Biden looks to move past his troubles, opening NATO summit with warning to Putin
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden opened NATO’s 75th anniversary summit on Tuesday seeking to bolster confidence in both the alliance and his own political standing with a forceful speech warning of the threat posed by Russia and other authoritarian states as the world plunges into a new era of superpower conflict.
Boeing agrees to plead guilty to felony in deal with Justice Department
WASHINGTON — Boeing agreed Sunday to plead guilty to a felony charge of conspiring to defraud the federal government over two fatal crashes of the 737 Max in 2018 and 2019, according to a late-night court filing.
Parkinson’s expert visited the White House 8 times in 8 months
An expert on Parkinson’s disease from Walter Reed National Military Medical Center visited the White House eight times in eight months from last summer through this spring, including at least once for a meeting with President Joe Biden’s physician, according to official visitor logs.
4 new laws address tourism, environment
Gov. Josh Green signed four bills into law Monday that would create action plans to manage tourism, crack down on illegal commercial ocean activities, create a beach management plan for Oahu’s iconic North Shore and prohibit seabed mining in Hawaii state waters.
City, ACLU jointly dismiss ‘public welfare laws’ lawsuit
The American Civil Liberties Union of Hawaii and the City and County of Honolulu on Monday jointly agreed to dismiss a lawsuit challenging the city’s homeless sweeps program on Oahu.
No action on Big Isle STVRs; Council considers proposed economic-impact study before deciding new standards
A raft of controversial changes to how the county regulates short-term vacation rentals are no closer to being passed after an inconclusive discussion Monday.
Biden says he is ‘firmly committed’ to staying in the race
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden on Monday dared his critics to “challenge me at the convention” if they want him out of the presidential race, refusing to step aside in a defiant letter to Democratic members of Congress and in fiery remarks on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” program.
Former Hawaii governors urge Biden to quit race
Top House democrats privately say Biden must go as allies insist he must do more
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden’s base of support among key Democrats on Capitol Hill began to crumble Sunday as a half-dozen top members of the House privately told colleagues he should withdraw from the presidential race amid growing concerns about his age and ability to win reelection.
Honoka‘a couple seeks to raise awareness about the cacao industry
Two Honoka‘a chocolate makers hope the passion and enthusiasm they have for their craft will change the way people think about chocolate.
Study recommends replacing Hawaii Tourism Authority with new governance model
County sets up temporary homeless camp
Hawaii County has created a temporary encampment to house homeless people in downtown Hilo.
Three STVR measures go back before County Council
A trio of contentious measures revamping where and how short-term vacation rentals are allowed to operate on Hawaii Island are heading back to the County Council.
Harris emerges from sidelines as Democrats rethink the ticket
SELMA, Ala. — By early this year, around the time a prosecutor called President Joe Biden a “well-meaning, elderly man with a poor memory,” Vice President Kamala Harris already knew something had to change.
After immunity ruling, Trump seeks delay of classified documents case
Lawyers for former President Donald Trump on Friday asked the judge overseeing his classified documents case to put that proceeding almost entirely on hold as they sort through whether Trump enjoys immunity from the charges based on a landmark Supreme Court ruling this week.
How future hurricanes could stress power grids of US cities
The risk of hurricane-induced power outages could become 50% higher in some areas of the United States, including Puerto Rico, because of climate change in the coming decades, according to a new analysis.
Defiant Biden says won’t leave race, doesn’t need cognitive test
MADISON, Wisconsin — President Joe Biden on Friday battled to put down an uprising among some Democrats pushing him to abandon his reelection campaign after a poor debate performance, vowing that “I’m staying in the race.”
Gov. Green says Biden was ‘sick and exhausted’ before debate
Gov. Josh Green said he came away from a conference call Wednesday with President Joe Biden and other Democratic governors feeling like the president was a “different individual” from the one in the distressing performance during the 2024 election debate.
The vanishing islands that failed to vanish
DHIGULAABADHOO, Maldives — On a wisp of land in the Indian Ocean, two hops by plane and one bumpy speedboat ride from the nearest continent, the sublime blue waves lapping at the bone-white sand are just about all that breaks the stillness of a hot, windless afternoon.
Major Democratic donors devise plans to pressure Biden to step aside
After several days of quiet griping and hoping that President Joe Biden would abandon his reelection campaign on his own, many wealthy Democratic donors are trying to take matters into their own hands.