DII volleyball winds down
Correction: In an article released Wednesday, it was incorrectly stated that the Monday Oct. 16 match between Honoka‘a and Christian Liberty would be the last regular season match. Though it will be the final BIIF DII match, several DI matches will be played that week — Kealakehe at Waiakea on Oct. 17, Kea‘au at Hilo Oct. 17, Waiakea at Hilo Oct. 19 and Kealakehe at Kea‘au Oct. 19.
Bryce Harper slugs 2 more homers as Phillies pound Braves 10-2 in Game 3 of NL Division Series
PHILADELPHIA — Bryce Harper answered Orlando Arcia’s mockery with a mammoth three-run homer and a solo shot, glaring at the shortstop on each trot around the bases, and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Atlanta Braves 10-2 in Game 3 of their NL Division Series on Wednesday night.
D-backs slug 4 homers in record-setting barrage, sweep Dodgers with 4-2 win in Game 3 of NLDS
PHOENIX — The hard-hitting Arizona Diamondbacks rode a record-setting barrage of solo homers in the third inning to a 4-2 win in Game 3 of the NL Division Series on Wednesday night, sweeping the 100-win Los Angeles Dodgers out of the playoffs.
Olympic champion gymnast Mary Lou Retton remains in intensive care as donations pour in
(AP) — Olympic gymnastics champion Mary Lou Retton remained in intensive care on Wednesday while dealing with a rare form of pneumonia.
Reardon: Flag football a natural fit for Hawaii high schools
If a sport is under consideration for inclusion in the Olympics, there’s a good chance that it might be an appropriate one for interscholastic competition.
Abreu homers again to power Astros past Twins 3-2 and into 7th straight ALCS
MINNEAPOLIS — José Abreu homered for the third time in two games, a two-run rocket in the fourth inning that launched the Houston Astros to their seventh straight AL Championship Series appearance with a 3-2 win that eliminated the Minnesota Twins in Game 4 of their AL Division Series on Wednesday night.
Photos: Parade of Nations showcases Ironman athletes
On Tuesday evening, more than 2,000 female competitors of over 70 countries marched in the annual Parade of Nations ahead of Saturday’s 2023 VinFast Ironman World Championship. The parade began at King Kamehameha Kona Beach Resort to Hale Halawai in downtown Kailua-Kona. Past Ironman legends also walked the event. (CONOR LANGS/WEST HAWAII TODAY)
Event enumerates Big Island wildfire preparedness strategies
Wildfire preparedness is top of mind for the Big Island, and Hawaii County has a bevy of strategies up its sleeve to ensure that its residents are insulated from the risk fires pose.
Social media is awash in misinformation about Israel-Gaza war, but Musk’s X is the most egregious
While Twitter has always struggled with combating misinformation about major news events, it was still the go-to place to find out what’s happening in the world. But the Israel-Hamas war has underscored how the platform now transformed into X has become not only unreliable but is actively promoting falsehoods.
Expert: Fighting little fire ants ‘a forever job’ on the Big Island
Hawaii residents are once again urged to check for little fire ants on their properties as state agencies hold “Stop the Ant Month” throughout October.
Republicans nominate Steve Scalise to be House speaker but struggle to unite quickly and elect him
WASHINGTON — Republicans nominated Rep. Steve Scalise on Wednesday to be the next House speaker but struggled to quickly unite their deeply divided majority and elect the conservative in a public floor vote after the historic ousting of Rep. Kevin McCarthy from the job.
Kilauea set for repeat of ’74? Eruption at southern summit area could begin at any time
An eruption at the summit of Kilauea volcano could begin with little warning, the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory reported Wednesday.
Caroline Ellison, saying Sam Bankman-Fried corrupted her values, found relief when truth came out
NEW YORK (AP) — Sam Bankman-Fried’s former top executive, testifying in Manhattan federal court Wednesday, blamed the FTX founder for corrupting her values so she could lie and steal and got emotional when describing the cryptocurrency empire’s final days, saying the collapse of his businesses resulted in a “relief that I didn’t have to lie anymore.”
Scientists pry a secret from the ‘Mona Lisa’ about how Leonardo painted the masterpiece
PARIS (AP) — The “Mona Lisa” has given up another secret.
As strikes devastate Gaza, Israel forms unity government to oversee war sparked by Hamas attack
JERUSALEM — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu joined with a top political rival Wednesday to create a wartime Cabinet to oversee the fight to avenge the gruesome weekend attack by Hamas militants. In the sealed-off Gaza Strip, Palestinian suffering mounted as Israeli bombardment demolished neighborhoods and the only power plant ran out of fuel.
Gaza is tiny and watched closely by Israel. But rescuing hostages there would be a daunting task
JERUSALEM — The Hamas-run Gaza Strip is a tiny enclave, measuring 25 miles long and no more than 7 miles wide, surveilled continually by Israel, surrounded by its guns. But rescuing — or even locating — more than 150 hostages hustled there by Palestinian militants who overran Israel’s southern border on Saturday will be a daunting task.
Santos faces new expulsion push by onetime allies: New York Republicans
A clutch of Republican House members from New York began pushing Wednesday to expel one of their own, Rep. George Santos, amid mounting federal charges that he defrauded donors and lied about his campaign finances.
Obituaries for October 12
Youichi Fujii, 90, of Kealakekua died Sept. 4 at Fely’s Care Home. Born in Honalo, he was a coffee farmer. No services. Survived by sisters, Jean Nakagawa of Wahiawa, Oahu, and Betsy Creech of California; brothers, Robert (Clara) Fujii of California and Aldo (Joyce) Fujii of Mililani, Oahu; nieces, nephews and cousins. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary.
9th Circuit stays ruling overturning California ban on high-capacity ammunition magazines
(TNS) — The American debate over the legality of modern gun laws was again on display this week in the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals, where a panel of 11 judges hit pause on a decision overturning California’s ban on high-capacity ammunition magazines.
Early intelligence shows Hamas attack surprised Iranian leaders, US says
WASHINGTON — The United States has collected multiple pieces of intelligence that show that key Iranian leaders were surprised by the Hamas attack in Israel, information that has fueled U.S. doubts that Iran played a direct role in planning the assault, according to several U.S. officials.
