Military jets scrambled to escort an Alaska Airlines flight into Seattle and authorities took a passenger off the plane Thursday night, after a caller told the FBI that a possible hijacker was aboard, officials said. FBI agents interviewed but did not arrest the passenger aboard the flight from Kona, Hawaii. “We’re not anticipating an arrest,” [...]This story comes to us via Homeland Securit [...]

UPDATE: The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center in Hawaii says a tsunami warning is in effect for a large swath of the Pacific after a magnitude 8.8 earthquake hit Japan. A tsunami warning was in effect for Japan, Russia, Marcus Island and the Northern Marianas. A tsunami watch has been issued for Guam, Taiwan, the Philippines, Indonesia [...]This story comes to us via Homeland Security - National Ter [...]

The Star Advertiser is reporting Honolulu police have shut down the Ala Kapuna off-ramp along Moanalua Freeway Honolulu-bound for about two hours while investigating a suspicious vehicle that may possibly contain explosives. An Army spokesman states that two men had been arrested in connection with the case. According to the article, Col. Mike Donnelly, chief [...]This story comes to us via Homela [...]

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Eyewitness Edward Dalton describes what he saw as a 28-year-old man was attacked by a 12- to14-ft shark in Kekaha Kai Sate Park in Hawaii. Dalton said the shark launched into the air before coming down on the unnamed victim, who is hospitalized with non-life threatening injuries.

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PointsHound is running two promotions this week. The first is a Twitter contest with Hawaiian Airlines. The way to enter is to watch for any PointsHound tweets that contain the hashtag #winHawaii. Retweet one of those messages, and you get one entry. You can enter up to three times through June... © Hack My Trip , a BoardingArea Blog

While I was in Hawaii recently, Hyatt and the MGM rewards program M Life announced their reciprocal partnership.  I very much love Hyatt and the MGM Vegas family of hotels, so I was a bit bummed to be too tied up vacationing on points to delve into the details when it was first announced (good... © Mommy Points , a BoardingArea Blog

Pearl Harbor is home to the USS Arizona Memorial, Mighty Mo, the USS Bowfin submarine. With Pearl Harbor’s importance in American history, many people want to make sure they see it as part of their first Hawaii vacation. A question I commonly hear is: which island should I choose for my Hawaii vacation if I ...