Let’s Talk Food: Pan de Los Muertos
Pan de los muerto, which is Mexican for “bread of the dead” is traditionally baked in Mexico during the weeks leading up to Dia de Muertos or the Day of the Dead, celebrated on Nov. 2 this year.
UHH men ‘not themselves’ in opening round at Rose
Sometimes the best thing about the the first round of a golf tournament is that there is a second one.
BIIF glance, Oct. 25
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Family affair: Kabalis sisters set for coaching debut for Hilo High at Kamehameha
Before she became the Hilo High girls volleyball coach, Kaleinani Kabalis reached a level very few coaches in the state have achieved, and so did her sister Kuulei Kabalis, her co-head coach.
Concordia casts away Vulcans’ win streak in sweep
Credit to Concordia, UH-Hilo volleyball coach Chris Leonard said. And to the Pacific West Conference.
UHH golf vies to smell like a Rose again
The best part about the Dennis Rose Intercollegiate tournament is that it’s at home, where parents from the UH-Hilo men’s and women’s golf teams can grab a beneficial 3-for-1 bargain.
Gotta run now: Ka’u football promises to maintain ground-heavy approach
PAHALA – When Ka’u High climbed back to the 11-man ranks in 2019, some Trojans players began to ask coach Tammy Ke if the program would start to deviate from the smash-mouth approach that made it so successful in 8-man football.
Africa tries to end vaccine inequity by replicating its own
CAPE TOWN, South Africa — In a pair of Cape Town warehouses converted into a maze of airlocked sterile rooms, young scientists are assembling and calibrating the equipment needed to reverse engineer a coronavirus vaccine that has yet to reach South Africa and most of the world’s poorest people.
Proposed mine tests UK climate efforts ahead of UN meeting
WHITEHAVEN, England — In the patchwork of hills, lakes and sea that makes up England’s northwest corner, most people see beauty. Dave Cradduck sees broken dreams.
Trunk or Treat Drive Thru Parade set for Saturday
The Penn Hawaii Youth Foundation will be hosting its second annual Trunk or Treat Drive Thru Parade.
Connecting with the land: Students, volunteers plant 160 koa trees in Kaloko mauka
Honua‘ula Forest Reserve Makaula ‘O‘oma tract welcomed the addition of new koa trees Saturday as students and volunteers planted seedlings in the cloud forest located in Kaloko mauka.
Homeless project gets go-ahead
A homeless emergency shelter and housing project in Kailua-Kona took an incremental step forward Friday, with unanimous approval by the state Board of Land and Natural Resources for a ground lease and right of entry for Hawaii County.
A ‘spooktacular’ weekend on tap at ‘Imiloa
The ‘Imiloa Astronomy Center in Hilo is getting spooky for Halloween weekend.
Let computers do it: Film set tragedy spurs call to ban guns
NEW YORK — With computer-generated imagery, it seems the sky’s the limit in the magic Hollywood can produce: elaborate dystopian universes. Trips to outer space, for those neither astronauts nor billionaires. Immersive journeys to the future, or back to bygone eras.
‘Make Your Own Mosaic’ workshop slated at Volcano Art Center
Volcano Art Center is hosting a ‘Make Your Own Mosaic’ workshop at the VAC Ni‘aulani Campus in Volcano Village. This three-session workshop will be held from 10 a.m.-noon on Nov. 7, 14, and 21.
VAC hosts Halloween festivities on Oct. 30
Volcano Art Center is hosting a Haunted Forest at the Niaulani Campus from 4-7 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 30. The adventure begins with a tour of the Halloween Village followed by a trip to the Haunted Forest.
Drought-stricken California doused by major storm
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A powerful storm barreled toward Southern California after flooding highways, toppling trees and causing mud flows in areas burned bare by recent fires across the northern part of the state.
Beleaguered Haiti capital brought to brink by fuel shortages
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Haiti’s capital has been brought to the brink of exhaustion by fuel shortages, after staggering along despite an earthquake, the assassination of the president, gang violence and mass kidnappings.
Biden, Schumer, Manchin huddle, but still no budget deal
WASHINGTON — Pivotal Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin appears to be on board with White House proposals for new taxes on billionaires and certain corporations to help pay for President Joe Biden’s scaled-back social services and climate change package.
Pope: Don’t send migrants back to Libya and ‘inhumane’ camps
VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis on Sunday made an impassioned plea to end the practice of returning migrants rescued at sea to Libya and other unsafe countries where they suffer “inhumane violence.”
Keep guns from domestic abusers
October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month, and this year’s commemoration comes at a time when researchers are reporting tragic increases in rates of domestic violence — a “pandemic within a pandemic” — across the country.
Rainy Side View: This ex-pat is happy to be home
Several years ago, I answered a call for submission to an island magazine.
Queen Elizabeth II, other royals slam so-called leaders for failure to lead on climate
Queen Elizabeth II was caught on a hot mic last week declaring it “irritating” that global leaders who talk the talk regarding climate change won’t walk the walk. It’s a royally accurate assessment. “I’ve been hearing all about COP,” the queen said, referring to the upcoming United Nations Climate Change Conference in Glasgow, or COP26. “Still don’t know who is coming. No idea. It’s really irritating when they talk, but they don’t do.”
Kealakehe’s Wood, Waiakea’s Ueda claim BIIF 5Ks
WAIMEA – For the second week in a row, Kealakehe junior Cozette Wood came out on top.
Parson runs for 3 TDs as Hawaii beats New Mexico St. 48-34
HONOLULU — Dedrick Parson ran for 161 yards and three touchdowns on 25 carries and Hawaii scored three times on plays of 75 yards or longer on Saturday night to beat New Mexico State 48-34.
