United Airlines to end direct flights from Hilo to L.A.
United Airlines will end its service from Hilo to Los Angeles.
Body found in Kawamoto pool
A body was found by Hawaii County lifeguards this morning at the bottom of the Charles “Sparky” Kawamoto pool in Hilo.
‘Bad situation’: Soaring U.S. dollar spreads pain worldwide
The cost of living in Cairo has soared so much that security guard Mustafa Gamal had to send his wife and year-old daughter to live with his parents in a village 70 miles south of the Egyptian capital to save money.
Student loan forgiveness application website goes live
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden on Monday officially kicked off the application process for his student debt cancellation program and announced that 8 million borrowers had already applied for loan relief during the federal government’s soft launch period over the weekend.
Shooting incident leads to attempted murder charge
A 39-year-old Keaau woman who was shot at by her ex-boyfriend late Friday afternoon while driving Hilo-bound on Highway 11 in Puna told police the suspect had been stalking her for almost a month.
Police seek mother and daughter
Police are seeking the public’s assistance in locating Tara Lasham, who they say is wanted on an outstanding warrant and for questioning relative to a custodial interference investigation.
Preparing for Republican debt blackmail
Nobody knows for sure what will happen in the midterm elections. But if Republicans take one or both houses of Congress, the most important question will be one that is getting hardly any public attention: What will the Biden administration do when the GOP threatens to blow up the world economy by refusing to raise the debt limit?
Changes loom for zoning and development laws
Hawaii County this week is kicking off a 19-month process to update zoning and subdivision codes with community engagement sessions in Kona and Hilo.
FEMA to reimburse county $886K for Mana Road fire
Federal funding is headed to Hawaii County to help offset expenses incurred last summer battling the Big Island’s largest wildfire in history.
Going long: The ravages of long COVID are coming into focus
It’s becoming clearer that, even in the unlikely event that we somehow, someday manage to eradicate COVID-19 and its many variants, we can’t wipe clean the enormous toll the virus has taken.
State briefs for October 18
Court rejects appeal to give American Samoans citizenship
Obituaries for October 18
Greta Bumanglag Balicoco, 61, of Pahoa died Sept. 10 in Arizona. Born in Paoay, Philippines, she worked at Akatsuka Orchid Gardens and was a member of Iglesia Ni Cristo Church of Christ in Keaau. Visitation 9-10:30 a.m. Friday, Oct. 28, at Dodo Mortuary Chapel. Funeral service at 10:30 a.m. Burial 11:30 a.m. at Homelani Memorial Park, Ilima Section. Survived by husband, Juanito Balicoco of Pahoa; children, Julius Balicoco, Juvani Balicoco and Gretchen Balicoco of Arizona, Guinevere (Khalil) Luis of Honolulu; mother, Agripina Bumanglag of Philippines; siblings, Juliet (Richard) Batallones. Richard (Lorna) Bumanglag and Ulysis (Liza) Bumanglag of Philippines, Hartzel Bumanglag and Aurora (Oliver) Chua of Guam; mother-in-law, Rosita M. Balicoco of Hawaii; sisters- and brothers-in-law,-Estefania B. (Pariseo) Ganut and Corazon (Eddie) Hubag of Philippines, Pedro (Rubylinda) Balicoco, Nestor (Imelda) Balicoco, Cathy (Leonard) Balicoco, Andrea B. (Liberato) Magcalas and Castor Balicoco of Hawaii; two grandchildren; aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces and nephews. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary.
Liz Truss is still in office, but no longer in power
Kwasi Kwarteng may have cut a large figure, but he proved to be the proverbial bull in a china shop as Britain’s Chancellor of the Exchequer. He was repeatedly wrong, but never in doubt. His central conceit was that trust — whether from his party, the public or markets — could be assumed rather than earned. Sacking him may be Liz Truss’s first smart move as prime minister.
Haiti calls for help at the UN as world mulls assistance
UNITED NATIONS — The United States and Mexico said Monday they are preparing a U.N. resolution that would authorize an international mission to help improve security in Haiti, whose government issued a “distress call” for the people of the crisis-wracked nation.
Suicide drones strike fear in Ukraine’s capital, killing 4
KYIV, Ukraine — Waves of explosives-laden suicide drones struck Ukraine’s capital Monday, setting buildings ablaze, tearing a hole in one of them and sending people scurrying for cover or trying to shoot them down in what the president said was Russia’s attempt to terrorize civilians.
Police: High-powered handgun used in Vegas officer killing
LAS VEGAS — A man accused of killing a veteran Las Vegas patrol officer fired 18 shots with a high-powered handgun that an official described as an “AK-47 pistol,” including one that penetrated the officer’s ballistic vest and one that wounded the man’s mother-in-law in the leg, a top police official said Monday.
House panel: Trump’s bills to Secret Service ‘exorbitant’
NEW YORK — Donald Trump’s private company arranged for the Secret Service to pay for rooms at his properties in excess of government-approved rates at least 40 times during his presidency, including two charges for more than $1,100 per room, per night, according to documents released Monday by a congressional committee.
LA politicians to lose committee positions over race scandal
LOS ANGELES — The head of the Los Angeles City Council stripped two members of much of their power Monday to pressure them to resign for participating in a private meeting in which they did not object to a colleague’s crude and racist remarks and at times joined in the offensive banter.
Late turnover, Hopkins 4th field goal gives Chargers OT win
INGLEWOOD, Calif. — Justin Herbert didn’t throw a touchdown pass for the first time in 27 games. For once, it didn’t matter thanks to the Los Angeles Chargers special teams.
Tagovailoa to prepare this week as Dolphins starter
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — Tua Tagovailoa is back, and his return will be a welcome sight for a Dolphins team that has not won a game since he suffered a concussion on Sept. 29.
