Hawaii

A judge has ordered the release of a Hawaii man who was imprisoned for 30 years for a murder he has always denied committing.

A suspected gas explosion in the grill area of a Hawaii beachside resort has injured seven people, including three in critical condition, according to hotel management and police on Maui.

“Witness statements indicate a possible grill malfunction before the incident,” police said in a statement. The official cause is under investigation.

Kilauea volcano began shooting lava into the air once again Tuesday on the Big Island of Hawaii.

Kilauea volcano is shooting lava into the air once again in Hawaii. Kilauea on the Big Island of Hawaii is one of the world’s most active volcanoes.

An explosion at a New Year’s party in Honolulu killed three people and injured more than 20.

Authorities say three people died and another 20 were injured in a New Year’s Eve fireworks explosion in a Honolulu-area neighborhood.

Harry Chandler, a Navy medic who helped pull injured sailors from the oily waters of Pearl Harbor after the 1941 Japanese attack on the naval base, has died. He was 103.

There were an estimated 87,000 military personnel on Oahu on the day of the attack, according to military historian J. Michael Wenger. After Upton’s death, there are only 15 still alive.

A toddler wandered nearly a foot toward death at a volcano park in Hawaii when his mother caught hold of him in time to save his life, according to the National Park Service.

One of the world’s most active volcanoes spewed lava into the air for a second straight day on Tuesday.

Kilauea volcano, which is one of the world’s most active volcanos, began spewing lava Monday morning.

Lava is bubbling through the crust of one of the world’s most active volcanoes, which is Kilauea, on Hawaii’s Big Island.

The USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory detected the start of a new eruption in Kīlauea summit webcam images, leading to a warning.

Authorities say a small cargo plane on a training flight crashed into a vacant building shortly after taking off from Honolulu’s airport, killing the two people on board.

Investigators are on the ground in Hawaii trying to figure out what caused a cargo plane to go down in Honolulu, killing the two pilots on board. Tom Costello reports.

A 100-year-old survivor of the Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor has died.

After receiving nearly $50,000 in donations to find Hannah Kobayashi, her family announced Wednesday they will honor any claim for a refund following her appearance.

Two survivors of the bombing — each 100 or older — are planning to return to Pearl Harbor on Saturday to observe the 83rd anniversary of the attack that thrust the U.S. into World War II.

Police say a 30-year-old woman from Hawaii who was reported missing in Los Angeles three weeks ago voluntarily traveled to Mexico.