Carolyn Jones was born on April 28, 1930 in Amarillo, Texas and had something of a tough childhood. Her mother, Chloe, was agoraphobic and she never got to know her father, Julius, as he had abandoned the family. On top of that, as a child she suffered from severe asthma that restric...
Police officers drove Naluahine, a 102-year-old resident of Kona, on the 3 1/2-hour journey to Kapoho to make an appeal to Pele. With the aid of crutches, the old man reached the lava flow and recited a prayer. Then, folding two dollar bills reverently, he tossed them on the la...