It’s history: Observation tower removed from bluff in HVNP
The landscape of Uekahuna bluff in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park has forever changed with the demolition today of the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory Tower.
Event at Hilo museum aims to hike awareness about tsunamis
Awareness and preparedness will be the main focus Saturday during the inaugural Tsunami Summer Jam in Hilo.
Harris gains ground in polls as Trump tries to brand her a Marxist
HOUSTON — Vice President Kamala Harris took her presidential campaign blitz to the largest U.S. teachers’ union on Thursday, promising a “fight for the future” as new opinion polls showed her narrowing the gap with Republican rival Donald Trump.
Newsom orders California officials to remove homeless encampments
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Gov. Gavin Newsom ordered California state officials on Thursday to begin dismantling thousands of homeless encampments, the nation’s most sweeping response to a recent Supreme Court ruling that gave governments greater authority to remove homeless people from their streets.
Big expansion of Hilo Harbor entrance still in the works
A $62 million plan to expand the entrance to Hilo Harbor still needs some time in the oven.
Nation and world news in brief for July 26
Man arrested in Calif. wildfire that forced thousands to evacuate
M.I.S.O. Elite: Hawaii’s best U12 soccer players compete in Japan
Hawaii’s top U12 Boys and Girls soccer players got a chance to represent the Aloha State at an international level with the M.I.S.O. Elite Team on their recent trip to Japan from July 10 to July 23.
Why Harris should pick former astronaut Mark Kelly as running mate
With the Democratic presidential nomination all but delivered for Kamala Harris, speculation has turned to who would best compliment her as the vice-presidential nominee. There are certainly several interesting possibilities but there is one who, like Harris herself, draws stark and strategic contrasts with the Trump-Vance ticket: Sen. Mark Kelly of Arizona.
Former Uvalde officers plead not guilty in Texas school shooting case
Two former Texas school police officers have pleaded not guilty to charges related to the 2022 shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde that killed 19 students and two teachers.
Hollywood’s videogame performers to strike over AI, pay concerns
Videogame voice actors and motion-capture performers have called a strike over failed labor contract negotiations focused around AI-related protections for workers, bringing about another work stoppage in Hollywood.
Breast cancer survival not boosted by double mastectomy, study says
For the more than 310,000 women diagnosed with breast cancer every year, no matter how well the treatment goes, there is always a lingering fear. Could the disease come back, even years later? And what if it comes back in the other breast? Could they protect themselves today by having a double mastectomy?
Guns aren’t as good for self-defense as America thinks
A couple of hours before a young man shot an AR-15 rifle at former President Donald Trump, killing one bystander and wounding others, I had been finishing a column about gun violence as a public health threat. It was an eerie coincidence but not an unlikely one: More than 100 people die from gunshots on an average day in the United States.
Public invited to fentanyl summit in Hilo
The 3rd Annual Hawaii Fentanyl and Addictions Summit will be held from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday, Aug. 5, at the Hilo Hawaiian Hotel.
Artists explore the meaning of home
Eleven artists will explore the meaning of home and belonging Saturday during a one-day arts celebration across Hawaii Island.
Community invited to BISAC’s Summer Jam
The Big Island Substance Abuse Council, or BISAC, will hold its 10th annual Summer Jam Event from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. this Saturday at the Hilo Afook-Chinen Civic Auditorium.
Southwest Airlines will end its long-standing open-seating policy
Southwest Airlines will start assigning seats to passengers, ending its long-standing policy of allowing passengers to pick their seats once they have boarded, the airline said Thursday.
Obama has been in touch with Harris and is expected to endorse her soon
WASHINGTON — Former President Barack Obama has been in regular touch with Vice President Kamala Harris since she emerged as the likely Democratic nominee to share his experiences — and is expected to endorse her soon, according to people familiar with the situation.
Homicides in US continue to fall from pandemic highs
Homicides in the United States are continuing to dramatically decrease from the surge in violent crime in the first years of the coronavirus pandemic, according to an analysis released Thursday by the nonpartisan Council on Criminal Justice.
Good waves expected to kick off Tahiti surfing, ISA head says
TEAHUPO’O, Tahiti — Surfing in the Paris Games is likely to kick off in excellent waves at the perfect reef break of Teahupo’o on Saturday, the head of the governing body said, vindicating the decision to hold the event in Tahiti, a record 16,000km from the host city.
The Summer Olympics: How to Watch. What to Watch.
Another Summer Olympics already? It’s true: Because Tokyo 2020 was delayed to 2021 by the pandemic, only three years have passed since the last Games.
