‘It feels amazing’: HPA, Santos savor any chance at high school soccer
KEAAU – The thriller occurred in late January 2019, but Aidan Santos can rattle off the vital details of his last BIIF soccer match like it was yesterday.
Freshmen flash promising futures: HPA, Kamehameha girls show good things are to come
KEAAU — The Big Island’s young freshmen talent from the Hawaii Prep and Kamehameha girls basketball teams battled each other to the wire on Saturday night at Koaia Gym, where the future was on display.
UH men rally past Long Beach; baseball ‘Bows win opener
Boosted by reserve power, the Hawaii basketball team surged to a 78-76 victory over Long Beach State in SimpliFi Arena.
Soccer: 4 big scores for UHH men in opening win
UH-Hilo men’s soccer coach Paul Regrutto knew he was stating the obvious in the preseason when he discussed his team’s 2019 scoring struggles, saying, “If you’re going to win, you’re going to have to score some goals.”
Biden surveys Texas weather damage, encourages virus shots
HOUSTON — President Joe Biden heard firsthand from Texans clobbered by this month’s brutal winter weather on Friday and pledged to stick with them “for the long haul” as he made his first trip to a major disaster area since he took office.
US advisers endorse single-shot COVID-19 vaccine from J&J
WASHINGTON — U.S. health advisers endorsed a one-dose COVID-19 vaccine from Johnson &Johnson on Friday, putting the nation on the cusp of adding an easier-to-use option to fight the pandemic.
House nears relief bill passage
WASHINGTON — Democrats edged a $1.9 trillion pandemic relief package to the brink of House passage early today, even as party leaders sought to assure agitated progressives that they’d revive their derailed drive to boost the minimum wage.
Hawaii awarded $87.4M by FEMA to open vaccination sites
The Federal Emergency Management Agency has awarded the state of Hawaii $87.4 million to open multiple, state-led community vaccination sites.
‘Mega clinic’ vaccinates hundreds for COVID in West Hawaii
Hundreds of West Hawaii educators and kupuna received a dose of the COVID-19 vaccine Thursday during the first of many vaccination “mega clinics” to be held in Kailua-Kona.
Native American nominee’s grilling raises questions on bias
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. — When Wyoming U.S. Sen. John Barrasso snapped at Deb Haaland during her confirmation hearing, many in Indian Country were incensed.
A bumpy day leaves stocks mostly lower; bond yields ease
A choppy day on Wall Street ended with stocks mostly lower Friday, helping push the S&P 500 to its second straight weekly loss.
Hundreds of Nigerian schoolgirls taken in mass abduction
LAGOS, Nigeria — Gunmen abducted 317 girls from a boarding school in northern Nigeria on Friday, police said, the latest in a series of mass kidnappings of students in the West African nation.
At conservative conference, Trump is still the golden boy
WASHINGTON — A conference dedicated to the future of the conservative movement turned into an ode to Donald Trump on Friday as speakers declared their fealty to the former president and attendees posed for selfies with a golden statue of his likeness.
State briefs for February 27
Maui Health plans to increase vaccine appointments
US implicates Saudi crown prince in Khashoggi’s killing
WASHINGTON — Saudi Arabia’s crown prince likely approved the killing of U.S.-based journalist Jamal Khashoggi inside the Saudi consulate in Istanbul, according to a newly declassified U.S. intelligence report released Friday that instantly ratcheted up pressure on the Biden administration to hold the kingdom accountable for a murder that drew worldwide outrage.
Citizen Parton
If you have recently gone off the grid you may have missed the great singer and country icon Dolly Parton’s latest acts of generosity and humility.
Tropical Gardening: Rock and water elements add to garden enjoyment
Hawaiian landscapes certainly have enough lava rock but may be lacking in water elements like streams, ponds, lakes and ocean frontage. In many other parts of the world, rock and water elements are used in the landscape to create a natural feeling and add interest to the design. Balinese gardens usually include not only naturalistic forms, but often, sculptured elements as well. In Japan the stone water basins that stand outside the teahouses are an example of rock and water used on a small scale. In almost any garden, the gentle sound and sight of water running over cool stones is refreshing.
Driving across Iceland to visit my carbon emissions
Last year, I went to visit some of my carbon emissions.
NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn’t happen this week
Aroundup of some of the most popular but completely untrue stories and visuals of the week. None of these are legit, even though they were shared widely on social media. The Associated Press checked them out. Here are the facts:
