Nation Aug 17 After wildfires, Hawaii vows to protect Maui landowners from pressure to sell Gov. Josh Green said Wednesday that he instructed the state attorney general to work toward a moratorium on land transactions in Lahaina, even as he acknowledged the move would likely face legal challenges.
Nation Aug 11 Questions grow over wildfire warnings as Maui death toll rises Many of survivors said in interviews Thursday that they didn’t hear any sirens or receive a warning that gave them enough time to prepare, only realizing they were in danger when they saw flames or heard explosions nearby.
Arts Mar 15 W.S. Merwin, prize-winning poet of nature, dies at 91 A Pulitzer Prize winner and former U.S. poet laureate, Merwin completed more than 20 books.
Politics Oct 17 Judge in Hawaii blocks latest version of Trump’s travel ban HONOLULU — A federal judge in Hawaii blocked the Trump administration Tuesday from enforcing its latest travel ban, just hours before it was set to take effect. U.S. District Judge Derrick Watson granted Hawaii’s request to temporarily block the policy…