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Police seek missing Pahoa man

Nov. 20, 2019 • Updated 4:05 p.m.

Police are seeking leads on a missing 52-year-old Pahoa man.

Woman dead, infant hospitalized in Kona traffic crash

Nov. 20, 2019

One person is dead following a two-car accident on Kuakini Highway this morning, police said.

Officer fires weapon in Glenwood incident

Nov. 20, 2019 • Updated 9:25 a.m.

Police say an on-duty officer fired a shot during an incident in Glenwood Tuesday afternoon.

Basketball: Waiakea boys try to maintain lofty standard

Nov. 20, 2019

To say Waiakeas boys basketball team made it look effortless and simple last season might be true, but that wouldnt be giving the Warriors their due.

Tribune-Herald Athlete of the Week: Junior tennis player Damon Nagata

Nov. 20, 2019 • Updated 12:59 a.m.

Damon Nagata • tennis

HHSAA football: Hilo turns focus to Leilehua and state semifinal

Nov. 20, 2019 • Updated 1:01 a.m.

Hilo Highs football team has been off the grid but not out of work.

Girls basketball: Konawaena holds off Hilo to claim early test

Nov. 20, 2019 • Updated 12:56 a.m.

The battle between Hilo and Konawaena went down to the wire. The Vikings led 33-32 heading into the fourth quarter at their preseason tournament Tuesday night at their gym. When the pressure turns up, thats when the Wildcats are at their best.

Unpredictable Sondland faces questions about Trump, Ukraine

Nov. 20, 2019 • Updated 8:44 p.m.

WASHINGTON — Ambassador Gordon Sondland, the most anticipated witness in the impeachment inquiry, is likely to be unpredictable when he faces questions about his evolving accounts of the Trump administration’s dealings with Ukraine and a newly revealed summertime phone call with President Donald Trump.

Amnesty: At least 106 dead in protests, which Iran disputes

Nov. 20, 2019

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — At least 106 people throughout Iran have been killed during days of protests about rising fuel prices and a subsequent government crackdown, according to Amnesty International on Tuesday, which said the real figure might be much higher.

Requests rise for aid from Food Basket

Nov. 20, 2019

Demand for assistance is up this year at The Food Basket, Hawaii Island’s food bank, and as the holidays approach, needs will continue to grow.

Land agreement reached between TMT, Canary Islands

Nov. 20, 2019

A governmental body in the Canary Islands approved a land concession deal with the Thirty Meter Telescope partners, although Maunakea remains the project’s preferred location.

Council panel hears task force recommendations for changes to property tax structure

Nov. 20, 2019

County Council members on Tuesday heard a host of recommendations from a task force charged with making the property tax code more equitable, but they stressed there’s a long way to go before any recommendation becomes law.

Council members hear bleak presentation about greenhouse gases

Nov. 20, 2019

America and other developed nations have 10 years to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to zero to prevent a runaway climate catastrophe, a University of Hawaii professor told a Hawaii County Council committee on Tuesday.

Police ID 28-year-old crash victim

Nov. 20, 2019

KAILUA-KONA A 28-year-old Kailua-Kona woman died following a two-vehicle collision Tuesday on Highway 11.

10-year sentence in near fatal stabbing

Nov. 20, 2019

A 40-year-old Waimea man was sentenced Tuesday to 10 years in prison for slashing the throat of a drug dealer and repeatedly stabbing him more than 5 1/2 years ago.

Police seek missing Puna teen

Nov. 20, 2019

Police are seeking leads on a missing 15-year-old Keaau girl.

Kahakai Elementary mom shepherds learning through volunteer garden

Nov. 20, 2019

KAILUA-KONA — Before the official school day begins at Kahakai Elementary School in Kailua-Kona, class is already in session for a small group of students.

Lee Loy to receive ‘Torch of Light’ at BIPC annual holiday luncheon

Nov. 20, 2019

Every year, the Big Island Press Club awards its Torch of Light to someone in the state, usually a public official, for advancing the publics right to know.

Hawaii Police Department earns CALEA re-accreditation

Nov. 20, 2019

KAILUA-KONA The Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies has re-accredited the Hawaii Police Department through 2024.

Doing the health care two-step

Nov. 20, 2019

NEW YORK — Recent state elections — the Democratic landslide in Virginia followed by Democratic gubernatorial victories in Kentucky and Louisiana — were bad news for President Donald Trump.

Trump stupidly erases 40 years of U.S. opposition to Israeli West Bank settlements

Nov. 20, 2019

Israels victory in the Six-Day War in 1967 left it in control of the West Bank, the Gaza Strip, the Golan Heights and the Sinai Peninsula. Just a month later, it built its first civilian Israeli settlement on occupied territory.

Cartoon for November 20

Nov. 20, 2019

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

Nerf gun, Power Rangers claw cited by toy safety watchdog

Nov. 20, 2019 • Updated 2:37 p.m.

BOSTON — A Nerf dart gun, ice cream-scented Nickelodeon slime and a plastic Power Rangers claw are among the toys topping a consumer safety group’s list of worst toys for the holidays.

Warm ocean water delays sea ice for Alaska towns, wildlife

Nov. 20, 2019

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — The U.S. research vessel Sikuliaq can break through ice as thick as 2.5 feet. In the Chukchi Sea northwest of Alaska this month, which should be brimming with floes, its limits likely won’t be tested.

US, Australian hostages freed by Taliban in prisoner swap

Nov. 20, 2019

ISLAMABAD — The Taliban on Tuesday freed an American and an Australian kept hostage since 2016 in exchange for three top Taliban figures — a move the insurgent group asserted could help rekindle talks to end Afghanistan’s 18-year war.

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