Hawaii Tribune-Herald

Let’s Talk Food: Holidays are for giving

Dec. 10, 2019

You know you raised your children correctly when, as adults, they give back to their community and the world.

Documents: Suspect in beating death told police he believed victim to be ‘war criminal’

Dec. 10, 2019

A 55-year-old homeless Puna man accused of the Nov. 4 beating death of Shingo Honda told police God killed the internationally acclaimed artist, according to a court document filed by police.

Documents: Murder suspect believed victim to be a ‘war criminal’

Dec. 09, 2019 • Updated 9 a.m.

A 55-year-old homeless Puna man accused of the Dec. 4 beating death of Shingo Honda told police God killed the internationally acclaimed artist, according to a court document filed by police.

BIIF volleyball: Konawaena’s Malie Grace blossoms as senior into D-II Player of the Year

Dec. 09, 2019 • Updated 1:06 p.m.

KEALAKEKUA Malie Grace had all the talent to be a great player. But what Konawaena head coach Ainsley Keawekane wanted his quiet giant to find during her senior year was her voice.

Wright On: Have an issue with youth refs? You go do it

Dec. 09, 2019 • Updated 6:17 a.m.

Somewhere, sometime, the concept of taking personal responsibility, the self-motivation or kuleana to show accountability seems have been eroded when it comes to youth sports on the Big Island.

BIIF: Hilo outlasts Konawaena for tourney title, turns focus to Kamehameha

Dec. 09, 2019

Hilo coach Bruce Ferreira was thinking golden goal. Or, to put things in basketball terms, golden basket.

Waiki accomplice free after being sentenced

Dec. 09, 2019

KAILUA-KONA A woman convicted of a lesser offense for her role in assisting cop killer Justin Waiki is now free after her sentence was handed down Friday.

America’s influence, once so dominant, waning under Trump

Dec. 09, 2019

It’s whispered in NATO meeting rooms and celebrated in China’s halls of power. It’s lamented in the capital cities of key U.S. allies and welcomed in the Kremlin. Three years into Donald Trump’s presidency, America’s global influence is waning. In interviews with The Associated Press, diplomats, foreign officials and scholars from numerous countries describe a changing world order in which the United States has less of a central role.

Demonstration project seeks to reduce reliance on Christmas conifer imports

Dec. 09, 2019

After five years of growing, an ongoing project to establish a Christmas tree farming industry on the Big Island is closer than ever to completion.

Watchdog expected to find Russia probe valid, despite flaws

Dec. 09, 2019

WASHINGTON — The Justice Department’s internal watchdog will release a highly anticipated report today that is expected to reject President Donald Trump’s claims that the Russia investigation was illegitimate and tainted by political bias from FBI leaders. But it is also expected to document errors during the investigation that might animate Trump supporters.

Ronstadt, `Sesame Street’ receive Kennedy Center Honors

Dec. 09, 2019

WASHINGTON — Actress Sally Field, singer Linda Ronstadt and the disco-funk band Earth Wind and Fire awaited their turn in the spotlight Sunday night as part of the latest group of recipients of the Kennedy Center Honors for lifetime achievements in the arts. Also in this year’s class are conductor Michael Tilson Thomas and long-running children’s TV show “Sesame Street.”

Nation and World briefs for December 9

Dec. 09, 2019

A brief look at other news from around the globe.

FBI says it presumes base shooting was act of terrorism

Dec. 09, 2019

PENSACOLA, Fla. — The Saudi gunman who killed three people at the Pensacola naval base apparently went on Twitter shortly before the shooting to blast U.S. support of Israel and accuse America of being anti-Muslim, a U.S. official said Sunday as the FBI confirmed it is operating on the assumption the attack was an act of terrorism.

American Samoa declares measles outbreak, closes schools

Dec. 09, 2019

PAGO PAGO, American Samoa — The government of American Samoa declared that the U.S. territory has an outbreak of measles, a move that will lead to the closure of public schools starting today and a ban on gatherings in parks.

Immigrants targeted by Trump deserve protection

Dec. 09, 2019

For the more than 300,000 immigrants in the United States with Temporary Protected Status, or TPS, every day brings them one step closer to deportation.

Their Views for December 9

Dec. 09, 2019

Keep Obamacare in place

Cartoon for December 9

Dec. 09, 2019

The world as seen by cartoonist Steve Breen, The San Diego Union-Tribune.

Rainy Side View: Coping with coqui

Dec. 09, 2019

I remember Hilo B.C. … Before Coqui.

Nene’s status to be downgraded from endangered to threatened

Dec. 08, 2019

KAILUA-KONA — Hawaii’s state bird is no longer on the edge of extinction.

Early morning fire damages Orchidland home

Dec. 08, 2019

The cause of an early morning house fire today in Punas Orchidland Estates subdivision is under investigation.

Suspect charged in beating death of Puna artist

Dec. 08, 2019 • Updated 3:10 a.m.

Police have charged a 55-year-old Puna man for the beating death of artist Shingo Honda.

BIIF soccer: Konawaena girls beat Waiakea 2-0

Dec. 08, 2019

Konawaena girls coach Kaua Wall doesnt have any sisters to rely on this season.

Staar of the show: Spaar is unanimous BIIF D-I volleyball POY

Dec. 08, 2019 • Updated 2:45 a.m.

Kamehameha outside hitter Nani Spaar had another dominant season, and the 6-foot senior led the Warriors to their first BIIF Division II volleyball championship since 2014 a cap to a workhorse career.

House impeachment report looks at abuse, bribery, corruption

Dec. 08, 2019

WASHINGTON — Previewing potential articles of impeachment, the House Democrats on Saturday issued a lengthy report drawing on history and the Founding Fathers to lay out the legal argument for the case against President Donald Trump’s actions toward Ukraine.

North Korea says it carried out ‘very important test’

Dec. 08, 2019

SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea said Sunday it carried out a “very important test” at its long-range rocket launch site that U.S. and South Korean officials said the North partially dismantled as part of denuclearization steps.

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