HHSAA football: With long wait over, Hilo tackles Leilehua for spot in title game
Study hall is over, and not a moment too soon for Hilo High.
Snow dusts Maunakea summit
A light dusting of snow caps Maunakea this morning.
4 charged in drug sweep
Officers executed a search warrant Nov. 8 on a residence off Nani Waimea Street in South Kohala, seizing 10.2 grams of crystal methamphetamine and a .22 caliber rifle, police said Thursday.
BIIF soccer: Hilo girls start new era at Big Island Candies Hilo Bay Classic
Hilo High girls coach Skee Saplan was prepared for the mass exodus and the spike in work that was to follow with a young squad after graduating one of the best BIIF soccer classes in recent memory.
Women’s basketball: Healthier Vulcans have eye on improvement
Its a qualification that makes most coaches roll their eyes, and UH-Hilos David Kaneshiro is no exception.
Homeless camp razed
A long-standing homeless camp in downtown Hilo was torn down by county workers Thursday after existing for nearly a year.
Takeaways from the 5th Democratic 2020 presidential debate
WASHINGTON Democrats spent more time making the case for their ability to beat President Donald Trump than trying to defeat each other in their fifth debate.
Former Trump adviser undercuts GOP impeachment defenses
WASHINGTON A former White House official said Thursday that President Donald Trumps top European envoy was sent on a domestic political errand seeking investigations of Democrats, stunning testimony that dismantled a main line of the presidents defense in the impeachment inquiry.
Hope Services Hawaii awarded $2.75M grant
Hope Services Hawaii will receive a $2.75 million grant from Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos Bezos Day 1 Families Fund to help combat homelessness on Hawaii Island.
Monsanto pleads guilty to illegal pesticide use on Maui
HONOLULU Agrochemicals company Monsanto on Thursday pleaded guilty to spraying a banned pesticide on research crops on Maui in 2014, prosecutors said.
More delays for Hele-On contract
Hawaii County Council members continue to have confidence in Mass Transit Administrator Brenda Carreira, despite a fumble in the department that forced the cancellation of a long-overdue contract award.
Obituaries for November 22
Samuel Kamaki Pinehaka Mahi, Sr., 74, of Hilo died Nov. 13 at Hawaii Care Choices Pohai Malama Care Center. Born in Honolulu, he was a retired school bus driver trainer for Roberts Hawaii, former Hele-On and Ka Umeke Kaeo Hawaiian Immersion Public Charter School bus driver and retired Hawaii Army National Guard staff sergeant and mechanic. Visitation 8-10 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 30, at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Hilo Stake Center, 1373 Kilauea Ave. Funeral Service at 10:30 a.m. Burial to follow at Homelani Memorial Park, Ilima section. Aloha attire. Survived by wife, Josephine Sweetheart Mahi of Hilo; sons, Samuel Kamaki Mahi Jr. and Keola Mahi of Hilo; daughter, Mikihala Mahi of Hilo; brothers, Darnell Mahi and Davey Mahi of Hilo; sisters, Maydean Bowman of Kohala and Ilima Mahi of North Dakota; brother-in-law, Dennis Matsuyama of Hilo; a granddaughter; aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews and cousins. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary.
State briefs for November 22
Residents raise concerns about steel barrier
Bloomberg is right to acknowledge his big stop-and-frisk mistake
Donald Trump admits no mistakes; his Roy Cohn-learned reflex is to punch back at critics harder. Kudos to Mike Bloomberg for having the maturity to forthrightly, albeit very belatedly, acknowledge he was wrong on a major crime-fighting pillar.
A rare bipartisan show of support for 5G technology
WASHINGTON Amazingly, the Senate just sent a bipartisan request to the White House.
Ho‘ola Farms awarded AgVets grant
Hoola Farms in Papaikou was awarded the U.S. Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture Enhancing Agricultural Opportunities for Military Veterans Grant.
County transfer stations, landfills to be closed for holidays
All county of recycling and transfer stations and landfills will be closed to observe the holidays on:
Big Island residents shine
The Healthcare Association of Hawaii honors outstanding members of the health care industry each year during its awards gala. This year, there were three Big Island award recipients. From right, both earning the Legislator of the Year award, are state Sens. Joy San Buenaventura and Russell Ruderman. They are accompanied by Brenda Ho, with Hawaii Care Choices, who was given the Advocacy Award.
Collection for Operation Christmas Child underway
Collection is underway for Operation Christmas Child through Nov. 25. Children in desperate situations including war, poverty, famine and disease are in need of knowing someone cares.
4th annual Turkey Trot to benefit The Food Basket
The Fairmont Orchid will host the fourth annual Turkey Trot, which is a benefit for The Food Basket, Hawaii Islands food bank.
Books for Babies provides parents of newborns with free books to read to their keiki
Pope in Thailand calls for action to protect women, children
‘The Hawaiian Nutcracker’ a royal gift for the holidays
It will be a silver stroll down Memory Lane as the University of Hawaii at Hilo Performing Arts Center celebrates the 25th anniversary of The Hawaiian Nutcracker.
Keaau soldier killed in helicopter crash in Afghanistan
A 25-year-old soldier from Keaau was one of two pilots killed Wednesday in a helicopter crash in Afghanistan, the Pentagon said.
