Satellite launched to map the world’s oceans, lakes, rivers
U.S.-French satellite that will map almost all of the world’s oceans, lakes and rivers rocketed into orbit Friday.
Medical transport plane with 3 on board missing in Hawaii
HANA, Hawaii (AP) — A medical transport plane with three crew members on board has gone missing on a flight between Maui and the Big Island, according to a statement from the company.
Journalist suspensions widen rift between Twitter and media
Elon Musk’s abrupt suspension of several journalists who cover Twitter widens a growing rift between the social media site and media organizations that have used the platform to build their audiences.
Tropical Gardening: Snow on the Mountain for Christmas cheer
Poinsettias are like Christmas budgets this time of year. Both are in the red. But what is that white flowering bush blooming freely now? Read on if you want to know. In the meantime, if you want to give inexpensive gifts with a personal flare, living plants that fit the personality of the recipient are ideal. However, be careful with your choices. There is a big difference between a succulent plant that might have romantic inferences and a spiny cactus that says something else! Poinsettias are blooming in some areas and not doing well in others.
Moszkowicz selected as Big Island police chief
The Hawaii County Police Commission has selected Honolulu Police Maj. Benjamin Moszkowicz as the new top cop for Hawaii Island.
Air ambulance flights suspended after plane goes missing off Maui
Global Medical Response confirmed it has temporarily paused all Hawaii Life Flight air ambulances — which transport medical patients between Hawaii’s islands — after one of the planes with a crew of three went missing Thursday night.
Kalanianaole Street finally reopens to both lanes of traffic
After nearly five years, Kalanianaole Street is now open to both lanes of traffic.
2 injured in single-engine plane crash on Kauai in Hawaii
HONOLULU — Two people were injured when a single-engine plane crashed shortly after takeoff from Lihue Airport on Kauai Island in Hawaii, authorities said Thursday.
Mitigation route closed: Response to Mauna Loa eruption cost county nearly $400K
The short-lived Mauna Loa eruption cost Hawaii County almost $400,000.
Purdy, 49ers topple Seahawks 21-13, win NFC West
SEATTLE (AP) — Rookie Brock Purdy a pair of touchdown passes to George Kittle, and the San Francisco 49ers won their first NFC West title since 2019, beating the Seattle Seahawks 21-13 on Thursday night.
Lawmakers quick to unload FTX founder’s contributions
WASHINGTON — A writer’s workshop in Alaska. Food banks in California. A charity that fights diabetes.
Lawsuit alleges bad behavior by Hilo police
A former Hilo businessman is suing the Hawaii Police Department and two of its officers, claiming he was wrongly arrested, his civil rights were violated, one of his firearms was stolen after a search of his home, and police tampered with his cellphone.
World Cup history beckons for France, Mbappé, Deschamps
DOHA, Qatar (AP) — World Cup history is beckoning for France, star player Kylian Mbappé and coach Didier Deschamps.
Red Sox sign Japanese batting champ Masataka Yoshida
BOSTON (AP) — Former Boston pitcher Daisuke Matsuzaka passed along some advice to Masataka Yoshida, another Japanese star who came over to play for the Red Sox.
Twitter suspends journalists who wrote about Elon Musk
Twitter on Thursday suspended the accounts of journalists who cover the social media platform and its new owner Elon Musk, including reporters working for The New York Times, Washington Post, CNN and other publications.
Croatia, Morocco target third-place medal at World Cup
DOHA, Qatar (AP) — The chances of the winning the World Cup might have gone for Croatia and Morocco, but “immortality” is at stake when the two teams meet in Saturday’s third-place playoff.
Sign wavers encourage safe driving over the holidays
Crossing guards, officers with the Hawaii Police Department, representatives of the Hawaii County Office of the Prosecuting Attorney and partners of the East Hawaii Drug Free Coalition and other volunteers waved signs to encourage safe driving this holiday season.
Sand removal set for Bayfront Highway
Work will begin next week to remove a large berm of sand on the makai side of Bayfront Highway in Hilo.
Jan. 6 committee to vote Monday on riot criminal referrals
WASHINGTON — The House committee investigating the Capitol riot will hold its final meeting Monday, wrapping up its year-and-a-half-long inquiry by asking the Justice Department to investigate potential crimes.
Lengthy prison terms for 3 who aided Whitmer kidnap plotter
JACKSON, Mich. — A judge on Thursday handed down the longest prison terms so far in the plot to kidnap Michigan’s governor, sentencing three men who forged an early alliance with a leader of the scheme before the FBI broke it up in 2020.
Obituaries for December 16
Roy Masaji Daikawa, 80, of Hilo died Dec. 3 at home. Born in Hilo, he was a retired county lifeguard and member of Big Island Woodturners. Visitation 4:30-5 p.m. Thursday (Dec. 22) at Church of the Holy Cross. Celebration of life at 5 p.m. Casual attire. Survived by wife, Mildred Daikawa of Hilo; children, Neal (Jean Marie) Daikawa of Philadelphia, Royden (Laura Esbensen) of Virginia Beach, Va., and Christine (Catherine Perry) Daikawa of Cedarburg, Wis.; siblings, Sadako (Henry) Suzuki of Hilo, Paul (Jane) Daikawa of Hilo, Stanley (Janice) Daikawa of Apple Valley, Minn., and Carole (Harry) Watanabe of Los Alamos, N.M.; eight grandchildren; nieces and nephews. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary.
No fuel, no mast, no water: Rescued sailors describe ordeal
NEW YORK (AP) — Two sailors who drifted hundreds of miles in the Atlantic Ocean for 10 days after a storm hit their sailboat off North Carolina thanked the crew of the tanker that rescued them and said they were lucky to have survived.
House approves referendum to ‘decolonize’ Puerto Rico
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. House passed a bill Thursday that would allow Puerto Rico to hold the first-ever binding referendum on whether to become a state or gain some sort of independence, in a last-ditch effort that stands little chance of passing the Senate.
White House reveals winter COVID-19 plans, more free tests
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is once more making some free COVID-19 tests available to all U.S. households as it releases its contingency plans with coronavirus cases ticking upward this winter.
Select panel wastes $4 million
The House Select Committee on the January 6 Attack has spent $4 million in taxpayer money on its investigation of the riot at the Capitol. The American people are due to receive a final report Dec. 21.
