Hunt’s last-second field goal lifts Ka Makani to first D-II title since 2010
WAIMEA – For 48 minutes of game time, neither the Warriors of Kamehameha, nor Ka Makani of Hawaii Prep were able to put points on the scoreboard.
The power of flowers
KEAAU — The chief executive of a small but budding orchid-growing cooperative compared the company’s formation to “a phoenix rising out of the ashes.”
Cartoon for December 12
The Big Island as seen by Hawaii Tribune-Herald cartoonist Gary Hoff.
Kentucky hardest hit as storms leave dozens dead in 5 states
MAYFIELD, Ky. — A monstrous tornado, carving a track that could rival the longest on record, ripped across the middle of the U.S. in a stormfront that killed dozens and tore apart a candle factory, crushed a nursing home, derailed a train and smashed an Amazon warehouse.
Puna man sentenced to 10 years in domestic case
A 37-year-old Mountain View man with a long history of domestic assaults was sentenced Wednesday to 10 years in prison.
Lawmakers react positively to Decadal Survey results
Two U.S. Congressional committees were pleased with a recent survey naming the Thirty Meter Telescope as a priority project for federal funding.
Christmas cheer in Keaau
The annual Keaau Christmas Parade was small, but full of holiday cheer as hundreds of cars lined up to see colorful lights and Santa Claus on Saturday evening.
December deluge follows not-so-wet November
The deluge from the “Kona low” winter weather system that marked the beginning of December came on the heels of a November with below average rainfall for most of the Big Island, according to the National Weather Service.
South African doctors see signs omicron is milder than delta
JOHANNESBURG — As the omicron variant sweeps through South Africa, Dr. Unben Pillay is seeing dozens of sick patients a day. Yet he hasn’t had to send anyone to the hospital.
San Francisco’s vaunted tolerance dims amid brazen crimes
SAN FRANCISCO — Politically liberal San Franciscans are used to living cheek by jowl with open drug use, feces-infested streets and petty crime. But a surge in home break-ins and brazen shoplifting has some residents feeling that the city they fell in love with is in decline.
Don’t get the ‘sugar-coated Satan sandwich’ debt ceiling game? Politicians love it
Last Tuesday, the U.S. House passed a bill dealing with “behavioral health and well-being among health care professionals,” which certainly sounds like an important topic. The bill was named for Lorna Breen, a physician who committed suicide in the face of the COVID-19 onslaught.
How to get our sad and anxious kids from traumatized to OK
It was easy to see that COVID-19 represented a crisis of huge proportions prompting extraordinary measures to protect public health.
4 women met Maxwell as teens. They’re accusing her as adults
NEW YORK — One was an aspiring musician looking for her big break in show business. Another was a model striving for a leg up in British society. A third was a struggling middle school dropout. The last was an impressionable high school student.
Strahan flies to space with astronaut’s daughter: ‘Wow!’
Football star and TV celebrity Michael Strahan caught a ride to space with Jeff Bezos’ rocket-launching company Saturday, sharing the trip with the daughter of America’s first astronaut.
Obituaries for December 12
Eleanor “Ele” Kuluwaimakaokalani Evangelista, 87, of Keaau died Nov. 7 at Hilo Medical Center. Born in Puna, she was a retired meat wrapper for Puna Fresh Foods, former cafeteria helper for Keaau Elementary School, composer of Hawaiian songs, former member of Ka Elele O Ka Malamalama Hoomana Naauao Church, member of Kamauloa O Ka Malamalama Hoomana Naauao Church and Alu Like Kupuna Program. Visitation 9-10 a.m. Friday (Dec. 17) at Dodo Mortuary Chapel. Funeral service at 10 a.m. Burial to follow at Alae Cemetery. Casual attire. Seating limited; masks and social distancing required. Survived by daughters, Sandy Yamaguchi, Emmalyn Evangelista and Heather (Christian) Kubo; sons, Henry Evangelista and Herbert (Maelisa) Evangelista; 13 grandchildren, 19 great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren; nieces, nephews and cousins. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary.
Capitol rioters’ social media posts influencing sentencings
For many rioters who stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, self-incriminating messages, photos and videos that they broadcast on social media before, during and after the insurrection are influencing even their criminal sentences.
Pandamania: Twin cubs in French zoo take 1st steps in public
PARIS (AP) — First, a steady crawl. Then a short clumsy slide across the slick stone floor at their home at the Beauval Zoo near Paris. Then finally the big show as the twin giant panda cubs took their first steps in public on Saturday.
UK scientists urge more restrictions to fight omicron surge
LONDON (AP) — The British government may need to introduce tougher restrictions to slow the growth of the omicron variant and prevent a new surge in COVID-19 hospitalizations and deaths, British scientists said Saturday.
Volcano Watch: HVO innovation, 3D application
The electronics workshop at the USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory buzzes with creative activity. It’s like Santa Claus’ workshop — for volcano science. Workbenches line the walls of the room, cluttered with things in the making: pliers, wires, and bottles of glue; voltmeters, calipers and microchips, too.
Companies rethink return-to-office plans amid omicron cases
NEW YORK — Companies of all sizes are rethinking their plans to send workers back to the office as the new omicron variant adds another layer of uncertainty.
Surging inflation is forcing people and businesses to adapt
WASHINGTON — A warehouse worker in Tennessee is running up against price increases that far exceed her modest pay raise.
Navy blames Hawaii water contamination on jet fuel spill
HONOLULU — The Navy believes that contaminated tap water that went to Hawaii military households came from a one-time spill of jet fuel last month and was not caused by a leak from aging underground fuel storage tanks above an aquifer, a top Navy official told state lawmakers on Friday.
Info for those impacted by recent ‘Kona low’ weather
The Department of Land and Natural Resources Engineering Division advises those impacted by winds and flooding brought about by the recent “Kona low” winter weather system to visit its https://waihalana.hawaii.gov website for information about floodplain management and flood insurance in Hawaii.
Police seek leads in theft of silver coins
Police are seeking leads from the public about a large-scale theft of coins from a Hawaiian Paradise Park property.
Police arrest 13 for DUI
During the week of Nov. 29-Dec. 5, Hawaii Island police arrested 13 motorists for DUI. Four of the drivers were involved in a traffic accident. Two were younger than 21.
