Hawaii
Maui residents wonder if their burned town can be made safe. The answer? No one knows
The rubble left behind includes electrical cables, plastic pipes and vehicle tires that emit dangerous dioxins when burned; lead from melted vehicles or old house paint; and arsenic-laden ash.
Navy plane overshoots runway and ends up in ocean, but all 9 aboard escape unharmed
A Hawaii official says all nine people aboard a U.S. Navy plane that overshot a runway have escaped injury. A U.S.
Suspect in fatal Hawaii nurse stabbing pleaded guilty last year to assaulting mental health worker
A former Hawaii psychiatric hospital patient has been indicted on a murder charge in the stabbing death of a nurse at the facility.
A woman is ordered to pay nearly $39K to American Airlines for interfering with a flight crew
Authorities say a woman from Hawaii has been ordered to pay nearly $39,000 in restitution to American Airlines for interfering with a crew on a flight last year.
Firefighters extinguish small Maui wildfire that broke out during wind warning
Firefighters have fully contained and extinguished a small wildfire on Maui that broke out during a warning that gusty winds and low humidity posed a risk that fires could spread rapidly.
Ex-patient at a Hawaii psychiatric hospital is arrested in nurse’s fatal stabbing
A former patient at a psychiatric hospital in Hawaii is under arrest after the fatal stabbing of a nurse.
There’s another wildfire burning in Hawaii. This one is destroying irreplaceable rainforest on Oahu
A wildfire burning in a remote Hawaii rainforest is underscoring a new reality for the normally lush island state just a few months after a devastating blaze on a neighboring island leveled an entire town and killed at least 99 people.
A wildlife refuge pond in Hawaii mysteriously turns bright pink. And drought may be to blame
A pond in Hawaii has turned so bubble-gum pink it could be from the set of “Barbie.” The bizarre phenomenon is likely caused by drought.
Hawaii governor announces $150M fund for Maui wildfire victims modeled after 9/11 fund
Hawaii Gov. Josh Green is announcing the creation of a $150 million fund to help those who lost family members or who were injured in Maui’s wildfires.
Trio leads Hawaii over Nevada 27-14 for first MWC victory
Brayden Schager threw two touchdown passes to Pofele Ashlock, Matthew Shipley kicked a pair of 50-yard field goals and Hawaii knocked off Nevada 27-14.
Wildfire in mountainous Central Oahu moves away from towns as Hawaii firefighters continue battle
Authorities in Hawaii say a wildfire that has burned forestlands in a remote mountainous area of Central Oahu has moved eastward and away from population centers as firefighters continue to battle it.
Bodycam video shows police saving residents from Maui wildfire, keeping people out of burn zone
Police who frantically tried to save people from the wildfire that devastated the historic Maui town of Lahaina this summer also faced another challenge: keeping people from heading back toward the flames.
Robinson runs for 2 TDs, Cordeiro passes for 2 more as San Jose State beats Hawaii 35-0
Kairee Robinson ran 17 times for 146 yards and two touchdowns, Quali Conley added 73 yards rushing, including a 5-yard touchdown, and San Jose State beat Hawaii 35-0.
Hawaii agrees to hand over site to Maui County for wildfire landfill and memorial
Hawaii’s land board says it will hand over state land on Maui to be used for a wildfire memorial and fire debris disposal.
Honolulu tells story of healers with dual male and female spirit through new plaque in Waikiki
Honolulu officials have installed a new interpretive plaque for four large boulders in the center of Waikiki that honor Taihitian healers of dual male and female spirit.
Evacuees live nomadic life after Maui wildfire as housing shortage intensifies and tourists return
Thousands of people displaced by the deadliest U.S. wildfire in over a century are facing uncertainty as they try to find housing in an expensive housing market that’s also in high demand as a vacation spot.
Maui County police find additional remains, raising Lahaina wildfire death toll to 99
The death toll for the deadliest U.S. wildfire in more than a century has increased by one, to 99, after Maui County police found additional remains in Lahaina.
The trees arrived with Polynesian voyagers. After Maui wildfire, there’s a chance to restore them
After the deadly wildfire that destroyed the historic town of Lahaina this summer, people across the world focused their attention on the green leaves sprouting from a scorched, 150-year-old banyan tree as a symbol of hope.
Schools near a Maui wildfire burn zone are reopening. Parents wrestle with whether to send kids back
More than two months after a wildfire killed at least 98 people on Maui, the three surviving public schools are set to reopen Monday.
US military to begin draining leaky fuel tank facility that poisoned Pearl Harbor drinking water
Next week the U.S. military plans to begin draining fuel from World War II-era underground fuel tanks in Hawaii.
AP Exclusive: 911 calls from deadly Lahaina wildfire reveal terror and panic in the rush to escape
Hawaii’s Maui County has released audio of 911 calls made during a deadly August wildfire in response to a public records request from The Associated Press.
Fear and confusion mark key moments of Lahaina residents’ 911 calls during deadly wildfire
Maui County officials released two hours of audio of 911 calls to The Associated Press that were recorded as frantic residents tried to escape the deadliest U.S. wildfire in a century.
Tourism resumes in West Maui near Lahaina as hotels and timeshare properties welcome visitors
The area around the historic Maui town largely destroyed by wildfire two months ago has begun welcoming back travelers.
NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn’t happen this week
Social media users shared a range of false claims this week. Here are the facts: The Biden administration is not giving people who enter the U.S illegally payments of $2,200 per month.
Honolulu airport flights briefly paused because of a medical situation in air traffic control room
Officials briefly paused flights at Honolulu’s main airport on Wednesday while medical personnel attended to an employee in the air traffic control room.
Cleanup from Maui fires complicated by island’s logistical challenges, cultural significance
Federal authorities have started removing hazardous materials from the Maui wildfires and laying the groundwork to dispose of burnt cars, buildings and other debris.
Lahaina residents deliver petition asking Hawaii governor to delay tourism reopening
Residents from fire-stricken Lahaina are petitioning Hawaii’s governor to delay his plans to reopen a portion of West Maui to tourism starting this weekend.
A woman who fled the Maui wildfire on foot has died after weeks in a hospital burn unit
A woman who escaped Hawaii’s Lahaina wildfire by running through a flaming field has died after spending more than seven weeks in a hospital burn unit.
Native Hawaiian neighborhood survived Maui fire. Lahaina locals praise its cultural significance
As hundreds of homes burned in Lahaina, the only community in West Maui reserved for Hawaiians emerged almost unscathed from the wildfire that killed at least 97 people.
When Kula needed water to stop wildfire, it got a trickle. Many other US cities are also vulnerable
Hours before fires largely destroyed the historic Hawaiian town of Lahaina, residents of another part of Maui were trying to stop flames reaching their homes despite a frustrating loss of pressure in their water system.
Hawaii authorities arrest man who fled with handgun after getting into a scuffle on Army base
Hawaii authorities have arrested a man who fled with a handgun after getting into a scuffle while trying to talk to soldiers at an Army base.