Jennifer Kelleher

A lawsuit in Honolulu challenges the admissions policy of Kamehameha Schools, which gives preference to Native Hawaiian applicants.

Jason Momoa prepared for his role in “Chief of War” with a personal language coach who lived with him for nearly a year. The Apple TV series premiered in August.

A private school founded by a Hawaiian princess gives admissions preference to Native Hawaiian applicants.

National Weather Service says Hurricane Kiko is tracking north of the Hawaiian islands, reducing the threat of strong winds and widespread rain.

A lawsuit challenges Hawaii's new tourist tax on cruise ship passengers, claiming it is unconstitutional. Hawaii Gov. Josh Green signed the legislation in May.

The American Civil Liberties Union argues that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration continues to overly restrict access to mifepristone, a medication used for abortions and miscarriage management.

Commercial fishing that recently resumed in a vast protected area of the Pacific Ocean must halt once again after a judge in Hawaii sided with environmentalists challenging a Trump administration rollback of federal ocean protections.

Hawaii officials say the timing of the tsunami warning and evacuation orders following this week's massive earthquake off Russia helped make for severe traffic congestion in some areas.

Honolulu is suing major fossil fuel companies, including ExxonMobil, Shell, and Chevron, over climate change impacts.

Early Hawaiian petroglyphs have resurfaced on a beach in Waianae, Hawaii. This is the first time the entire panel of 26 figures has been visible since they were spotted nine years ago.

Lahaina Street runs through the heart of Makaha, a neighborhood in a west Oahu community that's a lot like the Lahaina on Maui that burned down in a deadly wildfire in 2023.

A U.S. appeals court has ruled that a Native Hawaiian man convicted of a hate crime against a white man must be re-sentenced, potentially adding years to his prison term.

Attorneys for a Guatemalan man deported to Mexico say he has landed in California. President Donald Trump's administration had said they were working to bring him back to the United States after a court ordered facilitation of his return.

A man in central Washington state is wanted on suspicion of murder after his three young daughters were reported missing and then found dead.

The American Civil Liberties Union of Hawaii has filed a lawsuit alleging Honolulu police officers are arresting sober drivers in an overzealous focus on making drunk-driving arrests.

Environmentalists are challenging in court President Donald Trump’s executive order that they say strips core protections from the Pacific Islands Heritage Marine National Monument and opens the area to harmful commercial fishing.

A 29-year-old former tire shop manager who quit his job and cashed in his retirement savings to buy a sailboat has become a social media sensation as he sails from Oregon to Hawaii with his cat, Phoenix.

A judge is denying a Maui doctor’s request to be released on bail while he fights an attempted murder charge stemming from allegations that he tried to kill his wife on a Honolulu hiking trail.

Hawaii’s land board has rejected the Army’s environmental impact statement to retain land on the Big Island used for live-fire training.

A doctor accused of trying to kill his wife on a Hawaii hiking trail has pleaded not guilty to on an attempted murder charge.