Hawaii Tribune-Herald

One new COVID case reported Wednesday on Hawaii Island

Nov. 25, 2020

One new case of COVID-19 was reported Wednesday on Hawaii Island, bringing the island’s total case count to 1,558.

Jury trial set in virus order violation case

Nov. 25, 2020

Jury trial is set for one of the five people arrested in August for gathering at Kahaluu Beach Park in violation of Gov. David Ige’s emergency proclamation.

Construction begins on homes in Laʻi ʻOpua

Nov. 25, 2020

Vertical construction has commenced for 60 homes within the Villages of Laʻi ʻOpua in Kailua-Kona.

Police continue search for missing Honaunau man

Nov. 25, 2020

Police are still looking for a Honaunau man who has been missing since last Wednesday.

Quiet hurricane season; Just 2 tropical cyclones developed this year in the Central Pacific

Nov. 25, 2020

A calmer than average hurricane season will end in less than a week after only two tropical cyclones developed in the Central Pacific.

Keep the mask: A vaccine won’t end the US crisis right away

Nov. 25, 2020

NEW YORK — Don’t even think of putting the mask away anytime soon.

Your Views for November 25

Nov. 25, 2020

Biden’s first task

‘America is back’: Biden pushes past Trump era with nominees

Nov. 25, 2020

WILMINGTON, Del. — Declaring “America is back,” President-elect Joe Biden introduced his national security team on Tuesday, his first substantive offering of how he’ll shift from Trump-era “America First” policies by relying on experts from the Democratic establishment to be some of his most important advisers.

Mysterious shiny monolith found in otherworldly Utah desert

Nov. 25, 2020

SALT LAKE CITY — Deep in the Mars-like landscape of Utah’s red-rock desert lies a mystery: A gleaming metal monolith in one of the most remote parts of the state.

Trump vents about election as agencies aid Biden transition

Nov. 25, 2020

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump insisted Tuesday that he is not giving up his fight to overturn the election results, but throughout the federal government, preparations were beginning in earnest to support President-elect Joe Biden’s incoming administration.

Can you repeat that? Hearing trouble more obvious with masks

Nov. 25, 2020

DALLAS — As nurse Teri Wheat made her rounds at a Texas maternity ward, she began to realize she was having a hard time understanding the new mothers who were wearing masks because of the coronavirus pandemic.

State briefs for November 25

Nov. 25, 2020

Mayor: Oahu prison virus numbers must remain in city’s count

Obituaries for November 25

Nov. 25, 2020

Lucia Aguinaldo Albano, 94, of Keaau died Oct. 16 at Life Care Center of Hilo. Born in Laoag City, Philippines, she was a retired papaya packer for Diamond Head Papaya Co. Graveside service 10 a.m. Friday, Dec. 4, at Homelani Memorial Park, Ilima Section. Face mask and social distancing required. Survived by sons, Orlando (Fely) Albano, Eduardo (Lodivita) Albano and Modesto Albano of Keaau; daughter, Rosalina Labuguen of Honolulu; 15 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary.

News briefs for November 25

Nov. 25, 2020

Trump skips turkey jokes, gives thanks for COVID-19 vaccines

It’s over 30,000! Dow sets record on vaccine hopes, Biden transition

Nov. 25, 2020

The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed above 30,000 points for the first time Tuesday as progress in the development of coronavirus vaccines and news that the transition of power in the U.S. to President-elect Joe Biden will finally begin kept investors in a buying mood.

COVID, climate and the power of denial

Nov. 25, 2020 • Updated 4:27 p.m.

NEW YORK — The 2020 election is over. And the big winners were the coronavirus and, quite possibly, catastrophic climate change.

Heed CDC on holidays. Not the radiologist

Nov. 25, 2020 • Updated 4:25 p.m.

In the three months since President Donald Trump made Dr. Scott Atlas — a radiologist, not an epidemiologist or specialist in infectious diseases — his favorite source of ideas for how to respond to the coronavirus pandemic, the United States has been racked with a record-setting third surge of virus cases, with record daily deaths expected in coming days.

Cartoon for November 25

Nov. 25, 2020

The world as seen by cartoonist Ken Catalino, Creators.com.

Hawaii Community Federal Credit Union raises nearly $49,000 for Hawaii’s most vulnerable

Nov. 25, 2020

Hawaii Community Federal Credit Union is proving there is nothing stronger than the power of community after raising $48,924 in donations during its annual Market Day events in October.

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