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Forecasters say Tropical Storm Gil has become a hurricane in the eastern Pacific Ocean. The U.S. National Hurricane Center reported Friday that the storm was about 1,080 miles west-southwest of Mexico's Baja California peninsula. -
Oprah Winfrey's representative and the president of Haleakalā Ranch confirmed that a private road on Maui is owned by the ranch and not Winfrey. An 8.8 magnitude earthquake off a Russian peninsula prompted evacuation orders in Hawaiʻi and elsewhere on Tuesday. -
Forecasters say Tropical Storm Gil is strengthening in the eastern Pacific Ocean but isn’t expected to threaten land. The Miami-based U.S. National Hurricane Center says the storm is forecast to remain over open water and become a hurricane on Friday. -
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. -
A Hawaiʻi judge has dismissed a wrongful death lawsuit brought by the widow of Lindani Myeni, an unarmed Black man who was shot by Honolulu police in 2021. The judge granted the dismissal motion Tuesday. -
A powerful earthquake that struck off the coast of Russia generated tsunami warnings and advisories for a broad section of the Pacific, including Alaska, Hawaiʻi and the U.S. West Coast. -
Honolulu is suing major fossil fuel companies, including ExxonMobil, Shell, and Chevron, over climate change impacts. The city argues these companies knew for decades that their products caused global warming and profited from it. -
The stars of "Lilo & Stitch" have experienced some big changes since the movie became a hit in 2025. Eight-year-old Maia Kealoha says she's been recognized "like five thousand times" at stores and has given up Doritos to keep her teeth clean. -
A major hurricane is churning in the Pacific Ocean several hundred miles away from Hawaiʻi. Forecasters say Iona is about 735 miles south-southeast of Honolulu with maximum sustained winds at 125 mph. -
Early Hawaiian petroglyphs have resurfaced on a beach in Waiʻanae on Oʻahu. This is the first time the entire panel of 26 figures has been visible since they were spotted nine years ago.
