Hawaii News

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Hawaii Superferry Inc. can abandon its ships to lenders owed $158.8 million for their construction, the company's bankruptcy judge ruled.

Japan's Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko hope to reach out to Americans and Canadians of Japanese ancestry during a two-week tour that began Friday, but they won't be going to Pearl Harbor.

The bright glow at the summit of Hawaii's Kilauea volcano has been snuffed out by a series of large rock falls within its crater.

Linda Lingle from ordering thousands of their members to take three unpaid days off each month.

A TASTE of Hawaii will be brought to Ketton on Saturday, July 4. Ketton Club in High Street has organised an Hawaiian Hula Party, which will include a barbecue, punch, games and activities.

Hawaii Gov. Linda Lingle announced that she plans to veto a gas tax increase and an Internet sales tax, which had prompted Amazon.com cut ties with island Web sites.

Thousands of state employees rallied at the state Capitol Tuesday afternoon to denounce Gov.

On June 17, 2009, The Council for Native Hawaiian Advancement organized a five-day cultural leadership exchange in Anchorage, Alaska for three Native Hawaiian community leaders.

Missile defenses for Oahu, but cuts for the rest of us. The Pentagon recently announced that it is repositioning ground-to-air radar and missile defenses near Hawaii in case North Korea decides to launch another long-range missile, this time toward the Aloha State.

They've made more than 500 flights and saved hundreds of lives. But why is the Hawaii Air Ambulance still trying to shed a turbulent past? It's another flight for Hawaii Air Ambulance lead pilot Dave Heck.

A showdown in court over Gov. Linda Lingle's planned furlough of thousands of government employees has been set for July 2, the day after the governor's plan is set to take effect.

Thousands of children from the Konishiki Kids Foundation, founded by one of the world's most prestigious professional sumo wrestlers from Nanakuli, will celebrate this July 4th with live music, games and fireworks at Wet 'n' Wild Hawaii.

The Hawaii State Chapter of the American Red Cross has been awarded a $22,000 grant from McInerny Foundation to replace the roofs for the Red Cross facility located at 55 Ululani Street in Hilo, Hawaii.

The liquidation of Hawaii Superferry Inc., a former operator of high-speed ferry service between the islands of Oahu and Maui, should be transferred to Hawaii from Delaware, where the company filed under Chapter 11 on May 30, according to a so-called change-of-venue motion filed Saturday by the state of Hawaii.

A judge on Tuesday set July 2 as the date for a court hearing on a lawsuit by two unions asking for an injunction against the state's plan to furlough workers while unions hope to gain public support.

Bishop Museum is reducing its admission price tomorrow to $5 per adult and $3 for children ages four and under.

Hawai'i's elementary and middle school students not only lag behind their national counterparts but are also outperformed by their peers in many Asian countries and parts of Europe, according to a new international grading index.

President Barack Obama has reassured US citizens that the country will be ready in case of an attack on Hawaii by North Korea.

Comforted by the U.S. military's missile defense systems, Hawaii residents doubt a North Korean missile would light up the clear island sky like fireworks on the Fourth of July.