Protesters plan to gather outside telescope backer’s home
HONOLULU Native Hawaiian opponents of a giant telescope planned for Maunakea plan to protest outside the California home of one of the observatorys major backers.
Hawaii physician shortage at lowest point in 4 years
HONOLULU Hawaiis supply of doctors is the lowest since 2015 as older physicians retire and younger practitioners move outside the state for higher pay, reports said.
$16M in federal funds granted for Hawaii disaster repairs
HONOLULU More than $16 million in federal funding is slated for Hawaii to repair roads as well as homes damaged by major natural disasters last year.
State DOH investigating lung injury possibly linked to e-smoking
Jury selection starts in Waiki accomplice case
KAILUA-KONA Jury selection began Tuesday for the trial of three accomplices accused of aiding suspected cop killer Justin Waiki.
PATH announces new executive director
KAILUA-KONA A new leader is at the helm of PATH Peoples Advocacy for Trails Hawaii as the nonprofit moves forward in its 33rd year of advocating for pedestrian and bicycle safety on Hawaii Island.
Application deadline for vacation rental permits looms
If TMT goes, billions of research dollars could go with it
HONOLULU The man in charge of research and innovation at the University of Hawaii says theres more at stake in the Thirty Meter Telescope impasse than the loss of an important astronomy outpost.
PGA Tour season starting 17 days after it ended
Seventeen days after Rory McIlroy cashed in by winning the FedEx Cup, a new season begins at The Greenbrier.
Dodgers clinch seventh straight NL West title, are first playoff team
BALTIMORE The Los Angeles Dodgers sprayed each other with bubbly, emptied dozens of bottles of beer while drinking very little of it and essentially carried on in a fashion appropriate for a team celebrating its seventh consecutive NL West tile.
UH’s Ward has eyes for success
On the 11-level eye chart, a person who can read the eighth line has 20 /20 vision.
Antonio Brown accused of rape by former trainer
New England Patriots wide receiver Antonio Brown has been accused of rape by a former trainer.
Obituaries: 09-11-19
James Namahoe
U.S. to commemorate 9/11 as its aftermath extends and evolves
NEW YORK Americans are commemorating 9/11 with mournful ceremonies, volunteering, appeals to never forget and rising attention to the terror attacks extended toll on responders.
AP News in Brief 09-11-19
HBO produces documentary to help kids understand 9/11
Island Life: 09-11-19
Birds fly by during a recent Kona sunset. (Chris Stewart/Community Contributor)
Parker column: Through Mark Sanford’s looking glass
CHARLESTON, S.C. Once upon a time, Mark Sanford might have been a contender, but theres too much water under the bridges that stretch from this city of steeples to his erstwhile home on Sullivans Island.
