DOH: 18 new COVID-19 cases today, no new cases on Big Island
The state Department of Health reported 18 new COVID-19 cases today, bringing the statewide total to 917, as one Oahu case was removed from the count as a result of updated information.
Impossible task: Jeannie Wokasch wins eight Kona Marathons from 1996-2006
Editor’s note: While the sports world is shut down due to the COVID-19 pandemic, West Hawaii Today will look back every Tuesday at memorable sports moments on the Big Island.
M. Sakado store in Laupahoehoe closing after 79 years
A long-standing convenience store will be closing its doors for good in Laupahoehoe.
Prelims set in stabbing, carjacking attempt
An alleged stabber and an alleged would-be carjacker were among those making their initial appearances in Hilo District Court on Monday.
Man facing negligent homicide sentence charged in police chase
A 23-year-old Keaau man who’s due to be sentenced today for a car crash that killed a passenger was arrested Thursday in Hilo on numerous traffic-related offenses after allegedly leading police on a high-speed chase on Daniel K. Inouye Highway.
Kona girl reported as runaway for fourth time
Police are asking for the public’s assistance in locating a 16-year-old girl reported as a runaway for the fourth time since July 2019.
Police: Runaway teen found
Police report 17-year-old Quintyn Gonsalves, who was a reported runaway, was found in good health on June 22.
Hawaii officials discuss return of travelers, strain on resources
With the state planning to loosen quarantine restrictions on out-of-state travelers in August, state lawmakers are concerned about an influx of travelers burdening the state’s COVID-19 monitoring systems.
States reverse openings, require masks amid virus resurgence
Arizona’s Republican governor shut down bars, movie theaters, gyms and water parks Monday and leaders in several states ordered residents to wear masks in public in a dramatic course reversal amid an alarming resurgence of coronavirus cases nationwide.
GOP lawmakers urge action after Russia-Afghanistan briefing
WASHINGTON — Eight Republican lawmakers attended a White House briefing Monday about explosive allegations that Russia secretly offered bounties to Taliban-linked militants for killing American troops in Afghanistan — intelligence the White House insisted the president himself had not been fully read in on.
State briefs for June 30
Honolulu police chief opposes some reforms for department
Social media platforms face a reckoning over hate speech
For years, social media platforms have fueled political polarization and hosted an explosion of hate speech. Now, with four months until the U.S. presidential election and the country’s divisions reaching a boiling point, these companies are upping their game against bigotry and threats of violence.
Obituaries for June 30
Erdinio Namnama Bautista, 72, of Keaau died May 7 at Hilo Medical Center. Born in Nueva Era, Ilocos Norte, Philippines, he was a macadamia nut picker and a member of the New Hope Filipino Ministry. Visitation 5-6 p.m. Friday, July 10, at Dodo Mortuary Chapel. Funeral service at 6 p.m. Face masks and social distancing required. Graveside service 10 a.m. Saturday, July 11, at Homelani Memorial Park, Ilima Section. Survived by wife, Felicitas Bautista of Keaau; daughters, Kharen (Alex) Alunday and Sharlyn (Jayson) Aguibay of Keaau; sons, Harris (Citadel) Bautista and Lesley (Anielyn) Bautista of Keaau; brothers, Severino (Lourdes) Bautista and Juanito (Josephine) Bautista of Honolulu, Silverio (Maria Salve) Bautista, Samuel (Pacita) Bautista, Irineo (Hilda) Bautista, Larry (Anna Grace) Bautista and Elmer (Margie) Bautista of Keaau; sister, Delia (Manuel) Prado of Keaau; seven grandchildren; cousins, nieces and nephews. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary.
You can’t furlough ferrets and tigers. Zoos need federal funds, too
Life has been productive for the residents of the Los Angeles Zoo since it closed to the public March 13. Endangered California condors have laid 10 eggs since closure, six of which have hatched into chicks. The southern mountain yellow-legged frogs, also endangered, have produced 2,500 tadpoles, which will be released into the wild later this year. And Angela, the baby western lowland gorilla born in January, has grown four teeth.
Your Views for June 30
Streets are a mess
No wonder Trump is in a snit. Biden is crushing him in polls
A new poll shows President Donald Trump trailing presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden not only nationwide, but in a half-dozen crucial swing states for the November election.
Let’s Talk Food: Cooking with children
One of my passions is teaching children how to cook. I used to teach cooking after school at E.B. DeSilva Elementary School, at the summer school program at Hawaii Community College as well as cooking classes at our certified kitchen. I try to involve my grandson Quentin when I cook, whether it is a simple chore like cutting green beans, or cracking eggs for me. He helped to plant the beans, then even helped pick them, until his dad noticed that the plant got pulled out of the soil. Quentin used a butter knife to cut the green beans, careful to tuck his fingers under so he won’t cut them. When we cooked them, he ate them enthusiastically, knowing that he grew those beans.
Naming of Fissure 8 put on hold
The naming of the most prominent new geographical feature to emerge from the 2018 Kilauea eruption has been postponed indefinitely.
