Hawaii State News, Friday, 18 May 2018

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The Hawaii News Monitoring Service of EIN News/EIN Presswire identifies just published news about Hawaii and the Pacific Region from thousands of media outlets worldwide for journalists and industry professionals. Views expressed in this news summary are those of the reporters and correspondents. Today’s summary focuses on the current Kilauea volcano eruption and the lava flows impacting Lower Puna.

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Published on 03:46 GMT

Hawaii volcano spews 6 mile-high plume of ash, could blow again

PAHOA, Hawaii (Reuters) – Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano spewed ash nearly six miles (9 km) into the sky on Thursday and scientists warned this could be the first in a string of more violent explosive eruptions with the next possibly occurring within hours. “ …

Source: Reuters
Published on May 17, 2018

Hawaii’s Kilauea: Explosive eruption at volcano

Image copyright Reuters Image caption People in the community of Volcano watch an earlier, smaller ash cloud from Kilauea An explosive eruption at Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano has sent ash 30,000ft (9,100m) into the sky. The US Geological Survey says the …

Source: BBC
Published on May 17, 2018

Hawaii’s Mount Kilauea: Explosive eruption at volcano

Image copyright Reuters Image caption People in the community of Volcano watch an earlier, smaller ash cloud from Kilauea An explosive eruption at Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano has sent ash 30,000ft (9,100m) into the sky. The US Geological Survey says the …

Source: BBC
Published on May 17, 2018

Hawaii Mount Kilauea: Explosive eruption at volcano

Image copyright USGS Image caption The observatory’s webcam showed ash raining down at the summit An explosive eruption at Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano has sent ash thousands of metres into the sky. The US Geological Survey said the eruption took place at …

Source: BBC
Published on May 17, 2018

Explosive eruption rocks Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano -USGS

(Reuters) – An explosive eruption rocked Hawaii’s Kilaueau volcano on Thursday sending an ash plume thousands of feet into the air, according to tweets from the U.S. Geological Survey. The powerful, steam-driven blast was expected to spew large amounts of …

Source: Reuters
Published on May 17, 2018

Explosive eruption at Hawaii volcano

Explosive eruption at Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano sends ash thousands of metres into the sky This breaking news story is being updated and more details will be published shortly. Please refresh the page for the fullest version. You can receive Breaking News …

Source: BBC
Published on 02:20 GMT

Hawaii volcano erupts 6 mile-high plume, could blow again within hours

PAHOA, Hawaii (Reuters) – Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano spewed ash nearly six miles (9 km) into the sky on Thursday and scientists warned this could be the first in a string of more violent explosive eruptions with the next possibly occurring within hours. “ …

Source: Reuters
Published on May 17, 2018

Hawaii’s Volcano Kilauea spews out ‘ballistic blocks’

Image copyright Reuters/Getty Images Image caption The volcano is sending “ballistic blocks” out hundreds of metres – and they could reach several tonnes in weight A Hawaiian volcano is blasting out “ballistic blocks” the size of …

Source: BBC
Published on 00:05 GMT

Explosive eruption at Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano prompts school closures and warning about ash plume

Hawaii state Rep. Richard Onishi, whose district includes Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, said the volcano’s eruption was not affecting the state’s other five main islands — Kauai, Molokai, Lanai, Maui and Oahu, which includes the state capital, …

Source: Los Angeles Times
Published on May 17, 2018

Kilauea threatens Hawaii but is less deadly than other types of volcanoes

Get breaking news alerts and special reports. The news and stories that matter, delivered weekday mornings. SUBSCRIBE Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano spewed ash 30,000 feet above the island on Thursday, but while it remains one of the most active volcanoes in …

Source: MSNBC
Published on 11:09 GMT

New Georgia O’Keeffe Show Is Full of Hawaii, Fruit and Questions

Harold Stein, Georgia O’Keeffe on Leho‘ula Beach, near ‘Aleamai, Hāna, Maui, 1939. Yale Collection of American Literature If you’ve been waiting for the right moment to break out your Aloha shirt for the summer, it’s finally here. At the New York …

Source: New York Observer
Published on 04:08 GMT

Hawaii volcano spews 6 mile-high plume of ash, could…

By Terray Sylvester PAHOA, Hawaii, May 17 (Reuters) – Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano spewed ash nearly six miles (9 km) into the sky on Thursday and scientists warned this could be the first in a string of more violent explosive eruptions with the next …

Source: Charleston Daily Mail
Published on 07:18 GMT

Light coats of gritty ash fall near erupting Hawaii…

VOLCANO, Hawaii (AP) – Authorities handed out ash around 2,000 masks for protection as people living near Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano braced for pulverized rock, glass and crystal to rain down on them after an explosive eruption at the peak’s summit. …

Source: Charleston Daily Mail
Published on 12:21 GMT

Authorities provide protection masks as Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano erupts

VOLCANO, Hawaii (AP) — Authorities handed out around 2,000 masks for protection as people living near Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano braced for pulverized rock, glass and crystal to rain down after an explosive eruption at the peak’s summit. Lindsey …

Source: CONNECTMidMissouri
Published on 13:36 GMT

‘Excited & Scared’: Hawaii Volcano Spews Massive Cloud Of Ash

VOLCANO, Hawaii (AP) — A volcano on Hawaii’s Big Island erupted anew Thursday with little sound and only modest fury, spewing a steely gray plume of ash about 30,000 feet (9,100 meters) into the sky that began raining down on a nearby town. The explosion …

Source: WCCO
Published on 08:58 GMT

Hawaii volcano eruption news: Kilauea volcano sends ash plume 30,000ft into the air… amid warnings eruptions could …

Thousands of protective masks were handed out in Hawaii as a volcano spewed ash 30,000 feet into the sky. The Kilauea volcano erupted again on Thursday, leaving those living nearby braced for pulverised rock, glass and crystal to rain down on them. Around …

Source: Evening Standard
Published on 04:13 GMT

Volunteers From Colorado Help Volcano Victims In Hawaii

By Kelly Werthmann DENVER (CBS4)– The American Red Cross of Colorado and Wyoming has sent volunteers to help shelter people evacuated due to the volcanic eruption in Hawaii. More than 2,000 residents of the Big Island remain under mandatory evacuation as …

Source: KCNC
Published on 08:00 GMT

Traveller24.com | WATCH: Hawaii volcano spews huge cloud of ash

People watch as ash rises from the summit crater of Kilauea volcano. (Photo: Caleb Jones, AP) A volcano on Hawaii’s Big Island erupted anew on Thursday, 17 May, with little sound and only modest fury, spewing a steely grey plume of ash about 9 100 …

Source: News24
Published on 10:35 GMT

Officials In Hawaii Hand Out Thousands Of Masks As Kilauea Spews More Ash

Lindsey Magnani, center, her finance Elroy Rodrigues, left, and their children, Kahele, right, and Kayden, not shown, pick up respirators to help protect against ash from Kilauea volcano, on Thursday. Caleb Jones/AP hide caption toggle caption Caleb …

Source: NPR

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