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Yahoo
21-03-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Rep. Gene Ward retires from Hawaii State House of Representatives
HONOLULU (KHON2) — Rep. Gene Ward (R) Portlock, Hawaiʻi Kai, Kalama Valley announced his retirement from the Hawaii State House of Representatives. The House Representative said his retirement comes due to ongoing health concerns. Hawaii Volcano Observatory, NOAA face big changes with new round of cuts Rep. Ward retires with over 30 years of public service under his belt including more than 27 years working in District 18. In a release sent to his district, he emphasized the gratitude and privilege it has been to serve his community all these years. 'Although I will not be asking for your vote again, I only kindly request that my privacy and my family's privacy is respected,' Rep. Ward who worked alongside him said he was always up for a good fight and would go the extra mile for any issue he felt strongly about. Honestly, he's been such a fixture here that this session hasn't been the same without him. He always said, we don't have the votes, but we have the voice. And he made himself heard almost every single day he was here. We wish him all the best going forward. Lauren Cheape Matsumoto, House Republican Caucus Leader, District 38 Check out more news from around Hawaii Officials said that Rep. Ward's resignation will be official on March 31. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
USA Today
07-03-2025
- Science
- USA Today
Video shows 'lavanado' erupt at Hawaii's Kilauea volcano: 'Biggest one I've seen'
Video shows 'lavanado' erupt at Hawaii's Kilauea volcano: 'Biggest one I've seen' Show Caption Hide Caption Watch: 'Lavanado' form at Hawaii's Kilauea Volcano Kilauea Volcano on Hawaii's Big Island is erupting again. One man captured lava spinning into the air, calling it 'lavanado.' As the Kilauea volcano in Hawaii erupted again last week, lava was captured spinning into the air like a dust devil, creating a "lavanado." Stunning video footage captured by Scott Malis on Feb. 26 during the volcano's 11th episode shows lava spewing out of the volcano and spinning into the air, creating what Malis said was a "lavanado." Malis told USA TODAY the rare occurrence took place around 4 a.m. and lasted for about five minutes. "The heat from the from the lava mixes with the cool air on the mountain and (creates) a tornado like action, like the funnel cloud," Malis said. What is a lavanado? The U.S. Geological Survey describes lavanado as a wind vortex within the caldera, a large depression formed by the collapse of a volcano's central part after an eruption. The video of the lavanado was captured during episode 11 of the ongoing summit eruption at Kilauea, which began on Feb. 25 around 6:22 p.m. local time and ended the next morning around 7:06 a.m. local time, according to the Hawaii Volcano Observatory. The observatory said fountains of the eruptions reached peak heights of around 600 feet. Malis, who has lived on the island for more than 15 years, said he visits the national park to see volcanic activity "all the time," and witnessed seven of the 12 episodes of the ongoing summit eruption. However, episode 11 was "definitely by far the biggest one I've seen," Malis said, adding it was immensely fascinating. "Number 11 was my favorite one yet," Malis said. "It's very rare to see one that defined." Malis said he has previously seen a "really small version of a tornado" over a lava but "never saw one that made the funnel cloud all the way up to the sky." When did the Kilauea volcano start erupting? Located on Hawaii's Big Island, the Kilauea volcano began erupting in the early hours of Dec. 23, 2024, with pauses in between. It completed its 12th episode Tuesday morning, after 22 hours of continuous, eruptive activity, the volcano observatory said. Kilauea sits along the southeastern shore of the Island of Hawaii within the Volcanoes National Park, which includes the summits of two of the world's most active volcanoes, Kilauea and Mauna Loa, and is a popular tourist destination. See where lava is flowing: Volcanoes are erupting all over the world Since December, each episode has lasted from hours to several days, and periods of inactivity in between have lasted hours to 12 days, according to the USGS. Contributing: Jeanine Santucci, Thao Nguyen, USA TODAY Saman Shafiq is a trending news reporter for USA TODAY. Reach her at sshafiq@ and follow her on X and Instagram @saman_shafiq7.
Yahoo
04-02-2025
- Science
- Yahoo
New Fiery Eruption At Hawaii's Kilauea Volcano
Hawaii's Kilauea volcano is currently spewing fiery red-orange lava up to 250 feet high from its north vent, in what's being called 'Episode 8' of the ongoing Halemaʻumaʻu eruption. Fountains from the north vent have grown from 50 feet to more than 250 feet high in an hour's time and are feeding multiple lava streams, the observatory said. Active lava flows now cover approximately 15 to 20 percent of the crater floor. There's no immediate threat to any structures nearby. Volcanic activity at the summit of Kilauea, within Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, has been intermittent over the past few weeks. The initial eruption began Dec. 23 in the southwestern part of the caldera, which is a large basin-shaped volcanic depression that houses volcanic vents. Magma erupts and volcanic gases are emitted from those vents. This latest episode began on Feb. 3, according to the Hawaii Volcano Observatory. It was preceded by small, sporadic spatter fountains that began Feb. 2, which then increased into the following day, when sustained fountaining began, the observatory said. Each episode of Halemaʻumaʻu lava fountaining since Dec. 23 has continued for between 13 hours and eight days, according to the latest Hawaiian Volcano Observatory Status Report by the U.S. Geological Survey. The eight episodes have been separated by pauses in eruptive activity lasting less than 24 hours to 12 days. Western Monarch Butterflies Near Record Low Frozen Bubbles, Ice Flowers Put On A Winter Show What Lake Stars Are, And How They Form
