Amy Schumer hospitalized while filming in Hawaii
NEW YORK (AP) — A visit to Hawaii for most people is relaxing and fun — but not for Amy Schumer.
The comedian says she was hospitalized this summer with bronchitis while shooting a film with Goldie Hawn in Hawaii.
As a guest Monday night on “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert,” Schumer said she had difficulty speaking, was bedridden and coughed so much she fractured some ribs.
“Hawaii — it didn’t totally agree with me,” Schumer joked.
Guide’s condition improves after mauling by bear
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The condition of an Alaska wilderness guide who was mauled by a bear protecting her cub improved, the hospital said.
Authorities say Anna Powers of Hawaii is in satisfactory condition days after she and another guide, Michael Justa of Juneau, were attacked by a brown bear as they were leading cruise ship passengers on a hike in the Tongass National Forest in southeast Alaska. Alaska state troopers say the attack occurred after the group came between the female bear and its cub.
The Coast Guard rescued the guides and transported them to Sitka, where Justa was treated and released. Powers was then flown to Seattle where she initially was hospitalized in intensive care at Harborview Medical Center. Hospital spokeswoman Susan Gregg said the woman was transferred out of the ICU on Sunday.
Residents clash over invasive species control
WAILUKU, Maui (AP) — Maui authorities are discussing how to eradicate invasive species without trampling on the rights of individuals opposed to the methods used to fight them.
A judge earlier this month dismissed Brian Bardellini’s temporary restraining order against employees from the Maui Invasive Species Council and the Hawaii Ant Lab. The judge said there was no evidence to support the Huelo resident’s claim that the employees trespassed, threatened him and sprayed chemicals on him while treating for little fire ants.
The dispute highlighted a discussion between residents, businesses and elected officials about how to control invasive species in a way that is fair to everyone.
“We have situations where lots of neighbors are working to control coqui frogs or little fire ants, and there’s one property that doesn’t,” said Teya Penniman, former manager of the Maui Invasive Species Council. “We hear residents saying to us, ‘What can we do to change this?’”
But some residents, such as Bardellini, take issue with the chemicals used to eradicate the pests.
