Hawaii basketball team scores transfer from Norfolk State

ZACHARY TAFT / IMAGN IMAGES / MARCH 21 Norfolk State Spartans forward Jalen Myers (9) controls the ball against Florida Gators forward Alex Condon (21) during a first-round game in the NCAA Tournament in March at Lenovo Center in Raleigh, N.C. …

Hawaii’s New Leave-No-Trace Tourist Tax—and Everything Else You Need to Know About This Week

Tourist from Oregon gets sick on manta ray snorkel trip and dies, Hawaii cops say

An Oregon woman visiting Hawaii became ill while taking part in a snorkeling trip and died a short time later, police said. Lori Trende-Landgraver, 62, from Portland, was on a guided manta ray snorkeling trip April 30 in Kona on the island of Hawaii when …

Hawaii man pleads guilty in $1.8M O.C. yacht and real estate scam

A man from Hawaii pleaded guilty Friday in federal court to scamming an elderly man in Irvine out of $1.8 million. John Tamahere McCabe of Kailua pleaded guilty to a count of wire fraud, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office. McCabe was scheduled to be …

Hawaii Sues Big Oil for Alleged Climate Deception After Trump Administration Tried to Block the Litigation

The state of Hawaii has joined an intensifying legal battle by states and communities across the country to try to hold large fossil fuel firms accountable for the damaging climate impacts of their products.  Hawaii is the 10th state so far to take the …

Hawaii lawmakers pass legislation raising a tax on hotel rooms to generate funds to cope with climate change

Hawaii lawmakers raise the state’s hotel tax to help the islands cope with climate change

Oregon State baseball weekend primer: Late-night clubhouse chats, rotation changes and a look at Hawaii

CORVALLIS — The Oregon State baseball team will have to travel far and wide to end its longest losing streak of the season. Really far and wide. The Beavers on Friday will open a four-game series against the Hawaii Rainbow Warriors in Manoa, Hawaii, a …

Hawaii Lawmakers Pass HECO Bill to Invest in Wildfire Mitigation

Hawaii lawmakers this week passed a bill intended to help shore up Hawaiian Electric Co.’s credit rating despite strong opposition from House and Senate committee chairs who helped vet the measure. The bill would impose a new fee on HECO customers to help …

Hawaii man pleads guilty in $1.8 million scam that cost elderly Irvine man his home and yacht