Proposed 2022-23 CIP budget includes $64M for two West Hawaii roads
Hawaii County’s proposed capital improvement budget includes more than $64 million to revamp two heavily used roads in West Hawaii.
Two Big Island teachers are Milken Education Award finalists
Two Big Island teachers were recognized this year for showcasing their potential and growth in the Hawaii Department of Education.
Solutions sought to help protect Pololu Valley
The state Department of Land and Natural Resources is working with Hawi community members to protect Pololu Valley from overuse.
Pandemic-weary Americans plan for summer despite COVID surge
HONOLULU — A high school prom in Hawaii where masked dancers weren’t allowed to touch. A return to virtual city council meetings in one Colorado town after the mayor and others tested positive following an in-person session. A reinstated mask mandate at skilled nursing facilities in Los Angeles County after 22 new outbreaks in a single week.
Drought unlikely to stop little fire ants
Pest species like little fire ants will likely not be deterred by the drought conditions expected for much of the island this summer.
19 children, 2 adults killed in mass shooting at Texas elementary school
HOUSTON — A gunman walked into a Texas school Tuesday and killed at least 21 people, including 19 children, in another mass shooting in an America that daily buries victims of gun violence amid divisive political debates over Second Amendment rights and the gaze of disbelief from the outside world.
‘He was the love of my life’: Big Island man murdered in Portland, Ore., three weeks ago
Morgan “Max” Victor’s family describe him as “the life of the party.”
FDA chief to detail delays inspecting baby formula plant
WASHINGTON — Federal plans to inspect a baby formula factory linked to the nationwide shortage were slowed by COVID-19, scheduling conflicts and other logistical problems, according to prepared testimony from the head of the Food and Drug Administration.
Obituaries: May 25, 2022
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Seoul: N Korea fires suspected ICBM and 2 other missiles
SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea test-launched a suspected intercontinental ballistic missile and two shorter-range weapons into the sea Wednesday, South Korea said, hours after President Joe Biden ended a trip to Asia where he reaffirmed the U.S. commitment to defend its allies in the face of the North’s nuclear threat.
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Suspect in fatal NYC subway shooting is in police custody
Blue state minimum wages inch upward, widening gap with South
A grocery store cashier who’s guaranteed $15 per hour in California can legally be paid $7.25 in Texas and 19 other states — a gap in state minimum wages that’s set to widen further in the year ahead.
University of Hawaii requires masks indoors amid COVID spike
HONOLULU — The University of Hawaii said Tuesday it will require masks indoors across its 10-campus system amid a spike in COVID-19 cases in the islands.
Island Life: Glistening pineapple
A baby pineapple glistens after an afternoon rain in Captain Cook.
My Turn: Aquarium pet trade has no place in Hawaii
Many have asked for updates on Hawaii’s aquarium pet trade and the cases against the remaining three, of six, who were charged in 2020 with the illegal capture of more than 1,100 reef animals and 571 violations of law.
Leonard Greene: The shooter could have been your child in the Buffalo supermarket
In the aftermath of a hate-filled anti-Black attack in Buffalo, there are plenty of people saying that could have been someone from their family inside the store that day.
Pederson hits 3 HRs, knocks in 8 as Giants stun Mets 13-12
SAN FRANCISCO — Joc Pederson homered three times and drove in a career-high eight runs, including a tying single with two outs in the ninth inning, and the San Francisco Giants outslugged the New York Mets 13-12 on Tuesday night in one of the wildest games imaginable.
Delle Donne reaches 4,000 points as Mystics beat Dream
Elena Delle Donne scored 15 points to reach 4,000 for her career and the Washington Mystics beat the Atlanta Dream 70-50 on Tuesday night.
‘I’m fed up’: Steve Kerr, Jason Kidd give emotional responses to Texas school shooting
DALLAS — Dallas Mavericks coach Jason Kidd and Golden State Warriors coach Steve Kerr declined to talk about basketball less than two hours before Game 4 of the Western Conference finals tipped off Tuesday.
Adieu, Jo: Fans hail injured, retiring Tsonga at French Open
PARIS — Much as he wanted to avoid tears, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga simply could not. And, he said later, he knew he would not. So they flowed freely during the final moments of his final match at the French Open, the final singles match of his professional tennis career, and he wiped them away with the black sweatband on his left wrist.
