Kilauea, located about 200 miles (320 kilometers) southeast of Honolulu, is one of five volcanoes that make up the Big Island ...

A powerful storm that will bring heavy rain, gusty winds and flash flooding is set to hit the Hawaiian Islands Wednesday evening.

The massive inferno that was the deadliest in the U.S. in more than a century decimated the historic town of Lahaina, killing ...

When you think about Hawaii, what comes to mind? Warm beaches, swaying palm trees and pineapples? Probably not a blizzard. But this week, meteorologists say hurricane-force winds and 2 feet of snow ...

The Hawaii Supreme Court is scheduled to hear about insurance issues tying up a potential $4 billion Maui wild fire ...

Hawaii issued a ground stop for all interisland flights on ... The winds were even higher – reaching well beyond hurricane force – along the mountain peaks. A communications tower atop the summit of ...

Attorney Kale Feldman joins producer/host Coralie Chun Matayoshi to discuss whether insurance companies have a right to sue defendants (e.g. HEI, Kamehameha Schools) in the Maui wildfire ...

A winter storm skirting by Kauai on Thursday will soon bring flood-inducing rain, strong winds, and even heavy snow across ...

Hurricanes in Florida and North Carolina and wildfires in California affect the insurance business in Hawaii because insurance companies buy reinsurance — insurance for themselves — on the ...

FEMA pools national resources to help states quickly manage disasters. Without that federal support, each state would be left ...

More affordable solutions to exorbitant homeowner insurance policy costs in Hawaii don’t appear near under an emergency state effort initiated in 2024.

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...