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Robert Ballard of the National Weather Service says the wet conditions have helped pull Hawaii out of its drought.

Most folks are now on the bandwagon to protect our native plants. But protecting these valuable resources is easier said than done.

Gov. Linda Lingle is partially fulfilling a Hawaii Supreme Court order that she name new members to the University of Hawaii Board of Regents whose terms expired more than six months ago.

Lingle chose Trader from a list of six candidates drawn up by the Judicial Selection Commission.

While Barack Obama has already made history by being the first African American to be elected U.S. President, his aides are wondering whether his favourite spot for vacationing Hawaii will go down in history as ...

HONOLULU -- In his two weeks in Hawaii, Barack Obama has oozed island cool: the black shades and khaki shorts, the breezy sandaled saunter that suggested he had not a care in the world. Who said anything about the presidency?

He strolled shirtless near the beach, enjoyed a shave ice and a local seaweed-wrapped delicacy called Spam musubi. One day, the president-elect flashed the friendly 'shaka' sign, shaking his pinky and thumb in a local surfing gesture.

But for the BlackBerry clipped to his left hip, Obama appeared to be channeling the aloha spirit of his native Hawaii. Far more than a greeting, Hawaiians' aloha -- which has many meanings -- often connotes a certain laid-back live-and-let-live attitude. Translated literally, it means the breath of life. But aloha is also sometimes interpreted as an acronym for five words meaning kindness (akahai), unity (lokahi), agreeability (olu'olu), humility (ha'aha'a) and patience (ahonui).

A new study of pygmy killer whales _ one of the least understood marine mammal species _ shows that those living off Hawaii tend to stay close to the islands and don't swim out to the open ocean. There are very few of the whales, probably less than 200 individuals, in this distinct pygmy killer whale population off the islands. The population's limited number make it more vulnerable than other whale populations to potentially harmful human behavior, including fishing and Navy sonar, said the paper published Tuesday in the journal Marine Mammal Science.

As we bid farewell to 2008, here's a quick look back at some of the places, faces and events that made it a year to remember: 1. Concerts: The Police two-nighter in Blaisdell Arena in February was 2008's ...

When many islanders look at Barack Obama, they see not only the next president, but a skilled bodysurfer, a man who flashes the "shaka" or hang loose sign, and someone who wears the same rubber slippers they ...

Stricter requirements for convicted sex offenders are among nine new laws that go into effect on the first day of 2009.

Six individuals received pardons from Gov. Linda Lingle in 2008, the governor's office said today in a news release.

HONOLULU a ' When the lights went out in Hawaii 's tourist district, the power generators kicked in.

Hawai'i's attempt to create a high-tech industry using generous and opaque tax credits cost an estimated $747 million through 2007, according to a new study by the state.

Barack Obama may be the first U.S. president who can successfully pull off the shaka, a Hawaiian greeting Hawaiians say has various meanings, from 'hang loose' and 'cool' to 'thanks.' The hand gesture, also a ...

When I moved to Hawaii in 1983, I took an oceanography class at UH-Manoa from the chairman of the Oceanography Department, E.D. Stroup.

By Philip Rucker HONOLULU -- A thunderstorm knocked out power across Oahu island Friday night, crippling the island of 900,000 people and interrupting the vacations of thousands of tourists, including ...

Hawaii is made up of hundreds of islands across one thousand and five hundred miles of the area of this archipelago.

Gov. Linda Lingle is asking President Bush to declare Oahu and Kauai disaster areas to help the islands recover from recent heavy rains, flooding and high winds.

Hawaiians are peddling their native son the best way they know how - with bus tours, a Barack Obama-inspired ice cream flavor and a "Barry Slept Here" map.

Reporting from Honolulu -- President-elect Barack Obama worked out at the fitness center of a Marine Corps base in Honolulu on Sunday, the first full day of a 12-night vacation on Oahu, his final getaway before ...