Minnesota St. beats Minnesota 5-1 to reach Frozen Four final
BOSTON — Reggie Lutz broke a second-period tie and Minnesota State scored three times in the third in the Frozen Four semifinal on Thursday night to beat big-city rival Minnesota 5-1 and advance to the national championship game.
2 more Black coaches sue NFL alleging racial discrimination
NEW YORK — Two Black coaches joined Brian Flores on Thursday in his lawsuit alleging racist hiring practices by the NFL when there are vacancies for coaches and general managers.
Tiger is back at Masters, and it already felt like a victory
AUGUSTA, Ga. — Tiger Woods playing the Masters again, his shirt as pink as the azaleas at Augusta National, would have been enough reason to celebrate Thursday.
Appeals court OKs Biden federal employee vaccine mandate
NEW ORLEANS — President Joe Biden’s requirement that all federal employees be vaccinated against COVID-19 was upheld Thursday by a federal appeals court.
Delay crops in case of man accused of sexual assault
A 21-year-old Kona man indicted in 2019 for allegedly sexually assaulting a minor on the grounds of a South Kona public school and subsequently indicted in connection with two later, unrelated sex assaults remains in custody at the Hawaii State Hospital awaiting another competency hearing.
US speeds entry for Ukrainians as more reach Mexico border
TIJUANA, Mexico — The United States has sharply increased the number of Ukrainians admitted to the country at the Mexican border as even more refugees fleeing the Russian invasion follow the same circuitous route.
Experts say US suspension of COVID aid will prolong pandemic
LONDON — In the latest Senate package targeted at stopping the coronavirus, U.S. lawmakers dropped nearly all funding for curbing the virus beyond American borders, a move many health experts slammed as dangerously short-sighted.
Russian retreat reveals destruction as Ukraine asks for help
CHERNIHIV, Ukraine — Russian troops retreating from this northern Ukrainian city left behind crushed buildings, streets littered with destroyed cars and residents in dire need of food and other aid — images that added fuel to Kyiv’s calls Thursday for more Western help to halt Moscow’s next offensive.
Biden bets strong job market will shield economy from slump
WASHINGTON — The U.S. economy faces plenty of threats: War in Ukraine, high grocery bills, spiking gasoline prices, splintered supply chains, the lingering pandemic and rising interest rates that slow growth.
National and world news at a glance
2 men posing as federal agents duped Secret Service, US says
Artists’ favorite pieces featured at Wailoa center
The 2022 MANA Invitational Art Show features local artists and their favorite pieces at the Wailoa Art Center throughout the month of April.
Nathan Aweau’s Kahilu concert solo debut
For more than a decade now, award-winning musician Nathan Aweau has been a familiar figure at the Kahilu Theatre’s annual ‘Ukulele and Slack Key Guitar Festival. Holding down the bottom end with his enormous seven-string bass and occasionally given the spotlight for a song or two at the festival, Aweau finally got his due with his first solo performance at the Waimea venue last Friday and was accompanied by hula dancer Sarah Kamalei Kawakami.
Island Life: Carved in time
Petroglyphs are seen at Volcano.
BIIF Baseball: Warriors allow 1 hit in 13-0 victory over Ka Makani
WAIMEA – In their fourth outing of the shortened 2022 season, the Warriors of Kamehameha may have put together their most complete performance of the year.
My Turn: Find a more appropriate use
I find it questionable that Kamehameha Schools is wrapping the development of a high-end resort in the envelope of honoring the Kamehameha III birthplace. It is smart of them to get the buy-in of the Daughters of Hawaii, who are the stewards of the Kamehameha III monument. I wonder if it was mentioned to the Daughters that once the land clearing starts for the resort area, one good rain will cause silt and debris to flow over the cliff onto the sacred monument and park, and, quite conceivably, into the adjoining ocean, fouling the already fragile waters of Keauhou Bay. There will be promises of erosion control and other mitigations but then a big rain comes along and excuses will be made that it was a 50-year or 100-year storm, so it couldn’t be helped. Many times over the last 30 years I have seen failed erosion controls and silting of shoreline waters from construction projects.
Editorial: Electric cars are coming, and we should welcome them
Want something cheerful to think about as you’re pouring $40 or $50 worth of gasoline in your tank? Imagine a scene that might not be all that far in the future.
Jackson confirmed as first Black female high court justice
WASHINGTON — The Senate confirmed Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court on Thursday, shattering a historic barrier by securing her place as the first Black female justice and giving President Joe Biden a bipartisan endorsement for his promised effort to diversify the high court.
Tourist dies after fall from cliff on dangerous Oahu trail
HONOLULU — A visitor to Oahu fell off a cliff and died Wednesday while hiking a ridge line trail near a mountain summit on the east side of Oahu.
Cardinals welcome back Pujols with opening rout of Pirates
ST. LOUIS — Adam Wainwright (1-0) pitched six scoreless innings, Tyler O’Neill hit a three-run homer and drove in five, and the St. Louis Cardinals celebrated Albert Pujols’ return with a 9-0 season-opening win over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Thursday.
Oahu beach suspends camping to protect nesting turtles
HONOLULU — Honolulu and the Marine Corps are suspending overnight camping at an Oahu beach to protect sea turtles that nest on the shoreline.
