The full religious affiliation breakdown in the state includes a significant Buddhist population (8%), reflecting the island state’s link to Asian culture. Other major religious groups include Catholic (20%); Evangelical Protestant (25%); mainline Protestant (11%); historically Black Protestant (...
David E. Stannard, Before the Horror: The Population of Hawai‘i on the Eve of Western Contact (1989), argues that estimates of Hawaii’s population before European contact are too low. The prehistory of Hawaii in the larger context of the Pacific Islands is presented in Patrick Vinton Kirch...
Like many parts of western United States, the Hawaiian islands in the Pacific have also been struggling with wildfires for almost a month, with the Big Island fighting the largest wildfire it’s ever seen. Climate change has turned the islands’ typically wet, tropical ...
In this context, laboratory and paradise tropes either accommodate or 'keep out' science and technology, and find expression in two sociotechnical island imaginaries. In an ecological island imaginary, western-scientific conceptions frame Hawai'i as a laboratory of nature, and hosting paradise for ...
Population: 1.4 million Legal age for sports betting: TBD Online sports betting: No Retail sportsbooks: No Sports betting revenue: N/AHawaii sports betting updates Despite recent attempts to legalize sports betting and other forms of gambling in Hawaii, no proposal has made a significant push tow...
Smoke billows near boats docked at Lahaina as wildfires driven by high winds destroy a large part of the historic town on the Hawaiian island of Maui, August 9, 2023. Dustin Johnson/Handout via Reuters Fire was widespread in Lahaina, a tourist town with a population of 12,000 on the...
Although Kauai is a small island with a population of approximately 65,000 it has a varying topography with many micro-climates. The North and West sides of the island offer a stark contrast in vegetation, rainfall and amenities. The first step in finding your Kauai home, land or condo is...
A bipartisan group of representatives have forced a delay in Congress over a proposed rule that would let new parents cast their vote by proxy Associated PressApril 13, 2025 Create an Account Create a free account to save articles, sign up for newsletters and more. ...
By CALEB JONES, Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — Cruising along the west side of Hawaii's Big Island, the landscape is dominated by ancient volcanic flows and jagged shorelines. Then you get to Hapuna Beach. There, the contrast of black lava rock, white sand and blue water means you ...
These slithery creatures would be a threat to the native bird population, competing for food and habitat with no natural predators to keep their numbers in check. It’s a policy born from the need to preserve the delicate balance of life that has thrived here for thousands of years. Those...