Hawaii

A deadly trespass incident has claimed the life of a 33-year-old Hawaii man after he entered a closed area of Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park, triggering an overnight search through steep and hazardous terrain.

During Supreme Court oral arguments in Wolford v. Lopez this week, Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson sparked controversy.

A Native Hawaiian man convicted in a hate crime against a white man must be re‑sentenced, potentially facing up to three more years in prison.

The Honolulu Board of Water Supply (BWS) filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Navy after it allegedly caused a fuel leak that affected Hawaii residents.

The Babylon Bee has sued the state of Hawaii along with plaintiff Dawn O’Brien, challenging a new law that criminalizes online political satire.

Hawaii Governor Josh Green, a Democrat, signed a bill that implements a "climate impact" tax on tourists in the state.

German researchers have uncovered a surprising concentration of rare earth metals in Hawaiian volcanic rocks, challenging long-held geological assumptions.

Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen is leading a 27-state coalition urging the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn Hawaii’s “sensitive places” concealed carry ban. The...

A 29-year-old man has become the fifth person to die from injuries sustained in a massive fireworks explosion in Hawaii on New Year's Eve. The blast, which also killed a three-year-old boy and three women, left over 20 people injured.

John Mizuno, appointed as Hawaii’s homelessness coordinator in January 2024, has taken significant steps to address the state’s homelessness crisis by helping out-of-state homeless individuals return to their mainland families.