Royal Caribbean cruise ship passenger goes overboard on trip to Hawaii

A passenger on Quantum of the Seas went overboard during a trip from Australia to Hawaii, a company spokesperson confirmed.

• Apr 27, 2023

Medal of Honor recipient's remains ID'd 73 years after his death in Korean War

The White House and the Republic of Korea praised 19-year-old Luther Story's "conspicuous bravery" during the battle that led to his death.

• Apr 26, 2023

Woman and man killed in mass shooting at cockfight in Honolulu

"I heard people running and driving out like it was a racetrack. People were screaming and telling everyone to run," a nearby resident said.

• Apr 17, 2023

Surfer who lost foot in shark attack survived with punches and a "bear hug"

"The water was red - with my blood," Mike Morita said. "I cannot believe how much courage my friends had."

• Apr 14, 2023

Surfer bitten by shark in Hawaii

Swimmers were warned to stay out of the waters off the island of Oahu after a surfer was bitten by a shark on Sunday. The 58-year-old was rushed to the hospital in serious condition.

• Apr 10, 2023
• 00:22

Shark bites surfer off Honolulu

The shark bit the surfer's leg, EMS said, adding that it "administered life-saving treatment."

• Apr 10, 2023

33 swimmers accused of harassing dolphins

Drone video appears to show 33 swimmers chasing and harassing a pod of dolphins off Hawaii's Big Island this past weekend. The swimmers are under investigation by Hawaiian authorities.

• Mar 29, 2023
• 00:20

Dozens of swimmers under investigation for harassing dolphins in Hawaii

Harassing marine mammals is a violation of the federal Marine Mammal Act, and could result in up to $11,000 in fines and/or a year in prison.

• Mar 29, 2023

Swimmers accused of harassing dolphins

Dozens of swimmers are under investigation for allegedly harassing a pod of wild dolphins near Hawaii's Big Island, authorities said.

• Mar 29, 2023
• 00:44

"Poisoned by the Navy": Military members file claims over contaminated water

"We didn't know anything about drinking water contamination or consider that the people that I worked for, dedicated my life and risked my life...would lie to us," Army Major Amanda Feindt told CBS News.

• Mar 29, 2023

Oahu gets world's largest surfing wave pool amid water crisis

"They're 100 feet away from families who don't have access to clean drinking water," one local told CBS News. "And there you see the dichotomy of the haves and the have-nots."

• Mar 28, 2023

Man called "Dolphin Dave" accused of harassing whales and dolphins

"Dolphin Dave" Jimenez is accused of swimming close enough to a humpback whale to nearly touch it and chasing a pod of dolphins.

• Mar 7, 2023

Former rugby player killed by Hawaii police had CTE, autopsy shows

The finding could help explain Lindani Myeni's bizarre behavior before the deadly 2021 confrontation with Honolulu officers.

• Feb 10, 2023

A retired ballerina's new profession

Likolani Arthurs dreamed of being a ballerina growing up in Hawaii. That dream came true. Then she dreamed of becoming a surgeon. Michael George reports.

• Feb 9, 2023
• 04:28

Maui firefighter dies after being swept into storm drain

The 24-year-old firefighter had been with the Maui Fire Department for more than three years when he was swept into the drain.

• Feb 6, 2023

"Mysterious" spiral appears over Hawaii

A "mysterious whirlpool" was spotted by the Subaru Telescope on Mauna Kea, Hawaii, on January 18. Some scientists speculated it could be related to a SpaceX satellite launch earlier in the day.

• Jan 31, 2023
• 01:01

Judge to consider freedom for man amid new evidence in woman's 1991 murder

"Whenever you have a White, female victim ... it gets a lot more attention than people of color and Native Hawaiians," said the co-director of the Hawaii Innocence Project.

• Jan 24, 2023

Suspected Russian ship spotted near Hawaii

The U.S. Coast Guard is monitoring a suspected Russian ship believed to be gathering intelligence near the Hawaiian Islands. CBS News anchors Michelle Miller and Lilia Luciano spoke with former U.S. Navy captain Bradley Martin, director of RAND National Security Supply Chain Institute, about why the ship is raising some concerns.

• Jan 20, 2023
• 03:24

Russian spy ship spotted off coast of Hawaii

The U.S. Coast Guard is monitoring a Russian spy ship that has been spotted off the coast of Hawaii in recent weeks. The Pentagon said Thursday that the surveillance ship and another Russian ship have so far remained in international waters.

• Jan 19, 2023
• 00:20

U.S. Coast Guard is tracking a Russian "intelligence gathering ship" off Hawaii

Officials say they are continuing to monitor a Russian vessel seen near Hawaii, which they believe is being used for intelligence purposes.

• Jan 19, 2023

Man goes overboard, still missing after hooking "huge" tuna in Hawaii

"If there's a fish that's actually pulling him around, you don't know where he could go," a fire official said.

• Jan 18, 2023

Hawaii leads the switch to renewable energy

Renewable sources of energy will account for 24% of the nation's energy in 2023, more than double what it was a decade ago. CBS environmental correspondent David Schechter reports.

• Jan 11, 2023
• 01:49

"On the Dot" web extra: Mauna Loa Observatory

The Mauna Loa Observatory sits at over 11,000 feet above sea level on a volcano in Hawaii, up a narrow one-lane road through a lava field. It's there that scientists for the last 65 years have taken carbon dioxide measurements to track how much humans are altering our planet.

• Jan 10, 2023
• 02:25

Renewable energy usage has doubled in the last decade. Hawaii leads the way.

Renewable sources of energy will account for 24% of the nation's energy in 2023, more than double what it was a decade ago.

• Jan 9, 2023

Hawaii's Kilauea erupting again, U.S. Geological Survey says

The latest eruption began less than one month after the volcano and its larger neighbor Mauna Loa stopped releasing lava​.

• Jan 5, 2023

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