BIIF volleyball: Kamehameha sweeps Waiakea to claim another D-I title
Khayden Kahihikolo had been busy the previous 78 minutes, but not too busy to appreciate the atmosphere.
BIIF volleyball championship: Konawaena roars past Pahoa for first title since 2016
There was one moment of adversity for Konawaena’s boys volleyball team, but Tevita Lavaka – aka the “Terminator” or, in this case, the “Eraser” – was there to clean things up.
Hilo man, 64, pleads not guilty to nearly two dozen sex assault charges
A 64-year-old Hilo man pleaded not guilty Wednesday to 23 felony charges in connection with the sexual assault of two minor girls.
Officials say pandemic isn’t over: Ige, others announce shift in strategy but urge caution
Despite an increase in COVID-19 case numbers over the last week, Gov. David Ige announced Wednesday that the state’s pandemic strategy is shifting from an emergency response to public health management.
Meeting about PTA lease extension draws mostly opponents
The U.S. Army found few supporters at a Monday public discussion about whether part of the Pohakuloa Training Area should remain under Army control.
Documents: Haku Waipa was victim in Puna slaying
A court document filed by police identifies the man who was shot, killed and found burned in his own vehicle Saturday afternoon in Puna as Haku Waipa.
Russia releases US Marine vet in surprise prisoner exchange
WASHINGTON — Russia and the United States have carried out an unexpected prisoner exchange in a time of high tensions, trading on Wednesday a Marine veteran jailed by Moscow for a convicted Russian drug trafficker serving a long prison sentence in America.
Prosecutors want no bail for Hawaii love triangle killing
HONOLULU — A Hawaii man charged with murder in the shooting death of his wife’s lover should be locked up because of his wealth and the danger he poses to his family, a prosecutor said.
Once dead, twice billed: GAO questions COVID funeral awards
The Federal Emergency Management Agency may have been double-billed for the funerals of hundreds of people who died of COVID-19, the Government Accountability Office said in a new report Wednesday.
Woman facing drug charges in court today
Federal prosecutors have asked a U.S. District Court judge to hold a 44-year-old Kona woman facing federal drug offenses without bail.
Man accused of chaining minor to floor in court
A 48-year-old South Kona man charged with first-degree unlawful imprisonment and persistent nonsupport in connection to allegations of keeping a minor under the age of 16 chained to a floor was in court this week for a bench trial.
Voyaging canoes cross the Equator
The Polynesian voyaging canoes Hokule‘a and Hikianalia on Wednesday crossed Ka Piko o Wakea, also known as the Equator, as they continue on their journey to Tahiti.
HMC to give away COVID home tests Friday
Hilo Medical Center will be distributing 1,500 home COVID-19 testing kits at the Afook-Chinen Civic Auditorium at 10 a.m. Friday.
New executive director for TMT
Robert P. Kirshner has been named executive director of the Thirty Meter Telescope International Observatory, or TIO.
Your Views for April 28
Just pass it
The new American way of getting everything wrong
Compassion is so, so important if civilization is to rise to the heights most of us wish for, but compassion without wisdom can produce Karl Marx communism. “From each according to his ability, to each according to his needs,” the historical figure said by way of summation in 1875, and what we actually have seen in this fraudulent, dehumanizing economic system is “from each according to tyrannical orders and to each according to whether there is any food available.”
Feds need to ramp up COVID treatment
The nation’s response to the pandemic has taken on a new phase, as mask mandates and social distancing give way to home-based testing and outpatient treatments. That’s why it’s essential the Biden administration get its new “test-to-treat” program up to speed. With new infections rising in Florida and nationally, the program is vital for helping a fatigued nation manage this ongoing outbreak.
Obituaries for April 28
Mary Louise Butler, 92, of Waimea died March 13 at home. Born in Sacramento, Calif., she was a retired executive manager for AT&T. Private services in California. Survived by sons, James (Judith) McManus of Kailua-Kona and Greg (Vicki) McManus of Puako; grandchildren, great-grandchildren, nieces and nephews. Arrangements by Cremation Services of West Hawaii.
SpaceX launches 4 astronauts for NASA after private flight
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — SpaceX launched four astronauts to the International Space Station for NASA on Wednesday, less than two days after completing a flight chartered by millionaires.
Musk’s Twitter ambitions to collide with Europe’s tech rules
LONDON — A hands-off approach to moderating content at Elon Musk’s Twitter could clash with ambitious new laws in Europe meant to protect users from disinformation, hate speech and other harmful material.
