Cartoon for November 21
The Big Island as seen by Hawaii Tribune-Herald cartoonist Gary Hoff.
Police: DUI roadblocks return for holiday season
With the holiday season under way, police once again will take to Hawaii County’s streets to conduct DUI roadblocks, according to Torey Keltner, Hawaii Police Department Traffic Services Division program manager.
Atlanta airport checkpoint chaos: Man grabs gun, it goes off
ATLANTA — A passenger awaiting a search at the Atlanta airport’s main security checkpoint reached in his bag and grabbed a firearm, and it went off, causing chaos among travelers and prompting a temporary FAA ground stop on flights Saturday afternoon, officials said. The man fled.
UH-Hilo geology students get ‘real-life experience on a volcano’
Instead of relaxing on a day off from school, seven students decided to wake up early on a recent Saturday for a long day of data collection.
Delayed sexual assault trial to begin Nov. 30
The oft-delayed jury trial for a 21-year-old man accused of sexually assaulting an elderly woman at a South Kohala campground in 2019 will begin later this month after the defendant allowed a material witness to testify via Zoom.
No cruise ships until 2022
Anyone hoping to travel on a cruise ship to Hawaii this year can forget about it.
Child tax credit is an investment in the nation’s future
Children are good. They may be sticky, loud and misbehaved. But that doesn’t make children, in themselves, any less good. It just makes them children — the adorable, needy, frustrating, chaotic and absolutely irreplaceable building blocks of society, and of human civilization itself.
New hurdle for COVID-19 home testing — the holiday season
WASHINGTON — Millions more home tests for COVID-19 are hitting store shelves, but will there be enough for Americans hoping to screen themselves before holiday gatherings?
Hundreds protest Rittenhouse acquittal across US
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Law enforcement in Portland Friday night declared a riot as about 200 demonstrators protested the acquittal of a teen who killed two people and injured another in Wisconsin.
US climate pledge faces test in Senate with global impact
WASHINGTON — After talking the climate talk at U.N. negotiations in Scotland, the Biden administration now tests whether a divided United States can walk the climate walk: push a massive investment for a new era of clean energy through the narrowest of margins in the Senate.
Help us transform health care
The COVID-19 pandemic changed everything about our world, our economy, our education system and our personal and professional lives. One of the earliest lessons the pandemic revealed to us was how vital access to quality health care, close to home, is for the health of our community.
Irwin: Grateful for their resilience
One of the things I am most in awe of on a day-to-day basis is the resilience of our students at UH-Hilo. That resilience has been even more on display in the last many months as life’s challenges have intersected with the various COVID-caused challenges, including reduced social and physical contact, strained finances, and anxiety over the pandemic itself and the vulnerabilities of our families and friends.
Fox says it did not pay for Rittenhouse film and interview
NEW YORK — A Fox News executive said Saturday the network did not pay Kyle Rittenhouse’s family for any special access during Rittenhouse’s murder trial or after his acquittal, after it was announced that he would speak to Tucker Carlson for an interview to air on Monday.
Protests erupt over virus rules in Austria, Italy, Croatia
VIENNA — Tens of thousands of protesters, many from far-right groups, marched through Vienna on Saturday after the Austrian government announced a nationwide lockdown beginning Monday to contain skyrocketing coronavirus infections.
Thanksgiving turkey giveaway honors slain rapper Young Dolph
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Friends and associates of slain rapper Young Dolph handed out Thanksgiving turkeys at a neighborhood church Friday in Memphis, Tennessee, two days after he was gunned down in broad daylight inside his favorite bakery.
East Hawaii property sells for $11.25M
A 13,000-acre property in East Hawaii has been sold for $11.25 million, according to the Pacific Business News.
Police seek leads on July murder
Police are renewing their request for information about the unsolved murder of an elderly man in Puna.
Police still seeking leads on man missing since May
Police are still seeking information from the public regarding the location of a missing 69-year-old medical doctor.
US considers creating national marine sanctuary off Hawaii
HONOLULU — The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is considering additional protections for waters off the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands.
Celebrating 30 years of Volcano Watch
It’s hard to believe that the “Volcano Watch” weekly article and volcano activity update started 30 years ago. On Nov. 3, 1991, the USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory “Volcano Watch” had its debut in the Hawaii Tribune-Herald, beginning a long and fruitful partnership.
Obituaries for November 21
Darrell Bert Ka-Yee Wong Chong, 67, of Hilo, formerly of Naalehu, died Oct. 23 at Life Care Center of Hilo. Born in Pahala, he was a cashier for the former Pick and Pay Market in Naalehu and waiter at Volcano House and Kilauea Military Camp. Visitation 4-5 p.m. Saturday (Nov. 27) at Dodo Mortuary Chapel. Funeral service at 5 p.m. Cremation to follow. Limited seating; face masks and social distancing required. Casual attire; no flowers. Survived by brother, Norman (Eleanor) Wong Chong of Hilo; sisters, Linda (Greg) Sanchez, Audrey (Douglas) Motonaga and Rachel (Daniel) Kurahashi of Oahu, Rhoda (Jim) Tinker of South Carolina; sister-in-law, Genevieve Wong Chong of Hilo; caregiver, Jasmine Wong Chong of Hilo; companion, Raymond M. Ignacio of Mountain View; nieces, nephews and cousins. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary.
Led by lone senior holdover, Vikings eye BIIF title defense after beating Keaau
KEAAU – As a handful of his Hilo High teammates packed their bags over the summer and left for Utah to ensure they wouldn’t lose a second consecutive high school football season, Tysen Kaniaupio chose legacy over certainty.
Weekend TV listings
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Big Isle briefs, Nov. 20
Torres-Costa holding 1-day camp
Cessna makes emergency landing in North Kohala
A Cessna with four people on board made an emergency landing Friday morning near Upolu Point in North Kohala.
