Coast Guard identifies victim of fatal boating incident; nearly $29K raised to support victim’s family
U.S. Coast Guard officials Thursday identified the victim of a fatal boating incident Monday evening as a 54-year-old Kailua-Kona woman.
Comments sought for Pohakuloa Training Area EIS
The U.S. Army announced today it is seeking public comments about a proposal to continue to use state land at the Pohakuloa Training Area.
BIIF baseball: Warriors allow 1 hit in 13-0 victory over Ka Makani
WAIMEA – In their fourth outing of the shortened 2022 season, the Warriors of Kamehameha may have put together their most complete performance of the year.
Physicists’ universal theory hits a snag
The grand explanation physicists use to describe how the universe works may have some major new flaws to patch after a fundamental particle was found to have more mass than scientists thought.
Ukraine: more blood, gore ahead
CHERNIHIV, Ukraine — Ukrainian leaders predicted there would be more gruesome discoveries in the days ahead after retreating Russian forces left behind crushed buildings, streets strewn with destroyed cars and mounting civilian casualties that drew condemnation from across the globe.
Tourist dies after fall from cliff on dangerous Oahu trail
HONOLULU — A visitor to Hawaii fell off a cliff and died Wednesday while hiking a ridge line trail near a mountain summit on the east side of Oahu.
Competency hearing delay for man accused of school sex assault
A 21-year-old Kona man indicted in 2019 for allegedly sexually assaulting a minor on the grounds of a South Kona public school and subsequently indicted in connection with two later, unrelated sex assaults remains in custody at the Hawaii State Hospital awaiting another competency hearing.
Hot-hitting Yamauchi, Vulcans welcome Hawaii Pacific for 5-game series
The UH-Hilo and Hawaii Pacific baseball teams know each other so well, which happens when you play 22 times like the two did last season.
Your Views for April 8
Crosswalk concerns
Go ahead and improve Twitter, @ElonMusk
Anyone who ever has sent a tweet with a typo — and who among us has not? — craves an edit button. So the news this week that Elon Musk plans to agitate for just such a long-neglected asset was heartening to anyone who has suffered the agony of a correctable error floating free in the Twitterverse.
Putin and Russia must answer for atrocities in Ukraine
In a powerful speech to the United Nations Security Council on Tuesday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy accused Russia of the “most terrible war crimes” since World War II and rightly demanded that Russia face “full accountability” for its atrocities committed during its unprovoked invasion.
CU Hawaii donates $15K to island hospitals
CU Hawaii Federal Credit Union has donated $5,000 each to the Hilo Medical Center Foundation, Kona Hospital Foundation and Ka‘u Hospital Foundation.
Big Island Chocolate Festival regroups, sets date of May 13-14
KOHALA COAST — After a two-year hiatus due to COVID-19, the ever-popular Big Island Chocolate Festival is presenting a “reimagined edition” May 13-14 at the Waikoloa Beach Marriott Resort &Spa.
‘Reflections’ exhibit opens Saturday at VAC
Volcano Art Center is proud to announce the exhibition ‘Reflections’ by Gary Eoff. The exhibit, which features prints, cultural reproductions and kapa, will open at the Volcano Art Center Gallery in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park on Saturday and will continue through May 15.
AAUW offers scholarships for UH-Hilo, HCC female students
The Hilo Branch of the American Association of University Women is pleased to announce that it will once again offer scholarships to female students at UH-Hilo and Hawaii Community College.
Exchange Club to host award breakfast on May 2
The Exchange Club of Hilo is hosting the 27th annual Mayor’s prayers and humanitarian award breakfast next month.
