Hawaii

A surfer and photographer has shared insight into how humans can best avoid a shark attack - something he endured himself in his teens.Mike Coots, 44, lost his right leg at the calf when he was bitten by a tiger shark while bodyboarding…

An invasive snail is invading the US — and wildlife officials warn it carries a parasite that can infect the brain, causing meningitis which can lead to death.North Carolina warned residents Monday that the invasive snail species — which…

Dianne Feinstein's daughter and three stepdaughters are set to inherit the late senator's $102 million property portfolio, as well as her $62 million private jet.The California congresswoman, who died in DC Friday aged 90, leaves behind…

When Mike Coots was 18, he was attacked by a tiger shark while bodyboarding with friends in Hawaii. He lost his right leg, at the calf, in the attack and suffered such extensive blood loss that doctors said he should have died. But in…

President Joe Biden touched down in Kahului on the island of Maui Monday where he greeted local politicians with hugs, handshakes and condolences in light of the island's devastating wildfires. He and First Lady Jill paused their summer…

Joe Biden on Tuesday appeared to forget the name Maui, referring to the island in a speech in Milwaukee as 'the one where you see on television all the time.'As the death toll rose to 106, and as rescuers continued to comb the rubble in…

The death toll from the Hawaiian wildfires has climbed to 93 as new video emerges of residents being tossed around the ocean after diving in to flee flames. Blazes on the island of Maui have now become the deadliest wildfires in modern…

Hawaii's governor said on Thursday that the death toll from the Maui wildfires was likely to rise substantially, saying that it could eclipse the 1960 tsunami which killed 61 people.The death toll is currently at 53, and a little…

At least 36 people have been killed in the Hawaii wildfires with the death roll expected to rise as locals continue to 'pull bodies from the water' in Maui and frantically search for missing relatives. Maui firefighters are desperately…

The plan is to be first in line as dawn breaks. But sloth (and setting my alarm for the wrong day) gets the better of me and it's not until 7.45am that I drag myself out of bed, throw on some shorts and a noisy shirt more suited to…