College baseball: Igawa’s blast boosts Hawaii’s road trip
Jacob Igawa got the green light and drove one out.
All gambling bills dead; most EV measures stay alive
Scores of prospective bills are now dead after the current session of the state Legislature has passed its halfway point.
‘Do the right thing’: How US, allies united to punish Putin
WASHINGTON — Just days before Russia invaded Ukraine on Feb. 24, President Joe Biden quietly dispatched a team to European Union headquarters in Belgium.
Russia demands Mariupol lay down arms but Ukraine says no
LVIV, Ukraine — As it continued its barrage of the besieged city of Mariupol, Russia demanded that Ukrainians put down their arms and raise white flags today in exchange for safe passage out of town.
North Kohala food truck lot plan postponed
A small parcel at the northeast corner of the Hoea Road/Akoni Pule Highway intersection is raising big concerns from those worried about a rezoning request for a food truck lot that some fear will cause increased traffic at the gateway to the historic North Kohala village of Ka‘auhuhu.
Prominent Israeli rabbi mourned by thousands at funeral
JERUSALEM (AP) — Hundreds of thousands of people attended the funeral Sunday of a prominent ultra-Orthodox rabbi in a city in central Israel.
Labor foe Schultz returns as Starbucks union effort grows
From the time he bought Starbucks in 1987 to the time he stepped down as chairman in 2018, Howard Schultz consistently — and successfully — fought attempts to unionize Starbucks’ U.S. stores and roasting plants.
AP Exclusive: US admiral says China fully militarized isles
OVER THE SOUTH CHINA SEA — China has fully militarized at least three of several islands it built in the disputed South China Sea, arming them with anti-ship and anti-aircraft missile systems, laser and jamming equipment and fighter jets in an increasingly aggressive move that threatens all nations operating nearby, a top U.S. military commander said Sunday.
Time to retool census? Some think so after minorities missed
Is it time to rethink the census and other surveys that measure changes in the U.S. population?
Obituaries for March 21
Gwendolyn Mae Cabreira, 69, of Hilo died Feb. 9 at Hawaii Care Choices Pohai Malama Care Center. Born in Hilo, she was a sales associate in the Hilo Walmart garden center at Wal-Mart in Hilo and auto mechanic. Visitation 9-10 a.m. Sunday, March 27, at the Hilo Seventh-day Adventist Church. Memorial service 10 a.m. Casual attire; face masks and social distancing required. Survived by daughter, Kristen (Justin) Bachiller of Hilo; father, Manuel Martinez of Hilo; sister, Carolyn Kekaualua of Hilo; brother, Joseph (Juanita) Cabreira of Florida; three grandchildren; nieces and nephews. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary.
‘No city anymore’: Mariupol survivors take train to safety
LVIV, Ukraine — The heat on the train was as thick as the anxiety. Ukrainian survivors of one of the most brutal sieges in modern history were in the final minutes of their ride to relative safety.
Yemen rebels launch barrage of strikes on Saudi sites
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Yemen’s Houthi rebels unleashed one of their most intense barrages of drone and missile strikes on Saudi Arabia’s critical energy facilities on Sunday, sparking a fire at one site and temporarily cutting oil production at another.
Gunfire at Arkansas car show leaves 1 dead, 27 wounded
DUMAS, Ark. (AP) — One man was killed and 27 people were wounded when two people got into a gunfight during a car show that’s part of an annual community event in a small southeast Arkansas town, authorities said Sunday.
The private sector can help solve our doctor shortage
The pandemic has laid bare a crisis we’ve ignored for far too long — our chronic doctor shortage. According to the Association of American Medical Colleges, the United States faces a shortfall of up to 124,000 physicians over the next decade.
Congress hears Zelenskyy’s plea
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy used timeless values and modern media in his virtual speech to Congress last Wednesday. Both were effective. But the most compelling component of his presentation was the president himself — a true wartime leader who is willing to marshal, and possibly die for, his country.
