No virus cases reported among HCCC inmates
All inmates at Hawaii Community Correctional Center are free of COVID-19, the state Department of Public Safety announced Thursday.
‘Typical’ weather expected for holiday weekend
With the Fourth of July on Sunday, a three-day holiday weekend is in store for many Big Islanders.
Ige signs bill outlawing ‘ghost guns’
Gov. David Ige signed a trio of crime-related bills into law Thursday, including one outlawing a type of unregistered firearm that was used during a Hilo shooting incident in June.
Merrie Monarch Festival results: Miss Aloha Hula, runners-up, all from Oahu
Here are the results of the 58th Annual Merrie Monarch Festival’s Miss Aloha Hula competition, held June 24 at Edith Kanaka‘ole Multi-Purpose Stadium in Hilo:
Walsh slams Chapman as Angels stun Yanks after Ohtani flops
NEW YORK — Shohei Ohtani was done early. Jared Walsh and the rest of the Los Angeles Angels certainly were not.
Suns are set in West, zap Clippers to reach NBA Finals
LOS ANGELES — Tears welled in Chris Paul’s eyes. A message in black ink on his shoes said it all: Can’t give up now.
Bows’ baseball alum keeps the dream alive in independent league
Whatever happens for David Noworyta during his ongoing playing career, this is where he belongs.
Police seek Ka‘u man for questioning
Police are seeking leads from the public on the location of 43-year-old Chester Wooten Sr., a Ka‘u man wanted for questioning in connection with a theft in Ka‘u.
Firefighters battle blazes in Puna brush
Eleven Hawaii Fire Department units, including a county helicopter, responded Tuesday afternoon to multiple brush fires affecting about three acres along Upper Puna Road.
Keauhou murder suspect back in custody; pleads not guilty
A Kona man charged with murder and arson in connection with a May 25 shooting was back behind bars Wednesday, just a day after posting $550,000 bail.
Rainbow Rangers removed: Hawaii County assumes responsibility for animal control contract
Effective today, Hawaii Rainbow Rangers is no longer Hawaii County’s animal control vendor.
46-month sentence for Aipoalani in embezzlement case
HONOLULU — A former administrator of federal coronavirus aid funds allocated for Honolulu was sentenced Wednesday to over three years in prison for embezzling more than $500,000 in taxpayer money.
Puna man faces gun, threatening charges after domestic incident
Police have charged a 51-year-old Keaau man with numerous offenses following a reported domestic dispute Saturday at an Oio Street home in Pahoa.
Father receives probation in child starvation death
A 53-year-old Hilo man was sentenced Wednesday to 10 years of probation for his role in starving his 9-year-old daughter to death in 2016.
Health director confident state will hit 70% vaccination benchmark
State health leaders are certain Hawaii will reach a point where 70% of its population is vaccinated against COVID-19, but the question of when that might happen remains unanswered.
Lava tube, other HVNP areas to temporarily close
Thurston Lava Tube and other locations within Hawaii Volcanoes National Park will be closed temporarily during the next few weeks.
Just two active COVID-19 cases at HCCC
The number of active COVID-19 cases amongst inmates at Hawaii Community Correctional Center has dropped to two, the state Department of Public Safety said Wednesday.
Latest victims in condo tower collapse include 2 children
SURFSIDE, Fla. — As more human remains emerged Wednesday from the rubble of the collapsed Florida condo tower, the dead this time included the first children, ages 4 and 10, a loss that the Miami-Dade mayor called “too great to bear.”
Hundreds of deaths could be linked to Northwest heat wave
SALEM, Ore. — The grim toll of the historic heat wave in the Pacific Northwest became more apparent as authorities in Canada, Oregon and Washington state said Wednesday they were investigating hundreds of deaths likely caused by scorching temperatures that shattered all-time records in the normally temperate region.
Prosecutor: Honolulu police killing of Black man justified
HONOLULU — Honolulu police officers’ use of deadly force was justified and no charges will be filed against them in a shooting that killed a Black man because an investigation found that he entered a home uninvited and physically attacked the officers, the city’s prosecuting attorney said Wednesday.
Simple microeconomics shows the fallacy of most voter fraud
It was just prior to my first midterm exam in microeconomics when I learned that a company ideally should keep producing so long as it can make money by doing it. In other words, once the marginal cost of production exceeds the marginal revenue from that production, it is quitting time. And this concept applies beyond the world of production: When the potential cost of doing something (like voting) outweighs the potential benefit from that activity, then that activity makes no sense to do anymore.
The right to go in the right restroom is universal
Ahighly conservative Supreme Court Monday declined to hear a case challenging the right of a transgender teenager to use the school restroom of his choice, a welcome reminder that even so-called traditionalists can let stand the basic liberties of those who don’t conform to traditional sexual norms. Gavin Grimm, born a girl, simply wants to use the boys’ bathroom; his Virginia school district sought to appeal a lower court ruling granting him that right.
Kamehameha grad wasn’t the first player off the bus, but she got a ride
Kaili Pila worked for everything she got on the volleyball court, whether it was playing time or her scholarship to Columbia Basin.
Hilo 13-year-old loses in playoff at state junior golf championships
Hilo 13-year-old Jake Otani summed up 22 suspenseful holes at the Club at Hokulia in a manner that golfers of all ages and backgrounds can appreciate.
Text messages implicate Higa in federal embezzlement case
Text messages between Stacy Higa and a former associate who pleaded guilty to a scheme to embezzle $600,000 in federal coronavirus relief funds show Higa allegedly offering to teach the associate how to “launder money” and “funnel cash.”
