‘We’ll be better off because of it’: UHH women fall short against Dakota Wesleyan in OT
For 45 minutes, the UH-Hilo women’s basketball team chased a taller Dakota Wesleyan squad up a hill, catching up then falling behind in the last minute.
Oahu fishpond restoration reveals century-old grave
HONOLULU — Restoration of fishponds in Hawaii led to the discovery of a child’s grave from nearly 100 years ago.
Fighting gas prices, US to release record 50M barrels of oil
NEW YORK — Santa is back this year, but he pleads caution as he continues to tiptoe through the pandemic.
Fighting gas prices, US to release record 50M barrels of oil
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden on Tuesday ordered a record 50 million barrels of oil released from America’s strategic reserve, aiming to bring down gasoline and other costs, in coordination with other major energy consuming nations including India, the United Kingdom and China.
Vaccines making Thanksgiving easier, but hot spots remain
The U.S. is facing its second Thanksgiving of the pandemic in better shape than the first time around, thanks to the vaccine, though some regions are seeing surges of COVID-19 cases that could get worse as families travel the country for gatherings that were impossible a year ago.
Freedom will fall to climate emergency
Disappointed the recent international climate summit closed without producing much of consequence to stop temperature creep, activists are now pushing both the United Nations and the United States to declare climate emergencies.
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Saturday sign-waving rally to honor hometown heroes
The Exchange Club of Hilo is inviting businesses, community organizations, families and individuals to participate in the “Thanksgiving Unity Island-Wide Mahalo Sign-Waving Rally” between 10:30 and 11:30 a.m. Saturday.
Schatz: $43M earmarked for rural health care providers
Schatz: $43M earmarked for rural health care providers
‘Coffee with a cop’ via Zoom
Hawaii Police Department’s South Kohala Community Policing Section invites you to join them virtually for “Coffee with a Cop” from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 30, via Zoom.
Kamehameha Schools invests $10 million in food systems fund
Kamehameha Schools has created a new $10 million food systems fund, from which the first $300,000 is being invested in the Hawaii ‘Ulu Cooperative to scale up its business operations.
Water Board mulls rate hikes
Members of the island Water Board favored a 9.5% annual rate increase over options of 12% and 8% after a presentation Tuesday from consultants anticipating revenues and expenses over the next five years.
Ige: Counties free to make emergency rules without state’s permission
Gov. Ige today announced that as of Dec. 1, he will no longer require counties to obtain his approval or that of Maj. Gen. Kenneth Hara, director of the Hawaii Emergency Management Agency, before issuing county emergency orders, rules or proclamations.
Obituaries for November 24
Arnold Douglas Ackerman, 69, of Kealakekua died Nov. 13 at home. Born in Kealakekua, he was a television producer, cattle rancher, member of Kona Mauka Rotary, Food Bank, Kai O Pua Canoe Club and Kona Hospital Foundation. Celebration of life 1-4:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 11, at Kona Historical Society in Kealakekua. Survived by wife, Noel Black Ackerman of Kealakekua; daughter, Cobey Ackerman of Kealakekua; sister, Stephanie Ackerman of Kealakekua; a grandson; nieces, nephews and cousins. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary.
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‘It’s truly an honor to be the first graduates’: Three complete hospice nurse residency
Hawaii Care Choices celebrated a milestone as they graduated three students from the state’s first hospice nurse residency program on Monday morning.
How COVID shots for kids help prevent dangerous new variants
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Cadell Walker rushed to get her 9-year-old daughter Solome vaccinated against COVID-19 — not just to protect her but to help stop the coronavirus from spreading and spawning even more dangerous variants.
Yes, there are turkeys for Thanksgiving — for a price
Turkeys may not be able to fly very far. But their prices can soar — along with the costs of other holiday staples like cranberry sauce and pie filling.
Ige urges parents to vaccinate keiki
Gov. David Ige said Monday about 14% of children ages 5 to 11 statewide have received at least one shot of vaccine to inoculate them against the novel coronavirus.
Eleven arrested in prostitution sting
CORRECTION 11-24-21 9:10 a.m.: A previous version of this story incorrectly reported that Joseph Michael Powell had a Nov. 23 court date. That is a different Joseph Powell and a different case, on Maui. The Tribune-Herald regrets the error.
Man locked up because of mistaken identity sues Hawaii
HONOLULU — A formerly homeless man who ended up in a mental institution for more than two years because of mistaken identity is suing the state and various Honolulu police officers, Hawaii public defenders and doctors.
State briefs for November 23
Hawaiian monk seal dies after battle with disease
Chief: No evidence parade-crash suspect knew anyone on route
WAUKESHA, Wis. — The SUV driver who plowed into a Christmas parade in suburban Milwaukee, killing at least five people and injuring 48, was leaving the scene of a domestic dispute that had taken place just minutes earlier, Waukesha’s police chief said Monday.
Rittenhouse tells Fox News ‘not a racist person,’ backs BLM
NEW YORK (AP) — Kyle Rittenhouse, who was acquitted on charges stemming from killing two men and wounding another during the unrest that followed the shooting of a Black man by a white police officer, said in a wide-ranging interview that aired Monday night he’s “not a racist person” and supports the Black Lives Matter movement.
Elizabeth Holmes makes her case to the jury in fraud trial
SAN JOSE, Calif. — Elizabeth Holmes, the one-time medical entrepreneur now charged with building a fraudulent company based on promises of a revolutionary technology, returned to the witness stand Monday.
