Already packing 110 mph winds, a hurricane churning in the Pacific Ocean off Mexico is forecast to get even stronger -- though, as of now, it poses no direct threat to those onshore.
CNN's Kyung Lah says this is the first time in 15 years Japan is evacuating coastal residents.
Tens of thousands of residents began evacuating Sunday morning from coastal Japan in anticipation of a possible tsunami following Chile's 8.8-magnitude earthquake.
Were pilots who missed their destination sleeping or distracted? CNN's John Roberts reports.
A Northwest Airlines flight from San Diego, California, overshot the Minneapolis, Minnesota, airport by about 150 miles Wednesday evening, and federal investigators are looking into whether the pilots had become distracted, as they claimed, or perhaps fell asleep.
Tropical Storm Felicia is expected to cause localized flooding in Hawaii as it hits Tuesday, forecasters said.
Hurricane Felicia had maximum sustained winds of 140 mph Thursday, but forecasters predicted the storm, which is heading toward Hawaii, would weaken in the Pacific later in the day.
A pilot's sleep disorder and a string of early mornings helped cause the crew of a commuter jet to fall asleep during a flight over Hawaii in 2008, federal investigators reported Monday.
The abrupt shutdowns of ATA Airlines and Aloha Airlines won't keep travelers off Hawaii's shores altogether, but they could make an already expensive vacation destination even pricier and potentially put the leis and luaus out of reach for many.
More than 200 acres of land that belonged to the Kingdom of Hawaii before the United States took control a century ago will be returned to Native Hawaiians
The "big island" of Hawaii is feeling Tropical Storm Flossie's pounding rain and dangerous winds.
Hurricane Flossie roared on course to brush Hawaii's Big Island on Tuesday hours after guarded residents were rattled by a 5.4 magnitude earthquake and dozens of aftershocks
Hurricane Flossie was downgraded to a Category 2 hurricane Tuesday but stayed on course to brush the Big Island
Next time you visit the Big Island, why not skip the fancy resort and hop in a VW camper van?
I didn't plan to go to the Hilo Coffee Mill. In fact, on my tour of Big Island farms, I intend to skip coffee entirely. Not that there was any shortage of Kona coffee tourist experiences - they are some of the only agritourism operations with the marketing sophistication to, say, leave brochures in hotel lobbies - but I was looking for the more unusual crops.
Year after year, the Big Island consistently affords the rare opportunity to watch lava in action. And best of all, you get to check out the show without having to run for your life.
Unlike most of us, who merely fantasize about traveling to distant places, Sally and Bob Bloomgarden actually get up and go. Bali, Cozumel, Morocco, New Guinea -- the couple's itinerary in recent y...
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