After two trips to Hawaii, I learned what I needed to pack and what I could've left at home. Polarized sunglasses, good walking shoes, and reef-safe sunscreen are essentials. However, looking back, I ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. LEFT: Power poles knocked down by the wind in Honolulu, Hawaii are repaired by Hawaiian Electric on Feb. 8, 2026. (Hawaiian ...

HONOLULU (Island News) – Gov. Josh Green urged residents to prepare for severe weather expected across Hawaii, announcing closures for Monday, February 9, 2026. According to the National Weather ...

WASHINGTON — A majority of Supreme Court justices indicated Tuesday that a Hawaii gun law that limits people carrying firearms onto private property infringes on the constitutionally protected right ...

A federal appeals court blocked Hawaii's new tax on cruises and other travel accommodations just one day before it was meant to go into effect at the start of 2026. On Dec. 31, the Ninth Appellate ...

Hawaii’s new tourist tax has come into force. The tax is seeking to raise money to help address potential ramifications of climate change in the nation’s first “Green Fee” levy, designed to help ...

A federal appeals court ruling on New Year's Eve blocked Hawaii from enforcing a climate change tourist tax on cruise ship passengers, a levy that was set to go into effect at the start of 2026.

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Thirteen new Hawaii laws taking effect Jan. 1 will raise costs for tourists and uninsured drivers while expanding protections for families and consumers. Hawaii’s new “Green ...

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HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) -After clearing legal hurdles, a new state law imposing higher taxes for tourists is on track to go into effect in the new year. The Green Fee will increase the transient ...

A federal judge's ruling clears the way for Hawaii to include cruise ship passengers in a new tourist tax to help pay for the impacts of climate change, a levy set to go into effect at the start of ...