Young boy dies with COVID-19 after family travels to Hawaii
HONOLULU — A child who traveled to Hawaii with his vaccinated parents has died after contracting COVID-19.
House quashes bill eliminating no-knock warrants
HONOLULU — The state House on Tuesday quashed a bill that would have eliminated no-knock warrants, a centerpiece of police reform legislation proposed in the wake of high-profile killings by police across the nation.
Police ID Puna murder victim
Big Island police Tuesday identified the man shot to death Monday at his residence in the Aloha Estates subdivision of Puna.
Man facing more than a dozen domestic violence charges
A Honokaa man is facing an array of offenses stemming from a domestic incident that occurred in a vehicle Friday in Kawaihae.
7 arrested during warrant sweep
Seven individuals were arrested earlier this month during a joint-agency warrant sweep in South Kohala.
Five new COVID-19 cases reported, three hospitalized on Big Island
Five new COVID-19 cases were reported Tuesday on the Big Island, bringing the total case count to 2,682.
Police arrest 21 for suspected drunken driving
Big Island police arrested 21 motorists for suspected drunken driving April 19 and Sunday. Three of the drivers were involved in traffic crashes and three were younger than age 21.
‘Go get the shot’: Biden highlights path back to normal
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden spent his first 100 days in office encouraging Americans to mask up and stay home to slow the spread of the coronavirus. His task for the next 100 days will be to lay out the path back to normal.
CDC says many Americans can now go outside without a mask
NEW YORK — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention eased its guidelines Tuesday on the wearing of masks outdoors, saying fully vaccinated Americans don’t need to cover their faces anymore unless they are in a big crowd of strangers.
NBA capsules: Booker, Suns end the Knicks’ nine-game win streak
NEW YORK — Devin Booker scored 33 points and the Phoenix Suns capped a grueling road trip with a 118-110 victory Monday night that snapped the New York Knicks’ nine-game winning streak.
Waiakea grad Miyao earns Big West player of the week honor
Stone Miyao waited for an opportunity, and when it came the UH-Manoa freshman knocked the ball all around Les Murakami Stadium and was fittingly recognized.
The 49ers face a consequential decision at quarterback in draft
SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Kyle Shanahan gets advice about what the San Francisco 49ers should do with the No. 3 draft pick wherever he goes these days.
Eastside team busts out early to beat Kamehameha softball 11-3
The Eastside softball club team woke up early on Sunday with their bats ready to go for an 8 a.m. high school game against Kamehameha at the Walter Victor complex.
HMC ending mass pods
Hilo Medical Center is winding down its mass vaccination efforts as demand for COVID-19 vaccines begins to wane.
Green: Possible herd immunity in 8 weeks
Lt. Gov. Josh Green says herd immunity against COVID-19 in Hawaii could be reached in about eight weeks, provided the rate of vaccinations continues at its current pace.
Changing of the guard: New PTA commander to oversee lease retention
When Lt. Col. Kevin Cronin takes over as garrison commander of Pohakuloa Training Area in June, his tenure will include overseeing an environmental impact statement and negotiations for the Army to retain its lease of nearly 23,000 acres of state land in the saddle between Maunakea and Mauna Loa.
Police: Puna murder suspect a neighbor of slain man
Police identified the man taken into custody after a fatal shooting Monday in the Aloha Estates subdivision in upper Puna as 32-year-old Daris Paul Pacheco of Volcano.
North Kona Sewer Pump Station project moving forward
The Hawaii County Department of Environmental Management is moving forward with plans to construct a sewer pump station that’ll provide county sewer service to properties north of the Kealakehe Wastewater Treatment Plant in North Kona.
Obituaries: April 27, 2021
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SOS messages, panic as virus breaks India’s health system
NEW DELHI — Dr. Gautam Singh dreads the daily advent of the ventilator beeps, signaling that oxygen levels are critically low, and hearing his desperately ill patients start gasping for air in the New Delhi emergency ward where he works.