pass within 60 miles of the islands every four years.

Earlier this month, Hurricane Hector, a category four storm, also passed by the islands, though it did not come as close as Lane.

The Aloha state has also seen serious volcanic eruptions this summer, with lava and ash spewing from the Kilauea volcano on the Big Island since May.innovations for a myriad of Windows devices—smartphones, tablets or PCs.

In his keynote address, Ballmer said the one thing he was most excited about was the "rapid pace of innovation" and that the company was going through a transformation from a traditional software company to a "rapid release" company that builds software-powered devices and services.

Microsoft executives also demonstrated Project Spark, a simulator unveiled at the E3 video game conference in Los Angeles this month. It invites gamers to craft virtual worlds with the swipe of a finger, and then play through them on the Xbox One.

Ballmer used that as an example of what a new world of apps can look like — whether it's productivity in the office or hard-core fun with gaming. He says Microsoft is trying to