County firefighters and state rescue personnel yesterday evening were extricating hikers stranded by a fire that spread across the rugged Kalalau Trail, Kaua'i Fire Capt.

LIHUE California businessman Joseph Brescia will be able to continue building his home at Naue Point, at least for now, a circuit judge ruled yesterday.

The condition of the 16-year-old Warminster girl injured Friday after slipping and striking her head at a waterfall in Hawaii has worsened.