Trump wants to shake up health care. Many Americans don’t mind.
As a nature-loving physical therapist in Boulder, Colorado, Colin O’Banion shops at farmers markets, grows organic squash in his backyard and thought he could never vote for Donald Trump.
Roth touts savings following arbitration with HGEA
Hawaii County has reached a “significant arbitration outcome” with a government workers’ union over COVID-19 hazard pay, outgoing Mayor Mitch Roth announced Monday.
Hawaii Marines first to get ‘ship-killing’ missile launcher
Biden issues a ‘full and unconditional pardon’ of his son Hunter Biden
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden issued a full and unconditional pardon of his son Hunter on Sunday night, using the power of his office to wave aside years of legal troubles, including a federal conviction for illegally buying a gun.
A warning from a California marine heat wave
SAN FRANCISCO — They call it “the Blob.”
New Hawaii legislators, leadership hold fate of legal recreational marijuana
Hawaii state House reorganizes with new faces, leadership
Proposed zoo rules criticized
Zoogoers and equestrians alike pushed back Friday against a series of proposed fee changes for the Pana‘ewa Recreational Complex.
Takeaway, not throwaway: Under pilot program, eateries would serve take-out meals in reusable containers
Hilo restaurants could start serving food in stainless steel bowls and bento boxes next year.
Republicans built an ecosystem of influencers. Some Democrats want one, too.
Zackory Kirk, an influencer based in Atlanta who goes by the name The Zactivist and has more than 220,000 followers on Instagram, TikTok and other platforms, has been churning out mostly progressive content for more than four years.
Holiday shopping season separates winning retailers from losers
Shoppers are heading into the Black Friday weekend unsure how wide to open their wallets, retailers say, with many still feeling the squeeze of inflation and also worried that tariffs could make things even more expensive if they wait too long to buy.
Hoping for allies among Trump’s health picks, pharma faces hostility
Drug company executives had hoped that a second Trump administration would be staffed by friendly health policy officials who would reduce regulation and help their industry boom.
Musk’s slashing of the federal budget faces big hurdles
WASHINGTON — These are frenzied times for the nascent Department of Government Efficiency.
Family of missing Hawaii woman thankful for support
Downtown Hilo Christmas Lights Parade set for Saturday
For many in East Hawaii, the true start of the Christmas season comes Saturday evening with the 2024 Downtown Hilo Christmas Lights Parade.
The US is building an early warning system to detect geoengineering
BOULDER, Colo. — In a guarded compound at the foot of the Rockies, government scientists are working on a new kind of global alarm system: one that can detect if another country, or maybe just an adventurous billionaire, tries to dim the sun.
Giving thanks for a dry spell
It looks like picture-postcard perfect weather for both East Hawaii and West Hawaii over the unofficial four-day Thanksgiving weekend, especially during daylight hours.
Puna man sentenced to 10 years for electronic enticement of a minor
A 32-year-old Puna man on Monday became the second defendant in a sting dubbed “Operation Keiki Shield” to be sentenced to 10 years in prison.
Strong October for tourism: Big Island had 132,392 visitors in the last month
Visitors to the Big Island exceeded prepandemic rates last month even as international travel lags far behind.
It’s not your imagination. Airlines are padding flight times
The average flight today from Kennedy Airport to LAX is slower than it was in 1995 in every conceivable way. Planes face longer delays leaving the gate; take more time taxiing before taking off; and spend more time in the air.
