Hawaii News

The public is invited to a complimentary Sea Talk Series at Maui Ocean Center on Tuesday, March 16, 2010 at 6:00 p.m. Join special guest Kumu Hula Luana Kawa`a for a fascinating presentation on the ahupua`a system, moon phases and place names of Hawaii.

Residents eager to get their state tax refunds may have a long wait this year: The recession has tied up cash and caused officials in half a dozen states to consider freezing refunds, in one case for as long as five months.

The Hawaii Canine Assistance Network is proud to announce its first service dog placement.

With Hawaii's jobless rate still rising and a higher unemployment tax about to take a bigger bite out of employer coffers, Gov.

Lawmakers appear poised by the end of the legislative session in April to approve a bill to increase the "facility charge" all customers have to pay on their car rental bills from the current $1 a day to $4.50 a day.

Looking for a great restaurant with an incredible ocean view? Try Buzz's Wharf Restaurant at Ma'alaea Bay Harbor.

Licensed medical marijuana users in Hawaii are allowed to smoke and even grow the drug, but they cannot buy it unless they do so illegally.

Gov. Linda Lingle is in Las Vegas attending the national winter leadership meeting of the Republican Jewish Coalition.

Friday marks another furlough day for Hawaii Public Schools, adding to a total of 12 days that classes will be cut from the calendar as a result of budget cuts.

What's the worst piece of legislation before Congress associated with the letter H? Most conservatives and Republicans, many moderates and independents, and even some liberals and Democrats would answer: one of the health care bills.

Ed Case and three others have filed papers to run in a special election to fill the vacant U.S. House seat that Neil Abercrombie once held.

A representative from Gov. Linda Lingle's administration met briefly yesterday with state education officials in an effort to resolve the ongoing furlough of Hawai'i public school teachers.

Linda Lingle is expressing disappointment but not surprise that Hawaii was passed over for as much as $77 million in new federal education funds called "Race to the Top." Hawaii was one of 40 states and the District of Columbia to apply for the funds.

Governor Linda Lingle is not mincing words about another audit she says is filled with inaccuracies.

The Civil Defense Tsunami Evacuation Zone and the NOAA Hazard Map system is asking people to search by their address or their area to see if they are located in an evacuation zone and if they are Oahu officials are asking them to evacuate immediately .

After a busy weekend, full of warnings and anxiety over the approaching tsunami, officials are taking a look at just how prepared Hawaii was for this disaster.

A long line of cars wait to gas up after learning about the tsunami warning for the Hawaiian Islands in Mililani, Hawaii, February 27, 2010.

Japan Meteorological Agency's official Yasuo Sekita speaks near the graphic showing the seismic center of an earthquake in Chile during a news conference at the agency in Tokyo Saturday, Feb.

A deafening roar rose from the convulsing earth as buildings groaned and clattered.

Feb. 27: Dr. Charles McCreery at the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center, studying a computer graphic showing the possible path of tsunami waves.