3+ day, 21+ hour ago   (290+ words) The five-day forecast track for Tropical Storm Norbert as of 11 a.m. Thursday. Tropical Storm Norbert strengthened slightly on Thursday in the East Pacific, with maximum sustained winds reaching 45 mph as it continues its westward track away from Baja California. At of…...

4+ day, 4+ hour ago   (131+ words) HONOLULU — With most of the restoration work following Hurricanes Lowell and Lala completed on O‘ahu and Hawai‘i Island, Hawaiian Electric is shifting focus to assist with recovery efforts on Kaua‘i, which is served by a separate utility....

4+ day, 4+ hour ago   (983+ words) The U.S. Department of Education has awarded $29.7 million to Hawaii providers serving Native Hawaiian children and families, with the funds expected to be distributed soon, following an agreement to extend federal funding for the Native Hawaiian Education Program for another year....

4+ day, 4+ hour ago   (343+ words) GEORGE F. LEE /AUG. 17, 2025 A Hawaiian Electric crew works on power lines on Oahu in 2025. The company said about 440 customers remain without electricity today after Hurricane Lowell. Hawaiian Electric said about 440 customers remained without electricity this morning in the aftermath of…...

6+ day, 4+ hour ago   (1570+ words) Rice Street in Lihue is practically empty at noon on Monday, Sept. 7, 2026 as people heed the advice of county officials to shelter in place and stay off the roads. With a windy.com map of Hurricane Lowell as a backdrop,…...

1+ week, 4+ hour ago   (1055+ words) JAMM AQUINO / Star-Advertiser / MARCH 20 Floodwater from the swollen Kaukonahua Stream overwhelmed land and structures near Otake Camp in Waialua in March. North Shore residents are now suing Dole Food Co., Sustainable Hawai‘i LLC and the city alleging the city…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (1483+ words) COURTESY NOAA Lowell, a major hurricane, began its pass south of Hawaii on Wednesday. Powerful Hurricane Lowell is passing far south of Hawaii through Friday but it’s where it goes afterward that has emergency officials and residents anxious. Forecasters expect…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (1428+ words) Harvest manager Alejandro Leon stands in a gully next to storm-damaged trees at A Coffee Farm in Pahala. Lala hit about a month before peak harvest time for coffee growers. Shade cloth, sagging under torrential rain and buffeted by high…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (850+ words) From left, Board of Land and Natural Resources Chair Ryan Kanako‘ole, member Karen Ono and member James Carpio read testimonies Friday in opposition to aquarium fishing, prepared by keiki on Maui and Kauai, provided to the Surfrider Foundation. Aquarium…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (302+ words) The five-day forecast for Tropical Storm Lowell as of 11 a.m. today Tropical Storm Lowell strengthened slightly this afternoon and is forecast to be a powerful Category 2 hurricane a few hundred miles south of Hawaii island by late next week. As of…...