Latest Hawaii Headlines
All the headlines from our Hawaii Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Hawaii Residents Watch Lava Creep
Sep 10 2014 // Lava from one of the world’s most active volcanoes has been advancing at a slower pace the past few days and is now moving parallel to a sparsely populated subdivision on Hawaii’s Big Island. Lava from Kilauea...
Residents Remain On Alert As Hawaii Lava Flow Slows
Sep 8 2014 // Residents in a sparsely populated neighborhood near Hawaii’s active volcano are still on alert while officials say a dangerous lava flow has slowed its advance. The Hawaii Civil Defense Agency said Saturday that an...
Hawaii’s Post-Storm Disaster Request Denied by FEMA
Sep 8 2014 // The Federal Emergency Management Agency in late August denied Hawaii’s request for a major disaster declaration after Tropical Storm Iselle. Iselle made landfall over the Big Island’s isolated and rural Puna...
Hawaii’s Post-Storm Disaster Request Denied by FEMA
Sep 2 2014 // The Federal Emergency Management Agency late last week denied Hawaii’s request for a major disaster declaration after Tropical Storm Iselle. Iselle made landfall over the Big Island’s isolated and rural Puna...
Climate Change to Affect Hawaii’s Tourism Industry, Says Study
Aug 29 2014 // A University of Hawaii report is warning the state’s tourism industry to start preparing now for the effects of climate change. The study says Hawaii will likely see more competition for visitors as warmer climate...
Crop Damage Assessment Underway in Hawaii
Aug 15 2014 // Farmers on the Big Island of Hawaii are assessing damage to crops after Tropical Storm Iselle made landfall last weekend. “It was pretty clear to us that the papaya farmers took the highest amount of damage,”...
Fitch: Hawaii Storms Shouldn’t Hurt Cat Bonds
Aug 12 2014 // Insured losses stemming from two Hawaii hurricanes won’t break the bank, in large part because both storms diminished in intensity or avoided a direct hit. Fitch Ratings concluded in a review of the situation that...
Hurricane Julio Downgraded To Category 1 Storm As It Struck Hawaii
Aug 11 2014 // Hurricane Julio weakened Sunday night as it neared Hawaii, where a rural swath of the Big Island was still coping with power outages and downed trees in the wake of Tropical Storm Iselle. On the island of Kauai, rescuers...
Hawaii Spared Hurricane As Iselle Weakens to Tropical Storm
Aug 8 2014 // Hawaii escaped its first hurricane strike in 22 years as Iselle was downgraded to a tropical storm just before making landfall at the Big Island. Iselle, bearing winds of 60 miles (96 kilometers) per hour, was 80 miles...
Hurricane Iselle Makes Beeline for Hawaii
Aug 6 2014 // Hurricane Iselle, which has been tracking toward Hawaii since last week, is projected to make landfall on the Big Island of Hawaii Thursday night local time, according the catastrophe modeling firm AIR Worldwide. Iselle...
Insurer Says OK to Settlement in Wrongful Death Suit Against Hawaii Driver
Aug 4 2014 // A $1.1 million settlement has been reached in a wrongful death lawsuit involving the death of a 26-year-old pedestrian. The settlement came in a civil lawsuit against Robert Wayne Yount, 83, and the civil case will be...
Allstate Seeks Agents in Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Alaska and Hawaii
Aug 4 2014 // Allstate Insurance Co. plans to add several local agency owners in Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Alaska and Hawaii in 2014. Allstate’s plan is to recruit 51 new exclusive agents, 13 financial specialists and the company...
Allstate Seeks Agents in Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Alaska and Hawaii
Jul 24 2014 // Allstate Insurance Co. plans to add several local agency owners in Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Alaska and Hawaii in 2014. Allstate’s plan is to recruit 51 new exclusive agents, 13 financial specialists and the company...
Insurer Says OK to Settlement in Wrongful Death Suit Against Hawaii Driver
Jul 21 2014 // A $1.1 million settlement has been reached in a wrongful death lawsuit involving the death of a 26-year-old pedestrian. The settlement came in a civil lawsuit against Robert Wayne Yount, 83, and the civil case will be...
As America Overall Ages with Boomers, Energy States See Youth Boom
Jul 21 2014 // Seven states, including five in the Great Plains, saw their median age decline between 2012 and 2013, according to U.S. Census Bureau estimates. At the same time, the median age for the United States as a whole ticked up...
Family of Woman Killed in 2012 Crash Sues Hawaii Bar
Jul 21 2014 // The family of a woman who died in a crash with a man suspected of driving while intoxicated is suing a Kaneohe, Hawaii bar claiming the establishment improperly served him alcohol. The crash on June 30, 2012, killed Rene...
As America Overall Ages with Boomers, Energy States See Youth Boom
Jul 7 2014 // Seven states, including five in the Great Plains, saw their median age decline between 2012 and 2013, according to U.S. Census Bureau estimates. At the same time, the median age for the U.S. as a whole ticked up from 37. 5...
Family Of Woman Killed In 2012 Crash Sues Hawaii Bar
Jul 2 2014 // The family of a woman who died in a crash with a man suspected of driving while intoxicated is suing a Kaneohe bar, claiming the establishment improperly served him alcohol. The crash on June 30, 2012, killed Rene Nihipali...
As America Overall Ages with Boomers, Energy States See Youth Boom
Jun 26 2014 // Seven states, including five in the Great Plains, saw their median age decline between 2012 and 2013, according to U.S. Census Bureau estimates. At the same time, the median age for the U.S. as a whole ticked up from 37.5...
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