Hawai‘i News

The closures and detours are necessary so crews can proceed with clearing and grubbing, roadway excavation, sidewalk construction and roadway construction as part of an ongoing roundabout construction project.

The University of Hawaiʻi’s innovative academic program HealthCAST is celebrating 10 years of strategically bringing acting and nursing students together so both can improve their skills outside the classroom.

Last week’s Kaua‘i Now poll asked, “What is the toughest job?” Find out which profession came out on top.

Ilima Shim, a mother of two who lives in Kapolei, O‘ahu, and grew up in Hōnaunau on the Big Island’s west side, finished in the top six of season four of the CBS reality TV competition show “Tough As Nails.”

At about 6 p.m. Friday, police were dispatched to a report of a man who fell and collided with a vehicle in the Hokulei Village parking lot in Līhu‘e. According to a preliminary report, the visitor was crossing the parking lot when he tripped and fell into a grey Toyota Tacoma operated by a 27-year-old man from Hanapēpē.

The Hawaiian Volcano Observatory reports that a shallow earthquake swarm has been detected beneath the summit of Kīlauea volcano, accompanied by significant surface tilt excursion. Resumption of eruptive activity at Kīlauea summit is likely imminent.

The eruption of Kīlauea has paused after 61 days of lava activity. There also is no active lava within Moku‘āweoweo caldera at the summit of Mauna Loa on the Big island.

Even the Subaru Telescope, which normally has its sights set on the cosmos above the summit of Maunakea, tweeted a video of a lenticular cloud over its base facility in Hilo.

State divers conducted a damage assessment and found the grounding and salvage operation of a 120-ton yacht off the shore of Maui caused damage to corals and reef live rock covering at least 19,434-square-feet.

David Jiménez, who calls himself “Dolphin Dave,” was cited after the state Division of Conservation and Resources Enforcement received numerous calls reporting alleged wildlife harassment.

After being freed, a 94-foot luxury yacht grounded in a Maui bay had suffered severe holes in the hull during the days it was pounding repeatedly against the rocks of the shoreline.

The recent reels are part of an album of astronomical and meteorological hits produced by the Subaru-Asahi Star Camera since the beginning of 2023 that have captured the attention — and imagination — of the world.

The lava samples can help us “see” inside a volcano. The results from the 2022 eruption of Mauna Loa gave us a window into the volcano’s plumbing system for the first time in almost 40 years.  

The Council for Native Hawaiian Advancement opens registration today for its first Native Hawaiian Convention to be held on the continental United States — in Las Vegas.

The Big Island summits are under a winter weather advisory until 6 p.m. on Thursday. The forecast calls for up to 4 more inches of snow with freezing rain.

Director Tia Hartsock outlined the many goals of the newly created state Office of Wellness and Resilience under Gov. Josh Green.

Rough seas and strong winds are making it unsafe for salvage crews to return to Honolua Bay on Maui to make another attempt at freeing a the yacht Nakoa.

The planetary public display of affection between Venus and Jupiter is due to a unique conjunction of the twosome that will happen early Wednesday evening, just after sunset and close to the horizon.

The stolen military vehicle on Maui is described as a M1165A1 type Humvee and has E-09 painted on the front bumper.

During the hearing, which included testimony from U.S. senators, public officials and legal experts, U.S. Sen. Mazie K. Hirono highlighted the importance of ERA ratification in prohibiting sex discrimination and fighting for equal rights for all.