Hawaii Power Utility Takes Responsibility for First Fire on Maui, But Faults County Firefighters August 29, 2023 By Jennifer McDermott and Jennifer Sinco Kelleher Hawaii’s electric utility acknowledged its power lines started a wildfire on Maui but faulted county firefighters for declaring the blaze...
Hawaii’s Active Kilauea Begins Erupting After 3-Month Pause June 8, 2023 By Jennifer Sinco Kelleher and Mark Thiessen Kilauea, one of the most active volcanoes in the world, began erupting on Wednesday after a three-month pause, displaying spectacular...
NTSB Findings on Hawaii Airlines Turbulence That inured Passengers January 17, 2023 By Jennifer Sinco Kelleher A cloud shot up vertically like a plume of smoke in a matter of seconds before a Hawaiian Airlines flight...
Hawaii Volcano Eruption Has Some on Alert, Draws Onlookers December 1, 2022 By Caleb Jones and Jennifer Sinco Kelleher The first eruption in 38 years of the world’s largest active volcano is attracting onlookers to a national park for...
5.0 Quake Confirmed During Hawaii’s Mauna Loa Volcano Unrest October 17, 2022 By Jennifer Sinco Kelleher A magnitude 5.0 earthquake was the strongest of a series of temblors that struck Friday on Hawaii’s Mauna Loa, the...
Hawaii Food Distributor Settling Racism Lawsuit August 26, 2022 By Jennifer Sinco Kelleher A Hawaii food distribution company has agreed to pay $90,000 to settle a lawsuit alleging a Black employee was subjected...
Investigation Set After Six Hurt in Hawaii Helicopter Crash June 17, 2022 By Jennifer Sinco Kelleher A federal aviation accident investigator will be sent to Hawaii to investigate after a tour helicopter crashed on a remote...
Judge Sides with Hawaiian Airlines on Vaccine Policy February 4, 2022 By Jennifer Sinco Kelleher A U.S. judge denied an attempt by seven employees to block Hawaiian Airlines’ policy requiring workers to get vaccinated against...
Waikiki Resort First in Mandating Vaccination for Workers September 9, 2021 By Jennifer Sinco Kelleher A resort in the famed tourist mecca of Waikiki will be the first in Hawaii to require proof of COVID-19...
Hawaii School Settles with Drowned Boy’s Family for $7.2M April 21, 2021 By Jennifer Sinco Kelleher The family of a 5-year-old boy who drowned during a kayaking excursion has reached a $7.2 million settlement in a...