Wisconsin outlasts Saint Mary’s 61-55 to win Maui title
LAS VEGAS — Wisconsin has its youngest team in two decades after losing six seniors from last year’s NCAA Tournament team.
Justice Dept. to prioritize prosecuting violence on flights
WASHINGTON — Attorney General Merrick Garland directed U.S. attorneys across the country to swiftly prioritize prosecution of federal crimes that happen on commercial flights as federal officials face a historic number of investigations into passenger behavior.
Schatz talks infrastructure, Build Back Better
U.S. Sen. Brian Schatz, who’s in Hawaii for Thanksgiving, called the $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill President Joe Biden recently signed into law “really great news.”
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Hundreds of West Hawaii families will sit down to a nice Thanksgiving meal today thanks to the ongoing efforts of the Kahiau Together food distribution program.
Nation and world news at a glance
GOP fights COVID mandates, then blames Biden as cases rise
Sanogo, Polley lead No. 22 UConn past No. 19 Auburn in 2OT
PARADISE ISLAND, Bahamas — Tyler Polley scored a career-high 24 points and hit the go-ahead 3-pointer with 2:58 left in the second overtime to help No. 22 UConn beat No. 19 Auburn 115-109 in Wednesday’s first round of the Battle 4 Atlantis.
All 3 men charged in Arbery’s death convicted of murder
BRUNSWICK, Ga. — Jurors on Wednesday convicted the three white men charged in the death of Ahmaud Arbery, the Black man who was chased and fatally shot while running through their neighborhood in an attack that became part of the larger national reckoning on racial injustice.
On the road again: Travelers emerge in time for Thanksgiving
DALLAS — Determined to reclaim Thanksgiving traditions that were put on pause last year by the pandemic, millions of Americans will be loading up their cars or piling onto planes to gather again with friends and family.
Australia gets ‘preferred’ status for Rugby World Cup in ‘27
LONDON — The Rugby World Cup appears set to be heading back to Australia for 2027, leaving the United States as the front-runner to host the event in 2031.
Letters to the Editor: November 25, 2021
Waikoloa Road needs work, too
Stephen L. Carter: For Thanksgiving, some answers on the meaning of life
It’s Thanksgiving season, and whatever your manner of celebration, chances are that you’ll enjoy some time off from work. If, like most of us, you’re gathering with family and friends, you might even pause to consider what exactly gives meaning to your life.
Trudy Rubin: This Thanksgiving, be thankful for where and what you are not
This Thanksgiving, I’m giving thanks for all the things I’m not.
Christmas toy drive for foster care children
Malama I Na Keiki Hanai, a local nonprofit with a mission “to support and empower foster care children in West Hawaii” is holding a Christmas Toy Drive in partnership with Papa Kona.
Americans are spending but inflation cast pall over economy
WASHINGTON — Americans are doing the main thing that drives the U.S. economy — spending — but accelerating inflation is casting a pall.
Claims for US jobless benefits plunge to lowest since 1969
Applications for U.S. state unemployment benefits plunged last week to a level not seen since 1969, which if sustained would mark the next milestone in the labor market’s uneven recovery.
Maui mayor recall signatures under review
WAILUKU — Officials are reviewing signatures from people seeking to recall Maui’s mayor over COVID-19 mandates, affordable housing, water rights and other issues.
Sierra Club want US to shut down military fuel tanks
HONOLULU — Citing threats to Honolulu’s drinking water, the Sierra Club of Hawaii and other groups on Wednesday called on President Joe Biden and military leaders to shut down tanks that provide an important fuel reserve for U.S. forces in the Pacific.
Cowboys, Raiders seek lost momentum in Thanksgiving meeting
ARLINGTON, Texas — The Dallas Cowboys and Las Vegas Raiders have one victory between them in November and one more chance do something about it before the playoff push time also known as December.
Obituaries: November 25, 2021
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Taylor’s 21 points sends Butler past DII Chaminade 84-51
LAS VEGAS — Jayden Taylor scored 21 points on 6-for-9 shooting and Ty Groce scored 18 and missed just one of nine attempts and Butler beat Division II-level Chaminade 84-51 at the Maui Invitational on Wednesday night.
