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Shipping through the Panama Canal remains uninterrupted after country hit by a 7.7 mag. earthquake

Panama Airport was closed as a precaution while the Naturgy power company reported electricity supply disruptions across six Panamanian provinces. The Panama Canal remains operational.

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People gather in an open area after an earthquake struck near the southern coast of Panama, in Panama City, Panama, October 9, 2026.
A young green sea turtle fills up on grass as ocean waters started to raise due to the approach of Tropical Storm Lala at Reed's Bay in Hilo, Hawaii on August 14, 2026.

Hurricane Lala leaves thousands without power in Hawaii amid 'life-threatening' conditions

The poweroutage.com website reported 42,889 customers without power as of 2:14 p.m. HST in Hawaii, including 31,792 on the Big Island and 7,203 in Maui County.

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A resident stops on a rural road as it floods in Volcano Village on Hawaii Island, on August 15, 2026.

Over 40,000 face 'life-threatening' conditions without power as Hurricane Lala approaches Hawaii

The poweroutage.com website showed 42,889 customers without power as of 2:14 p.m. in Hawaii, including 31,792 on the Big Island and 7,203 in Maui County.

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A New York City police officer stands guard outside Central Synagogue during Yom Kippur, the holiest day on the Jewish calendar, in New York City, US, October 2, 2025.

Synagogues across the US targeted in bomb threat Bitcoin extortion campaign

At least six synagogues were targeted in similar incidents that according to Israeli crypto transaction monitoring company Nominis were similar to bomb threat hoaxes in 2018.

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Alert level raised for Hawaii's Mauna Loa volcano after eruption

The notification warned that the early eruption stages of this volcano can be very dynamic and the location and advance of lava flows can change rapidly.

NOVEMBER 28, 2022ByREUTERS
The Mauna Loa volcano on the island of Hawaii is shown in this March 25, 1984 handout photo provided by the U.S. Geological Survey, and released to Reuters on June 19, 2014.

39 new sea creatures potentially discovered by scientists - study

They include types of sponges, starfish and coral, discovered between Hawaii and Mexico.

JULY 30, 2022ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
The sun sets over the Pacific Ocean on the summer solstice in Santa Monica, California, U.S., June 21, 2022.

Former US Marine accused of plotting mass murder at NY synagogue

Matthew Balenger, a former US Marine, was allegedly plotting a mass murder at an unnamed Long Island Synagogue.

JULY 29, 2022ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
The inscription on the Supreme Court building reads "equal justice under law."

Authorities can't find Ezra Miller; star taunts: 'You cannot touch me'

Miller has been accused of grooming an 18-year-old girl with a "cult-like mentality."

JUNE 16, 2022ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Ezra Miller attends the 2019 Met Gala under the theme "camp"

On This Day: Japan attacks Pearl Harbor, thrusting US into WWII

The infamous Japanese surprise attack on the US naval base in Hawaii 80 years ago became immortalized as a "day which will live in infamy."

DECEMBER 7, 2021ByAARON REICH
THE DEVASTATING surprise attack on the American naval base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, December 7, 1941.

Cava Group international holiday packages open the world

A private Cava Group tourism push puts exotic locations such as the Caribbean, Tanzania, Hawaii and more within reach.

SEPTEMBER 18, 2021ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
THE FOUR SEASONS Lamai, Hawaii.

Netanyahu dines with state's witness against him in Hawaii

Netanyahu and Ellison were seen eating together at Nobu Lanai, a very expensive restaurant on the Hawaiian island of Lanai.

AUGUST 29, 2021ByGIL HOFFMAN
Israel's opposition leader Benjamin Netanyahu is seen gesturing at the Knesset, on July 26, 2021.

Letters to the Editor, August 11, 2021: WoW and Sbarro

Readers of The Jerusalem Post have their say.

AUGUST 10, 2021ByLETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Letters

Hawaii: A place for healing from loss, grief - opinion

From the moment we arrived I felt enveloped by an all-encompassing, soothing and healing atmosphere that allowed me to take my broken pieces and start gluing them back together.

AUGUST 9, 2021BySHMULEY BOTEACH
People are pictured at Waikiki Beach in Honolulu, Hawaii August 25, 2015. Heavy rain caused a 500,000-gallon sewage spill in Honolulu that sent dirty water streaming into the city's famed Waikiki Beach, and officials warned people to stay out of the water or risk infection

United 777-200 suffers engine failure but safely returns to Denver airport

FEBRUARY 21, 2021ByREUTERS
General view of plane debris in Broomfield, Colorado, U.S., February 20, 2021 in this picture obtained from social media.