U.S. Geological Survey Hawaiian Volcano Observatory scientists discuss historic similarities of Kīlauea summit collapses

The personal finance website WalletHub recently released their rankings of holiday shopping budgets for cities in the US. Honolulu is ranked 226 out of 570 cities in the report. According to WalletHub, Honolulu shoppers have an average holiday shopping budget of $727.   The average holiday spending is expected to reach over $1,000 this year, about... Read more »

Nearly 200 students from across the state participated in the Blue Planet Foundation’s 2018 Student Energy Summit, which was held from Sunday to Monday at the Hawaiʻi Convention Center. The summit gave these middle and high school students the chance to tackle real world clean energy issues through interactive workshops and hands-on challenges. “I learned... Read more »

AIA Honolulu announced the 60th Annual Design Awards from the best of 44 recently completed and unbuilt architectural projects in Hawaiʻi.

Two supermassive black holes, nestled at the center of each of the galaxies, are now excitingly close, giving astronomers the best view yet of the pair marching toward coalescence into one mega black hole.

The Hawai‘i State Department of Health (DOH) has scheduled public hearings on the counties of Kaua‘i, Maui and Hawai‘i. The DOH is holding these hearings to gather public comments on the proposed amendments to Title 11, Chapter 157, “Examination and Immunization,” which includes health examination and immunization requirements for school attendance in Hawai‘i. Scheduled hearings... Read more »

Randall Iwase, chair of the Hawaiʻi Public Utilities Commission will resign from his post, effective Dec. 28, 2018.

The Hawaiʻi Department of Transportation has completed the installation of 4,260 new solar panels on the 7th floor of the Terminal 1 parking garage at the Daniel K. Inouye International Airport.

The Hawai‘i Bar Association and the Supreme Court of Hawai‘i recognized Lance D. Collins, a solo private practitioner with his practice primarily on the island of Maui, for his pro bono counsel work.

Maui's Brandon Arakawa was named Maui District Teacher of the Year as part of the annual recognition and awards issued by the state Department of Education.