Earthquakes signal Hawaii's Kilauea about to resume erupting
Hawaii's second-largest volcano is likely to resume erupting soon after a brief pause. The U.S. Geological Survey said Saturday that a shallow earthquake storm had been detected under the summit of Kilauea. Scientists just said Tuesday that lava had stopped flowing after 61 days of volcanic activity, but Kilauea is living up to its reputation as one of the world’s most active volcanoes.
news.yahoo.comJudge to consider freedom for Hawaiian man convicted of woman's 1991 murder amid "overwhelming new evidence of innocence"
"Whenever you have a White, female victim ... it gets a lot more attention than people of color and Native Hawaiians," said the co-director of the Hawaii Innocence Project.
cbsnews.comHawaii man imprisoned for 1991 murder, rape released
A judge has ordered a man released immediately after his attorneys presented new evidence and argued that he didn’t commit the crimes he was convicted of and spent more than 20 years in prison for: the 1991 murder, kidnapping and sexual assault of a woman visiting Hawaii.
Lifeguard Luke Shepardson wins Hawaii surfing "Super Bowl"
Luke Shepardson was declared the winner in one of the world’s most prestigious and storied surfing contests held in Hawaii over the weekend for the first time in seven years. Shepardson was declared the winner Sunday of The Eddie Aikau Big Wave Invitational, while John John Florence — the winner of the event in 2016, the last time it happened — was named runner-up. Shepardson, a Honolulu Ocean Safety lifeguard, scored 89.1 points out of a possible 90 to edge out defending champion Florence, the Star-Advertiser reported.
news.yahoo.comThis new authority will decide the fate of astronomy atop Hawaii's contested Maunakea volcano
Beginning in 2028, the Maunakea Stewardship and Oversight Authority will be in charge of determining how astronomy, Native Hawaiian culture, recreation and other activities on Maunakea will proceed.
space.comHawaii's Kilauea volcano erupts again, summit crater glows
Hawaii's Kilauea began erupting inside its summit crater Thursday, the U.S. Geological Survey said, less than one month after the volcano and its larger neighbor Mauna Loa stopped releasing lava. The Hawaiian Volcano Observatory detected a glow in webcam images indicating Kilauea had begun erupting inside Halemaumau crater at the volcano's summit caldera, the agency said. Kilauea’s summit is inside Hawaii Volcanoes National Park and away from residential communities.
news.yahoo.comMasters invitation goes to the wrong Scott Stallings
Scott Stallings received an invitation to the Masters, and the Georgia resident most likely will be there — as a guest of the PGA Tour player by the same name for whom the coveted invitation was intended. Stallings, who qualified for the Masters by reaching the Tour Championship last year, didn't realize what had happened until the other Scott Stallings sent him a series of messages on Instagram alerting him to the mail mix-up. My name is Scott Stallings as well and I'm from GA.
news.yahoo.com11 people seriously injured amid turbulence on Hawaii flight
Nearly a dozen people were seriously injured when a flight to Hawaii was rocked by severe turbulence on Sunday about 30 minutes outside Honolulu, an emergency response agency said. Eleven people were hospitalized in serious condition and nine others were in stable condition, the Honolulu Emergency Medical Services said in a statement. It said a call came in shortly after 11 a.m. about the injuries on a Hawaiian Airlines flight from Phoenix.
news.yahoo.comHumpback whale left with broken spine after vessel strike makes her "last journey" – a 3,000-mile swim to Hawaii
Moon used only her pectoral fins to travel to Hawaii, where she is now "completely emaciated and covered in whale lice" – and according to one local professional diver, even being followed by sharks.
cbsnews.comHawaii search ends for Washington state snorkeler missing after shark spotted
The search for a 60-year-old Washington state woman whose husband couldn’t find her after spotting a shark while they were snorkeling in Hawaii was called off Friday. The woman’s husband and others reported spotting a large shark about 50 yards (45 meters) from shore at at Keawakapu Point in south Maui on Thursday, according to the state Department of Land and Natural Resources. After what was believed to be a Tiger shark was spotted, officials put up shark warning signs.
news.yahoo.comWife of defense contractor claims stolen ID is her real name
The wife of a U.S. defense contractor, who together are charged in Hawaii federal court with stealing the identities of two deceased Texas infants and living under their names for three decades, says she's not the person prosecutors say she is.