Author: Jennifer Sinco Kelleher
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US agents arrest tourist after video shows a rock hurled at an endangered Hawaiian monk seal’s head
SEATTLE (AP) — A tourist from Washington state is facing federal charges after a witness recorded what prosecutors say was a video of him hurling a coconut-sized rock at an endangered Hawaiian monk seal just off a Maui beach last week. Igor Mykhaylovych Lytvynchuk, 38, made arrangements to surrender in the Seattle area on Wednesday…
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Over 5,500 told to evacuate flooding in Hawaii as officials warn 120-year-old dam could fail
HONOLULU (AP) — Muddy floodwaters from severe rains inundated streets, pushed homes off their foundations, swallowed vehicles and prompted evacuation orders for thousands of residents in towns north of Honolulu on Friday as officials warned of the possible failure of a 120-year-old dam. Emergency sirens blared along Oahu’s North Shore, where rising waters damaged homes…
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Over 4,000 told to evacuate flooding in Hawaii as officials warn 120-year-old dam could fail
HONOLULU (AP) — Muddy floodwaters from severe rains inundated streets, pushed homes off their foundations, swallowed vehicles and prompted evacuation orders for thousands of residents in towns north of Honolulu on Friday as officials warned of the possible failure of a 120-year-old dam. Emergency sirens blared along Oahu’s North Shore, where rising waters damaged homes…
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A fin whale decomposing on an Oregon beach creates a sad but ‘super educational’ spectacle
It’s not yet known what killed an endangered fin whale, but people can marvel at the large marine mammal as it decomposes on an Oregon beach
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Magnitude 5.7 earthquake strikes Mauna Loa volcano on Hawaii’s Big Island; no major damage reported
A magnitude 5.7 earthquake has struck the world’s largest active volcano
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Mom of missing kids waives extradition; bail stays at $5M
HONOLULU • Bail will remain at $5 million for a mother arrested in Hawaii over the disappearance of her two Idaho children, a judge ruled Wednesday. Lori Vallow wore an orange jumpsuit in court on the Hawaiian island of Kauai for a hearing on her request to reduce bail. After the judge denied the request,…
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Remains of Pearl Harbor sailors return home after 77 years
More than 75 years after nearly 2,400 members of the U.S. military were killed in the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor, some who died on Dec. 7, 1941, are finally being laid to rest in cemeteries across the United States. In 2015, the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency exhumed nearly 400 sets of remains from the…
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Powerful Hawaii hurricane downgraded to tropical storm
HONOLULU • Hurricane Lane weakened to a tropical storm Friday as it headed toward the Hawaiian islands. But it still brought torrential rains that immersed a city in waist-deep water and forced people to flee flooding homes, while others jumped off seawalls with boogie boards into the turbulent ocean. As many dealt with flooding and…
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Hurricane Lane weakens but still packing wallop
HONOLULU (AP) — Hurricane Lane has weakened as it approaches Hawaii but was still expected to pack a wallop, forecasters said Wednesday. The National Weather Service said tropical-storm-force winds could begin as early as Wednesday afternoon on the Big Island. The hurricane was about 305 miles (490 kilometers) south of Kailua-Kona and moving northwest toward…
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Hawaii volcano lava destroys hundreds of homes overnight
HONOLULU — Lava from the Kilauea volcano destroyed hundreds of homes in a mostly rural area on the Big Island of Hawaii overnight, a county spokeswoman said Tuesday. The destruction is the largest number of destroyed homes since the eruption began last month. No injuries were reported in the area, which had previously been evacuated.…