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The PGA Tour is bidding aloha to Hawaiʻi on its schedule. The Sentry at Kapalua was canceled last January because of a water dispute that kept the Plantation course from being ready in time. -
Born March 12, 1926, in Honolulu to Japanese immigrant parents, Ariyoshi was a historic figure in Hawaiʻi and national politics, becoming the first Asian-American elected governor of any U.S. state. -
A Maui anesthesiologist accused of trying to kill his wife during a cliffside hike near a popular scenic lookout on Oʻahu has been found guilty of attempted manslaughter. Sentencing is scheduled for Aug. 13. -
A seabird native to Hawaiʻi is flourishing in the middle of Honolulu's concrete towers, traffic-clogged roads and Waikīkī hotels. The number of adult breeding white terns has jumped more than 50% in the past decade to 3,600. -
A sightseeing company's helicopter has crashed near a remote beach off the coast of Kauaʻi, killing three people and injuring two others. Kauaʻi officials say the crash happened Thursday afternoon at Kalalau Beach on the Nāpali Coast. -
Hawaiʻi communities are digging out from the state's worst flooding in more than 20 years, and aid groups are rushing to support them by raising money statewide. -
The worst flooding to hit Hawaiʻi in two decades swept homes off their foundations, floated cars out of driveways, and left floors, walls and counters covered in thick, reddish mud. -
Muddy floodwaters smothered vast stretches of Oʻahu's North Shore on Friday, lifting homes and cars and prompting evacuation orders for 5,500 people. Meanwhile, authorities were cautioning that a 120-year-old dam upstream in Central Oʻahu could fail. -
A new cash aid program in Maui is helping some Lahaina fire survivors stay afloat long after the flames. Advocates say the Kahua Card gives people control and cuts stress. -
Some Hawaiʻi lawmakers think the state should be doing more to help the producers of lei made with locally grown, fragrant flowers. Ideas include labeling requirements that would identify Hawaiʻi-made lei and a prohibition on state agencies buying imported ones.
