HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) -After clearing legal hurdles, a new state law imposing higher taxes for tourists is on track to go into effect in the new year. The Green Fee will increase the transient ...

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 ...

HONOLULU (KHON2) — A simple name change, with statewide and national impact. At its Dec. 10 meeting, the Hawaii Board on Geographic Names voted to change the official name of the “Island of Hawaii” to ...

Just as the sun slips behind the Chilean Andes, it seemed to send up a tiny emerald flare. The photograph, taken from Cerro Pachón in Chile by NOIRLab Audiovisual Ambassador Petr Horálek, captures a ...

HONOLULU (Island News) -- The Oahu Department of Emergency Management reports that a 7.6 magnitude earthquake struck the Hokkaido region of Japan early this morning. According to a Tsunami Information ...

The USGS said the quake was unrelated to recent Kilauea volcanic eruptions. An earthquake with a magnitude of 4.6 struck the southeastern portion of Hawaii's Big Island Wednesday night just before ...

Chrishell Stause is taking the next exit off Sunset Boulevard. The reality television star, 44, who made a name for herself as one of the stars of Netflix's real-estate drama "Selling Sunset," told ...

Wednesday evening in Waikiki ended in classic Hawaiian style, with a stunning red, orange and gold sunset, children laughing and splashing in waves lapping at the shore – and parents sipping cocktails ...

Most teams or organizations know how to start a project—with urgency, alignment, and a well-funded kickoff. But far fewer know how to end one well. Gerald Leonard Gerald Leonard is a certified ...

CABIN JOHN, Md.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--RAZ Mobility (www.razmobility.com) is pleased to announce that its award-winning RAZ Memory Cell Phone is now also sold by Verizon, one of the world’s leading ...

In the United States, there is perhaps no more iconic vacation destination than Hawaii. From the otherworldly, volcanic landscape of the Big Island to the urban atmosphere of Oahu, the Aloha State ...