Modern luaus are celebrations with food and entertainment, but they originated from the 1819 abolishment of the kapu system. Many commercial luaus feature Pan-Pacific performances, while authentic ...

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 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 ...

Hawaii is experiencing a downturn in tourism, according to a report released by the Economic Research Organization at the University of Hawaii, which also warned that the state is heading toward a ...

Two people were injured Friday night after an SUV driven by Casey McKenney, 29, of Auburn, crashed into the front of Roy’s Foodland at 70 Broad St. in Auburn. Gregory Brooks, 48, also of Auburn, was a ...

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Chamber Music Hawai‘i unveils its 25-26 season, Expanded Horizons, with concerts and programs inspiring music lovers across the islands. Central Pacific Bank warns of rising scams and shares key tips ...

Hawaii's Kilauea volcano resumed erupting Friday by shooting an arc of lava 100 feet into the air and across a section of its summit crater floor. It was Kilauea's 31st display of molten rock since ...

Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano resumed erupting Friday by shooting an arc of lava 100 feet into the air and across a section of its summit crater floor. It was Kilauea’s 31st display of molten rock since ...