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Bryan Norcross: Spookily quiet Atlantic, Kiko on a good track and we remember deadliest hurricane on record

Bryan Norcross: Spookily quiet Atlantic, Kiko on a good track and we remember deadliest hurricane on record

FOX Weather is your Hurricane HQ. (FOX Weather) Updated at 9 a.m. ET on Monday, Sept. 8, 2025 There is no sign of any significant tropical activity spinning up in the Atlantic in the next week to 10 days. Some tropical disturbances are forecast to...

NY seniors most likely to outlive retirement savings, study finds

NY seniors most likely to outlive retirement savings, study finds

With rising costs across housing, healthcare and more, older adults are more likely to outlive their retirement savings in most U.S. states, including New York, according to a recently released study. Using the latest data available on life...

SBA Offers Relief to Hawaii Small Businesses and Private Nonprofits Affected by Drought

SBA Offers Relief to Hawaii Small Businesses and Private Nonprofits Affected by Drought

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) announced the availability of low interest federal disaster loans to small businesses and private nonprofit (PNP) organizations in Hawaii to offset economic losses caused by drought...

Major Hurricane Kiko Grows to Cat 4 Status; Heading Towards Hawaii

Major Hurricane Kiko Grows to Cat 4 Status; Heading Towards Hawaii

The latest satellite view of the Central Pacific shows the state of Hawaii in red on left while Major Hurricane Kiko spins about well east of the Big Island on the right. Image: NOAA Major Hurricane Kiko grew in intensity today, becoming a...

Hawaii-Arizona Recap: Warriors unravel in Tucson

Hawaii-Arizona Recap: Warriors unravel in Tucson

A week after picking up a signature win against Stanford, Timmy Chang and his Rainbow Warriors went on the road to face another former Pac-12 school. This time, unfortunately, Hawaii completely unfolded. Conceding five turnovers to the Arizona...

Hawaii labor force is shrinking as population ages, workers leave

Hawaii labor force is shrinking as population ages, workers leave

Hawaii’s labor force continues to shrink on this Labor Day, leading to fears of an even bigger workforce crisis ahead as the population ages, retires and dies and younger employees continue to leave for more affordable states. Efforts continue to...

What’s new: Walmart market store closing in Hemet; Quick Quack opens in Winchester

What’s new: Walmart market store closing in Hemet; Quick Quack opens in Winchester

Walmart is closing its Neighborhood Market store in early October in Hemet. The store at 859 W. Florida Ave. — a smaller version of the retailer’s traditional Walmart stores — closes for good Oct. 2. “We want to sincerely thank you for choosing us...

Hawaii island residents, Police Commission discuss search for next chief

Hawaii island residents, Police Commission discuss search for next chief

The search for the next Hawaii County police chief and the department’s involvement with federal immigration enforcement were the hot topics at a recent Police Commission meeting at the County Council chambers in Hilo. The search is necessitated...

Hawaii’s Abundant and Ignored Earth

Hawaii’s Abundant and Ignored Earth

To visit Hana, a small, remote town on the island of Maui, most people wake at the crack of dawn, hop in convertible Mustangs, and drive the 45 miles from the regional airport, returning the same day. The highway sinews along the lip of the...

More Trump tariff adjustments are already in effect

More Trump tariff adjustments are already in effect

Early Monday morning, a series of tweaks to Donald Trump's tariff regime went into effect following an executive order released late Friday. Those adjustments mandated changes to how an array of goods are impacted by the current "reciprocal"...

Hawaii Volcano Circus seeks to expand SPACE campus

Hawaii Volcano Circus seeks to expand SPACE campus

The Windward Planning Commission on Thursday will consider a proposal to expand the Seaview Performing Arts Center for Education in Kalapana Seaview Estates in Puna. The Windward Planning Commission on Thursday will consider a proposal to expand...

Hawaii college student turns dorm-room dream into swimwear line

Hawaii college student turns dorm-room dream into swimwear line

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - In two years, local swimwear brand CheekiSwim has won over fans with its unique island designs and it’s launching a new collection. What started as an idea in a dorm room has turned into running all parts of a business...

The Universe’s Engine Is Changing: DESI Hints Dark Energy Isn’t What We Thought

The Universe’s Engine Is Changing: DESI Hints Dark Energy Isn’t What We Thought

The Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument is mounted on the U.S. National Science Foundation’s Nicholas U. Mayall 4-meter Telescope at Kitt Peak National Observatory—a program of NSF NOIRLab—in Arizona. Credit: KPNO/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/B. Tafreshi...

Mark Zuckerberg gifted noise-canceling headphones to his Palo Alto neighbors because of the nonstop construction around his 11 homes

Mark Zuckerberg gifted noise-canceling headphones to his Palo Alto neighbors because of the nonstop construction around his 11 homes

Billionaire Mark Zuckerberg has been rankling his neighbors in Palo Alto as he works on expanding and modifying the 11 homes that he has purchased in the area. To smooth over tensions, the New York Times says Zuckerberg gifted his next-door...

Hawaii County Weather Forecast for September 01, 2025

Hawaii County Weather Forecast for September 01, 2025

Hilo Tonight: Mostly cloudy with scattered showers. Lows 66 to 72 near the shore to 53 to 61 at 4000 feet. East winds up to 10 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent. Labor Day: Mostly sunny with isolated showers. Highs 79 to 86 near the shore to around...

High tourist tax in Hawaii designed to raise funds for climate change challenged by lawsuit

High tourist tax in Hawaii designed to raise funds for climate change challenged by lawsuit

Stewart Chiron, a Miami-based cruise industry expert known as "The Cruise Guy," tells Fox News Digital the reasons why cruise passengers are sailing now, more than any other time in history. NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Hawaii’s...

Hawaii County Surf Forecast for September 01, 2025

Hawaii County Surf Forecast for September 01, 2025

Forecast for Big Island Windward and Southeast Shores Tonight Monday Surf Surf PM AM AM PM North Facing 2-4 2-4 3-5 3-5 East Facing 2-4 2-4 2-4 2-4 South Facing 2-4 2-4 2-4 2-4 TONIGHT Weather Partly sunny until 6 PM, then partly cloudy until 12...

Maui Weather Forecast for September 08, 2025

Maui Weather Forecast for September 08, 2025

West Side Today: Mostly sunny. Isolated showers in the afternoon. Highs 81 to 86. East winds up to 10 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent. Tonight: Mostly cloudy with scattered showers. Lows 69 to 77. Northeast winds up to 10 mph. Chance of rain 50...

This unforgettable luau experience made my first night in Hawaii magical

This unforgettable luau experience made my first night in Hawaii magical

Before my trip to Hawaii, I’ll confess I had no idea what a luau actually entailed. During my research before my trip, I discovered that many tourists attend luaus, or traditional Hawaiian parties or feasts, to immerse themselves in the Hawaiian...

Cruise industry sues Hawaii over climate tax

Cruise industry sues Hawaii over climate tax

The cruise industry is filing suit against a tourist tax that Hawaii plans to charge in an effort to mitigate the effects of climate change on the string of islands. In a lawsuit filed last week at the U.S. District Court for the District of...

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