FILE: A pilot walks by United Airlines planes parked at SFO in April 2020. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images SFGATE wasn’t alone in recording the bad behavior. The FAA released its annual, year-end data set to illustrate the unruly passenger incidents that it investigated. The report illustrates how airline passengers continue to act out and although the … Read more
Four months since the August Lahaina and Kula wildfires on the island of Maui, Hawaii’s government has been struggling to find suitable long-term housing for the thousands of survivors who no longer have a place to call home. More than 6,000 people are still living in hotels — and many have been shuffled between these hotels multiple … Read more
On the island of Oahu, one of Hawaii’s most contentious issues has long been about what to do with the Haiku Stairs — a metal staircase also known as the “Stairway to Heaven” that rises 3,922 steps up the Koolau Range to a height of 2,800 feet. Hiking the stairs is illegal, but hikers trespassing over … Read more
Our planet is changing. So is our journalism. This weekly newsletter is part of a CBC News initiative entitled “Our Changing Planet” to show and explain the effects of climate change. Keep up with the latest news on our Climate and Environment page. Sign up here to get this newsletter in your inbox every Thursday. This week: Christmas … Read more
There are differing opinions on cats’ personalities and behaviour: They’re affectionate, they’re aloof, they love you, they hate you. Then there’s the undeniable fact of what they become when left to roam free outside: indiscriminate, stone-cold killers. A new study has found cats roaming free prey upon almost any animal, reptile, insect, and amphibian around the world … Read more
MAUNA KEA: Shane Palacat-Nelsen’s voice drops to a reverent tone as he tells the story of the snow goddess Poliahu who Native Hawaiians believe inhabits the summit of Mauna Kea, the highest point in Hawaii. The tale, repeated in Hawaiian families over generations, speaks of a chief who yearned to court Poliahu but was stopped … Read more
For the seventh consecutive year, Hawaii’s population has steadily declined, according to the United States Census Bureau’s state population estimates, as residents leave the Islands by the thousands. From July 2021 to July 2022, the state’s population dropped by 0.5%, from 1.447 million to 1.440 million. Last year, Hawaii ranked fifth in the nation for the … Read more
A full-time traveller who hopes to visit every country in the world has revealed the best destinations for first-time backpackers to explore. Seasoned backpacker Tom Grond quit his nine-to-five government job 11 years ago and has been travelling ever since. The 39-year-old from Holland has now visited over 159 countries, documenting his adventures on his … Read more
FILE: Alaska and Hawaiian Airlines planes take off at the same time from San Francisco International Airport in San Francisco on June 21, 2023. Anadolu/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images The merger must first face the Biden administration, which has recently scrutinized similar airline consolidations. The combined airline would be based in Washington, where Alaska’s primary hub … Read more
