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Kilauea volcano erupting in remote area of Hawaii Volcanoes National Park

Wednesday, September 18

(HILO, Hawaii) -- Hawaii's Kilauea volcano, one of the most active in the world, is erupting again, prompting a volcano watch alert in surrounding areas, according to officials.The eruption is occurring within a remote area of Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, according to the U.S....

Hawaii on alert for Tropical Storm Hone, extreme heat travels across country

Saturday, August 24

(NEW YORK) -- Hawaii is on alert for Tropical Storm Hone while extreme heat is expected to expand from the South to the Midwest, leaving 25 million Americans under heat alerts this weekend.A Tropical Storm Warning is in effect for the Big Island of...

Helping hands in Hawaii: Beyond the poolside Mai Tai

Friday, August 9

(NEW YORK) -- On the southeast coast of O’ahu, a group of visitors from Renton, Washington, has arrived to volunteer with 808 Cleanups, a local organization working to remove invasive species from along the shoreline."I could not come to Hawai'i, to the island of...

One dead, two missing after helicopter crashes into ocean in Hawaii

Friday, July 12

(KAUAI, Hawaii) -- One person is dead and two others are missing after a helicopter carrying three people in Kauai, Hawaii, crashed into waters about a quarter mile offshore, according to state officials.Officials said they received a report of a helicopter crash into the...

Pair of 19-year-old men arrested for illegally hunting on Oprah Winfreys Hawaii ranch

Thursday, July 4

(NEW YORK) -- Two 19-year-old men have been arrested after being accused of illegally hunting on Oprah Winfrey’s ranch in Hawaii, officials say.The incident occurred just before midnight on June 21 in the Kula area of Upcounty Maui, according to the Department of Land...

Twenty-year-old injured in potential shark attack in Hawaii

Wednesday, June 26

(NEW YORK) -- Hawaii Island police said they're investigating a possible shark attack that injured a 20-year-old man visiting the island from Romania.The man was swimming about 15 to 20 feet offshore at Anaeho'omalu Bay in Waikoloa at the time, the Hawaii Police Department...

Pipeline surfer who appeared in “Blue Crush” killed in shark attack in Hawaii, emergency officials say

Monday, June 24

(NEW YORK) -- A well-known surfer and lifeguard was killed in a shark attack near the North Shore of Oahu, Hawaii, emergency officials said.Tamayo Perry, 49, was attacked in the water off Goat Island midday on Sunday, the Honolulu Emergency Services Department said in...

Taylor Wily, lovable Hawaii Five-0, Forgetting Sarah Marshall star, dead at 56

Friday, June 21

One might not recognize Taylor Wily's name, but the affable, bald-headed sumo wrestler-turned-actor who appeared in dozens of movies and TV shows, including Forgetting Sarah Marshall and Hawaii Five-0, has died.Hawaii's KITV News was the first to