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Filipinos in Hawaii told to prepare for Hurricane Lane

(Eagle News)–Filipinos in Hawaii were told to prepare with Hurricane Lane expected to bring  heavy rains. The Philippine Consulate General recommended the supply of basic emergency needs good for 14 days. “Filipino nationals in the affected areas are advised to inform the Consulate General so it could update their relatives in the Philippines of their conditions,” Consul General Joselito Jimeno said. The Filipinos were also urged to comply with Hawaii State and federal government authorities. The […]

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Rare hurricane warning as Hawaii braces for major storm; Hurricane Lane slightly weakens to category 4 storm

by Ronen Zilberman Agence France Presse HONOLULU, Hawaii (AFP) — Residents of Hawaii on Wednesday were bracing for a rare landfall by a powerful hurricane as they stocked up on water, food and emergency supplies. Hurricane Lane, which weakened slightly to a category 4 storm overnight, is packing 155-mile-per-hour winds and is expected to reach the archipelago’s Big Island by nightfall. President Donald Trump, in a tweet, urged residents to prepare for the storm, which […]

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Hurricane Lane grows to category 5 as it heads toward Hawaii

LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Hurricane Lane has grown to a category 5 storm as it approaches Hawaii with potential for torrential rain, flash flooding and landslides, forecasters said. As per the latest models, the center of Lane will move very close to or over the main Hawaiian Islands from Thursday through Saturday, the National Weather Service’s Central Pacific Hurricane Center in Honolulu said. The storm was packing maximum sustained winds of 160 miles […]

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Hurricane Hector threatens Hawaii, John targets Mexico

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Hurricane Hector whirled toward Hawaii Tuesday with 130 mph winds, bringing the threat of dangerous sea swells on two islands in the US archipelago state. The Category Four storm was expected to pass about 100-150 miles (60-100 km) south of the Big Island on Wednesday, government forecasters said. Swells kicked up by Hector are expected to reach shores of the Big Island and Maui late Tuesday, “likely becoming large and […]

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104 years of the Iglesia Ni Cristo: Hawaii chapel dedication highlights Church’s 50th year of foreign mission

  (Eagle News) — The Iglesia Ni Cristo (Church Of Christ) celebrates its 104th anniversary today, July 27, 2018, which also marks the 50th year of its foreign mission. The highlight of celebrations worldwide will be the dedication of a new House of Worship in Ewa Beach in Hawaii to be officiated by INC Executive Minister Brother Eduardo V. Manalo. The dedication of the 810-seater house of worship in Ewa Beach is particularly significant as […]

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Hundreds of homes destroyed by volcano lava in Hawaii

  LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Hundreds of oceanfront homes have been destroyed by lava flow from Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano, officials said Tuesday. “We lost hundreds of homes in Kapoho Beach Lots and Vacationland overnight, but we don’t have exact figures,” Janet Snyder, a spokeswoman for Hawaii County, told AFP. She said the lost homes were in addition to 117 others destroyed since the volcano began erupting on May 3, forcing the evacuation of […]

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No, don’t roast marshmallows at the Hawaii volcano: USGS

LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Someone actually asked the US Geological Survey if it is OK to roast marshmallows over volcanic lava. And the USGS actually took the time to answer. The query came on Twitter and with a caveat — “assuming you had a long enough stick.” “Erm… we’re going to have to say no, that’s not safe. (Please don’t try!),” the USGS said. Volcanic vents, the fissures in the ground from which […]

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Hawaii island community builds own relief and info hub near lava-stricken area

By Alfred Acenas and Maile Tadeo EBC Hawaii Bureau PAHOA, HI (Eagle News) — A 10-minute drive from the lava-stricken Leilani Estates on Hawaii’s Big Island, Puuhonua O Puna was established less than a week after Kīlauea’s eruptions began on May 3. Intended as a temporary relief and information hub, the center was set up by residents from nearby communities like Pahoa and Keaau, with little or no government assistance. According to founding volunteer Ikaika […]

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Hawaii volcanic smog blankets Marshall Islands

  MAJURO, Marshall Islands (AFP) — Haze from the Kilauea volcano eruption in Hawaii blanketed the Marshall Islands 3,700 kilometers (2,300 miles) away on Sunday, as officials warned it would continue moving west. The haze, a phenomenon known as “vog” or volcanic smog, “is spreading across Micronesia,” the US National Weather Service based in Guam said. The volcano on Hawaii’s Big Island is now in its fourth week of eruptions. Meteorologists advised residents on the […]

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Watch: Timelapse – Observatory captures Hawaii volcano eruption

(Timelapse images from the Gemini telescope showing lightning and ash cloud at summit of the Kilauea volcano in Hawai)   Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano erupted from its summit early Thursday, shooting a huge plume of ash miles into the sky and prompting authorities to urge area residents to take cover. The Hawaii Volcano Observatory said the explosion within Kilauea’s Halemaumau crater had produced a volcanic cloud that reached as high as 30,000 feet (9,000 meters) and […]

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Dangerous ‘laze’ forms as Hawaii volcano lava reaches ocean

  LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Authorities in Hawaii have warned of dangerous “laze” fumes as molten lava from the erupting Kilauea volcano reached the Pacific Ocean. Two lava flows “reached the ocean along the southeast Puna coast overnight,” on Hawaii’s Big Island, the US Geological Survey, which monitors volcanoes and earthquakes worldwide, said in a statement Sunday. A crack however opened in the ground under one of the lava channels, “diverting the lava… […]

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Philippine government leaders host town hall meeting in Honolulu

By Alfred Acenas EBC Hawai‘i Bureau (Eagle News) HONULULU (Eagle News) — “Often the president is depicted as a no-nonsense, tough-talking, and shoot-from-the-hip type of guy. But I assure you that this president has his heart in the right place,” said Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea  about President Rodrigo Duterte, as he provided several assuring remarks like this one before an audience of both Filipinos and non-Filipinos during a Town Hall Meeting held at the Philippine […]

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