Soccer: UHH women beat Biola 2-0, run win streak to six
On a sublime early afternoon for soccer, UH-Hilo’s women’s soccer team put forth a performance worthy off the backdrop.
Parents allowed at BIIF contests
The BIIF athletic directors met Tuesday and set fan guidelines for girls volleyball and football. Parents, only of athletes, on a 2-to-1 ratio, will be eligible to attend cross-country starting Saturday while attendance for girls volleyball and football will begin Monday, Oct. 25.
VAC hosts abstract watercolor workshop Saturday
Imagine glass being shattered. The random shapes and patterns are totally unpredictable. Now take these haphazard glass pieces and marry them with watercolors; then add a playful attitude. This is the experimental watercolors workshop. Like music on paper, colors flow in delicate waves.
Anti-vaccine stay-at-home protests are misguided
Some California parents kept their kids out of classrooms Monday as part of a statewide protest against the COVID-19 vaccine mandate for schools that Gov. Gavin Newsom has promised.
Court packing not completely off table
It should be no surprise to anyone that the Biden administration’s commission on Supreme Court reform seems poised to offer recommendations that will not endorse packing the court. After all, the commission was born of Joe Biden’s desire during the presidential campaign not to commit himself to adding new justices. It was populated with distinguished legal scholars and members of the bar, most of whom share a meaningful commitment to the preservation of our legal institutions.
FDA OKs mixing vaccines; backs Moderna, J&J boosters
WASHINGTON — U.S. regulators on Wednesday signed off on extending COVID-19 boosters to Americans who got the Moderna or Johnson & Johnson vaccine and said anyone eligible for an extra dose can get a brand different from the one they received initially.
Can-do attitude: Keaau football starts with hard work, perseverance, builds from there
As a Keaau physical education teacher, Ian Van Cleave is around his football players all the time and has a good sense of their potential, which explains the team’s vision: E ho’oikaiika e holomua, to work hard or strive for progress and success.
Obituaries for October 21
Antone Kanui Moiha, 83, of Hawi died Sept. 25 at home. Born in Hana, Maui, he was a retired ditch tender for the Kohala Ditch Cooperative (Agricultural Water Services) in North Kohala, Hawaii, and a member of the Gospel of Salvation Church in Kohala. Visitation Saturday (Oct. 23) 9:30-11 a.m., at Gospel of Salvation Church. Celebration of life at 11 a.m. Face masks and social distancing required. Survived by wife Lyanne Ako Moiha of Hawi; daughters Antoinette “Toni” (John) Ganir of Pahoa, Lydia Moiha and Leoni Moiha of Kohala; sister Priscilla (Albert) Matsuoka of Waimea; 15 grandchildren and numerous cousins, nieces and nephews. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary.
It’s back: ‘The Rocky Horror Show’
Put on your costumes and prepare for a night of fun as the Hilo Community Players put on a live production of Richard O’Brien’s “The Rocky Horror Show” to celebrate Halloween.
Green favors no restrictions on outdoor gatherings for vaccinated
Lt. Gov. Josh Green said with current vaccination rates, there should be no restrictions on outdoor gatherings if events can confirm COVID-19 inoculations.
Change of venue sought in 2019 campground sex assault case
A motion to recuse a judge in the trial for a 21-year-old man accused of sexually assaulting an elderly woman in 2019 at a Kawaihae campground will be heard early next month.
Council eyes state support for wastewater issues
The Hawaii County Council is urging the state to seek solutions for the mounting wastewater problems on Hawaii Island.