‘Magnum P.I.’ and ‘Hawaii Five-0’ Actor David Hekili Kenui Bell Has Died

David Hekili Kenui Bell, who just made his big-screen debut last month in Disney’s Lilo & Stitch live-action remake, has died. His passing was announced by his sister, Jalene, in a touching Facebook post yesterday. “It is with a heavy heart I share …

Matt Elliott confirmed as Hawaii Manoa athletic director at UH Board of Regents meeting

Former UCLA athletics administrator Matt Elliott was confirmed as the new University of Hawaii at Manoa athletic director via a unanimous vote by the UH Board of Regents on Monday morning. The regents voted 10-0 in favor of confirming the selection of UH …

BYU-Hawaii alum, ex-‘Project Runway’ designer killed at Utah protest

At the No Kings protest in Salt Lake City on Saturday, two armed security members spotted a man dressed all in black move away from demonstrators and to a secluded area behind a wall, police said. At that point, according to police, the man started …

Hawaii regents approve Matt Elliott as athletics director of UH Manoa

Fast-moving brush fire on Hawaii’s Maui Island forces evacuation of about 50 people

This photo provided by the Maui Fire Department shows smoke from a fire burning in Kahikinui, Hawaii on the island of Maui on Sunday, June 15, 2025. (Maui Fire Department via AP) HONOLULU — A fast-moving Hawaii brush fire fueled by fierce winds forced the …

Fast-moving brush fire on Hawaii's Maui Island evacuates about 50 people. No structures have burned

HONOLULU (AP) — A fast-moving brush fire fueled by fierce winds has forced the evacuation of over 100 homes on the Hawaii island of Maui, about 60 miles (97 kilometers) from the scene of a devastating fire two years ago that killed more than 100 people in …

Council for Native Hawaiian Advancement acquires retailer Na Mea Hawaii

ICE agents arrest Russian woman at Marine Corps Base Hawaii

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents have arrested a Russian woman in the United States illegally at Marine Corps Base Hawaii in Kaneohe, officials said. Anastasiia Vorobeva “entered the United States at the San Ysidro port of entry in San Diego …

Regents confirm Matt Elliott as Hawaii’s new athletic director

Matt Elliott, a key administrator at UCLA for 13 years and with the Hawaii Community Foundation for the past 18 months, today was named as the University of Hawaii’s athletic director. Two weeks ago, UH president Wendy Hensel recommended Elliott from an …

Man falls 30 feet off cliff trying to get a better look at Kilauea volcano eruption in Hawaii

Kīlauea Volcano’s Halemaʻumaʻu crater began erupting again on Wednesday, with lava fountains reaching more than 1,000 feet in the air. HAWAII VOLCANOES NATIONAL PARK, Hawaii – A 30-year-old man was rescued last week after falling 30 feet from a cliff in …