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HONOLULU (AP) — The latest on Hawaii's lawsuit against President Donald Trump's revised travel plan. A federal judge in Honolulu has said Hawaii can proceed with the filing of what would be the first lawsuit challenging President Donald Trump's revised travel ban...

JUNEAU (AP) — U.S. senators in Alaska, Washington and Hawaii have proposed legislation intended to improve volcano monitoring efforts and early warning capabilities. The measure would put the Alaska, Cascades and Hawaiian volcano observatories into a connected system and create a 24-hour Volcano Watch Office to provide ongoing situational awareness of active volcanoes in the U...

HONOLULU (AP) — Prosecutors from a dozen states and eight countries are meeting in Waikiki to talk about the global problem of sex trafficking. They're planning to share strategies for bringing traffickers to justice. The conference beginning Wednesday is being held in Hawaii which was the last state in the nation to formally ban sex trafficking...

AP reports that Syngenta announced Tuesday that it is looking for a buyer for nearly 6,000 acres of land it leases or owns on Oahu and Kauai. The company says it will continue to operate in Hawaii, but under a contract with a new owner reportedly weary of continual legal battles over its farming of genetically modified crops in Hawaii...

Fire forecasters say Hawaii, Alaska and the Southwest will face an increased threat of wildfires this summer. The National Interagency Fire Center released its outlook for the spring and summer on Sunday. It says most of the country will face normal or below-normal wildfire problems...

HONOLULU (AP) — The state of Hawaii had a record-setting number of visitors in July with more than 816,000 travelers bringing in more than $1.4 billion in spending. The Hawaii Tourism Authority says July was the busiest month on record...

President Obama just might be planning to sail off into the sunset when his term ends -- and Fox News is speculating he and the first lady could end up retiring to the house that was the headquarters of "Magnum, P.I." back in the 1980s. According to a new Fox report, some of the president's biggest supporters are involved in an $8...