Navy vet’s ashes destined for Pearl Harbor battleship
Annual events will proceed after deadly shooting Wednesday
DATE: Dec 6, 2019 | CATEGORY: Nation & World
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Airbnb agrees to provide host records to Hawaii
HONOLULU – Airbnb Inc. has agreed to provide Hawaii with records of many of its island hosts as the state tries to track down vacation rental operators who haven’t been paying their taxes. ...
DATE: Nov 6, 2019 | CATEGORY: Travel
Hawaii town hopes lava tourism will bring economic relief
HONOLULU – Stunning images of Hawaii’s erupting Kilauea volcano have captivated people around the world. But ironically it’s nearly impossible for residents and visitors on the ground to see...
DATE: Jul 20, 2018 | CATEGORY: Travel
Hawaii bans sale of sunscreens with coral-harming chemicals
HONOLULU (AP) – Hawaii Gov. David Ige on Tuesday signed legislation that will ban the sale of sunscreens containing two chemicals believed to harm coral reefs.
The move makes Hawa...
DATE: Jul 3, 2018 | CATEGORY: Travel
Jim Nabors, TV’s homespun Gomer Pyle and singer, dies at 87
HONOLULU – Jim Nabors, the shy Alabaman whose down-home comedy made him a TV star as Gomer Pyle and whose surprisingly operatic voice kept him a favorite in Las Vegas and other showplaces, d...
DATE: Nov 30, 2017 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment
5 missing after Army helicopter goes down off Hawaii
HONOLULU – U.S. Coast Guard and military crews are searching the ocean off Hawaii for five people aboard an Army helicopter that went down during a training exercise, authorities said Wednes...
DATE: Aug 16, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World
Q&A: What does the U.S. military do on the island of Guam?
HONOLULU – The small U.S. territory of Guam has become a focal point after North Korea’s army threatened to use ballistic missiles to create an “enveloping fire” around the island. The excla...
DATE: Aug 9, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World
Nearly 9 million visitors traveled to Hawaii in 2016
HONOLULU – The number of people traveling to Hawaii neared 9 million in 2016 as visitor spending and arrival figures hit records for the fifth straight year, the Hawaii Tourism Authority sai...
DATE: Feb 1, 2017 | CATEGORY: Travel
Facebook CEO trying to buy out land near Hawaii estate
HONOLULU – Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg went to court to gain ownership of isolated pockets of land tucked away within his sprawling estate in Hawaii, many of which are less than an acre and...
DATE: Jan 21, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World
Thousands mark Pearl Harbor
PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii – Thousands of people observed a moment of silence before fighter jets streaked across the sky during a ceremony Wednesday at Pearl Harbor marking the 75th anniversary o...
DATE: Dec 7, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World
The children of Pearl Harbor remember
Some youngsters climbed roofs to see what was happening
DATE: Dec 6, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World
Storied Hawaiian resort – made famous by Elvis – will be reborn
Elvis Presley helped make Coco Palms famous
DATE: Jun 25, 2016 | CATEGORY: Travel
