Bill targeting plastic microbeads passes
Products containing plastic microbeads would be banned in Hawaii under a bill passed by the state Legislature.
Permit request for satellite receiver project withdrawn
A Taiwanese research institute has withdrawn its request to use land in Wood Valley to build a satellite receiver array.
A page 1A article in Monday’s edition on the arrest of Kohala High School’s athletic director was unclear that her arrest and release without charges pending investigation was found in police logs, which are public record, and that the department simply confirmed the employee was on leave when asked.
Even as COVID cases rise, mask mandates stay shelved
NEW YORK — An increase in COVID-19 infections around the U.S. has sent more cities into new high-risk categories that are supposed to trigger indoor mask wearing, but much of the country is stopping short of bringing back restrictions amid deep pandemic fatigue.
North Korea fires suspected ballistic missile toward sea
SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea has launched a suspected ballistic missile toward its eastern waters on Wednesday, South Korean and Japanese officials said, days after North Korean leader Kim Jong Un vowed to bolster his nuclear arsenal “at the fastest possible pace” and threatened to use them against rivals.
