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Parts of western and upcountry Maui island in Hawaii, United States, are evacuated as wildfires fueled by Hurricane Dora causes power outages and disruption to emergency services in western Maui and other parts of Hawaii including Oahu and the Big Island, with at least six people being killed.
2023-08-9

Mauna Loa, the world's largest active volcano, erupts for the first time since 1984, triggering an ash advisory for Hawaii's biggest island.
2022-11-28

The Kīlauea volcano on Hawaii erupts, prompting the Hawaii County Civil Defense Agency to urge residents to stay indoors. The eruption followed a series of small earthquakes. A previous eruption in May 2018 destroyed hundreds of homes.
2020-12-21

Hawaii cancels a grant funding the island government's purchase of a recreational land parcel that is now covered by fresh lava.
2018-07-24

Hurricane Newton makes its way towards the resort town of Los Cabos, Mexico.
2016-09-6

Remnants of Hurricane Earl helped form Tropical Storm Javier which is southeast of the Mexican resort of Cabo San Lucas on the Baja California Peninsula. A hurricane warning is issued for the southern portion of the peninsula. Rainfall from the storm is expected to impact the American Southwest, starting Tuesday evening.
2016-08-8

Hawaii Governor David Ige declares a state of emergency as Tropical Storm Darby is on track to reach the U.S. state's Big Island today with maximum sustained winds approaching 50 mph (80 kph). The storm, which previously was a Category 3 hurricane, could produce up to 15 inches (40 cm) of rain.
2016-07-23

Billy Kenoi, the mayor of Hawaii's Big Island, declares a state of emergency to deal with the growing outbreak of dengue fever, which is spread by infected mosquitoes.
2016-02-8

Hurricane Pali becomes the earliest hurricane on record in the central Pacific Ocean. It is currently no threat to land.
2016-01-12

Residents in the US state of Hawaii prepare for the impact of Hurricane Iselle expected to hit the island of Hawaii as a Category 1 hurricane before weakening to a tropical storm when it hits the islands of Maui and Oahu.
2014-08-7