One to 4 cyclones forecast, but ‘it only takes one storm to change your life’
The National Weather Service is forecasting below-normal activity for the upcoming Central Pacific hurricane season.
Trump chooses not to take the stand, and the defense rests
NEW YORK — The jury heard his voice, saw his tweets and watched footage of him campaigning for the presidency. But in the end, the 12 New Yorkers weighing the fate of Donald Trump did not see him testify.
How scammers are stealing food stamps from struggling Americans
Something was very wrong with Jackie Kirks’ food stamp card.
Reusable foodware plan still in the works
A proposed project to replace disposable foodware at Hilo food establishments with reusable items needs a little more time in the oven.
Counties differ in approach to regulating vacation rentals
New state legislation giving the counties the power to reduce or even phase out short-term vacation rentals has triggered different responses — none likely to result in immediate county action even on Maui, where proposed reform was inspired by the housing needs of those displaced by the deadly Aug. 8 wildfires.
Cohen endures cross-examination under the eyes of Trump’s entourage
NEW YORK — The star witness against Donald Trump took the stand Monday for a fourth and final day at the former president’s criminal trial in Manhattan, fending off a fusillade of attacks from defense lawyers and acknowledging that he once stole from Trump’s company.
Charges against alleged Hilo counterfeiter dropped
At the request of prosecutors, a judge dropped charges Friday against a 32-year-old Hilo man police described as “a significant figure in the distribution and utilization of counterfeit currency being passed into our community’s circulation.”
Three arrested at cockfight attended by dozens
A woman and two men were arrested Saturday afternoon during what police say was a cockfight raid on the Kaloli Drive end of the Hawaiian Paradise Park subdivision in Puna.
Another telescope controversy is brewing, this time on Maui
Maui County issues first rebuilding permit for wildfire survivors
‘We’ll see you at your house:’ How fear and menace are transforming politics
One Friday last month, Jamie Raskin, a Democratic member of Congress from Maryland, spent a chunk of his day in court securing a protective order.
New Star Wars plan: Pentagon rushes to counter threats in orbit
WASHINGTON — The Pentagon is rushing to expand its capacity to wage war in space, convinced that rapid advances by China and Russia in space-based operations pose a growing threat to U.S. troops and other military assets on the ground and U.S. satellites in orbit.
Big Isle avoids most of the impacts from kona low system
The Big Island managed to escape relatively unscathed from a couple of low pressure systems that threatened some severe weather over the past 10 days.
Bill would change how corporation counsel is selected
County Council members are divided about a proposed change to how the county’s legal advisers are appointed.
A new centrism is rising in Washington
WASHINGTON — It may be the most discussed fact about American politics today: The country is deeply polarized. The Republican Party has moved to the right by many measures, and the Democratic Party has moved to the left. Each party sees the other as an existential threat. One consequence of this polarization, politicians and pundits often say, is gridlock in Washington.
Protesters agreed to leave. This is what some colleges promised in return
At the University of California, Berkeley, student activists got their chancellor to agree to support a cease-fire in the Gaza Strip. At Rutgers University, they won a promise of scholarships for 10 Palestinian students displaced by the war. Brown University pledged that its board of trustees would vote on divesting from Israel.
Rosy U.S. summer travel forecast excludes Hawaii
U.S. Transportation Security Administration officials say they are preparing for the highest passenger volumes ever seen at airport security checkpoints nationwide during the peak summer travel season, which begins Memorial Day weekend and runs through Labor Day.
Donald Trump wants to control the Justice Department and FBI. His allies have a plan
WASHINGTON — Some of Donald Trump’s allies are assembling proposals to curtail the Justice Department’s independence and turn the nation’s top law enforcement body into an attack dog for conservative causes, nine people involved in the effort told Reuters.
At Justice Alito’s house, a ‘Stop the Steal’ symbol on display
After the 2020 presidential election, as some Trump supporters falsely claimed that President Joe Biden had stolen the office, many of them displayed a startling symbol outside their homes, on their cars and in online posts: an upside-down American flag.
Trump’s lawyer and Cohen match wits in crucial cross-examination
NEW YORK — Donald Trump’s criminal trial entered a critical and combative phase Thursday as his lawyer grilled the prosecution’s star witness, Michael Cohen, about a medley of misrepresentations, manipulations and outright lies.
