Jennifer Sinco Kelleher, Author at Valley News

Dexter Kaiama, center, joins demonstrators gathered to block a road at the base of Hawaii's tallest mountain, Monday, July 15, 2019, in Mauna Kea, Hawaii, to protest the construction of a giant telescope on land that some Native Hawaiians consider sacred. (AP Photo/Caleb Jones)

Telescope location sparks protests

by Caleb Jones Associated Press, and Jennifer Sinco Kelleher Associated PressJuly 15, 2019

MAUNA KEA, Hawaii — Hundreds of demonstrators gathered Monday at the base of Hawaii’s tallest mountain to protest the construction of a giant telescope on land that some Native Hawaiians consider sacred.At about daybreak, a group of kupuna, or elders,…

Debris is scattered after Super Typhoon Yutu hit the U.S. Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Thursday, Oct. 25, 2018 in Garapan, Saipan. Residents of the U.S. territory braced Thursday for months without electricity or running water after the islands were slammed with the strongest storm to hit any part of the U.S. this year. (AP Photo/Dean Sensui)

Super Typhoon Strikes Islands

by Caleb Jones Associated Press, and Jennifer Sinco Kelleher Associated PressOctober 25, 2018

Beach goers frolic on Waikiki Beach, Wednesday, Aug. 22, 2018, in Honolulu. Hurricane Lane has weakened as it approaches Hawaii but was still expected to pack a wallop, forecasters said Wednesday. (AP Photo/Marco Garcia)

Hurricane Lane Soaks Hawaii

by Jennifer Sinco Kelleher Associated PressAugust 23, 2018

Loren, right, and Ruby Aquino, of Honolulu, load water into their car ahead of Hurricane Lane, Wednesday, Aug. 22, 2018 in Honolulu. Hurricane Lane has weakened as it approaches Hawaii but was still expected to pack a wallop, forecasters said Wednesday. The National Weather Service said tropical-storm-force winds could begin as early as Wednesday afternoon on the Big Island. (AP Photo/Caleb Jones)

With No Place to Run, People in Hawaii Brace for Hurricane

by Jennifer Sinco Kelleher Associated PressAugust 23, 2018

This Wednesday, May 23, 2018, photo provided by the U.S. Geological Survey, the active fissure complex in Kilauea Volcano's lower East Rift Zone near Pahoa, Hawaii. The volcano produces methane when hot lava buries and burns plants and trees. Scientists say the methane can seep through cracks several feet away from the lava. ( U.S. Geological Survey via AP)

Lava Enters Ocean From Three Flows in Hawaii

by Jennifer Sinco Kelleher Associated PressMay 24, 2018