HONOLULU — Hawaii's Kilauea volcano on the Big Island erupted and shot a steam and ash cloud into the atmosphere that lasted about an hour, an official with the National Weather Service said early Monday. The eruption began late Sunday within Kilauea's summit crater, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The...
Tech Billionaire Larry Ellison Has Moved To Hawaii
[aggregation-styles] Vox Larry Ellison, one of the world’s wealthiest people, has moved to the state of Hawaii. He’s the latest billionaire to leave California in 2020. Ellison, the founder of the software giant Oracle, made the disclosure to employees in a company-wide note on Monday afternoon after Oracle announced that...
Couple Arrested for Flying to Home to Hawaii After Positive Virus Tests
HONOLULU — A couple was arrested at a Hawaii airport for traveling on a flight from California despite knowing they were infected with COVID-19, authorities said. Wesley Moribe, 41, and Courtney Peterson, 46, boarded a United Airlines flight to Lihue with a 4-year-old child after San Francisco International Airport officials...
California Lawmakers Head To Maui With Lobbyists Despite Pandemic, Travel Warnings
[aggregation-styles] Politico SACRAMENTO — The pandemic may have "canceled" 2020, but it did not derail an annual gathering of lobbyists and lawmakers on the shores of Maui that brought people from across the country to a luxury resort this week. Roughly 100 people from four states converged at the Fairmont...
Tourists Return to Hawaii Amid Ever-Changing Pandemic Rules
HONOLULU — Coronavirus weary residents and struggling business owners in Hawaii will be watching closely as tourists begin to return to the islands on Thursday without being required to self-quarantine upon arrival. A new pre-travel testing program will allow visitors who test negative for COVID-19 to come to Hawaii and...
Hawaii Pushes Forward With Tourism Despite Safety Concerns
HONOLULU — Despite increasing coronavirus cases across the U.S., Hawaii officials hope to reboot tourism next week by loosening months of economically crippling pandemic restrictions, including a mandatory 14-day quarantine for all arriving travelers. The plan, which was postponed after the virus surged in the summer, will allow Hawaii-bound travelers...
Hawaii Arrests Rogue Tourists to Curb Virus Spread on Islands
HONOLULU — Hawaii authorities are cracking down on rogue tourists who are visiting beaches, riding personal watercraft, shopping and generally flouting strict requirements that they quarantine for 14 days after arriving. A newlywed California couple left their Waikiki hotel room repeatedly, despite being warned by hotel staff, and were arrested....
Hawaii Mayor: Florida Man Flouting Quarantine Was ‘Covidiot’
HONOLULU — A mayor in Hawaii is calling a Florida man accused of trying to flout Hawaii’s traveler quarantine a “covidiot.” Kauai Mayor Derek Kawakami isn’t taking credit for coining the word borne from the COVID-19 pandemic, but said he "may be the first elected official to bust it out...
Rescued California Sea Lions Now at Hawaii Aquatic Park
HONOLULU — Two sea lions rescued off the coast of California are making their debut at a new home in a Hawaii aquatic park. The sea lions named Niblet and Brawler are 3-year-old females and joined the aquatic attractions at Sea Life Park on Oahu Wednesday, The Honolulu Star-Advertiser reported. They...
After Combat Training, Fresno Fighter Squadron Returns from Hawaii
Fresno's 144th Fighter Wing welcomed a squadron of pilots home on Friday after two weeks of air-to-air combat training in Hawaii. Six F-15 Eagles returned to the wing's Air Guard base adjacent to the Fresno airport after participating in Sentry Aloha, a large-scale exercise with military units from eight states....