Hawaii

The U.S. Navy sailor who shot and killed himself at a luxury Hawaii resort was assigned to the Naval Submarine Support Center in Pearl Harbor. Lt. Cmdr. Russell Cruz, 40, of New York, died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound in a room at the Kahala Hotel & Resort after a standoff with Honolulu police over the weekend. About 100 people…

A standoff between Honolulu police and an armed man who fired shots through the door of his room at a luxury resort ended when the man was found dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, local media reported Sunday

A wider adoption of remote work during the pandemic has sparked headlines about people relocating to Hawaii.

An investigation has found the police chief on the Hawaiian island of Kauai mocked people of Asian descent and in one case squinted his eyes and bowed his head while mimicking someone with a Japanese accent

Hawaii Gov. David Ige declared a state of emergency after heavy rains on the islands caused flooding and landslides.

The Hawaii Senate is considering what would be the highest income tax rate of any state in the nation

The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center cancelled a tsunami watch for Hawaii that was issued after a huge earthquake occurred in a remote area between New Zealand and Tonga.

One of the strongest earthquakes to hit the South Pacific in modern history triggered tsunami warnings across the ocean and forced thousands of people in New Zealand to evacuate.

Native Hawaiians Shayla Marie Ma-e and Matthew Piianaia-Ishii share why life on the Big Island isn’t as breezy as it may seem.

Two people who flew into Hawaii from Louisiana were arrested last week after allegedly trying to bribe their way out of the state’s required COVID-19 precautions, NBC News reports.

A high-ranking official with the Hawaii Republican Party has resigned after posting a series of tweets about the QAnon conspiracy theory on the official party account.

People following a movement that promotes violence and a second U.S. civil war have been showing up at protests across the nation armed and wearing tactical gear.

While the geothermal industry in the U.K. is nascent, it is more developed elsewhere.

Hawaii is a tourism-dependent state, but visits have dropped almost 90% as the pandemic has nearly frozen leisure travel. A temporary residency program called Movers and Shakas is trying to change that by giving contest winners a ticket to move and work from the island. Co-founder Richard Matsui talked to LX News about the new initiative that he hopes will...

People are lining up to try to get a look at Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano on the Big Island, which erupted Sunday night and spewed ash and steam into the atmosphere

The Kilauea volcano on Hawaii’s Big Island erupted on Sunday night. 

The small, tight-knit community of about 72,000 people on Hawaii’s rural island of Kauai spent the first seven months of the pandemic mostly sheltered from the viral storm

Want to make sure your holiday cards and gifts arrive in time for Christmas? Save these dates, and keep in mind there may be extra surcharges for rush delivery during the holiday season.

A couple in Hawaii is facing reckless endangerment charges after boarding a flight with their 4-year-old despite having tested positive for COVID-19, police said.

Software engineer Raymond Berger begins his work day at 5 a.m., before the sun comes up over Hawaii.