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Health May 07
Tourists arrested as Hawaii tries to curb virus spreadPolice in Hawaii are cracking down on rogue tourists who are visiting beaches, riding personal watercraft, and generally flouting strict requirements that they quarantine for 14 days after arriving.
Nation Dec 19
Hawaii police to stand down from telescope construction siteHawaii officials are having police leave a mountain where protesters are blocking construction of a giant telescope because the project isn't moving forward for now.
Nation Dec 05
Sailor who killed 2 and himself at Pearl Harbor identifiedThe commander of Navy Region Hawaii, Rear Adm. Robert Chadwick, said he didn’t know the motive behind the shooting.
Nation Jul 18
Protests grow against telescope construction on Hawaii mountain some consider sacredHawaii Gov. David Ige has signed an emergency proclamation giving law enforcement more options to end the blockade.
Nation Jul 15
Hawaii activists prepare to protest start of telescope constructionScientists hope the massive telescope they planned for the site will help them peer back to the time just after the Big Bang, but some Native Hawaiians consider the land holy.
Nation Oct 28
Islands regain some air, sea access after monster stormSome airport and shipping access has returned to a U.S. Pacific territory ravaged by a super typhoon, but tens of thousands of residents still without power and sifting through rubble face a long road to recovery.
Nation Oct 25
Super Typhoon Yutu devastates U.S. territory: ‘It’s like a small war just passed through’Residents of the Northern Mariana Islands braced Friday for months without electricity or running water after the strongest storm to hit any part of the United States this year devastated the U.S. territory, killing one person, officials said.
Nation Sep 12
Hawaii braces for tropical storm OliviaForecasters predict Tropical Storm Olivia could dump 5 to 10 inches of rain, with some places getting as much as 15 inches.
Nation Aug 24
Hurricane Lane dumps rain on Hawaii, 5 people rescued from flooded homesForecasters said the center of the storm will move close to or over parts of Hawaii's main islands late Friday, bringing dangerous surf of 20 feet.
Nation Aug 23
With no place to run, people in Hawaii brace for Hurricane LaneThe category 4 storm could slam into the islands Thursday with winds exceeding 100 mph, making it the most powerful storm to hit Hawaii since Hurricane Iniki in 1992.