A band of moisture associated with a storm several hundred miles off the coast of Kauai dropped remarkable amounts of rain over the Hawaiian island Thursday night into Friday morning, causing flooding and school and road closures. The system also brings a chance of snow on the Island of Hawaii’s tallest peaks Friday. Eight rain gauges, mostly on the southeast side of the island of Kauai, recorded over 10 inches of rain across 12 hours. “We’re nearing the end of our wet season. We usually consider end of April the...

Three men who went missing after leaving from Polowat Atoll, Micronesia, to go fishing were rescued by the U.S. Coast Guard on Tuesday, after a U.S. Navy plane saw their plea for "help," which was spelled out on the sand using palm tree fronds. The Coast Guard said in a press release that the three men, all in their 40s, left from Polowat Atoll on March 30 to go fishing near Pikelot Atoll, a 31-acre deserted island roughly 100 miles from where they left in a 20-foot skiff with an...

Alicia Maluafiti, a politically connected lobbyist who used to run an Oahu-based veterinary clinic, will avoid prison time after she admitted to using a vet’s credentials to order drugs for animals who underwent spay and neuter surgeries. Maluafiti was charged last year with 27 felony counts of using a Drug Enforcement Administration registration issued to another person – charges that carried up to four years in prison for each count. However, prosecutors dropped the case and refiled it as a misdemeanor after the credentials of the veterinarian in question were...

BRIDGEVILLE, Pa. (KDKA) -- More than 80 years ago, in the attack on Pearl Harbor, a U.S. Navy fireman was among the 400 sailors killed aboard the USS Oklahoma. Until a few years ago, his remains were still not identified. But on Thursday, the Beaver County native finally found his way home and was laid to rest. The story of U.S. Navy Fireman First Class Walter Schleiter began in Freedom, Pennsylvania in 1919. While Schleiter's family was from the Pittsburgh area, he spent most of his adolescence some 100 miles...

Why Hawaii is scrambling to spend last of its federal COVID funds before end of 2024 Hawaii intends to spend $200 million in federal pandemic funds following concerns raised by the U.S. Treasury that the Aloha State had not fully committed to their use. In 2021, Hawaii received $1.64 billion in federal aid to mitigate the impacts of COVID-19 and bolster economic recovery efforts. However, a September report from the feds revealed that only $1.44 billion had been earmarked for expenditure. Sabrina Nasir, Deputy Director of Hawaii’s Department of Budget...

Budget-conscious motorists may want to fill up sooner rather than later, as prices at the pump are likely headed higher in the near term. The approach of the peak driving season and the annual switch by refineries to more costly summer gasolines has driven up the national average for unleaded to $3.63, according to AAA. Prices have been edging higher, with motorists on average paying six cents more per gallon than a week ago and 23 cents more this time last month. Still, the cost of filling up is in...