Though many Americans think of a vacation in a tropical paradise when imagining Hawaii, how the 50th state came to be a part of the U.S. is actually a much darker story, generations in the making.

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - On Jan. 17, 1893, Queen Liliuokalani was held captive in her own home during the illegal overthrow of the Hawaiian monarchy. One hundred and thirty-three years later, ...

On January 17, the United States government illegally overthrew the Hawaiian government. Under the self-declared Provisional Government, Sanford Dole was installed as President after overthrowing ...

Hawaii's Agatha Weston scores 4 goals and wins MVP honors in Big West championship victory over Long Beach State. Hawaii Gov. Josh Green said he authorized $175 million to speed up recovery efforts ...

Oct. 1—In the final decades of the Hawaiian monarchy, and for a decade or two afterward, the violin, viola, cello, zither, autoharp and Western flute were integral parts of Hawaiian music. In the ...

Friday was group hula kahiko night at the Merrie Monarch Festival’s hula competition. There were 29 ancient hula performances ...