Passenger injured during violent shaking before emergency landing ...
Photo: Merle Alberts A Hawaiian Airlines plane shook violently as it made its way from Kona to Honolulu. Engine issues forced pilots on Flight 177 to make an emergency landing Wednesday, receiving priority ahead of other flights. Hawaii island resident Merle Alberts says he suffered an injury while on the flight. He went to the emergency room Thursday to get his injury checked. Alberts says he was sitting next to one of the engines, and thinks the force of the engine shutting do..>> view original9 fun things in Honolulu: Seattle Times food writer finds old favorites ...
If you’ve got a day or two on Oahu, Bethany Jean Clement has some eating, drinking and a little (very light) exercise for you to do. HONOLULU — This city isn’t most travelers’ postcard vision of Hawaiian paradise, with waves lapping at a tranquil beach and a bungalow surrounded by lush foliage in the background. The city looks startling flying in, a slew of tall buildings crowding around the harbor’s azure waters. The tourism of Waikiki, Honolulu’s famous beach district, centers on bland, high-..>> view originalHonolulu 10th in Construction Crane Count
Honolulu has made another one of those top ten lists. This one counts construction cranes. And according to this count, at the start of this year, Honolulu came in tenth in the country. A Hong Kong construction company called Rider Levett Bucknall puts together an annual crane index. The company counted a dozen cranes in Honolulu at the start of the year—which beats Boston by one and trails Denver by seven. The top of the list includes Portland, Oregon at number five, Washington D.C. at number..>> view originalLocal Roundup: Boat Merlin closing in on Honolulu in TransPac race
The boat Merlin out of the Santa Cruz Yacht Club is fourth in Division II and 10th overall in the 2017 TransPacific race between Los Angeles and Honolulu.Merlin, designed and owned by Bill Lee, has 248.2 nautical miles remaining to complete the race. It traveled 254 NM in the last 24 hours, according to the latest race report, released Thursday at 3 p.m. Pyewacket, an Andrews 68 owned by Roy Disney, leads Division II and is fifth overall. Pyewacket went 246 NM in the past 24 hour and has 265.8..>> view originalFilm 'AfterEarth' tells artist-activists' stories, premieres in Honolulu
HONOLULU — Tsunamis, typhoons, earthquakes, volcano eruptions. All of these natural disasters may seem out of our control, but according to a documentary ...>> view originalHawaii soldier held without bail on terrorism charges
He was ordered held without bail in federal court in Honolulu today. The U.S. Attorney released pictures of Kang with the Islamic State flag and what it says are ...>> view originalTry Your Hand at Hanafuda, a Plantation-Era Japanese Card Game
Try Your Hand at Hanafuda, a Plantation-Era Japanese Card Game Vintage Japanese card game gets new look, new life. By Gus Downes Published: 2017.07.13 11:52 AM Photos: Aaron K. Yoshino Hanafuda evokes a hazy memory of old Hawai‘i. Brought to the Islands by Japanese immigrants, the card game spread through plantation socializing, and into gambling dens that lent it some disrepute. Neighbors played, often for money. (There’s a point system that can easily correspond to cents. One cent equals..>> view originalMichael Howells
King tides are a warning that it's time to worry about man-made environmental disruption, global warming and sea-level rise. Subscribe to Civil Beat ...>> view originalFernanda becomes a hurricane in the Eastern Pacific
Fernanda strengthens to a Cat. 2 Hurricane Posted: Thursday, July 13, 2017 5:40 PM EDT Updated: Friday, July 14, 2017 5:57 AM EDT HONOLULU - The National Hurricane Center upgraded Fernanda to a Category 2 hurricane in the Eastern Pacific.At 11 p.m., the center of Fernanda was located about 2300 miles east-southeast of the Big Island.Maximum sustained winds are at 100 mph. It is moving to the west at 12 mph. This general motion is expected during the next 48 hours.Foreca..>> view originalWhy Senate Republicans can't agree to repeal Obamacare, in charts
By Ryan Struyk CNN (CNN) -- Senate Republicans have been trying to thread the needle on health care reform for weeks, but they've come up empty so far in their search for the perfect compromise.Why can't they find agreement? Each senator has a different reason to oppose the legislation -- from ideology to re-election concerns to the demographics and health nuances of individual states.With all Democrats opposed to repealing Obamacare and only 52 members in the chamber's slim majority, Kentucky ..>> view original
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