The smallest of the Hawaiian islands has been wrecked by overgrazing and military pollution.

The National Hurricane Center says that Olaf, a Category 2 storm, is forecast to become a major hurricane by late Monday.

A new geological study may elucidate how the island chain was formed.

American Airlines confirms to CNN that it accidentally put an Airbus A321S aircraft -- that was not certified to fly over the Pacific -- on a long-haul flight from Los Angeles to Hawaii.

Corals are recovering from last year’s bleaching but warmer-than-normal ocean temperatures this year will likely lead to deadlier year for coral reef

A crew testing how a small group of humans might cope with a trip to Mars has started their 12-month mission. They will have to eat, communicate, and live exactly as they would on Mars - in a tiny dome in Hawaii.

The tropics have been quite active around Hawaii as of late, and the pattern is not expected to change anytime soon with Hurricane Ignacio churning in the eastern Pacific.

An unlikely partnership between Hawaii’s local government and the US military makes the island a leader in energy policy.

The modern United States receives its crowning star when President Dwight D. Eisenhower signs a proclamation admitting Hawaii into the Union as the 50th state. The president also issued an order for an American flag featuring 50 stars arranged in staggered rows: five six-star rows and four five-star rows.

A man fell to his death while attempting to prevent a teenager from jumping off the ledge of a university dorm in Hawaii.

In the Western Pacific, a pair of tropical disturbances, 97W and 98W, appear destined to become twin typhoons early next week, according to the latest runs of the European and GFS models.

Hurricane Guillermo, a Category 1 storm with winds near 130 km/h, has formed in the Pacific Ocean and could be headed for Hawaii, although it is too soon to say if it is a danger to land, a forecaster says.

More than 29,000 on list for acreage set aside for ranches and homes while corporations jump ahead in line.

Tropical Depression 4E formed in the eastern Pacific ocean, crossed the 140 W longitude, which separates eastern from central Pacific Ocean, around 03:00 UTC on July 8 and entered the central Pacific Ocean.

An earthquake struck the Hawaiian city of Volcano on Saturday evening.

A 5.0 magnitude earthquake shook parts of the Big Island Saturday but there are no reports of major damage.

Hawaii's governor on Friday signed a bill raising the legal smoking age statewide to 21, the first U.S. state to do so.

Public schools in Hawaii moved away from abstinence-based sex education about five years ago

The National Weather Service has issued blizzard warnings for the summits of Mauna Loa and Mauna Kea volcanic peaks, located on the Big Island of Hawaii.

Since Kilauea turned toward this historic rural Big Island village on June 27, residents and business owners have feared lava could flow through their streets. That day is approaching fast.