Hawaii

Hone, a Category 1 hurricane, brushed past Hawaii’s largest island on Sunday, bringing heavy rain and dangerous swells, the US National Hurricane Center said. The Pacific storm, with maximum sustained winds of 80 miles (130 kilometers) per…
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The United Nations Environment Programme has released a report in 2022 which states that by the end of this century, wildfire incidents will increase around 50 per cent, causing a huge loss of natural environment, human properties and…
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The aftermath of the wildfires in the Maui county of Hawaii, is as horrible as the disaster itself. According to a report by the New York Post, 96 people died in the tragedy but only two of them have been identified. The condition of some…
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Hawaii tourism officials urged tourists to be respectful when flocking to a national park on the Big Island to get a glimpse of the latest eruption of Kilauea, one of the world's most active volcanoes. The US Geological Survey’s Hawaiian…
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Hawaii will likely impose a tourist tax to tackle the over-tourism issue, which will in turn increase your travel budget. If reports are to go by, a proposed tourist tax of $50, or so-called green fee, is aimed to proactively protect…
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About a week-and-a-half since the world’s largest volcano began erupting, Hawaii officials continue to brace for slow-moving lava to intersect with a crucial Big Island road, even though scientists are not sure when or even if that will…
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The spectacle of incandescent lava spewing from Hawaii's Mauna Loa has drawn thousands of visitors and is turning into a tourism boon for this Big Island town near the world’s largest volcano. Some hotels in and around Hilo are becoming…
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The world's largest active volcano burst into life for the first time in 40 years, spewing lava and hot ash in a spectacular display of nature's fury by Mauna Loa in Hawaii. Rivers of molten rock could be seen high up on the volcano,…
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The last bits of ash and greenhouse gases from Hawaii's only remaining coal-fired power plant slipped into the environment this week when the state's dirtiest source of electricity burned its final pieces of fuel. The last coal shipment…
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John De Fries still recalls fishing the waters off Waikiki Beach in Oahu as a kid in the 1960s. “Growing up, my family fishing grounds were a source of food first and recreation second,” he says. “Today they’re a playground surrounded by…
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