Finally, games go on during pandemic: Vuls ready for action
Let the games begin.
Niemann finishes with eagle and shares the lead at Sony Open
HONOLULU — Joaquin Niemann had no regrets about the 18th hole at the Sony Open.
Kilauea Ave. work likely to last until 2022
Work to improve Kilauea Avenue likely will continue until January 2022.
Ohana Food Drops continue
The Food Basket served more than 3,000 people in Hilo Wednesday during its second Ohana Food Drop of 2021.
Couple pays $76K in fines for illegal aquarium fishing
A Kealakekua couple has agreed to pay $76,400 in fines for illegally collecting 550 aquarium fish last year off Kawaihae.
Police seek leads on missing Hilo teen
Police are seeking the public’s help to find a 13-year-old Hilo boy reported missing as a runaway.
Expanded vaccine rollout in US spawns a new set of problems
The rapid expansion of COVID-19 vaccinations to senior citizens across the U.S. has led to bottlenecks, system crashes and hard feelings in many states because of overwhelming demand for the shots.
Biden unveils $1.9T plan to stem COVID-19 and steady economy
WILMINGTON, Del. — President-elect Joe Biden unveiled a $1.9 trillion coronavirus plan Thursday to end “a crisis of deep human suffering” by speeding up vaccines and pumping out financial help to those struggling with the pandemic’s prolonged economic fallout.
Budget woes could shutter Youth Challenge Academy
Don’t close the book on the Hawaii National Guard’s Youth Challenge Academy in Hilo just yet — although a presentation by the state’s adjutant general to lawmakers earlier in the week gave the impression the program is dead in the budgetary water.
Trump impeachment trial to focus on his attacks on election
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s historic second impeachment could go to trial as soon as Inauguration Day, with U.S. senators serving not only as jurors but as shaken personal witnesses and victims of the deadly siege of the Capitol by a mob of his supporters.
Hawaii Department of Education cancels large school events
HONOLULU (AP) — The Hawaii Department of Education will prohibit events involving gatherings of more than 20 people for the remainder of the school year.
Earthquake sets off landslides, flattens homes in Indonesia
JAKARTA, Indonesia — A strong, shallow earthquake shook Indonesia’s Sulawesi island just after midnight, causing landslides and sending people fleeing from their homes in the nighttime darkness.
Flint water probe brings charges against ex-governor, others
FLINT, Mich. — A new investigation of the Flint water disaster led to charges against nine people, including former Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder and key members of his administration, who are accused of various crimes in a calamitous plan that contaminated the community with lead and contributed to a fatal outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease, authorities said Thursday.
Obituaries for January 15
Edwin Fernandez Sr., 85, of Hilo died Jan. 2 at home. Born in Papaikou, he was a local telephone installer/lineman for GTE Hawaiian Telcom. Burial services at Hawaiian Memorial Park Cemetery in Kaneohe at a later date. Online condolences: www.ballardfamilymortuaries.com. Survived by sons, Edwin Fernandez Jr., Geoffrey S. Fernandez and Johnathan P. Fernandez; daughter, Edean C. Sua; brother, Virgin Fernandez; sister, Rosaline Sylvester; grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Arrangements by Ballard Family Mortuary.
FBI tracking ‘extensive’ online chatter about armed protests
WASHINGTON — The FBI is tracking an “extensive amount of concerning online chatter,” including calls for armed protests leading up to next week’s presidential inauguration, Director Chris Wray said Thursday.
Your Views for January 15
Saving UH-Hilo athletics
Pompeo’s reign of error comes to an end
In less than a week, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s service will mercifully come to an end.
The challenge for conservatives in a post-Trump world
We often hear calls for national unity when presidents are inaugurated. And we’re sure to hear them again, despite the fact that we are still divided, red and blue, liberal and conservative, coastal city and heartland town.
RIP: Mars digger bites the dust after 2 years on red planet
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — NASA declared the Mars digger dead Thursday after failing to burrow deep into the red planet to take its temperature.
Hara: Budget cuts force closure of Hilo Youth Challenge Academy
The state’s adjutant general told a joint state Senate committees informational briefing Tuesday the Hawaii National Guard Hilo Youth Challenge Academy will be closing.
Wailoa Center offers ‘Artists in Action’ opportunity
Are you an artist who wants to work on a specific project but just doesn’t have the space to do so?
Hawaii National Guard to deploy about 200 members to D.C. for inauguration
HONOLULU — At the request of the National Guard Bureau, the Hawaii National Guard is set to deploy about 200 of its members to Washington, D.C., to aid in and facilitate the peaceful transition of presidential power, Gov. David Ige’s office announced this afternoon.
DOH reports 179 new COVID-19 cases, 13 on Big Island
The state Department of Health today has reported 13 new cases of COVID-19 on the Big Island.
Harden headed to Nets in blockbuster 4-team deal
James Harden is heading to Brooklyn, joining old teammate Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving to give the Nets a potent trio featuring some of the NBA’s highest scorers.
AFC’s young QB quartet, old NFC guard create huge age gap
Andy Reid has been here before, with a young franchise quarterback on a team contending for the Super Bowl year after year.
