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BIIF: Hilo races past Pahoa at Holiday Prep Classic

Dec. 06, 2019 • Updated 2:25 a.m.

Rayson Padilla scored 15 points and Lamaku Pana added 13 on Thursday night as Hilo pushed past Pahoa 69-42 during the opening round of the Holiday Prep Classic at the Vikings gym.

Tribune-Herald Athlete of the Week: Hilo High’s Keanu Keolanui

Dec. 04, 2019 • Updated 1:23 a.m.

Keanu Keolanui • soccer

Fans of Alabama and the Chicago Bears were among those online lamenting the fact that their favorite teams didnt have Keolanuis heroics at their disposal.

Bama and the Bears have both been bitten by missed field goals at crunch time, but not Hilo High and definitely not on Friday night in Honolulu.

Tribune-Herald Athlete of the Week: Hilo High’s Layne Deperalta

Nov. 28, 2019

The Hilo High senior defensive back was a survivor Saturday night, playing on an island in man-to-man coverage against one of Leilehuas best receivers and thriving.

Volleyball: Vulcans win in 5 on senior night, will learn NCAA fate Monday

Nov. 24, 2019

For a day, UH-Hilo womens volleyball tean could exhale.

Women’s basketball: Vulcans push past NAIA foe in opener

Nov. 23, 2019

For starters, UH-Hilos womens basketball team was good enough.

Endangered petrel burrow, baby chick discovered in Kohala

Nov. 21, 2019 • Updated 7:28 p.m.

An endangered Hawaiian petrel burrow and baby chick were discovered in the Puu O Umi Natural Area Reserve on Kohala Mountain last month, the state Department of Land and Natural Resources announced Wednesday.

Tribune-Herald Athlete of the Week: Junior tennis player Damon Nagata

Nov. 20, 2019 • Updated 12:59 a.m.

Damon Nagata • tennis

Big Isle briefs, Nov. 19

Nov. 19, 2019

P&R track meets on tap

Volleyball: UHH caps 3-1 road trip with win at Concordia

Nov. 17, 2019

Resilient and balanced as always, the UH-Hilo womens volleyball team beat Concordia 25-21, 9-25, 25-21, 25-14 on Saturday in Irvine, Calif., to finish with a 3-1 record on its road trip, which may be a case of too little, too late.

More records broken during steamy first half of November

Nov. 16, 2019

November continues to be unusually hot, with high temperature records tied or broken 10 out of 14 days this month.

Recall issued for several vegetable products

Nov. 14, 2019

A California packing company issued a voluntary recall of several vegetable products for fear of potential bacterial contamination.

Mazda dealerships replacing defective airbags for free

Nov. 14, 2019

Owners of certain Mazda vehicles can have new airbags installed for free at events in Hilo and Kona today and Friday.

Tribune-Herald Athlete of the Week: UHH’s Emma Heidelmeier

Nov. 13, 2019

Emma Heidelmeier • cross-country

Tribune-Herald Athlete of the Week: Hilo High’s Gianna Yokoe

Nov. 06, 2019 • Updated 1 a.m.

Gianna Yokoe • air riflery

Feeling just happy to be there at the HHSAA air riflery championships, the Hilo High junior shrugged off most of the pressure, and she fed off what little remained to shoot to the top.