DOH investigating Legionnaires’ disease cases at Waikiki hotel
The state Department of Health is investigating two cases of Legionnaires’ disease in guests who stayed at The Grand Islander by Hilton Grand Vacations located in Waikiki.
Ige releases funding for South Kohala water reservoir
Sen. Lorraine R. Inouye (D-Hilo, Hamakua and North Hawaii) recently announced that Gov. David Ige released $8.75 million in capital improvement project (CIP) funding for the construction of a 10-million gallon water reservoir for the Lalamilo water system in South Kohala.
Rainbow Run returns: Annual event at Kahakai Elementary School back after 2-year hiatus
Kahakai Elementary School students got splashed with bright colors while getting physically fit Wednesday at the school’s Rainbow Run.
DHHL breaks ground on Kona residential homestead lots
The Department of Hawaii Homelands Wednesday morning broke ground in Kealakehe to mark the beginning of a $13.8 million capital improvement project that will provide 125 lots for Native Hawaiian beneficiaries.
Shakeup for Maunakea bill
A bill that would have transitioned management of Maunakea away from the University of Hawaii will now keep UH in charge, to an extent.
Pandemic relief money spent on hotel, ballpark, ski slopes
WASHINGTON — Thanks to a sudden $140 million cash infusion, officials in Broward County, Florida, recently broke ground on a high-end hotel that will have views of the Atlantic Ocean and an 11,000-square-foot spa.
Are rising energy costs an emergency?
A Hawaiian Electric representative hopes customers’ energy bills might start to decrease by the summer, but nothing is certain.
Case urges Jones Act waiver, calls out Matson, Pasha
U.S. Rep. Ed Case on Wednesday criticized the two main ocean cargo companies shipping goods between the mainland U.S. and Hawaii — Matson Navigation Co. and Pasha Hawaii Transport Lines — for opposing his request to President Joe Biden to exempt Hawaii from the Jones Act for the duration of the Russia-Ukraine conflict.
NATO: 7,000 to 15,000 Russian troops dead in Ukraine
KYIV, Ukraine — NATO estimated on Wednesday that 7,000 to 15,000 Russian soldiers have been killed in four weeks of war in Ukraine, where fierce resistance from the country’s defenders has denied Moscow the lightning victory it sought.
Biden seeks new sanctions, help for Ukrainians in Europe
BRUSSELS — As war rages on in Ukraine, President Joe Biden will huddle with key allies in Brussels and Warsaw this week to talk through plans for imposing punishing new sanctions on Russia and dealing with an extraordinary humanitarian crisis, while developing a consensus on how they would respond if Russia were to launch a cyber, chemical or even nuclear attack.
US finds Russian troops have committed war crimes in Ukraine
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration on Wednesday made a formal determination that Russian troops have committed war crimes in Ukraine and said it would work with others to prosecute offenders, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said.
Simba the lion, wolf safely evacuated from war-torn Ukraine
RADAUTI, Romania — Simba the lion and a wolf named Akyla have been evacuated from a zoo in war-torn Ukraine and brought to safety in Romania in what an animal rights group involved in the operation says was a four-day mission “full of dangers” further hampered by border entry bureaucracy.
Island Life: Wiliwili in bloom
Several wiliwili flowers open together at Amy B.H. Greenwell Ethnobotanical Garden in South Kona.
Announcements: March 24, 2022
Applicants sought for 2022 Miss Billfish
Makua Lani Christian Academy wins aerospace awards
Aerospace Design students from Makua Lani Christian Academy in Kailua-Kona will be traveling to Rocket Park in Houston, Texas, to present their engineering projects to NASA engineers.
Letters to the Editor: March 24, 2022
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Commentary: To understand how Putin is wielding words, here’s a tip: Not all propaganda aims to persuade
When Russian President Vladimir Putin says he’s denazifying Ukraine, he no doubt expects some people, in Russia and abroad, to believe him. Many in the West and on the international stage have expressed bewilderment at these claims. But this does not mean his propaganda strategy is failing. He is engaging in “hard propaganda,” which is meant to convey the speaker’s power — not persuade.
Police: Excavators unearth grenade in Keaukaha
Police say that an excavation company uncovered what appeared to be an old, unexploded military-style hand grenade last week while digging a hole for a utility pole.
Police: 2 men in custody after Puna stabbing
Two men are in custody in connection with a stabbing in Puna late Tuesday night.
