Category: Hawaii

Hawaii Firefighter Dies After Being Swept Into Storm Drain

WAILUKU, Hawaii—A firefighter who was swept into a storm drain while responding to a storm on the Hawaiian island of Maui died over the weekend, officials said. Treʻ Evans-Dumaran, 24, died Saturday, according to a Maui County news release. He was in critical condition in the intensive care unit at Maui Memorial Medical Center after…


Hawaii Whale Dies With Fishing Nets, Plastic Bags in Stomach

HONOLULU—A whale that washed ashore in Hawaii over the weekend likely died in part because it ate large volumes of fishing traps, fishing nets, plastic bags, and other marine debris, scientists said Thursday, highlighting the threat to wildlife from the millions of tons of plastic that ends up in oceans every year. The body of…


Hawaii Man Imprisoned for 1991 Murder, Rape Released

HONOLULU—A judge on Tuesday ordered a man released from prison immediately after his attorneys presented new evidence and argued that he didn’t commit the crimes he was convicted of and spent more than 20 years locked up for: the 1991 murder, kidnapping, and sexual assault of a woman visiting Hawaii. Albert “Ian” Schweitzer, who was…


Huge Waves Bring Hawaii Surf Contest The Eddie After Hiatus

HONOLULU—One of the world’s most prestigious and storied surfing contests—dubbed the “Super Bowl of Surfing”—went forward Sunday in Hawaii for the first time in seven years with towering wave faces and a gigantic swell that was expected to grow throughout the day. And this year female surfers competed alongside the men for the first time…


Big Waves to Deliver Storied Hawaii Surf Contest the Eddie

HONOLULU—One of the world’s most prestigious and storied surfing contests is expected to be held Sunday in Hawaii for the first time in seven years. And this year female surfers will be competing alongside the men for the first time in the 39-year history of The Eddie Aikau Big Wave Invitational. The event—alternatively known simply…


US Coast Guard Monitoring Alleged Russian Spy Ship Off Hawaii

The U.S. Coast Guard said Wednesday it’s monitoring and tracking a suspected Russian intelligence vessel off the coast of Hawaii amid heightened tensions between Moscow and Washington over the conflict in Ukraine. “In recent weeks, the U.S. Coast Guard has continued to monitor a Russian vessel, believed to be an intelligence gathering ship, off the…


Hawaii Fisherman Overboard, Missing After Hooking Large Ahi

HONOLULU—Rescuers searched for a third day Tuesday for a Hawaii fisherman who went overboard from a boat after hooking a tuna over the weekend, authorities said. Mark Knittle, 63, of Captain Cook, was fishing with a friend off Honaunau on the Big Island on Sunday, when he hooked an ahi, or tuna, police said. “The…


Hawaii’s Kilauea Volcano Erupts Again, Officials Issue ‘Code: Red’ Warning

The Kilauea volcano in Hawaii started to erupt inside its summit crater on Thursday, officials announced in a volcanic activity notice, less than two months after the world’s largest active volcano, Mauna Loa, erupted for the first time since 1984. Shortly after 4:30 p.m. HST on Jan. 5, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Volcano Observatory…


BYU Offensive Lineman Veikoso Dies in Construction Accident

HONOLULU—Brigham Young University offensive lineman Sione Veikoso was killed in a construction accident in his hometown in Hawaii, family members said. Veikoso, 22, died Friday after a retaining wall he was helping repair during holiday break from school collapsed, his family confirmed. The Honolulu Fire Department reported that three others were injured when the 15-foot…


Brigham Young University Offensive Lineman Veikoso Dies in Construction Accident

HONOLULU—Brigham Young University (BYU) offensive lineman Sione Veikoso was killed in a construction accident in his hometown in Hawaii, family members said. Veikoso, 22, died Friday after a retaining wall he was helping repair during holiday break from school collapsed, his family confirmed. The Honolulu Fire Department reported that three others were injured when the…