All the headlines from our Hawaii Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Jun 14 2021 // The Pacific Tsunami Museum plans to reopen from a coronavirus pandemic-triggered shutdown by the end of the summer after finishing substantial renovations.The downtown Hilo museum is working on relocating and renovating...
Jun 3 2021 // Hawaii is creating an emergency evacuation plan for the Big Island in preparation for the next eruption of the largest active volcano on Earth.A state Senate resolution adopted in March asks the state’s emergency...
May 25 2021 // A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck Sunday beneath the south flank of Kilauea Volcano on the island of Hawaii, the U.S. Geological Survey’s Hawaiian Volcano Observatory confirmed.The earthquake was centered about 9...
May 24 2021 // The family of a 16-year-old boy fatally shot by Honolulu police last month sued the city and unidentified police officers on Friday, alleging negligence, assault and battery.The lawsuit filed by Akiwine Sykap, grandmother...
May 21 2021 // The central Pacific basin including Hawaii can expect between two and five tropical depressions, tropical storms or hurricanes this year, federal forecasters said Wednesday.The annual National Weather Service prediction...
Apr 27 2021 // Property owners on the Big Island who were affected by the 2018 Kilauea volcanic eruption can apply to have Hawaii County buy back their land starting next week.Hawaii County said the first phase of its Kilauea Disaster...
Apr 21 2021 // The family of a 5-year-old boy who drowned during a kayaking excursion has reached a $7.2 million settlement in a lawsuit against the Hawaii private school that operated the spring break program.In announcing the amount...
Apr 12 2021 // A new study from the University of Hawaii’s School of Architecture has offered detailed short- and long-term design alterations that could help the state combat the effects of climate change.Scientists have warned...
Mar 31 2021 // An inmate who was injured in a Maui jail riot is suing the Hawaii Department of Public Safety.Kevin Lifoifoi’s lawsuit alleges the department failed to keep prisoners safe in an overcrowded jail, The Maui News...
Mar 30 2021 // The Honolulu City Council has approved a $150,000 settlement in a lawsuit that accused a police officer of improperly arresting a boy who had a personal dispute with his son.The family’s federal lawsuit alleged that...
Mar 23 2021 // Three homes were destroyed in heavy rains and flooding last week, the Honolulu Department of Emergency reported.The department collected data that showed a total of 82 homes in the state were impacted by the severe...
Mar 10 2021 // Hawaii Governor David Ige declared an emergency in the U.S. state after heavy rains brought floods, landslides and fear of dam failures, and authorities ordered the evacuation of several thousand people from communities...
Jan 29 2021 // The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced the cost estimate for a flood prevention project in Hawaii has doubled, striking another blow to the effort.The Corps said a financial analysis on Friday has raised the cost of...
Jan 5 2021 // Lava spattered and flowed over the weekend inside the crater of a Hawaii volcano that began erupting in December.The Hawaiian Volcano Observatory said the lava is confined to the summit crater of Kilauea, the Honolulu...
Dec 22 2020 // The Kilauea volcano on Hawaii’s Big Island has erupted, the U.S. Geological Survey said.The eruption began late Sunday within the within Halema’uma’u crater. The volcano is located within Hawaii Volcanoes...
Dec 16 2020 // The U.S. Geological Survey confirmed an earthquake struck Hawaii’s Big Island on Monday.The magnitude 4.4 quake was centered about 12 miles southeast of Waimea, Hawaii, at a depth of about 16 miles. The earthquake...
Dec 2 2020 // The 2020 hurricane season set records with the number of storms in Atlantic Ocean regions, but Hawaii escaped largely unscathed in the season that has now drawn to a close.The Central Pacific basin area experienced only an...
Nov 10 2020 // Palomar Specialty Insurance Co. has agreed to acquire the renewal rights to GeoVera’s Holding’s Hawaii residential hurricane policies.The transaction is expected to further deepen Palomar’s presence in...
Nov 9 2020 // Sedgwick has expanded its property and loss adjusting team in Hawaii with two hires. Dereck Driggs joined as claims manager for the new Oahu branch and executive general adjuster, and Mike DiLisa has joined as regional...
Nov 6 2020 // An assistant chief of police in Kauai settled a lawsuit against his department and Kauai County for $1.84 million.Mark Begley sued the county and the Kauai Police Department in 2016, alleging he was harassed and retaliated...