The state of Hawaii has launched a center to train people to defend computer systems from attack. The so-called “cyber range” is a collection of servers and routers in a room on the University of Hawaii’s Manoa campus. The equipment …
Tsunamis generated by the magnitude-9 earthquake in Japan last March dragged 3 million to 4 million tons of debris into the ocean after tearing up Japanese harbors and homes. Scientists believe ocean currents are carrying some of the lumber, refrigerators, …
Hawaii’s workplace safety regulator has launched an investigation into the company responsible for the fireworks that exploded in a storage facility last week to determine if it has any record of violating safety laws. Five people were killed in the …
Weather forecasters said this week that a below-average total of two to three hurricanes are likely to pass through Central Pacific waters this year as ocean surface temperatures cool. But only one hurricane needs to hit land to cause damage, …
Scientists have upgraded Hawaii’s seismic monitors after the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami prompted the U.S. government to improve American tsunami warning systems. But some of the upgrades are merely temporary and haven’t been made to the highest standards. Slow-moving bureaucracy …
The federal government approved a disaster declaration to cover the losses Big Island farmers have suffered as a result of volcanic smog (vog), from Kilauea, Hawaii. The move will allow Big Island farmers to apply for low-interest emergency loans, U.S. …
