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Hawaii County Surf Forecast for September 03, 2025
Forecast for Big Island Windward and Southeast Shores Tonight Wednesday Surf Surf PM AM AM PM North Facing 6-8 5-7 5-7 5-7 East Facing 2-4 2-4 2-4 2-4 South Facing 2-4 1-3 1-3 1-3 TONIGHT Weather Sunny until 6 PM, then mostly cloudy until 12 AM,...

Hawaii County Surf Forecast for September 03, 2025
Forecast for Big Island Windward and Southeast Shores Tonight Wednesday Surf Surf PM AM AM PM North Facing 6-8 5-7 5-7 5-7 East Facing 2-4 2-4 2-4 2-4 South Facing 2-4 1-3 1-3 1-3 TONIGHT Weather Sunny until 6 PM, then mostly cloudy until 12 AM,...

Sam Houston juggling its schedule in its trek to Hawaii
This season, there is no place like home for the Sam Houston State football team. With Elliott T. Bowers Stadium in Huntsville, Texas, undergoing a $60-million renovation, the Bearkats’ “home” games are played 70 miles and bumper-to-bumper traffic...

Case votes against appropriations bill, cites threats to Hawai‘i small businesses programs
Ed Case. PC: Courtesy US Rep. Ed Case (D-Hawaii) voted against the Fiscal Year 2026 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations bill in the House Appropriations Committee, citing cuts to small business programs and agencies that...

One Hawaiian Beach Came Alive During the 2020 Lockdowns
Register for free to listen to this article Thank you. Listen to this article using the player above. ✖ Want to listen to this article for FREE? Complete the form below to unlock access to ALL audio articles. Hanauma Bay Nature Preserve, a popular...

7 Horror Movies Starring Patrick Wilson That Are Not 'The Conjuring'
There are nine movies in The Conjuring franchise, and Patrick Wilson has played paranormal investigator Ed Warren in eight of them. The Conjuring: Last Rites is meant to be the final installment in The Conjuring universe, meaning it could be the...

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
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 National Guardsmen training in Indonesia
Hawaii National Guardsmen are in Indonesia participating in a multinational exercise as the U.S. seeks to bolster its ties to Pacific nations. Images released by the U.S. military last week showed Hawaii guardsmen playing a central role in the...

Hawaii workers rally over Trump policies
Hundreds of union members, public workers, and community advocates gathered at the state Capitol on Monday to mark Labor Day with a rally focused on economic inequality and opposition to the Trump administration. The event was part of the...

Hawaiian Airlines signs SAF deal for use on selected Osaka to Honolulu flights
Hawaiian Airlines has announced it will be incorporating sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) on flights between Osaka, Japan, and Honolulu, Hawai‘i under a new agreement. The deal, signed between Hawaiian’s parent company, Alaska Air Group, and Cosmo...

Hawaii County Weather Forecast for September 02, 2025
Hilo Tonight: Mostly cloudy with scattered showers. Lows 63 to 71 near the shore to 49 to 57 at 4000 feet. Northeast winds up to 15 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent. Tuesday: Partly sunny with scattered showers in the morning, then mostly sunny with...

Hawaii County Surf Forecast for September 02, 2025
Forecast for Big Island Windward and Southeast Shores Tonight Tuesday Surf Surf PM AM AM PM North Facing 6-8 6-8 6-8 5-7 East Facing 1-3 1-3 1-3 2-4 South Facing 3-5 3-5 3-5 2-4 TONIGHT Weather Partly cloudy until 12 AM, then mostly cloudy....

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...

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...

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...

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
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...

HOOSER: Community wins big against Syngenta and BLNR at Hawaii Supreme Court
Uncle Loui Cabebe is smiling down upon us, of that I have no doubt. As a member of Ke Kauhulu O Mana and a plaintiff in our community’s recent huge win at the Hawaii Supreme Court, his legacy of caring and protection of the aina lives on. Uncle...

Cruise line trade group sues Hawaii over increased tax
Hawaii's new "Green Fee," a 0.75% increase in the transient accommodations tax, will apply to cruise lines for the first time starting in 2026. The Cruise Lines International Association and other plaintiffs are suing Hawaii, claiming the tax...