When Shuji Komagata, bishop of Soto Mission of Aiea, takes the stage to play Japanese taiko at the upcoming 42nd annual Pan-­Pacific Festival, it will be in the spirit of drumming up continued ...

“Being crowned Miss Hawaii 2025 is an indescribable honor and a dream come true. I feel overwhelmed with gratitude, knowing I get to represent the beauty, culture, and mana of our islands.

US News Hawaii enacts ‘green fee’ on tourists to raise $100M annually for climate, ecology protection By Ashley J. DiMella, Fox News Published May 29, 2025, 6:10 p.m. ET ...

Hawaii Gov. Josh Green, a Democrat, has signed into law a "Green Fee" bill that will raise tourist taxes to help fund "climate-change" mitigation. Senate Bill 1396 raises the tourist tax on Hawaii ...

It also levies a new 11% tax on cruise ship bills starting July 2026, prorated for the number of days the vessels are in Hawaii ports, to bring cruise ship taxes in line with room taxes on land.

The activity at Hawaii's Kilauea volcano started around 4:15 p.m. local time and lasted for several hours, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.

Hawaii already levies a 10.25% tax on short-term rentals. On January 1, the tax will rise to 11%. Hawaii’s counties separately charge a 3% lodging tax, and travelers also have to pay the 4.712% ...

The Island of Hawaii, like the other Hawaiian Islands, has had a decline in visitors. It received 1,729,027 visitors in 2024, a decline of 2% compared with 2019.

Disney’s 20th Century Studios is saying “aloha” to Martin Scorsese ‘s Hawaii-set crime thriller starring Dwayne Johnson, Leonardo DiCaprio and Emily Blunt (with whom the concept and film ...

MICHIGAN CITY | Xiaoting Pan, of Shanghai, China, beat Sweden's Helena Thornfeldt seven games to two to win her first WPBA tournament championship at Sunday's Great Lakes Classic at Blue ...