Hawaii Tribune-Herald

Aloha (Stadium) means no fans in stands for UH this season

Oct. 18, 2020 • Updated 10:31 p.m.

The University of Hawaii football team will play before empty grandstands at 50,000-seat Aloha Stadium this season, the school announced Sunday..

Face time for Tua: Tagovailoa sees first NFL action, shares moment with parents

Oct. 18, 2020 • Updated 10:32 p.m.

Let’s set the scene.

DOH reports 83 new COVID-19 cases statewide, one new death

Oct. 18, 2020 • Updated 12:07 p.m.

The Department of Health said that, as of noon today, there are 83 new cases of COVID-19 reported statewide and one new coronavirus-related deaths was reported.

Passing the torch: Mamones take over recruiting network from Milhoan

Oct. 18, 2020

Thane Milhoan was always at BIIF sporting events, especially at football, filming games.

Rural Midwest hospitals struggling to handle virus surge

Oct. 18, 2020

WESSINGTON SPRINGS, S.D. — Rural Jerauld County in South Dakota didn’t see a single case of the coronavirus for more than two months stretching from June to August. But during the past two weeks, its rate of new cases per person soared to one of the highest in the nation.

Retired pilot opens state’s 1st automated mask factory in Kona

Oct. 18, 2020

Retirement plans for an airline pilot changed from relaxing and playing golf to manufacturing masks in Kona to help fight the COVID-19 pandemic.

‘Big pile’ of eels dumped in NYC park; impact not yet known

Oct. 18, 2020

NEW YORK — Andrew Orkin was taking a break from his evening jog to sit by Prospect Park Lake when he turned around and was startled to see a tangle of wriggling snakes.

Rental assistance program temporarily halts applications

Oct. 18, 2020

A state program providing rental assistance to tenants struggling during the COVID-19 pandemic is temporarily no longer accepting applicants after reaching its processing capacity.

No cruise bookings in islands for remainder of 2020; cloudy waters ahead for industry

Oct. 18, 2020 • Updated 6:45 p.m.

Although the state welcomed back trans-Pacific travelers without quarantines to island airports on Thursday, provided arriving passengers have tested negative for COVID-19 in the previous 72 hours, the future of the cruise ship industry remains murky.

Don’t get ‘Berned’ by sleazy slate mailers

Oct. 18, 2020

Amid the campaign season avalanche of political mailings, there have been a few doozies lately.

Your Views for October 18

Oct. 18, 2020

It’s sustainable

Irwin: Bumps in the road

Oct. 18, 2020

Every day on my way into campus, I slowly traverse multiple speed bumps, or calming devices as some call them. It is easy to get annoyed as I bounce along, but I remind myself of its purpose — to slow down traffic in order to keep everyone safe on campus.

Organizers exhort women to vote for change at US rallies

Oct. 18, 2020

Thousands of mostly young women in masks rallied Saturday in the nation’s capital and other U.S. cities, exhorting voters to oppose President Donald Trump and his fellow Republican candidates in the Nov. 3 elections.

Scammers seize on US election, but it’s not votes they want

Oct. 18, 2020

PROVIDENCE, R.I. — The email from a political action committee seemed harmless: if you support Joe Biden, it urged, click here to make sure you’re registered to vote.

Trump plays down virus as he steps up pitch for second term

Oct. 18, 2020

WASHINGTON — Gone are the days when President Donald Trump appeared daily at the White House podium flanked by members of his coronavirus task force. And the days when Vice President Mike Pence and other task force officials would head to Trump’s office to brief him immediately after their meetings.

State briefs for October 18

Oct. 18, 2020 • Updated 1:56 p.m.

Public schools report 10 new cases of COVID-19

Rethinking the holidays: Traditions, change are on the table

Oct. 18, 2020

Nina Bryant will cook a feast for Thanksgiving this year, as always.

Obituaries for October 18

Oct. 18, 2020

Billy Gene Adam, 87, of Kurtistown died Oct. 11 at Hawaii Care Choices Pohai Malama Care Center. Born in Colorado, he was a retired telephone installer. No services. No koden (monetary gifts). Survived by wife, Eiko Amy Tsuzaki Adam of Kurtistown; children, Russell G. Adam of San Jose, Calif., Robin A. Adam of Sacramento, Calif., and Valerie (Adam) Peters of Kurtistown; four grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary.

Cartoon for October 18

Oct. 18, 2020

The Big Island as seen by Hawaii Tribune-Herald cartoonist Gary Hoff.

Crack team of geologists measure the Koa‘e fault system

Oct. 18, 2020

The Koa‘e fault system connects Kilauea’s East and Southwest rift zones south of the caldera. Faults here appear as low cliffs, or “scarps,” along Hilina Pali Road in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. These fault-cliffs slip during major earthquakes, such as those of May 4, 2018 — near the beginning of Kilauea’s 2018 eruption.

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