Category: Hawaii

Soak Up the Island of Hawaii

Some vacationers soak up sun on beaches with white or black sand. Not far away, divers suit up for a deep dive to get up close and personal with a variety of denizens of the deep. Other people check out a surreal moonscape of hardened pitch-black lava, then hike through a lush tropical rainforest.  …


John Wayne Airport Offers Nonstop Flights to Honolulu 

Sunnier skies are ahead for passengers at John Wayne Airport, where travelers can now catch nonstop flights to Hawaii. United Airlines began on May 6 offering daily, nonstop flights between the Santa Ana airport and Honolulu. Flights will be operated with a Boeing 737-700 aircraft. “This is the first new route we’ve launched from Orange County…


Take the Winding Highway to Hana

Just as the queasiness in my stomach from the continuous onslaught of curves and cutbacks along the narrow uphill road began to subside, we rounded yet another 180-degree bend. The first waterfall with whipped-cream waters dripping down deep-creviced cleavages appeared by the roadside, its beauty washing away all my remaining reservations. It was the first…


Tiger Sharks Eat Whale Carcass That Drifted Ashore in Hawaii

HONOLULU—Officials are warning people to stay out of the water after sharks were seen eating the carcass of a whale that has washed ashore on an Oahu beach. Several tiger sharks were seen eating the whale remains as it drifted closer to shore in Waimanalo, Hawaii News Now reported Tuesday. The carcass landed on the…


Hawaii Looks to Adopt Vaccine Passport for Travel Between Islands

Hawaii state officials are considering adopting a proof-of-vaccination requirement for inter-island travel, commonly referred to as a “vaccine passport,” according to local outlets. “I would love to pilot it in mid-April with the cards at least for inter-island travel,” Hawaii Lt. Gov. Josh Green told KHON-TV on Tuesday, referring to vaccination cards, which serve as one form…


3 Fully Vaccinated Hawaii Residents Test Positive for COVID-19

Three Hawaii residents who were fully vaccinated against the CCP virus have tested positive for COVID-19, the disease caused by the virus.


Return to Kauai: A Salve for the Soul

I didn’t expect to feel a lump in my throat, but as the plane touches down along the lush green fields of Kauai, I feel a rush of emotion. Like so many, I’ve missed the ability to travel. Mostly, though, I missed some of my favorite places—and Kauai is one of them. Granted, things are…


Hawaii Declares State of Emergency After Heavy Rains, Floods, and Dam Overflow

Hawaii Governor David Ige declared an emergency in the state after heavy rains brought floods, landslides and fear of dam failures, prompting evacuations in at least two counties, while flood advisories stayed in effect for a second day. The move came after a dam overflowed on the island of Maui, forcing evacuations and destroying homes,…


Hawaii GOP Chair Resigns Over Party’s QAnon Tweets

The chairwoman of Hawaii’s Republican Party has resigned because of a series of posts on the party’s Twitter account that promoted the QAnon movement. Shirlene DelaCruz Ostrov, who has served four years as the local GOP head, has stepped down “to allow the party to recover from the controversy and focus on finding excellent candidates…


Drive-Thru COVID-19 Testing Lands at Long Beach Airport

LONG BEACH (CNS)—Long Beach Airport opened a drive-thru COVID-19 testing site Jan. 12 available exclusively for people planning to fly to Hawaii and hoping to avoid a state-mandated quarantine for visitors. The testing site is being operated in partnership with Hawaiian Airlines, offering $90 PCR tests with results within 36 hours. The site is open…