When tangled together, the strands look like tumbleweeds. In Hawaiian tradition, Pele is the volcano deity, according to the National Park Service. Pele’s hair can be hazardous because the ...

Observatory leaders have assured local emergency officials their public service will continue, but questions linger about how ...

Falling Glass 'Hair' Named for Hawaiian Deity, Lava and Vog ... a phenomenon known as “Pele's hair” as well as “other lightweight volcanic glass fragments.” Residents are encouraged ...

Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano has erupted again, sending lava fountains soaring up to 1,000 feet in a breathtaking display.

one person wrote in part. “She is Pele, hear her roar,” another person wrote, referring to the Hawaiian volcano deity. Each eruptive episode has lasted from a handful of hours to more than a ...

Lahaina wildfire that took 102 lives and thousands of homes but glad that Maria Lanakila Church was spared, renown Maui ...

But many in Hawaii also question the wisdom of interfering with nature and Pele, the Hawaiian deity of volcanoes and fire. Attempts to divert lava have a long history in Hawaii. This aerial image ...