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This wide-angle photo shows the fissure 8 cone (center of image) and the long line of steaming areas extending uprift (west), towards the upper right corner of the image. No significant change was observed at fissure 8 during today's overflight. Thermal images (see inset lower left) show no signs of lava within the cone - the small collapse pit in the center of the crater floor is cold.
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ENVIRONMENT
Look At How Kilauea Volcano Turned A Rural Paradise Into A Barren Lava Field
By Carla Herreria
Before and after photos show how one rural community was devastated by this summer's eruption.
Difference Makers
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IMPACT
100 Nonprofits You Need To Know And The Difference Makers Behind Them
By RYOT Studio
These individuals are impacting change right now in nonprofits around the country.
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U.S. NEWS
Hawaii's Volcanic Park Finally Reopens After Monthslong Kilauea Eruption
By Caleb Jones, AP
The park reopened on Saturday, National Public Lands Day, after being shuttered for more than 130 days.
HONOLULU, HI - JANUARY 12: Tadd Fujikawa of the United States plays his shot from the 15th tee during the first round of the Sony Open In Hawaii at Waialae Country Club on January 12, 2017 in Honolulu, Hawaii. (Photo by Sam Greenwood/Getty Images)
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QUEER VOICES
Tadd Fujikawa Just May Be The First Male Professional Golfer To Come Out As Gay
By Curtis M. Wong
The Hawaii-born athlete said he "spent way too long pretending, hiding, and hating who I was."
Mud and debris litter a backyard as a result of flooding caused by Hurricane Lane in Hilo, Hawaii, U.S., August 25, 2018. REUTERS/Terray Sylvester
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ENVIRONMENT
Tropical Storm Olivia Nears Hawaii, Officials Warn Against 'Emergency Fatigue'
By Carla Herreria
"Because Lane wasn’t a direct hit, and Miriam and Norman bypassed the islands, people may start to feel like we’re safe."
Palm trees being blown by a tropical rain storm.
Chieh Cheng
ENVIRONMENT
Tropical Storm Olivia May Drop 15 Inches Of Rain On Hawaii, Forecasters Say
By Audrey McAvoy, AP
“It’s important that we don’t focus on the forecast track. This storm could directly impact every area of the state from South Point all the way to the north shore of Kauai."
HILO, HI - AUGUST 23: Residents carry dogs through flood waters to dry land, after playing in the water briefly on the Big Island on August 23, 2018 in Hilo, Hawaii. Hurricane Lane has brought more than a foot of rainfall to some parts of the Big Island which is under a flash flood warning. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)
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ENVIRONMENT
Hurricane Lane Weakens Dramatically While Floods, Brush Fires Prompt Evacuations
By Carla Herreria
Tropical Storm Lane may be less intense, but excessive rain means Hawaii isn't in the clear just yet.
Ken Boyer
ENVIRONMENT
Hurricane Lane Weakens To Category 3 As Rain Triggers Floods, Landslides
By Carla Herreria
Lane may have been downgraded, but officials say it will remain hurricane-strength and dangerous as it moves closer to the islands.
HILO, HI - AUGUST 23: A car is stuck partially submerged in floodwaters from Hurricane Lane rainfall on the Big Island on August 23, 2018 in Hilo, Hawaii. Hurricane Lane has brought more than a foot of rain to some parts of the Big Island which is under a flash flood warning. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)
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ENVIRONMENT
Hurricane Lane, Hawaii's Biggest Threat In Decades, Gives Glimpse Of A Warmer World
By Alexander C. Kaufman
But the causal connection to climate change remains hazy.
A photo taken from the International Space Station and moved on social media by astronaut Ricky Arnold shows Hurricane Lane in the early morning hours near Hawaii, U.S., August 22, 2018. Courtesy @astro_ricky/NASA/Handout via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. MANDATORY CREDIT. TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
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SCIENCE
This Is How Powerful Hurricane Lane Looks From Space
By Lee Moran
The Category 4 storm is swirling toward Hawaii.
Hurricane Lane, upgraded to a Category 5 storm, is pictured approaching Hawaii, U.S. in this August 21, 2018 handout satellite photo obtained by Reuters August 22, 2018. NASA/Handout via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY.
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ENVIRONMENT
Hurricane Lane Inches Towards Hawaii As 'Dangerous' Category 4 Storm
By Carla Herreria
Residents scrambled to gather emergency supplies and food before the storm arrives.
NASAs Terra satellite found coldest temperatures of strongest thunderstorms yellow in Hurricane Lane were as cold as or colder than minus 80 degrees Fahrenheit minus 622 Celsius in the eyewall They were surrounded by a larger area of storms with cloud tops as cold as minus 70 degrees red Fahrenheit minus 566 degrees Celsius
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ENVIRONMENT
Hurricane Lane Strengthens Into Category 5 Storm As It Heads Toward Hawaii
By Jennifer Sinco Kelleher, AP
The storm is expected to bring heavy rain, damaging winds, flash flooding and high surf to the islands.
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U.S. NEWS
Hurricane Hector Plows Toward Hawaii As Category 4 Storm
By Rich McKay, Reuters
Some predictions put the storm on a virtual collision course with the Kilauea Volcano.
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ASIAN VOICES
How A Hawaiian Family Suffered When A Chicago Chain Trademarked Native Words
By Carla Herreria
For many, the fast-food chain Aloha Poke Co.'s cease-and-desist demands are an attack on Hawaiian culture.
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ENVIRONMENT
No, Researchers Didn't Discover A New Whale-Dolphin Hybrid Species
By Hilary Hanson
But what they did discover was still really amazing.
Democrat Kaniela Ing is running as an unabashed progressive in Hawaiis 1st Congressional District
Kaniela Ing for Congress
POLITICS
Progressive Hawaii Candidate Channels Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez In New Ad
By Daniel Marans
The creators of the viral ad for the breakout New York candidate are back with a spot for Hawaii's Kaniela Ing.
LOS ANGELES, CA - JULY 12: A Delta plane taxis at Los Angeles International Airport on July 12, 2018 in Los Angeles, California. Delta announced today that it will increase fares by reducing the supply of seats in an effort to offset higher fuel prices. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)
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WORLD NEWS
U.S. Airlines Will Cave To China, Change References To Taiwan
By David Shepardson and Michael Martina, Reuters
Beijing has demanded that foreign firms, and airlines in particular, not refer to self-ruled Taiwan as non-Chinese territory on their websites.
Lava fragments falling from lava fountains at fissure 8 are building a cinder-and-spatter cone around the erupting vent, with the bulk of the fragments falling on the downwind side of the cone as it continues to feed a channelized lava flow that reaches the ocean at Kapoho during ongoing eruptions of the Kilauea Volcano in Hawaii, U.S. June 11, 2018. Picture taken on June 11, 2018. USGS/Handout via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY.
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U.S. NEWS
At Least 23 Injured In Hawaii After Lava From Kilauea Volcano Hits Tour Boat
By Doha Madani
A "basketball-sized" scrap of lava broke through the roof of a boat off the coast of Big Island.
Perspectives
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ENVIRONMENT
Hawaii Becomes The First State To Ban Sunscreens That Harm Coral Reefs
By Alanna Vagianos
“This bill is a small first step worldwide to really caring about our corals," Gov. David Ige (D) said.
Industrial agriculture theme. Man with protective mask spraying toxic pesticides or insecticides on fruit growing plantation. Natural hard light on sunny day. Blue sky with clouds in background.
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POLITICS
Hawaii Becomes First State To Ban Widely-Used Pesticide Found To Be Harmful To Kids
By Dominique Mosbergen
“Hawaii is showing the Trump administration that the states will stand up for our kids, even when Washington will not.”
Lava destroys homes in the Kapoho area, east of Pahoa, during ongoing eruptions of the Kilauea Volcano in Hawaii, U.S., June 5, 2018. REUTERS/Terray Sylvester TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
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ENVIRONMENT
Lava From Kilauea Volcano Has Destroyed 600 Homes In Hawaii
By Terray Sylvester, Reuters
The latest estimate of property losses far surpasses the 215 structures consumed by lava during more than 30 years of an earlier eruption cycle that began in 1983.
PAHOA, HI - MAY 23: A resident (C) hugs her daughter as they watch lava erupting from a Kilauea volcano fissure in Leilani Estates, on Hawaii's Big Island, on May 23, 2018 in Pahoa, Hawaii. Officials are concerned that 'laze', a dangerous product produced when hot lava hits cool ocean water, will affect residents. Laze, a word combination of lava and haze, contains hydrochloric acid steam along with volcanic glass particles. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)
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ENVIRONMENT
Hawaii Residents Left With Nowhere To Go As Lava Continues To Erupt
By Carla Herreria
If lava hasn’t claimed their homes already, they are monitoring the unpredictable flows to see if it will.
Honolulu, USA - August 6, 2016: King Kamehameha I Statue, by Thomas Gould, on August 6, 2016 in Honolulu, Hawaii. It is in front of Ali iolani Hale, the Hawaii Supreme Court Building on King Street in Honolulu.
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ASIAN VOICES
Land, Loss And Love: The Toll Of Westernization On Native Hawaiians
By Carla Herreria
Native Hawaiians have always had a sacred connection with their land, but Westernization of the islands has threatened that bond.
Lava gushes from a fissure eruption of the Kilauea Volcano in the Leilani Estates near Pahoa, Hawaii, U.S., May 24, 2018. REUTERS/Marco Garcia
Marco Garcia / Reuters
WEIRD NEWS
No, Do Not Roast Marshmallows Over Hawaii’s Erupting Volcano, Says USGS
By Elyse Wanshel
Fortunately, there have been no reports of anyone trying this... yet.
A lava flow from the Kilauea volcano illuminates the night sky, in the Leilani Estates near Pahoa, Hawaii, U.S., May 26, 2018. REUTERS/Marco Garcia
Marco Garcia / Reuters
ENVIRONMENT
Lava Flow Stalls, Sparing Hawaii Geothermal Plant From More Damage
By Jolyn Rosa, Reuters
Lava has never engulfed a geothermal plant anywhere in the world and the potential threat is untested.
Lava from the Kilauea volcano shoots out of a fissure, in the Leilani Estates near Pahoa, Hawaii, U.S., May 26, 2018. REUTERS/Marco Garcia
Marco Garcia / Reuters
U.S. NEWS
New Lava Flow Encroaches Onto Power Station Property On Hawaii's Big Island
By Jolyn Rosa, Reuters
Authorities have shut down the plant but local residents remain concerned about potential explosions.
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