ANDREW VLIET / SPECIAL TO THE HONOLULU STAR-ADVERTISER An aerial view of destroyed structures six months after the devastating wildfire on August 8th that destroyed much of Lahaina. A stalled $4 ...

Sacred Falls is a 1,000-ft waterfall on the island of Oahu. The last 80ft drop of the falls was once reached by a trail that ...

To prevent tragedies like the New Year’s Aliamanu fireworks explosion that so far has claimed the lives of six people and ...

In 2022, Fernandez had nearly 95 pounds (43 kilograms) of aerial fireworks mailed to "the very correctional facility that he had a duty to secure,” Lopez said. The case against Fernandez isn't linked ...

Hawaii senators have declined to move forward with a statewide ban on all fireworks but are working to significantly strengthen law enforcement’s ability to investigate and prosecute illegal fireworks ...

A sixth person died Wednesday morning after suffering critical injuries at an Aliamanu New Year’s party when a stockpile of ...

HAWAII DEPARTMENT OF LAW ENFORCEMENT Gilchrist Fernandez, 35. Fernandez pleaded guilty today to two fireworks offenses after he had nearly 95 pounds of illegal aerials shipped to the Oahu Community ...

HONOLULU — A former guard had illegal aerial fireworks mailed to Hawaii's largest jail where he worked, the state attorney general said Wednesday. Gilchrist Fernandez, a former corrections ...