Makana Eyre is a journalist based in Paris. He has written for The New Republic, The New York Times Magazine, The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, The Nation, and Foreign Policy. He is the ...

As fish stocks dwindle, surf tourism may offer a lifeline to traditional caballitos de totora fishers, whose vessels are thought to be among the first ever used to ride waves ...

The goal is for tree roots to hold the earth around New Orleans in place as it slips further below sea level, create habitat for wildlife and help shield the city from storms.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. LEFT: Power poles knocked down by the wind in Honolulu, Hawaii are repaired by Hawaiian Electric on Feb. 8, 2026. (Hawaiian ...

HONOLULU (Island News) – Gov. Josh Green urged residents to prepare for severe weather expected across Hawaii, announcing closures for Monday, February 9, 2026. According to the National Weather ...

It just got more expensive to stay on the Hawaiian islands thanks to a tax increase affecting accommodations across the state. On Jan. 1, Hawaii raised the statewide Transient Accommodations Tax (TAT) ...

A federal appeals court blocked Hawaii's new tax on cruises and other travel accommodations just one day before it was meant to go into effect at the start of 2026. On Dec. 31, the Ninth Appellate ...

Hawaii’s new tourist tax has come into force. The tax is seeking to raise money to help address potential ramifications of climate change in the nation’s first “Green Fee” levy, designed to help ...

A federal appeals court ruling on New Year's Eve blocked Hawaii from enforcing a climate change tourist tax on cruise ship passengers, a levy that was set to go into effect at the start of 2026.

HONOLULU (AP) Backup quarterback Luke Weaver threw a 22-yard touchdown pass to Nick Cenacle with 10 seconds left, and Hawaii rallied for a 35-31 comeback victory over California in a thrilling Hawaii ...