Four earn Eagle Scout award
Bronson Klein, 18, Caide Malani, 18, Adam Sako, 17, and Gerald Santiago, 18, of Scouts BSA (formally Boy Scouts of America) Troop 95 were presented the organization’s highest rank of Eagle Scout during a Court of Honor held in August.
Police and Costco help The Food Basket restock
The Hawaii Police Department’s Community Policing Unit was called to Costco on Friday, not for a crime but to collect nonperishable food for The Food Basket, Hawaii Island’s lone food bank.
Learn papermaking techniques at Volcano Art Center
Join artist Mary Milelzcik for the “Introduction to Papermaking” workshop from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. on Saturday at Volcano Art Center Niaulani Campus in Volcano Village. Learn the basics of making your own paper and recycle at the same time.
Obituaries for September 8
Patricia Eileen (Pacheco) Calicdan, 78, of Sun Valley Nev., formerly of Hilo, died Aug. 20 at home. Born in Pepeekeo, was an antique collector. Celebration of life at a later date. Survived by husband, John Calicdan Sr. of Sun Valley; sons, John Calicdan Jr. of Oakland, Calif., and Jeremy (Arlette) Calicdan of Sun Valley; daughter, Wendy (Rick) Calicdan of Pepeekeo; hanai daughter Jennifer Calicdan of Sun Valley; brothers-in-law, Segundo Calicdan Jr. of Hilo and Abraham Lagadon of Pahoa; sistera-in-law, Mary Jane (Jim) Peleholani of Hilo, Lillian (David) Soares of Honolulu, Susan Calicdan of Hilo and Loryn (Eric) Rouelle of Waikoloa; six grandchildren and five great-grandchildren; nieces, nephews and cousins.
Lawmakers observe a moment’s silence for victim of fatal dog attack
A County Council committee observed a moment of silence Tuesday for an 85-year-old woman who died Sunday, almost a month after being attacked by multiple dogs Aug. 14 in Hawaiian Paradise Park.
Police ID man killed in Pahoa crash
Police have identified a man killed in a single-vehicle traffic collision Saturday night in Pahoa as 25-year-old Robert Lively of Pahoa.
HPD to retain authority over animal control
The Hawaii Police Department likely will retain responsibility for animal control throughout the county for at least the next year, Police Chief Paul Ferreira said.
Pohoiki Road restoration pushed back
The start date for the long-awaited restoration of Pohoiki Road has been pushed to 2022, after a federal agency determined an environmental assessment is required.
DOH: 499 new COVID-19 cases statewide, 50 on the Big Island
The current average of COVID-19 infections could indicate a “slight reprieve” from soaring case counts might be on the horizon, but state health officials on Tuesday cautioned that Hawaii remains in dangerous territory.
Big Island meets Big Apple at Fashion Week
New York Fashion Week is back after a year hiatus because of the coronavirus pandemic — and one of the designers with a show in the iconic event is a designer, kapa artist, kumu hula and Hawaiian cultural practitioner from Waimea.
Health care workers granted immunity from civil liability
With little fanfare, Gov. David Ige on Sept. 1 signed an executive order that releases Hawaii’s health care workers and facilities from civil liability during the COVID-19 crisis.
County council targets financial literacy
Financial literacy education in Hawaii needs to be improved, Hawaii County Council members agreed Tuesday.
Saddle extension shelved: Lack of funding puts halt to project
Financial constraints have forced the state to shelve for now extending Daniel K. Inouye Highway in West Hawaii.
Police: Victim of dog attack in HPP dies
Police say the 85-year-old woman bitten by multiple dogs on Aug. 14 in Hawaiian Paradise Park died Sunday at Hilo Medical Care Intensive Care Unit, where she had been since the dog attack.
DOH: 499 new COVID-19 cases statewide, 50 on the Big Island
The state Department of Health today reported 499 new confirmed and probable COVID-19 cases statewide, including 50 new infections on the Big Island.
First responders nationwide resist COVID vaccine mandates
March 11, 2021. It was supposed to be a turning point in the coronavirus pandemic for Erin Tokley, a longtime Philadelphia police officer, Baptist minister and 47-year-old father of three. It was supposed to be the day of his vaccine appointment.
Board to vote on design of new teaching telescope
The board of the Office of Maunakea Management will decide today whether to approve a design for a new teaching telescope to be installed at Halepohaku.
Experts see rise in mental health disorders as pandemic drags on
More people are seeking help to treat mental illnesses and substance abuse as the Delta variant of COVID-19 causes a surge in case counts, hospitalizations and deaths in Hawaii and across the nation.
Animal control on the agenda: HPD to discuss updates with councilmembers
Two months after taking over Hawaii County’s animal control services, the Hawaii Police Department is set to provide the councilmembers with another update on animal control’s progress.
Lake Tahoe residents relieved homes spared from wildfire
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. — Connor Jones sunbathed with his dog on the otherwise empty beach at Ski Run Marina on Monday, as residents trickling back into town filled up their cars at a gas station behind him and employees of a water sports rental company docked jet skis and boats they had anchored away from the shores of Lake Tahoe to prevent them from igniting from wildfire.
Do ATVs belong on roads? Towns are abuzz on perks, drawbacks
MORRISTOWN, Vt. — Tom and Cynthia Cloutier treasure spending time on their porch, eating dinner on their deck with a view of the mountains, and generally just enjoying the quiet of living in rural Vermont in the home they bought in 2018 after retirement.
Ex-Marine held without bond in shooting of Florida family
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — A former Marine sharpshooter accused of invading the home of apparent strangers in Florida and fatally shooting a woman, her 3-month-old baby and two others was ordered held without bail during his first court appearance Monday.
New Orleans: Seniors left in dark, hot facilities after Ida
NEW ORLEANS — Officials in New Orleans will thoroughly inspect senior living apartments in the city in the aftermath of Hurricane Ida after finding people living in buildings without working generators, which left residents trapped in wheelchairs on dark, sweltering upper floors, Mayor LaToya Cantrell said Monday.
Passing up approved coronavirus vaccine for horse dewormer is nuts
For months after the coronavirus vaccines were released, many Americans who refused to take them cited the fact that they were initially approved by federal regulators on an emergency fast-track basis rather than under the normal drug-approval process. That fear, never fully valid to begin with, should have finally been laid to rest by the recent full, formal approval of the first of the vaccines.
Conservative and Republican ideologies intersect less and less these days
English mathematician, logician and philosopher John Venn introduced the Venn diagram in the 1880s. A Venn diagram uses overlapping circles to illustrate the logical relationships between two or more sets of items. Often, Venn diagrams serve to highlight how the items are similar and different. They can also help us visualize things in new ways and afford us the opportunity to make fresh observations.
