#explosion

Police say seven individuals, ranging in age from 18 to 74, sustained injuries, with three in critical condition and one transported via medevac following the explosion in Kāʻanapali. Preliminary investigations suggest that the explosion may have involved liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), which supplies common area BBQs. Witness statements indicate a possible grill malfunction before the incident.

One person was injured when combustion fumes from a portable gasoline generator caused and explosion and sparked a structure fire in Kīhei on Monday evening

Three vehicles sustained heavy damage in a fire along the roadside in Waiehu near the Waiehu Beach Center early this morning.

The report summarizes activity from late April through June 29, details possible future outcomes and reviews hazards associated with these outcomes.

The Hawaiian Volcano Observatory reports that a collapse event at Kīlauea summit occurred at 8 a.m. on Tuesday, July 31, 2018.

As the magma reservoir lowers and drains out (erupts) at the lower East Rift Zone, the summit area is slowly subsiding and slumping inward, which is triggering additional gas-driven explosions.

A relatively small and brief explosive eruption occurred just before midnight (at approximately 11:58 p.m. Friday, May 18, 2018) with the ash cloud briefly reaching to near 7000 feet.