The Coast Guard in Honolulu helped detain a man suspected of stealing a yacht after they pursued him on the water.

Coast Guard officers received a report of a 43-foot yacht "driving erratically, potentially endangering other mariners, and violating the permanent security zone" near piers in Honolulu Harbor, the main seaport of the state,

Sea Quest Hawaii faced understaffing, high surf advisories and seasonal traffic changes this winter, said owner Manu Powers.

A Hawaii man released after spending 30 years in prison for a murder he has always denied committing has spent his first day of freedom visiting his mother's gravesite and marveling at how much the world is different.

The number of fireworks-­related injuries in Hawaii has steadily risen over the past decade and a half, reaching a 15-year high over the latest New Year’s holiday, according to updated statistics from the state Department of Health.

A rescuer stayed overnight with two lost hikers as “darkness and steep terrain” meant a helicopter couldn’t take them off the trail, officials in Hawaii said. The next morning, the hikers “were safely transported” by helicopter, the Honolulu Fire Department said in a Feb. 22 news release.

The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement admits it made a mistake after detaining a Laie farmer who faces deportation.

Carl Bonham, of UHERO, center, speaks candidly during a news conference to provide analytics and data for the 2024 ALICE report on Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025, in Honolulu.