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A skydiving plane crashed and burst into flames just after takeoff from a small seaside airfield on the island of Oahu, killing 11 people, officials said on Saturday. (Photo: AP)

All 11 aboard killed as skydiving plane crashes in Hawaii

The twin-engine Beechcraft King Air plane took off from Dillingham Airfield on the north shore of the island.

23 Jun 2019 12:26 PM

Nine people on board a twin engine aircraft died Friday night in a crash on Oahu's North Shore, officials said. (Representational Image)

9 killed after aircraft crashes in Hawaii, says authorities

There were no survivors in the crash of the King Air plane, Hawaii Department of Transportation spokesman Tim Sakahara said.

22 Jun 2019 12:33 PM

The lava is from Hawaii's Kilauea volcano, which erupted in early May. (Photo: AP)

At least 23 injured after lava bomb hits Hawaii tour boat

There were about 49 people found aboard a boat reportedly, however, the numbers are not confirmed.

17 Jul 2018 1:32 PM

'In recognition of the increasing connectivity between the Indian and Pacific Oceans, today we rename the US Pacific Command to US Indo-Pacific Command,' Mattis said in Pearl Harbour in Hawaii. (Photo: AP)

In nod to India, US military renames it's Pacific Command as Indo-Pacific Command

The name change is part of Washington's efforts to counter China's growing influence across the Asia-Pacific domain.

31 May 2018 9:09 AM

The Puu Oo crater floor began to collapse Monday, triggering a series of earthquakes and pushing the lava into new underground chambers. (Photo: AP)

Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano spews lava into residential area after eruption

Hawaii County said steam and lava poured out of a crack in Leilani Estates, which is near the town of Pahoa on the Big Island.

04 May 2018 11:34 AM

The pilots of United flight 1175 declared an emergency due to a vibration in the right engine before the plane landed safely. (Photo: Twitter/@mfalaschi)

Scariest flight: Passenger after engine cover blows off on flight

United flight 1175, with over 370 people on board, landed without incident at Honolulu International Airport, an official said.

14 Feb 2018 11:10 AM

The Hawaii Emergency Management Agency tweeted there was no threat about 10 minutes after the initial alert, but that didn’t reach people who aren’t on the social media platform. A revised alert informing of the 'false alarm' didn’t reach cellphones until about 40 minutes later. (Photo: AP)

Hawaii: False missile warning sends entire island into panic frenzy

Officials apologized repeatedly and said the alert was sent when someone hit the wrong button during a shift change.

14 Jan 2018 11:21 AM

The ceremony began with a moment of silence at 7:55 a.m. in honour of those who lost their lives the same time the attack began. (Photo: AP)

On its 76th anniversary, Pearl Harbor survivors remember fellow servicemen

About 20 survivors attended the event at a grassy spot overlooking the harbour and the USS Arizona Memorial.

08 Dec 2017 5:13 PM

A siren blared across Hawaii on Friday for the first time since the end of the Cold War in an effort to prepare tourists and residents for a possible nuclear attack from North Korea. (Photo: AP)

Hawaii revives siren test system for possible nuclear attack from N Korea

The state is the first to bring back the Cold War-era warning system, Hawaii emergency management officials said.

03 Dec 2017 1:45 PM

The planned voyage from Hawaii to Tahiti aboard a 50-foot sailboat didn’t start off well for Jennifer Appel and Tasha Fuiava and then it got worse. (Photo: AP)

Sharks, damaged mast, broken purifier: American women lost at sea rescued after 5 months

Every day for 98 days straight, the women sent out a distress call to no avail.

28 Oct 2017 12:42 PM

North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un (C) ast week delayed the Guam strike plan, but warned it could go ahead depending on Washington's next move. (File Photo)

Amid N Korea tensions, US conducts missile defence test off Hawaii coast

Japan has been worried that the United States has so far declined to arm it with powerful new radar, Reuters reported on Wednesday.

30 Aug 2017 5:15 PM

Fire damage is shown at the Marco Polo residential high-rise in Honolulu. The building, where three people died in a recent fire, did not update its fire alarm system to meet the latest safety standards. City records obtained by The Associated Press show no upgrades were made after an engineering firm recommended them after another fire four years ago. (Photo: AP)

US: Honolulu high-rise fire caused estimated $100M in damage

Honolulu Fire Captain David Jenkins said Tuesday the blaze is considered one of the most destructive in Honolulu's recent history.

02 Aug 2017 11:42 AM

Smoke billows from the upper floors of the Marco Polo apartment complex in Honolulu (Photo: AP)

3 dead in fire in Honolulu high-rise apartment building

Images posted online showed orange flames raging on several floors and debris falling from windows.

15 Jul 2017 3:36 PM

Kema and his wife, Jaylin, have long been suspects in the boy's disappearance. (Representational image)

US: Father pleads guilty to manslaughter of son who went missing 20 years ago

In the late 1990s and early 2000s, the boy known as

06 Apr 2017 8:17 AM

US: Autistic high-school student rapes schoolmate twice

The accused had raped the victim when the adult who was supposed to monitor him was sleeping.

15 Feb 2017 3:42 PM

Barack Obama set for fight to save health programme

Obama also plans a major valedictory speech in Chicago, his hometown, shortly before his presidency ends.

01 Jan 2017 6:59 AM

Barack Obama (left) and Benjamin Netanyahu. (Photo: File)

Relations between Obama, Netanyahu camps hit rock bottom

While Israel's Arab population has citizenship rights, the roughly 2.5 million Palestinians living in the occupied West Bank do not.

29 Dec 2016 9:08 PM

Obama signs defence spending bill

But he raised objections to parts of it, including policies blocking him from closing the detention center at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

24 Dec 2016 10:58 AM

WWF among top conservation groups violating natives’ rights

Some of the world’s leading conservation groups are violating the rights of indigenous people by backing projects that oust them from their ancestral homes in the name of environmental preservation, a

08 Sep 2016 2:26 AM

Honolulu to pay lesbians jailed after kissing

Honolulu has agreed to pay $80,000 to settle a lawsuit from two gay women who allege that a police officer wrongfully arrested them after he saw them kissing in a grocery store.

22 May 2016 7:07 AM

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