‘It’s disgusting’: Lawsuit alleges DOE, BOE and principal failed to protect female student
A Kona school principal, the state Department of Education and Board of Education are being sued for failing to protect a female student from repeated sex assault on a public school campus.
$25.5M for ADA compliance: County Council advances bond float
Required improvements at 10 county parks will likely continue, with a $25.5 million bond issue forwarded Wednesday by the County Council on an 8-0 vote.
More detailed school COVID reports mandated
A bill that requires the state Department of Education to publish a weekly report enumerating COVID-19 cases on school campuses is now law despite Gov. David Ige’s veto of the measure.
Roth, others mulling options after passage of TAT bill
County officials are trying to determine how to implement a new county Transient Accommodations Tax after a bill unexpectedly became law Tuesday.
State loosens additional travel restrictions
The Safe Travels Hawaii administrator called today “a game-changer.”
Honolulu officers want charges dismissed in fatal shooting
HONOLULU — Three Honolulu police officers are asking a judge to dismiss charges against them in connection with a shooting that killed a 16-year-old Micronesian boy.
Global COVID-19 deaths hit 4 million amid rush to vaccinate
The global death toll from COVID-19 eclipsed 4 million Wednesday as the crisis increasingly becomes a race between the vaccine and the highly contagious delta variant.
Schools must teach about racism
Good teachers know that if something is relevant to their students’ experiences, it needs to be a part of their education.
Obituaries for July 8
Geraldine Davis, 67, of Hilo died June 23. No services. No known family. Survivors are asked to call Hilo Medical Center at (808) 932-3500, option 4.
Startups are booming thanks to COVID
If you’re looking for silver linings in this pandemic-damaged economy, here’s a good one: the American entrepreneurial spirit is alive and well. In fact, COVID-19 seems to have uncovered it.
Jovenel Moïse, Haiti’s embattled president, killed at 53
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Haitian President Jovenel Moïse, a former banana producer and political neophyte who ruled Haiti for more than four years as the country grew increasingly unstable under his watch, was killed on Wednesday. He was 53.
Crews give up hope of finding survivors at collapse site
SURFSIDE, Fla. — Emergency workers gave up Wednesday on any hope of finding survivors in the collapsed Florida condo building, telling sobbing families that there was “no chance of life” in the rubble as crews shifted their efforts to recovering more remains.
Your Views for July 8
Light pollution
Big Isle briefs, July 8
Honokaa seeking coaches
Reardon: My top 10 male Olympians from Hawaii
What determines a great Olympian ? Aren’t they all, just by getting there ? (Well, depends on your definition of greatness : Remember Eddie the Eagle ?)
Big Island open-ocean swim, Volcano run returning in August
From the Pacific to Volcano, there are two more sure signs that athletes and organizers are ready for a return to normalcy.
Waiakea golfer claims HSJGA event on Oahu
The next time Dysen Park plays at Honolulu Country Club, he’ll try not to “underestimate” the wind-in-your-face hiccup that was No. 18.
Magnitude-4.2 earthquake felt in West Hawaii
The west side of the Big Island was hit with a magnitude-4.2 earthquake at 7:41 a.m. today, according to the U.S. Geological Survey’s Hawaiian Volcano Observatory.
Paul carries Suns past Giannis, Bucks in NBA Finals opener
PHOENIX — Chris Paul waited 16 years to get to the NBA Finals, bringing with him a team starving for its first championship.
Kona Aquatics swimmer Adams to represent Micronesia at Tokyo Olympics
This month, the Olympics will finally commence after a year-long delay due to COVID-19.
Teens to the rescue as employers struggle to fill jobs
WASHINGTON — The owners of restaurants, amusement parks and retail shops, many of them desperate for workers, are sounding an unusual note of gratitude this summer:
Israel’s new government shouldn’t give up on peace
Israel has a new government — but how much difference this will make to the prospects for peace is in doubt. In Gaza, Hamas emerged from its recent 11-day clash with Israel eager for confrontation, repeatedly launching incendiary balloons across the border. Israel has retaliated with airstrikes. Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, nearly 17 years into what was meant to be a four-year term, recently suspended elections yet again. Beset by corruption and infighting, Palestinian leaders have offered no realistic proposals and little sign they could uphold a deal if one was struck.
Your Views for July 7
Rumsfeld’s legacy
Bipartisanship to the rescue
President Joe Biden remembers when Congress worked differently. He’s not alone. And now, thanks to some old-fashioned political bargaining, the nation stands to benefit with a long-needed federal infrastructure plan.
With Tokyo Olympics approaching, virus worries rise in Japan
TOKYO — The pressure of hosting an Olympics during a still-active pandemic is beginning to show in Japan.
