Parks and Rec increases security at Lincoln Park
Lincoln Park, located at Kinoole and Ponahawai streets in downtown Hilo, is the newest county Parks and Recreation location to have a security guard located on site.
Outlook hazy: Woman copes with steaming cracks that cover property
Heide Austin once wished to have steam vents on her 6-acre property, where she could relax in the breath of Pele like she sometimes did at the Steam Vent Inn on the other side of Highway 130.
Kona bikeshare to expand
The bikeshare program in Kailua Village is doubling from three to six bike stations, thanks to action Wednesday by the County Council.
Crew from Beijing films island’s best avocados for TV show
KAILUA-KONA — In just a few months, a group of local chefs, farmers and Hawaii-grown avocados have the potential to become television stars.
White House: Trump would accept less money for border wall
WASHINGTON — A top White House official signaled Sunday that President Donald Trump is willing to accept less money than he’s been demanding to build a U.S.-Mexico border wall, but a senior congressional Democrat said that, while their own offer could be sweetened, they still will not agree to a wall.
Hawaii’s population decline could affect the economy
HONOLULU (AP) — For the first time since statehood in 1959, Hawaii’s population has declined for two consecutive years with fewer births, more deaths and a greater number of residents moving to the mainland.
Doctors, rescuers work in tsunami-struck Indonesian areas
TANJUNG LESUNG, Indonesia — Doctors worked to save injured victims while hundreds of military and volunteers scoured debris-strewn beaches in search of survivors after a deadly tsunami gushed ashore without warning on Indonesian islands, killing more than 280 people on a busy holiday weekend.
Trump has forfeited America’s Cold War victories
Perhaps the timing of George H.W. Bush’s death last month was merciful. This way he didn’t have to see America lose the Cold War.
Congress can easily end Obamacare’s legal troubles
“Everybody I know in the Senate — everybody — is in favor of maintaining coverage for pre-existing conditions,” Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said in June. “All Republicans support people with pre-existing conditions, and if they don’t, they will after I speak to them. I am in total support,” President Trump tweeted in October.
Yes, Virginia …
Editor’s note: Eight-year-old Virginia O’Hanlon wrote a letter to the editor of New York’s Sun, and the quick response was printed as an unsigned editorial Sept. 21, 1897. It has since become history’s most reprinted newspaper editorial, appearing in part or whole in dozens of languages in books, movies, and other editorials, and on posters and stamps. With pleasure, we share it with you again today.
Bulldogs sack Warriors in Hawaii Bowl
HONOLULU — Skip Holtz felt the need to refocus his players after they spent the better part of a week in paradise.
BIIF girls soccer: HPA gains upper hand on D-II rival Kamehameha
WAIMEA — Despite battling through what seems like an endless string of injuries this year, the Hawaii Prep girls soccer team continues to win despite every team in the BIIF gunning for them.
Inaugural Collegiate Bowl gives young talent head start
KEALAKEKUA — It’s never too early to start planning.
The Big Squeeze: An analysis of tax and fee increases island residents are expected to pay
Clean and sober housing wanted: State seeks more transitional space for West Hawaii
KAILUA-KONA — West Hawaii has no transitional housing for offenders and parolees returning to the community, and the state wants to change that.
PGV now accessible thanks to ‘pioneer road’
Puna Geothermal Venture has access to its lava-locked site after a “pioneer road” was cut over the large lava channel from the recent Kilauea eruption.
The Big Squeeze, Part 1: Five county taxes and fees are increasing
Partial government shutdown likely to extend past Christmas
WASHINGTON (AP) — The federal government was expected to remain partially shut down past Christmas as the standoff deepened Saturday over President Donald Trump’s demand for funds to build a border wall with Mexico.
NOAA releases regulations on water-based military training
KAILUA-KONA — A federal agency has put in place what it described as “the most protective authorizations to date” to regulate environmental impact stemming from water-based military training exercises, but opponents of those actions aren’t convinced.
Respite in Paris; Fewer protesters take to the streets
PARIS — France’s yellow vest protesters, who have brought chaos to Paris for weeks with their economic demands, turned out in sharply reduced numbers Saturday at the start of the Christmas and New Year holidays.
Maui man gets life in prison for killing wife in supermarket
WAILUKU, Maui (AP) — A judge has sentenced a Maui man to life in prison after he fatally slit his estranged wife’s throat in a supermarket and injured two men who tried to help her.
London’s Gatwick Airport reopens; drone suspects questioned
LONDON — London’s Gatwick Airport was plagued by long lines and flight delays Saturday but no new drone sightings, allowing British officials to hope the worse was over after two people were arrested in connection with the drone invasion that had shut down the country’s second-busiest airport.
Obituaries for December 23
Michael “Mikey” John Barber, 52, of Hilo died Wednesday at the Hawaii Care Choices Pohai Malama Facility in Hilo. Born in Laurinburg, North Carolina, he was a truck driver and volunteer firefighter. Visitation from 3-4 p.m. Saturday at Dodo Mortuary Chapel in Hilo. Memorial service at 4 p.m. Casual attire. Survived by wife, Alanna Barber of Hilo; son, Marcus Barber of Hilo; brother, Fred (Lucia Luera) Barber of Alice, Texas; mother-in-law, Sharon Purbaugh of Hilo; numerous uncles, aunts, nephews, nieces and cousins. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary.
Your Views for December 23
Power plant ‘madness’
The Grinch has lost his mind
WASHINGTON — ‘Tis not the season to be jolly, thanks to Donald Trump.
