“Youth is overrated” is a mantra empowering open water swimmer Edie Hu to break records at 50 years of age. On November 20, the Hong Kong art dealer set off from the Disneyland Resort Pier to circumnavigate Lantau – Hong Kong’s largest island – in a tandem swim with friends Simon Holliday, 46, the founder…
Streams of molten lava flowed from Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano overnight Saturday into Sunday, ahead of another eruption expected to take shape in the coming days, the U.S. Geological Survey said. Located in Volcanoes National Park, a massive protected area on the Big Island of Hawaii, Kilauea is among the world’s most active volcanoes. It has…
China and the United States have held their second round of maritime security talks this year to help manage risks between their militaries, according to the Chinese navy. The talks, held in Hawaii from Tuesday to Thursday, were “candid and constructive,” the PLA Navy said in a statement on Saturday. It said both sides exchanged…
The United States and China held “frank and constructive” maritime security talks in Hawaii this week, the Chinese navy said on Saturday, as the two countries continue restoring military communications after months of heightened trade tensions. The working-level meetings were held from Nov. 18 to 20, according to a statement posted on the official social…
The U.S. Coast Guard said it detected and tracked a Russian military spy ship just miles off the coast of Hawaii, the latest incident of a Russian vessel or plane operating close to the U.S. The Russian intelligence vessel, Kareliya, was spotted about 15 nautical miles south of Oahu on Oct. 29, the Coast Guard…
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) – Hawaii and Okinawa have a lot in common to include similar weather, terrain and natural resources. You’ll also be surprised at the parallels when it comes to food and fashion. As you walk the streets of Naha City, Okinawa, it doesn’t take long to see just how popular Spam is here. First,…
Hawaii’s Congressional delegation expressed anger and disappointment at Congress’ failure to pass legislation necessary to avoid the first government shutdown since 2018. What You Need To Know Republicans blamed Democrats for being unwilling to extend current funding for another seven weeks, which would allow more time to resolve differences on a funding bill Democrats held…
A magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck the Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky region near Russia on Thursday, the U.S. Geological Survey said, prompting tsunami advisories for parts of Alaska. Initially, there was a tsunami advisory issued for Alaska’s Aleutian Islands, but it was canceled, according to the USGS. A magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck the Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky region near Russia on Thursday, the U.S….
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Happy weekend, Hawaii! This is part of Spectrum News Hawaii’s weekly series, where we recap the top stories you may have missed throughout the week. Note: The stories below have been truncated, so please click on the links to read them in their entirety. This week’s big stories 1. Case, Tokuda vote against defense authorization bill…