The boulder incident was in Honolulu, Hawaii ; reports say a 5-foot boulder came from a nearby hillside and crashed into a home there, narrowly missing a resident as others fled.

What happened

  • The rock reportedly tore through a cinderblock wall.
  • It hit the living room and a bedroom, but no injuries were reported.
  • Authorities were investigating where it came from.

Why the house wasn’t hit first

The story indicates the boulder came down from the hillside and struck the home after people had already moved away from the danger area, which is why it harmed people but did not “hit the house” in the way the question suggests.

Short version

It was in Honolulu, Hawaii.