Hawaii Tribune-Herald

Medical examiner: Toddler’s death accidental

Dec. 17, 2019

Police say the medical examiner has rendered his findings in the autopsy performed on a 4-year-old girl who died following an incident at a home in the Hawaiian Beaches subdivision in Pahoa on Nov. 27.

UH-Hilo study finds active duty suicides have increased since ‘endless wars’ began

Dec. 17, 2019 • Updated 7:55 p.m.

A new study recently published by researchers from the University of Hawaii at Hilo is challenging the belief that combat increases suicide rates in active duty U.S. Army forces.

BIIF: Kamehameha girls overwhelm HPA 52-21

Dec. 17, 2019 • Updated 1:02 a.m.

If Nique Pacheco and Kamehameha wanted to prove a point, they did.

BIIF swimming and diving results

Dec. 17, 2019

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Golf: Everything clicks for Ah Chong on Maui

Dec. 17, 2019 • Updated 11:17 a.m.

Golf can be a fickle game, but it can also be pristine.

Fire damages Hilo home

Dec. 17, 2019

A Sunday night fire heavily damaged a home on Kehaulani Street in Hilo near the Hilo Municipal Golf Course.

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Attempted murder charge dropped against Kona man

Dec. 17, 2019 •

• Updated 7:47 p.m.

KAILUA-KONA Attempted murder and other charges were dropped against a Kailua-Kona man accused of assaulting a Big Island police officer earlier this year in what prosecutors called a racially motivated attack.

Stars, fans converge for ‘Rise of Skywalker’ premiere

Dec. 17, 2019 • Updated 7:27 p.m.

LOS ANGELES — Stormtroopers marched and Chewbacca stepped out of a black SUV to cheers as “Star Wars” made its triumphant return Monday for the world premiere of its latest installment, “The Rise of Skywalker.”

National park continues efforts against little fire ants; Steam Vents parking lot to close temporarily

Dec. 17, 2019 • Updated 7:28 p.m.

The Steam Vents parking lot in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park will be closed 8 a.m.-noon Wednesday, Dec. 18, for little fire ant treatment.

Ige: State spends $15 million on Maunakea access

Dec. 17, 2019

Gov. David Ige said Monday that the state has “spent about $15 million in trying to provide safe and secure access for Maunakea” as the blockade of Maunakea Access Road by protesters of the Thirty Meter Telescope project has entered its sixth month.

Democrats lay out case for Wednesday Trump impeachment vote

Dec. 17, 2019

WASHINGTON — House Democrats laid out their impeachment case against President Donald Trump on Monday, a sweeping report accusing him of betraying the nation and deserving to be ousted, as key lawmakers began to signal where they stand ahead of this week’s landmark votes.

Mother in child starvation case found fit for trial

Dec. 17, 2019 • Updated 1:41 p.m.

Trial has been set for the mother of a 9-year-old Hilo girl authorities say was starved to death almost 3 1/2 years ago.

Obituaries for December 17

Dec. 17, 2019 • Updated 9:20 a.m.

Samuel Liwaimu Bannister Sr., 83, of Waimea died Nov. 26 at home. Born in Waialua, Oahu, he was a retired U.S. Marine Corps gunnery sergeant who served during the Vietnam War and member of Imiola Congregation Church, Fleet Reserve Association and American Association of Retired Persons. Visitation 8-9 a.m. Friday, Dec. 27, at Imiola Congregational Church in Waimea. Funeral service at 9 a.m. Casual attire; flowers and lei welcome. Burial noon at West Hawaii Veterans Cemetery in Kailua-Kona. Survived by children, Samuel L. Bannister Jr., Andrew T. Bannister, Carole L. Nickel and John J. Bannister of Waimea, Sina Kelau, G. Dale Price, Terry B. Price, K. Lee Price, Robin Eberhart and Tali Haleua of the mainland; brother, Andrew (Elizabeth) Bannister of Texas; sisters, Susan (John) Canon and Ruth (Edward) Forsythe of Haleiwa, Oahu, Josephine Houghtailing of Vallejo, Calif., and Esther (David) Pahoa of Texas; grandchildren, great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary.

Nation and World briefs for December 17

Dec. 17, 2019

A brief look at other news from around the globe.

WWII allies, Germany mark 75 yrs since Battle of the Bulge

Dec. 17, 2019

BASTOGNE, Belgium — Side by side, the Allies and former enemy Germany together marked the 75th anniversary of one of the most important battles in World War II — the Battle of the Bulge, which stopped Adolf Hitler’s last-ditch offensive to turn the tide of the war.

Hallmark’s flip-flop on same-sex ads backfires

Dec. 17, 2019

NEW YORK — The Hallmark Channel’s decision to pull, then reinstate a commercial that featured a same-sex couple kissing shows how controversy can generate more publicity than simply ignoring it.

Boeing to halt production of 737 Max airliner in January

Dec. 17, 2019

Boeing Co. said Monday that it will temporarily stop producing its grounded 737 Max jet starting in January as it struggles to get approval from regulators to put the plane back in the air.

Abandoned baby giraffe befriended by dog in Africa dies

Dec. 17, 2019

MOKOPANE, South Africa A dog in South Africa befriended a baby giraffe that was abandoned at birth, rescued and taken to a local orphanage.

Proposed park to change location following debate

Dec. 17, 2019

HONOLULU A group planning to build a childrens playground in a Honolulu neighborhood announced a new location for the project following disputes about the originally proposed site.

Pearl Harbor shooter’s family offers condolences to victims

Dec. 17, 2019

HONOLULU — The family of a U.S. Navy sailor who shot three civilian shipyard workers at the Pearl Harbor military base before killing himself offered condolences to the families of the victims Monday.

No American is above the rule of law

Dec. 17, 2019

This countrys founders made clear no one is above the rule of law when they wrote Article II, Section 4 of the U.S. Constitution. They empowered Congress with the ability to impeach the president, vice president and all civil officers of the United States for treason, bribery or other high crimes and misdemeanors.