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The recently identified remains of a Marine hailed for his bravery in battle are heading home 72 years after he was killed on a remote Pacific atoll during World War II.

A Hawaii spear fisherman said Wednesday he fought off a large tiger shark by smacking it in the nose after it locked onto his leg along a remote stretch of Hawaii island coastline.

Worker dies in plunge from building • Motorist who died after crash is ID’d • Suspect arrested in Waikiki break-in • Homeless man held in stabbing freed

3 more homeless sweeps set for Kakaako • Maui settles over releases

Wait, what are we afraid of again? Because it keeps changing, like fashion trends or the latest smartphones. It’s not like all the things we fear are always fixed or vanquished. Mostly, we stop worrying about them because we get bored, frustrated or distracted by something else.

The death of a 32-year-old woman who was hit by a truck while crossing Farrington Highway in Nanakuli has prompted community members to call for safer roads and crosswalks, and the raising of awareness about pedestrian safety.

Dr. Edwin Clarence Cadman, a soft-spoken visionary who transformed the University of Hawaii’s medical school and left a lasting impact on the state, has died at age 70.

Native Hawaiian students pursuing STEM-related degrees (science, technology, engineering and math) at Chaminade University will be eligible for full scholarships starting next fall under a new partnership announced Friday between the private university and Kamehameha Schools.

A tropical depression expected to become Tropical Storm Niala is the 11th cyclone this hurricane season in the Central North Pacific, tying the record for the most such storms.

Numerous tips to CrimeStoppers led to the arrest Thursday of a 34-year-old homeless man at a hotel near Honolulu Airport in connection with a brazen armed robbery of a soccer mom at Kapiolani Park.