Man arrested for series of domestic incidents
A 24-year-old Hilo man faces seven charges, five of them felonies, after a series of domestic incidents.
Police: Captain Cook gas station robbed at gunpoint
Police are asking for the public’s assistance in identifying the suspect responsible for a Wednesday morning armed robbery at a Captain Cook gas station.
Ige appoints Farias to head School Facilities Authority
Gov. David Ige this month appointed Chad Keone Farias to serve as executive director of the state Department of Education’s School Facilities Authority, which is charged with the development, planning, and construction of public school capital improvement projects.
Rich countries getting new COVID vaccine before poorer ones
NEW DELHI — The company behind a COVID-19 vaccine touted as a key tool for the developing world has sent tens of millions of doses to wealthy nations but provided none yet to the U.N.-backed effort to supply poorer countries, a sign that inequity persists in the global response to the pandemic.
Waiakea wins on windy day in Waikoloa
In the second BIIF golf meet of 2022, Waiakea was again the team to beat on a windy Wednesday at Waikoloa Resort.
Paul returns , Suns beat Nuggets to wrap up NBA’s top seed
DENVER — Chris Paul returned from a broken right wrist to help the Phoenix Suns wrap up the top seed in the NBA playoffs with a 140-130 victory over the Denver Nuggets on Thursday night.
BIIF baseball: “More of the same” for unbeaten Honokaa
Justin Pascua’s home run was deep in its own right, Honokaa baseball coach Devin Joaquin said, hitting a supply shed next to the softball field at Konawaena.
Another day, another win for Naomi Osaka at Miami Open
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — Two days, two wins and making it look easy.
Jail visits to resume Monday
All Hawaii state jails and prisons are resuming in-person visitation effective Monday.
Ige extends COVID-19 food assistance spending
HONOLULU — Gov. David Ige has signed an emergency proclamation allowing federal funds to continue to flow to food assistance recipients during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic national public health emergency, his office said Thursday.
Woman pleads not guilty to trafficking teen, mom from Guam
HONOLULU — A woman pleaded not guilty to charges accusing her and her husband of trafficking a mother and teenaged girl from Guam to Hawaii, taking away their passports and beating them.
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Roth recounts challenges, accomplishments during first state of the county address
It was a trial by fire for Mayor Mitch Roth and his new administration in late 2020 when he took office during the midst of a global pandemic and uncertain economic times.
One minimum wage bill still alive in Legislature
A minimum wage bill that was fast-tracked through the state Senate earlier this year is now dead, but lives on in a competing bill that was gutted Monday.
Show no mercy: Rock Steady Boxing helps people battling Parkinson’s
It was a morning of music and dance at Pacific Island Fitness as Rock Steady Boxing, a unique exercise class for individuals who have been diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease, got to work.
Americans want Biden to be tougher on Russia: AP-NORC poll
WASHINGTON — As President Joe Biden meets with key allies in Brussels to coordinate a stronger response to Russia’s monthlong assault on Ukraine, a new poll shows Americans have yet to rally around his leadership.
N. Korea says it test-fired biggest ICBM, US adds sanctions
SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea said it has test-fired its biggest-yet intercontinental ballistic missile under the orders of leader Kim Jong Un, who vowed to expand the North’s “nuclear war deterrent” while preparing for a “long-standing confrontation” with the United States.
Biden pledges new Ukraine aid, warns Russia on chem weapons
BRUSSELS — President Joe Biden and Western allies pledged new sanctions and humanitarian aid on Thursday in response to Vladimir Putin’s assault on Ukraine, but their offers fell short of the more robust military assistance that President Volodymyr Zelenskyy pleaded for in a pair of live-video appearances.
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Pierogies for peace: In Baltimore, Ukrainian church makes pierogies to aid war-torn country
BALTIMORE — Growing up in Baltimore’s Canton neighborhood in the 1950s, Maria Kaczaniuk embraced her Ukrainian heritage, learning to embroider traditional dresses and pillows, dance in the Ukrainian style and cook Ukrainian food. When she married a fellow Ukrainian American in Baltimore, they spoke to their children in Ukrainian at home.
