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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

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

Geologists monitoring the eruption of Kīlauea warned it could continue to spout lava for a long time.
2018-07-23

The Hawaii County Civil Defense Agency states that the eruption of lower Puna has destroyed 467 homes in total.
2018-06-16

A lava flow destroys at least 130 homes in the Vacationland Hawaii and Kapoho Beach Lots neighborhoods. Officials reported Vacationland Hawaii to be completely destroyed, while nearby Kapoho Bay has been filled with lava.
2018-06-5

At Leilani Estates, 26 homes and 4 buildings were destroyed by Kīlauea, forcing 1700 people to leave their homes.
2018-05-6

Kīlauea, a shield volcano on the island of Hawai'i, erupts lava into the ocean for the first time since 2013.
2016-07-28

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