Hundreds honor loveds ones at Celebration of Life
Hundreds of people gathered to celebrate loved ones who have passed on during the Hawaii Care Choices’ Celebration of Life on Saturday night.
1B meth pills: East, SE Asia drug industry hits ominous peak
BANGKOK — The number of methamphetamine tablets seized in East and Southeast Asia exceeded a billion last year for the first time, highlighting the scale of illegal drug production and trafficking in the region and the challenges of fighting it, the U.N. said Monday.
Uvalde tells Biden to ‘do something’; he pledges ‘we will’
UVALDE, Texas — President Joe Biden grieved with the shattered community of Uvalde on Sunday, mourning privately for three hours with anguished families of the 19 schoolchildren and two teachers killed by a gunman. Faced with chants of “do something” as he departed a church service, Biden pledged: “We will.”
UH-Hilo students gain hands-on experience during reef expedition
The University of Hawaii at Hilo participated in one of the first all-encompassing research expeditions surveying coral reefs off Hawaii’s west coast.
Judge will consider whether to unseal DNA evidence in Dana Ireland murder
A group seeking to overturn convictions in the Dana Ireland murder trial filed a motion Thursday seeking to unseal post-conviction DNA testing conducted on a piece of key evidence in that case.
Annual Puna Memorial Day observance held
Various faiths came together to commemorate Memorial Day during the Annual Puna District Interfaith Memorial Day Observance on Saturday morning.
Justice Dept. to review response to Texas school shooting
UVALDE, Texas (AP) — The Justice Department said Sunday it will review the law enforcement response to the Texas school shooting, an unusual federal look back prompted by questions about the shifting and at times contradictory information from authorities that have enraged a community in shock and sorrow.
Nine arrested in Puna warrants sweep
Nine individuals were arrested for a total of 10 outstanding warrants and other crimes during an inter-agency warrant sweep Wednesday in Puna. The sweep was conducted by officers from the Hawaii Police Department, Hawaii State Sheriff’s Department, and the Department of Land and Natural Resources. The warrants were for contempt of court and violating conditions of bail.
1st hurricane of 2022, Agatha heads for Mexico tourist towns
MEXICO CITY (AP) — The first hurricane of the season formed off Mexico’s southern Pacific coast Sunday and rapidly gained power ahead of an expected strike along a stretch of tourist beaches and fishing towns as a major storm.
Agency: 1 dead, 7 injured in Oklahoma festival shooting
TAFT, Okla. (AP) — Authorities said a 26-year-old man was in custody after one person was killed and seven people were injured in a shooting early Sunday at an outdoor festival in eastern Oklahoma, where witnesses described frantic people running for cover amid gunfire.
New Mexico wildfire scar burn has forest officials worried
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — As more than 3,000 firefighters in northern New Mexico continued to battle the nation’s largest active wildfire Sunday, federal forest officials worried about future flash floods, landslides and destructive ash from the burn scar.
Flight cancellations pile up on busy Memorial Day weekend
ATLANTA (AP) — Hundreds of flights worldwide were canceled by Sunday evening, adding to the mounting number of scrubbed flights during the busy Memorial Day holiday weekend in the U.S.
Ukraine, Russia battle in the east as Zelenskyy visits front
POKROVSK, Ukraine — Russian and Ukrainian troops traded blows in fierce close-quarter combat Sunday in an eastern Ukrainian city as Moscow’s soldiers, supported by intense shelling, attempted to gain a strategic foothold to conquer the region. Ukraine’s leader also made a rare frontline visit to Kharkiv, the country’s second-largest city, to assess the strength of the national defense.
The Southern Baptist blasphemy
While the Catholic Church has spent much of the last three decades wrestling with deeply painful revelations of priestly sexual abuse and the bishops’ callous disregard for the people in their care, many American Protestant denominations self-righteously wagged fingers at the Catholic hierarchy for tolerating pedophile priests when they knew they had a problem.
Obituaries for May 30
Eve May Blomgren, 96, of Hilo died May 21 at home. Born in Minneapolis, she owned the former Fireplace Hawaii. Celebration of life 4-8 p.m. Wednesday (June 1) in the meeting room at Bayshore Towers condominium. Casual attire. Survived by children, Greg Blomgren, Jill (Steve) Jancunski, Leilani Keao and Colleen Blomgren of Hilo; seven grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary.
Most Americans want stricter gun laws. Senate Republicans don’t seem to care
Gun-control opponents like to say that guns don’t kill people, people kill people.