One and won: Kamehameha survives Honokaa 7-6 to reach D-II final
KEAAU — The simple explanation is that Kamehameha converted a extra point and Honokaa didn’t, but there was more to their BIIF Division II semifinal game than that.
Free Jimmy Correa infield clinic Dec. 28
State prepares for potential flooding, wind damage
Gov. David Ige and Hawaii Emergency Management Agency officials are coordinating with county and federal partners to prepare for and respond to impacts from the Kona low weather system currently moving across the state.
Konawaena outlasts Hilo 13-12 to claim BIIF D-I title game
KEALAKEKUA – The Wildcats knew it wasn’t going to be pretty.
BIIF football: HPA overwhelms Ka’u 50-0 in BIIF D-II semifinals
WAIMEA – Jakob Honda can rest easy.
Waveriders represent at state 5K final as Childers, Wood capture bronze at HPA
WAIMEA — Between the mist, the mud and the rain, visibility – let alone footing – wasn’t the best, but it sure looked like it was Kealakehe’s Levi Childers making the turn in a three-man race for first with about 100 yards to go.
Cartoon for December 5
The Big Island as seen by Hawaii Tribune-Herald cartoonist Gary Hoff.
Penobscots don’t want ancestors’ scalping to be whitewashed
PORTLAND, Maine — Most Americans know about atrocities endured by Native Americans after the arrival of European settlers: wars, disease, stolen land. But they aren’t always taught the extent of the indiscriminate killings.
Council considers legislative priorities: Lifeguards, fees, fines, Juneteenth top list
Increasing several fees and fines, limiting lifeguard liability and adding Juneteenth to the list of 13 state holidays are among eight priorities Hawaii’s four counties plan to present to the state Legislature.
Police seek leads on ‘dangerous’ escapee
Police are seeking the public’s assistance to locate a 33-year-old escapee from Hale Nani Correctional Center they say “should be considered dangerous.”
Meadow Gold seeks to expand processing plant
Meadow Gold Dairies is seeking a large-scale expansion of its Hilo processing plant.
More omicron detected as hospitals strain under delta surge
New York announced three more cases of the omicron variant of the coronavirus Saturday, bringing the number of state cases linked to the new variant to eight.
Former governors defend emergency proclamations
Two of Hawaii’s former governors defended the statutory power assigned to the state’s chief executive to proclaim emergencies during public crises.
Conservatives on Supreme Court look set to trash Roe v. Wade’s viability line — but what would they replace it with?
Not even the most strident defender of abortion rights would call the 1973 Roe v. Wade decision a model of elegant jurisprudence. But as six conservatives on the Supreme Court itch to strike it down — on the grounds that women’s bodily autonomy during pregnancy, at least until a fetus is thought to be viable outside the womb, is not rooted in any language of the Constitution — an inconvenient truth shouts back: They have no better dividing line to offer than viability.
Don’t suspend the gas tax
Some centrist Democrats in Congress are pushing for a suspension of the gasoline tax, on the federal and state levels, and it’s not hard to see why: Many of them face tough odds for re-election next year, and rising fuel costs affect every one of their constituents. From both a political and economic standpoint, the plan has some appeal.
US drugstores squeezed by vaccine demand, staff shortages
A rush of vaccine-seeking customers and staff shortages are squeezing drugstores around the U.S., leading to frazzled workers and temporary pharmacy closures.
Obituaries for December 5
Serene Kaleoaloha Chiquita Akina, 47, of Waimea died Nov. 1 in Los Angeles. Born in Hilo and raised in Mountain View, she was a member service representative at HFS Federal Credit Union Waimea branch. Celebration of life starting with 9 a.m. viewing on Saturday, Dec. 18, at Cherry Blossom Park/Church Row in Waimea. Face masks and social distancing required; sanitation stations will be available. Drive-thru encouraged. Private burial at later date. Survived by husband, Charles Akina III; sons, Charles (Felicity) Akina IV of Arizona, Raymond James Akina and Joseph Akina of Texas; parents George and Charlene Chiquita Jr. of Mtountain View; sister, Tammie (Dwayne) Cypriano of Honokaa; Brother George Chiquita III of Mountain View; hanai sisters, Melani Tanaka and Darcy Turner; godchildren; Alexis, Matthew and Samson Akau; uncles, aunties, nephews and nieces.
Michigan parents found in building; bond set at $500K apiece
PONTIAC, Mich. — A judge imposed a combined $1 million bond Saturday for the parents of the Michigan teen charged with killing four students at Oxford High School, hours after police said they were caught hiding in a Detroit commercial building.
Biden, Putin set video call Tuesday as Ukraine tensions grow
MOSCOW — Presidents Joe Biden and Vladimir Putin will speak in a video call Tuesday, the White House and Kremlin said, as tensions between the United States and Russia escalate over a Russian troop buildup on the Ukrainian border that’s seen as a sign of a potential invasion.
CNN fires Chris Cuomo for helping brother deal with scandal
NEW YORK — CNN fired anchor Chris Cuomo on Saturday less than a week after new information emerged about how he assisted his brother, former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, as the politician faced sexual harassment allegations earlier this year.
