2+ mon, 2+ week ago   (1765+ words) Weeks before the Kona low storms, Honolulu reported that it was canceling another long-stalled project to dredge a flood-prone North Shore stream. The city owns the final stretch of a stream called Kaukonahua, and over the years, it had become…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago   (1739+ words) Honolulu’s multimillion-dollar investment in new building permit software may be showing signs of paying off after a stormy start that saw some permitting staff pleading for a return to the old system. Following years of complaints from residents and builders…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago   (155+ words) Monday marked 48 fountaining episodes, setting the record for any one eruption on Kilauea, said Katie Mulliken, a geologist and spokesperson with the observatory. Episodes are separated by periods during which little to no lava erupts. Since lava is coming from…...

3+ mon, 3+ week ago   (382+ words) An aerial view of Honolulu on the island of Oahu, Hawaii, taken from an elevated vantage point. The foreground features Kapiolani Park. In the midground, high-rise buildings line the coastline of Waikiki Beach. The Pacific Ocean borders the city with…...

4+ mon, 2+ day ago   (1067+ words) Honolulu’s federal immigration court has become increasingly overwhelmed since 2020, with new data showing that the number of cases pending and the wait time for those cases to reach the courts both have hit their highest levels in 15 years. Those problems,…...

4+ mon, 3+ week ago   (434+ words) An aerial view of the Manele Bay beach and one of two Four Seasons resort properties on the island of Lanai. For the first time in years, new development is being proposed on the island of Lanai, near Sensei Lanai,…...

4+ mon, 2+ week ago   (231+ words) FILE: Hanauma Bay on Oahu, Hawaii. A Bay Area woman died Sunday while snorkeling at Hanauma Bay, one of the most popular snorkeling destinations in Hawaii. At around 9:30 a.m., 66-year-old Jian-Ping Sun was found unresponsive by lifeguards about 10 feet from shore....

4+ mon, 2+ week ago   (606+ words) The Hawaiian Islands at sunset. In Hawaii, there are islands not found on any map that are said to appear and then disappear, often around sunrise or sunset. Over a century ago, Hawaiian-language newspapers recorded eyewitness reports of offshore sightings....

4+ mon, 2+ week ago   (1711+ words) More than 500,000 drivers sped through Honolulu intersections during a five-month trial of speed enforcement cameras last year and got stern warnings in the mail. But now that camera enforcement has formally begun, hardly anyone has been ticketed for speeding. The…...

5+ mon, 2+ week ago   (452+ words) A view of floodwaters in Waialua on Oahu on March 20, 2026. A view of recovery efforts on the North Shore of Oahu following back-to-back kona low storms in 2026. Anderson added: “On Oahu, visitors and tour operators should avoid Waialua and Mokuleia,…...