FHA Loans

Renovation of the earthquake-damaged Mauna Kea Beach Hotel won the third annual People's Choice Award as part of the 51st annual design awards competition by the American Institute of Architects Honolulu Chapter.

Paul Clark has a one-track mind. 'Everything I do revolves around teaching people to protect the ocean and make the changes that will allow that,' said Clark, who teaches marine science at Kaua'i Pacific School and is president of Save Our Seas.

As the Coast Guard works to replace a navigational tower toppled in a car crash at Kewalo Basin, it is also busy modernizing its extensive network of beacons and buoys.

"Back in the Day," appearing every Sunday, takes a look at articles that ran on this date in history in the Honolulu Star-Bulletin, Hawaii's oldest continuously published daily newspaper.

Deep in the heart of the Kilauea caldera lies Halema`uma`u. It's where Pele lives, her hair streaming high over the south of Big Island.

The Big Island's biggest attraction is also a health concern for Hawaii residents.

If you want to spend less than $200 a night and prefer small inns to big resorts, try Waimea Gardens Cottage in the northern town of Waimea, aka Kamuela, or the Kilauea Lodge in the park-adjacent southern village of Volcano.

When the founding members of Kaua'i Hospice decided to create a "small fundraiser" in 1989, they didn't know how well it would work - or if anyone would come.

Ask anyone living on the Big Island about vog and they'll have a story to share.

Getting to where the Kilauea lava flow meets the Pacific isn't as easy as you might think.

The U.S. Geological Survey's Hawaiian Volcano Observatory has captured remarkable video of lava bubbling near the surface at Kilauea volcano's summit.

Pahoa resident Thomas G. Reimer was a thoughtful, supportive man who always could be counted on, family members and friends say.

The Hawai'i state Board of Education is considering changes to Chapter 19 that will drastically impact students' rights to privacy and free expression, bring in drug-sniffing dogs and permit random locker and personal searches of students, without the requirement of reasonable suspicion.

'Edible Hawaiian Islands,' a magazine with statewide circulation that originates on Kaua'i, has received two Platinum Hermes awards in the categories of Publications/Magazine and for overall design.

If you're hoping to spend less than US$200 a night on Hawaii's Big Island and prefer small inns to big resorts, two likely prospects are Waimea Garden Cottage and the Kilauea Lodge .

Parents wondering how to keep their children busy this summer have a selection of science, art and performing camps and classes.

An erupting volcano sounds like the roar of a big jet engine taking off but people can't hear it because it's at such a low frequency, says Milton Garces, University of Hawaii Infrasound Laboratory director.

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.>> Prosecutors have dropped charges against a man accused of shooting at bounty hunter Duane "Dog" Chapman and another man during a pursuit being videotaped for a reality TV show.

WANTED: Old-school Mom & Pop store, locally-owned, small town kine with large organic selection, home-made foods and good prices.

The quaint lighthouses and modern light stations along Hawaii's lava-strewn shoreline - many on ancient signal fire sites - truly shine a light on the islands' unique history, geography, ecology and culture.