Hawaii News

The Board of Education on Thursday approved $226.8 million in reductions to the state Department of Education's budget for the 2009-2010 fiscal year.

The state Department of Taxation reported yesterday that state revenues fell 9.4 percent, worse than the 9 percent projected by the state Council on Revenues in May.

Enterprise Rent-A-Car and its Alamo Rent A Car brand both recently expanded operations at several airports in Hawaii.

Mobi PCS had added new cell sites on each of the major islands to enhance its network.

Overstock.com on Thursday announced it will reinstate Hawaii vendors to its Web site after Gov.

Hui Ku Maoli Ola, a native plant nursery nestled deep in Haiku Valley on Windward Oahu, is a kind of island unto itself.

As a member of the Filipino intelligence unit responsible for collecting and transmitting critical intelligence about Japanese positions during World War II, Salome Calderon knew that the safety of allied forces and her own well-being rested on her ability to keep a low profile.

Good news for small online businesses -- and for affiliates of Amazon and Overstock in those states.

Hawaii Superferry Inc. can abandon its ships to lenders owed $158.8 million for their construction, the company's bankruptcy judge ruled.

Japan's Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko hope to reach out to Americans and Canadians of Japanese ancestry during a two-week tour that began Friday, but they won't be going to Pearl Harbor.

The bright glow at the summit of Hawaii's Kilauea volcano has been snuffed out by a series of large rock falls within its crater.

Linda Lingle from ordering thousands of their members to take three unpaid days off each month.

A TASTE of Hawaii will be brought to Ketton on Saturday, July 4. Ketton Club in High Street has organised an Hawaiian Hula Party, which will include a barbecue, punch, games and activities.

Hawaii Gov. Linda Lingle announced that she plans to veto a gas tax increase and an Internet sales tax, which had prompted Amazon.com cut ties with island Web sites.

Thousands of state employees rallied at the state Capitol Tuesday afternoon to denounce Gov.

On June 17, 2009, The Council for Native Hawaiian Advancement organized a five-day cultural leadership exchange in Anchorage, Alaska for three Native Hawaiian community leaders.

Missile defenses for Oahu, but cuts for the rest of us. The Pentagon recently announced that it is repositioning ground-to-air radar and missile defenses near Hawaii in case North Korea decides to launch another long-range missile, this time toward the Aloha State.

They've made more than 500 flights and saved hundreds of lives. But why is the Hawaii Air Ambulance still trying to shed a turbulent past? It's another flight for Hawaii Air Ambulance lead pilot Dave Heck.

A showdown in court over Gov. Linda Lingle's planned furlough of thousands of government employees has been set for July 2, the day after the governor's plan is set to take effect.

Thousands of children from the Konishiki Kids Foundation, founded by one of the world's most prestigious professional sumo wrestlers from Nanakuli, will celebrate this July 4th with live music, games and fireworks at Wet 'n' Wild Hawaii.