State champion coach Kaeo Drummondo returns to Hilo High – as the AD
How much does Kaeo Drummondo love Hilo High?
DOH: 140 new COVID-19 cases reported statewide, 3 new deaths
The state Department of Health reported 14- new COVID-19 cases today. That raises the overall statewide total to 3,638.
Where are they now? Ex-Vul Alicia Owens, formerly Robles, is the coolest mom in town
The athletic apples don’t fall far from the tree for Alicia Owens, who played softball for UH-Hilo from 1992 to 1994 as a shortstop and starting pitcher.
US tops 5 million confirmed virus cases, to Europe’s alarm
ROME — With confirmed coronavirus cases in the U.S. hitting 5 million Sunday, by far the highest of any country, the failure of the most powerful nation in the world to contain the scourge has been met with astonishment and alarm in Europe.
Mauritius races to contain oil spill, protect coastline
JOHANNESBURG — Thousands of students, environmental activists and residents of Mauritius were working around the clock Sunday, trying to reduce the damage to the Indian Ocean island from an oil spill after a ship ran aground on a coral reef.
County mulls suing companies for damage caused by climate change
The county will consider filing a lawsuit against fossil fuel companies for damages caused by climate change.
States could be on hook for billions under Trump’s unemployment plan
FALLS CHURCH, Va. — Whether President Donald Trump has the constitutional authority to extend federal unemployment benefits by executive order remains unclear. Equally up in the air is whether states, which are necessary partners in Trump’s plan to bypass Congress, will sign on.
Rainy Side View: Seventy-five and still going strong
Ijust had a birthday. A big one. Three-quarters of a century … auwe!
TikTok gambit hits a wall
The social media app TikTok has been downloaded more than 175 million times in the U.S. alone since its global launch in 2018. But now it’s going viral for reasons other than teens dancing or cooking in pajamas.
Obituaries for August 10
Pauline Chizuru Aoki-Yano, 66, of Kealakekua died June 21 in Honolulu. She was born in Kealakekua. Services at a later date. Arrangements by Hosoi Garden Mortuary in Honolulu.
Stronger hurricanes, worsened wildfires, record heat — the climate warnings march on
After a stifling hot July in Baltimore that saw 25 days of 90-degree-plus weather — breaking a record that stood for nearly a century and a half — August swept into Maryland with tornadoes and torrential rain from Tropical Storm Isaias. While severe weather is not a new phenomenon, experts warn that this pattern of stronger, wetter hurricanes and tropical storms, and longer stretches of high temperatures in the summer, is likely a product of greenhouse gas emissions and climate change.
No parties, no trips: Colleges set COVID-19 rules for fall
As they struggle to salvage some semblance of a campus experience this fall, U.S. colleges are requiring promises from students to help contain the coronavirus — no keg parties, no long road trips and no outside guests on campus.
