Hawai‘i News

Those with an allergy or severe sensitivity to milk run the risk of a serious or life-threatening allergic reaction if they consume these products.

Three floors of the air conditioned building will be open space for student gathering, studying and socializing with comfortable seating, tables and ample electrical outlets.

Every year in Hawai‘i an average of 144 seniors die, 2,184 are hospitalized, and 9,677 are treated in emergency departments because of unintentional falls.

On Monday afternoon, the eruption of Kīlauea volcano on Hawaiʻi island paused, according to the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory.

Hawai‘i police are investigating a break-in at the Merrie Monarch Festival office in Hilo where several items were stolen, including replicas of King David Kalākaua medals.

Hawaiian Telcom was the only Hawaiʻi recipient of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration grant, which invests in building regional networks that connect to national Internet networks.

U.S. Sen. Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) introduced legislation with fellow House Democrats to eliminate the five-year waiting period for immigrants seeking a range of federal benefits.

The voyaging canoe Hōkūleʻa departed Statter Harbor in Juneau, Alaska, on June 18, 2023, to officially start a four-year circumnavigation of the Pacific.

Parker Ranch in Waimea on the Big Island announced that the partnership between its Paniolo Cattle Company and the national grocery store chain will end in mid to late July.

An eruptive vent on the southwest side of Halema‘uma‘u crater of Kīlauea volcano on the Big Island has exhibited renewed lava fountaining since June 16 as it continues to pump lava into a lake in the far southwest portion of the crater.

John De Fries is the first Native Hawaiian appointed as Hawai‘i Tourism Authority’s president and CEO.

Cancer vaccines are a promising treatment option that can stimulate the body’s natural anti-cancer immune system.

This week’s Volcano Watch is dedicated to U.S. Geological Survey scientist Duane Champion, who helped unlock Pele’s secrets by studying the magnetic properties preserved in lava flows.

The Department of Land and Natural Resources announces up to $100,000 in community grants is available to organizations across Hawai‘i to support projects that protect and enhance the state’s urban and community trees and forests.

With reports of child abuse in the state reaching a record-high in 2021, many new bills signed into law by Hawai’i Gov. Josh Green focused on child welfare.

The University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Pacific Marine Environmental Lab, and the Cooperative Institute for Climate, Ocean, and Ecosystem Studies, are collaborating with Saildrone Inc. on the project.

Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said the 7.0 magnitude earthquake that struck at about 8:06 a.m. south of the islands of Fiji poses no tsunami threat to the Hawaiian Islands.

Conservation Leadership Development Program participants will earn a compensation package valued up to $36,000.

The new task force will be tasked with finding ways to stop the importation of illegal fireworks and explosives into Hawai‘i, among other responsibilities. The bill establishing the task force was one of nine measures signed into law last week by the governor.

Homeowners must have experienced a financial hardship caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and meet other eligibility requirements to qualify.