Hawaii
Is Fishing With a Drone the Way of the Future?
Not everyone is on board. The technology is dividing the fishing community and drawing the ire of some politicians and scientists
Long-Lost Dalí Sculpture Could Be Worth $20 Million
For four decades, the rare was artwork was thought to be missing
The Trailblazing Black Woman Chemist Who Discovered a Treatment for Leprosy
After Alice Ball's death in 1916 at age 24, a white man took credit for her research
Tourism Gets a Refresh in the Hands of Activists Seeking to Decolonize the Industry
Operators practicing 'solidarity tourism' push back against travel that can be environmentally and socially destructive
Germany, Austria Repatriate Dozens of Human Skulls to Hawaii
Earlier this month, a Hawaiian delegation retrieved 58 sets of ancestral remains from five European museums
Eighty Years After Pearl Harbor, New DNA Tech Helps Identify Victims of the Attack
Researchers say they have now identified over 90 percent of the remains of those killed aboard the USS Oklahoma
The Story Behind Pearl Harbor's Most Successful Rescue Mission
Eighty years ago, civilian Julio DeCastro and his colleagues at the Hawaii base's naval yard saved 32 sailors trapped inside the U.S.S. "Oklahoma"
Kīlauea Spews Magma and Golden Strings of Volcanic Glass on Hawaii's Big Island
Most recently, the volcano had a series of small eruptions that began in December 2020 and lasted five months straight
Three Volcanoes Are Erupting Simultaneously in Alaska
Scientists continue to monitor activity in Aleutians, other U.S. sites
Meet the White Tern, a Seabird Surprisingly Thriving in a Big City
The bird—also known as Manu-o-Kū—has excited ornithologists, its population growing within Honolulu, the busiest of Hawai'i's urban landscapes
Hawai'i Is Officially the Best Place on Earth to See Rainbows, According to Science
The geographic location and topography of the islands create beautiful views
New Theory Suggests 'Oumuamua Is a Nitrogen Ice Pancake
When the interstellar visitor swept around the sun, it got a speed boost, probably because some of the ice vaporized
Oldest Known Wild Bird Hatches Chick at Age 70
Wisdom, a Laysan albatross, was first banded by scientists on a remote North Pacific atoll in 1956
Meet One of the Curators Behind the Smithsonian's 640,000 Birds
Helen James' work on avian extinction helps in understanding how bird species today respond to threats like human encroachment and environmental change
Hawai'i's Kīlauea Volcano Returns Dramatically With First Eruption in Two Years
The spewing lava mixed with water at the summit, sending a plume of ash and steam into the sky
Brilliant Sunspot Photo Captures the Beginning of a New Solar Cycle
The Inouye Solar Telescope captured the unprecedentedly detailed image of a 3,700-mile-wide sunspot on January 28
Newly Discovered Underground Rivers Could Be Potential Solution for Hawai'i's Drought
The reservoirs could provide twice as much fresh water to tap into
What the Survival of the Hawaiian Language Means to Those Who Speak It
A Smithsonian curator recalls his own experience learning the native tongue
The Inspiring Quest to Revive the Hawaiian Language
A determined couple and their children are sparking the renewal of a long-suppressed part of their ancestors' culture
100 Years of Women at the Ballot Box
How the 19th Amendment Complicated the Status and Role of Women in Hawai'i
For generations, women played a central role in government and leadership. Then, the United States came along
