Pelosi’s historic tenure should be the template for Democrats’ new leaders
There are a few political figures today more maligned by conservatives than House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, mostly because she has been so effective. From her guidance of the Affordable Care Act through Congress more than a decade ago to her steady hand through the tumultuous Trump era, she built a legacy that history will treat far better than it will her detractors.
162 dead as Indonesia quake topples homes, buildings, roads
CIANJUR, Indonesia — Rescuers on Tuesday struggled to find more bodies from the rubble of homes and buildings toppled by an earthquake that killed at least 162 people and injured hundreds on Indonesia’s main island of Java.
Alabama pausing executions after 3rd failed lethal injection
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey sought a pause in executions and ordered a “top-to-bottom” review of the state’s capital punishment system Monday after an unprecedented third failed lethal injection.
Surfing camp offered for keiki with disabilities
The Hawaii County Department of Parks and Recreation announces that the Surfers Healing Camp for children with disabilities will be held from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 3, Richardson Ocean Park in Hilo.
Hawaii Care Choices gets $25K grant
Hawaii Care Choices, formerly Hospice of Hilo, was recently awarded a $25,000 grant by Richard Robbins and his wife, representing the Max and Yetta Karasik Foundation, to support the increased costs associated with patient care supplies and equipment for individuals receiving hospice care in East Hawaii.
Let’s Talk Food: Thanksgiving is this Thursday
This Thursday is Thanksgiving Day and a day to give thanks, which is sometimes difficult with the cost of groceries!
Palace to show ‘The Nightmare Before Christmas’
For one day only, the Palace Theater in Hilo will be showing the classic Tim Burton animated film “The Nightmare Before Christmas.”
Volcano art studio tour and sale returns this weekend
The Volcano Village Artists Hui Annual Studio Tour &Sale returns this year with a full slate of artists.
Bradley scores 18, No. 17 SD St beats Ohio St 88-77 on Maui
LAHAINA, Maui (AP) — Matt Bradley scored 18 points before fouling out in the final minutes and helped No. 17 San Diego State rally from a slow start to beat Ohio State 88-77 Monday night in the first round of the Maui Invitational.
Garoppolo throws for 4 TDs, 49ers top Cards in Mexico City
MEXICO CITY — As the final minute ticked off the clock, San Francisco quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo turned toward the crowd at Estadio Azteca, lifted his hands over his head and started clapping.
Bale salvages 1-1 draw for Wales against US in World Cup
AL RAYYAN, Qatar — A young United States team was nearing victory in its World Cup return. Then Walker Zimmerman needlessly plowed into Gareth Bale.
Vulcan women hoopsters win two over the weekend
Twice was nice for the University of Hawaii at Hilo women’s basketball team as it took down Multnomah University of Portland, Ore., 85-57, Sunday for back-to-back victories on back-to-back days in non-conference play at the Afook-Chinen Civic Auditorium.
Pool of police chief candidates narrowed down to 21
The Hawaii County Police Commission met Thursday to address the selection of a new chief, but the panel isn’t any closer to choosing the new head of the island’s law enforcement following Paul Ferriera’s retirement on Sept. 1.
Trump’s growing GOP challengers revive fears of 2016 repeat
LAS VEGAS — Memories of the tumultuous 2016 Republican primary hung over the Las Vegas ballroom this weekend during the first major gathering of the party’s potential contenders for the 2024 nomination.
Patrons in gay club shooting hit gunman with his own weapon
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — As bullets tore through a gay nightclub in Colorado Springs, killing five people and wounding many more, one patron who’d been partying moments before rushed into action, grabbing a handgun from the suspect, hitting him with it and pinning him down until police arrived just minutes later.
Obituaries for November 21
William “Billy Boy” Victor Choy Hee, 76, of Laupahoehoe died May 18 on Oahu. He was a retired United Airlines maintenance mechanic, Laupahoehoe School graduate and U.S. Navy veteran. Celebration of life at a later date in Hilo. Survived by wife, Dee; sisters, Coleen (Wayne) Howard; and Billie Lee (Wade) Apo.
Lawmakers urge action after report of other high court leak
WASHINGTON (AP) — The chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee said his panel is reviewing “serious allegations” in a report that a former anti-abortion leader knew in advance the outcome of a 2014 Supreme Court case involving health care coverage of contraception.
VP Harris to visit front-line Philippine island in sea feud
MANILA, Philippines — Vice President Kamala Harris will underscore America’s commitment to defending treaty ally the Philippines with a visit that started Sunday and involves flying to an island province facing the disputed South China Sea, where Washington has accused China of bullying smaller claimant nations.
Early literacy program expands to Ka‘u
Hawaii’s first lady, Dawn Amano-Ige, together with state and nonprofit partners has expanded the ‘Ohana Readers program to Ka‘u.
What Congress must accomplish: Some must-dos in the waning days of the 117th session
Democrats will control the Senate and, it seems, Republicans, the House in the 118th Congress starting on Jan. 3, but the current 117th session still has some important business remaining. Even as Election Day vote counting continues on the last few House contests, the lame ducks in Washington must finish their work.
Shells hit near nuclear plant; Blackouts roll across Ukraine
KYIV, Ukraine — Powerful explosions from shelling shook Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia region, the site of Europe’s largest nuclear power plant, the global nuclear watchdog said Sunday, calling for “urgent measures to help prevent a nuclear accident” in the Russian-occupied facility.
America’s return to the moon could spur science and renewed national purpose
NASA’s Artemis program is edging toward a return to the moon — this time to stay — with its successful launch this week of an uncrewed rocket. Some Americans looking at the Earth-bound problems all around us might reasonably ask: Why? The answer is not just about the scientific discovery that a permanent presence on the moon promises but also the much-needed sense of national purpose it could recapture.
Portuguese Chamber of Commerce breaks ground on cultural center
Community members and county officials attended the groundbreaking for the Hawaii Island Portuguese Chamber of Commerce Cultural and Educational Center on Saturday.
Parts of NY dig out after potentially ‘historic’ snowfall
NEW YORK — Parts of New York finally caught a break Sunday after a storm spent days dumping a potentially record-setting amount of snow on cities and towns east of Lake Erie and Lake Ontario.
UN climate deal: Calamity cash, but no new emissions cuts
SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt — For the first time, the nations of the world decided to help pay for the damage an overheating world is inflicting on poor countries, but they finished marathon climate talks on Sunday without further addressing the root cause of those disasters — the burning of fossil fuels.
