Hawaii News

What's happening?" yelled a woman leaning out of a gridlocked car. "Waves – huge and incredible waves!" replied one of the thousands of spectators lining Waimea Bay on the Hawaiian island of Oahu. "Awesome!" said the woman. For once that...

Today December 7th is an important one for Americans and the rest of the world. It was on this date in 1941 that the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbour and brought America into the Second World War. It was as Franklin...

Due to high waves that have in the Pacific Ocean that are headed for the Hawaiian coast a touranment who is named after lifeguard and surfing legend Eddie Aikou will be on display this week in the beaches of Hawaii....

Luck and persistence helped federal and state officials free a young humpback whale entangled in hundreds of feet of plastic rope. The delicate operation was detailed yesterday by representatives of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Coast Guard and state...

Where one journey ends, another begins. For four Hawaii football players, yesterday's announcement of their selections to the All-Western Athletic Conference team put a final stamp on the 2009 season. Now comes the next step. "It's already next season," said...

Doyle, a Navy pilot, was standing next to a hanger when the attack started. He and a few others hid under a piece of sheet metal before scrambling into the few salvageable planes. The smell from the fires — the...

The public wants to hold elected leaders accountable for education in Hawaii, says Gov. Linda Lingle, renewing her push to change Hawaii's educational structure. Lingle told leaders and executives of the state's 31 charter schools meeting at the Waikiki Marriott...

Thousands of spectators and surfers are flocking to Hawaii's beaches to see the biggest waves in years crash ashore. Heavy traffic backed up for miles Monday along roads leading to Oahu's North Shore. Some of the world's most daring surfers...

The University of Nevada is accepting a bid to play Southern Methodist University in the Sheraton Hawai'I Bowl on Christmas Eve, according to people involved in the process. An official announcement will come later today as the Bowl Championship Series...