Resistance to roundabout: Draft EA released for proposed Waikoloa Village project
The public comment period addressing the draft environmental assessment for the Waikoloa Road/Paniolo Avenue roundabout concluded Monday, with community members expressing concern over the finding of no significant impact recommended in the report.
How immigrant workers in US have helped boost job growth and stave off a recession
MIAMI — Having fled economic and political chaos in Venezuela, Luisana Silva now loads carpets for a South Carolina rug company. She earns enough to pay rent, buy groceries, gas up her car — and send money home to her parents. Reaching the United States was a harrowing ordeal. Silva, 25, her husband and their then-7-year-old daughter braved the treacherous jungles of Panama’s Darien Gap, traveled the length of Mexico, crossed the Rio Grande and then turned themselves in to the U.S. Border Patrol in Brownsville, Texas. Seeking asylum, they received a work permit last year and found jobs in Rock Hill, South Carolina.
Judge declines to delay Trump’s NY hush money trial over complaints of pretrial publicity
NEW YORK — The judge in Donald Trump’s hush money criminal case on Friday turned down the former president’s request to postpone his trial because of publicity about the case.
Governor designates Official State Snails
HONOLULU — Gov. Josh Green has signed legislation designating an official state kahuli, or snail, for each of the main Hawaiian Islands and the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands.
Airport closed yet again for crack in runway
Ellison Onizuka Kona International Airport closed for the third time this year after a crack in the runway was discovered Friday morning.
O.J. Simpson, legendary football player and actor brought down by his murder trial, dies at 76
LAS VEGAS — O.J. Simpson, the football star and Hollywood actor acquitted of charges he killed his former wife and her friend in a trial that mesmerized the public and exposed divisions on race and policing in America, has died. He was 76.
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida addresses Congress amid skepticism about US role abroad
WASHINGTON — Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida addressed U.S. lawmakers at the Capitol on Thursday, urging them to consider the importance of global commitments at a time of tension in the Asia-Pacific and deep skepticism in Congress about U.S. involvement abroad.
The wettest month did not fall short: Most of East Hawaii, Kona coffee belt had above-average rainfall
March was rainier than average on the windward side of Hawaii Island and the South Kona coffee belt. Elsewhere, not so much.
With help from the Benioffs, groundbreaking held for landmark expansion of Hilo hospital
“It’s a new beginning for health care here on the island.”
Benioffs bolster fire department fleet: Donated specialized trucks can reach harder-to-access areas
The Hawaii Fire Department now has access to four brand-new brushfire trucks that were gifted through donations to the Daniel R. Sayre Memorial Foundation.
As medical perils from abortion bans grow, so do opportunities for Democrats in a post-Roe world
WASHINGTON — For much of her life, Angela Crawford considered herself a fairly conservative Republican — and she voted that way. But then a wave of court rulings and Republican-led actions in states restricted abortion and later in vitro fertilization, the very procedure that had helped her conceive her daughter.
Hilo teacher surprised with $25,000 Milken award
A math teacher at Waiakea High School on Tuesday won a $25,000 national Milken Educator Award.
Arizona can enforce an 1864 law criminalizing nearly all abortions, court says
PHOENIX — Arizona will soon join 14 other states that have banned abortion at all stages of pregnancy after a state Supreme Court ruling Tuesday found that officials may enforce an 1864 law criminalizing all abortions except when a woman’s life is at stake.
HPP house snafu gets messy: Flurry of legal action in case involving home built on wrong property
Both Hilo Circuit Court judges have bowed out from hearing a case involving a California woman sued by a developer whose contractor mistakenly built a house on her lot in Hawaiian Paradise Park.
Biden promotes ‘life-changing’ student loan relief in Wisconsin as he rallies younger voters
MADISON, Wis. — President Joe Biden said Monday that more than 30 million borrowers would see “life-changing” relief from his new plan to ease their student loan debt burdens, a fresh attempt by the Democratic president to follow through on a campaign pledge that could buoy his standing with younger voters.
Trump declines to endorse a national abortion ban. He says limits should be left to the states
NEW YORK — Former President Donald Trump said Monday he believes abortion limits should be left to the states, outlining his position in a video in which he declined to endorse a national ban after months of mixed messages and speculation.
Total solar eclipse wows North America. Clouds part just in time for most
MESQUITE, Texas — A chilly, midday darkness fell across North America on Monday as a total solar eclipse raced across the continent, thrilling those lucky enough to behold the spectacle through clear skies.
2 women who say abortion restrictions put them in medical peril feel compelled to campaign for Biden
WASHINGTON — A Texas woman who went into premature labor, developed sepsis and nearly died and a Louisiana woman who said restrictive abortion laws prevented her from getting medical help for a miscarriage are now campaigning for President Joe Biden as the Democrat highlights how women’s health is being affected by the overturning of federal abortion protections.
Many cancer drugs remain unproven 5 years after accelerated approval, a study finds
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s accelerated approval program is meant to give patients early access to promising drugs. But how often do these drugs actually improve or extend patients’ lives?
Wahine sweep top three Merrie Monarch spots
“It’s very humbling.”