Police seek two missing men
Hawaii Island police are seeking two men who are missing.
Honolulu police officers charged after alleged crash coverup
HONOLULU — Honolulu prosecutors on Thursday filed charges against four police officers alleging a cover-up in connection with a high-speed car chase that they say resulted in a crash and a traumatic brain injury to the driver of another car.
March Madness: Furman, Princeton knock out Virginia, Arizona
(AP) — March Madness has begun! Here is what to know, including the favorites and underdogs as well as key games and how to watch the NCAA Tournament. Oh, and how to fill out your brackets!
Obituaries for March 17
Bradford Kuuipoaloha Bennett, 78, of Hilo, formerly of Oahu, died Dec. 14 at Hilo Medical Center. Born in Lahaina, Maui, he was a retired Honolulu police officer, security supervisor for Matson Shipping and U.S. Army veteran. Celebration of life 4-7 p.m. Friday March 24, at Hawaii National Guard Association Center, 891 Valkenburg St. in Honolulu. Casual attire. Survived by wife, Haunani Bennett of Hilo; sons, Brad Kaleookalani Bennett of Hilo and Brent Keliipono Bennett of Honolulu; two grandchildren. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary.
Hilo beats Waiakea, 3-2
HILO — The Hilo High School varsity baseball team beat Waiakea High School 3-2 in the bottom seventh inning of an intense battle Wednesday night at Francis Wong Stadium.
Haili kids volleyball tourney concludes
HILO — Wednesday night marked the conclusion of the Haili Volleyball Tournament’s youth play, with the championship rounds for each age group played at Afook-Chinen Civic Auditorium.
Vikings edge Warriors in narrow victory
HILO — Hilo High School’s varsity softball team defeated Waiakea High School in a bottom seventh inning comeback, winning 12-11 on Wednesday evening at Walter Victor Baseball Complex.
Another one of Gov. Green’s nominees rejected
A state Senate committee on Thursday rejected Gov. Josh Green’s nominee to lead the state Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism.
Cesspools slated to close
Two West Hawaii large-capacity cesspools are slated to be closed by the beginning of the month according to action taken by the The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
Former fugitive Kahihikolo indicted
A Hilo Grand Jury on Wednesday indicted an Ocean View man on eight counts related to an attempted murder and subsequent manhunt.
HVO lowers Mauna Loa alert level
The Hawaiian Volcano Observatory has downgraded its alert level for Mauna Loa after more than three months of calm.
Mobile health clinic unveiled
A new mobile health care clinic has arrived on the Big Island courtesy of Healthy Mothers Healthy Babies, a Hawaii-based nonprofit dedicated to improving maternal, child and family health care.
Yellen declares bank system sound, as new rescues ordered
WASHINGTON — Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen offered firm, upbeat reassurances to rattled bank depositors and investors Thursday, even as American financial institutions and European agencies ordered fresh rescue efforts following the second-largest bank collapse in U.S. history.
Proposed new HVO site could benefit students
A proposed new site for the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory near the University of Hawaii in Hilo’s campus would allow for greater opportunities for geology students, HVO staff said.
Why TikTok’s security risks keep raising fears
TikTok is once again fending off claims that its Chinese parent company, ByteDance, would share user data from its popular video-sharing app with the Chinese government, or push propaganda and misinformation on its behalf.
France’s Macron risks his government to raise retirement age
PARIS — French President Emmanuel Macron ordered his prime minister to wield a special constitutional power Thursday that skirts parliament to force through a highly unpopular bill raising the retirement age from 62 to 64 without a vote.
Japan, South Korea renew ties at Tokyo summit
TOKYO — Japan and South Korea agreed to resume regular visits between their leaders and take steps to resolve a trade dispute during a long-awaited summit Thursday. Japan’s prime minister called their meeting a “big step” to rebuilding the two nations’ security and economic ties as they try to overcome a century of difficult history.
Willow oil project approval intensifies Alaska Natives’ rift
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — The Biden administration’s approval this week of the biggest oil drilling project in Alaska in decades promises to widen a rift among Alaska Natives, with some saying that oil money can’t counter the damages caused by climate change and others defending the project as economically vital.
Military moves to cut suicides, but defers action on guns
WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin ordered a number of improvements in access to mental health care on Thursday to reduce suicides in the military, but held off on endorsing more controversial recommendations to restrict gun and ammunition purchases by young troops, sending them to another panel for study.
Pentagon video shows Russian jet dumping fuel on US drone
KYIV, Ukraine — The Biden administration released video Thursday of a Russian fighter jet dumping fuel on a U.S. Air Force surveillance drone as the U.S. sought to hold Russia responsible for the collision that led to the drone’s crash into the Black Sea without escalating already fraught tensions with the Kremlin.
