Pearl Harbor survivors return to honor those who perished
By Audrey McAvoy and Claire Rush | Associated Press PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii — Ira “Ike” Schab had just showered, put on a clean sailor’s uniform and closed his locker aboard …
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Questions remain about longterm health effects of Maui fires
By Rebecca Boone | Associated Press When Daniel Skousen scrubs at the ash and soot covering his Maui home, he worries about the smell. What chemicals created the burning-trash-barrel scent …
Environmental impacts feared after Navy aircraft overshoots runway, ends up in Kaneohe Bay
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HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) – A large U.S. Navy aircraft ended up in shallow waters of Kaneohe Bay on Monday afternoon after overshooting the runway at Marine Corps Base Hawaii. The incident …
Drought eyed as cause after pond in Hawaii turns bright pink
By Audrey McAvoy | Associated Press HONOLULU — A pond in Hawaii has turned so bubble-gum pink it could be from the set of “Barbie,” but the bizarre phenomenon is …
Water in Maui pond turns a shocking shade of pink
Officials in Hawaii are trying to understand what is causing a coastal pond on Maui to turn pink. There are some indications that drought may be to blame. U.S. Fish …
Burying power lines for wildfire prevention is effective but expensive
As deadly wildfires have destroyed communities from California to Maui, the nation’s largest utility, Pacific Gas and Electric, is making headway on its ambitious goal to move 10,000 miles of …
911 calls reveal terror and panic in rush to escape Lahaina
By Claudia Lauer, Rebecca Boone and Audrey McAvoy | Associated Press LAHAINA, Hawaii — Audio of 911 calls from a deadly August wildfire released late Thursday by Maui County authorities …
NYT-approved Big Sky Cafe in San Luis Obispo closes for good
A view of Big Sky Cafe in San Luis Obispo, Calif., on Monday, Oct. 9, 2023. Andrew Pridgen SFGATE Big Sky Cafe, a New York Times–featured restaurant in downtown San Luis …
Parts of West Maui to reopen to tourists on Sunday
By Forrest Brown | CNN Parts of West Maui are still on track to begin a phased reopening to tourists starting Sunday, October 8 – but the action comes with …
Kilauea volcano produces 320+ quakes in 24 hours
By Jillian Sykes | CNN Increased seismic activity from one of Hawaii’s – and Earth’s – most active volcanoes led to roughly 320 earthquakes in 24 hours, according to the …