When Hawaii's Kilauea volcano spewed lava this spring and summer, destroying hundreds of homes and sending thousands fleeing, it was just a more dramatic episode of a long-running series: It's been erupting nearly continuously for 35 years.
Tropical Storm Olivia made landfall Wednesday on Hawaii's island of Maui, passed south of Oahu and weakened as it dumped moderate to heavy rain that flooded roads.
The once-powerful storm that doused parts of Hawaii remained a weak tropical storm on Sunday morning, according to an update from the National Weather Service's Central Pacific Hurricane Center.
Hawaii residents breathed a sigh of relief Saturday after Hurricane Lane disintegrated into a tropical storm, but authorities warned that its thrashing winds and relentless rain would remain a threat into the weekend.
Hawaii may have a hurricane on its horizon next week -- though it's far too early to tell how close it will get.
For the seventh time in eight days, an explosion at the Kilauea summit on Hawaii's Big Island erupted Thursday morning with a force equivalent to an earthquake of magnitude 5.3 or higher, according to the US Geological Survey.
The eruption of Hawaii's Kilauea volcano has destroyed more than 450 structures and forced the mass evacuation of a small community.
The Kilauea volcano erupted 36 days ago, and with it came massive ash clouds, earthquakes, mountains of lava and hundreds of evacuations on Hawaii's big Island.
Both eruptions swallowed homes and reminded everyone how ferocious nature can be.
Over the past four weeks, Mount Kilauea on Hawaii's big island has been erupting. During that time, more than 80 homes have been destroyed.
So much for the slow-moving lava. Magma from Hawaii's Kilauea volcano traveled down Highway 132 overnight in Pahoa, forcing evacuations as emergency responders worry residents could be painted into a corner on the east side of the Big Island.
After an eruption from the Kilauea volcano's summit shot ash and smoke 30,000 feet into the air on Thursday, officials handed out almost 18,000 masks to help residents deal with the fallout.
If the images of liquid fire don't grab you, these staggering numbers from the Kilauea volcano eruption might.
Hawaii officials are evacuating areas of the Big Island following a series of earthquakes and volcanic activity, and at least 26 homes have been destroyed, according to Hawaii County Civil Defense Administrator Talmadge Magno
Like tributaries, the cracks ripped through streets near Steve Gebbie's home. Later, steam rose from the widening fissures before orange columns of molten rock erupted geyser-like into the tropical air.
