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.
Obesity drugs would be covered by Medicare and Medicaid under Biden proposal
The Biden administration, in one of its last major policy directives, proposed Tuesday that Medicare and Medicaid cover obesity medications, a costly and probably popular move that the Trump administration would need to endorse to become official.
Americans will throw out 316 million pounds of food on Thanksgiving. Here’s how it fuels climate change
LOS ANGELES — Each day, an army of trucks delivers tens of thousands of pounds of fresh fruit and vegetables to Mexico City’s Central de Abasto, one of the world’s largest wholesale food markets.
Hawaii’s hurricane season is below average
As Hawaii’s hurricane season comes to a close, the Central Pacific saw only two tropical cyclones develop, including the more damaging one, which walloped Hawaii Island in August, along with damage to parts of Maui and Oahu.
Affordable housing project in Waimea gains support
A 43-lot affordable housing subdivision in Waimea got a thumbs-up from the Leeward Planning Commission last week.
Bail maintained for man who allegedly tried to kill wife
A 77-year-old Pahoa man accused of bludgeoning his 76-year-old wife with a shotgun butt Friday night remains in Hawaii Community Correctional Center, unable to post $1.65 million bail.
Jack Smith seeks dismissal of 2 federal cases against Trump
Special counsel Jack Smith asked two courts Monday to effectively shut down the federal criminal cases he brought against President-elect Donald Trump last year, bowing to a Justice Department policy that says it is unconstitutional to pursue prosecutions against sitting presidents.
They investigated pandemic fraud, then earned thousands
When J. Bryan Quesenberry first learned that the federal government was sending out hundreds of billions of dollars to help businesses survive during the COVID-19 pandemic, he thought: “There’s going to be fraud here. There just has to be.”
Lahaina ohana completes first home rebuild in fire zone
Longtime Hilo barber retiring after 60 years
Taking a step inside Sel’s Barber Shop in downtown Hilo is like taking a step back in time.
Trump is running his transition team on secret money
President-elect Donald Trump is keeping secret the names of donors who are funding his transition effort, a break from tradition that could make it impossible to see what interest groups, businesses or wealthy people are helping launch his second term.
General Plan process continues: Climate change garners attention at recent meetings
Proposed updates to the Hawaii County General Plan promise many months of public debate as a series of public meetings roll out into next year.
