Baseball: Demeter’s two-run homer in ninth lifts Hawaii past Vulcans 5-4
Big brother wasnt watching until the bottom of the ninth inning.
State D-I girls basketball: Kaupu goes for 37 as Konawaena marches to final; Waiakea falls
Konawaenas Caiyle Kaupu wasnt paying attention to totals or records.
Residents critical of AT&T cell tower proposal
A proposed AT&T cellphone tower to be built in Kurtistown generated public outcry Thursday after the telecommunications company apparently failed to provide proper notice to nearby residents.
DNC chair calls for ‘recanvass’ of Iowa results after delays
WASHINGTON The chairman of the Democratic National Committee has called for a recanvass of the results of the Iowa caucuses, saying it was needed to assure public confidence after three days of technical issues and delays.
Regionals or bust? UHH softball chases elusive postseason berth
Softball is one of the last programs at UH-Hilo youd figure would need a culture change, but coach Callen Perreira doesnt want his players to get too stuck in their winning ways.
State D-I girls basketball: Waiakea, Konawaena reach opposite side of semis
BIIF teams make up half of the final four at the state girls Division I basketball tournament in Honolulu.
Coronavirus outbreak overshadows a more likely ailment: the flu
Although much focus is on the coronavirus outbreak, another virus shouldnt be ignored the flu.
Japan quarantines cruise ship as toll of virus grows
TOKYO Large white sheets covering them head-to-knee, people infected with a new virus were led by gloved and masked officials Wednesday off a Japanese cruise ship, while the rest of the 3,700 people on board faced a two-week quarantine in their cabins. In Hong Kong, more than 3,600 people on another cruise ship were to be screened after it was banned by Taiwan amid growing worry about the spread of an outbreak.
State lawmakers aim to address mental health, gun violence
HONOLULU Hawaii lawmakers on Tuesday unveiled several measures to prevent gun violence and boost mental health care weeks after a Honolulu resident fatally shot two police officers, started a fire that burned down several homes, and killed his landlord and himself.
BIIF boys basketball: Kamehameha stops Hilo cold, coasts in semifinal
KAILUA-KONA As Izayah Chartrand-Penera dribbled near his bench in front of a defender with Kamehameha nursing a comfortable fourth-quarter lead, coach Mea Wong gave him an instruction that in any other circle would sound cold-hearted.
BIIF boys basketball: Konawaena blows past top-seeded Waiakea into finals
KAILUA-KONA – With the name Coby Molina, how could Konawaena go wrong?
State girls soccer: Pearl City charges past Hilo 3-1
Hilo Highs girls soccer team was an underdog with a one-goal second half lead once again.
BIIF swimming and diving championship results
Saturday at Kamehameha
BIIF boys soccer: Waiakea’s the one, ending title drought in 2OT against Hilo
WAIMEA Waiakeas overtime celebration poured halfway on to the pitch, and then the Warriors started to retreat to the bench like they usually do.
BIIF boys soccer: HPA takes fifth, this time in D2, by beating Makua Lani
WAIMEA Any preseason conversation about Hawaii Preps boys soccer team inevitably centered around all Ka Makani had lost to graduation.
Baseball: Power bat, power arms pave way to Vuls victory
Jaryn Kanbara doesnt want to be known as UH-Hilos home run hitter, but he sure fits the bill.
BIIF boys basketball: Kamehameha avoid play-in game; HPA beats Kohala
Kamehameha earned the weekend off while Hawaii Prep gained top billing heading into the BIIF boys basketball playoffs.
BIIF swimming and diving: Power and parity in pool ahead of finals
Like many sporting endeavors, the BIIF swimming and diving championships could be decided based on matchups.
Baseball: Will Vulcans ride high again in 2020?
If you come, we will win.
China counts 170 virus deaths, new countries find infections
BEIJING The death toll rose to 170 in the new virus outbreak in China on Thursday as foreign evacuees from the worst-hit region begin returning home under close observation and world health officials expressed great concern that the disease is starting to spread between people outside of China.
