Imagine how many rounds of smashed avocado you could get out of this.

A harrowing trip by mule to a place of heartbreaking history and staggering beauty.

Shocked witnesses filmed engine fire.

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.

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

A retired judge has died suddenly on holiday in Hawaii.

Offers of a baby shower and adoption have come in for the family that lost their mum.

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.

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

Airlines have dropped some fares to Europe, Hawaii and Australia over winter.

NZ-US areas of co-operation include climate change, fisheries and humanitarian aid.

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.