Moderna: low-dose COVID shots work for kids under 6
Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine works in babies, toddlers and preschoolers, the company announced Wednesday — a development that could pave the way for the littlest kids to be vaccinated by summer if regulators agree.
Pandemic relief money spent on hotel, ballpark, ski slopes
WASHINGTON — Thanks to a sudden $140 million cash infusion, officials in Broward County, Florida, recently broke ground on a high-end hotel that will have views of the Atlantic Ocean and an 11,000-square-foot spa.
Excavators unearth grenade in Keaukaha
Police say that an excavation company uncovered what appeared to be an old, unexploded military-style hand grenade last week while digging a hole for a utility pole.
Will GOP voters reject Greitens?
Eric Greitens showed Missouri long ago who he is. To paraphrase Maya Angelou, Missouri should believe him. Yet the disgraced former governor, driven from power four years ago by credible evidence that he physically and sexually abused his extramarital lover prior to his 2016 election, has somehow emerged as the front-runner among Republicans seeking the state’s open U.S. Senate seat this year.
Boys & Girls Club receives $45K donation
The Boys & Girls Club of the Big Island would like to acknowledge the Max and Yetta Karasik Family Foundation for its recent grant donation of $45,000.
Foodland to transfer all pharmacy prescriptions to Longs
Foodland Super Market Ltd. on Wednesday announced it has entered into an agreement to confidentially transfer all of the prescriptions from its Foodland pharmacies to Longs Drugs.
Jail visits to resume Monday
All Hawaii state jails and prisons are resuming in-person visitation effective Monday.
Hunter’s laptop finally gets some light
The saying “People have the right to their own opinion but not to their own facts” is a quick and smug way to shut down debate. The problem is that everyone also has their own opinion on what’s fact and what’s not.
Your Views for March 24
‘He will not stop’
Bill to select site for new Kona hospital awaits final committee hearing
A bill aimed at providing funding for site selection for a new hospital in Kona faces one more hurdle this legislation.
DHHL breaks ground on Kona residential homestead lots
The Department of Hawaii Homelands Wednesday morning broke ground in Kealakehe to mark the beginning of a $13.8 million capital improvement project that will provide 125 lots for Native Hawaiian beneficiaries.
Dinosaurs extend their visit at ‘Imiloa
Due to overwhelming interest from the public, ‘Imiloa Astronomy Center will be extending the presentation of a special traveling dinosaur exhibit, “Expedition Dinosaur: Rise of the Mammals,” for three more weeks.
Obituaries for March 24
Bernardo Agustin Guillermo, 96, of Papaikou, died March 4 at home. Born in Dingras, Ilocos Norte, Philippines, he was retired from the former Mauna Kea Sugar Co. Visitation 8-9:30 a.m. Wednesday (March 30) at Dodo Mortuary Chapel. Eulogy at 9:30 a.m. Funeral service at 10 a.m. Burial to follow at Homelani Memorial Park, Ilima Section. Casual attire. Survived by children, Emeterio (Lucita) Guillermo, Serafina (Francisco) Mateo and Elmer (Gerilyn) Guillermo of Papaikou; daughter-in-law, Norma Guillermo of Hilo; brother, Camilo (Clarina) Guillermo of Philippines; sister, Concepcion (Silvestre) Dumlao of Honolulu; sister-in-law, Claudia Tagami of Philippines; 14 grandchildren and 28 great-grandchildren; nieces and nephews. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary.
Case urges Jones Act waiver, calls out Matson, Pasha
U.S. Rep. Ed Case on Wednesday criticized the two main ocean cargo companies shipping goods between the mainland U.S. and Hawaii — Matson Navigation Co. and Pasha Hawaii Transport Lines — for opposing his request to President Joe Biden to exempt Hawaii from the Jones Act for the duration of the Russia-Ukraine conflict.
Shakeup for Maunakea bill: Amended version of measure advances at senate committee
A bill that would have transitioned management of Maunakea away from the University of Hawaii will now keep UH in charge, to an extent.
Are rising energy costs an emergency? Council members receive update from Hawaiian Electric
A Hawaiian Electric representative hopes customers’ energy bills might start to decrease by the summer, but nothing is certain.
