Two facing charges for string of Ka‘u property crimes
Hawaii Island police have arrested and charged a man and woman suspected in several property crimes recently in the Ocean View area.
18 arrested for suspected drunken driving last week
Hawaii Police Department officers arrested 18 motorists for suspected drunken driving between June 6 and Sunday. One of the drivers was involved in a traffic crash; one was younger than age 21.
DOH reports 2 additional probable monkeypox cases on Oahu
The state Department of Health has identified two additional probable case of monkeypox in Oahu residents. This brings the total number of cases in Hawaii to two confirmed and three probable.
Nonprofit raising funds to inspect, trim historic Hulihe‘e Palace banyan tree
A fundraiser is underway to preserve the iconic banyan tree fronting Hulihe‘e Palace.
Emergency repairs to Kolekole Bridge should be complete in July
Kolekole Bridge needs one more month before its weight limit will return to 40 tons.
Court documents detail alleged Volcano kidnapping, assault
The victim of an early morning kidnapping and assault was lying on the kitchen floor, handcuffed, his ankles bound with zip ties and a rag with duct tape partially covering his mouth, according to court documents filed by police.
Bronx Zoo elephant named Happy isn’t a person, court rules
ALBANY, N.Y. — Happy the elephant may be intelligent and deserving of compassion, but she cannot be considered a person being illegally confined to the Bronx Zoo, New York’s top court ruled Tuesday.
Biden signs bill for national Asian Pacific history museum
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden signed a bill Monday that will create a commission to study establishing a national museum on the history of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in the United States.
County defends Waipi‘o road closure
A county attorney told a judge Tuesday that “it’s not the court’s place and it’s not the plaintiffs’ place” to decide whether Mayor Mitch Roth exercised his emergency powers in a lawful manner when he closed Waipi‘o Valley Road to all but residents, tenant farmers and emergency responders.
Yellowstone flooding forces 10,000 to leave national park
RED LODGE, Mont. — More than 10,000 visitors were ordered out of Yellowstone as unprecedented flooding tore through the northern half of the nation’s oldest national park, washing out bridges and roads and sweeping an employee bunkhouse miles downstream, officials said Tuesday. Remarkably, no one was reported injured or killed.
1/6 panel postpones hearing with ex-Justice Dept. officials
WASHINGTON — The House committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021 riot at the U.S. Capitol has postponed a hearing that was to feature dramatic testimony from former Justice Department officials who were pressured by then-President Donald Trump to pursue his false election fraud theories.
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FDA committee recommends Moderna’s shot for ages 6 to 17
US failed to stop fraud in COVID loan program, Clyburn says
The U.S. failed to take basic steps at the start of the coronavirus pandemic to prevent fraud in a federal aid program intended to help small businesses, depleting the funds and making people more vulnerable to identity theft, the chairman of a House panel examining the payouts said Tuesday.
Obituaries: June 15, 2022
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Letters to the Editor: June 15, 2022
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Editorial: At last, a bipartisan effort on gun safety
For too long, a bipartisan, commonsense agreement to fix America’s broken gun laws has seemed out of reach. A new effort in Congress offers reasons for optimism.
Island Life: Woody flower
Have you ever tripped on one of these flower-like things in the Kona Costco parking lot? It’s the fruit of the autograph tree.
Breaking down 8 teams in the College World Series
OMAHA, Neb. — A look at the eight teams competing in the College World Series, which starts Friday at Charles Schwab Field. (Capsules in order of CWS opening games. Coaches’ records through super regionals):
Avalanche must beat two-time champion Lightning to win Cup
DENVER — Nathan MacKinnon wouldn’t have it any other way.
McIlroy questions competitive desire of players in LIV Golf
BROOKLINE, Mass. — Rory McIlroy had two strong comments about the future of the Saudi-backed LIV Golf series in February. So far, one has been proven incorrect.
