The following maximum temperatures were recorded across the state of Hawaii Wednesday afternoon: Lihue, Kauai - 74 Honolulu, Oahu - 77 Kaneohe, Oahu - 75 Kahului, Maui - 78 Hilo, Hawaii - 79 Kailua-kona - 83 …

WAILUKU>> Hawaii Superferry officials said, contrary to a report from a passenger, the vessel did not strike a whale en route to Maui yesterday morning.

11. Seattle’s Best Coffee will move in later this month. Starbucks announced last summer that it would be eliminating at least 600 stores nationwide due to financial underperformance.

If you have ever had the chance to attend any Chinese New Year festivities, you know it’s a wonderful cultural experience and a good time to be had by all.

Schools closed, events were canceled, and nonessential state and county employees stayed home Friday but a winter storm expected to blast the islands with powerful Kona winds did minimal damage.

Hawaiian Airlines said yesterday that 89.6 percent of its flights arrived on schedule in November, according to data released by the U.S. Department of Transportation.

Gov. Linda Lingle has named veteran government executive and Maui attorney Gilbert S.C. Keith-Agaran to serve the two-year term of the late Democratic state Rep.

Travel Leaders revealed the 2009 results of their annual Travel Trends Survey. The survey is based on actual bookings made to date for 2009.

Several shops have closed around Hawaii as sales numbers from the holiday season are tallied.

A day after dropping one-way fares to $28 for travel between Honolulu and Kahului during February, all three major interisland carriers said yesterday that they are lowering fares on other routes.