The year was capped with a ground shift of a different nature when Mauna Loa on Hawaii island erupted for the first time in 38 years, spraying lava more than 100 feet into the air and threatening to cut off a major cross-island highway. Read more
The body of a missing 60-year-old woman from Washington state who was snorkeling off Keawakapu Beach with her husband Dec. 8 has not been recovered. Read more
State Department of Transportation spokesperson Jai Cunningham said the aircraft involved in the crash was a private, general aviation tenant at Lihue Airport. Read more
Lava from the weakening Mauna Loa eruption is no longer threatening Daniel K. Inouye Highway, but businesses that rely on the cross-island road to transport merchandise, supplies and workers are standing by in case that changes. Read more
There’s reason to be hopeful: Nonprofits nationally and locally report that donors continue to respond generously to the acute hardships brought on by the pandemic, even though traditional fundraising efforts have been hampered. Read more
The state Board of Land and Natural Resources on Thursday approved a $1.12 million settlement agreement with Healy Tibbitts Builders Inc. for extensive reef damage that occurred in 2021 during company dredging operations near the Honolulu Harbor entrance. Read more
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The amount is roughly half of what the state could have sought for damage to approximately 15,628 specimens of stony coral and 140 square yards of live rock. Read more
Decades of exposure to salt air and crashing waves have taken their toll on two seawalls and scenic walkways in Lahaina town that have served as a backdrop for countless photos. Read more
Tours offering close encounters with manta rays have become a must-do activity for many Hawaii visitors, especially at two sites off the Kona Coast where vessels deposit hundreds of snorkelers and scuba divers nightly to observe the marine creatures. Read more
The state Board of Land and Natural Resources voted Thursday to repeal administrative rules requiring surf instructors, outrigger canoe captains and other people who operate commercially in Waikiki waters to obtain a state permit certifying their qualifications, despite objections from some longtime operators who said it would threaten the traditions and legacy of the Waikiki beachboys. Read more
The state is looking to repeal rules that require surf instructors, outrigger canoe captains and other individuals who operate in Waikiki waters to obtain a state permit certifying they have the necessary skills and training. Read more
Even while working as a globe-trotting photojournalist for over 30 years, Stan Honda never lost his childhood fascination with astronomy and space exploration. Read more
Maui County is launching a one-year pilot program to allow residents who sleep in their vehicles to park overnight in a designated county-owned lot. Read more
Perhaps the most visible enhancements at Hawaii’s second-busiest airport are the four new passenger-screening canine teams deployed to sniff out explosives in carry-on bags Read more
Officials with TSA and the state Department of Transportation held a news conference to announce the “significant” improvements that went into effect today. Read more
Fast-food aficionados on Maui are eagerly awaiting Thursday’s opening of Hawaii’s first Chick-fil-A restaurant, best-known for its chicken sandwiches, waffle fries and lemonade. Read more
The company offered a media preview of the 5,013-square-foot restaurant, located in the Pu‘unene Shopping Center in Kahului. Read more
Hawaii once again finished atop the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s state rankings for life expectancy, even with a slight drop from the previous year partially attributed to COVID-19. Read more
The city is proposing more than $11.67 million in improvements to the Tom Moffatt Waikiki Shell that would include installation of a tensile structure over the main seating area and an additional 2,000 fixed seats. Read more
A growing number of patients and physicians are participating in Hawaii’s medical-aid-in-dying program, but delays in the eligibility process continue to present challenges for terminally ill patients in their final days, according to the state Department of Health. Read more
The state Department of Transportation is proposing to build a 450-foot-long rock revetment along a stretch of shoreline in Kaaawa to forestall the potential collapse of a section of Kamehameha Highway. Read more
