More Kilauea lava flow photos

posted by: Derek Paiva on Wed Mar 12, 2008 at 03:36 PM Lava was still flowing into the ocean today at four locations off the Big Island’s Puna Coastline.  More

Maui Ocean Center celebrates 10th birthday

posted by: Derek Paiva on Tue Mar 11, 2008 at 02:37 PM It’s always a good month to visit Maui. But, if you love aquariums, this is an especially good month.   More

Big Island lava flow to get public viewing area

posted by: Derek Paiva on Thu Mar 06, 2008 at 03:51 PM County officials are hoping to open an access road that will allow visitors to safely view a Big Island lava flow by Saturday.  More

"Lava House" resident on Anthony Bourdain show OK

posted by: Derek Paiva on Wed Mar 05, 2008 at 03:09 PM Reader Joy Jones asks about Jack Thompson, one of the last remaining residents in the Big Island’s lava-inundated Royal Gardens subdivision. Her main concern: Was Thompson OK, and was his home still standing?  More

Indiana Jones and the Search for Tetraplasandra Lydgatei

posted by: Derek Paiva on Thu Feb 28, 2008 at 04:08 PM When is the life of a field botanist akin to that of a certain silver-screen archeologist, who’s famous for getting into potentially dangerous situations in remote locales?  More

Is Mauna Kea's summit baby-safe?

posted by: Derek Paiva on Wed Feb 27, 2008 at 03:33 PM A reader wants to know if her 16-month-old daughter would be comfortable on the drive to the summit of Mauna Kea on Hawaii's Big Island.  More

Today's Hawaii weather: Brrr!

posted by: Sherie Char on Tue Jan 29, 2008 at 12:36 PM This morning, the National Weather Service issued a winter weather advisory for Hawaii. Yes, you read that right: A winter weather advisory.   More

Mauna Lani among Earth's most Earth-friendly resorts

posted by: Derek Paiva on Mon Jan 28, 2008 at 02:10 PM The Big Island’s Mauna Lani Resort is one of the most earth-friendly getaways in the world, according to Conde Nast Traveler.  More

Hawaii joins International Year of the Reef efforts

posted by: Sherie Char on Fri Jan 25, 2008 at 03:54 PM Hawaii's coral reefs are among the most valuable in the world. That's why we think it's pretty important that Hawaii is participating in 2008’s International Year of the Reef campaign.  More