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There is no tsunami threat to Hawaiʻi after a 8.2 preliminary magnitude earthquake in the Sea of Okhotsk reported at 7:45 p.m. 5/23/13.

The USS Daniel Inouye will posthumously honor the former senator who was a a World War II veteran, a recipient of the Medal of Honor, the second longest serving senator in history, and the third in line for presidential succession.

With perfect tides, the conditions all aligned perfectly to make this swell one for the ages this past weekend — and it still continues.

A Maui man died today after being hospitalized for more than three weeks with critical injuries sustained in a motorcycle crash last month in Pāʻia. Police have since identified the man as…

Maps were created for Kahakuloa Village and the East Maui community of Keʻanae which had not previously been mapped, according to county officials.

Baldwin High School’s three-sport athlete Keelan Ewaliko and Seabury Hall swimmer Renny Richmond were selected to the Hawai‘i High School Athletic Association’s 2013 Class of Inductees into the Enterprise Rent-A-Car/HHSAA Hall of Honor.

The Maui Wedding Association will host the 18th Annual Maui Wedding Expo 2013 on June 1 at the Plantation House Restaurant in Kapalua.

According to a status update from the state DLNR office, most of the broken pieces from the 30-foot “Caribou III sailboat were quickly removed except for a mast and mooring gear, which was expected to be removed by Parker Marine when the surf subsides.

The man driving the silver Mazda vehicle mistakenly pressed the gas pedal instead of the brake, causing the vehicle to collide into numerous items near the customer entrance area of the store, injuring three.

Organizers of a community lei making event hope to string a total of 2,500 lei to be placed on the graves of Maui veterans for Memorial Day.

The Governor is expected to sign Senate Bill 4 into law that will require all occupants of a vehicle to buckle up or be restrained in a child passenger seat while traveling on any public highway in Hawaiʻi.

Tricia Morris and Hawaii’s Premiere Mortgage Company were issued an immediate temporary cease and desist order by the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs.

The south swell has finally arrived and is showing signs of possibly being one of the best swells of the whole summer.

The three vessels, ranging in size from 30-40 feet, had apparently pulled from their moorings, and were in the process bf being battered by the high surf, authorities said.

A series of south swells arriving in the islands beginning today has ocean safety officials on Maui taking extra precautions. By 11 a.m., crews had already made an estimated 30-40 personal contacts with the public at Kamaʻole Beach Park III. When in doubt, authorities advise, don’t go out.

It’s high school graduation weekend all over the island! Celebrate your freedom and get weird. Seriously. Click on this and see what we mean.

Four deaths related to ocean entry hazards have already occurred at Kīlauea, according to information released by the HVO. “Given the recently observed disregard for these hazards, we fear that tragedy will strike again,” authorities said.

Locations that will be featured include: Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park on Hawaiʻi Island, the National Tropical Botanical Garden’s McBryde Garden on Kauaʻi, Haleakalā National Park on Maui, and Waikīkī Beach on Oʻahu.

State officials said a local fisherman reported the incident after hooking what he initially believed to be “a very large ulua” while fishing from shore in the early morning hours on Saturday, May 11.

Firefighters on Maui quickly doused a brush fire that burned two small areas of grass along the Mokulele Highway, officials confirmed