Man identified in Tuesday’s fatal crash
A man who died Tuesday morning after his motorcycle collided with a small SUV at the intersection of Highway 11 and the entrance to Hawaii Volcanoes National Park has been identified as 21-year-old Hawaii Island resident Seth White.
Lynn Schmidt: A million American lives lost to the pandemic deserve to be remembered
In just a few short weeks, the United States is likely to reach an unfathomable milestone in terms of numbers: 1 million lives lost to the coronavirus pandemic.
Commentary: Cut Pentagon spending, save the planet
According to the latest U.N. climate report, the world is on track to reach catastrophic levels of warming — more than double the 1.5 degrees Celsius target set by the Paris Agreement. U.N. Secretary General António Guterres called it “a file of shame.”
Obituaries: April 21, 2022
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A rousing exhibition: Merrie Monarch Festival holds first Ho‘ike since 2019
The Merrie Monarch Festival Ho‘ike, a celebration of hula and folk dance from the Pacific Basin, electrified a crowd of 2,000 Wednesday night at the Edith Kanaka‘ole Multi-Purpose Stadium in Hilo.
Sewer system work begins today on Alii Drive in Kailua Village
A single-lane closure will be in intermittently in effect on Alii Drive in Kailua Village starting today while Hawaii County crews conduct sewer system repair work.
Ex-Maui officer pleads guilty to attempted child enticement
HONOLULU — A former Maui police officer has pleaded guilty to a federal charge that he offered to pay a 13-year-old girl money for sex.
Merrie Monarch craft fair makes a triumphant return
Community, crafts and the aloha spirit made a comeback at Wednesday’s in-person debut of the 59th Annual Merrie Monarch Festival’s Hawaiian Arts and Crafts Fair at the Afook-Chinen Civic Auditorium in Hilo.
Ex-Honolulu prosecutor’s brother found guilty of dealing drugs
HONOLULU — The pain physician brother of a former Honolulu prosecutor imprisoned in a corruption case that also took down her former police chief husband was found guilty Wednesday of prescribing oxycodone to his friends so that they could sell the pills for cash.
Firefighters douse Kailua-Kona brush fire
Firefighters quickly extinguished a brush fire that broke out Wednesday afternoon off Makala Boulevard in Kailua-Kona.
GOP lawmakers vote remotely more often after initial scorn
WASHINGTON — More than 50 Republicans who once joined a lawsuit claiming the House’s pandemic-era proxy voting was unconstitutional have themselves voted by proxy this year, remotely without showing up.
Gas tax cut stalls at council
The final measure of a tax-trimming trifecta — a move to cut the gas tax by 10 cents a gallon — stalled Wednesday in the County Council.
North Hawaii hospital nurses hold informational picket
Nurses at Queen’s North Hawaii Community Hospital in Waimea held an informational picket Wednesday morning in a stand for equal pay.
Ukraine war refugees top 5 million as assault intensifies
WARSAW, Poland — After spending weeks with no electricity or water in the basement of her family’s home in Ukraine, Viktoriya Savyichkina made a daring escape from the besieged city of Mariupol with her 9- and 14-year-old daughters.
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Justice Dept. to appeal order voiding travel mask mandate
San Diego special operations sailor dies training with Marines in Hawaii
SAN DIEGO — A San Diego-based explosive ordinance disposal and dive officer died Sunday during training at an Oahu Marine Corps base, the Navy said Wednesday.
BIIF Baseball Playoffs: Hiraishi outduels Birch to send Konawaena to D-II Championship
HONOKAA – Taven Hiraishi was almost unhittable.
Cabrera reaches 2,999 career hits; Yankees beat Tigers 5-3
DETROIT — Miguel Cabrera had three hits to move one shy of 3,000 in the Detroit Tigers’ 5-3 loss to the New York Yankees on Wednesday night at chilly Comerica Park.
Embiid hits late 3 in OT, 76ers beat Raptors for 3-0 lead
TORONTO — Joel Embiid made a 3-pointer with 0.8 seconds left in overtime to give the Philadelphia 76ers a 104-101 victory over the Toronto Raptors on Wednesday night and a 3-0 lead in the first-round series.
Most people in US want masks for travelers: AP-NORC poll
FARGO, N.D. — A majority of people in the United States continue to support a mask requirement for people traveling on airplanes and other shared transportation, a poll finds. A ruling by a federal judge has put the government’s transportation mask mandate on hold.
