Starkel’s 2 TD passes help San Jose St. beat Hawaii 17-13
HONOLULU — Nick Starkel threw a pair of touchdown passes about three minutes apart and San Jose State beat Hawaii 17-13 on Saturday night in the Mountain West Conference opener for both teams.
Vulcans take out Chaminade in four sets in PacWest opener
During a successful spring season of what amounted to glorified scrimmages, UH-Hilo played four five-set contests against Chaminade.
Public meeting on Hoku Kea set for Wednesday
Members of the public are invited to attend a virtual public meeting this week to discuss the University of Hawaii’s plans to decommission the Hoku Kea telescope on Maunakea.
Peeved in Puna: Residents frustrated by county’s decision regarding lava-damaged infrastructure
Current and former Puna residents were dismayed to learn Hawaii County will not use federal funds to restore certain infrastructure destroyed by the 2018 Kilauea eruption.
Big Island schools provide COVID testing under DOH program
Nearly two dozen Big Island schools have signed up to provide COVID-19 tests to students and faculty as part of a program offered through the state Department of Health.
A new planet? Astronomers believe they’ve found proof
Astronomers using the Subaru Telescope believe they have found evidence of a ninth planet in the solar system.
Fire damages Hawaiian Beaches house
An early Saturday morning fire at a Hawaiian Beaches house the Hawaii Fire Department said “appeared to be an abandoned structure with squatters” caused an estimated $60,000 in damage.
Hilo Freedom Rally draws hundreds: Protesters object to vaccine, mask mandates
About 250 people lined the sidewalks Saturday on Kamehameha Avenue to express dissent and opposition to vaccine and mask mandates set by the state and county government.
Aluminum wrap used to protect homes in California wildfires
RENO, Nev. — Martin Diky said he panicked as a huge wildfire started racing down a slope toward his wooden house near Lake Tahoe.
Obituaries for September 19
Ellison Julio Ancheta, 71, of Keaau died July 5 at The Queen’s Medical Center in Honolulu. Born in Pepeekeo, he was a retired state highways supervisor, retired U.S. Army Reserve sergeant major, worked at Inaba Engineering, life member of Go for Broke Association and member of the Kupuna Pride senior softball team and Panaewa Mixed League softball team. Visitation 9:30-11 a.m. Saturday (Sept. 25) at Dodo Mortuary Chapel. Prayer services and military honors wat 11 a.m. Casual attire. Face masks and social distancing required. Survived by wife, Lynn Ancheta of Keaau; daughters, Gwen (Garrett Freitas) Ancheta of Hilo and Kara (Rory) Unoki of Pepeekeo; son, Lance Ancheta of Nevada; sister, Georgeanna Macanas of Pepeekeo; brothers, Kyle Ancheta of Hilo, Lerbert (Rachel) Ancheta of Hilo and Casey Ancheta of Honolulu; brothers-in-law, Anito Bargayo of California and Wallace Adviento of Hilo; sister-in-law, Olga Hayashi of Hilo; four grandchildren; nieces, nephews, aunts, uncles and cousins. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary.
Irwin: The Myths of the Golden Age
In the days when I was privileged to teach, I often taught a course entitled “Myth and Culture,” which was essentially a world mythology course.
Gun lobby pulls trigger on nominee
In a case that shows the enduring corrupt power of the U.S. gun lobby, on Sept. 9 President Joe Biden was forced to withdraw his nomination of David Chipman as director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.
Agents search in Wyoming for woman, in Florida for boyfriend
ORLANDO, Fla. — Police searched a vast Florida wildlife reserve on Saturday for 23-year-old Brian Laundrie, a person of interest in the disappearance of his girlfriend, Gabrielle “Gabby” Petito, while across the country the FBI hunted for clues about the missing woman in a mountainous national park in Wyoming.
Your Views for September 19
It’s not ‘settled’
In edgy Washington, police outnumber Jan. 6 protesters
WASHINGTON — In a city still on edge after the Jan. 6 insurrection, law enforcement bore down in large numbers on the Capitol on Saturday over concerns that a rally in support of the jailed rioters would turn violent. It didn’t.
Mourners in California honor 3 Marines killed in Afghanistan
RIVERSIDE, Calif. (AP) — Mourners in California said prayers and their final goodbyes Saturday to three Marines killed in last month’s bombing in Afghanistan.
Volcano Watch: How does HVO determine which regions are most threatened by lava flows?
Most residents of Hawaii Island live on one of four potentially active volcanoes and probably have wondered about the threat of lava flows at one time or another. Interestingly, determining future threats relies on knowledge of the past. The long-term likelihood of an area being invaded by lava in the future, is estimated in two different ways based on the history of lava flow activity.
581 new cases and 15 Covid related deaths reported Friday
The Big Island reported 89 new COVID-19 cases Friday, pushing the island’s tally to 9,296 since late February 2020. Hawaii health officials reported a total of 581 new cases of COVID-19 bringing the state’s case total to 74,437. Fifteen death were also reported statewide, the highest single day total since the start of the pandemic including six on the Big Island.
Three-truck collision sends four to hospital
A collision late Friday morning on Highway 11 in Puna between three trucks — an empty 3,000 gallon propane tanker, full-size pickup truck and box truck, sent four patients to Hilo Medical Center, according to the Hawaii Fire Department.
Red flag warning posted for leeward areas
A red flag warning has been posted for leeward areas of the Big Island due to the threat of extreme fire conditions.
California wildfires burn into groves of giant sequoia trees
THREE RIVERS, Calif. (AP) — California wildfires have burned into at least four groves of gigantic ancient sequoias in national parks and forests, though cooler weather on Friday helped crews trying to keep the flames away from a famous cluster containing the world’s largest tree.
Biden faces limits of $1.9T COVID aid as some states resist
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden entered the White House promising to stop the twin health and economic crises caused by COVID-19, but $1.9 trillion and countless initiatives later he’s confronting the limits of what Washington can achieve when some state and local governments are unwilling or unable to step up.
US panel backs COVID-19 boosters only for seniors, high-risk
WASHINGTON — Dealing the White House a stinging setback, a government advisory panel overwhelmingly rejected a plan Friday to give Pfizer COVID-19 booster shots across the board, and instead endorsed the extra vaccine dose only for those who are 65 or older or run a high risk of severe disease.
Biden, world leaders push climate action, vow methane cuts
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden tried on Friday to hammer out the world’s next steps against rapidly worsening climate change with a small group of other global leaders and announced a new U.S.-European pledge to cut climate-wrecking methane leaks.
Official: US to expel Haitians from border, fly to Haiti
DEL RIO, Texas — The Biden administration plans the widescale expulsion of Haitian migrants from a small Texas border city by putting them on flights to Haiti starting Sunday, an official said Friday, representing a swift and dramatic response to thousands who suddenly crossed the border from Mexico and gathered under and around a bridge.
