DOH reports 60 new COVID-19 cases, 6 on Big Island
The state Department of Health reported 66 new COVID-19 cases today, bringing the statewide total number of cases to 10,844.
Dirt bike rider dies after fall from cliff
Police are investigating an incident in which a 20-year-old man died after he went over a coastline cliff in lower Puna on a dirt bike.
Civil Defense: 2 more COVID-19 deaths of veterans home residents; Big Island death toll now 15
Hawaii County Civil Defense this morning reported two more deaths of COVID-19 on the Big Island, both from the Yukio Okutsu State Veterans Home in Hilo.
Blood Bank of Hawaii blood drives to resume on the Big Island
The Blood Bank of Hawaii is returning to the neighbor islands for the first time since March to collect blood from donors.
Ige says loosening of restrictions on travel unlikely by end of this month
Jobless claims increasing
More than 6,000 have applied for rent relief
HOPE Services returns no positive COVID-19 tests
All 98 HOPE Services shelter residents and staff tested last week for COVID-19 have received negative results, the organization announced Monday.
Kim: VA team to investigate Hilo veterans home
Enrollment declines in 2 Big Isle complex areas
Enrollment declined in two of the Big Island’s public school complex areas, while increasing slightly in the third, according to data released Friday by the state Department of Education.
DOH: Everyone needs to get a flu shot
The state Department of Health “is urging all eligible individuals to get a flu shot by the end of October.”
Your Views for September 15
Broken process
Easing fires not as simple as climate change vs. forest work
Harshmallow: Virus prompts pause for Peeps holiday treats
More than half of Honolulu’s virus recovery funds allocated
Astronomers see possible hints of life in Venus’s clouds
Hurricane Sally threatens Gulf Coast with a slow drenching
News briefs for September 15
Obituaries for September 15
Lefty Hiroshi Kawazoe, 95, of Hilo, a resident of Yukio Okutsu State Veterans Home, died Aug. 31 at Hilo Medical Center. Born in Pahoa, he was a retired manager from the former Amfac Lihue Plantation and Puna Sugar Co., U.S. Army World War II veteran and member of Puna Hongwanji Mission, Taishoji Soto Mission, Kyu Pahoa Kumiai, Pahoa Nikkei Jin Kai and Pahoa, Keaau Senior Retirees and Club 36 golf clubs. Private services held. No flowers or koden (monetary gifts). Survived by wife, Kay Kawazoe of Hilo; sons, Brian (Ann Vasconcellos) Kawazoe of Hilo, Neal (Ruth) Kawazoe of Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif., and Miles (Naomi) Kawazoe of Hilo; sister, Satsuyo Taira of Hilo; sisters-in-law, Jane Kawazoe of Hilo and Jane (Vic) Kawasaki of Fremont, Calif.; brothers-in-law, Stanley (Charlotte) Iwata of Las Vegas, Raymond (Jean) Iwata of Pahoa and Ronald (Karen) Iwata of Hilo; seven grandchildren and four great-grandchildren; nieces and nephews. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary.
Roasted eggplant and couscous salad
Summer is slowly fading into early fall. Before you know it, fat red tomatoes, sweet corn and fresh berries will give way to root vegetables and fruits such as apples and pears.