It’s a seemingly small change — rejecting those squares organizing patterns of black and white — that is also a big change, ...

Hawaii's Supreme Court is set to hear arguments Thursday over insurance issues that are tying up a potential $4 billion settlement over Maui's ...

The Honolulu Festival, a cultural exchange celebrating Japan and the Pacific Rim, will return in March, and for the first time in its 29-year history will charge admission for adults to enter the ...

HONOLULU (Island News) -- The Honolulu Festival returns for its 29th year of celebrating Pacific Harmony from March 7 to 9.

Immigration detention centers would be banned on state and county lands, and other bills in the Legislature also would ensure due process for any detainees. The bills have drawn both condemnation and ...

Eggs remain in short supply around Hawaiʻi and that's pushed prices higher. Across the Pacific, there's a shortage of a ...

These real cities in Japan served as the major inspiration for some of the Yakuza franchise's most iconic locations.

Japan’s Mao Matsuyama, 16, holds no relation to a star fellow countryman – but he’s chasing a similar stature in the game of golf. “I often get asked if we are brothers or related,” he ...

Did you spot a sign of Hawaiian life on your travels? To submit photos, check out our new, simple online submission form at staradvertiser.com/signs. You must fill out all required fields in order to ...

All Nippon Airways (ANA) has three Airbus A380s in its fleet, all configured to accommodate 520 passengers onboard across four different classes.

The number of visitors from Japan who came to Hawaii last year was less than half the number who came to the Islands in 2019, ...

The menu at Kamehameha Bakery is like a greatest hits album of baked goods, each one more tempting than the last. Take the ...