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Impacts from the storm will range from flash flooding and strong to severe thunderstorms to damaging south to southwest winds. Guidance remains good for activity to begin late tonight.

From the mid-20th century to about 2010, Mauna Loa was less active, whereas Kīlauea was highly active. During this time, the chemistry of lava from Kīlauea became more similar to typical lava from Mauna Loa. Since 2010, researchers at University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa and their colleagues observed a change in lava chemistry at Kīlauea.

The Kawaihau Road raised crosswalk is part of the Kapa‘a Town resurfacing project by Hawai‘i Department of Transportation, which has been on the books since 2017.

Kīlauea’s summit is already showing signs of renewed inflation, however, so it might not be long until an Episode 8 of lava fountaining and flows is underway.

The University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa was the only nursing school in Hawaiʻi to be ranked for online education in a recent list.

The Walter Dods, Jr. RISE Center is an integrated living and learning community advancing sustainability practices through the design, construction and operations.

2025 Keiki Caucus suite of proposed state legislation focuses on taxes, education and health as long-term measures that give state’s young people more opportunity.

Hawaiian Volcano Observatory said based on the durations of Episodes 5 and 6, and the short pauses that separated them, Episode 7 of eruptive activity in the volcano’s caldera will likely last 10 to 20 hours.

The minimum-security facility was designed to hold 12 inmates when it opened in 1977. Today, the aging jail holds up to 128 men and women.

Hawaiian Volcano Observatory says a new eruptive episode in the Big Island volcano’s caldera could begin sometime between Jan. 27 and Jan. 31. The north vent continued to glow strongly the night of Jan. 26 in Halema‘uma‘u Crater, indicating magma remains close to the surface.

On the islands of Kaua‘i, O‘ahu, Molokaʻi and Hawai‘i, volunteers collected data from 30 sites.

House Bill 1064 was requested by the Green administration and introduced by Speaker Nadine Nakamura of Kaua‘i.

A flood watch has also been issued on the islands of O‘ahu, Maui, Moloka‘i, Lānaʻi and Kahoʻolawe.

Small craft could be damaged in briefly higher winds and suddenly higher waves.

In 2025, more than 9,000 residents in Hawaiʻi will be diagnosed with cancer, with more than 2,000 residents expected to die from the disease, according to the  American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network. Projections in 2025 mark an uptick in cases, but a decline in deaths compared to 2024.

The most recent eruptive event of the Big Island volcano stopped at 12:36 p.m. Jan. 25, but Hawaiian Volcano Observatory says another episode could start within the next 1 to 2 days.

Episode 6 of the Big Island volcano’s latest eruption, which began the week of Christmas 2024, is underway as lava flows onto the crater floor from a geiser that started at about 11:28 p.m. Jan. 24.

Pele’s hair is the name for the strands of volcanic glass that are created when globs of liquid lava are stretched apart during an eruption.

Hawaiʻi Supreme Court Chief Justice Recktenwald delivers final State of the Judiciary address, reporting he will pass a strong, resilient and thriving Judiciary to next generation of leaders.

A bill introduced by 13 representatives in the state House calls for establishing a permanent “Return-to-Home program” with an as yet undetermined amount of funding to return homeless people in Hawaiʻi to their home states.