In 2021, the Hawaiʻi State Archives, located in Honolulu, started an exciting project to help people learn more about the ...

According to Hawaiʻi County Civil Defense Agency, 180 checkpoints were established islandwide near tsunami inundation zones ...

GEORGE F. LEE / GLEE @STARADVERTISER.COM U.S. Rep Jill Tokuda, a former Local 5 union member, helped out at the union’s headquarters on King Street as members prepared for a possible strike ...

A bipolar 48-year-old man shot and killed by police after he barricaded himself in a Waikiki hotel in December 2022 was going ...

Welcome to Volcano House, which sits at 4,000 feet above sea level in the Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, a Unesco World Heritage Site that's home to two of the world's most active volcanoes.

But the hotel, which is on the 14th floor of the Waikiki Business Plaza, is a new style of hotel for Hawaii. It’s made up of rooms filled with capsules of various sizes.

Hawaii’s counties separately charge a 3% lodging tax, and travelers also have to pay the 4.712% general excise tax that applies to all virtually all goods and services.

With the start of Tuesday's strike, more than 4,000 hotel workers are now on strike at Hilton, Hyatt and Marriott hotels in Honolulu, San Diego and San Francisco, according to the UNITE HERE union.

In addition, Hawaii's counties each add their own 3% surcharge and the state and counties impose a combined 4.712% general excise tax on goods and services including hotel rooms.