Posted: Mar 4, 2021 / 07:22 PM HSTUpdated: Mar 4, 2021 / 07:22 PM HSTHONOLULU (KHON2) — Names are very important in Hawaii as they tell a story.  So what name would be fitting for the destructive Fissure 8 that would go on to make history?Ahuʻailāʻau is the new Hawaiian name for the infamous vent of Kīlauea Volcano’s 2018 eruption that literally changed the geography of Hawaii Island. The word Ahu refers to a mound or shrine, and ʻAilāʻau is the name of an old fire deity, one who precedes the more familiar Pele.“ʻAi means “to eat”,...…Posted: Mar 4, 2021 / 07:22 PM HSTUpdated: Mar 4, 2021 / 07:22 PM HSTHONOLULU (KHON2) — Names are very important in Hawaii as they tell a story.  So what name would be fitting for the destructive Fissure 8 that would go on to make history?Ahuʻailāʻau is the new Hawaiian name for the infamous vent of Kīlauea Volcano’s 2018 eruption that literally changed the geography of Hawaii Island. The word Ahu refers to a mound or shrine, and ʻAilāʻau is the name of an old fire deity, one who precedes the more familiar Pele.“ʻAi means “to eat”,...WW…

Posted: May 22, 2020 / 08:16 PM HSTUpdated: Mar 4, 2021 / 01:21 PM HSTHONOLULU (KHON2) — May 23 will mark the 60th anniversary of the devastating tsunami that struck Hilo town, claiming 61 lives.On May 22, 1960, a 9.5 magnitude earthquake struck Chile, the largest ever recorded in history.  It took 15 hours for all the energy and water to move across the Pacific Ocean at 400 miles an hour to the quiet town of Hilo.Uncle Ace Thomson shares his story as a 12 year-old boy living on the shores of Keaukaha.For more information about Hawai’i’s experience with tsunami’s, visit the...…Posted: May 22, 2020 / 08:16 PM HSTUpdated: Mar 4, 2021 / 01:21 PM HSTHONOLULU (KHON2) — May 23 will mark the 60th anniversary of the devastating tsunami that struck Hilo town, claiming 61 lives.On May 22, 1960, a 9.5 magnitude earthquake struck Chile, the largest ever recorded in history.  It took 15 hours for all the energy and water to move across the Pacific Ocean at 400 miles an hour to the quiet town of Hilo.Uncle Ace Thomson shares his story as a 12 year-old boy living on the shores of Keaukaha.For more information about Hawai’i’s experience with tsunami’s, visit the...WW…