Hawaii News

A Washington State Judge apparently drowned Thursday in Hawaii during a snorkeling excursion off the South Kohala coast of the Big Island. John O. Linde, a 62-year-old from Friday Harbor, Orcas Island, Washington when he suffered some sort of distress...

It's always nice to live close to the ocean in my mind. Water has that effect on me. While I am not an experienced surfer, I cannot imagine seeing something like this with a piece of fiberglass - or carbon...

Hawaii's hopes of playing into the Christmas season -- elevated by a late-season run -- were stomped out last night with a 51-10 season-ending loss to Wisconsin at Aloha Stadium. The tantalizing possibility of meeting former UH head coach June...

Surfers sliced across 20-foot waves yesterday in a warm-up at Waimea Bay for the Quiksilver in Memory of Eddie Aikau Big Wave Invitational, likely to take place early this week. But while big-wave riders are looking forward to the surf,...

Baldomero went on to run for a game-high 108 yards on 34 carries, including a 3-yard touchdown late in the third quarter that put the Raiders up for good. He also caught four Jarrett Arakawa passes for 38 yards to...

Both the governor and an attorney who filed a lawsuit seeking to end Furlough Fridays are blaming the Hawaii State Teachers Association for blocking a deal that would restore lost public school days. "The only obstacle at this point is...

Hawaii households will see a slight dip in their electricity bills in December. The average household electricity bill (600 kilowatt-hours per month) for Oahu will drop slightly to $145.09 this month, just 37 cents lower than $145.46 in November. On...

The mystery of the "hot spot" that created the Hawaiian Island chain over the last 75 million years has been unraveled with an experiment that "opened a window into the earth." The findings, reported in a cover story in today's...

That game will be followed by the Kamehameha-Kahuku Division I championship game at 7:30. Last year, more than 25,000 watched as Punahou beat Kahuku for the Division I crown. With the drive-time rush hour traffic and the expected large turnout...

Marine sanctuary officials planned to return to Hawaii waters with modified equipment Friday to try to cut loose a young humpback whale entangled in several hundred meters (yards) of heavy plastic rope. The rope runs through the animal's mouth, around...