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Powerful quake in Russia's Far East causes tsunami, Japan and Hawaii order evacuations
WEDNESDAY, JULY 30, 2025
A magnitude 8.8 earthquake struck off Russia's Far Eastern Kamchatka Peninsula on Wednesday, damaging buildings and generating a tsunami of up to 4 metres (13 feet) that prompted warnings and evacuations stretching across the Pacific Ocean.
8.8 magnitude earthquake strikes off Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula, Japan issues tsunami warning
WEDNESDAY, JULY 30, 2025
An 8.8 magnitude earthquake strikes off Kamchatka, Russia, triggering a tsunami warning across Japan from Hokkaido to Kyushu. Further updates to follow.
Hawaii hikes tourism tax to fund climate and environmental projects
THURSDAY, MAY 08, 2025
Hawaiian lawmakers have approved an increase in the state’s lodging tax to raise funds for environmental protection and to address natural disasters linked to climate change.
Bangkok Meets Honolulu: A New Era of Urban Innovation and Cultural Exchange
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 2025
When two of the world’s most vibrant cities sit down to talk, ideas start moving fast.
Bangkok and Honolulu Renew Sister-City Ties After 10 Years
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 2025
(February 19, 2025) – In a key move, Dr. John (Surachit Phongsinghvithya), Chairman of the Bangkok Metropolitan Council, led a group to Honolulu, Hawaii, where they met Mr. Tommy Waters, Chairman and Presiding Officer for District IV of the Honolulu City Council.
Maui wildfires deadliest in a century after death toll hits 89
SUNDAY, AUGUST 13, 2023
The death toll from the Maui wildfires is now at 89, officials said on Saturday, making it the deadliest U.S. wildfire in more than a century.
Why the Hawaii wildfires proved so devastating and deadly
FRIDAY, AUGUST 11, 2023
Experts on Thursday said the wildfires on Hawaii's Maui island, which killed dozens of people and forced thousands to evacuate, stemmed from a confluence of extremely dry conditions, invasive vegetation, and the particular vulnerability posed by the topography of Maui's western coastline.
53 people have died from the Hawaii wildfires, historic Lahaina has burned down
FRIDAY, AUGUST 11, 2023
A search of the wildfire devastation on the Hawaiian island of Maui on Thursday revealed a wasteland of obliterated neighbourhoods and landmarks charred beyond recognition, as the death toll rose to at least 53 and survivors told harrowing tales of narrow escapes.
S. Korea sends largest-scale naval fleet to US-led exercise
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 01, 2022
South Korea has dispatched the largest-scale naval fleet and a brigadier general to the US-led multinational maritime exercise to be held in and around the Hawaiian Islands next month.
Hurricane Douglas poised to hit Hawaii with damaging winds and flooding
MONDAY, JULY 27, 2020
Hurricane Douglas was moving perilously close to the shores of Hawaii on Sunday and may make landfall in one or more of the islands by Monday morning. Damaging winds, flooding from heavy rains, as well as pounding surf and a coastal storm surge are likely across the entire island chain.