Tropical Gardening: Make a resolution to develop your horticultural expertise as a Master Gardener
BIIF soccer: Waiakea girls suffocate Kamehameha
It took awhile for first-year Waiakea coach Erick Lemus to get accustomed to sitting on the visitor’s bench at Kamehameha’s Paiea Stadium.
BIIF girls basketball: Hilo gets best of Waiakea again
Hilo struggled with the two things it’s supposed to be good at, ball-handling and shooting, but somehow found a way to stun Waiakea again.
MMA: Penn submits for first time in career
BJ Penn got a new result, just not the one he was looking for.
BIIF boys basketball: Kohala surprises Kamehameha on freshman’s late layup
KEAAU – Kohala freshman O’Shen Cazimero was unstoppable when attacking the rim, and Kamehameha’s best hope was to get him to foul out.
Kawailani work expected to wrap up in late January
Although delayed slightly, the Kawailani Street road project is close to completion nearly two years after work began.
Fireworks show will light up Hilo Bay
Begin the new year with a bang.
Crackdown on squatters: Residents, police team up in Leilani Estates
Trespassers squatting in vacant homes has long been an issue in Puna, and residents of one subdivision have decided they won’t take it anymore.
No injuries, damage reported from brush fire; residents evacuated at Ulu Wini
KALOKO — Residents of 24 units at The Homes at Ulu Wini were evacuated from their homes Friday afternoon as firefighters battled a brush fire makai of the housing development.
GOP and Democrats trade blame for shutdown, no deal in sight
WASHINGTON — The partial government shutdown will almost certainly be handed off to a divided government to solve in the new year, as President Donald Trump sought to raise the stakes Friday and both parties traded blame in the weeklong impasse.
Six tips for progressives in 2019
As we begin the New Year, the federal government is in gridlock, shut down over President Donald Trump’s demand to spend $5.7 billion on a border wall. So, it looks as though 2019 will be another year characterized by partisan political battles. But some battles are worth fighting, with a clear sense of moral direction. Here are a few goals that political progressives should keep in mind:
Tourism authority helps keep Pearl Harbor attraction open
HONOLULU (AP) — Nonprofit organizations and a state agency are helping keep one of the Hawaii’s most-visited tourist attraction open during the U.S. government shutdown.
Obituaries for December 29
Ruby Endriss, 89, of Hilo died Dec. 6 in Clackamas, Ore. Born in San Bernardino, Calif., she and husband, John, served many years at Kaumana Drive Baptist Church and Hilo Medical Center Extended Care facility. Survived by daughters Dianne (Ed) Jones and Pat (Blane) Pearl; sons Ken (Julia) Endriss, David (Nicola) Endriss and Ralph (Cathy) Endriss; 13 grandchildren and 22 great-grandchildren.
Sheriff blames sanctuary law for California officer’s death
SAN FRANCISCO — A suspected drunken driver accused of killing a California police officer who pulled him over was captured Friday as he tried to flee back to Mexico, where he lived before illegally crossing into the U.S., authorities said.
Protests as Congo leader warns of Ebola election ‘disaster’
KINSHASA, Congo — Congo’s leader is blaming a deadly Ebola virus outbreak for the last-minute decision to bar an estimated 1 million voters from Sunday’s long-delayed presidential election, claiming it would be a “disaster” if someone infects hundreds of people. Protests exploded again on Friday in response as health workers suspended efforts and warned that new cases could sharply rise.
Hopes for 2019: more laughs, fewer potholes
Aside from changing the political lay of the land, which we can’t really do much about right now, this new year being what they call an “off” political year, here are a few changes that we could all applaud if they should occur in 2019.
Your Views for December 29
Bark but no bite
Rotary Club of Hilo Bay donates $5,000 to Hawaii Science and Technology Museum
The Rotary Club of Hilo Bay recently donated $5,000 to the Hawaii Science and Technology Museum, a nonprofit dedicated to science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) education on Hawaii Island.
Call to artists extended for exhibit at VAC’s Niaulani sculpture garden
The call to artists to participate in the second exhibit at the Volcano Art Center’s Niaulani sculpture garden was extended to Monday (Dec. 31).
Can you help identify this photo?
The Tribune-Herald each Saturday is publishing a photo from the Lyman Museum’s John Howard Pierce Photography Collection. The Kona Historical Society generously donated the collection in 2007. The museum is seeking help identifying the people and places in the pictures, most of which are from the 1960s and ’70s. Those with information about the subjects in the photos can contact the museum at 935-5021 or archives@lymanmuseum.org. THIS PHOTO (NO. 18226) was captured May 28, 1966.
Andy Warhol exhibit includes old favorites, new insights
Calendar for December 29
MMA: Penn seeks to turn tide on UFC 232 undercard
BJ Penn looked like he had nothing to prove while at the same time appearing to have nothing to lose.
BIIF boys basketball: Ka’u edges Kealakehe 45-43
KAILUA-KONA — Ka’u didn’t shoot from beyond the arc often in a BIIF crossdivision game against Kealakehe on Thursday. But a pair of late three-pointers helped seal a 45-43 victory in front of a large crowd at Waverider Gym.
‘From the Slopes of Two Mountains’
Volcano Art Center announces “From The Slopes Of Two Mountains,” an art exhibition featuring glass works by Michael Mortara, Misato Mochizuki Mortara, W. Chris Lowry and Marianne J. Lowry. The exhibit will open to the public Jan. 5 and continue through Feb. 10, 2019 at the Volcano Art Center Gallery in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park.
