Tag: Hawaii

US, S. Korea, Japan to hold joint drill against N. Korea

SEOUL , South Korea (AFP) — South Korea, Japan and the United States will hold their first anti-missile drills together next month to guard against threats from nuclear-armed North Korea, a Seoul official said Monday. The drill will be held in the waters near Hawaii on June 28, said an official at the Seoul’s defense ministry, ahead of the US-led Rim of the Pacific naval exercises. “The training will involve detecting and tracing an imaginary […]

Teen critically injured in Hawaii tourist helicopter crash

PEARL HARBOR, HONOLULU, HAWAII, United States (Reuters) — A tourist helicopter crashed into waters off the Arizona Memorial visitors center in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, on Thursday (February 18), critically injuring a 16-year-old boy. Hawaii News Now reported that the Bell-206B chopper was carrying five people on board when it crashed around 10 a.m. local time (2000 GMT) and that good Samaritans pulled the victims to shore. The teen was reportedly under water for several minutes […]

Gabby Concepcion attended the “Felix Manalo” premiere in Hawaii

Gabby Concepcion, the actor who played the role of Brother Eraño G. Manalo in the film “Felix Manalo”, attended the premiere night in Hawaii. Gabby paid a surprise visit to the delight of the members of the Church of Christ. The movie, Felix Manalo was shown in Honolulu, Hawaii, in dole cannery regal cinemas 18. Some also purchased tickets online ahead of time to avoid the long lines. Some of them flew from the other […]

Felix Manalo premieres in Hawaii

The much awaited movie “Felix Manalo”, chronicling the life of the leader of the Iglesia Ni Cristo also known as Church of Christ is now showing in Honolulu, Hawaii, in dole Cannery Regal Cinemas 18. Hours before show time, many were already standing in line to buy their tickets. Some also purchased tickets online ahead of time to avoid the long lines. Some of them flew from the other island, just to watch the movie. […]

Powerful quake shakes buildings in Chile

(Reuters) – A magnitude 8.3 earthquake hit off the coast of Chile on Wednesday (September 16), shaking buildings in the capital city of Santiago and generating a tsunami warning for Chile and Peru. Chile’s government urged residents to evacuate the coastline. The mayor of Illapel, which is near the epicenter, said on a radio broadcast that one person had been killed by a collapsing wall, and 15 others were reported injured. Some homes were damaged […]

Powerful 8.3 magnitude quake hits Chile; tsunami alert issued for several countries

(Eagle News) — A very strong 8.3 magnitude quake hit Chile’s coast on Wednesday night, Sept. 16 (Thursday morning, Sept. 17, Manila time), according to the U.S. Geological Survey which measured the quake’s depth at 25 kilometers. The quake’s epicenter was about 46 kilometers west of Illapel, Chile, USGS said. Evacuations were immediately ordered after the quake struck at 10:54 p.m Wednesday in Chile (6:54 a.m. Thursday Manila time) as Chile’s national emergency agency issued […]