AP news in Brief 12-02-19
UN chief warns of point of no return on climate change
Island Life: Rowers in a row
Paddlers enjoy a gorgeous Thursday morning on the water in Kona. (Alan Tharp/Community Contributor)
iPods For the Elderly program helping pull memories in Alzheimer’s patients
Editors note: Disrupt Aging is a column produced by AARP Hawaii, West Hawaii Today and The Hawaii Tribune-Herald. It will run monthly in West Hawaii Today on the first Sunday of the month in the Home Section although the inaugural piece is running in todays A section. Roberta Wong Murray is an AARP volunteer seeking stories about people who are redefining their age. Contact her at rwongmurray@gmail.com or call 322-6886.
Hawaii public school facilities officials fined for ethics violations
HONOLULU The state Ethics Commission has fined Scot Y. Sueoka, a superintendent in the state Department of Educations Facilities Maintenance Branch, $11,000 for having state employees do construction work on his properties.
5 earn realtor Kupono Awards
The West Hawaii Realtor Association celebrated those in the real estate profession during an awards banquet Nov. 22 at the Four Seasons Resort Hualalai.
Achievement unlocked
HILO While Black Friday shoppers made their way through Prince Kuhio Plaza late Friday morning, some stopped to support local students and budding entrepreneurs.
Business Roundup: 12-02-19
Business plan workshop on Wednesday
Letters to the editor: 12-02-19
Too much welfare bad for the state