Hawaii Bets on Tech and Manufacturing to Keep Young Talent From Leaving the Islands
Hawaii is confronting a serious economic and demographic challenge: many of its young, highly educated residents are leaving the islands in search of better-paying jobs and more affordable lives on the U.S. mainland. Now, state officials, entrepreneurs and universities are betting that a new generation of technology and manufacturing companies could help diversify an economy […]
Hawaii wildfires: Missing persons list released with 388 still unaccounted for after blazes
Some 388 people are still missing after deadly wildfires ripped through Maui in Hawaii, police have said. The Maui Police Department released the names of those who remain unaccounted for – earlier this week 850 were missing. The blazes that devastated Lahaina killed at least 115 people, making them the deadliest in the US in […]
Shark attacks fisherman on kayak off Hawaii coast
This is the heart-stopping moment a fisherman is attacked by a tiger shark while out at sea in his kayak. Footage shows the shark charging at Scott Haraguchi’s kayak off the coast of Windward Oahu in Hawaii. But quick-thinking Mr Haraguchi manages to scare away the shark using his foot. “(I) didn’t realize I took […]
