Hawai‘i News

Kaua‘i County continues its recovery from Hurricane Lowell nearly a month after the storm impacted the Garden Island.

The University of Hawaiʻi has launched ApplyHawaiʻi, a single undergraduate application for all 10 campuses: the seven community colleges or the three universities. This replaces a patchwork of separate applications and accounts that prospective students previously had to do when applying to more than one campus. The new system is now available for students applying […]

Leeward Community College partnering with the state to train the next generation of invasive species inspectors.

Researchers at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa’s College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resilience have discovered how Mozambique tilapia regulate prolactin genes to survive extreme salinity, a finding that could help enable brackish water aquaculture and preserve precious freshwater resources.

Center for Tomorrow’s Leaders project reveals shared fears about affordability, quality of life and more.

This year, 2,548 athletes, 110 of them professionals, are registered to take on the grueling 240.6-mile swim, bike and run course.

Exact time of the sea arch collapse is unknown; it could have occurred when the park was temporarily closed during Hurricane Nolo.

All Hawaiian and Alaska neighbor island flight check-ins and bag drops will remain at Terminal 1, including 3 daily flights between Honolulu and Kahului, Maui, on the Alaska Airlines-branded 737 aircraft, also starting Oct. 3.

Live, self-paced courses provide flexible opportunities for contractors and residents to build skills in heat pumps, ENERGY STAR, multi-family energy auditing and building performance.

October begins with information and reminders from four state departments.

However, state urges public to continue caution as some unidentified, unmitigated hazardous conditions could still remain in any state parks and forest lands.

Hawaiʻi gas prices remain elevated, with drivers paying some of the highest gas prices in the nation, according to the AAA Hawaiʻi Weekend Gas Watch.

On Sept. 30, as flames, spatter and lava flows erupted from the north and south vents at the summit of Kīlauea, magma was also making a new path below the surface of the caldera.

The five-year study funded by the National Institutes of Health is trying to determine if exposure to microplastics can influence a child’s brain development and generate knowledge that can help give children a healthier start in life.

The documentary examines how thousands of acres came to be leased for military use, what has occurred on those lands over the ensuing decades, and the cultural, environmental and public trust issues surrounding their future.

The settlement holds Monsanto accountable for polychlorinated biphenyl contamination and supports Hawaii’s ongoing efforts to protect its natural resources.

U.S. senators representing the islands introduce measure to recognize the rich history and culture of Native Hawaiians and Hawai‘i.

Saiki in 1986 became the first Republican and second woman elected to represent Hawaiʻi in U.S. Congress; flags shall be flown at half-staff through sunrise Oct. 5.

Tropical Storm Nolo was about 345 miles west of Līhuʻe as of the 2 a.m. Wednesday advisory from the National Hurricane Center.

It was the largest graduating recruit class of deputies of Hawai‘i Department of Law Enforcement since it became a separate state agency nearly 2 years ago.