Hawaii governor urges visitors to stay away
Hawaii’s governor asked that visitors and residents reduce travel to the islands to essential business only while the state struggles to control COVID-19 as the highly contagious delta variant spreads in the community.
$45M mansion sale shows just how hot the Hawaii real estate market is
A San Francisco investment banker has sold his Maui mansion to a retired hedge fund CEO and a Hollywood actress for $45 million. The cash sale of the oceanfront residence reflects a hot market where the median price of a Maui home tops $1.1 million.
As 1st state to declare climate emergency, Hawaii calls for action on ‘existential threat’
Hawaii made history in late April as the first U.S. state to declare a climate emergency, calling for a statewide effort to transition out of fossil fuel dependence by the year 2030.
Standoff at luxury resort in Honolulu ends when man kills self, local media reports
Police said an armed man barricaded himself in his fourth-floor room in the Kahala Hotel and fired multiple shots through the door.
Navy reports COVID-19 cases aboard Pearl Harbor destroyer USS Chafee
The Navy has announced about a dozen personnel assigned to a Pearl Harbor destroyer, now in San Diego, have tested positive for COVID-19 and were removed from the ship.
Mostly virus-free Kauai hit by pandemic after travel resumes
On Hawaii's rural island of Kauai, local residents spent the first seven months of the pandemic sheltered from the viral storm.
Hawaii couple arrested after boarding SFO flight while COVID-positive
In first of its kind, the CDC reportedly tipped off authorities in Hawaii that a couple defied orders not to fly.
Couple arrested after violating COVID-19 rules
Tom Vacar reports.
Hawaii seeks to be seen as a remote workplace with a view
Now that Hawaii's economy is reeling from dramatically fewer tourists, a group of state officials and community leaders want more people to help provide an alternative to relying on short-term visitors.
Pandemic gave locals fleeting taste of a tourist-free Hawaii
Tourist-reliant Hawaii has now eased the restrictions imposed in March, allowing visitors to produce a negative COVID-19 test to avoid the quarantine.
Isolated for months, island crew sees pandemic for 1st time
Cut off from the rest of the planet, their world was limited to a tiny patch of sand halfway between the U.S. mainland and Asia.
Oakland Airport to open second COVID-19 testing site, as it becomes travel partner with Hawaii
Oakland International Airport and CityHealth Urgent Care will open a second coronavirus testing facility at the airport as it becomes a certified testing and travel partner with the state of Hawaii.
‘Is it going to crash?’: Shocking video captures jet apparently catching fire in midair over Honolulu
A man captured video of a passenger jet apparently catching fire in midair in Honolulu over Labor Day weekend.
Visitors to Hawaii will be required to fill out mandatory health questionnaire before entry
Hawaii officials announced the implementation of a mandatory health questionnaire that also requests travel information for all visitors to the island amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
Larry Ellison's indoor greenhouse farm in Hawaii undergoes business changes
Owner Larry Ellison and partner David Agus said earlier this week that Sensei Farms has been rebranded as Sensei Ag as part of the change.
First hurricanes threatening the U.S. since the pandemic began are headed to Hawaii and Texas
Powerful storms are familiar to many in Hawaii who have spent the past several summers preparing for tropical cyclones.
14 Hawaiian Airlines flight attendants test positive for COVID-19
Hawaiian, along with other airlines, has implemented multiple safety measures on flights in an attempt to prevent the spread of COVID-19.
All 21 in group arrested over quarantine leave Hawaii
The group known as Carbon Nation arrived in Hawaii over two days earlier this month. Some of them were seen at a Big Island beach the day they arrived and a video posted online showed their leader, Eligio Bishop, touching a sea turtle, police said.
Joe Biden wins Hawaii presidential primary delayed by virus
Biden defeated Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders 63% to 37%.
2 men killed in small plane crash at Hawaii airfield
Crews treated a man in his 60s with traumatic injuries before he was taken to a hospital, where he was later pronounced dead, Honolulu Emergency Medical Services spokeswoman Shayne Enright told the Star-Advertiser.