Celebratory state: State champion Hilo receives hero’s welcome
Youre the kicker, right? one fan asked.
Cartoon for December 1
The Big Island as seen by Hawaii Tribune-Herald cartoonist Gary Hoff.
Man changes plea in crash that killed HFD veteran
KAILUA-KONA Jury trial is off the calendar for the 21-year-old Waimea man charged in the May traffic death of a Hawaii Fire Department captain.
The final gavel: Judge Greg Nakamura retires after almost three decades on bench
After 29 years on the bench on the Big Island, Chief 3rd Circuit Judge Greg K. Nakamura is retired.
Old Navy coming to Kona Commons
KAILUA-KONA Old Navy is coming to Kailua-Kona.
Merry Clickmas: Black Friday online sales hit record $7.4B
NEW YORK (AP) This years Black Friday was the biggest ever for online sales, as fewer people hit the stores and shoppers rang up $7.4 billion in transactions from their phones, computers and tablets.
Council to consider 2020 state priorities
As the 2020 session of the state Legislature draws near, county leaders are working to present a united front in advocating bills they think will improve local government.
Your Views for December 1
Fix bus stop
Be thankful America is not fighting ‘endless wars’
Thank you for your service. Our troops hear that often from their fellow Americans, and not just during the holiday season. Well, our gratitude can go even deeper. We can also be thankful that they are not fighting endless wars.
Elizabeth Warren is progressivism’s Donald Trump
WASHINGTON Elizabeth Warren was supposed to be the thinking persons Bernie Sanders, impeccably progressive but with realistic arithmetic connecting aspirations to resources. Then came her explanation of how she would finance Medicare for All.
Biden launches Iowa trip with focus on Trump, rural America
COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa Joe Biden launched an eight-day bus tour of Iowa on Saturday projecting confidence, ignoring his many Democratic presidential competitors and pledging that he will unseat President Donald Trump in 2020.
Obituaries for December 1
Rosie Marie Crivello, 85, of Papaikou died Nov. 13 at Hilo Medical Center. Born in Hilo, she was a homemaker and member of Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church. Visitation 8-9:30 a.m. Friday (Dec. 6) at Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church in Papaikou. Funeral Mass at 10 a.m. Burial to follow at Kalaoa Catholic Cemetery. Casual attire. Survived by son, Jerry (Betty) Crivello of Volcano; daughters, Susan (Rodney) Segawa and Donna (Gilbert) Benevides of Hilo, Selma (Kevin) Matsunami of Papaikou, Eileen (Bradley) Erece of Pepeekeo; brothers, Juan (Julia) Pacheco and Ernest Pacheco of Wainaku, Joseph (Rose) Pacheco of Ninole, Wilfred Pacheco of Fern Acres; sisters, Evelyn (Mario) Fernandez of Hilo, Carol Ah Puck of Papaaloa and Georgina Gina Labisores of Volcano; sisters-in-law, Betty Pacheco of Wainaku and Theola Pacheco of Washington state; brothers-in-law, Leonard Crivello and Milton (Agnes) Crivello of Hilo; 12 grandchildren and 16 great-grandchildren; nieces and nephews. Arrangements Dodo Mortuary.
Powerful storm pushes into Midwest with heavy snow and winds
Wintry weather bedeviled Thanksgiving weekend travelers across the United States Saturday as a powerful and dangerous storm moved eastward, dumping heavy snow from parts of California to the northern Midwest and inundating other areas with rain.
Londoners fought back to curtail carnage in bridge attack
LONDON Even in times of shared, senseless tragedy, an uplifting moment sometimes emerges.
Hawaii health officials investigate unlicensed care homes
HONOLULU (AP) Hawaii state health officials have investigated dozens of adult residential care homes statewide after receiving reports that the facilities were operating without licenses, officials said.
Tropical Gardening: Christmas nuts vary depending on where you live
Volcano Watch: HVO scientists mentor STEM students at national conference
Can you help identify this photo?
The Tribune-Herald each Saturday is publishing a photo from the Lyman Museums John Howard Pierce Photography Collection. The Kona Historical Society generously donated the collection in 2007. The museum is seeking help identifying the people and places in the pictures, most of which are from the 1960s and 70s. Those with information about the subjects in the photos can contact the museum at 935-5021 or archives@lymanmuseum.org. See identified photographs on Facebook at tinyurl.com/piercephotoid. THIS PHOTO (NO. 17346) was captured April 13, 1963.
State briefs for November 30
DOH posts water advisory at Maui beach
UK police: Bridge attacker had been jailed for terror crimes
LONDON A man imprisoned six years for terrorism offenses before his release last year stabbed several people in London on Friday, two fatally, before being tackled by members of the public and then fatally shot by officers on London Bridge.
Iraqi prime minister to resign in wake of deadly protests
BAGHDAD A day after more than 40 protesters were killed by security forces, Iraqs prime minister announced Friday that he would submit his resignation to parliament, a step that carried uncertainty for the entire government and stirred fears of a possible political crisis.
Hong Kong voters showed China the meaning of democracy. Will Donald Trump do the same?
After six months of protests, Hong Kong this week delivered a strong rebuke to China over its attempts to broaden control over the semi-autonomous territory. Pro-democracy candidates overwhelmingly won local council elections, sweeping 347 of 452 seats.
Trump, the Navy SEAL and the Trident Pin
The confusing saga of Donald Trumps intervention in the case of Navy SEAL Edward Gallagher seems to be over at last. Gallaghers demotion has been reversed a demotion that resulted from his posing with the corpse of a captured Islamic State fighter in Iraq and he will get to keep his trident, the pin that signifies SEAL membership and that Navy officials wanted to take away. The main political casualty is the secretary of the Navy, Richard Spencer, who was fired by the secretary of defense after (it would seem) trying to get Trump to stay out of the issue on behalf of the admirals.
Kona restaurant feeds hundreds a free Thanksgiving meal
KAILUA-KONA A Thanksgiving meal at Jackie Reys Ohana Grill in Kona has become an important holiday tradition for many on the Big Island.
Month of holiday parades kicks off tonight in Hilo
The holiday season kicks off in Hilo tonight with the 34th annual Downtown Hilo Christmas Light Parade, the first of several parades taking to Big Island streets this month.
