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A U.S. Coast Guard cutter patrols the area of debris from a 737 cargo plane that crashed off Oahu, Friday, July 2, 2021, near Honolulu. The plane made an emergency landing in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Hawaii early Friday and both people on board were rescued. The pilots of the Transair Flight 810 reported engine trouble and were attempting to return to Honolulu when they were forced to land the Boeing 737 in the water, the Federal Aviation Administration said in a statement. (Craig T. Kojima/Honolulu Star-Advertiser via AP) HIHON501 HIHON501

July 2, 2021 at 6:57 am

Boeing 737-200 cargo jet pilot minutes before ocean crash: 'It doesn't look good'

A Boeing 737-200 cargo plane crashed in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Hawaii early Friday. Both people on board have been rescued.

June 3, 2021 at 11:39 am

Earthquake at underwater Hawaii volcano shakes Big Island

HONOLULU (AP) — An earthquake at an active deep sea volcano off Hawaii shook the Big Island but didn't appear to have any impact on...

FILE – A plume rises near active fissures in the crater of Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano on Monday, Dec. 21, 2020. Park rangers have cited dozens of people who have gathered at Hawaii Volcanoes National Park to witness an ongoing eruption of the Kilauea volcano. The rangers say those cited had ventured into dangerous areas to take photos and videos of the volcano eruption that had created a lake of lava in the crater measuring 554 feet deep on Thursday, Dec. 24. (M. Patrick/U.S. Geological Survey via AP) NY108 NY108

May 26, 2021 at 5:49 pm

Hawaii’s Kilauea Volcano stops erupting after months of lava

HONOLULU (AP) — Hawaii's Kilauea Volcano has stopped erupting. The U.S. Geological Survey's Hawaiian Volcano Observatory updated the status of the Big Island volcano Wednesday....

May 19, 2021 at 3:36 pm

Hawaii area can expect 2 to 5 storms during hurricane season

HONOLULU (AP) — The central Pacific basin including Hawaii can expect between two and five tropical depressions, tropical storms or hurricanes this year, federal forecasters...

May 5, 2021 at 12:40 pm

Mom who gave birth on flight didn’t know she was pregnant

The baby boy arrived early at 29 weeks while mom was traveling to Hawaii for vacation with her family. “I just didn't know I was...

April 22, 2021 at 12:04 pm

Expedition hauls tons of plastic out of remote Hawaii atolls VIEW

HONOLULU (AP) — A crew returned from the northernmost islands in the Hawaiian archipelago this week with a boatload of marine plastic and abandoned fishing...

April 15, 2021 at 8:05 am

Global warming’s extreme rains threaten Hawaii’s coral reefs VIEW

HONOLULU (AP) — As muddy rainwater surged from Hawaii's steep seaside mountains and inundated residential communities last month, the damage caused by flooding was obvious...

April 13, 2021 at 9:13 am

Aggressive takeoff caused Hawaii plane crash that killed 11

HONOLULU (AP) — A pilot's aggressive takeoff led to an aerodynamic stall, causing the 2019 crash of a skydiving plane in Hawaii that killed all...

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March 17, 2021 at 9:10 pm

Sheltered from virus, Kauai plans cautious return to tourism VIEW

Kauai officials are loosening restrictions, saying early measures and the island’s departure from a state testing program that allowed in more people gave it time...

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February 9, 2021 at 10:23 am

Deer native to India starve to death amid drought in Hawaii VIEW

HONOLULU (AP) — Axis deer, a species native to India presented as a gift from Hong Kong to the king of Hawaii in 1868, have...