California man wonders if he could have done anything to prevent incident By CALEB JONES The Associated Press HONOLULU — A man who was involved in a terrifying 2016 skydiving accident on the same plane that crashed and killed 11 people in Hawaii on Friday says he wishes he could have ...

By CALEB JONES and AUDREY McAVOY The Associated Press HONOLULU — Federal investigators will review repair and inspection records on the skydiving plane that became inverted before crashing shortly after takeoff on Oahu’s North Shore, killing all 11 people on board in the deadliest civil ...

Representatives of Hawaii bring lei and aloha to historic ceremony By DAVID SHARP The Associated Press BATH, Maine — A Hawaii delegation brought a tropical flair to a state known for cold weather as a U.S. Navy destroyer bearing the name of the late Sen. Daniel Inouye was christened ...

By AUDREY McAVOY and ANDREW SELSKY The Associated Press HONOLULU — A skydiving plane that crashed on Oahu, killing 11 people, was involved in a terrifying midair incident three years ago in Northern California that prompted the 14 skydivers aboard to jump earlier than planned to safety, ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Hawaii, Massachusetts, Minnesota and Nevada are joining the legal fight against T-Mobile’s $26.5 billion bid for Sprint in a case that lawyers on both sides say they hope will reach trial in October. Beau Buffier, a lawyer for New York state’s attorney general, told a ...

By CALEB JONES The Associated Press HONOLULU — Nine people on board a twin engine aircraft died Friday night in a crash on Oahu’s North Shore, officials said. There were no survivors in the crash of the King Air plane near a small airport, Hawaii Department of Transportation ...

The Associated Press Kilauea victims told to return relief funds HILO — Kilauea eruption victims who were ruled ineligible have been asked to return federal disaster relief payments. The Hawaii Tribune-Herald reported Thursday that the Federal Emergency Management Agency confirmed 77 ...

HONOLULU (AP) — The Honolulu rail authority will redesign and replace the metal structures at three stations that support overhead fabric canopies that will shelter passengers from sun and rain, officials said. The city will fix 15 so-called canopy arms after flaws were discovered in ...

Construction set to begin this summer By CALEB JONES The Associated Press HONOLULU — After years of protests and legal battles, officials have announced that a massive telescope which will allow scientists to peer into the most distant reaches of our early universe will be built on a Big ...

HANALEI, Hawaii (AP) — Protesters formed a human chain and blocked tourists from using a Kauai highway to access an area they said cannot support a large influx of people, according to reports. A 2-mile stretch of the Kuhio Highway was reopened by police Monday before 7 a.m., news ...

HONOLULU (AP) — An ex-Honolulu deputy prosecutor on trial for corruption-related charges has rested her case without testifying in her defense. Katherine Kealoha’s attorney Cynthia Kagiwada rested Wednesday. Observers of the closely watched trial have been waiting to learn whether ...

HONOLULU (AP) — The popular Kalalau Trail and Haena State Park are reopening on the Hawaiian island of Kauai this week but will have fewer people. The Honolulu Star-Advertiser reports only 900 visitors a day will be allowed inside the park starting Monday. That’s down from an estimated ...

HONOLULU (AP) — An ex-Honolulu prosecutor hasn’t decided whether she will testify in her defense at a trial over allegations she and her police chief husband framed her uncle to keep him from revealing fraud that funded their lavish lifestyle. Katherine Kealoha’s attorney Earle ...

By AUDREY McAVOY The Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — Flights were being delayed and hundreds of people were waiting to go through security screening at Honolulu’s airport on Tuesday after an active shooter scare. Passengers who had already passed through screening and were boarding ...

KAILUA-KONA (AP) — A Big Island company hopes to build an underwater farm that can produce large quantities of edible seaweed, officials said. Kampachi Farms LLC is working to establish a farm to grow limu more than a mile off Kaiwi Point near Kailua on Hawaii island, The Honolulu ...

KAILUA-KONA (AP) — Vacation rental registrations have been coming in to Hawaii County faster than workers can process them as the county implements a new law. The county Planning Department processed 226 registrations as of early last week, West Hawaii Today reported . Paper application ...

By JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER The Associated Press HONOLULU — Soon after a Honolulu prosecutor and her police chief husband were indicted and accused of a fraud scheme that funded their lavish lifestyle, they told a judge they couldn’t pay for lawyers to represent them. The public ...

HONOLULU (AP) — Family and friends say a 31-year-old man sustained brain and spine injuries after a tow truck plowed into his compact car earlier this week. The Honolulu Star-Advertiser reported Friday that Jim Braddock, who is originally from New Jersey, is hospitalized in critical but ...

The Maui News U.S. and Hawaii flags are flying at half-staff today to honor longtime Oahu state lawmaker Rod Tam, Lt. Gov. Josh Green announced Friday. Tam died May 15 at age 65. His memorial service is being held today. Tam spent three decades in political office, starting with the state ...

HONOLULU (AP) — A man injured during a rockfall in an Oahu state park was among five people cited for trespassing, officials said. State officials cited Lincoln Hittner of Honolulu on Tuesday for trespassing in a closed park, The Honolulu Star-Advertiser reported Thursday. Hittner was ...