Latest Hawaii Headlines
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Lawsuit Says Dairy Company is Misrepresenting Hawaii Links
Dec 6 2021 // A food distributor in Hawaii has filed a federal lawsuit against a dairy company because milk from the mainland is allegedly being sold under a name that advertises local ties. The lawsuit filed by Hawaii Foodservice...
Lawsuit Says Dairy Company is Misrepresenting Hawaii Links
Nov 29 2021 // A food distributor in Hawaii has filed a federal lawsuit against a dairy company because milk from the mainland is allegedly being sold under a name that advertises local ties. The lawsuit filed by Hawaii Foodservice...
Lawsuit: Vaccination Statuses of Workers in Hawaii Disclosed
Nov 9 2021 // A lawsuit alleges that Hawaii officials unlawfully disclosed the COVID-19 vaccination statuses of nearly 300 Department of Public Safety employees. The Hawaii Government Employees Association and the United Public Workers...
Strong Earthquakes Confirmed off Coast of Hawaii
Oct 12 2021 // CORRECTION: In a story published October 10, 2021, about an earthquake that struck Sunday off the coast of the Big Island of Hawaii, The Associated Press erroneously reported that there were two earthquakes 20 minutes...
Settlement Sets Up Panel for Hawaii Prisons During Pandemic
Sep 14 2021 // A U.S. judge has given preliminary approval to a settlement in a lawsuit by Hawaii inmates who allege state officials mishandled the pandemic and failed to protect them from COVID-19 outbreaks in prisons and jails. In a...
Police Chief in Hawaii Sued for Racial Discrimination
Sep 3 2021 // A police captain on the Hawaii island of Kauai has filed a lawsuit alleging his police chief discriminated against him for being Japanese American, including an episode when the chief squinted his eyes, bowed repeatedly...
Explainer: Is Hawaii’s Kilauea Volcano Going to Erupt Again?
Aug 27 2021 // The ground at the summit of Kilauea volcano in Hawaii has been rumbling and swelling in recent days, prompting scientists to warn that the mountain could once again disgorge lava. But there’s no indication an...
Scientists Detected Earthquake Swarm at Hawaii Volcano
Aug 26 2021 // Geologists said they had detected a swarm of earthquakes at Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano, though it is not erupting. The quakes began overnight on Tuesday and continued into the morning, The Hawaiian Volcano Observatory...
M5.2 Quake on Hawaii’s Big Island Felt as Far Away as Kauai
Jul 7 2021 // A magnitude 5.2 earthquake has hit off Hawaii’s Big Island. According to the U.S. Geological Survey, the quake hit less than 3 miles offshore of the northwest coast of the Big Island Monday. The earthquake was about...
Hawaii Boosting Peer-to-Peer Car Rental Oversight
Jul 5 2021 // The Hawaii Department of Taxation has been boosting its monitoring of peer-to-peer car rentals. The industry operates with the help of apps like Turo, which people can use to rent their personal cars to others. Department...
Hawaii Boosting Peer-to-Peer Car Rental Oversight
Jun 28 2021 // The Hawaii Department of Taxation has been boosting its monitoring of peer-to-peer car rentals. The industry operates with the help of apps like Turo, which people can use to rent their personal cars to others. Department...
Pacific Tsunami Museum in Hawaii Reopening Following Renovations
Jun 14 2021 // The Pacific Tsunami Museum plans to reopen from a coronavirus pandemic-triggered shutdown by the end of the summer after finishing substantial renovations. The downtown Hilo museum is working on relocating and renovating...
Hawaii Eying Evacuation Plan for Mauna Loa Volcano
Jun 3 2021 // Hawaii is creating an emergency evacuation plan for the Big Island in preparation for the next eruption of the largest active volcano on Earth. A state Senate resolution adopted in March asks the state’s emergency...
Earthquake Hits Beneath South Flank of Hawaii Volcano
May 25 2021 // A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck Sunday beneath the south flank of Kilauea Volcano on the island of Hawaii, the U.S. Geological Survey’s Hawaiian Volcano Observatory confirmed. The earthquake was centered about 9...
Family Sues After Police in Hawaii over Fatal Shooting of 16-Year-Old
May 24 2021 // The family of a 16-year-old boy fatally shot by Honolulu police last month sued the city and unidentified police officers on Friday, alleging negligence, assault and battery. The lawsuit filed by Akiwine Sykap, grandmother...
Hawaii Can Expect 2 to 5 Storms During Hurricane Season
May 21 2021 // The central Pacific basin including Hawaii can expect between two and five tropical depressions, tropical storms or hurricanes this year, federal forecasters said Wednesday. The annual National Weather Service prediction...
Hawaii Launching Program to Buy 2018 Eruption-Damaged Homes
Apr 27 2021 // Property owners on the Big Island who were affected by the 2018 Kilauea volcanic eruption can apply to have Hawaii County buy back their land starting next week. Hawaii County said the first phase of its Kilauea Disaster...
Hawaii School Settles with Drowned Boy’s Family for $7.2M
Apr 21 2021 // The family of a 5-year-old boy who drowned during a kayaking excursion has reached a $7.2 million settlement in a lawsuit against the Hawaii private school that operated the spring break program. In announcing the amount...
Hawaii Study Offers Steps to Battle Climate Change
Apr 12 2021 // A new study from the University of Hawaii’s School of Architecture has offered detailed short- and long-term design alterations that could help the state combat the effects of climate change. Scientists have warned...
Inmate Sues Over Riot in Hawaii That Injured Him
Mar 31 2021 // An inmate who was injured in a Maui jail riot is suing the Hawaii Department of Public Safety. Kevin Lifoifoi’s lawsuit alleges the department failed to keep prisoners safe in an overcrowded jail, The Maui News...
