Two men who flew into Hawaii recently were taken into custody upon landing for allegedly using fake COVID-19 vaccination cards, authorities said. Norbert Chung, 57 and Trevor Chung, 19, were arrested on Aug. 8 at Daniel K. Inouye Airport in Honolulu, the Hawaii Department of the Attorney General said in a statement to news outlets….
Two Hawaii Tourists Arrested for Allegedly Using Fake COVID-19 Vaccination Cards
‘No Mingling’: Hawaii Revives COVID-19 Restrictions Over Fear of Delta Variant
The state of Hawaii announced it would reintroduce restrictions on social gatherings due to the COVID-19 Delta variant. “With COVID-19 cases going up, the State of Hawaiʻi is taking precautions now to avert a strain on our healthcare systems. To that end—I’ll be signing an Executive Order that will limit social gatherings, effective immediately,” Gov. Dan…
Tourists Fined $500 for Touching Hawaiian Monk Seals
HONOLULU—A woman from Louisiana who was honeymooning in Hawaii has been fined $500 after a social media video showed her touching an endangered Hawaiian monk seal, U.S. authorities said. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration launched an investigation last month and found the woman violated the Endangered Species Act, said Dominic Andrews, a spokesperson for…
Hawaii Woman Pleads Guilty to Mishandling Classified National Defense Information
A Honolulu woman pleaded guilty on July 20 to knowingly removing and retaining classified national defense information from the U.S. Embassy in the Philippines. Asia Janay Lavarello, 31, admitted to removing documents classified at the secret level from the U.S. Embassy in Manila in March last year, according to a press release from the Department…
Air Cargo Company That Ditched Plane Off Hawaii Is Grounded
A cargo airline whose plane ditched into the ocean off Hawaii has been grounded after investigators looked into the company’s safety practices before the accident. The Federal Aviation Administration said Friday that it will bar Rhoades Aviation of Honolulu from flying or doing maintenance inspections until it meets FAA regulations. The agency did not detail…
Hawaii Governor Signs 2 Gun Control Bills, Tightening Storage Requirements and Expanding Ghost Gun Ban
Hawaii Gov. David Ige, a Democrat, has signed into law two new gun control bills, tightening firearm storage requirements and expanding the existing ban on ghost guns. At a signing ceremony last week, Ige said the measures are “focused on increasing the safety and well-being of our community.” One of the bills, called HB31, imposes more stringent…
NTSB Recovers Boeing Airplane Debris Off Hawaii in Probe of Emergency Landing
NEW YORK—The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board on Monday said it has recovered debris from a downed Boeing 737-200 cargo plane and will continue to investigate the cause of the aircraft’s emergency water landing, which injured two people, off Hawaii last week. Investigators plan to use sonar technology to locate the decades-old plane, which was…
Pilots Rescued After Cargo Plane Crashes in Ocean Off Hawaii
HONOLULU—A cargo plane made an emergency landing in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Hawaii early Friday and both people on board have been rescued. The pilots of the Transair Flight 810 reported engine trouble and were attempting to return to Honolulu when they were forced to land the Boeing 737 in the water,…
Over Friendly Octopus Grabs Hold of Diver for a Big Kiss in the Waters of Hawaii
A pair of divers were hoping to get up close and personal with some marine life when they plunged into the waters off Hawaii, but they probably never imagined how close they really would get. Caleb Heikes and his diving companion were thrilled when they saw octopuses approaching them as they led a dive off…
Woman on Plane Who Didn’t Know She Was Pregnant Gives Birth Inflight With Doctor, Nurses Aboard
An airplane passenger got the surprise of her life when she gave birth to a baby boy on a Delta Airlines flight from Salt Lake City to Honolulu. The woman, reportedly, didn’t even know she was pregnant at the time. The plane was in the air on April 28 when Lavinia “Lavi” Mounga went into…
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