The Hunga Tonga volcano spewed ash and rock, setting off tsunamis across the Pacific and cutting off the Pacific nation’s key communication lines with the rest of the world.

At the same time, money to prepare for natural disasters is getting harder to come by.

Rev. Sereno Edwards Bishop’s discoveries led to scientific investigations of the winds high above the ground and ultimately yielded information that today is used to forecast weather.

The crisis, triggered in part by drought, exposes rifts in the community and raises questions about how to manage the herd in the future.

Some scientists conclude that the warming climate is likely playing a role. But there have also been more active hurricane seasons in recent years.

Health department surveys provide the most detailed assessment yet of how people are responding to new state preparedness recommendations.

Air conditioning companies are loving it, though.

The latest $67 million in federal disaster recovery aid was announced Monday.

After last year’s big flood and hurricane damage, two local communities are finding their footing with disaster plans tailored for their areas.

Kilauea didn’t just stop spewing lava. It ceased emissions that have been constant since 1983.