White House urges caution on COVID variants, pushes boosters
The Biden administration is calling on people to exercise renewed caution about COVID-19, emphasizing the importance of getting booster shots for those who are eligible and wearing masks indoors as two new highly transmissible variants are spreading rapidly across the country.
Olson Trust drops lawsuit against Naniloa’s top brass
The Edmund C. Olson Trust has withdrawn its lawsuit against two co-owners of the Grand Naniloa Hotel.
Ige announces veto list
Gov. David Ige announced Tuesday that he is vetoing all but two of the 30 bills on his intent-to-veto list released last month.
Obituaries: July 13, 2022
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Officials: Starting Aug. 1, masks are optional for public school students
Masks will be optional for Hawaii public and charter school students starting Aug. 1, according to officials from the state departments of Health and Education.
$15M Waiaka Bridge replacement project expected to start next summer
The state is moving forward with a $15 million project to replace the 90-year-old Waiaka Bridge in Waimea.
Jan. 6 probe: Trump fought top officials’ strong objections
In a heated, “unhinged” dispute, Donald Trump fought objections from his White House lawyers to a plan, eventually discarded, to seize states’ voting machines and then, in a last ditch effort to salvage his presidency, summoned supporters to march on the U.S. Capitol for what turned into the deadly riot, the House Jan. 6 committee revealed Tuesday.
Pohue Bay to be preserved: Hawaii Volcanoes National Park adds 16,000 acres with addition of Ka‘u land
Hawaii Volcanoes National Park grew by over 16,000 acres Tuesday after securing ownership of Pohue Bay in Ka‘u.
Council members displeased with Waianuenue Ave road project
County Council members are frustrated that the repair work on Waianuenue Avenue in Hilo does not appear to conform with their expectations.
Baby stars, dancing galaxies: NASA shows new cosmic views
A sparkling landscape of baby stars. A foamy blue and orange view of a dying star. Five galaxies in a cosmic dance. The splendors of the universe glowed in a new batch of images released Tuesday from NASA’s powerful new telescope.
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Twitter sues to force Musk to complete his $44B acquisition
Telemedicine abortion continues on Guam after Roe overturned
Guam’s attorney general said a 1990 law that prohibited virtually all abortion is invalid and won’t take effect even though the U.S. Supreme Court last month overturned the national right to abortion outlined in Roe v. Wade, the landmark case that legalized abortion nationwide.
ACS Relay For Life this weekend in Hilo
The American Cancer Society Relay For Life of the Big Island invites the community to join the movement to honor and remember loved ones and fight back for lifesaving change on Saturday at Francis Wong Stadium in Hilo. Relay For Life is a community of survivors, caregivers, local citizens, volunteers, and participants who believe that the future can be free from cancer and own the power to make that change.
My Turn: A day of loss and love at the beach
Sitting in my dining room in California, the Zoom scene on my laptop looked like a regular day at the beach in Hawaii. Smiling sweaty faces atop flower splashed sarongs lounged in beach chairs. Some stared peacefully toward the ocean.
Tiger Woods has harsh words for LIV Golf and Greg Norman
ST. ANDREWS, Scotland — Tiger Woods, having returned to his sport’s most ancient ground Tuesday, at first tried succinct bluntness. Fittingly, he soon enough reached for history. Then, at last, as the winds off the North Sea thumped and thrashed outside, he deployed sustained, searing disgust.
Red Sox blow lead, lose to Rays
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Chris Sale worked five scoreless innings in his season debut, but the Boston bullpen couldn’t hold a two-run lead in a 3-2 loss to the Tampa Bay Rays on Tuesday night.
Plum scores 27, Wilson 23 as Aces beat Liberty 107-101
NEW YORK — Kelsey Plum scored 27 points, A’ja Wilson added 23 points and 14 rebounds, and the Las Vegas Aces beat the New York Liberty 107-101 on Tuesday night.
Gaudreau leaving Flames, joins deep NHL free agent class
While Evgeni Malkin is returning to Pittsburgh, Johnny Hockey is testing the free agent market.
Magnus Cort Nielsen wins Tour de France Stage 10 in the Alps
MEGEVE, France — Magnus Cort Nielsen won a two-man sprint in a photo-finish to claim the 10th stage of the Tour de France on Tuesday at the end of a hilly trek in the Alps that was interrupted by protestors.
