Tribune-Herald Athlete of the Week: Swimmer Masau Lee
Cartoon for December 25
The Big Island as seen by Hawaii Tribune-Herald cartoonist Gary Hoff.
Death toll climbs past 370 in Indonesian tsunami disaster
TANJUNG LESUNG, Indonesia — Body bags were laid out along the shattered coastline as Indonesian authorities stepped up efforts to collect the dead and save the injured Monday in the aftermath of a tsunami that was apparently triggered by a volcanic eruption. The death toll climbed to 373 and was certain to rise.
Hawaii suicides not higher at Christmas; but experts preach awareness
KAILUA-KONA — It’s been a little over six years since Norene Cabuag lost her brother Dereck Pacatang to suicide.
W.H. Shipman ushers in a new president
The reins of the Big Island’s fourth-largest private landowner quietly changed hands last week.
HELCO: Thief broke into payment drop box
Hawaii Electric Light Co. said payment envelopes were stolen from a payment drop box outside its main office at 1200 Kilauea Ave. in Hilo.
Trump assails Fed as the ‘only problem our economy has’
President Donald Trump lashed out at the Federal Reserve on Monday after administration officials spent the weekend trying to assure the public and financial markets that Jerome Powell’s job as Fed chairman was safe.
Coffee roaster wins top coffee award
Laura Ross, master roaster at Hula Daddy Kona Coffee, is the winner of the Coffee Review’s Number One Coffee of 2018. This is the first time that Coffee Review has declared any Hawaii coffee to be the top coffee of the year.
Your Views for December 25
Wall question
Someone please get President Trump on the golf course
Normally in times of national trouble, we want the president at his desk in the Oval Office in the White House in Washington.
Secret Santas: Charity buys and erases past-due medical debt
ALBANY, N.Y. — Philip Sasser had a familiar, sinking feeling when he saw the yellow envelope in his mailbox. He figured it was another past-due medical bill, but it turned out to be quite the opposite.
Aggressive form of tree-killing disease found on Kauai
LIHUE, Kauai (AP) — Scientists have discovered on Kauai the more aggressive form of a fungal pathogen that kills trees native to Hawaii.
Dozens of families come out for West Hawaii Fatherhood Initiative’s ‘Christmas with our Keiki’
KAILUA-KONA — Growing up, Jordan Tobias didn’t have a father around.
Budweiser maker teams up with Tilray to explore pot drinks
Toasting couscous grains and using broth deeps the flavor
A taste of home: Syrian TV-chef opens restaurant in Berlin
Let’s Talk Food: Merry Christmas to all
UHH notes: Steering secures opportunity in Germany
Former UH-Hilo baseball standout Phil Steering left the Vulcans vowing to pursue a pro career until everyone “told me no.”
Pop Warner football: Youth players learn from the top BIIF coaches at Collegiate Prep Bowl
KEALAKEKUA — Konawaena head coach Brad Uemoto and Hilo coach Kaeo Drummondo are familiar with each other on the gridiron despite leading their teams to battle in separate divisions at the BIIF and state level.
BIIF boys soccer: Cowboys not just along for the ride in Division II
First-year Kohala High boys soccer coach Daniel Perez is starting small while simultaneously thinking big.
Wrestling: Hilo, Waiakea carry weight at officials
Now Brayden Spain and Waihula Kahookaulana know, and knowing is half the battle.
Wright On: ‘Blame nobody, expect nothing, do something’
An unwritten rule for local newspaper columnists comes into play today, the morning of The Night Before Christmas. We set aside personal views on the holiday and what it has become, because this moment of cultural tradition abhors variance from the norm.
Cartoon for December 23
The world as seen by cartoonist Steve Breen, The San Diego Union-Tribune.
The Big Squeeze: Part 3, utilities
