4+ day, 17+ hour ago   (1193+ words) Several homes Hoona road near Baby Beach on Kauai were completely destroyed by high surf during Hurricane Lowell on Sept. 7, 2026. Kauai residents began cleaning up and assessing damage Tuesday after Hurricane Lowell battered the Garden Isle overnight, knocking out power…...

5+ day, 2+ hour ago   (393+ words) Portions of the Big Island received intermittently heavy rain over the weekend, but it appears the flooding officials feared as a result of rain bands from Hurricane Lowell didn’t materialize. The storm itself, which passed to the south of the…...

6+ day, 2+ hour ago   (506+ words) Lifeguards prepare to move their watch stand to higher ground in Poipu, Kauai, as Hurricane Lowell approaches on Monday, Sept. 7, 2026. (Erin Schaff/The New York Times) Waves roll into the beach at Poipu, Kauai, as Hurricane Lowell approaches on Monday,…...

6+ day, 2+ hour ago   (925+ words) Crews from the nonprofit Papahanaumokuakea Marine Debris Project hauled nearly 50,000 pounds of debris from the remote atolls in August despite a four-day pause due to Hurricane Lala. A battered bird nestled among dead foliage at Laysan Island (Kamole) at Papahanaumokuakea…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (253+ words) The pool at Waiakea Village after almost a week without power at the apartment complex. (Grace Inez Adams/Hawaii Tribune-Herald) Waiakea Villas residents sit outside to cool off and charge devices with a generator while their units remain without electricity....

2+ week, 2+ hour ago   (840+ words) RONIT FAHL / SPECIAL TO THE STAR ADVERTISER Nani Keleohano and her sister Julia Jose run a laundry serv­ice in South Kona on the Big Isle. They, along with some friends, offered laundry services and linens to the Kau community…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (398+ words) The 5-day forecast track for Tropical Storm Iselle as of 2 p.m. PDT (11 a.m. Hawaii time) today. A trio of systems is active across the Central and East Pacific today, with a new tropical depression forming in the East Pacific and a strengthening…...

3+ week, 2+ hour ago   (1202+ words) Kim Fanene, right, co-founder of Farm Kine Tings, and Kahana Bay resident Debra Gorai, middle, carry trays of hot food for distribution, Thursday, Aug. 20, 2026, in Punaluu. While helping families recover from Hurricane Lala, Kimberly “Aulani” Fanene spent last Thursday preparing…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (1662+ words) Left to right: Lorene Agustin, Fely Villegas and Rosita Tungpalan sit on Pahala’s designated “senior bench” outside Mizuno Superette, where they regularly gather to talk story, share information and find comfort in one another. A home and truck remained buried…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (470+ words) This National Hurricane Center map shows the 5-day projected path of Tropical Storm Moke, which is expected to strengthen further and pass south of the Big Island early Sunday morning, bringing more heavy rain and wind to the island. The…...