The skipper of the Princess Taiping, a 54-foot replica of a Ming Dynasty Chinese sailing vessel, will make a presentation about the ship and its journeys next week.

Question: We’ve read news that shelters are overflowing with animals because people can’t afford to care of them.

WAILUKU>> A woman has shown signs of emerging from a coma on the Big Island, while a man remains unconscious on Oahu from a parasitic disease sometimes associated with eating home-grown produce.

City officials were not pleased yesterday with the suggestion that a tax dedicated to Honolulu’s $5.3 billion commuter rail project be diverted temporarily to help balance the state budget.

The new spa at the recently reopened Mauna Kea Beach Hotel will be operated by Mandara, the fourth in Hawai’i for the the global spa company.

Pat Cadam describes driving a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle as a “funny sensation.” Plug-in Battery SYSTEM project >> Number of isle cars to be converted: Six >> Time for installation: 4-6 hours >> Battery …

Police arrested a 37-year-old Honolulu woman who allegedly struck her 41-year-old female roommate with a wooden canoe paddle.

The Hokule’a will go on a sail around O’ahu with its ‘Chinese cousin’ today. The Princess Taiping, a replica of a 14th-century Chinese junk, arrived in Hawai’i this month after a nine-month voyage across the …

A City Council committee yesterday deferred action on a bill that would lift the ban on new bed-and-breakfast operations on O’ahu. The Zoning Committee deferred action on Bill 6 following a hearing filled to …

While more than 1 million endured the inauguration’s below-freezing temperatures in the nation’s capital, more than 180 people watched the event yesterday morning in the comfy open air and gentle breezes at Don …