East Hawaii Jazz and Blues fest kicks off Sunday
The East Hawaii Jazz & Blues Festival is returning this weekend at a reduced capacity and in a new venue.
Election Day is Nov. 8, but legal challenges already begin
WASHINGTON — Election Day is 12 days away. But in courtrooms across the country, efforts to sow doubt over the outcome have already begun.
Auto prices finally begin to creep down from inflated highs
DETROIT — All summer long, Aleen Hudson kept looking for a new minivan or SUV for her growing passenger shuttle service.
Proposed rules would curtail manta viewing
Manta ray viewing in West Hawaii may be curtailed under proposed rules to be considered at future public hearings.
Fixes unveiled for Waipio road: Three-year effort would be done in phases
A three-year Hawaii County plan to fully reopen Waipio Valley Road by mitigating its safety hazards was met with little opposition Wednesday.
Obituaries for October 28
Allison Lee Lehuanani Abadilla, 65, of Hilo, died Oct. 19 at home. Born on Oahu, she was a homemaker and member of New Hope Hilo. Visitation to be held 10-11 a.m. Nov. 5 at New Hope Hilo, with celebration of life at 11 a.m. and cremation to follow at Dodo Mortuary. Survived by spouse Francisco Abadilla, Jr. of Hilo; sons Joey (Lana) Abadilla and Joshua Abadilla, both of Hilo, and Jason (Keala) Abadilla of Kaumana; daughter Annie Abadilla (Wayne) Alvarez of Hawaiian Paradise Park; brothers Patrick (Melissa) Moniz of San Antonio and Neal Moniz of Oahu; sister Kristyellen (Craig) Kobashigawa of Hilo; 12 grandchildren, five great-grandchildren and many aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews and cousins. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary.
Final four football teams vie for BIIF titles
It never occurs to high school football players until it happens for the first time, and it’s the sweetest feeling, however fleeting it may be.
Photos: BIIF Cheerleading Championship
Five Big Island schools competed in the BIIF Cheerleading Championship at Waiakea High School Thursday evening.
Na Leo TV broadcasting BIIF football on Saturday
It’s championship time again on Na Leo TV.
Jackson shines, Ravens beat Brady, struggling Bucs 27-22
TAMPA, Fla. — The Baltimore Ravens finally have a winning streak.
Biden’s economic record an albatross for Democrats
As the November election looms, Democrats are in desperation mode, particularly as inflation and high gasoline prices dog voters as they cast their ballots.
Once again, America is reminded that the Supreme Court is a broken institution
Two minor but telling developments this week provide dismal reminders that the U.S. Supreme Court is mired in a crisis of legitimacy because of what certainly looks like overt partisanship by its conservative majority. Chief Justice John Roberts should add these to the multiple other examples of broken trust by his fellow jurists the next time he publicly laments the court’s loss of standing, as he recently did.
Your Views for October 28
Election concerns
Hawaii man accused of stealing dead baby’s ID loses lawyer
HONOLULU — A former U.S. defense contractor in Hawaii accused with his wife of living for decades under stolen identities of dead babies will get a new attorney, a federal judge ruled Thursday. According to prosecutors, Walter Glenn Primrose and Gwynn Darle Morrison are the real names of the couple who have been living for decades under stolen identities, Bobby Fort and Julie Montague. Prosecutors say Primrose spent more than 20 years in the Coast Guard, where he obtained secret-level security clearance.
Rural areas to get $759M in grants for high-speed internet
RALEIGH, N.C. — The Agriculture Department announced Thursday it is making available $759 million in grants and loans to enable rural communities to access high-speed internet, part of the broader $65 billion push for high-speed connectivity from last year’s infrastructure law.
Antisemitism decried four years after Pa. synagogue attack
PITTSBURGH — In what has become an annual ritual, Pittsburgh’s Jewish community Thursday honored the memory of the 11 Jews who were murdered on this date in the deadliest antisemitic attack in U.S. history.
Russia’s Putin says he won’t use nuclear weapons in Ukraine
MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday denied having any intentions of using nuclear weapons in Ukraine but described the conflict there as part of alleged efforts by the West to secure its global domination, which he insisted are doomed to fail.
WHO: Tuberculosis cases rise for the first time in years
GENEVA (AP) — The number of people infected with tuberculosis, including the kind resistant to drugs, rose globally for the first time in years, according to a report by the World Health Organization.
FBI probing ex-CIA officer’s spying for World Cup host Qatar
A former CIA officer who spied on Qatar’s rivals to help the tiny Arab country land this year’s World Cup is now under FBI scrutiny and newly obtained documents show he offered clandestine services that went beyond soccer to try to influence U.S. policy, an Associated Press investigation found.
Fishermen face shutdowns as warming hurts species
PORTLAND, Maine — Fishing regulators and the seafood industry are grappling with the possibility that some once-profitable species that have declined with climate change might not come back.
