Public urged to prevent wildfires during Hurricane Lowell cleanup

“There’s no substitute for talk story and being able to really get into the stories of Hilo,” UH President Wendy Hensel said.

The hurricane is now 175 miles south of South Point with maximum sustained winds of 105 mph.

The new state cemetery office in Hawaiʻi recently completed a $200,000 project at Waiʻanae Japanese Cemetery that included removal of trash, cutting down trees that were uprooting graves and installing fencing.

The observatory based on the Big Island in Hawai‘i most of the year remotely keeps an eye on American Samoa, annual visits to the U.S. territory are essential for maintaining and strengthening partnerships on those islands and the territory's volcano and earthquake monitoring network.

Effort includes $467,075 coming to Hawai'i for expansion of community stewardship at restored wetland sites, increasing coordination among agencies, landowners and organizations working on wetland restoration and reducing regulatory barriers for wetland restoration practitioners.

With Hurricane Nolo forecast to pass south of the Hawaiian Islands, the latest forecast indicates the potential for significant impacts to Maui County has decreased, officials reported. However, Maui County remains under a tropical storm watch, flood watch and high surf advisory. Residents are being advised to remain vigilant because conditions can change. Maui County […]

The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center reports a magnitude 6.6-magnitude earthquake occurred at 11:13 a.m. Hawaiʻi time near the Loyalty Islands, located east of New Caledonia and Australia. The earthquake’s strength was revised downward from the initial report of a magnitude 7.0 temblor. The warning center confirmed there’s no tsunami threat to the state of Hawaiʻi. The public will […]

The Sheraton Maui Resort & Spa will debut Isolana, a new signature dinner restaurant combining Italian cuisine with locally sourced Maui ingredients, the resort announced Wednesday.