Stranger Donates 2 Wigs to Mom With Brain Cancer - and Saved the Quality of Her Life With a Bit of Advice

Thanks to man's compassion towards a stranger, Gail Moffatt had the courage to forego radiation and chemo, and live out her days enjoying Hawaii with family.

By Rebecca Bourg

27 April 71 Views

In One Week, Two US States Become First in Nation to Ban Wild Animal Use in Circus Acts

In just one week, two American states passed historic new legislation that completely bans the use of wild animals species in circus shows.

By Jeanne Goddard

30 December 61 Views

Old City Buses Get New Life as Homeless Shelters in Hawaii

Volunteers in Honolulu are turning retired city buses into homeless shelters.

By Jim Stout

17 June 56 Views

Photographer Finds Estranged Father While Documenting Homelessness

A photographer documenting Honolulu, Hawaii's homeless was surprised to find her long-lost father among them.

By Jim Stout

11 August 57 Views

Navy Silences "Whale-Harming" Sonar to Protect Marine Mammals

The U.S. Navy will limit where they use certain types of sonar believed to confuse and threaten whales and dolphins.

By Jim Stout

15 September 62 Views

GM Teams Up With Hawaii to Push Hydrogen Cars

With the new Hawaii Hydrogen Initiative, that state may be the first in the US to successfully build a fueling infrastructure that will support thousands of hydrogen fuel cell cars. expected to come on the market in 2015.

By Jeanne Goddard

28 December 61 Views

Hawaii Jumps On Plan for Statewide Electric Car Grid

The State of Hawaii and the Hawaiian Electric Company on Tuesday became the second in the nation to commit to building an alternative transportation system based on electric vehicles and an "intelligent" network of tens of thousands of battery recharging stations

By Jeanne Goddard

04 December 73 Views

Surge in Hawaiian Hawksbill Turtles Encouraging

A surge in new nesting Hawaiian hawksbill sea turtles over the past several years may be evidence that a 20-year-old effort to protect beach habitats is finally producing more baby turtles.

By Jeanne Goddard

20 April 65 Views

Historic Shark Fin Ban Passes In Hawaii

Hawaii is standing up for sharks, and in a big way. Despite the pressure from the vocal Asian community that insists on eating shark fin soup, the Hawaii legislature passed a bill that would prohibit the possession, sale, or distribution of shark fins of any kind anywhere within the state as of July 1st, 2010. The governor is expected to sign the bill, which drew praise from Native Hawaiians whose culture reveres sharks as guardian spirits in animal form.

By Jeanne Goddard

30 April 75 Views

Electric Car Plant to be Built in Hawaii

South Korean electric car manufacturer CT&T announced plans to build an assembly plant in Hawaii that will eventually produce up to 10,000 vehicles a year and employ as many as 400 people. The plant would make small urban two-seaters that reach speeds up to 40 mph with their batteries lasting 30 or 60 miles

By Jeanne Goddard

12 May 82 Views

Hawaii Becomes First State to Ban Plastic Bags at Checkout

By now, it's hardly news when a city bans plastic bags at checkout counters -- but an entire state? That's happened in Hawaii, where Honolulu County has joined the state's three other counties to give Hawaii a first-in-the-nation title after a two-year campaign.

By Jeanne Goddard

17 May 66 Views