Barkley Leads No. 1 USC Past Hawaii, 49-10
Stephen Dunn/Getty Images(LOS ANGELES) — Trojans quarterback Matt Barkley tossed four touchdowns as No. 1 USC pounded Hawaii Saturday night, 49-10.USC got off to a fast start when on their first play of the game, Barkley connected with wide out Marqis…
Men Survive 100-Foot Cliff Plunge in Maui
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(MAUI, Hawaii) — Two occupants of a car navigating dangerous roads in Hawaii escaped nearly unharmed after they plunged off a 100-foot cliff on Maui, Hawaii.According to local news reports, the tourists were driving near Makamaka…
Parents Sue After Daughter Dies in Hawaii Jet Ski Crash
Brand X Pictures/Thinkstock(HONOLULU) — The parents of a California teenager who died on vacation in Hawaii when her jet ski was struck by another being operated by an Australian tourist are suing that tourist.Kristen Fonseca, 16, was jet skiing on Au…
Teen Lost at Sea: Parents Blame Hawaii Tour Group
Madoff Family(NEW YORK) — Parents of a New York teen who went missing in the waters off Hawaii blame a tour group for their son’s disappearance after a wave swept him out to sea. The wave pulled Tyler Madoff, 15, out to sea six days ago after a hiking…
Bobby Brown Marries in Hawaii; Bobbi Kristina Not Present
Courtesy: Bobby Brown Jr.(HONOLULU) — It’s Bobby Brown’s prerogative to pack a concert and a wedding into a single trip to Hawaii. A source confirms to People magazine that on Monday, less than 24 hours after performing with New Edition in Honlu…
Arizona Secretary of State Satisfied with Obama Birth Documents
TOBY MELVILLE/AFP/Getty Images(PHOENIX) — The state of Hawaii has confirmed the birth of President Obama in the state, so now his supporters in Arizona who wish to vote for him will get their chance. Arizona Secretary of State Ken Bennett, who e…
GOP Blasts Million Dollar Judicial Conference in Hawaii
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — In a scolding letter, two Republican senators blasted the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals for holding a lavish tax-payer funded judicial conference scheduled for this August in Maui, Hawaii, that “reads more l…
Two Planes in Close Call After Rookie Air Traffic Control Error
Comstock/Thinkstock(HONOLULU) — A Federal Aviation Administration probe into the rookie mistake of an air traffic controller, which brought two planes perilously close at Honolulu International Airport, has led to the resignation of a longtime air tra…
US, Japan Reach Deal on Moving Marines Out of Okinawa
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(TOKYO) — The U.S. and Japan have reached an agreement to move 9,000 Marines off the southern island of Okinawa.The proposal, which is part of the Obama administration’s larger push to beef up security in Asia, was announced by b…
Hawaii Man Punches Shark in Face, Tells It ‘I’m Not Gonna Die Today’
Courtesy of the Holley Family(HONOLULU) — Joshua Holley, 28, was surfing at his favorite spot off the coast of Oahu, Hawaii’s North Shore, when he felt a push on the left side of his body.“I looked to my left and I saw this really big dors…
Unusual Weather, Record Hail, Pounds Hawaiian Islands
Stockbyte/Thinkstock(HONOLULU) — Unusual weather patterns, dubbed “unprecedented” by the National Weather Service, moved across the Hawaiian Islands during the past few days.Reports of tornados and thunderstorms were prevalent. A 30-minute…
Hawaii Volcano Wipes Out Last Remaining Neighborhood Home
Molten lava exploding in Kilauea , Hawaii. AbleStock/Thinkstock(KALAPANA, Hawaii) — A volcano that erupted in Hawaii has destroyed the last remaining home in the neighborhood that spanned the volcano’s side.The Kilauea volcano on Hawaii’s…
Japan Tsunami Debris to Reach Hawaii, North America
This false color image of Sendai, Japan was captured by the Landsat 7 ETM+ bands 4,3, and 2 on March 12, 2011 and shows inland areas inundated by water from the tsunami, smoke from fires burning, and clouds of debris in the water. USGS/NASA, Mike Taylo…
Astronauts Wanted: Experiment in Hawaii to Test Mars Menus
NASA/AFP/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — Researchers are looking for six able-bodied volunteers and two backups to be cooped up for 120 days and nights in a make-believe Mars base early in 2013.The experiment is called HI-SEAS — short for Hawaii Space Exp…
Obama Returns from Hawaiian Vacation
SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — President Obama and the first family arrived back at the White House early Tuesday morning after their 10-day, multi-million dollar Hawaiian vacation.The president’s return coincides with the Iowa caucuse…
Baby Gives President Obama a Mouthful
Kent Nishimura-Pool/Getty Images(KANEOHE, Hawaii) — President Obama may have been able to laugh off the mouthful of fingers given to him by an 8-month-baby while visiting U.S. troops in Hawaii, but the baby’s parents could not.“I was morti…
Obama (Finally) Starts His Vacation
Official White House Photo by Pete Souza(HONOLULU, Hawaii) — After a lightning-fast 8-hour, 55-minute non-stop from Washington, D.C., to Honolulu on Air Force One, President Obama landed in paradise and wasted no time starting his vacation.His vacatio…
Hawaii Introduces Coach Norm Chow
iStockPhoto/Thinkstock(HONOLULU) — Hawaii’s own Norm Chow is headed home. He was introduced on Thursday as the new head coach of the Hawaii football program.
The 65-year old Chow has been at five schools in over four decades of coaching. H…
Holidays Apart? Fighting in Congress Threatens to Keep Obama in DC
Annie Leibovitz/The White House(WASHINGTON) — While President Obama stays in rainy Washington trying to hammer out a deal on the payroll tax cut extension, his wife and daughters are 5,000 miles away in sunny Kailua, Hawaii. The first lady and h…