Firms have pull $45B of deals since war in Ukraine
At least a hundred companies worldwide have delayed or pulled financing deals worth more than $45 billion since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Obituaries: April 3, 2022
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Honokaa pool set to reopen Wednesday
The Honokaa Swimming Pool will reopen on Wednesday, the Hawaii County Department of Parks and Recreation announced Friday.
County Council reopens its doors: Public allowed back in after two-year pandemic pause
More than two years after the public was barred from county government meetings due to the coronavirus pandemic, the County Council this week will be reopening the doors.
Council to consider 10 cent gas tax reduction: Decrease from 23 cents to 13 cents on Tuesday Finance Committee agenda
A County Council panel is poised to consider a resolution aimed at taking some of the sting out of rising gas prices.
Elton John credits Ryan White’s family with saving his life
INDIANAPOLIS — Elton John credits teenage AIDS victim Ryan White and his family with saving his life.
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Delta plane makes emergency landing after windshield shatters mid-flight
Tribes seek more inclusion, action from US officials
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.— It was a quick trip for U.S. Interior Secretary Deb Haaland with stops to hike through desert scrub near the U.S.-Mexico border and to marvel at the jagged Organ Mountains before soaking in what life was like in one of the oldest settlements along a historic trade route.
Ukrainian forces retake areas near Kyiv amid fear of traps
KYIV, Ukraine — Ukrainian troops moved cautiously to retake territory north of the country’s capital on Saturday, using cables to pull the bodies of civilians off streets of one town out of fear that Russian forces may have left them booby-trapped.
EA: Voluntary Housing Buyout Program will have no significant impact
An environmental assessment for Hawaii County’s Voluntary Housing Buyout Program has determined that the project will have no significant impact on the environment.
NY bail law fight emblematic of Democrats’ debate on crime
NEW YORK — It’s hard to find anyone on board with New York Gov. Kathy Hochul’s plan to toughen the state’s bail laws, two years after they were retooled to keep people from being jailed because they are poor.
Buyouts to begin soon
Hawaii County will begin buying land from homeowners whose houses were isolated, damaged or destroyed by the 2018 Kilauea eruption as soon as late April.
Maunakea bill scheduled for final committee
A controversial bill that would reshape the management of Maunakea will face its final committee hearing Tuesday.
West, Russia mull nuclear steps in a ‘more dangerous’ world
WASHINGTON — Russia’s assault on Ukraine and its veiled threats of using nuclear arms have policymakers, past and present, thinking the unthinkable: How should the West respond to a Russian battlefield explosion of a nuclear bomb?
‘Dream come true’: West Side Hawaii Little League holds opening ceremony
KAILUA-KONA – Under the lights at the Old Kona Airport Park, with AC/DC playing over the loudspeaker, the aroma of barbecue in the air and the spring sun setting in the distance, Little League baseball made its long-awaited return to Kona Friday.
BIIF softball: Kealakehe, HPA notch wins in Waimea
WAIMEA – The Warriors of Waiakea weren’t the only opponent that gave Kealakehe a hard time Saturday afternoon.
Runnin’ with Rani: Keiki shine at Lavakids Aquathlon
Excitement filled the air as nearly 150 Keiki dipped and dashed at the 19th annual Lavakids Aquathlon and Keiki Dash held at the Hilton Waikoloa Village Resort on Saturday morning.
North Carolina wins battle of Tobacco Road, retiring Krzyzewski
NEW ORLEANS — Hubert Davis put a photo of the Caesars Superdome, the site of this year’s men’s Final Four, in the North Carolina locker room on the first day of practice this season.
Kansas cruises to 81-65 win over Villanova in Final Four
NEW ORLEANS — Ochai Agbaji followed a celebrating stream of Kansas players off the floor at the Final Four, their shouts of “One more!” echoing all the way up the tunnel of the Superdome and right to the door of their locker room.
Snedeker, Hossler, Spaun, Frittelli lead Valero Texas Open
SAN ANTONIO — Brandt Snedeker and Beau Hossler each shot rounds of 5-under 67 to join J.J. Spaun and Dylan Frittelli atop the leaderboard after the third round of the Valero Texas Open on Saturday.
