How gay marriage won in the US

The US is building a military base in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. Micronesian residents have questions.

Hawaiians highlight surfing’s cultural roots as it makes its Olympic debut

This author argues that fighting climate change means focusing on ‘Earth repair’

Global ukulele community keeps music alive, online in pandemic

Inside the long war to protect plastic

US should shift military funds to climate change fixes, says POTUS hopeful Tulsi Gabbard

Scientists detected a spike in ozone-depleting chemicals. They’ll use the Montreal Protocol to stop the pollution.

Despite devastation, lava tourism is on the rise in Hawaii

On Halekamahina Hill, volcano survivors try to salvage marijuana crop

Property losses mount on Hawaii’s Big Island as lava flow spreads

Could lava one day be used to store excess CO2?

Kilauea’s lava covers geothermal power plant as intense eruption continues

Almost 2,000 people evacuated as Hawaii’s Kilauea continues to erupt

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Hawaii ‘missile alert’ sparks anger, demands for answers

Honolulu first major US city to fine ‘phone zombies’

In the shadow of a racist past, Portland still struggles to be welcoming to all its residents

The Hawaii Legislature wants to stop the aquarium fish trade. The governor has other ideas.

Finding an Earthly home for the Thirty Meter Telescope

A judge in Hawaii just blocked Trump’s revamped immigration order

US Asia policy under Trump: A Honolulu-Tokyo town hall

Scientists just used Hawaii as a ‘body double’ for Mars

Climate disruption is fueling stronger storms

Environmentalists herald the beginnings of a race to protect the world’s oceans

Company making detergent bottles out of ocean plastic

Solar power booming in the United States

Can the whole world get behind breadfruit as a superfood?

If there are no new farmers, who will grow our food?

How the Hawaiian word ‘hapa’ came to be used by people of mixed heritage

Will Solar Impulse 2 inspire a whole fleet of solar-powered planes?

Some of Pearl Harbor’s unknown victims will get a second chance at identification

A story on Russian immigrants in Hawaii prompts a reader’s tale

For a group of Siberians, Hawaii was far from a tropical paradise

Conservationists are working to create more national parks at sea

What would life on Mars be like? A Canadian scientist spent months in a NASA-built dome to find out

Here’s the backstory on why the US has such close ties to the Philippines

Hawaii researcher says we’ll first feel the effects of climate change in the tropics

What Would You Do If You Spotted Your Stolen Bike On Craigslist?

The Stench of Honolulu, by Jack Handey: Part 4

Climate disruption and sea level rise

Brazilians increasingly moving back and forth from U.S. in search of opportunity

States consider reforms to help domestic workers move out of shadows

Far from Pacific home, Micronesians making Missouri home

Families of Filipino World War II vets largely still waiting for visa, dozen years later

Manti Te’o admits dead girlfriend never existed, claims he’s a victim of ‘catfishing’

Obama, Boehner aiming for post-Christmas deal to avoid fiscal cliff

Voting underway across the country as Americans choose between Romney, Obama

Texas toll road debuts new 85 mph speed limit — tops in the land

Latest Amelia Earhart expedition comes up empty

Texas senator proposes national Juneteenth holiday to celebrate the end of slavery

Federal appeals court declares Defense of Marriage Act unconstitutional

4 ways the face of America is changing, according to new Census data

Craft brewers seeing surge of popularity among U.S. beer drinkers