Historic banyan tree sparks hope as new leaves sprout after Maui fires

A 150-year-old banyan tree is becoming a symbol of hope as it sprouts new leaves after enduring some of the wildfires that have swept across...

Hawaii skate shop only sells Yuto Horigome x Nike SB Dunks to customers who can kickflip

A skate shop in Hawaii is making headlines for only selling pairs of Yuto Horigome x Nike SB Dunks to customers who can kickflip outside the...

Dwayne Johnson, Oprah Winfrey jump-start Maui relief fund with $10 million donation

Oprah Winfrey and Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson recently donated $10 million to help people affected by the Maui wildfires. About their announce...

Mother who lost her home to Maui wildfires finds hope in a single photo found by a stranger

A mother who lost her Lahaina home and all of her belongings to the Maui wildfires found hope in a single photograph of her late great-grand...

Hawaiians voice concerns about underreporting of Maui wildfire deaths

As the death toll of Maui’s wildfires have climbed to at least 99 people, Hawaiians are voicing their concerns regarding the alleged underre...

Video: Lahaina church remains miraculously untouched amid Maui wildfires

A historic Lahaina Catholic church has miraculously remained untouched amid the devastating Maui wildfires that have killed at least 96 peop...

‘Do not travel to Maui’: Jason Momoa tells fans to avoid visiting Hawaiian island amid ongoing wildfires

Actor Jason Momoa recently took to social media to tell his followers not to visit the Hawaiian island of Maui as deadly wildfires continue ...

The Pokémon Company chooses Honolulu for World Championships 2024, donates $200K to Maui wildfire relief

The Pokémon Company has officially announced its venue for 2024’s Pokémon World Championships, as well as its donation plans to help victims...

At least 55 dead, 1,000 people missing in Maui wildfires as evacuations continue

At least 55 people have died and many are still missing as evacuations continued Thursday in Maui, Hawaii, due to the wildfires.  Death toll...

Historic Maui town of Lahaina nearly destroyed by raging wildfires in Hawaii

The historic Lahaina town in West Maui, Hawaii, has been nearly reduced to rubble as the wildfires send residents jumping into the harbor wa...

New quarter design honors former US representative Patsy Mink

A new quarter design featuring Patsy Mink, the first woman of color and the first Asian-American woman elected to Congress, has been release...

Native Hawaiians ask UN to help stop construction of $2.65 billion telescope on sacred mountain

Native Hawaiians have turned to the United Nations to help them stop the construction of a gargantuan $2.65 billion telescope on the sacred ...

California man drowns during Hawaii honeymoon, thieves steal couple’s belongings

Loved ones are mourning a California man who drowned while on his honeymoon in Hawaii earlier this month. What happened: Steven Phan, 49, dr...

Hawaiian teen Iam Tongi wins ‘American Idol’ Season 21

American Idol” crowned Iam Tongi as its Season 21 winner over the weekend. Tongi, 18, of Kahuku, Hawaii, bested two other candidates during ...

2 Native Hawaiians sentenced to prison for hate-crime beating of white homeowner

Two Native Hawaiian men who were found guilty of a hate crime for attacking a white homeowner in Maui has been sentenced in federal court. O...

Couple sues Hawaii snorkeling company for $5 million for abandoning them in the ocean

A California couple has filed a $5 million lawsuit against a snorkeling company in Hawaii for allegedly abandoning them a half mile away fro...

Hawaii unveils monument honoring Filipino WWII veterans

A memorial honoring Filipino and Filipino American veterans of World War II was unveiled in Hawaii during a ceremony on Friday.  The monumen...

Oldest Chinese restaurant in US, oldest restaurant in Hawaii win James Beard America’s Classics awards

The James Beard Foundation announced two Asian-owned eateries as recipients of its 2023 America’s Classics Award on Thursday.  This di...

Hawaiian teen brings ‘American Idol’ judges to tears with emotional ‘Monsters’ rendition

An 18-year-old high school student from Hawaii brought the “American Idol” judges to tears during the show’s Season 21 premiere ...

Hawaii, Washington move to ban octopus farms

Hawaii and Washington state are looking to shut down or outright ban octopus farms, with the former recently ordering the closure of a contr...

Video: 5-foot boulder crashes into Hawaii home, narrowly missing resident

A 5-foot boulder barreled through a Palolo Valley home in Hawaii, just barely missing a woman. Caroline Sasaki was walking into her living r...

Sen. Mazie Hirono holds roundtable on needs of Native Hawaiian survivors of gender-based violence

Before you read: Senate passes bill to support Native Hawaiian survivors of sexual violence  Senator Mazie Hirono (D-HI) held a roundtable d...

Honolulu mayor announces $647,000 funding to revitalize Chinatown

Honolulu Mayor Rick Blangiardi announced a $647,000 fund for revitalizing Oahu’s Chinatown. The city previously launched a Chinatown Task Fo...

‘So awkward!’: Public NYE proposal in Hawaii turns cringe after couple starts fighting

A TikTok video of a woman who rejected her boyfriend’s awkward marriage proposal at a New Year’s Eve party in Hawaii over the weekend has go...

Videos show aftermath of Hawaiian Airlines flight turbulence that injured 36

En route from Phoenix to Honolulu, a Hawaiian Airlines flight encountered extreme turbulence that injured 36 passengers. The event occurre...

‘Last Hawaiian princess’ Abigail Kawānanakoa dies at 96

Abigail Kinoiki Kekaulike Kawānanakoa, who was referred to by locals as the "last princess" of Hawaii, died on Sunday night at th...

Man apologizes after video of himself urinating on Hawaii’s sacred Mauna Kea sparks backlash

In a now-deleted viral video, Travis Upright posted a crude video of himself urinating and presenting his middle finger on a sacred mountai...

Miss Aloha Hula 2022 is first Native Hawaiian face of Nike’s Indigenous collection

Miss Aloha Hula 2022, a University of Hawai’i grad student, has been selected to represent Nike’s N7 collection, which helps and celebrates...

2 Hawaiian men found guilty of hate crime for attacking white homeowner

On Nov. 17, a federal jury found Kaulana Alo-Kaonohi, 32, and Levi Aki, Jr., 33, guilty of a hate crime for attacking Christopher Kunzelman...

Good Samaritans hailed as heroes after saving girl from kidnapper in Hawaii restaurant

A 15-year-old girl who was abducted at knifepoint in Hawaii last week was rescued over the weekend by a restaurant host and a customer who ...

Man shot in the chest with arrow in Honolulu Chinatown

A man in his 50s was reportedly shot in the chest “with some kind of arrow” on Wednesday in Honolulu’s Chinatown. The victim was transport...

Hawaii awarded $3.5 million to lead national mental health center for AANHPI

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services awarded Hawaii’s Department of Health nearly $3.5 million to create the AANHPI Behavioral ...

Honolulu police arrest man for deadly shooting of woman at Chinatown bus stop

Tony Johnson, a 58-year-old man, was arrested on River Street in Honolulu’s Chinatown at around 2 a.m. on Tuesday. Johnson has been accuse...

24-year-old woman fatally shot in the head at Chinatown bus stop in Hawaii

A 24-year-old woman was fatally shot at a Chinatown bus stop in Honolulu, Hawaii, ​​shortly after 11 p.m. on Aug. 19. The woman was taken ...

Police arrest machete-wielding man in Honolulu Chinatown; suspects who struck him with SUV wanted for attempted murder

The Honolulu Police Department arrested a 30-year-old man who was wielding a machete in Chinatown in Honolulu on Monday night on suspicion ...

‘Historic’ waves as high as 20 feet tall send wedding guests in Hawaii running for cover

Massive waves sent wedding guests running for cover as water aggressively knocked over decor and stands in Hawaii over the weekend. As see...