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Scientists film incredible footage of Hawaiian volcano erupting

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Hawaii's youngest and most active volcano, Kilauea, has been erupting lava for decades, adding hundreds of acres to the island since 1983. A recent eruption episode inside its sizable pit crater, Halema'uma'u, shows how lava can vigorously erupt from the volcano, located on the southeastern shore of the island of Hawaii.

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How to Start a Nonprofit in Hawaii

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Hawaii is a beautiful vacation destination for many, but few have the chance to live here. Nonprofit organizations in Hawaii work tirelessly to address many of those challenges while simultaneously adding to the opportunities. Those who do have lives filled with opportunities and challenges, just like the rest of the world.

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Ho’owaiwai: A Network in Hawaii

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

It is the name of a network of public and private organizations, communities, families, individuals, financial institutions, government and funders organized to build wealth and financial stability of Hawaii’s working families. ( [link] ). It is supported by the Hawaii Community foundation and a coalition of 11 funders.

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Scientists Discover Four Intriguing Planets Around Closest Single-Star Solar System to Earth

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The four planets were spotted by the MAROON-X instrument, a highly sensitive piece of equipment attached to the Gemini North telescope at the International Gemini Observatory in Hilo, Hawaii. Theyre in Chile; were in Hawaii. Last year, astronomers detected an exoplanet with at least half the mass of Venus orbiting Barnard's Star. "We

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Every time you chew gum, you’re filling your mouth with plastic

Fast Company Tech

Lowe, who grew up in Hawaii and has seen the devastating effects of pollution firsthand, came up with the idea to actually quantify the plastic impact of gum. The topic even surprised some of her classmates.

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2 space objects are traveling so fast, they might exit the galaxy

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During a recent investigation, researchers poured through observations from the Keck Observatory (located 13,599 feet up in Hawaii) and the European Space Agency's Gaia satellite (which surveyed a whopping 2 billion objects in our galaxy ). Could it be a rogue planet with a moon, or a small star and orbiting world?

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Aurora borealis forecast expands as strong solar storm hits Earth. Here’s what to know

Fast Company Tech

In 1859, a severe solar storm triggered auroras as far south as Hawaii and caught telegraph lines on fire in a rare event. When fast-moving particles and plasma slam into Earths magnetic field, they can temporarily disrupt the power grid. Space weather can also interfere with air traffic control radio and satellites in orbit.