Safety

Honolulu Board of Water Supply’s Chief Engineer Ernie Lau spoke to The Conversation's Catherine Cruz about preparing for the upcoming hurricane season.

The National Indigenous Women’s Resource Center reported that more than half of sex trafficking victims in Hawaiʻi are part Native Hawaiian. The Hoʻopili Tribal Council is hosting a sign waving event today.

In the wake of the Lahaina fire and after a close call of its own, Kauaʻi has adopted new rules for wildfire mitigation in several of its historic plantation camps.

A local nonprofit, Our Hawaiʻi, invited Oʻahu residents to talk about how Hawaiʻi can start moving from immediate relief efforts to long-term recovery following the Kona Low storms.

The state is still reeling from recent floods, but climatologists are already eyeing another potential hazard — wildfire.

The first Kona low storm hit during the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa's spring break, meaning students could have left windows open or AC units on, possibly leading to excess bacteria growth.

The measure would allow the implementation of cameras at “high risk” intersections to track expired registrations and safety checks, along with red light violations and speeding.

A new bill would adopt the Universal Civil Remedies for the Unauthorized Disclosure of Intimate Images Act, which was first introduced in 2018.

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 has suffered its worst flooding in more than 20 years as heavy rains fell on soil already saturated by downpours from a winter storm a week ago.