Oahu News

Helicopters Drop Water on Oahu Wildfire for Second Day

HONOLULU (AP) — A wildfire in Hawaii`s Central Oahu has grown to cover more than a square mile (2.5 square kilometers) in a remote mountainous area and has burned native koa and ohia trees, officials said Tuesday. No structures or …

Honolulu, US Army Use Helicopters to Fight Remote Oahu Wildfire

HONOLULU (AP) — Honolulu and Army helicopters were battling a wildfire Monday in a remote mountainous area in Central Oahu. No structures or homes were threatened and no evacuations were ordered, the Honolulu Fire Department said in a news release. …

Pacific Hurricane Forecast Complicated by Coronavirus

HONOLULU — The Central Pacific basin including Hawaii should expect to see between two and six tropical storms or hurricanes this year, federal forecasters said Wednesday. The annual National Weather Service prediction came as wary Hawaii residents begin to emerge …

Police: No New Year’s Fireworks Arrests on Hawaii Island

Police say no one was arrested for fireworks offenses this year, compared with three a year ago. This was the first New Year’s under a stricter Oahu ordinance prohibiting non-firecracker consumer fireworks. There were 40 percent fewer fireworks complaints during …