Aug 09 Watch 6:30 News Wrap: FBI agents shoot and kill Utah man accused of making threats against Biden In our news wrap Wednesday, FBI agents shot and killed a Utah man accused of making threats against President Biden, wildfires in Hawaii burned thousands of acres and killed at least six people on Maui, days of downpours in Europe… Continue watching
Aug 09 At least 6 killed in wildfires that devastated parts of the Hawaiian island of Maui, official says By Jennifer Sinco Kelleher, Audrey McAvoy, Associated Press Photos posted by the county overnight showed a line of flames blazing across an intersection and leaping above buildings in the town center that dates to the 1700s and is on the National Register of Historic Places. Continue reading
Jun 07 WATCH: Kilauea volcano begins to erupt after three-month pause By Jennifer Sinco Kelleher, Mark Thiessen, Associated Press Before issuing the eruption notice, the observatory said increased earthquake activity and changes in the patterns of ground deformation at the summit started Tuesday night, indicating the movement of magma in the subsurface. Continue reading
May 07 Watch 2:26 The legacy of Native Hawaiian swimmer and surfer Duke Kahanamoku By John Yang, Ali Rogin, Satvi Sunkara This Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, we’re highlighting people whose contributions have often been overlooked. Tonight, we spotlight an Olympic swimming champion and “father of modern surfing,” Duke Kahanamoku. Continue watching
Mar 21 WATCH: Biden announces creation of national monuments, marine sanctuary in West By Matthew Daly, Associated Press President Joe Biden has established national monuments in Nevada and Texas and creating a marine sanctuary southwest of Hawaii. Biden announced the measures Tuesday at a White House summit on conservation. Continue reading
Jan 06 Hawaii volcano eruption isn’t dangerous but offers a spectacular sight By Audrey McAvoy, Jennifer Sinco Kelleher, Associated Press Lava from Kilauea is spurting high into the air and spreading out across the Hawaii volcano's summit crater floor. It's creating a spectacular sight as the mountain has resumed erupting after a few weeks' hiatus. Continue reading
Dec 13 Scientists declare 2 Hawaiian volcanoes have stopped erupting By Jennifer Sinco Kelleher, Associated Press The U.S. Geological Survey's Hawaiian Volcano Observatory said in a statement Tuesday that Kilauea is no longer erupting. Continue reading
Dec 11 Scientists lower Mauna Loa alert level, say eruption could end soon By Associated Press Scientists lowered the alert level for the Mauna Loa volcano on Hawaii's Big Island from a warning to a watch on Saturday and said the mountain's first eruption in nearly 40 years may soon end. Continue reading
Dec 07 Hawaii remembrance to draw handful of Pearl Harbor survivors By Audrey McAvoy, Associated Press A handful of centenarian survivors of the attack on Pearl Harbor are expected to gather at the scene of the Japanese bombing on Wednesday to commemorate those who perished 81 years ago. Continue reading
Dec 03 Watch 3:18 News Wrap: China eases some COVID policies in several cities In our news wrap Saturday, former President Trump called for the Constitution to be "terminated" over unfounded allegations of 2020 election fraud, cities in China eased more COVID restrictions after protests, Iran announced construction of a new nuclear plant, volcanic… Continue watching