Hawaii News

H awaiki Rising by Sam Low tells the epic saga of voyaging on the Hokulea , which, as every Island schoolchild should know, is a traditionally constructed Hawaiian sailing vessel that is steered by observing natural elements, without instruments or maps.

The feeling of being an outsider in one's beloved homeland is the theme underpinning Pamela Frierson's fluid and honest nature writing.

A deeply researched and careful weaving of previously unheard voices can be found in Mai Lepera, adding another layer about leprosy patients exiled to settlements at Makanalua peninsula in the 19th century.

Calling this big fat novel Hawaii was bound to raise eyebrows. Hey, come run to the schoolyard to watch Mark Panek throw down! Pow! Right in the kisser of that other big fat novel named Hawaii , by whatsisname, the one everyone loves to put down that for better or worse became the siren call for mainland millions to take a jumbo jet to Waikiki.

Greenwood, who is retiring from the university in September, referred to Kim's telephone call in an interview broadcast by Hawaii News Now on Monday in which she described her deteriorating relationships with the state Legislature and Gov.

Here's a link to the live web cam on the summit of near 13,800 foot Mauna Kea on the Big Island of Hawaii.

Hilo is at the end of the line but is finally about to get a full serving of Hawaii Public Radio.

Chef Roy Choi believes food more than anything else brings people from different cultures together.

The state Department of Education is scaling back a move to provide extra learning time for students at struggling schools.

Three Hawaii tour guides and businesses and a Maui writer were recognized at the Hawaii Ecotourism Association's annual awards luncheon for their commitment to sustainable travel practices and outstanding efforts in educating Hawaii's visitors.

Hawaii Island is home to most of the 192 bed and breakfasts legally operating in the state, according to Hawaii Tourism Authority's 2012 Visitor Plant Inventory data.

HILO >> Biking to the top of the 13,796-foot Mauna Kea volcano might seem like a daunting undertaking for many people, but it's just another adventure for a globetrotting Swiss couple with their four children.

Momentum for program continues to build as applicant pool and awards grow across project communities in the Northeast, West and Hawaii Boston, MA, May 16, 2013 - First Wind, an independent U.S.-based renewable energy company, announced that students from sixteen high schools across the country will be awarded scholarships through the company's ... (more)

Air Temperatures ranged between these warmest and coolest spots near sea level - and on the highest mountain tops around the statea Here's a link to the live web cam on the summit of near 13,800 foot Mauna Kea on the Big Island of Hawaii.

The view from Mauna Loa Observatory in Hawaii, where atmospheric research has been conducted since the 1950s.

Who says you can't have it all? Come on, all you lovers of reading , music, film and dance-here's your chance to hoolaulea with your friends and Hawaii's arts community for an entire weekend.

An amazing variety of rocks appear in Hawaii from a single type of molten rock called basalt.

PBS Hawaii President and CEO Leslie Wilcox says the organization has raised $21 million of the $30 million it needs to break ground on a new facility.

The living conditions were extremely filthy and pretty horrible, said Keoni Vaughn, director of operations for the Humane Society.

Police arrested 28 drivers for suspected drunken driving between May 6 and Monday; six were involved in traffic accidents; eight were younger than 21.