Hawaii Tribune-Herald

Hilo Toastmasters members receive awards

Dec. 27, 2019 • Updated 4:52 p.m.

Hilo Toastmasters recently presented awards to several outstanding members.

At each end of Pacific, skepticism over China farm purchases

Dec. 27, 2019

OMAHA, Neb. — President Donald Trump likes to joke that America’s farmers have a nice problem on their hands: They’re going to need bigger tractors to keep up with surging Chinese demand for their soybeans and other agricultural goods under a preliminary deal between the world’s two largest economies.

To overcome travel ban, some Americans taking cases to court

Dec. 27, 2019

NEW YORK — Mohammed Hafar paced through the airport terminal — first to the monitor to check flight arrivals, then to the gift shop and lastly to the doors where international passengers were exiting.

Sudan’s Christians enjoy holiday amid hope for new freedoms

Dec. 27, 2019

KHARTOUM, Sudan — The Sudanese Christian marchers weaved through bustling markets and traffic-clogged streets wearing “I Love Jesus” T-shirts or colorful traditional robes known as thobes.

The Democrats’ ‘wine cave’ dilemma

Dec. 27, 2019

What happens in the wine cave stays in the wine cave.

Vaccination inaction is dereliction of duty by US Customs and Border Protection

Dec. 27, 2019

The surge of influenza outbreaks in Minnesota schools this month is an alarming reminder of how quickly this virus can spread in places where people are gathered.

Cartoon for December 27

Dec. 27, 2019

The world as seen by cartoonist Ken Catalino, Creators.com.

State continues to experience shortage as more doctors leave

Dec. 27, 2019

HONOLULU — Hawaii is experiencing an ongoing physician shortage as the number of doctors leaving the state increases, according to a report submitted to the state Legislature.

Nation and World briefs for December 27

Dec. 27, 2019

A brief look at other news from around the globe.

Obituaries for December 27

Dec. 27, 2019

Margaret Mieko Gota, 89, of Hilo died Nov. 6 at home. Born in Hilo, she was a retired Waiakea Intermediate School teacher and member of the Church of the Holy Cross. Private services held. No koden (monetary gifts). Survived by brother, Robert (Alice) Fujimoto of Hilo; nieces and nephews. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary.

BIIF girls basketball: Waiakea finishes strong, edges Hilo

Dec. 26, 2019 • Updated 10:05 p.m.

Waiakea will look back and see clutch plays made. Hilo will remember a night when the game got away and only see opportunities lost.

Protesters accept offer from Kim; access road will be cleared

Dec. 26, 2019 • Updated 1:12 p.m.

The protesters blocking the Maunakea Access Road have accepted an offer from Mayor Harry Kim to clear the road in exchange for a guarantee that there would be no construction of the Thirty Meter Telescope for two months.

Your Views for December 26

Dec. 26, 2019

Baby steps

Election officials learn military mindset ahead of 2020 vote

Dec. 26, 2019

SPRINGFIELD, Va. — Inside a hotel ballroom near the nation’s capital, a U.S. Army officer with battlefield experience told 120 state and local election officials that they could have more in common with the military strategists than they might think.

Trumps wish Americans ‘Merry Christmas’ as they mark holiday

Dec. 26, 2019 • Updated 7:31 p.m.

PALM BEACH, Fla. — President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump wished Americans a merry Christmas as they celebrated the holiday with their family in Florida.

Kona man sentenced to 5 years for fatal crash

Dec. 26, 2019

KAILUA-KONA A 50-year-old Kailua-Kona man was sentenced last month to up to five years in jail in connection with a 2017 traffic fatality in North Kona.

Fissure 8 names to be mulled next month

Dec. 26, 2019

The question of what to call the most prominent remaining feature from the 2018 Kilauea volcano eruption will not be answered for several more months.

PGV reconstruction efforts on schedule to be finished by end of 2019

Dec. 26, 2019

Puna Geothermal Venture is expecting to return to operation by the end of this year and hopes to sell electricity in early 2020.

GOP senator ‘disturbed’ by McConnell impeachment remark

Dec. 26, 2019 • Updated 6:21 p.m.

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, a Republican from Alaska, said she was disturbed to hear Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell say there would be “total coordination” between the White House and the Senate over the upcoming presidential impeachment trial.