Groups gather peacefully, try to find common ground on Waipi‘o Valley access
Hundreds showed up Saturday at the Waipi‘o Valley Lookout in the name of ocean access.
End of Kalanianaole Ave road work in sight
With the finish line in view, work on Kalanianaole Avenue is on target to be finished by the end of the year, according to the Hawaii County Department of Public Works.
State minimum wage raised to $12 an hour
Workers earning the state’s minimum hourly wage received a raise Saturday as the rate increased from $10.10 an hour to $12 an hour.
Could fewer fees help physician shortage? Organization pushes elimination of GET on medical services
Hawaii Island is short roughly 300 physicians, and statewide, that number is estimated to be well over 1,000.
Jimmy Carter celebrating 98 with family, friends, baseball
ATLANTA — Jimmy Carter, already the longest-living U.S. president in history, turned 98 on Saturday, celebrating with family and friends in Plains, the tiny Georgia town where he and his wife, 95-year-old Rosalynn, were born in the years between World War I and the Great Depression.
Ruptured oil pipeline off California approved for repairs
LOS ANGELES — A Texas oil company was granted permission to repair an underwater pipeline that ruptured off the coast of Southern California a year ago, spilled tens of thousands of gallons of crude, and forced beaches and fisheries to close.
Obituaries for October 2
Benjamin Castillo Jr, 56, of Camarillo, Calif., died Sept. 17 in Los Angeles. Born in Kohala and raised in Hilo, he was retired from the Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, was an adult correctional officer at Halawa Correctional Facility, U.S. Navy veteran and Naval Reserve retiree. Celebration of life 11 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 8, at Calvary Community Church in Westlake Village, Calif. Oahu funersal service 10 a.m. Nov. 18 at Holy Family Catholic Church in Honolulu. Interment with military honors 2 p.m. at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery in Kaneohe, Oahu. Survived by wife, Dina Castillo; son, Storm Castillo; mother, Dorothy Castillo; stepmother, Terri Castillo; grandmother, Frances Carreira; brothers, Gordon (Julie) Castillo, Michael Benevides and Brandon (Angel) Castillo; sisters, Denise Estrada, Cheryl (Ray) Moret and, Stacey Benevides; nieces and nephews.
Venezuela swaps 7 jailed Americans for Maduro relatives
WASHINGTON — In a rare softening of hostile relations, Venezuela freed on Saturday seven imprisoned Americans in exchange for the United States releasing two nephews of President Nicolás Maduro’s wife who had been jailed for years on narcotics convictions.
Councilman’s resolution calls for relocation of Hilo jail
After reading a state report highlighting abysmal conditions at the Hawaii Community Correctional Center, a Hawaii County Council member is urging the facility to be moved elsewhere.
Photos: Pahoa football downs Kohala
Pahoa celebrated a win against Kohala on their senior night at Keaau High School on Thursday. The Daggers defeated the Cowboys 20-12 as sporadic rain came down throughout the night. Pahoa, 2-6, will go on to play at Honokaa at 6 p.m. Friday, and Kohala, 2-5, will play Hawaii Prep at home at 1 p.m. Saturday.
Brewers blow lead, chance to tie Phils for wild-card spot
MILWAUKEE — Devin Williams blew a ninth-inning lead and the Milwaukee Brewers squandered a great opportunity to pull even in the race for the final National League playoff spot, losing to the Miami Marlins 4-3 on Saturday night.
AP source: Union fires consultant who evaluated Tagovailoa
The NFL Players Association has fired the unaffiliated neurotrauma consultant who evaluated Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa after he stumbled off the field against Buffalo last weekend, a person familiar with the decision told The Associated Press on Saturday.
College roundup: Crimson Tide stays undefeated despite losing QB Young
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) — Alabama did it once. That was probably enough for Nick Saban’s tastes.
Cheering their return: Cheerleaders perform in front of audience for first time since pandemic
Cheerleaders took to the mat to perform routines and compete in the BIIF preseason cheerleading competition on Wednesday at Kamehameha Schools Hawaii.
GOP attacks Georgia’s Abrams on voting as judge rejects suit
ATLANTA — When Democrat Stacey Abrams narrowly lost the Georgia governor’s race to Republican Brian Kemp four years ago, she didn’t go quietly.
Vegas survivors signal hope even as mass shootings persist
LAS VEGAS — It’s been five years since carnage and death sent his family running into the night, leaving them separated and terrified as a gunman rained bullets into an outdoor country music festival crowd on the Las Vegas Strip.
Russia withdraws troops after Ukraine encircles key city
KYIV, Ukraine — After being encircled by Ukrainian forces, Russia pulled troops out Saturday from an eastern Ukrainian city that it had been using as a front-line hub. It was the latest victory for the Ukrainian counteroffensive that has humiliated and angered the Kremlin.
Ian leaves dozens dead as focus turns to rescue, recovery
FORT MYERS, Fla. — Dozens of Florida residents left their flooded and splintered homes by boat and by air on Saturday as rescuers continued to search for survivors in the wake of Hurricane Ian, while authorities in South Carolina and North Carolina began taking stock of their losses.
Your Views for October 2
Fostering acceptance
Alex Jones tries to hide his riches from the people whose lives he destroyed
As if to boost the brand of the League of Unrepentant Evildoers, Infowars founder Alex Jones has tried to join the likes of Purdue Pharma, Johnson &Johnson and the National Rifle Association in declaring bankruptcy as a way to evade multimillion-dollar court judgments against him. Jones is in the middle of multiple lawsuits over his assertions that small children massacred at Sandy Hook Elementary in Connecticut, along with their grieving parents, were merely actors in an elaborate hoax.
