Hawaii

The Federal court in Honolulu has set for next week a detention hearing for an American man wanted by Tongan authorities for the murder of his wife.

A lawsuit in Hawaii alleges the U.S. Army is violating a court settlement by restricting access to cultural sites in a valley considered sacred by many Hawaiians.

Hawaiian Airlines says it is taking control of passenger seat allocation on its American Samoa flights to meet the weight limits of its aircraft. Audio

A prominent native Hawaiian says moves to allow the state's indigenous population to choose whether to form a unified government is a huge development.

Native Hawaiians can now choose whether to form a unified government, which could eventually enter into formal government-to-government relations with the United States.

It remains to be seen whether Pacific Islands governments will take up a landmark motion on fisheries protection passed at a major conservation summit. Audio

Decision time is approaching for members of the International Union for the Conservation of Nature on a controversial motion on fisheries protection.

The International Union for the Conservation of Nature's four-yearly World Conservation Congress has commenced in Hawaii. Audio

Pacific Island leaders are mindful of an imminent US administration change as President Obama promises funding to assist islands cope with climate change Video

Accusations of continuing and escalating human rights violations have been levelled at the United States by the Kingdom of Hawaii at the UN Human Rights Commission in Geneva.

The senior scientist of a regional fishing body says a presidential executive order to expand Hawaii's protected waters is an abuse of federal law.

US Pacific territories fear their national marine monuments will also be expanded if a plan to enlarge Hawaii's protected waters is successful.

A ceremony was held in Hawai'i today to mark the return of Captain Cook's feather 'ahu 'ula (cloak) and mahiole (helmet).