Tutu Pele News Today

A few weeks ago, I had the honor and pleasure of sharing a storytelling session with two sixth-grade classes at Kaumana Elementary School on Hawaii island.

PAHALA-- An earthquake on the Big Island Friday morning was felt as far off as Maui and Oahu, registering 5.7 quake near its epicenter a mile from Pahala, according to

The eruption at Kīlauea’s caldera that started on Sept. 10 stopped Saturday.

Puna residents in lava zones 1 and 2 on the Big Island are now left with just one alternative for homeowners insurance since Universal Property and Casualty decided to get out of the Hawaiʻi market, and costs are skyrocketing.

While the business district of Pāhoa came dangerously close to being devoured by lave during the 2018 Kīlauea eruption, it was spared. But the town and its people were left reeling. Five residents talk about life then and now.

Recovery efforts have been frustratingly slow on all fronts during the nearly five years since the catastrophic Kīlauea eruption ended in September 2018, leaving a big wake of destruction. But work and property buyouts continue five years later.

HAWAII VOLCANOES NATIONAL PARK, Hawaii (KITV4) -- -- "Pele is mysterious. I hear a chant from Auntie Malia Craver," Kumu Kawai from Mountain View told KITV4, "And she says about

HAWAII VOLCANOES NATIONAL PARK-- "Pele is mysterious. I hear a chant from Auntie Malia Craver," Kumu Kawai from Mountain View told KITV4, "And she says about Pele and how she

HONOLULU (AP) — When Willette Kalaokahaku Akima-Akau looks out at the lava flowing from Mauna Loa volcano and makes an offering of gin, tobacco and coins, she will be taking part in a tradition passed down from her grandfather and other Native...

The eruption of a volcano like Mauna Loa has a deep, personal cultural significance for some