After tearing it up at Kansas, Hilo High grad Ahuna enters transfer portal
Hilo’s Maui Ahuna owns a spot on the all-Big 12 baseball team, two entries on “SportsCenter” Top 10 plays, high rankings on 2023 Major League Baseball Draft prospect lists and a spot in the transfer portal.
Annual Puna District Memorial Day Observance slated for Saturday
The Annual Puna District Memorial Day Observance will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday on the front lawn of the Puna Hongwanji Buddhist Temple.
Russian sentenced to life in Ukraine’s 1st war crimes trial
KYIV, Ukraine — A captured Russian soldier who pleaded guilty to killing a civilian was sentenced by a Ukrainian court Monday to life in prison — the maximum — amid signs the Kremlin may, in turn, put on trial some of the fighters who surrendered at Mariupol’s steelworks.
Expert: Monkeypox likely spread by sex at 2 raves in Europe
LONDON — A leading adviser to the World Health Organization described the unprecedented outbreak of monkeypox in developed countries as “a random event” that appears to have been caused by sexual activity at two recent raves in Europe.
Naniloa hotel dispute still not resolved
The Edward C. Olson Trust has until November to serve legal documents to a pair of business partners the trust is suing over two Banyan Drive development projects.
Police seek leads in Saturday’s Nanawale slaying
Police are hoping for the break they need to solve a fatal shooting early Saturday morning in Puna.
HVNP expands hours, access at Kahuku Unit
The Kahuku Unit of Hawaii Volcanoes National Park is now open at 8 a.m., adding an additional hour to explore the trails and views on the slopes of Mauna Loa.
Ige signs bill protecting journalism in schools
A bill designed to support and protect journalism programs at Hawaii’s public and private schools was signed into law Monday by Gov. David Ige.
PUC again rejects Honua Ola: Ruling nixes power purchase agreement with Hawaiian Electric
The state Public Utilities Commission has again rejected an amended power purchase agreement between Hawaiian Electric Co. and Honua Ola Bioenergy.
Obituaries for May 24
Patricia “Patti” Piilani Bufil-Dehmer, 59, of Hilo died March 28 at Hilo Medical Center. Born in Hilo, she was a loan officer for the former Beneficial Hawaii, an administrative assistant for Ivan Mochida Contracting and a salesclerk at the former Robert’s Bakery. Graveside committal service 10 a.m. Saturday (May 28) at Mauna Kea Memorial Park in Papaikou, followed by a celebration of life at 4 p.m. at Hilo Meishoin Social Hall, 97 Olona St. Aloha attire; flowers welcome. Survived by husband, Eric H. Dehmer of Hilo; sons, Erickson H. Dehmer of Fairbanks, Alaska, and Roycen K. (Stephanie) Dehmer of Kailua, Oahu; daughter, Brittni Rose K. (Aukai Ishibashi Jr.) Dehmer of Hilo; father, Pilagio Bufil of Hilo; hanai brother, Ronnie Alonzo of Hilo; sisters, Abigail “Abby” Bufil and Francine (Randy Uy) Bufil-Uy of California; four grandchildren; hanai children, cousins, nieces, nephews, aunts and uncles. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary.
US births rose last year but still less than before pandemic
NEW YORK — U.S. births bumped up last year, but the number of babies born was still lower than before the coronavirus pandemic.
Biden launches Indo-Pacific trade deal, warns over inflation
TOKYO — President Joe Biden launched a new trade deal with 12 Indo-Pacific nations Monday aimed at strengthening their economies as he warned Americans worried about high inflation that it is “going to be a haul” before they feel relief. The president said he does not believe an economic recession is inevitable in the U.S.
Honolulu Police Commission picks Logan for new police chief
HONOLULU (AP) — The former head of the Hawaii National Guard was chosen Monday to be Honolulu’s new police chief.
South Asia’s intense heat wave a ‘sign of things to come’
NEW DELHI — The devastating heat wave that has baked India and Pakistan in recent months was made more likely by climate change and is a glimpse of the region’s future, international scientists said in a study released Monday.
Pentagon says more high-tech weapons going to Ukraine
WASHINGTON — Nearly 50 defense leaders from around the world met Monday and agreed to send more advanced weapons to Ukraine, including a Harpoon launcher and missiles to protect its coast, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin told reporters.
Governments should stop trying to make gasoline cheaper
The oil market is screaming at consumers to rein in their use of fuel. Governments are doing everything they can to have us to buy, buy, buy. But there can only be one winner in this battle, and it won’t be our elected representatives — or us.
Facebook, Instagram to reveal more on how ads target users
WASHINGTON — Facebook parent Meta said it will start publicly providing more details about how advertisers target people with political ads just months ahead of the U.S. midterm elections.
Your Views for May 24
Fetuses have no rights
Let’s Talk Food: Brain food
As we age, it is even more important to keep our brain fed with the right foods. Our mental decline, which involves memory and cognition, affects too many of us.
The Island Intelligencer: The espionage world in wartime
Nations’ intelligence engines are rarely at rest, but complex and high-stakes conflicts that have global impact, like the situation in Ukraine, force them to shift into overdrive. The U.S intelligence community is no different. This is especially true in the area of human intelligence (HUMINT), the shadow playground of spies and their handlers on which I long frolicked.
