 people have been displaced by lava flows from the Kilauea volcano.
Two more explosions at Kilauea Volcano
Two more volcanic explosions have been recorded at the summit of Kilauea Volcano on Hawaii's Big Island.
Linguist says scientists have a lot to learn from Pacific languages
Scientists have a lot to learn from Pacific languages, according to a linguist from the University of Hawaii at Manoa.
Latest Hawaii volcanic explosion causes more road hazards
A small explosion at the summit of Hawaii's erupting Kilauea Volcano has sent ash spewing into the air, creating a driving hazard for roads on parts of the Big Island
More aid for Hawaii's Big Is. residents affected by eruption
More aid for Hawaii's Big Island residents affected by its erupting volcano. Audio
Two Hawaii seaside communites engulfed by lava
Lava from the Kilauea Volcano has engulfed two entire seaside communities on Hawaii's Big Island, following dramatic eruptions over the past month that have sent lava fountaining into the skies… Video, Audio
More seismic activity expected on Hawaii's Big Island
Geologists on Hawaii's Big Island are expecting further seismic activity to intensify and cause more explosions at the Kilauea summit.
Volcanic lava buries two Hawaii neighbourhoods
A river of lava from Hawaii's Kilauea Volcano has obliterated two entire neighbourhoods on Big Island.
Explosive eruption reported from Hawaii's Kilauea
People near Hawaii's Kilauea volcano are being warned to take cover after an explosive eruption at its summit.
Hawaii sets most ambitious climate goal in US
Hawaii has set the most ambitious climate goal in the US after it signed a bill to become carbon neutral by 2045, this week.
People airlifted away from relentless lava flow in Hawaii
People living near Hawaii's erupting Kilauea volcano have been airlifted out to escape flowing lava.
Hawaii declared lava-stricken area off-limits, indefinitely
The Hawaii community hardest hit by the Kilauea Volcano has been ordered sealed off under a strict new mandatory evacuation as the eruption marked its fourth week.
Central Pacific urged to prepare for hurricane season
The US National Weather Service says there's a 40 percent chance of more tropical cyclones than normal in the central Pacific region in the next six months.
Volcanic haze from Hawaii hits islands 6,000kms away
Volcanic haze from Hawaii's Kilauea volcano has reached the Northern Marianas and Guam, over 6,000 kilometres away, affecting visibilty there. Audio
Latest Kilauea blast sends ash 4km into Hawaii skies
A fresh blast from the crater of Hawaii's erupting Kilauea volcano has sent an ash plume more than four kilometres into the sky.
Power plant spared from Hawaii lava
The restive Kilauea Volcano belched clouds of ash into the skies over Hawaii's Big Island twice more today as a nearby power plant was spared from approaching lava. Video
Lava creeps to edge of geothermal plant in Hawaii
Molten lava from the erupting Kilauea Volcano on Hawaii's Big Island crept to the edge of a geothermal power plant.