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Scientists defend warning after tsunami nonevent
Feb 28, 2010 16:25 EST
Scientists defend panic-inducing tsunami predictions after giant waves failed to materialize. The warning was ominous, its predictions dire: Oceanographers issued a bulletin telling Hawaii and other Pacific islands that a killer wave was heading their way with terrifying force and that "urgent action should be taken to protect lives and property."
Tsunami sets off panic but does little damage
Feb 27, 2010 20:45 EST
Tsunami in Pacific Ocean sets off widespread panic but damage is limited. With a rapt world watching the drama unfold on live television, a tsunami raced across a quarter of the globe on Saturday and set off fears of a repeat of the carnage that caught the world off guard in Asia in 2004.
Hawaii under tsunami warning
Feb 27, 2010 09:05 EST
Hawaii under tsunami warning; Calif. coast, Alaskan islands under advisory. Hawaii braced Saturday for a potentially damaging tsunami, after a massive earthquake off Chile sent waves across the Pacific Ocean.
A drought in Hawaii? Big Island water haulers busy
Feb 14, 2010 19:10 EST
Water haulers keeping busy on Big Island of Hawaii as drought forces some to have it delivered. Water haulers are keeping busy on the Big Island of Hawaii as a drought forces some residents to have water delivered.
Cher's Hawaii home sold at auction for $8.7M
Jan 21, 2010 15:40 EST
Cher's home on the Big Island of Hawaii sold at auction for $8.7 million to Arizona buyer. A luxury real estate auction company reports that Cher's Hawaii home overlooking the Pacific Ocean has been sold to an Arizona buyer for $8.7 million.
Cher's Hawaii home sold at auction for $8.7M
Jan 21, 2010 15:30 EST
Cher's home on the Big Island of Hawaii sold at auction for $8.7 million to Arizona buyer. A luxury real estate auction company reports that Cher's Hawaii home overlooking the Pacific Ocean has been sold to an Arizona buyer for $8.7 million.
Glover barely keeps his lead at SBS
Jan 10, 2010 07:59 EST
On a day of shifting wind, Lucas Glover takes a 1-shot lead at Kapalua in PGA opener. Even with a three-shot lead at Kapalua going into the weekend, U.S. Open champion Lucas Glover figured it would be tight. Surely, a few players in this winners-only field would post a low score, and a few guys wouldn't.
Mayors seek to keep Hawaii hotel tax revenue share
Jan 07, 2010 14:01 EST
Mayors seek to hold on to their share of hotel tax revenues gov wants to keep for Hawaii. The mayors of Hawaii's four counties agree on one thing. They want to hold on to their share of the hotel tax.
Lingle: Use hotel tax money for state budget
Dec 22, 2009 10:00 EST
Hawaii Gov. Linda Lingle wants to use county hotel tax money to remedy state's financial woes. Faced with a $1.2 billion budget gap, Gov. Linda Lingle on Monday proposed the state take about $100 million in hotel taxes from Hawaii's four counties next year and delay the payment of some personal and corporate income tax refunds.
Top destination lists for travel at year's end
Dec 21, 2009 16:57 EST
Canada, Mexico, South Africa among destinations on top travel lists at year's end. Here are some top destination lists for travel as 2009 ends and 2010 begins.
Hawaii broadband company gets fed stimulus money
Dec 18, 2009 11:18 EST
Hawaii broadband company gets federal stimulus money as part of $7 billion nationwide plan. One of 18 recipients of federal stimulus money to expand high-speed Internet networks is located in Hawaii.
Hawaii foreclosures up 122 percent in November
Dec 10, 2009 14:17 EST
Hawaii foreclosures up 122 percent in November over same month last year. A real estate research firm counted 875 foreclosure-related filings throughout Hawaii in November.
Hawaii plan would slash number of polling places
Dec 02, 2009 08:26 EST
Hawaii's chief elections officer proposal would slash number of state's polling places. Hawaii's chief elections officer on Tuesday proposed closing more than a quarter of the state's polling places in response to deep budget cuts imposed by the Legislature and the state's governor. Then he abruptly resigned.
Hawaii plan would slash number of polling places
Dec 02, 2009 01:50 EST
Hawaii's chief elections officer proposal would slash number of state's polling places. Hawaii's chief elections officer on Tuesday proposed closing more than a quarter of the state's polling places in response to deep budget cuts imposed by the Legislature and the state's governor. Then he abruptly resigned.
Hawaii farmers get federal help after emissions
Nov 30, 2009 14:00 EST
Hawaii flower, produce farmers getting federal help because of volcanic emissions. The U.S. Department of Agriculture has designated the Big Island a primary natural disaster area because of losses farmers suffered from volcanic emissions this year.
Despite upticks, Hawaii tourism remains weak
Nov 25, 2009 09:57 EST
Despite upticks in visitors from West Coast and Japan, Hawaii tourism remains weak. Despite an uptick in the number of visitors from the West Coast and Japan, nearly 2 percent fewer tourists arrived in Hawaii in October compared to the same month last year, according to new data.
CO2 curve ticks upward as key climate talks loom
Nov 24, 2009 00:00 EST
At 11,000 feet, Hawaii station tracks troubling upward curve of C02 as climate talks loom. The readings at this 2-mile-high station show a troubling upward curve as the world counts down to crucial climate talks: Global warming gases are building in the atmosphere at record levels from emissions that match scientists' worst-case scenarios.
CO2 curve ticks upward as key climate talks loom
Nov 23, 2009 15:58 EST
At 11,000 feet, Hawaii station tracks troubling upward curve of C02 as climate talks loom. The readings at this 2-mile-high station show an upward curve as the world counts down to climate talks: Global warming gases have built up to record levels in the atmosphere, from emissions that match scientists' worst-case scenarios.
Hawaii County Council OKs sale of county land
Nov 19, 2009 15:59 EST
Hawaii County Council OKs sale of county land to help balance budget. Big Island Mayor Billy Kenoi's proposal to sell 737 acres of land to help balance the county's budget has been approved by the Hawaii County Council.
China to participate in giant Hawaii telescope
Nov 18, 2009 10:43 EST
China to participate in development of giant Hawaii telescope, the world's largest. Chinese astronomers have signed on to participate in the development of the world's largest telescope that will be built atop a Hawaii volcano, a group said Tuesday.
