Hundreds gathered at Waimea Bay on Friday for the opening ceremony of the Rip Curl Eddie Aikau Big Wave Invitational, marking the start of the three-month holding period for one of surfing’s most ...

HONOLULU (KHON2) — The Rip Curl Eddie Aikau Big Wave Invitational opening ceremony is taking place on Dec. 5 at Waimea Bay. Beginning at 11 a.m., the opening ceremony marks the official beginning of ...

A powerful magnitude 8.8 earthquake struck off Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula early Wednesday, triggering tsunami warnings for parts of Japan, Alaska and Hawaii, with alerts also issued for the United ...

Tsunami waves reached Hawaii and the West Coast after one of the strongest earthquakes in recorded history, a magnitude 8.8 temblor, struck off Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula on July 29 before most of ...

Tsunami means “harbor wave” in Japanese, but they differ from other waves that are generated by the wind or solar system. Tsunami waves move the entire depth of the ocean, down to the floor, which is ...

Tsunami waves struck Hawaii shortly after 7 p.m. local time on Thursday July 29 following a powerful earthquake off Russia’s eastern coastline. Although initial concerns prompted evacuation orders in ...

The National Weather Service (NWS) office in Honolulu issued a high surf advisory for all south-facing shores on Wednesday morning. A small craft advisory also was issued for the waters surrounding ...