Hawaii

A whale that washed ashore in Hawaii over the weekend likely died in part because it ate large volumes of fishing traps, fishing nets, plastic bags and other marine debris, scientists said Thursday, highlighting the threat to wildlife from the millions of tons of plastic that ends up in oceans every year.

A camera atop Hawaii’s tallest mountain has captured what looks like a spiral swirling through the night sky.

The casket bearing the 96-year-old heiress long considered the last Hawaiian princess is on public display in the downtown Honolulu palace.

One of the world’s most prestigious and storied surfing contests went forward in Hawaii for the first time in seven years.

Rescuers searched for a third day Tuesday for a Hawaii fisherman who went overboard from a boat after hooking a tuna over the weekend, authorities said.

The captain of the plane told investigators flight conditions were smooth with clear skies when the cloud shot up in front of the plane and there was no time to change course.

Kilauea is one of the world’s most active volcanoes.

Hawaii’s Kilauea, one of the world’s most active volcanoes, began erupting again on Thursday.

Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano has begun erupting inside its summit crater. The eruption comes less than one month after Kilauea and its larger neighbor Mauna Loa stopped releasing lava.

Tiffany Reyes was about to buckle her safety belt when the plane dipped and she found herself on the aisle floor staring up at caved-in ceiling panels.

Emergency officials say 36 people received medical treatment and 20 of them went to hospitals. The full flight had nearly 300 people aboard and carried many passengers traveling to Hawaii for the holidays.

Scientists have lowered the alert level for the Mauna Loa volcano on Hawaii’s Big Island and say its first eruption in nearly 40 years may soon end.

Lava from the world’s largest volcano is no longer an imminent threat to the main highway across the Big Island of Hawaii, scientists said Thursday, a development that was a welcome reprieve for motorists who depend on the road.

Lava from the Mauna Loa volcano in Hawaii continues inching closer to a key highway, which threatens the livelihood of many of Big Island’s over 200,000 residents.

As the world’s largest active volcano continues to erupt on Hawaii’s Big Island, residents near Mauna Loa are being warned of the dangers of “Pele’s hair.”

Many people on the Big Island of Hawaii are bracing for major upheaval if lava from Mauna Loa volcano blocks the quickest route connecting two sides of the island.

Glowing lava from the world’s largest volcano is a sight to behold, but for many Native Hawaiians, Mauna Loa’s eruption is a time to pray, make offerings and honor both the natural and spiritual worlds.

Despite assurances that lava from Hawaii’s Mauna Loa isn’t threatening communities, some residents are remaining vigilant. For Nicole Skilling, the first eruption in 38 years of the world’s largest active volcano is bringing back bad memories.

Waves of orange, glowing lava and ash blasted and billowed from the world’s largest active volcano in its first eruption in 38 years.

Mauna Loa, the world’s largest active volcano, has started erupting in Hawaii.