Coast Guard, Maui County Hold Search-and-Rescue Exercise
"An increase in blue water diving means more people in the water farther from shore. It's a combined effort, and we want to ensure everyone comes home." Keep Reading
U.S. Coast Guard Commissions Newest Fast Response Cutter William Hart in Honolulu
They will operate throughout the 14th Coast Guard District, which covers more than 14 million square miles of land and sea. Keep Reading
Hawaii Welcomes Third Sentinel-Class Coast Guard Cutter
The FRCs represent the Coast Guard's commitment to modernizing service assets to address the increasingly complex global Maritime Transportation System. Keep Reading
Water Found in Hawaiian Volcano Could Lead to Eruptions
Last year, the volcano spewed lava and destroyed homes on the archipelago's Big Island. Then in the spring, a lava lake vanished from sight within the Halema'uma'u summit crater. Keep Reading
United States Hosts Weeklong Joint Pacific Search-and-Rescue Workshop in Honolulu
The Steering Committee is a collective of search and rescue agencies from five principle nations: Australia, Fiji, France, New Zealand, and the United States. Keep Reading
Barbara to Swipe at Hawaii as a Tropical Rainstorm Next Week, Threaten Flash Flooding
Barbara was once a 155-mph Category 4 hurricane. However, even though the tropical cyclone will continue to head toward Hawaii in the coming days, it will weaken. Keep Reading
Alert Raised on World’s Largest Active Volcano
For the past several months, earthquake and ground deformation rates at Mauna Loa Volcano have exceeded long term background levels. Keep Reading
NOAA Predicts Above-Normal 2019 Hurricane Season in the Central Pacific
Five to 8 tropical cyclones are predicted for the central Pacific hurricane basin; NOAA does not predict whether any of these systems will affect Hawaii. Keep Reading
Joint Interagency Mass Rescue Exercise Conducted Successfully on Kauai
This is the first airport response exercise of this scale conducted in an ocean environment in the state and is vital based on the volume of air traffic in the region and the proximity of most airports to the ocean. Keep Reading
Hawaii Residents Return to New Normal After Epic Volcano Eruption
For weeks on end last year, Darryl Clinton watched the Kilauea Volcano from a front-row seat on the deck of his friend’s house in Kapoho on Hawaii’s Big Island. Keep Reading
