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Hawaii authorities say coastal waters off the wildfire-stricken town of Lahaina pose no significant risk to human health and it’s safe to surf and swim there. The state Department of Health announced the decision Thursday after reviewing water sampling test results collected by groups including University of Hawaii researchers, the Surfrider Foundation and the state Department of Land and Natural …

One person was killed, and several others were injured after a tour bus driver mistakenly pressed down on the gas instead of the brakes at a cruise pier parking lot in Honolulu, Hawaii. According to the Honolulu Emergency Medical Services and the Honolulu Police Department, the fatal accident happened on Friday at 10:24 a.m. local time. Authorities said a 57-year-old …

He would rather die than give her a dime – at least on paper. Prosecutors say a Kentucky father hacked into Hawaii’s death registry, impersonated a doctor and created his own death certificate in order to fake his own demise to avoid paying more than $116,000 in child support to his ex. Jesse Kipf, a 38-year-old from Somerset, is accused …

FIRST ON FOX — A group of nearly two-dozen Republican attorneys general is asking the Supreme Court to intervene in a climate change liability case out of Hawaii they say could have “grave” consequences for American energy production. In February, a coalition of major oil companies asked the Supreme Court to weigh in on the city of Honolulu’s lawsuit that …

A Hawaii property owner is getting sued after finding out a half-million dollar house was accidentally built on her land. The legal quagmire has attracted squatters to the house, according to a neighbor who spoke to local news. “You already make a mistake, and then you build on my land without my permission. And then now you’re suing me for …

The U.S. Supreme Court is considering whether to take up a case that has one side claiming a “hyper-ideological” Hawaii court is threatening to “strong-arm progressive lifestyle choices” on Americans nationwide by blessing a lawsuit aimed at holding some of the biggest fossil fuel companies liable for climate change. In 2020, the city of Honolulu sued several major fossil fuel …

An inmate in Hawaii who broke out of jail, jumped onto a highway during his escape and was hit by a car while fleeing police last week has died, authorities said. Matthew J. Ornellas Jr., 33, escaped from Kauai Community Correctional Center last Friday but, just moments after escaping the facility, became the victim of a serious hit-and-run. On Thursday, …

An inmate who escaped from a Hawaii jail on Friday became the victim of a serious hit-and-run just moments later, authorities said. Matthew J. Ornellas Jr. escaped from Kauai Community Correctional Center just after 1 a.m., the Hawaii Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation said. Moments later, he was running along Kuhio Highway and was struck by a vehicle. Correctional officers …

Supermarket cheap-meat Spam is surging in global popularity behind an uncanny trend. The catalyst is an international obsession with Spam musubi. Think sushi made with Spam. GRATEFUL DEAD, STEELY DAN SET ROCKY MOUNTAIN RHYTHM FOR DENVER CHEF JUSTIN CUCCI It’s a slice of Spam packed in rice and wrapped in nori, the thin, dried pungent seaweed that’s a signature of …

Hawaii’s attorney general on Monday blamed a delay of the release of a key report into a deadly Maui wildfire on county agencies that forced investigators to issue subpoenas. The first phase of an independent investigation into the Aug. 8 fire that killed at least 101 people and destroyed much of historic Lahaina was expected to be released this month. …