Hawaii Becomes First State to Ban Popular Pesticide
Hawaii became the first state Wednesday to ban a dangerous pesticide that is said to cause disabilities and behavioral problems in children.
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Hawaii Volcano Lava Destroys Hundreds of Homes Overnight
Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano shows no signs of slowing its flow of lava, which destroyed hundreds more homes overnight Monday.
Read moreVolcanic Ash Swamps Hawaii School, Turns Tennis Court Gray
During intermittent explosions at Kilauea’s summit, including one late Thursday, ash shoots high into the sky and drifts down onto the small, rural campus and nearby areas.
Read moreHawaii Volcano Erupts From Summit, Sends Ash Plume Into Sky
Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano erupted from its summit before dawn Thursday, shooting a dusty plume of ash about 30,000 feet (9,100 meters) into the sky.
Read moreHawaiian Volcano’s Ash Cloud Surges, Prompting New Warnings
Spewing ash as far as 18 miles away, an increase in intensity of volcanic ash production at Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano caused the U.S. Geological Survey to upgrade its Aviation Warning Code from orange to red on Tuesday afternoon.
Read moreHawaii Volcano Could Spew Boulders the Size of Refrigerators
If Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano blows its top in the coming days or weeks, as experts fear, it could hurl ash and boulders the size of refrigerators miles into the air, shutting down airline traffic and endangering lives in all directions, scientists said Thursday.
Read moreSenate Panel Advances Ninth Circuit Nominee
The Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday approved a former Hawaii attorney general who is nominated to a seat on the Ninth Circuit.
Read moreSlopes of Volcano Offer Lush, Affordable Piece of Paradise
As lava crawled down Leilani Road in a hissing, popping mass, Cheryl Griffith stood in its path and placed a plant in a crack in the ground as an offering to the Native Hawaiian volcano goddess, Pele.
Read moreHawaii Volcano Sends Lava Bubbling, Forces 1,500 From Homes
A fissure nearly 500 feet long erupted with lava on the Big Island of Hawaii Thursday evening, prompting mandatory evacuations of 1,500 residents in two subdivisions on the lower east rift zone of Kilauea Volcano.
Read moreQuakes on Hawaii Volcano Could Signal New Eruption
Officials in Hawaii closed a popular lava viewing location, roads and some schools on parts of the Big Island on Wednesday, as earthquake swarms signal a potential eruption of a new vent on the east side of Kilauea volcano.
Read more‘Travel Ban’ Brings Trump’s Muslim Rhetoric to High Court
Insisting that the so-called travel ban was the result of a rigorous, neutral review process, not anti-Muslim animus, a lawyer for the government urged the Supreme Court on Wednesday to uphold the executive order.
Read moreSupreme Court Scrutiny Imminent for Trump Travel Ban
In a case that will test the court’s deference to executive power, the Supreme Court will focus Wednesday on President Donald Trump’s executive order blocking immigration from several Muslim-majority countries.
Read moreSenate Panel Endorses Trump Pick for Bench in Hawaii
The Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday unanimously approved President Donald Trump’s nominee for a position on a federal court in Hawaii.
Read moreLongtime Hawaii Senator Daniel Akaka Dies at 93
Sen. Daniel Kahikina Akaka, the first Native Hawaiian elected to Congress, has died. He was 93.
Read moreUS Senator Calls for Military to Take Command of Hawaii Missile Alerts
The U.S. Congressional delegation from Hawaii urged the military to take over missile alerts at a hearing in Hawaii today on the false ballistic missile alert that sent Hawaii residents scrambling for 38 minutes on January 13.
Read moreHawaii Considers Bill to Help Hawaiians Keep Ancestral Land
A Hawaii Senate committee was scheduled Tuesday to hear a bill that would force landowners into mediation before they are allowed to file lawsuits to acquire small parcels awarded to Hawaiian commoners during mid-19th century land reforms.
Read moreHawaii Lawmakers OK Medically Assisted Suicide
Hawaii took the final step to become the sixth state to allow medically assisted suicide, after the state Senate voted Thursday to put a bill legalizing it on the governor’s desk.
Read moreReport: Hawaii Wasn’t Ready to Handle Missile Threat Alert
Hawaii’s nuclear missile scare showed that the state began testing alerts before fully developing a plan to address the ballistic missile threat and that a public outreach campaign months earlier wasn’t effective, said a report released Tuesday.
Read moreHawaii’s ‘Last Princess’ Fights for Control of Her Fortune
Every day, tourists flock to a downtown Honolulu palace for a glimpse of the way Hawaii’s royal family lived, marveling at its gilded furniture, lavish throne room and grand staircase made from prized koa wood.
Read moreHuman Error Abounded in Hawaii’s Missile False Alarm
A Hawaii state worker who sent an emergency message about an imminent missile attack thought an actual attack was occurring, according to report issued today by the federal government.
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