In his second four-year term, Honolulu Mayor Rick Blangiardi requests the permanent appointment of his new executive Cabinet. Those being tapped for the city and county’s key leadership roles are ...

The U.S. Department of Justice is sending dozens of federal agents to Honolulu to help investigate a fire on Young Street ...

Other lands on Oʻahu that are off-limits for a landfill include areas near airports and coastlines vulnerable to tsunamis.

Those at the hearing know Oahu’s trash needs to go somewhere, but lawmakers seemed frustrated by the lack of ideal options.

Honolulu's fire chief said firefighter Jeffrey Fiala, who was trapped by a roof collapse, had been with the department for ...

A 25-year-old firefighter has died along with several others hospitalized while responding to a three-alarm building fire in Hawaii.

Four other firefighters and one civilian were injured in the fire and transported to Honolulu area hospitals, where they ...

A 3-year-old boy was the fourth victim killed in a massive illegal fireworks explosion in Hawaii, succumbing to injuries Jan.

A 25-year-old firefighter died and several more were hospitalized Monday night while responding to a three-alarm building ...

The firefighter, 25, was killed after emergency responders were called to a building in the McCully-Moiliili neighborhood of ...

The 25-year-old firefighter and another were trapped after a partial roof collapse, Honolulu Chief Sheldon 'Kalani' Hao said.

The six victims are in their 20s and 30s, and all have extensive burns, according to Dr. Kevin Foster, director of the ...