Ige signs order requiring county, state employees to get vaccinated or face regular testing
State and county employees in Hawaii will be required to be vaccinated against COVID-19 or regularly be tested for the novel coronavirus, Gov. David Ige announced Thursday during a news conference.
‘Something violent happened’: Trial opens for foster parent accused of killing toddler
Trial began Thursday for a 47-year-old Waimea woman charged with murder in connection with the 2017 death of 3-year-old Fabian Garett-Garcia.
Surge in COVID cases among unvaccinated people ‘very, very sobering’
Hawaii health care officials say the state’s hospitals are starting to be stretched thin as the COVID-19 outbreak reaches record heights.
58 junk vehicles removed from Ocean View
Fifty-eight junk vehicles were successfully removed last month from Hawaiian Ocean View Estates.
Public meeting on Honomu ag thefts moved online
A community meeting focusing on agricultural theft in the Honomu area scheduled for Monday from 5-7 p.m. will take place online via Zoom instead of in person at the Honomu Gym as previously announced.
Police seek leads on missing Pahoa man
Police are seeking the public’s assistance to find 53-year-old Eric Carl-Smith of Pahoa, who was reported missing.
Police seek man described as ‘armed and dangerous’
Police are seeking the public’s assistance in locating a 30-year-old man wanted on three traffic warrants and for questioning in connection with an unrelated criminal investigation.
$45M mansion sale reflects hot Hawaii real estate market
HONOLULU — A San Francisco investment banker recently sold his Maui mansion to a retired hedge fund CEO and a Hollywood actress for $45 million.
Couple charged in kids’ deaths face potential death penalty
BOISE, Idaho — Prosecutors in Idaho say they will seek the death penalty against a couple in the killings of the wife’s two youngest children and the husband’s previous wife in a convoluted case involving doomsday religious beliefs and another suspicious death in Arizona.
Hearing date set for Hilo charter school’s permit request
It will be at least two months until the Windward Planning Commission decides whether to grant Connections New Century Public Charter School a special permit to build a campus on about 70 acres of state-owned agricultural-zoned land in Kaumana.
Lawmakers give Cuomo deadline in impeachment probe
ALBANY, N.Y. — State lawmakers told Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Thursday that their ongoing investigation of his conduct in office is almost done and gave him a deadline of Aug. 13 to provide additional evidence as they moved toward what seemed like an increasingly inevitable impeachment battle.
Biden’s new eviction moratorium kicks a major problem down the road
The Biden administration’s new moratorium on evictions postpones yet again the crisis of debt that looms over millions of American households where the rent or mortgages are months overdue. But instead of solving the main problem of mounting indebtedness to landlords and banks, the new moratorium seems likely to make it worse. And the threat of a federal court order reversing President Joe Biden’s two-month moratorium could force the administration and Congress to fix the same basic problem they should have been working to fix all along.
‘There are only so many beds’: COVID-19 surge hits hospitals
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Florida hospitals slammed with COVID-19 patients are suspending elective surgeries and putting beds in conference rooms, an auditorium and a cafeteria. As of midweek, Mississippi had just six open intensive care beds in the entire state.
Obituaries for August 6
Thelma Kuuleialohahualani Kalilikane, 75, of Holualoa died July 23 at Kona Community Hospital. Born in Waianae, Oahu, she was a caretaker at The Regency at Hualalai. Private services at a later date. Survived by companion, William Manuel of Holualoa; sons, Jason Kalilikane of Holualoa and Moses (Leanne) Kalilikane of Kealakekua; sister, Mary Kiko of Honolulu; two granddaughters and a grandson; nieces and nephews. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary.
‘We lost Greenville’: Wildfire decimates California town
GREENVILLE, Calif. — A 3-week-old wildfire engulfed a tiny Northern California mountain town, leveling most of its historic downtown and leaving blocks of homes in ashes, while a new wind-whipped blaze destroyed homes as crews braced for another explosive run of flames Thursday amid dangerous weather.
Israel launches airstrikes on Lebanon in response to rockets
TEL AVIV, Israel — Israel on Thursday escalated its response to rocket attacks the previous day from Lebanon by launching rare airstrikes on its northern neighbor, the army and Lebanese officials said.
Curtain opens today on KDEN’s ‘The Pirates of Penzance’
Kilauea Drama &Entertainment Network’s production of its summer musical, Gilbert &Sullivan’s “The Pirates of Penzance or The Slave of Duty,” opens tonight at Kilauea Military Camp’s Kilauea Theater,
Coast Guard: 6 dead in Alaska sightseeing plane crash
JUNEAU, Alaska — A sightseeing plane crashed Thursday in southeast Alaska, killing all six people on board, the U.S. Coast Guard said.
Tropical Storm Jimena, Tropical Depression Hilda continue to move toward Hawaii
Tropical Storm Jimena is approaching the Central Pacific.
Ige: COVID-19 vaccines mandated for state, county employees
State and county employees will be required to vaccinate against COVID-19 or regularly test for the novel coronavirus, Gov. David Ige announced during a news conference today.
131 COVID-19 cases reported on Big Island
The state Department of Health today reports 131 new COVID-19 cases on the Big Island.
HPM celebrating 100th anniversary with $20K store credit giveaway
HPM Building Supply has announced a $20K “Live Better” Giveaway.
US plans to require COVID shots for foreign travelers
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration is taking the first steps toward requiring nearly all foreign visitors to the U.S. to be vaccinated for the coronavirus, a White House official said.
‘Fisherman’ statue relocated in Hilo park
Local artists Henry Bianchini and Shan Moy attached Ho‘omalule ‘Upena Kiloi, or Metamorphosis of a Net Fisherman, to a plinth in the art piece’s new spot near Liliuokalani Gardens in Hilo on Wednesday.
Your Views for August 5
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