This year, Hawaiʻi’s attorney general joined a national campaign against the sale of illegal tobacco products — including some vaping devices. This week, one country in Asia announced plans for a more severe crackdown on vaping. HPR’s Bill Dorman has more in today’s Asia Minute.

Next month marks 80 years since the atomic bombs were dropped on Japan, which ended the war in the Pacific. Here in Hawaiʻi, there will be an event at the Waikīkī Natatorium on Aug. 6.

The Conversation had a chance to speak with Gov. Josh Green on Wednesday morning to get the latest on the damage assessments across the state after Hawaiʻi's brush with tsunami activity.

The tsunami advisory in place for the state of Hawaiʻi was officially canceled Wednesday morning, but on Tuesday, many were stuck in a traffic gridlock trying to leave evacuation zones and get to higher ground during the warning alert. The Conversation spoke to some people out collecting supplies.

A tsunami warning was issued for the state of Hawaiʻi on Tuesday afternoon after an earthquake struck off the coast of Russia. Here's how the community responded to the alert that has since been lifted.

One of the recommendations that came out of the Maui wildfires tragedy was the need for a state fire marshal. Dori Booth has been on the job for about two months now, and she sat down with The Conversation's Catherine Cruz to give an update on her role.

Several factors help determine whether a given earthquake will generate a dangerous tsunami, but the process is not yet fully understood.