High schools: Pahoa outslugs Ka’u 18-12 in softball
Frank Degele’s young Pahoa softball team had given him everything he wanted since returning to the field.
Ragocos named Officer of the Month for February
Officer Blake Ragocos, the only school resource officer for the Hamakua District, was named the Aloha Exchange Club of East Hawaii Officer of the Month for February 2021.
FDA expected to OK Pfizer vaccine for teens within week
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is expected to authorize Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine for youngsters ages 12 to 15 by next week, according to a federal official and a person familiar with the process, setting up shots for many before the beginning of the next school year.
Police investigate Kona death
Big Island police have initiated a coroner’s inquest following the discovery of a body at Kailua Pier on Friday.
Four new COVID-19 cases brings tally to 2,707
Four new COVID-19 cases were reported by the state Monday on the Big Island, bringing the total case count to 2,707.
Murder suspect to get mental exam, being held without bail
A 32-year-old man accused of shooting a neighbor to death in a Volcano subdivision last week will receive a mental examination.
Big Island’s seen nearly 138,000 COVID-19 vaccines doses administered
The state reported Monday more than 1.22 million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine have been administered across Hawaii, including nearly 138,000 doses on the Big Island alone.
Puna Strong grant recipients named
Nearly 30 organizations were named Monday as recipients of a $380,000 award through the Puna Strong grants program.
Restrictions easing in US and Europe amid disaster in India
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Air travel in the U.S. hit its highest mark since COVID-19 took hold more than 13 months ago, while European Union officials are proposing to ease restrictions on visitors to the continent as the vaccine sends new cases and deaths tumbling in more affluent countries.
Fewer food drops ahead: The Food Basket says they are not sustainable at the current frequency
The Hawaii Food Basket plans to scale back the Ohana Food Drops after serving tens of thousands of people across the Big Island for more than a year.
Gov. Ige mulls vaccination mandate
Gov. David Ige said he has considered requiring state employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19, but has no definite plans to impose such a mandate.
Whose ‘Big Lie’? Trump’s proclamation a new GOP litmus test
WASHINGTON — Donald Trump and his supporters are intensifying efforts to shame — and potentially remove — members of their party who are seen as disloyal to the former president and his false claims that last year’s election was stolen from him.
Calls for justice at N.C. funeral of Andrew Brown Jr.
ELIZABETH CITY, N.C. — The Rev. Al Sharpton issued a powerful call for transparency and the release of body camera footage at the funeral Monday for Andrew Brown Jr., a Black man shot and killed by deputies in North Carolina, with the civil rights leader likening withholding the video to a “con” job done on the public.
Verizon sells internet trailblazers Yahoo and AOL for $5B
AOL and Yahoo are being sold again, this time to a private equity firm.
Want to end the pandemic? Pay people to get vaccinated
When I received my first dose of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine last December, nobody paid me to roll up my sleeve. Yet, as vaccination efforts approach an expected tipping point, at which the amount of available vaccine exceeds the number of willing recipients, with the rate of vaccination far below the threshold required for herd immunity, paying people to take their shots likely offers our society’s best chance at stemming the pandemic.
Your Views for May 4
PC gone wild?
Banking at post offices worked in the past and could work now, too
It’s been obvious for some time that the U.S. Postal Service is ailing. And as the country tries to recover from the coronavirus pandemic and the economic crisis it created, America’s middle class is ailing too.
Obituaries for May 4
Herbert Patrick Aguiar, 75, of Pahoa died April 8 at Hilo Medical Center. Born in Hilo, he was a retired Hawaii Community Correctional Center adult corrections officer and U.S. Navy Vietnam War veteran. Private services held. Survived by wife, Sri B. Aguiar of Pahoa; daughters, Fatima P. Aguiar of Pahoa and Kimberly Aguiar of Texas; son, Ibrahim Aguiar of Pahoa; brothers, Michael S. (Betty Lou) Aguiar of Mountain View and Thomas John (Michelle) Aguiar of Columbus, Ohio; sister, Antonia A. Aguiar of Columbus. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary.
Impact of devastating Indian virus surge spreads to politics
NEW DELHI — As a catastrophic surge of the coronavirus sweeps through India, the leaders of 13 opposition parties urged the government to launch a free vaccination drive and ensure an uninterrupted flow of oxygen to all hospitals.
Call to artists for fourth annual MidSummer Art Celebration
Artists from throughout Hawaii are invited to submit works for the fourth annual MidSummer Art Celebration all media juried exhibit, which opens June 4 at the Wailoa Center in Hilo.