SF News Hawaii Fire Update: Maui Wildfires Become Deadliest in Modern US History As Death Toll Reaches 93 Only 2 out of the 93 victims have been identified, and authorities are asking families for DNA to aid identification. They also warn that the death toll will climb as the search continues.
SF News Hawaiian Couple Visiting Bay Area Lost Everything In Wildfires, Including Dogs Trapped In House A couple featured on KTVU Wednesday frantically trying to get back to their home in Lahaina did make it home, only to find the place in charred ruins, and that their two dogs and a cat perished inside the house.
SF News Thursday Morning What's Up: SF Mayor London Breed Evacuated From Maui The death toll in the Maui wildfire has risen to 36; SF Mayor London Breed was on a personal vacation on Maui when the fire struck and she evacuated to Oahu; and the current COVID test-positivity rate in California could be quite high if Walgreens data is any indication.
SF News Hawaii Wildfires Have Killed at Least 36, Burned More Than 1,000 Acres, Forcing Mass Evacuations Apocalyptic scenes from Maui and the Big Island of Hawaii, as the islands have suddenly been consumed in flames as hurricane-force winds spread brush fires, and people were driven to jump into the ocean to escape the overwhelming smoke and flames.
SF News Small Hawaii-Bound Plane Crashes Into Pacific Ocean Off Half Moon Bay, Killing 2 Onboard The plane went down around 2 p.m. Saturday afternoon right after the pilot issued a distress signal, and authorities are still investigating.
SF News Bay Area Couple Sues Over Being Abandoned In Rough Waters on Hawaiian Snorkel Tour The Hayward couple filed a lawsuit in federal court suing a snorkel tour operator for $5 million, alleging negligence and emotional distress, after being left behind by the boat and having to swim to shore, they say.
SF News Harrowing Story Emerges of SFO-Bound Flight Out of Maui That Nearly Plunged Into the Ocean A United flight out of Maui, bound for SFO, took a steep dive during inclement weather, right after takeoff, and came within about 700 feet of the Pacific, according to a newly discovered report.
SF News Marin Kayaker Successfully Rows Himself From California to Hawaii The second time was the charm for French-born, Marin-based kayaker Cyril Derreumaux, who set off for Hawaii on a solo kayak journey earlier this summer and made it there earlier this week.
SF News Marin Kayaker Who Needed Coast Guard Rescue Last Year Attempts SF-to-Hawaii Solo Trip Once More At some point the Coast Guard has to be like "This guy again?", but a French-born kayaker with a custom-made vessel and an irrepressible desire to put himself in harm's way is attempting a solo journey across the Pacific for a second time.
SF News Bay Area Men Recount Meeting Accused Murderer In Honolulu A pair of friends from San Francisco and Oakland befriended a man in Hawaii who was arrested earlier this month for a murder there, and they say he "seemed very nice."
Business & Tech Mark Zuckerberg Has Bought Another 600 Acres on Kauai, and Hawaiians Are Pissed Adding to their already significant land holdings on the Hawaiian island of Kauai, Mark Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan recently closed on another deal adding 600 more acres on the island.
SF News Hawaii Braces For Potential Tsunami Following Huge Undersea Earthquake A huge, 8.1M underwater earthquake struck in a remote area between New Zealand and Tonga Thursday morning, and the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center is saying that tsunamis may be possible in Hawaii later today as a result.
SF News Couple Flies From SFO to Hawaii While Knowingly COVID-Positive, Gets Arrested A married couple who live on the Hawaiian island of Kaua'i recently flew home from San Francisco despite both having tested positive for COVID-19, and they were promptly arrested and charged with endangering other passengers on the plane.
SF News San Francisco Woman Jailed and Fined for Not Properly Quarantining In Hawaii A San Francisco woman is currently in custody on the island of Maui after allegedly violating the state's mandatory quarantine requirement for visitors — and she's denying all wrongdoing and requesting a jury trial.
Arts & Entertainment British Woman Completes Solo Rowing Trip From SF to Hawaii In 86 Days Despite two capsizes and some harrowing stories of nearly giving up, 40-year-old Lia Ditton just completed a solo row from the San Francisco Bay to Honolulu in 86 days, 11 days longer than she'd planned.
SF News Federal Judge In Hawaii Halts Trump's Third Attempt At A Travel Ban Amidst all the recent discussion of sanctuary cities, Dreamers and DACA, you may have forgotten that President Trump's other controversial move impacting immigrants and travelers into the US, primarily those from Muslim-majority nations,
SF News [Update] At Least Three Dead In High-Rise Fire In Honolulu UPDATE: Honolulu High-Rise Blaze; At least 3 dead-Building does not have sprinklers-Debris falling from buildinghttps://t.co/knMpaWvB05 pic.twitter.com/HKkNwBqYi4— ABC News (@ABC) July 15, 2017 A fire that spread through
SF News Bay Area Couple Returns From Hawaiian Honeymoon With Horrific Parasite A Bay Area newlywed couple got a lot more than they bargained for out of their trip to Hawaii in January, i.e. a terrible parasite, and thankfully they are both home and
Arts & Entertainment Video: Lava Waterfall Dramatically Pouring Into The Pacific In Hawaii A red-hot lava "fire hose" as it's being called is currently pouring off a cliff from the Kiluea volcano on Hawaii's Big Island, creating a dramatic show that's been ongoing for a couple
SF News Mark Zuckerberg Is Building A Giant Wall In Hawaii, And His Neighbors Are Pissed The man who wants to make it easier for you to share every detail of your life keeps taking steps to wall off his own. This time around, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg's adjustment
Arts & Entertainment Terrifying Or Cute Octopus Discovered, Possibly New Species Breaking away from the Bay Area, let's talk about Hawaii, yes? Specifically: A ghostly, possibly new species of octopus was recently discovered near our fiftieth state, found around 2.5 miles deep in
SF News Mark Zuckerberg Rumored To Have Bought Massive Hawaiian Compound Congratulations, San Francisco, you did it. All your griping about Mark Zuckerberg's endless construction on his Dolores Heights home? Your umbrage over the college kids he allegedly hired to squat in parking places
SF News 16-Year-Old Survives Flight To Hawaii While Hiding In Plane's Wheel Well A teenage boy who sneaked into the wheel well of a flight to Hawaii from San Jose airport was called "lucky to be alive" by the FBI after he survived the five-hour journey.
SF News Hawaii State Rep Cleans Up Homeless Problem By Sledgehammering Their Shopping Carts Perhaps those getting fed up with the homeless problem in cities like San Francisco and New York should take a page out of the playbook of Hawaii state representative Tom Brower... not. Brower
SF News Two Bay Area Men Drowned in High Surf in Kauai Two more Bay Area residents have lost their lives while in Hawaii. Best friends Adam Griffiths, 46, and Brian Baker, 47, were hiking with Griffiths' fiancée Jennifer Kwong on the rocky north shore
