Maui's Haleakala volcano and the rest of the Hawaiian Islands formed out of molten lava as the Pacific plate drifted over the hotspot as three to four inches a year. Map Source: TASA Graphic Arts ...

The U.S. Marine Corps' Navy-Marine Expeditionary Ship Interdiction System, or NMESIS, will conduct simulated fires missions in the Luzon Strait.

A storm far to the north of the state had an area of high winds pointed mostly south and pushed the large long-period swell toward the islands, according to Harry Durgin, a citizen meteorologist and ...

Meaning "to give back", this ancient concept is a way of life – and a tourism initiative offering travellers fascinating ...

Researchers have discovered a potentially younger and active volcanic hotspot beneath the Cook Islands' waters, prompting ...

The volcanoes were found during an expedition to map the seafloor near the Cook Islands in the Central Pacific, about 2,900 miles (4,700 kilometers) south of Hawaii. If these structures are ...

Heading to the Big Island and hoping to see real lava on your Hawaiian vacation? Scroll to find out everything you need to ...

Fishing vessels can often work long periods at sea without coming to port, thanks to the practice of transshipment, in which catches are transferred at sea to carrier ships called reefers. But the ...

For an Air Force veteran, an FDA layoff brings back symptoms of PTSD: "They say they care about us, then they cut us." ...

President Donald Trump says taxing imports will strengthen domestic manufacturing. Hours before announcing new tariffs, his ...

Like the Hawaiian Islands, this archipelago was produced millions ... The researchers used special equipment to map the seabed along the likely hotspot chain and also were able to collect a little ...

Part of what makes the island unique is its place on the map ... Pollard sailed to Hawaii, making it as far as the French Frigate Shoals, an atoll in the island chain that includes Shark Island.