After two trips to Hawaii, I learned what I needed to pack and what I could've left at home. Polarized sunglasses, good walking shoes, and reef-safe sunscreen are essentials. However, looking back, I ...

An Oceanit employee explains a drone system to fellows from Multinational Armaments Resilience Seminar as they toured the company’s downtown Honolulu labs and facilities in January. Francis Paul ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. LEFT: Power poles knocked down by the wind in Honolulu, Hawaii are repaired by Hawaiian Electric on Feb. 8, 2026. (Hawaiian ...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - As Super Bowl 60 approaches this Sunday, Hawaii’s connection to football’s biggest game goes far beyond watching from home - it’s a legacy built on players, champions, and ...

A federal appeals court blocked Hawaii's new tax on cruises and other travel accommodations just one day before it was meant to go into effect at the start of 2026. On Dec. 31, the Ninth Appellate ...

A federal appeals court ruling on New Year's Eve blocked Hawaii from enforcing a climate change tourist tax on cruise ship passengers, a levy that was set to go into effect at the start of 2026.

A federal judge's ruling clears the way for Hawaii to include cruise ship passengers in a new tourist tax to help pay for the impacts of climate change, a levy set to go into effect at the start of ...

Hawaii is experiencing a downturn in tourism, according to a report released by the Economic Research Organization at the University of Hawaii, which also warned that the state is heading toward a ...

The University of Hawaii women’s volleyball team has added two transfers to its 2026 roster. Maeli Cormier, a 6-foot-2 pin hitter who played at Oregon State this past season, and Panna Ratkai, a ...

HONOLULU (KHON2) — A simple name change, with statewide and national impact. At its Dec. 10 meeting, the Hawaii Board on Geographic Names voted to change the official name of the “Island of Hawaii” to ...

HAWAII VOLCANOES NATIONAL PARK, Hawaii- The saga continues as Hawaii’s Kīlauea volcano erupts for the 38th time. Starting at 8:45 a.m. local time on Dec. 6, continuous lava fountaining lasted 12.1 ...

Visitor counts to Hawaii haven’t bounced back to pre-pandemic levels, but their spending has reached heights unseen. In the first half of 2025, visitor spending totaled $10.95 billion, an increase ...