Kamuela man sought for domestic abuse

• By Star-Advertiser staff
• Sept. 13, 2018

Hawaii island police are asking for the public’s help in locating a 38-year-old Kamuela man wanted for domestic abuse. Read more

Column: Volunteer helps others with mental health issues

• By Michael Tsai
• Sept. 11, 2018

The symptoms first appeared when she was 3 years old but Susan King was too young to fathom that anything was unusual. Read more

Residents return to Leilani Estates

• By Michael Tsai
• Sept. 9, 2018

The barricades that once blocked entry into the Leilani Estates emergency evacuation zone were gone Saturday as residents long separated from their homes made their way back along the familiar roads of the Lower Puna subdivision. Read more

Evacuated Leilani Estates residents cleared to return home

• By Michael Tsai and Nina Wu
• Sept. 8, 2018

More than two months after flowing lava and volcanic gas prompted county officials to evacuate Leilani Estates in Puna, residents of the subdivision will be able to return to their homes today. Read more

Norman makes predicted turn to west-northwest

• By Michael Tsai
• Sept. 6, 2018

As expected, Hurricane Norman broke to the west-northwest on Wednesday, putting it on a path to pass the islands to the northeast by hundreds of miles by Friday. Read more

Column: Grandma beats cancer and wins at retired life

• By Michael Tsai
• Sept. 4, 2018

Geehou Goo is 82 years old. She stands 5-foot-1 and weighs, maybe, generously, 90 pounds. Read more

Police investigate shooting near Haleiwa Joe’s that leaves 2 dead

• By Michael Tsai
• Sept. 1, 2018

A man believed to be in his 20s was pronounced dead at the scene with apparent gunshot wounds, according to Emergency Medical Services. Read more

Norman nears Central Pacific; Miriam expected to pass isles

• By Michael Tsai
• Aug. 31, 2018

Powerful but slow- moving Hurricane Norman continued its approach toward the Central Pacific on Thursday. Read more

Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson to play Kamehameha in film

• By Michael Tsai
• Aug. 30, 2018

Raise a hand if you’ve read this before: A major Hollywood studio plans to turn the epic story of Kamehameha the Great into a major motion picture with Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson in the lead role. Read more

Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson to play Kamehameha in new movie

• By Star-Advertiser staff
• Aug. 29, 2018

Actor Dwayne Johnson announced on Instagram that he will play King Kamehameha in the upcoming Hollywood film, “The King.” Read more

Head of La Pietra finds direction in exploring the uncharted

• By Michael Tsai
• Aug. 28, 2018

During a recent eighth-grade English class at La Pietra School for Girls, in a class discussion on Iranian author Marjane Satrapi’s autobiographical graphic novel “Persepolis,” head of school Josh Watson broached the idea of revolution and whom, should conditions ever merit, the students might look to overthrow. Read more

Navy to detonate munitions

• By Star-Advertiser staff
• Aug. 27, 2018

Navy contractors will destroy munitions recovered during recent dredging at Pearl Harbor in controlled detonations today at Waipio Peninsula. Read more

DOE prepares to reopen most schools on Monday

• By Michael Tsai
• Aug. 26, 2018

With the threat of former Hurricane Lane largely past, state Department of Education facilities personnel and school administrators are working through the weekend to prepare for the reopening of most schools and offices statewide on Monday. Read more

Iconic Wailana Coffee House to close next month

• By Michael Tsai
• Aug. 26, 2018

Wailana Coffee House, the iconic 24-hour family diner in Waikiki, will close at the end of next month. Read more

In an Emergency: Alternatives to bottled water

• By Michael Tsai
• Aug. 23, 2018

With Hurricane Lane approaching and retail shelves around Oahu rapidly emptying of bottled water on Wednesday, many would-be preppers were left to consider alternative means of ensuring an ample supply of clean water. Read more

Teacher inspired a career in writing

• By Michael Tsai
• Aug. 21, 2018

Late in the evening of my 50th birthday last month, lying in the dark with my 1-year-old son sleeping soundly on my chest, I opened the email app on my phone to discover a most unexpected artifact of my youth. Read more

Lane intensifies into Category 3 hurricane

• By Michael Tsai
• Aug. 18, 2018

Hurricane Lane gathered significant power Friday as it continued its westward advance toward the Central Pacific and the Hawaiian islands. Read more

3 hurt in multiple-vehicle collision in Wailua

• By Michael Tsai
• Aug. 17, 2018

Three people were injured, one critically, in a three-car collision today near the Marine Camp access road in Wailua. Read more

Fire destroys home in Pahoa

• By Michael Tsai
• Aug. 17, 2018

Fire destroyed a single-family home this afternoon in the Hawaiian Beaches subdivision in Pahoa. Read more

Isle woman finds healing in waters of inclusion

• By Michael Tsai
• Aug. 14, 2018

When Ann Yoshida was yet a budding surfer, she and her friends would spend long hours honing their wave-riding skills along the North Shore — a bold choice for recreation given the legendary power of the area surf and, not insignificantly, the conspicuous lack of feminine presence in the lineups. Read more

2 men held in terroristic threatening case

• By Michael Tsai
• Aug. 11, 2018

Police arrested two men suspected of threatening two people with dangerous instruments early this morning. Read more