Navy investigators failed to uncover the reason submarine sailor Gabriel A. Romero suddenly and without warning opened fire while on duty at the Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard last Dec. 4, killing two civilian employees and wounding a third before turning his M-9 pistol on himself. Read more
Mask use was assessed at each location for the first 100 individuals who passed the observers. Of the 200 subjects, 154 (77%) correctly used face masks, and 46 (23%) either incorrectly used or did not use face masks, the study said. Read more
The skulls of 12 female warriors killed in the famed 1795 Battle of Nuuanu will be interred at a monument to be built at Nuuanu Pali Wayside Park, more than a century after they were illicitly removed from the base of the sheer cliff and given to a British museum for study. Read more
Add drought to the list of woes plaguing Hawaii in 2020. Read more
The sunrise is still spectacular from the 10,000-foot summit at Haleakala National Park, but far fewer people are taking in the view, as COVID-19 maintains its stranglehold on tourism. Read more
A Hawaii resident is one of dozens of women across the country who fell victim to a “romance scam” by sending money to two men posing as high-ranking U.S. military officers deployed overseas. Read more
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The dusty sidewalks of Paia are mostly empty these days and there’s parking galore, an eerie sight in the former plantation town that survived the demise of the sugar industry by transforming into a tourism magnet trading on its rural heritage and charm. Read more
A decision by the state Environmental Council last week effectively continues a moratorium on commercial aquarium collection along the Kona Coast, an activity long opposed by some Native Hawaiians and marine conservation groups. Read more
Hawaii officials dealing with the rapid spread of COVID-19 at the Oahu Community Correctional Center are finding out what many of their mainland counterparts already know: Once the virus has entered a prison, it’s near impossible to contain it without immediate action to ramp up testing and disperse the inmate population. Read more
The American Heart Association Hawaii Division kicked off its annual Oahu Heart Walk fundraiser Saturday — and some of the participants are still walking. Read more
A Laie community group and the U.S. Army are appealing city approval of a minor conditional use permit for zipline and mountain bike tours on agricultural land adjacent to the Polynesian Cultural Center, but the proposed project may be facing a more formidable obstacle: Hawaii’s tanking tourism industry. Read more
Results of the Honolulu Star-Advertiser’s Hawaii Poll show that 52% of the 625 Oahu registered voters surveyed had not shopped at a mall since they reopened in May. Read more
Maui County residents were holding their breaths at midday today, hoping the island would be spared damaging wind, rain and ocean surges from Hurricane Doughlas, which had earlier bypassed Hawaii island. Read more
In anticipation of the hurricane, the county will close Waipio Valley from 7 a.m. Saturday until further notice, with special-duty officers and Waipio Valley rangers stationed at the top of the road to limit access to local traffic only. Read more
Hawaii’s relatively low rate of COVID-19 cases and stringent emergency rules to prevent the disease’s spread are providing comfort and reassurance to parents of students planning to register for the fall semester at the University of Hawaii at Manoa. Read more
Hawaii’s battered tourism industry and myriad other businesses and workers who rely on it received little clarity Friday on whether the state’s pre-travel COVID-19 testing program that would allow arriving passengers to bypass the mandatory 14-day self-quarantine will launch Aug. 1 as planned. Read more
What’s a doctor to do when she’s got a little cuddler waiting there who doesn’t fully comprehend all that’s happened in recent months? Read more
Sunday services at the historic downtown church and tourist attraction will be discontinued for the short term along with Friday evening youth services and organized sports events in the church’s gymnasium. Read more
Alana Kysar wants to dispel the myth that “Hawaiian food” is “anything pineapple and ham.” Read more
Jumping out of an airplane at 14,000 feet and parachuting to earth carries its own risks, but there are also safety issues in just getting off the ground. Read more
Friday’s crash of a skydiving plane at Dillingham Airfield in Mokuleia that killed 11 passengers and crew was among the worst civilian aviation disasters in recent Hawaii history. Read more
