Ige against ‘arbitrary’ reopening of schools
Gov. David Ige pushed back Monday against proposals to universally reopen Hawaii schools after spring break next month.
Rogue hikers could be charged for rescue under proposed measure
A measure that would not only allow, but also require in certain situations, government entities to seek reimbursement for search and rescue costs is advancing in the state Senate.
Nearly 2,000 vaccinated at Hilo POD
Nearly 2,000 people were vaccinated against COVID-19 Saturday in Hilo.
Ages 70-74 up next: Health director says vaccinations could be offered in three weeks
The state Department of Health expects to open up vaccinations to those 70-74 in the coming weeks.
Woman sentenced to probation in child death case
A former Kona resident was sentenced to probation Monday after meting a plea deal with prosecutors in the 2018 murder of a 6-year-old boy in Kailua-Kona.
Biden mourns 500,000 dead, balancing nation’s grief and hope
WASHINGTON — With sunset remarks and a national moment of silence, President Joe Biden on Monday confronted head-on the country’s once-unimaginable loss — half a million Americans in the COVID-19 pandemic — as he tried to strike a balance between mourning and hope.
Half a million dead in U.S. from COVID-19
For weeks after Cindy Pollock began planting tiny flags across her yard — one for each of the more than 1,800 Idahoans killed by COVID-19 — the toll was mostly a number. Until two women she had never met rang her doorbell in tears, seeking a place to mourn the husband and father they had just lost.
Letters to the Editor: February 23, 2021
Texas has us beat on electric rates
Commentary: New Space Age hampered by old technology
The world is entering an exciting new Space Age. Where once the superpowers competed in a space race to the moon, today commercial companies like SpaceX, Virgin Galactic and Blue Origin are finding new business models to finally realize the economic value of space.
Editorial: Slowing the withdrawal of US forces from Afghanistan could bolster peace talks
The United States last year signed an agreement with the Taliban that contemplated the withdrawal of all U.S. and allied forces from Afghanistan by May of this year. At long last, it seemed that America’s longest war, which began with the October 2001 invasion, might be coming to an end.
NASA releases Mars landing video: ‘Stuff of our dreams’
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — NASA on Monday released the first high-quality video of a spacecraft landing on Mars, a three-minute trailer showing the enormous orange and white parachute hurtling open and the red dust kicking up as rocket engines lowered the rover to the surface.
Announcements: February 23, 2021
KBPW seeking scholarship applicants
Island Life: Top of the world
The sunset is seen from Maunakea in early February. (John Steenhuis/Community Contributor)
Commentary: How do you secure democracy? With an infusion of fresh blood
With Donald Trump out of the Oval Office and the coup attempt more than a month behind us, the Republican Party has now turned to the business of saving its soul.
Commentary: After the pandemic, put women first
Policymakers haven’t always considered how economic shocks impact women and men differently — or how governments should respond. When the 2008 recession hit, few asked how stimulus measures would affect women compared with men.