Early polynesian peoples were the first to ride ocean waves on surfboards, but no one knows which particular group of islanders invented them. At the time, there were two types of boards: the alaia and the olo. The smaller alaia boards, which weighed...

Surfboards are long, buoyant decks used in the sport of surfing. They are relatively light, but strong enough to support an individual standing on them while riding a breaking wave. Like the sport itself, they were invented in Hawaii, where they were...

Hayden Panettiere and some fellow animal rights activists drew angry shouts and some shoving from fishermen in Japan when they tried to interfere with a dolphin hunt, according to video footage shot by the protesters.The six activists from the anti-whaling group Sea Shepherd paddled out...

The owners of an art gallery like the outdoor sign they inherited at their new location, even if it does advertise McCully Chop Sui. But the city says the sign has to go.Mauna Kea Galleries, owned by Carolyn and Mark Blackburn, is taking over the...

A woman snorkeling off Maui was bitten by a shark Monday, about an hour after a nearby beach was closed because of a shark sighting.The woman, believed to be in her 60s, suffered injuries to her foot and calf and was taken to Maui Memorial...

"Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End" dominated the seventh-annual Teen Choice Awards Sunday, taking honors for Choice Movie: Action Adventure.The movie's stars Johnny Depp, Keira Knightley and Bill Nighy also took home awards."High School Musical 2" also scored with Choice TV: Movie, as did...