Letters to the Editor: June 20, 2021
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Robert Kekaula, famous Hawaii sportscaster, dies
Robert Kekaula, the managing editor at KITV and a longtime Hawaii sports broadcaster, died Saturday morning.
The eagle lands at Torrey Pines for Oosthuizen, Hughes in third round
SAN DIEGO — The eagle putts looked familiar for a Saturday at Torrey Pines in June, even with Tiger Woods nowhere in sight.
Bucks edge Nets in OT in Game 7, withstand Durant’s 48
NEW YORK — A Game 7 thriller, the NBA’s first do-or-die game to go to overtime in 15 years, came down to a matter of inches.
Martin, Pulock help Isles top Lightning 3-2 to tie series
UNIONDALE, N.Y. — With goalie Semyon Varlamov out of position in the closing seconds, New York defenseman Ryan Pulock knew he needed to get in the way of Ryan McDonagh’s shot at the open net. It was the biggest play in the Islanders’ latest series-tying Game 4 win.
Juneteenth, recalling end of slavery, is marked across US
Parades, picnics and lessons in history were offered Saturday to commemorate Juneteenth in the U.S., a day that carried even more significance after Congress and President Joe Biden created a federal holiday to observe the end of slavery.
In Brief: June 20, 2021
Bidens’ older dog, Champ, has died; German shepherd was 13
Island Life: All the colors
Another brilliant Kona sunset on Friday. (Jean Trueman/Community contributor)
Slowing down and enjoying life: B and H Farm’s Michael Hayley and Precille Boisvert
I visited B and H Farm on an overcast spring morning. There was a noticeable chill in the air that could be expected at their 2,300-foot elevation in South Kona. About 20 minutes above the highway, a one-lane, partially paved road took me to a lovely farm that Michael Hayley and Precille Boisvert have enjoyed for nearly 25 years. Though high temperatures will hit Kailua as summer approaches, they report that temperatures over 80 degrees are rare at their farm even late in the season.
The origin of Father’s Day
Father’s Day has been celebrated for over 100 years in the United States. It was founded by Sonora Smart Dodd in Spokane, Washington, at the local YMCA in 1910. Her father, William Jackson Smart, was a Civil War veteran who raised his six children as a single parent. In Catholic countries of Europe it has been celebrated as St. Joseph’s Day since the Middle Ages.
Obituaries: June 20, 2021
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Volcano Watch: New instrument measures lava lake with laser
Eyewitnesses drawn to the crater rim were excited, reverent, and watchful. The eruption onset was observed near and far via technology. The USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory (HVO) was onsite and online, transmitting scientific information as the eruption response mounted.
MLB capsules: Urshela takes shard in eye, hits Yankees go-ahead home run
NEW YORK — Gio Urshela stayed in the game despite a shard of a broken bat hitting his right eye in the second inning and hit a go-ahead homer eighth as the New York Yankees rallied from a three-run deficit in a 7-5 victory Saturday that stopped the Oakland Athletics’ seven-game winning streak.
Out of control: Sudden shift in leadership raises concern within Hawaii Rainbow Rangers
Weeks after transitioning into full services for Hawaii County’s animal control contract, abrupt changes have been made in leadership for the Hawaii Rainbow Rangers.
Changes to tipping fees postponed
Residential rubbish haulers will not have to raise their rates next month after a controversial change to how landfill fees are managed has been indefinitely postponed.
Maui’s remote ‘Road to Hana’ sees crowds and traffic jams
HANA — Some people who live in east Maui say the famed Road to Hana is becoming a gridlocked maze of illegally parked cars driven by tourists.
New fire chief responds to fatal police shooting on his street
Hawaii Fire Department Emergency Medical Services personnel responded to two fatal police-involved shootings in Hilo within a week — one June 13 in Wainaku and the second Friday at a vacant Kilauea Avenue home on Hilo’s southern outskirts.
Fewer turn up for The Food Basket’s monthly drop in Kailua-Kona
Fewer people in West Hawaii are turning out for The Food Basket’s monthly food drop, however, the nonprofit has a new worry to keep an eye on as the Big Island rebounds from the devastating impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Oahu driver gets 30 years after truck kills 3, injures 4
HONOLULU — An Oahu judge sentenced a man to 30 years in prison for manslaughter and assault after his speeding pickup truck killed three people waiting to cross a street and injured four others.
More COVID-19 cases for Big Island, most from HCCC
Thirty new COVID-19 cases were reported by state health officials Saturday on the Big Island, bringing the total case tally to 3,192 since late-February 2020.
