1+ week, 1+ day 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+ week, 3+ day 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…...

7+ mon, 2+ hour ago  (740+ words) A beach near Hanalei, Kauai." The dream of a"Hawaii vacation is quickly slipping away as rising costs are pricing out middle-class travelers. What was once considered to be an attainable trip for many is quickly becoming a luxury reserved…...

1+ mon, 4+ day 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…...

1+ mon, 2+ week 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  (1210+ words) Green sea turtles rest on a Maui beach with volcanic rocks in the background. "A lot of people, they think it's a bad thing, you know, especially, like, the outsiders that not from here," Native Hawaiian fisherman Miki Duvauchelle told…...

2+ mon, 5+ day 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,…...

1+ mon, 3+ 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. Sun…...

2+ mon, 2+ hour 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. Hawaii…...

2+ mon, 2+ day 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…...