1+ day, 5+ hour ago  (878+ words) A beach-goer makes her way to the water at Waikiki Beach on Thursday. The war in Iran has sent jet fuel prices surging this year, with the surcharge on Japan-Hawaii round-trips hitting $250 a ticket in July. Two visitors walk past…...

4+ day, 5+ hour ago  (1177+ words) JAMM AQUINO / JUNE 20 The mandatory retirement age for pilots is 65, which results in periodic shortages. The private sector is ramping up efforts to fill the gap. Maika Gonsales, 14, left, a student with Civil Air Patrol, spoke with Hawaiian Airlines senior…...

1+ week, 5+ hour ago  (591+ words) These before-and-after images show the filling of Halema'uma'u in Kaluapele (Kilauea's summit caldera) with lava due to 50 episodes of lava fountaining. The top image was taken by the B1cam during episode 1 of the eruption on Dec. 23, 2024. The bottom image was taken…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago  (638+ words) Hawaii County and the owner of Punalu'u Black Sand Beach Park in Ka'u have agreed to extend the popular swimming and sightseeing destination's lease until Sept. 1 in order to continue negotiations about the park's future. Over the years, the park…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (764+ words) COURTESY OFFICE OF HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS Office of Hawaiian Affairs leaders met with U. S. Rep. Carlos Gimenezj, R-Fla. , and other lawmakers and Pentagon officials during a three-day visit to Washington, D. C. , last week to discuss the future of military-leased lands in Hawaii. Office…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago  (1092+ words) Will the latest Kona low storms further strain Hawaii's home insurance market, resulting in greater gaps in coverage? The Insurance Fairness Project released a report Thursday detailing how costly climate disasters will shift Hawaii's risk profile, resulting in even higher…...

6+ mon, 4+ day ago  (394+ words) A rendering of a Hawaiian Airlines "holdroom" or gate area at Terminal 1. Diana Birkett Rakow, CEO of Hawaiian Airlines, speaks during a news conference Monday at Daniel K. Inouye International Airport. Hawaiian Airlines on Monday announced an investment of more than…...

6+ mon, 1+ week ago  (1107+ words) JAMM AQUINO / MAY 2 State lawmakers meet during the final day of the 2025 Hawaii legislative sessions in the House chamber at the state Capitol. STAR-ADVERTISER / APRIL 20, 2024 The Triple Dragon fishing boat cruises past the Noordam cruise ship at the Honolulu Harbor…...

6+ mon, 1+ week ago  (1416+ words) Rep. Adrian Tam (D-Waikiki), pictured in his office at the state Capitol, is a 33-year-old millennial whose district is composed of 48% seniors. Stanley Chang, 43, is at the upper end of the millennial generation, so he relates not only to the…...

6+ mon, 2+ week ago  (1125+ words) Japanese visitors to Waikiki browsed through a handout shopper on Kalakaua Avenue. Hawaii's visitor industry fears that added barriers could blunt recovery. Hawaii tourism officials are raising alarms that a new federal proposal requiring millions of foreign visitors to disclose…...