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Pele's Curse is the belief that anything natively Hawaiian, such as sand, rock, or pumice, will bring bad luck on whoever takes it away from Hawaii.One version about the legend's genesis is this: a disgruntled park ranger, angry at the number of rocks that were being taken from the islands by visitors, said that Pele would curse them with bad luck should they take anything.
[7] [8] Hawaii is located roughly 4,600 miles (7,400 km) from North Korea, [3] and a missile launched from North Korea would leave approximately 12 to 15 minutes of warning time. [9] Hawaii officials had been working for some time to refresh the state's emergency plans in case of a nuclear attack from North Korea.
Hawaii is an island in the Pacific Ocean 2,000 mi (3,200 km) off the coast of the United States. The majority of environmental issues affecting Hawaii today are related to pressures from increasing human and animal population and urban expansion both directly on the islands as well as overseas.
A picturesque staircase leading to a Hawaiian beauty spot is being torn down as tourists continued to access the off-limits site. The Haiku Stairs, an Oahu landmark often called the Stairway to ...
The Hawaii attorney general's office must pay attorney fees for using last year's Maui wildfire tragedy to file a petition in “bad faith” that blamed a state court judge for a lack of water ...
The Hawaiian island of Maui has been battered by a hurricane-propelled wildfire this week that has left dozens dead, a town destroyed and many others injured. With at least 36 dead, the Maui ...
A herd of axis deer in Maui. Hawaii is the most isolated major land mass in the world and that isolation has led to very high rates of endemism.Uniquely adapted endemic species are often sensitive to competition from invasive species and Hawaii has had numerous extinctions (List of extinct animals of the Hawaiian Islands).
Dec. 7—A state lawmaker and City Council chairperson today urged Oahu motorists to slow down and asked for a renewed focus on getting habitual bad drivers off the road. Mitchel Yoshiji Miyashiro ...