Hawaii Teen Gets $150K Settlement for Arrest by Classmate’s Dad March 30, 2021 By Jennifer Sinco Kelleher The Honolulu City Council has approved a $150,000 settlement in a lawsuit that accused a police officer of improperly arresting...
Officials Release Details About Deadly Hawaii Skydiving Crash October 30, 2020 By Caleb Jones and Jennifer Sinco Kelleher Federal officials released documents this week that provide details about one of the deadliest civil aviation accidents of the past...
Hawaii’s Quarantine is Reasonable During Pandemic, Judge Says July 6, 2020 By Jennifer Sinco Kelleher A U.S. judge will not stop Hawaii from enforcing a quarantine on arriving travelers, saying in a ruling that the...
Tropical Storm Drenches Hawaii With Rain September 13, 2018 By Jennifer Sinco Kelleher and Audrey McAvoy A gradually weakening tropical storm hit Hawaii on Wednesday, soaking a part of Maui and sending gusts of wind that...
Hawaii’s Big Island Feels Effects of Approaching Hurricane Lane August 23, 2018 By Jennifer Sinco Kelleher As emergency shelters opened, rain began to pour and cellphone alerts went out, the approaching hurricane started to feel real...
Hurricane Lane Weakening as it Approaches Hawaii, But Still Strong August 22, 2018 By Jennifer Sinco Kelleher Hurricane Lane has weakened as it approaches Hawaii but was still expected to pack a wallop, forecasters said Wednesday, as...
Hawaii Officials Worry Earthquakes from Eruption Could Damage Roads August 6, 2018 By Jennifer Sinco Kelleher Officials on Hawaii’s Big Island, where the Kilauea volcano has been spewing huge amounts of lava for months, are bracing...
‘Stable’ Flow Lets Some Hawaii Lava Evacuees Return to Homes June 13, 2018 By Jennifer Sinco Kelleher Officials on Hawaii’s Big Island let some people back into their homes and scaled down emergency operations this week as...
Hawaii Volcano Lava Destroys 117 Homes on Big Island June 6, 2018 By Jennifer Sinco Kelleher Lava from Hawaii’s erupting Kilauea volcano has destroyed more than 100 homes in a rural Big Island district. As of...
Text and Crossing a Street in Honolulu Can Bring a Fine October 31, 2017 By Jennifer Sinco Kelleher and Caleb Jones Of all the beautiful scenery to see in Honolulu, officials want to make sure residents and tourists get a good...