Hawai‘i News

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.

The former President Bill Clinton and the former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton visited Hawai’i Volcanoes National Park with their daughter Chelsea and her family, along with a security team.

In 2023 there have been some extraterrestrail events spied from Earth that have had the public, internet and social media buzzing. What was your favorite?

The proposed $50 annual green fee for visitors would fund conservation efforts across Hawaiʻi. 

It’s estimated another 20 to 30 feet of movement seaward will be needed before the luxury yacht is clear of the rocky coastline just outside the Honolua-Mokulē’ia Marine Life Conservation District on Maui.

Researches are studying the ‘io, which is one of two raptors native to Hawai‘i. The other is Pueo, the Hawaiian short-eared owl.

In the past, Hawaiʻi had 750 different species of kāhuli. Now, 60% have gone extinct and some entire families have disappeared from the islands.