Jack’s Diving Locker celebrates 40 years in business
Jack’s Diving Locker — the Kona-based dive shop renowned worldwide for its mission of sharing Hawaii’s underwater world with a focus on friendship and a spirit of adventure — is proud to celebrate 40 years in business.
Island Life: Smile, it’s Saturday
A collector urchin (hawaʻe maoli) put two small shells made a funny face in Kailua Bay.
House plans vote to ease formula crisis as Biden pledges quick action
WASHINGTON — Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Friday that the House would take action next week to address the baby formula shortage that has left parents desperately searching for food for their children, as President Joe Biden pledged action that would result in more formula on store shelves within “weeks or less.”
Native Hawaiian composer’s new work inspired by Lahaina noon
HONOLULU — Native Hawaiian composer and violinist Anne Leilehua Lanzilotti will premiere a new work this month inspired by Lahaina noon, the Honolulu mayor’s office said Friday.
4 finalists named vying to be next Honolulu police chief
HONOLULU — The Honolulu Police Commission on Thursday announced the names of four finalists who could be the department’s next chief.
Char: Graduations could fuel COVID spike
State Health Director Libby Char said Friday she’s concerned the recent statewide rise in COVID-19 cases will become more pronounced during graduation season.
Climate change to make droughts longer, more common, says UN
The frequency and duration of droughts will continue to increase due to human-caused climate change, with water scarcity already affecting billions of people across the world, the United Nations warned in a report Wednesday.
Moon goes blood red this weekend: ‘Eclipse for the Americas’
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — A total lunar eclipse will grace the night skies this weekend, providing longer than usual thrills for stargazers across North and South America.
Nation and world news at a glance
Musk puts Twitter buy ‘on hold,’ casting doubt on $44B deal
Martin Schram: Rediscovering a president’s AWOL adviser
President Joe Biden launched a new offensive of message politics this past week, but appeared to be operating without the inner circle confidant he needs now more than ever.
NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn’t happen this week
A roundup of some of the most popular but completely untrue stories and visuals of the week. None of these are legit, even though they were shared widely on social media. The Associated Press checked them out. Here are the facts:
HHSAA Softball: Hawaii Prep advances to 5th place game
After a tough loss in their HHSAA opener, Hawaii Prep rebounded Friday with a shutout victory over Waialua at Patsy Mink Field in Maui to secure a spot in Saturday’s fifth place game.
Curry, Thompson send Warriors into Western Conference finals
SAN FRANCISCO — Klay Thompson knocked down eight 3-pointers on the way to 30 points, Stephen Curry scored 29 with six 3s, and the Golden State Warriors advanced to the Western Conference finals by beating the Memphis Grizzlies 110-96 in Game 6 on Friday night.
Tatum’s huge effort helps Celtics win 108-95 to force Game 7
MILWAUKEE — Jayson Tatum wouldn’t let it happen again.
Rangers beat Penguins 5-3 to force deciding Game 7
PITTSBURGH — Chris Kreider’s long slap shot bounced over Louis Domingue and into the net with 1:28 left and the New York Rangers beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 5-3 on Friday night to push their thrilling first-round series to a deciding Game 7.
Astros beat Nationals 6-1 for 11th straight victory
WASHINGTON — Jose Altuve homered on the first pitch of the game, Yordan Alvarez and Yuli Gurriel also went deep and the Houston Astros extended their winning streak to 11 games with a 6-1 rout of the Washington Nationals on Friday night.
Palmer shoots 62, joins lead at low-scoring Byron Nelson
McKINNEY, Texas — Jordan Spieth thought the course for his hometown Byron Nelson would play more difficult after yielding more birdies in its debut than any other tournament on the PGA Tour last season.
Arike Ogunbowale, Wings rally to beat Mystics 94-86
WASHINGTON — Arike Ogunbowale scored 27 points, Allisha Gray had 21 and the Dallas Wings overcame a 15-point second-quarter deficit to beat the Washington Mystics 94-86 on Friday night.
HHSAA Track & Field: Konawaena’s Hanks leads the way
Led by Konawaena’s Caiya Hanks, the Big Island’s top track and field athletes made plenty of noise at Day 1 of this year’s HHSAA Track &Field Championships at Kamehameha-Kapalama.
