Waiakea looks for more magic at HHSAA track and field championships
With Taysia Rocha leading the way, Waiakea’s girls BIIF track and field championship had long been decided.
HPA, Kamehameha stumble in state D-II softball
Hawaii Prep and Kamehameha engaged in a well-played, dramatic BIIF softball championship, but neither could recreate the moment in their respective HHSAA Division II quarterfinals.
Black hole at center of Milky Way photographed for the first time using Maunakea telescopes
A global team of scientists, including astronomers at a pair of Maunakea Observatories, have captured the first image of the black hole at the center of the Milky Way.
HHSAA softball: Kamehameha clobbers Kaimuki to reach quarters
Kamehameha hammered Kaimuki 17-2 in the Division II state softball first round on Wednesday on Maui.
$7K to trap chickens to curb fowl Oahu issue
HONOLULU — Honolulu has spent $7,000 catching 67 feral chickens in recent months.
Creeping COVID cases result in few schools mask mandates
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — U.S. COVID-19 cases are up, leading a smattering of school districts, particularly in the Northeast, to bring back mask mandates and recommendations for the first time since the omicron winter surge ended and as the country approaches 1 million deaths in the pandemic.
China fights slump, sticks to costly ‘zero COVID’ policy
BEIJING — China’s leaders are struggling to reverse an economic slump without giving up anti-virus tactics that shut down Shanghai and other cities, adding to challenges for President Xi Jinping as he tries to extend his time in power.
Complaining, whining isn’t the way to win, Dems
It wasn’t so long ago when Missouri was a purple state, up for grabs by whichever party did the best job capturing voters’ imaginations. The state was split down the middle politically as recently as 2000, and even in 2016 Democrats held a U.S. Senate seat and the offices of governor, attorney general and state auditor. While Democrats watched helplessly, Republicans went for the political jugular by focusing on hot-button inspirational issues like gun control and abortion rights.
The case for free-range chickens
Most “feral” chickens are actually “free range” because they also eat cat and dog food, stale rice, fallen fruit, and wild bird food with sunflower seeds, millet, wheat and sorghum, a far healthier diet than that of supermarket chickens fattened on GMO corn, ground up dead chickens, and pellets of other deceased awful offal. In many neighborhoods, perhaps not Diamond Head, someone is eating free “free range” stew, far more nutritious than takeout nuggets or chicken cooked in one’s own kitchen.
Three Kona officers honored
The Kona Crime Prevention Committee honored three Hawaii Police Department officers as Officer of the Month for November 2021, December 2021, and January 2022, during an awards ceremony at Huggo’s on the Rocks in Kona on April 6.
Pasha Hawaii donates $30K to Boys & Girls Club
Pasha Hawaii has donated $30,000 to the Boys & Girls Club of the Big Island to support the organization’s much-needed Nutritional Supplementation “hot meal” program for Hawaii Island’s youth.
Obituaries for May 12
Rosita Paco Corpuz, 87, of Hilo died April 20 at Hilo Medical Center. Born in the Philippines, she was retired from Mauna Loa Macadamia Nut Corp. and a member of Saint Joseph Catholic Church. Visitation 8:30-9:30 a.m. Wednesday, May 25, at Saint Joseph Catholic Church. Funeral Mass at 9:30 a.m. Burial to follow at Homelani Memorial Park, Ilima Section. Casual attire. Survived by sons, Joey (Clarina) Corpuz and Jerry Corpuz of Los Angeles, Raymond Corpuz of Hilo; daughters, Josephine Corpuz and Juvy Corpuz of Los Angeles, Judy (Alex) Nicolas and Jeanie Corpuz of Hilo; six grandchildren and two great-grandchildren; nieces and cousins. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary.
Masks required for graduations and summer school; cases rise statewide
Masking requirements will remain in place for graduation ceremonies and summer school, according to interim Superintendent Keith Hayashi and State Epidemiologist Sarah Kemble.
Hilo Public Library team places first at Heluhelu Quiz Bowl
The First Annual Heluhelu Quiz Bowl, an updated quiz bowl based upon the earlier Newbery Quiz Bowl, was held on April 7 at the Mauna Lani Resort. Nine teams of fourth through seventh graders, from across the island, participated in a fast paced question competition based on 30 books they had read during the school year.
Roth attends Ironman competition in Utah
Mayor Mitch Roth attended the 2021 Ironman World Championship in St. George, Utah, last weekend “in a show of partnership between the City of St. George and the County of Hawaii through their willingness to temporarily take on the coveted event,” according to a press release from the mayor’s office.
Public invited to attend Police Week events
Hawaii Island residents and visitors are invited to attend Police Week festivities, including station tours, during the national event next week.
Fires seriously damage homes in Hilo, Naalehu
A pair of fires Monday caused extensive damage to three homes, one in Hilo and two in Naalehu.
Learn about STEM careers and get a paid internship included
The University of Hawaii at Manoa is accepting applications for a year-round STEM program for high school students on the islands of Hawaii, Oahu, Molokai, Lanai and Kauai.
Two in custody after police recover suspected fentanyl during drug bust
Two people were taken into police custody Wednesday morning after vice officers from both sides of the island executed a search warrant at a home in Kailua-Kona.
Police arrest 17 for DUI
During the week of May 2-8, Hawaii Island police arrested 17 motorists for DUI. Two of the drivers were involved in a traffic accident and two of the drivers were younger than 21.
