Mom of missing kids waives extradition; bail stays at $5M
HONOLULU Bail will remain at $5 million for a mother arrested on Kauai over the disappearance of her two Idaho children, a judge ruled Wednesday.
Hawaiian Airlines suspends South Korea flights amid outbreak
HONOLULU Hawaiian Airlines said Wednesday it would suspend flights to South Korea amid a spike in cases of the new coronavirus and declining demand for tickets in the country.
Delta reduces, Hawaiian suspends flights to Korea as virus outbreak spreads
Delta Air Lines is reducing flights to South Korea while Hawaiian Airlines will suspend them entirely, as airlines deal with growing concern about the spread of the new virus beyond China.
Trump to detail US coronavirus efforts, Schumer seeks $8.5B
WASHINGTON President Donald Trump pushed back Wednesday against criticism that his administration isnt doing enough to meet the coronavirus threat, as lawmakers called for giving disease fighters much more money than the $2.5 billion the White House has requested.
Satellite almost on empty gets new life after space docking
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. A communication satellite almost out of fuel has gotten a new life after the first space docking of its kind.
Court sides with Trump in ‘sanctuary cities’ grant fight
NEW YORK The Trump administration can withhold millions of dollars in law enforcement grants to force states to cooperate with U.S. immigration enforcement, a federal appeals court in New York ruled Wednesday in a decision that conflicted with three other federal appeals courts.
On education, Sanders lauded for substance, knocked for cost
During the 2016 Democratic presidential race, when Bernie Sanders pushed making college free, it was seen as a radical idea from a fringe candidate.
World battles virus epidemic as cases multiply outside China
SEOUL, South Korea Crews scrubbed everything from money to buses, military bases were on high alert and quarantines were enforced Wednesday from a beachfront resort in the Atlantic to a remote island in the Pacific, as the world worked to halt the fast-spreading virus that for the first time counted more new cases outside China than inside the country, where the epidemic originated.
Police seek public’s help locating missing Pahoa man last seen in 2016
Hawaii Island police are renewing their request for the publics assistance in locating a 37-year-old Pahoa man who was reported missing.
National audit cites concerns over Hawaii union spending
HONOLULU A national labor union conducted an audit of its organization in Hawaii and found what it said is excessive spending and a lack of transparency by some staff.
Honolulu police department suspends ex chief’s half-brother
HONOLULU The Honolulu Police Department stripped police authority from the half-brother of the departments former chief following his arrest due to an altercation between the two men.
Editorial: The White House chief of staff gets it right on immigration
President Trump should pay closer attention to his top aide. Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney delivered some words of wisdom about immigration during a recent trip to the United Kingdom.
‘Time is everything’: World braces for spread of new virus
Chinas massive travel restrictions, house-to-house checks, huge isolation wards and lockdowns of entire cities bought the world valuable time to prepare for the global spread of the new virus.
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Island Life: North Hawaii Sunrise
The sun rises at Pololu Beach. (Nick Dankel/Community contributor)
Minimum wage increase moves forward
An effort to increase Hawaiis minimum wage is moving forward.
Engineering Bash draws hundreds to Waimea
Some of the islands most-talented students and professional engineers were on hand at the Engineering Bash Saturday at the Thelma Parker Memorial Public and School Library in Waimea.
Date for removal of two Maunakea telescopes pushed back
Two telescopes on Maunakea scheduled for decommissioning are expected to be removed from the summit by 2023.
West Hawaii beach cleanup Saturday
Jeff Fear and the Big Island Wave Riders Against Drugs have been on a mission to clean up West Hawaii beaches for the past 27 years.
Makalei ambulance bill advances
An ambulance for the Makalei area moved one step closer to reality Tuesday after a measure to fund and staff the proposal was passed by the Senate Committee on Ways and Means.
