Ka‘u brush fire burns 3,500 acres
Firefighters battling a brush fire that scorched thousands of acres in Ka‘u this weekend managed to save dozens of horses and cattle from the flames.
HCCC inmate tests positive for COVID-19
A Hawaii Community Correctional Center inmate has tested positive for COVID-19, the Department of Public Safety reported Sunday.
Hawaii high court mulls e-signatures in impeachment petition
HONOLULU — Honolulu officials arbitrarily rejected electronic signatures in an impeachment petition, a lawyer for a businessman who wants the city’s embattled prosecutor impeached argued before the state Supreme Court Friday.
Obituaries: September 20, 2020
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Fall home decor trends: Comforting hues, flexible design
In recent years, brown anything in a living space was considered by some arbiters of decor as drab and outdated. But this fall the hue is back in favor, in part because of the unsettled, anxious state of the world.
Private and charter schools return to in-person classes amid pandemic with few problems
Man released, arrested again three times
A 30-year-old Hilo man judges recently released three times from custody without monetary bail despite prosecutors’ objections is back behind bars after allegedly committing more crimes.
Council takes administration to task for slow pace of eruption recovery
Census: Hawaii now third in response rate after very slow start
After a very slow start that saw few people returning their census questionnaires, Hawaii has picked up the pace to the point that it now has the third-highest rate in the nation for census forms completed.
Trump pledges woman for court, pushes Senate to move on pick
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Saturday promised to put forth a female nominee in the coming week to fill the Supreme Court vacancy created by the death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, pushing the Republican-controlled Senate to consider the pick without delay.
In Brief: September 20, 2020
Trump pledges woman for court, pushes Senate to move on pick
GOP senators confront past comments on Supreme Court vote
WASHINGTON — Republican senators weighing what to do about the vacancy on the Supreme Court are facing questions about their own past comments amid complaints by Democrats that their views have shifted with changing political reality.
Island Life: Just a nip
A gold dust day gecko licks honey from a shot glass in Waimea. (Niel Thomas/Community contributor)
About Town: September 20, 2020
Hawaii Beach Safety Week is Sept. 20-26
Your lawn may be hungry and thirsty now
Global warming has made forecasting weather a big gamble. Generally speaking, Hawaii’s rainy season is usually November through April. The exception is Kona that has a summer rainy season with a dry winter. Other variables include elevation and the effect of moisture-bearing tradewinds. Thus mauka areas of the windward side may receive 200 or more inches of rain while coastal South Kohala may receive very little rain throughout the year. On the leeward side, coastal Kona may receive 30 inches of rain in the summer, but at 2,000 to 4,000 feet elevation, summer rainfall may be 60 to 100 inches. Kona Cloud Forest Sanctuary at 3,000 feet in Kaloko Mauka has recorded no dry season for almost three years while the windward side has experienced unusually dry weather.
Third pro season wasn’t the charm for Hilo’s Micah Bello, but Brewers’ prospect is still hard at work
Despite a canceled minor league season, Micah Bello’s job remains the same: find a way to improve.
Celtics top Heat 117-106, cut East Conference finals deficit to 2-1
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — Getting big leads has been relatively easy for the Boston Celtics in these Eastern Conference finals.
Stars hammer Tampa 4-1 to open Stanley Cup Final
EDMONTON, Alberta — The well-rested Stars took it to the banged-up Tampa Bay Lightning hard and early and goaltender Anton Khudobin closed it out with 22 third-period saves as Dallas won Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final 4-1 on Saturday night.
Gabriel throws 4 TD passes, No. 14 UCF beats Ga Tech 49-21
ATLANTA — Dillon Gabriel made sure Central Florida didn’t let another game slip away on the road.
California cool, Matthew Wolff takes detour to US Open lead
MAMARONECK, N.Y. — Matthew Wolff is playing his first U.S. Open and carving his own path.
