At the end of April, Honolulu County passed a ban that made Hawaii the first state in the nation to ban plastic bags at store checkouts statewide. Of the four counties in the state, three had previously passed bans and the Honolulu County decision officially made the ban statewide.
As the first waves from a Japanese tsunami threaten Hawaii, locals are worried about their loved ones visiting there. Haughton resident Shannon Reynolds says her mom, her mom's best friend, and a friend of hers went to Oahu to watch a dance team from Tyler, Texas...
Hundreds have been found or are presumed dead after a massive earthquake and ensuing tsunami tore through Japan's northeast coast. Some are already declaring the 8.9 magnitude quake the largest ever recorded and after-effects are expected to hit the west coast of the US, the Phillippines, Indonesia and other vulnerable spots. The Internet has sped into action, using Twitter to report updates and G