Puzzle overhanging job market: When will more people return?
WASHINGTON — When the U.S. government issues the September jobs report today, the spotlight will fall not only on how many people were hired last month. A second question will command attention, too: Are more people finally starting to look for work?
Tanzanian Abdulrazak Gurnah awarded Nobel literature prize
STOCKHOLM — U.K.-based Tanzanian writer Abdulrazak Gurnah, whose experience of crossing continents and cultures has nurtured his novels about the impact of migration on individuals and societies, won the Nobel Prize for Literature on Thursday.
Drug trial delayed again for ex-Hawaii prosecutor’s brother
HONOLULU — The pandemic has further postponed a drug-dealing trial against the pain physician brother of a former Hawaii prosecutor imprisoned in a corruption case that also took down her former police chief husband.
Senate dodges US debt disaster, voting to extend borrowing
WASHINGTON — The Senate dodged a U.S. debt disaster Thursday night, voting to extend the government’s borrowing authority into December and temporarily avert an unprecedented federal default that experts warned would devastate the economy and harm millions of Americans.
Obituaries for October 8
Herbert Hisaya Kiyabu, 83, of Hilo died Sept. 20 at home. Born in Honolulu, he was a retired economic analyst for the California Department of Transportation, graduate of Maryknoll High School Class of 1956 and California State University-Los Angeles and member of Hilo Parkinson Rock Steady Boxing program, YMCA Parkinson exercise program, Senior Bowling League, Waiakea Senior Exercise program, Walk with a Doc, Hiroshima Kenjinkai and St. Joseph Catholic Church. Visitation 8:30-10 a.m. Wednesday (Oct. 13) at Dodo Mortuary Chapel. Private celebration of life to follow. Online streaming of service: oneroomstreaming.com, click on: Family & Friends, then click on: Watch Now. Event ID: dodomortuary, Password: 43CMT4. Casual attire. Seating limited; masks and social distancing required. Survived by wife, June Kiyabu of Hilo; sons, Stephen (Sandy) Kiyabu of Torrance, Calif., and Brian (Nalei) Kiyabu of Kailua-Kona; brother, Franklin (Carmen) Kiyabu of Kaneohe, Oahu; sister, Juliet Mickelson of Kaneohe; brothers-in-law, Roy (Ann) Toma of Hilo, Wayne (Sandra) Toma of Kaneohe, Byron (Carol) Toma of Hilo and Wendell Toma of Pahoa; sister-in-law, Marilyn (Charles) Sato of Hilo; five grandchildren; nephews and nieces. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary.
Give DeJoy a chance to reform the postal system
If you mailed a letter across Dallas on Friday, it might not have reached its destination until Wednesday. That’s because, as of Oct. 1, the U.S. Postal Service has implemented changes that will slow down the mail. While we’re not thrilled about delays, we welcome this news as evidence of reform at an agency that badly needs to adjust to the current economy.
‘Squid Game’ isn’t for Disney, and that’s a problem
Disney+ could never play “Squid Game.”
Biden to restore 3 national monuments cut by Trump
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden will restore two sprawling national monuments in Utah that have been at the center of a long-running public lands dispute, and a separate marine conservation area in New England that recently has been used for commercial fishing. Environmental protections at all three monuments had been stripped by former President Donald Trump.
Your Views for October 8
AOC and the future
UK eases travel restrictions further by slashing ‘red list’
LONDON (AP) — The British government said Thursday that it is to relax travel rules further next week, a move that will open up many long-distance holiday destinations to travelers for the first time since the onset of the coronavirus pandemic a year and half ago.
How much oil leaked in California spill? No firm tally
HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. — Nearly a week since oil first appeared in the waters off Southern California, how much oil leaked from a ruptured underwater pipeline is still unknown—though experts say the amount should be easy to calculate.
Strong earthquake in southwest Pakistan kills at least 23
QUETTA, Pakistan — A powerful earthquake collapsed at least one coal mine and dozens of mud houses in southwest Pakistan early Thursday, killing at least 23 people as the death toll continued to creep higher. At least another 200 people were injured, an official said.
At Vatican trial, defense questions the legal system itself
VATICAN CITY — Defense lawyers are questioning the legitimacy of the Vatican tribunal where 10 people are on trial on finance-related charges, arguing their clients can’t get a fair trial in an absolute monarchy where the pope has already intervened in the case and where prosecutors have failed to turn over key evidence.
Kona man dies in single-car crash
A 22-year-old Kailua-Kona man died following a single-car crash early this morning on Puu Honua Road at the 4-mile marker in Napoopoo.
Biden’s lurch left hurting America
Upon his election, President Joe Biden stood before the cameras and promised the American people a time of healing and unity, a renewed order where everyone’s voice deserved to be heard, not trampled and insulted.
Looking for fiscal responsibility? Ask a Democrat
I think I am living in an alternate reality. How is it that one of the most outspoken, principled, fiscally conservative members of Congress is a Democrat? I might as well be writing that up is down, and black is white. Or perhaps more appropriately, that red is blue.
Las Vegas captain selected as chief of Maui police force
WAILUKU, Maui — A police captain from Nevada has been selected to be chief of a police force in Hawaii.
COVID-19 surge wanes, but more mandates in the works
COVID-19 deaths in the U.S. are coming down again, hospitalizations are dropping, and new cases per day are about to dip below 100,000 for the first time in two months — all signs that the summer surge is waning.
Islandwide Juried Art Show at Firehouse Gallery
The public is invited to attend the Waimea Arts Council’s 37th annual Founders Juried Art Show at the Firehouse Gallery in Waimea.
NAMIWalks Big Island goes virtual on Saturday
Every year the NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness) brings together hundreds of thousands of mental health supporters and advocates from across the country to raise mental health awareness and funds through NAMIWalks events.
Understanding the story: Kona Pacific PCS students take on the legend of Makoa
Students at Kona Pacific Public Charter School learned about the Hawaiian legend of Makoa while participating in a virtual 5K race last month.
Police arrest 17 for DUI
During the week of Sept. 27-Oct. 3, Hawaii Island police arrested 17 motorists for DUI. Six of the drivers were involved in a traffic accident. One was younger than 21.
Vuls thrive in 5 against Biola, but lose key player to injury
It was a bittersweet first home match for the UH-Hilo volleyball team, which beat a tough foe in Biola but lost one of its best players to injury in senior opposite Alex Parisian, who injured her knee in the second set and didn’t return.
Your Views for October 7
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