Lineal descendants of Punaluʻu and conservationists devise plans to permanently protect the land on Hawaiʻi island and its ...

For one couple on Davis Islands, the memories of floodwaters, loss, and starting over are still fresh. John and Julie ...

Most recently, in the aftermath of the August 2023 Maui wildfires, FEMA came through big time — going well beyond its normal ...

Attorney Corey Riday-White writes about why a judge should let a closely-watched lawsuit the city of Charleston brought ...

The island of Molokai is perhaps the most rural of all of the main Hawaiian isles, with a population of just about 7,400 on ...

A German court is expected to rule in a climate lawsuit brought by a Peruvian farmer and mountain guide against energy company RWE. The lawsuit claims global warming fueled by the firm’s ...

A new study says a big earthquake and rising sea levels could cause major floods and tsunamis in parts of California, Oregon, ...

Hawaii's Kilauea volcano resumed its sporadic eruption on Sunday, shooting lava hundreds of feet into the air and releasing ...

More than 20 years ago, the world met Lilo Pelekai. Today, she's a character brought to life through budding Big Island actress Maia Kealoha, who's just as spirited and charming ...

There is no tsunami expected after a preliminary magnitude 4.0 earthquake reported at 9:38 a.m. on Tuesday, May 20, 2025 off the Kaʻū Coast of the Big Island. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center ...

A magnitude-4.2 earthquake rumbled just offshore of the Big Island of Hawaii on Tuesday morning, but officials said no tsunamis were expected. The earthquake was about 5 miles southeast of the ...

mainly Leeward Big Island along the sea breeze each afternoon. Here, nuisance flooding is not out of the question. By Thursday, lapse rates steepen to 6.5 to 7.0C/km over the western end of the ...