Latest Hawaii Headlines
All the headlines from our Hawaii Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Tsunami Warning Centers in Alaska, Hawaii Open Despite Shutdown
Oct 7 2013 // Despite the partial government shutdown, Americans have a full team of scientists tracking every possibility for an earthquake-triggered tsunami. The nation’s two tsunami warning centers remain fully staffed and...
Radiation Treatment Lawsuit in Hawaii Settled for $15M
Sep 11 2013 // The family of a lung cancer patient who suffered injuries after he was exposed to overdoses of radiation has settled a lawsuit for $15 million in compensation. Zacarias Chichioco Jr. received about 2.5 times the...
Hotspot Volcanoes: Earthquake Risk in Hawaii
Sep 9 2013 // It was June 15, 1990, when Mount Pinatubo, on the island of Luzon in the Philippines, awoke from its 500-year slumber to produce the second largest volcanic eruption of the 20th century. Nearly a year before, Luzon was...
Found Boat in Hawaii May Be Tsunami Debris
Aug 19 2013 // The Department of Land and Natural Resources says a skiff that floated into Oahu’s Kawela Bay may be tsunami debris. KITV-TV reported the 20- to 25-foot skiff discovered Wednesday was covered with barnacles. A state...
Ruling Allows Hawaii Dam Break Lawsuits Against Insurers To Advance
Aug 12 2013 // A state appeals court ruling has cleared the way for stalled lawsuits involving a deadly 2006 Kauai dam breach to move forward. The state Intermediate Court of Appeals sent the case back to circuit court, vacating the...
Disabled Hawaii Man Suing Delta Air Lines for ADA Violations
Aug 5 2013 // A Maui man who uses a wheelchair says he was forced to crawl through the aisle, up and down stairs and along a tarmac during a Delta Air Lines flight last year. The Honolulu Star-Advertiser reported that Baraka Kanaan, in...
Guide to Help Hawaii Boaters Prepare For Disasters
Aug 1 2013 // Hawaii boaters have a new guide to help them protect themselves and their vessels from natural disasters. The University of Hawaii and the state worked together to prepare the Hawaii Boater’s Hurricane and Tsunami...
Hawaii Supreme Court Rules on Wrongful Death Suit
Aug 1 2013 // A la Moana Center had a duty to care for a woman who died after getting stuck in an exhaust duct, even though she was trespassing on the roof, the Hawaii Supreme Court ruled. But the opinion also affirms parts of a lower...
Downgraded Flossie Leaving Hawaii
Jul 30 2013 // The remnants of what was Tropical Storm Flossie are currently northwest of Kauai and moving away from the islands at about 15 miles per hour, according to catastrophe modeling firm AIR Worldwide. The Central Pacific...
Tropical Storm Flossie May Become First to Hit Hawaii Since 1992
Jul 29 2013 // Tropical Storm Flossie, which may become the first such system to hit Hawaii in 21 years, closed ports as it pounded parts of the state with “dangerous” surf. The storm, with top sustained winds of 50 miles (80...
Hawaii Cyber Range Launches Anti-Hacking Training
Jul 26 2013 // The state of Hawaii has launched a center to train people to defend computer systems from attack. The so-called “cyber range” is a collection of servers and routers in a room on the University of Hawaii’s...
Hawaii Supreme Court Rules on Wrongful Death Suit
Jul 22 2013 // Ala Moana Center had a duty to care for a woman who died after getting stuck in an exhaust duct, even though she was trespassing on the roof, the Hawaii Supreme Court ruled. But the opinion also affirms parts of a lower...
Pistachios in Hawaii Recalled Over Salmonella
Jul 17 2013 // Bags of pistachios made by a Hilo company are being recalled for possible salmonella contamination. Hawaii News Now reported the Food and Drug Administration says batches of Hilo Products Roasted & Salted Natural...
People – West
Jun 17 2013 // Oregon Insurance Commissioner Lou Savage is leaving the Insurance Division to work on legal reform in emerging democracies overseas after nearly two years at the post. Laura Cali, the division’s chief actuary and...
Swett & Crawford Names LaVoie Senior Underwriter in Hawaii
May 30 2013 // Swett & Crawford’s property/casualty underwriting department has added Wilma LaVoie in the firm’s Honolulu, Hawaii office as senior underwriter. LaVoie has 15 years of underwriting experience. She joins the...
Hawaii Woman Sues Salvation Army, Claims Sex Abuse
May 28 2013 // A woman is suing the Salvation Army, claiming the organization moved a minister from Oahu to Maui after she reported he sexually abused her in the 1950s. Nancy Spencer’s lawsuit filed on Maui this week claims she was...
National Group Praises Hawaii Cellphone Driving Law
May 23 2013 // A national nonprofit is cheering Hawaii’s new law that prohibits people from holding cellphones and other portable electronics while driving. Jonathan Adkins from the Governors Highway Safety Association in...
$5.75M Settlement Approved In Hawaii School Abuse Suit
Apr 24 2013 // A $5.75 million settlement has been approved in a class-action lawsuit alleging bullying, assault and rape at the Hawaii School for the Deaf and the Blind. A federal judge in Honolulu approved the settlement Monday. The...
April is Tsunami Awareness Month in Hawaii
Apr 3 2013 // Hawaii Gov. Neil Abercrombie named April 2013 Tsunami Awareness Month. Abercrombie held a ceremony at the state Capitol on Monday to sign the proclamation. Several agencies participated in the ceremony, including the...
Hawaii Naturopathic Doctor Sued in Home Birth
Mar 29 2013 // A 28-year-old Manoa woman has filed a lawsuit against a Honolulu naturopathic doctor she says acted negligently and caused her son to suffer permanent brain injury. The Honolulu Star-Advertiser reported Margaret Drake...
