Japanese Americans held in prison camps were allowed to return home. But much of what they'd left behind was gone: homes, ...

There is a new record of $5,750 for $1 bills in the United States based on recent information. Many factors contribute to ...

When enemy warplanes dropped bombs on the U.S. Naval Base in Hawaii and dragged this country into World War II on Dec. 7, 1941, Henry “Al” Shelleday of the ...

The popularity of Haiku Stairs, also known as Stairway to Heaven, has not gone down even though the city has warned people not to hike the illegal trail. And after ...

Novelist Kenneth Dodson chronicled the life and legacy of Kaleialoha Kahanu-Williams, but his words never saw the light of ...

Pfc. Duane Tunnyhill of Omaha was ready to die with his fellow Marines at Iwo Jima. He survived and lived another 80 years to become the last man ...

President Donald Trump’s campaign pledge to use the Alien Enemies Act of 1798 to expedite deportations has rekindled trauma ...

Collectors will buy certain coins and banknotes for far more than the actual face value of the currency such as one special ...

Mo Radke grew up in Seattle, joined the U.S. Navy in 1976 and wound up stationed in Hawaiʻi in 1992 — 16 years after the ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

HONOLULU — Hawaii Gov. Josh Green on Monday proposed a range of new penalties to crack down on those who flout the state’s fireworks laws, nearly two weeks after a fireworks explosion at a ...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Elon Musk wants to splashdown his SpaceX rockets in a much larger area in Hawaii waters and Hawaii residents are encouraged to weigh in. The space exploration company is ...