Kamehameha girls edge Waiakea in BIIF girls soccer opener
KEAAU — If freshman Kalia Franklin’s Waiakea soccer teammates had accurate aim like her, we’d be talking a different story about their game against Kamehameha.
HPA, Kapaa face off in state Division II semifinal
Welcome to the great unknown that is the HHSAA Division II football tournament.
Your Views for December 22
Puna roundabouts
Obituaries for December 22
Dennis “Acro” Simon Acoba, 71, of Kailua-Kona died Oct. 10 at Kaiser Permanente Moanalua Medical Center in Honolulu. Born in Pepeekeo, he was a diesel mechanic for Bacon Universal and E.M. Rivera, co-owner of J.A.D. Equipment Repair and U.S. Army veteran. Services were held. He is survived by his wife, Lily Acoba and daughter, Tangee (Jonny) Acoba-Varron, all of Kailua-Kona; hanai son, Peter Queja of El Cajon, CA.; brothers, George (Esther) Acoba of Gardena, CA., David (Dean Lee) Acoba of Oahu; sisters, Linda (Jim) Gore of San Diego, CA., Patricia Arrojo of Papaikou; sister-in-law, Suzie Acoba of Los Angeles, CA.; 5 grandchildren; 3 great grandchildren; numerous aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews and cousins. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary.
Endangered Hawaiian monk seal shot in head on Molokai
By CALEB JONES
Trial set in Aloha Estates murder
A 60-year-old Mountain View man has pleaded not guilty to second-degree murder for the December 2020 shooting death of a neighbor.
Kailua-Kona man set for trial on manslaughter charge
A 28-year old Kailua-Kona man will stand trial on a manslaughter charge stemming from an assault Dec. 3 that left a 64-year-old Holualoa man dead.
Forecasters: Expect a wet Christmas
East Hawaii residents should expect the wet weather that’s drenched the windward side of the island for much of the month to continue through Christmas weekend.
Water Board frustrated by slow PVC project: Solar plans stuck in building permit backlog
First the pandemic lockdown orders and then delays getting permits from a backlogged Department of Public Works have led to a 382-day delay in the county Department of Water Supply being able to transition some of its electrical use to solar power.
Flash flood watch in effect for Big Island
A flash flood watch has been posted for the Big Island through tonight.
Highway 19 near Honomu has reopened
UPDATE: Highway 19 is now open.
HMC distributes COVID-19 home testing kits
COVID-19 home testing kits provided by Hilo Medical Center were given away Monday morning at the Afook-Chinen Civic Auditorium.
Hubble telescope’s bigger, more powerful successor to soar
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — The Hubble Space Telescope’s successor is a time-traveling wonder capable of peering back to within a hair’s breadth of the dawn of the universe. And it’s finally on the brink of flight.
$500K Build Back Better grant to grow island food supply
Mayor Mitch Roth’s administration was so eager to put a $500,000 American Rescue Plan Act Build Back Better Regional Challenge to good use, it fast-tracked a resolution accepting the money to the County Council before the grant was officially approved by the federal government.
Pentagon issues rules aimed at stopping rise of extremism
WASHINGTON — Warning that extremism in the ranks is increasing, Pentagon officials issued detailed new rules Monday prohibiting service members from actively engaging in extremist activities. The new guidelines come nearly a year after some current and former service members participated in the riot at the U.S. Capitol, triggering a broad department review.
Telescope’s sensors designed, tested in Hawaii
A new NASA telescope is scheduled to launch Christmas Eve with sensors designed by University of Hawaii astronomers.
Ige paints rosier budget picture
Gov. David Ige unveiled Monday his Executive Supplemental Budget for the next two fiscal years, which restores funding to agencies that previously had their budgets cut because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Obituaries for December 21
Jason Jitsuo Kawahara, 62, of Hilo died Dec. 1 at the Hawaii Care Choices Pohai Malama Hospice Facility. Born in Hilo, he was a produce farmer and a member of the Hilo Meishoin Mission. Private services held. In lieu of flowers or koden (monetary gifts), donations may be made in his memory to Hospice of Hilo or Hilo Meishoin Mission. Survived by mother Matsue Kawahara of Hilo; brothers Melvin (Sandra) Kawahara and Terrence Kawahara, both of Hilo and Leslie (Sandy) Kawahara of Honolulu; niece Kellie (Seth) Kawahara-Niimi of Seattle; nephew Eric Kawahara of Honolulu; sister-in-law Claire Kawahara of Hilo and numerous cousins, aunts and uncles. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary.
Church agency: Captive missionaries made daring escape
BERLIN, Ohio — Captive missionaries in Haiti found freedom last week by making a daring overnight escape, eluding their kidnappers and walking for miles over difficult, moonlit terrain with an infant and other children in tow, according to the agency they work for, officials said Monday.
Biden boosts fuel-economy standards to fight climate change
WASHINGTON — In a major step to fight climate change, the Biden administration is raising vehicle mileage standards to significantly reduce emissions of planet-warming greenhouse gases, reversing a Trump-era rollback that loosened fuel efficiency standards.
Virus fears widen as omicron variant takes hold across US
BOSTON — The nation’s second-largest city called off its New Year’s Eve celebration Monday, and its smallest state re-imposed an indoor mask mandate as the omicron variant leaped ahead of other variants to become the dominant version of the coronavirus in the U.S.
The sad state of free speech on college campuses
Earlier this year, an organization called the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE) released a report about the state of free speech on college campuses. It wasn’t encouraging, but one Texas university provided a bright spot.
Organizing Amazon affects us all
Christmas trees, Hanukkah candles, New Year’s countdown clocks — these are some of the ways we mark the holiday season. But Amazon workers have other, more brutal metrics this time of year. The company demands that they pick, stow, pack, ship and deliver at a faster rate and for longer hours.
Your Views for December 21
GOP machinations
Let’s Talk Food: A great gift for a foodie
“Yum Yum Cha, Let’s East Dim Sum in Hawaii,” is Muriel Miura’s last cookbook, published posthumously with help from friend, author, and Honolulu Star-Advertiser columnist, Lynette Lo Tom. Muriel had worked on this dim sum cookbook for years, taking the manuscripts with her back and forth to the mainland whenever she visited her daughter. She dined at numerous dim sum restaurants both in Hawaii and on the mainland to hone her list of recipes. For her, it was a continued work-in-progress.
