Hawaii

IDF veteran completes Hawaii Ironman race three years after losing leg in Gaza combat

After losing his leg in Gaza, IDF veteran Boris Shtonda completed Hawaii's grueling Ironman triathlon using a specialized running prosthetic, dedicating the race to wounded soldiers in rehabilitation

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IDF veteran Boris Baruch Shtonda completes the Ironman World Championship in Hawaii on October 10, 2026.
People gather in an open area after an earthquake struck near the southern coast of Panama, in Panama City, Panama, October 9, 2026.

Shipping through the Panama Canal remains uninterrupted after country hit by a 7.7 mag. earthquake

Panama Airport was closed as a precaution while the Naturgy power company reported electricity supply disruptions across six Panamanian provinces. The Panama Canal remains operational.

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A young green sea turtle fills up on grass as ocean waters started to raise due to the approach of Tropical Storm Lala at Reed's Bay in Hilo, Hawaii on August 14, 2026.

Hurricane Lala leaves thousands without power in Hawaii amid 'life-threatening' conditions

The poweroutage.com website reported 42,889 customers without power as of 2:14 p.m. HST in Hawaii, including 31,792 on the Big Island and 7,203 in Maui County.

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A resident stops on a rural road as it floods in Volcano Village on Hawaii Island, on August 15, 2026.

Over 40,000 face 'life-threatening' conditions without power as Hurricane Lala approaches Hawaii

The poweroutage.com website showed 42,889 customers without power as of 2:14 p.m. in Hawaii, including 31,792 on the Big Island and 7,203 in Maui County.

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Prayers, terror: Race to escape Hawaiian town as wildfire rages

The fire, which charred a 5-square-mile area in hours and killed at least 101 people, has taken a toll on many of Lahaina's residents.

AUGUST 16, 2023ByREUTERS
lames are seen near Lahaina as wildfires driven by high winds destroy a large part of the historic town of Lahaina, Hawaii, US, August 9, 2023.

What to know about Maui's wildfires, Hawaii's deadliest disaster

Here are some key questions and answers about the deadliest US wildfire in more than a century.

AUGUST 15, 2023ByREUTERS
Maui County firefighters fight flare-up fires in a canyon in Kula on Maui island, Hawaii, US, August 13, 2023.

Israelis escape Hawaii inferno: 'Everything turned to ashes and dust'

"The tourist paradise turned into a hell on earth," recounted Eden Brook-Adams.

AUGUST 13, 2023ByWALLA!
Smoke and flames rise in Lahaina, Maui County, Hawaii, U.S., August 8, 2023 in this still image from video obtained from social media.

Death toll from Maui fires hits at least 93, damages at billions of dollars

The fire was Hawaii's worst natural disaster in history, surpassing a 1961 tsunami that killed 61 people a year after Hawaii became a US state.

AUGUST 13, 2023ByREUTERS
An aerial view of the fire as Two Hawaii Army National Guard CH47 Chinook (not pictured) perform aerial water bucket drops on the island of Maui to support the fight with wildfires in Maui, Hawaii, August 9, 2023.

Jewish groups launch relief effort for Maui as island’s Jews are among the evacuated

The wildfires have all but destroyed the town of Lahaina on the island of Maui.

AUGUST 12, 2023ByRON KAMPEAS/JTA
Views from the air of the community of Lahaina after wildfires driven by high winds burned across most of the town several days ago, in Lahaina, Maui, Hawaii, U.S. August 10, 2023.

Maui wildfire death toll rises to 80 in Hawaii's most deadly disaster

Officials have warned that search teams with cadaver dogs could still find more dead from the fire that torched 1,000 buildings and left thousands homeless.

AUGUST 12, 2023ByREUTERS
A brush fire in Hawaii.

Hawaii wildfires to cause second-largest total insured loss in state's history

An inferno, which started earlier this week, ravaged the historic resort town of Lahaina that was once the capital of the Hawaiian Kingdom.

AUGUST 11, 2023ByREUTERS
A view of flames as wildfires engulfed the historic town of Lahaina, Maui, Hawaii, U.S. August 9, 2023.

Westboro Baptist Church: 'Hawaii will be destroyed'

According to the fundamentalist church, now that the warners have failed, divine retribution is imminent.

AUGUST 7, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Members of the Westboro Baptist Church of Topeka, Kansas, protest outside the venue of "The Response", an event billed by its organizer, Texas Governor Rick Perry, as a call to prayer for a nation in crisis, at the Reliant stadium in Houston August 6, 2011.

Kilauea volcano erupts in Hawaii, lava confined to crater

Kilauea last erupted in January, with activity stretching into March

JUNE 7, 2023ByREUTERS
Kilauea volcano erupts in Hawaii

Scientists explain alien comet 'Oumuamua's strange acceleration

'Oumuamua (pronounced oh-MOO-uh-MOO-uh) lacks the tail of gas and dust characteristic of many comets.

MARCH 23, 2023ByREUTERS
A comet is seen flying by the Earth (Illustrative).