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 ...

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

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

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

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

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Giddy on up for some fun and exciting festivities happening this weekend on Oahu that you DEFINITELY don’t want to miss out ...

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