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For those who keep track of such things, one of the most active volcanos on our planet, Kileaua on the Big Island of Hawaii, came roaring back to life just before Christmas, and has been putting on quite a spectacular display of intermittent pyrotechnics ever since. I've been living off-and-on here for much of the past year as we've been slowly transitioning into our new home on the Big Island, but last week was the first time we had finally managed to make the pilgrimage to Kilauea in time to...

Kilauea volcano began shooting lava into the air once again Tuesday on the Big Island of Hawaii. Kilauea, one of the world’s most active volcanoes, has been erupting on and off for nearly two months since it burst to life on Dec. 23. The eruption has been taking place at the volcano’s summit crater inside Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. No residential areas have been threatened by lava. The latest release of molten rock began 10:16 a.m. with lava flowing on to the floor of Halemaumau Crater. A half-hour later, a...