While America's massive fleet of aircraft carriers is difficult to sink, they are sadly not unsinkable. The title of this article refers to Midway Atoll as an "Unsinkable Aircraft Carrier," but as ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. By now, the dust has settled, the seas have calmed, and the panic has dwindled, following Tuesday’s magnitude 8.7 earthquake off ...

Nancy Caruso sat on an island in the North Pacific Ocean just inches from an albatross and watched as the large black-and-white seabird with a 12-foot wingspan added grass to its nest to cover up a ...

On Thursday the Coast Guard completed the medical evacuation of a 52-year-old man from Midway Atoll. At 10 a.m. Tuesday morning the Coast Guard Joint Rescue Coordination Center Honolulu received ...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - A team from a Hawaii-based nonprofit organization returned to Honolulu after removing over 70,000 pounds of debris from Midway Atoll. The crew from the Papahanaumokuakea ...

Laysan finches, also known as ekupuu in Hawaiian, were once found throughout the main Hawaiian isles but can now only be found at Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument. Known for their varied ...

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It was an historic moment, according to the experts, as it was one of the biggest tremors ever recorded, and millions of people were on notice for possible tsunamis. Fortunately, initial reports are ...

Long ago, Laysan finches, a native honeycreeper known for its brown and yellow plumage and varied songs, were found throughout the Hawaiian islands. Today, however, only about 18,000 of the endangered ...