A Newell's shearwater is the victim of a collision with a power line in Kekaha.

Like the slippery steps at Puu Poa on Kauai's north shore, some ask if the future of tourism won't follow the same path. Others are more optimistic that the Island's allure will continue to draw visitors long into the future.

"Muscle Car" (2008) by Elizabeth R. Curtis, Archival Inkjet Print, 24" x 36"

The Hawaii State Legislature faces what may be it's toughest session ever as it tries to overcome a budget crisis the State has never seen before.

A YouTube video of Chinatown's rat problem by Hawaii blogger Larry Geller sparked health and budget questions in 2009.

A view of the Hanalei Valley in Northern Kauai. The Hanalei River runs through the valley and 60 percent of Hawaii's taro is grown in its fields.

A proposed fencing project would block this lateral trail to Larsen's Beach across Waioli Corp. land (above). A sign posted at the Larsen's Beach parking lot warns of the dangerous conditions (below). The public has a recorded access to Larsen's, but the trail, as seen here from the beach, has fallen out of its legal alignment (bottom).

Hawaii's own Brave New Voices 2009 International Youth Poetry Slam Team champions will be on hand at Youth Speaks Hawaii's reunion show Wednesday night.

Kauai residents have been holding signs in front of Wailua Beach to protest plans to build a bike path there.

Traffic during this year's Quicksilver in Memory of Eddie Aikau contest at Waimea Bay saw bumper to bumper stalls in traffic. Protesters say plans for an expansion to Turtle Bay Resort will increase traffic problems on the narrow North Shore roads.