Oliver Widger, known online as "sailing_with_phoenix," was greeted by Hawaii Gov. Josh Green at the Waikiki Yacht Club on ...

One year after quitting his corporate job, Oliver Widger and his cat, Phoenix, have completed their sailing trip from Oregon to Hawaii.

A 29-year-old former tire shop manager who quit his job and cashed in his retirement savings to buy a sailboat has become a ...

World Hamburger Day is on May 28, and Big Island Burger in Waikiki joined Sunrise to share some of their 100% grass-fed Big Island beef. Nu Directions Studio is set to have its grand opening on June 5 ...

Widger, 29, bought a boat in Portland and moved to Warrenton to prepare for what he called “a wild, impossible dream: to sail ...

Oliver Widger and his cat, Phoenix, have become social media stars as they journey across the Pacific Ocean. They’re learning as they go.

Fortunately for residents of California, Oregon and Washington, Axial Seamount doesn't erupt explosively, so it poses zero ...

JAMM AQUINO / JAQUINO @STARADVERTISER.COM Hawaii infielder Jordan Donahue makes a barehanded catch against Oregon State on May 3. FULLERTON, CALIF.—In a knock-out game, the Hawaii baseball team KO’d ...

The Oregon Ducks have been doing their due diligence on the recruiting front and have locked in on an underrated recruit from ...

An Oregon man who quit his job at a tire company and liquidated his retirement savings to set sail for Hawaii with his cat, ...

May 3, 2025, Widger talks to the camera somewhere in the Pacific Ocean as he and his cat, Phoenix, sail from Oregon to Hawaii. (Oliver Widger via AP) ...

He heard about people who sailed from California to Hawaii and decided that was the ... mostly via YouTube and moved from Portland to the Oregon coast, where he spent months refitting the $50,000 ...