Keauhou Shopping Center celebrates lei day
Keauhou Shopping Center celebrated May Day Saturday with hula and cultural activities.
NELHA to grow research village, add visitor center
NELHA has announced plans to build new innovation center, which will expand the research campus located in North Kona.
Parents hunting for baby formula as shortage spans US
WASHINGTON — Parents across the U.S. are scrambling to find baby formula because supply disruptions and a massive safety recall have swept many leading brands off store shelves.
House approves $40B in Ukraine aid, beefing up Biden request
WASHINGTON — The House emphatically approved a fresh $40 billion Ukraine aid package Tuesday as lawmakers beefed up President Joe Biden’s initial request, signaling a magnified, bipartisan commitment to thwart Russian President Vladimir Putin’s bloody three-month-old invasion.
Marcos presidency complicates US efforts to counter China
MANILA, Philippines — Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s apparent landslide victory in the Philippine presidential election is raising immediate concerns about a further erosion of democracy in Asia and could complicate American efforts to blunt growing Chinese influence and power in the Pacific.
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Gun deaths surged during pandemic’s first year, CDC reports
Political reality: Congress can’t save — or end — abortion
WASHINGTON — After fighting for decades over abortion policy, Congress is about to run into the stark political limits of its ability to save — or end — the Roe v. Wade protections.
Watery graves recall early Las Vegas’ organized crime days
LAS VEGAS — Stories about long-departed Las Vegas organized crime figures are surfacing after a second set of unidentified human remains were revealed as the water level falls on drought-stricken Lake Mead.
Drivers bemoan high gasoline prices with no relief in sight
NEW YORK — Just as Americans gear up for summer road trips, the price of oil remains stubbornly high, pushing prices at the gas pump to painful heights.
Pandemic gets tougher to track as COVID testing plunges
Testing for COVID-19 has plummeted across the globe, making it much tougher for scientists to track the course of the pandemic and spot new, worrisome viral mutants as they emerge and spread.
Editorial: April jobs report doesn’t tell the whole story
The 428,000 net new jobs last month in the Labor Department’s Friday report is mildly encouraging since every major industry added workers. But the report also contains a warning that inflationary pressure may be starting to hurt the labor market.
Editorial: Jan. 6 was worse than you remember. It must define our politics.
A third member of the extremist Oath Keepers group pleaded guilty Wednesday to seditious conspiracy, admitting his role in the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol attack. The pleas provide more proof that the right-wing campaign to whitewash Jan. 6, playing down the extent to which the participants sought to stage an insurrection, is not just craven but also dangerous. The attackers did not behave like “tourists”; they were not unarmed; Jan. 6 was not a normal protest that got out of hand; the attack was not staged by far-left agitators posing as Trump supporters. Instead, it was a coordinated and concerted effort on the part of pro-Trump zealots, riled up by then-President Donald Trump himself, to reverse a presidential election by intimidation and force.
Island Life: Morning reflection
The sunrise reflects off clouds as seen from this lanai view over monstera in Kailua-Kona.
Bail reform bill heads governor
A bill passed last week by state Legislature would eliminate the use of monetary bail and require defendants to be released on their own recognizance for certain nonviolent offenses.
Man falls asleep in car, gets busted for meth
A report of a sedan parked in a Puna roadway blocking traffic with the driver asleep at the wheel led to a felony narcotics bust, according to court documents filed by police.
Kauai helicopter crash that killed 7 was ‘100% preventable’
Federal investigators blamed a deadly 2019 helicopter crash in Hawaii on the pilot’s decision to keep flying into worsening weather, and in a report Tuesday they accused regulators of lax oversight of air tours that are popular among tourists to the islands.
Lawmakers request audit of driver’s ed program
Driver’s education programs in public schools could improve next year following a resolution passed by the state Legislature.
Supreme Court explains reapportionment decision: Majority and dissenters release long-awaited opinions
Hawaii Supreme Court justices have released their opinions on why they voted as they did in a divided ruling that dismissed a challenge to how the state Reapportionment Commission determined boundary lines for state legislative districts.
HHSAA Softball: Mililani’s Ogata strikes out 15 in five-inning perfect game to defeat Kealakehe in quarterfinals
Tuesday simply wasn’t Kealakehe’s day.
Angels rookie Reid Detmers throws no-hitter against Rays
ANAHEIM, Calif. — Angels rookie Reid Detmers pitched the majors’ second no-hitter this season, cruising after he benefitted from a borderline error call in the seventh inning as Los Angeles beat the Tampa Bay Rays 12-0 Tuesday night.