Basketball: Vulcans revived for new year
Rested or rusted?
Wright On: Four who floored us in 2018
There never seems to be the right time to thank everyone who allows me to intrude on their lives for a day or two of research that produces a column on the sports page each Monday, so let’s make this that time, just because we can.
Despite government shutdown, tourists still visiting HVNP, Volcano businesses
The partial closure of Hawaii Volcanoes National Park does not appear to be keeping tourists away from Volcano, to the relief of businesses that depend on them.
DUI offender who struck pedestrian seeks probation
KEALAKEKUA — A Kailua-Kona man incarcerated on Oahu will undergo a physical exam as part of a bid to reduce his five-year sentence to probation in order to seek medical care.
State surveys community on hurricane preparedness
Are you prepared for a hurricane?
Disaster dollars: Council asked to add projects for eruption, hurricane damage to budget
The Hawaii County Council is being asked to add projects related to damage caused by recent disasters to the capital budget and accept funds for a recovery plan for Puna.
Boy that died in US custody mourned
YALAMBOJOCH, Guatemala — White flowers and flickering candles sat atop a low table inside the simple wooden home in remote, rural Guatemala. Nearby was a small pair of rubber boots, sized to fit an 8-year-old.
Lion kills worker after escaping locked area at conservatory
BURLINGTON, N.C. (AP) — A lion killed a young worker at a wildlife conservatory Sunday after it got loose from a locked space, the center said.
A harsh plan for food stamps
The federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, better known as food stamps, provides crucial financial aid to nearly 40 million impoverished Americans. The subsidy comes with strings attached, however, including the requirement that able-bodied adults without dependents work or train for employment at least part time if jobs are reasonably easy to find.
The pause between no-longer and not-yet
“It’s very important to be one’s age,” poet W. H. Auden reminds us. “You get ideas you have to turn down – ‘I’m sorry, no longer’; ‘I’m sorry, not yet.’”
All-BIIF football Division II: Kamehameha’s Haasenritter has “it” factor
KEAAU – Kamehameha’s Kilohana Haasenritter learned early on in football that jumping over would-be tacklers wasn’t going to get him where he wanted to go.
All-BIIF Division I: White is heart and soul of stifling Hilo defense
It was not the early Christmas present Hilo High’s Kalen White envisioned.
All-BIIF Division I football: Fiki Aguiar was next man up for Hilo
This was always going to be the year of the committee for Hilo High’s offense.
Aloha, 2018! The Tribune-Herald’s top stories of the year
Earth has made another revolution around the sun and, as we get set to ring in 2019, it’s time to look back at the year that was 2018.
Trump tries to deflect blame for migrant children’s deaths
President Donald Trump sought to deflect blame for the deaths of two Guatemalan children in U.S. custody by claiming they were “very sick” when they arrived, even though immigration authorities have said both children passed initial health checks.
Supreme Court’s low-profile approach to be tested
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court began its term with the tumultuous confirmation of Justice Brett Kavanaugh, followed by a studied avoidance of drama on the high court bench — especially anything that would divide the five conservatives and four liberals.
Avocado export to mainland markets show promising signs for industry
KAILUA-KONA — For the first time in 25 years, Hawaii Island farmers are exporting avocado to the mainland in earnest.
Park closures for 2019 announced
Hawaii County has announced closure dates for Issac Hale Beach Park, Kahalu‘u Beach Park and Spencer Park for 2019.
Oregon hotel fires 2 employees who mistreated black guest
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — An Oregon hotel said it fired two of its employees for mistreatment of a black guest who was talking on his phone in the lobby when he was asked to leave a week ago.
Nonprofit works to address physician shortage
Hawaii is facing a severe problem with a shortage of physicians.
Your Views for December 30
Know the rules
On ‘Surrendering to One’
We are 17 years into the war on terrorism. During that time, hundreds of thousands of our American brothers and sisters have faced the horrors of war. Many are in desperate need of spiritual healing.
Obituaries for December 30
Saturnina “Nina” Mesiona Bolos, 86, of Keaau died Nov. 22 at home. Born in Waipahu, Oahu, she was a former field and cannery worker for Del Monte and homemaker. Visitation 9-10:30 a.m. Saturday (Jan. 5) at Dodo Mortuary Chapel. Funeral service at 10:30 a.m. Cremation to follow. Casual attire. Survived by children, Zola (Leonard) Labrador of Keaau, Alexander (Jann) Bolos of Oahu, Steven Bolos of Keaau, Warren Bolos of Greenville, S.C., Louisa Cobb-Adams, Gerlyn (Elson, Sr.) Kalawe of Pahoa and Dean Bolos of Keaau; daughters-in-law, Ronda Bolos and Desiree Bolos of Keaau; brothers, Don (Winona) Mesiona, Patrick Mesiona and David (Paulette) Mesiona of Oahu; sisters, Rosie (Bonifacio) Taneca of Philippines, Linda (Colin) China of Mililani, Oahu, Laura (Leonard) Tangonan of Waipahu, Sharyn (James) Starr of Oahu, Renona (Jorge) Morales of Florida, Cheryl Drew of Ohio and Roberta (Phil) Larry of Oahu; grandchildren, great-grandchildren, great-great-grandchildren, nieces, nephews and cousins. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary.
