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Kamehameha’s vow to block land grabs as fire- ravaged Maui rebuilds
Hawaii’s Governor Josh Green has said that the state should buy land in Lahaina to build workforce housing and a memorial for those who died in the Maui wildfire. “It’s time for us to get this right,” he added. Wildfires have killed 17 people in Hawaii and burned over 1.5 lakh acres of land.
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Lahaina isn’t suppose to burn like this any more
Native Hawaiian dry land plants are not necessarily more fire-resistant than native Hawaiian plants, Arizona State University ethnoecologistKatie Kamelamela said. The amount of dry fuel on the land is less important than how carefully land is cared for, Kamelamela added. This comes after a wildfire in Maui, Hawaii destroyed hundreds of homes and killed at…
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The plane that experienced the deadly turbulence may have had something else going on
A Hawaiian Airlines flight from Phoenix to Honolulu was forced to make an emergency landing in Hawaii on Sunday after severe turbulence, injuring 11 people. “The crew reported that they did not experience any remarkable turbulence during the flight, nor during the time immediately around the in-flight upset event,” an official report said. The plane…
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The people are seriously injured on the Hawaii flight
Severe turbulence on Sunday injured 11 people on Hawaiian Airlines flight from Phoenix to Honolulu, Hawaii, a company official said. The Airbus A330-200 plane began its descent after the turbulence and crew declared an emergency due to the number of injuries on board, he added. The airline hasn’t experienced “an incident of this nature in…
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The summit crater of Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano glows as the volcano erupts again.
Mauna Loa, Hawaii’s largest active volcano, began spewing molten rock November 27 after being silence for 38 years. Mike Zoeller of the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory said on Tuesday that the lava was moving forward at 21 yards per hour. In 1870s, Mauna Loa lava flow tried to get close to rocks, but even then it…
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The volcano of Hawaii is active.
Hawaii’s Mauna Loa volcano, which has been erupting for over a century, has erupted for the first time in nearly 100 years. The US Geological Survey (USGS) said that the lava was moving at a rate of 21 yards per hour. “The significance of the continuing inflation while the flow field is inactive is not…
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Hawaii’s Mauna loa and Kilauea volcanoes are sending lava with no end in sight.
Lava flows from Hawaii’s Mauna Loa volcano appear to have “appeared to be inactive” after erupting for the first time in nearly 40 years, the US Geological Survey (USGS) said. The channel below the vent appear drained of lava and no longer feed the main flow front, the USGS added. Over the weekend, the lava…
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Hawaii’s lava continues to come down the mountain with no end in sight.
As the lava flow from Hawaii’s Mauna Loa volcano entered its second week, scientists warned that the flow could come within an hour. “The next 24 hours or so could determine if we’re going to have a repeat of our experience from a year ago,” said US Geological Survey’s Hawaii Volcano Observatory. Mauna Loa began…