Hawaii

Hurricane Hector, which is threatening to hit Hawaii's Big Island later this week, has fallen back to a Category 3 storm after sitting at Category 4 for a few hours.

Hawaiian Airlines says it has updated a blog post that claimed three flight attendants helped to stop a human trafficking case on a flight to Honolulu, after the FBI confirmed no crime had been…

Three Hawaiian Airlines flight attendants are being credited with saving three girls from an apparent case of human trafficking on a flight to Honolulu.

Flying lava has struck a tour boat in Hawaii, injuring at least 13 people, state officials say.

A bill to ban certain types of sunscreen in Hawaii has been signed into law as part of efforts to protect coral reefs.

New Zealand, Hawaii and Rapa Nui, or Easter Island, have been admitted as members of the Polynesian Leaders Group.

This week's meeting of the Polynesian Leaders Group in Tuvalu is to consider membership applications from New Zealand, Hawai'i and Rapanui.

Ongoing seismic activity and gas emissions have made the crater at the summit of Hawaii's Kilauea volcano unrecognisable.

Hawaii has become the first US state to prohibit pesticides containing the chemical chlorpyrifos.

"Shelter fatigue" is starting to bite in Hawaii where about 2000 people have been displaced by lava flows from the Kilauea volcano.

Two more volcanic explosions have been recorded at the summit of Kilauea Volcano on Hawaii's Big Island.

Scientists have a lot to learn from Pacific languages, according to a linguist from the University of Hawaii at Manoa.

A small explosion at the summit of Hawaii's erupting Kilauea Volcano has sent ash spewing into the air, creating a driving hazard for roads on parts of the Big Island