Viral videos highlight reality of how much these type of accidents are costing taxpayers.

Shandelle Battersby checks into the Royal Sea Cliff Kona by Outrigger, Hawaii Island.

More flights into NZ this summer for tourists mean cheaper fares for Kiwis.

A week on from Hurricane Maria the island of Puerto Rico is at the mercy of the US.

The great lava field of Kilauea volcano awes Pamela Wade.

There are many reasons to love Hawaii, writes Jane Jurgens.

The lowdown on where to surf, dine and rest your head on holiday.

Michelle Weir stays at the Modern Honolulu, in Hawaii.

Hawaiian Airlines is boosting flights to New Zealand, a move likely to push down fares.

Chervonne Magaoa, 34, died giving birth to her triplet sons in Hawaii last week.

New Zealand's Professor Bruce Houghton has won the rarely-bestowed Thorarinsson Medal.

Shandelle Battersby checks into a near-new luxury resort near Waikiki Beach.

More people were travelling more often thanks to record low flight prices.

Shandelle Battersby checks into a newly-renovated property with views of Hilo Bay.

A woman expecting to spend a romantic holiday in a resort was sent to prison instead.

Michael Wayne struggles his way to the remote beach where James Cook met his death.

Shandelle Battersby checks into an Outrigger property on the Hawaiian island of Kauai.

Low fuel prices and increased competition sees Kiwis reaping price war benefits

Michelle Weir stays at the Westin Maui Resort & Spa, in Hawaii.

A US tourism chief's fears about the Trump impact are not being felt by Hawaiian Airlines.

Shandelle Battersby checks into Outrigger Reef Waikiki Beach, Honolulu, Hawaii.

It may look like a holiday. But politics won't let go of Obama, and he won't let go of it.

A federal judge in Hawaii has frozen Trump's new travel ban.

Leila George looks at why this tropical paradise should be on your radar for 2017.

Some return flights to Europe have fallen below $1000 and on sale to London for an "unheard" of $1099.

Gone are the days of a spontaneous morning stroll up one Hawaiian mountain, which now requires visitors to book ahead if they want to watch daybreak.

Watch NZ Herald Focus: Junior distance runner Quinn Gardiner-Hall is just weeks away from following in the footsteps of his heroes to the icy southern land.

Opera singers Sol3 Mio have been forced to postpone their Hawaii concert, after Canadian authorities lost Amitai Pati's passport.

MAIN PIC MC270117NADSUP1.JPGStand up paddle boarder Marcus Hansen will soon be swapping the tranquil waters of Whangarei's Town Basin

Miller Patane's long lost sister "bawled her eyes out" when she saw her long lost brother's photo in the Herald after he was given food by newlyweds.