Baseball championships set after weekend series
The Big Island Interscholastic Federation (BIIF) Division I and II baseball semifinals took place over the weekend, setting up the championship series that are set to begin later this week in Hilo.
A solution for Puna insurance crisis? Some residents pursue member-owned insurance cooperative
After most of the recently proposed legislative solutions have failed, Puna residents are hoping they can solve their district’s impending housing insurance crisis.
Nation and world news in brief for Monday, April 29, 2024
CDC says it’s identified 1st documented cases of HIV transmitted through cosmetic needles
A Hawaii military family avoids tap water at home. They’re among those suing over 2021 jet fuel leak
JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii — Richelle Dietz, a mother of two and wife of a U.S. Navy officer, often thinks about water.
HBMC parking areas change due to construction
Administrators at Hilo Benioff Medical Center are reminding patients to be prepared for parking disruptions when visiting the hospital.
Once dominant at CBS News before a bitter departure, Dan Rather makes his first return in 18 years
NEW YORK — Dan Rather returned to the CBS News airwaves for the first time since his bitter exit 18 years ago, appearing in a reflective interview on “CBS Sunday Morning” days before the debut of a Netflix documentary on the 92-year-old newsman’s life.
Tornadoes kill 4 in Oklahoma, leaving trail of destruction and thousands without power
SULPHUR, Okla. — Tornadoes killed four people in Oklahoma, including an infant, and left thousands without power Sunday after a destructive outbreak of severe weather flattened buildings in the heart of one rural town and injured at least 100 people across the state.
Police officer hiring in US increases in 2023 after years of decline, survey shows
PHILADELPHIA — Police departments across the United States are reporting an increase in their ranks for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic and the 2020 killing of George Floyd, which led to a historic exodus of officers, a survey shows.
Biden and Netanyahu speak as pressure’s on Israel over planned Rafah invasion and cease-fire talks
TEL AVIV, Israel — The White House on Sunday said U.S. President Joe Biden had again spoken with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as pressure builds on Israel and Hamas to reach a deal that would free some Israeli hostages and bring a cease-fire in the nearly seven-month-long war in Gaza.
Japan’s ruling party loses all 3 seats in special vote, seen as punishment for corruption scandal
TOKYO — Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s governing party, stung by an extensive slush funds scandal, appeared to have lost all three seats in Sunday’s parliamentary by-elections, according to media exit polls and preliminary results.
Island Life for Monday, April 29, 2024
A thread-fin butterflyfish cruises along the Kona coast. (Reiko Sekine/community contributor)
PHOTOS: KS-Hawaii wins BIIF water polo championship
The Kamehameha Schools – Hawai‘i girls water polo team won its third straight BIIF title, defeating Hawaii Preparatory Academy 7-5 in the final round of the Central Pacific Bank/BIIF playoffs on Saturday in Puna.
What do weight loss drugs mean for a diet industry built on eating less and exercising more?
NEW YORK — Ever since college, Brad Jobling struggled with his weight, fluctuating between a low of 155 pounds when he was in his 30s to as high as 220. He spent a decade tracking calories on WeightWatchers, but the pounds he dropped always crept back onto his 5-foot-5-inch frame.
Widowed before 40 and coping with the financial consequences
It was April 10, 2018, and Colin Brougham hadn’t sent his usual text to his wife that he was biking home. Instead, he lay dead a few blocks away after a commuter train struck him.
Venice tests a 5-euro entry fee for day-trippers as the Italian city grapples with overtourism
VENICE, Italy — Under the gaze of the world’s media, the fragile lagoon city of Venice launched a pilot program Thursday to charge day-trippers a 5-euro ($5.35) entry fee that authorities hope will discourage visitors from arriving on peak days and make the city more livable for its dwindling residents.
PHOTOS: Freshman and sophomore invitational track and field meet at Kealakehe
Kealakehe High School hosted the eighth meet of the Big Island Interscholastic Federation (BIIF) track and field season Saturday in Kailua-Kona, inviting all schools from across the island to partake in the “Freshman/Sophomore Meet.” It was also the second meet this season in which the Waveriders have hosted with their new aqua blue track.
Zendaya tennis movie ‘Challengers’ scores at weekend box office
The sexy tennis drama “Challengers” won the box office this weekend with $15 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday.
