Volcanic activity on Hawaii’s Big Island is keeping many travelers and their money away from the island. Cruise ship operators have canceled planned stops on the Big Island. Hotels there expect many of their rooms to sit empty this summer, even with price cuts. Many people work in the island’s tourism industry. They depend on the 2 million visitors who travel each year to Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. They are now wondering how long their families will survive without a way to earn money. Tourism officials say summer reservations for hotels on the Big Island have dropped almost 50 percent since Kilauea Volcano began erupting on May 3. Hawaii Volcanoes National Park is the state’s top stop for tourists. Its closure is costing the island $166 million.
Title: Volcanic Activity in Hawaii Affects US Travel
Content: <div id='article-page'><div id='article-content' data-media-url='//news-app-staging.s3.amazonaws.com' data-base-url='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2582/hawaii_volcano.m4a' data-capture-url='//staging.analytics.lingraphica.com/events/capture_news' data-article-title='Volcanic Activity in Hawaii Affects US Travel' data-article-id='3111'><script src='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/javascripts/getscripts.js'></script><link rel='stylesheet' href='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/stylesheets/article.css' type='text/css' /><div class='article'><p><span data-start-time='0' data-end-time='11000'>Volcanic activity on Hawaii’s Big Island is keeping many travelers and their money away from the island.</span> <span data-start-time='11000' data-end-time='16979'>Cruise ship operators have canceled planned stops on the Big Island.</span> <span data-start-time='16979' data-end-time='25833'>Hotels there expect many of their rooms to sit empty this summer, even with price cuts.</span> <span data-start-time='25833' data-end-time='30417'>Many people work in the island’s tourism industry.</span> <span data-start-time='30417' data-end-time='39333'>They depend on the 2 million visitors who travel each year to Hawaii Volcanoes National Park.</span> <span data-start-time='39333' data-end-time='47438'>They are now wondering how long their families will survive without a way to earn money.</span> <span data-start-time='47438' data-end-time='60688'>Tourism officials say summer reservations for hotels on the Big Island have dropped almost 50 percent since Kilauea Volcano began erupting on May 3.</span> <span data-start-time='60688' data-end-time='68167'>Hawaii Volcanoes National Park is the state’s top stop for tourists.</span> <span data-start-time='68167' data-end-time='75708'>Its closure is costing the island $166 million.</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button title='Back' class='back' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Play' class='play' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Pause' class='pause' style='display:none;'></button><button title='Forward' class='forward' disabled='disabled'></button><button class='finished-reading' style='display:none;'>Done</button></div></div></div><div id='article-media'><div id='media-image'><img src='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2582/hawaii_volcano.jpg'/></div></div><div id='question-content' style='display:none;'><div class='vocabulary_question question-container' data-question-id=10819 data-hint-location='47438' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2582/what_does_erupt_mean.m4a'>What does erupt mean?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='burst'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2582/reservation.m4a'><span>reservation</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2582/burst.m4a'><span>burst</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2582/center.m4a'><span>center</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2582/flow.m4a'><span>flow</span></div></div></div><div class='multiple_choice_question question-container' data-question-id=10820 data-hint-location='0' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2582/where_is_the_volcano_activity.m4a'>Where is the volcano activity?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='the Big Island'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2582/on_a_cruise_ship.m4a'><span>on a cruise ship</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2582/on_the_mainland.m4a'><span>on the mainland</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2582/the_big_island.m4a'><span>the Big Island</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2582/all_over_the_state.m4a'><span>all over the state</span></div></div></div><div class='sentence_completion_question question-container' data-question-id=10821 data-hint-location='25833' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2582/many_people_work_in_the__blank__industry.m4a'>Many people work in the <span class='blank'>tourism</span> industry.</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='tourism'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2582/tourism.m4a'><span>tourism</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2582/state_park.m4a'><span>state park</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2582/volcano.m4a'><span>volcano</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2582/cruise_ship.m4a'><span>cruise ship</span></div></div></div><div class='question-buttons'><button class='skip-button'></button><button class='hint-button'></button><button class='speak-button'></button></div></div></div>
Sound Name: https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2582/hawaii_volcano.m4a
Preview
