August 24, 2016 Feds seek to ban dolphin swimming in Hawaii Federal regulators are proposing to ban swimming with dolphins in Hawaii, a move that could imperil one of the Aloha State's most popular tourist activities and the industry that has sprung up around it.
August 18, 2016 Lava meets the sea, puts on fire-spitting show in Hawaii For the first time in three years, lava from a volcano on Hawaii's Big Island has crept down miles of mountainside and is dripping into the Pacific Ocean, where it's creating new land and putting on a crackling, hissing, fire-spitting show.
August 16, 2016 Hawaii sushi chain tied to hepatitis A outbreak tosses food A restaurant chain in Hawaii that serves sushi on a conveyor belt threw out food and scrubbed its counters Tuesday after state authorities identified its raw scallops as the probable source of a hepatitis A outbreak.
August 16, 2016 Remains of Korean War POW set for return to Cambridge The remains of a Korean War veteran are headed back to his hometown of Cambridge 65 years after he died, thanks to his nephew's 11-year effort seeking their return.
August 14, 2016 Incumbent US Sen. Brian Schatz wins Hawaii primary Incumbent U.S. Sen. Brian Schatz won his Democratic primary race Saturday, defeating four challengers in his bid for his first full term in office.
August 11, 2016 Human remains found in Hawaii could be woman who vanished 15 years ago Police on Hawaii's Big Island are trying to identify human remains that were found near personal items belonging to a Canadian woman who has been missing for about 15 years.
August 8, 2016 Hawaii-based Army missile defense command gets new leader The U.S. Army's new missile defense commander for the Asia-Pacific region said Friday his priorities are readiness, being able to respond to contingencies and working with partner countries in the region.
July 31, 2016 Strong quake hits off Northern Mariana Islands in Pacific Authorities say a strong earthquake has hit off the coast of the Northern Mariana Islands near Saipan in the northwestern Pacific Ocean.
July 28, 2016 US Navy sued over live-fire training plan in Pacific Community members and an environmental group are suing the U.S. Navy over a plan to turn two Pacific islands into live-fire testing ranges.
July 21, 2016 Hawaii Democratic congressman Mark Takai dies Rep. Mark Takai, a first-term Democrat from Hawaii, died Wednesday after battling cancer.