Fast-moving brush fire on Hawaii’s Maui Island forces evacuation of about 50 people

This photo provided by the Maui Fire Department shows smoke from a fire burning in Kahikinui, Hawaii on the island of Maui on Sunday, June 15, 2025. (Maui Fire Department via AP) HONOLULU — A fast-moving Hawaii brush fire fueled by fierce winds forced the …

Fast-moving brush fire on Hawaii's Maui Island evacuates about 50 people. No structures have burned

HONOLULU (AP) — A fast-moving brush fire fueled by fierce winds has forced the evacuation of over 100 homes on the Hawaii island of Maui, about 60 miles (97 kilometers) from the scene of a devastating fire two years ago that killed more than 100 people in …

ICE agents arrest Russian woman at Marine Corps Base Hawaii

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents have arrested a Russian woman in the United States illegally at Marine Corps Base Hawaii in Kaneohe, officials said. Anastasiia Vorobeva “entered the United States at the San Ysidro port of entry in San Diego …

Council for Native Hawaiian Advancement acquires retailer Na Mea Hawaii

Regents confirm Matt Elliott as Hawaii’s new athletic director

Matt Elliott, a key administrator at UCLA for 13 years and with the Hawaii Community Foundation for the past 18 months, today was named as the University of Hawaii’s athletic director. Two weeks ago, UH president Wendy Hensel recommended Elliott from an …

Man falls 30 feet off cliff trying to get a better look at Kilauea volcano eruption in Hawaii

Kīlauea Volcano’s Halemaʻumaʻu crater began erupting again on Wednesday, with lava fountains reaching more than 1,000 feet in the air. HAWAII VOLCANOES NATIONAL PARK, Hawaii – A 30-year-old man was rescued last week after falling 30 feet from a cliff in …

Escaped inmate from Hawaii captured in Lubbock, woman accused of helping him

by: Danielle Salazar Posted: Jun 16, 2025 / 10:17 AM CDT Updated: Jun 16, 2025 / 12:27 PM CDT LUBBOCK, Texas – The Lubbock Police Department arrested Issac Pascua, 41, on Friday, June 13 in the 4800 block of South Loop 280. Issac was reported …

Huge Sea-Urchin Populations Are Overwhelming Hawaii's Coral Reefs

As coral reefs struggle to adapt to warming waters, high levels of pollution and sea-level rise, ballooning sea-urchin populations are threatening to push some reefs in Hawaii past the point of recovery. The phenomenon is described in a new study that uses …

Fast-moving brush fire on Hawaii’s Maui Island evacuates about 50 people. No structures have burned

HONOLULU (AP) — A fast-moving Hawaii brush fire fueled by fierce winds forced the evacuation of dozens of Maui residents… HONOLULU (AP) — A fast-moving Hawaii brush fire fueled by fierce winds forced the evacuation of dozens of Maui residents on the …

Scientists are dropping live mosquitoes out of drones in Hawaii. Here’s why.

It sounds like something out of a nightmare: a giant drone flying through the sky and dropping containers full of live, buzzing mosquitoes, one of the world’s most hated insects. But in Hawaii, this scenario is very much real. A remotely operated aircraft, …