Hawaii’s minimum wage goes up $2 an hour Thursday — to $16 from $14 — amid other new state laws in 2026 that include ...

Thirteen new Hawaii laws taking effect Jan. 1 will raise costs for tourists and uninsured drivers while expanding protections ...

The ship will displace more than 35,000 tons and be capable of speeds exceeding 30 knots, according to the Navy. The ...

As of December 17, 2025, this outbreak includes 51 infants with suspected or confirmed infant botulism from 19 states.

Chairman Xi Jinping continues to invest heavily in the People's Liberation Army (PLA), as China's military approaches his 2027 "centennial military building goal". To realize the goal, which Xi ...

Today in History for Jan. 13: In 1691, Englishman George Fox, founder of the Society of Friends, or Quakers, died. In 1695, satirist Jonathan Swift, author of "Gulliver's Travels," was ordained an ...

Hawaii's new green fee went into effect for hotels and vacation rentals this week, but a federal appeals court stepped in at ...

A federal appeals court blocked Hawaii's new tax on cruises and other travel accommodations just one day before it was meant ...

A federal appeals court is blocking Hawaii from enforcing a climate change tourist tax on cruise ship passengers ...

The levy, which would impose a new 11% tax on the gross fares paid by a cruise ship's passenger, was set to go into effect at ...

A federal judge's ruling allows Hawaii's new tourist tax, which includes a levy on cruise ship passengers, to take effect in ...

The FBI said Friday it disrupted a New Year’s Eve attack plot targeting a grocery store and fast-food restaurant in North Carolina, arresting an 18-year-old man ...