School walkouts
Kona Brew Fest back for 23rd year
KAILUA-KONA — Hawaii Island brew connoisseurs need not fly to Munich for Oktoberfest to find a festival celebrating a host of unique beers, ciders and meads.
Ready, aim fire: DLNR working on rules, signs for island’s only public shooting range
A decade of serving veterans
Dozens of veterans, community members and dignitaries braved heavy rain Friday to celebrate the 10th anniversary of Hilo’s Yukio Okutsu State Veterans Home.
Police: Son shot parents on Michigan college campus
MOUNT PLEASANT, Mich. — More than 100 police officers, some heavily armed in camouflage uniforms, searched neighborhoods near Central Michigan University on Friday for a 19-year-old student suspected of killing his parents at a dormitory and then running from campus.
‘Naked politics’ of punishing Delta could haunt Georgia
ATLANTA — Georgia lawmakers’ decision to punish Delta Air Lines for publicly distancing itself from the National Rifle Association was an extraordinary act of political revenge.
Island Life 03-03-18
Lilikoi, before and after blossoming. (Reiko Sekine/Community Contributor)
About Town 03-03-18
February Bridge Club winners
America, the complicated
It sounds so simple. Pass reasonable gun laws and the mass shootings will end. In the twentieth century, more than a hundred million unarmed civilians were murdered by their own government. “…an unarmed man may be attacked with greater confidence than an armed man.” — Thomas Jefferson. Gun-free zones guarantee unarmed victims.
I text and it makes me feel fake, slimy
Texting is the fat-free, gluten-free, dairy-free version of communication. All the stuff that makes it worthwhile has been removed; all the delightful, nurturing and tasty parts are depleted.
Letters to the editor: 03-03-18
Bill 108 would pollute our land
State looking at better ways to manage Ka Lae
KAILUA-KONA — A parking fee and entrance gate on South Point Road are on the table as part of the state’s efforts to better manage natural and cultural resources at Ka Lae, also known as South Point, where the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands says resources are in “critical condition.”
Autopsy report released for boy who died in foster care
KAILUA-KONA — Three-year-old Fabian Garett-Garcia’s autopsy report has been released, but the toddler’s parents are still left with questions seven months after the boy’s untimely death while in foster care.
NFL teams finally get to see QB hopefuls at combine
INDIANAPOLIS — This year’s deep class of quarterbacks features as many as a half-dozen first-round NFL prospects full of hope, hype and hazard.
MLB: The pitcher who can hit inspires a bit of envy
PHOENIX — Most pitchers are frustrated hitters. Not frustrated because they can’t hit, but because they gave up hitting before the game weeded them out. At some point, a coach or a scout suggested they concentrate on pitching, and that was that.
College football: Rolovich excited for easier slate
The University of Hawaii football team will open and close the 2018 regular season on the road, the program announced on Thursday.
College softball: Vuls coming to Kona to escape wet weather
The west side of the island will get a rare visit from the Vulcans today.
Barkley, Jones II head a group of solid running backs at the NFL combine
On the second day of 2017, clouds filled the sky above the Rose Bowl, turning one of college football’s most picturesque venues into something, well, normal.
No. 2 Michigan State wins 13th in row, beats Wisconsin 63-60
NEW YORK — Cassius Winston hit a go-ahead jumper with 7:17 to play and No. 2 Michigan State won its 13th straight game Friday, beating Wisconsin 63-60 in the quarterfinals of the Big Ten Tournament.
