Hawaiian Electric: Conserve power to help avoid rolling blackouts tonight
Hawaiian Electric this afternoon urged all customers on Hawaii Island to continue to reduce their electricity use to prevent the need for brief rolling outages tonight.
PHOTOS: BIIF judo championships at Kealakehe
By CONOR LANGS
BIIF track and field competes at HPA for the second time
WAIMEA — The Big Island Interscholastic Federation (BIIF) hosted its sixth meet of the track and field season on Saturday at Hawaii Preparatory Academy.
NBA Play-In Game Preview: West games today. East games on Wednesday. Eliminations on Friday
LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers are back in the NBA Play-In Tournament. So is Stephen Curry, as he and Golden State will be fighting for their season. And Jimmy Butler returns as well, after this round last year was the first step on Miami’s way to the NBA Finals.
Caitlin Clark taken No. 1 in the WNBA draft by the Indiana Fever, as expected
NEW YORK — Caitlin Clark admitted she was a bit nervous before being chosen with the No. 1 pick in the WNBA draft by the Indiana Fever, even though it was no surprise.
HPP man posts bail after being charged with multiple offenses
Police have charged 31-year-old Dylan Jessen Gapp of Hawaiian Paradise Park with numerous firearms offenses and violation of a court order.
Prospective jurors are dismissed in dozens as Trump’s trial begins
NEW YORK — After years of investigation and weeks of delay, the criminal case known as the People of the State of New York vs. Donald J. Trump went to trial Monday, with hundreds of citizens summoned to potentially join a jury that will decide the fate of the first American president to face prosecution.
Testifiers to board: No PTA land swap
People statewide urged the Board of Land and Natural Resources on Friday to reject a proposed land exchange between the state and the U.S. Army that would allow it to continue to use land in the Pohakuloa Training Area and elsewhere.
Nene gosling found dead in popular Hilo park
Patrons of Lili‘uokalani Park and Gardens in Hilo were disheartened recently to learn about the death of a nene gosling in the park.
Woman accused of beating, kicking dog in Kona
A 26-year-old woman accused of beating and kicking her dog at McDonald’s in Kailua-Kona has been freed on supervised release over the objection of prosecutors.
Police arrest suspect in Kona robbery
Police arrested 21-year-old Peter Melling of Kailua-Kona on April 12 for a robbery that occurred at a shopping center on the 75-5800 block of Alii Drive on April 11.
It’s Tax Day. And your refund may be big this year
WASHINGTON (AP) — On this Tax Day, refunds are looking a bit bigger for taxpayers.
Too expensive, too slow: NASA asks for help with JPL’s Mars Sample Return mission
After months of turmoil over the future of a vaunted mission to bring samples of the Red Planet back to Earth, NASA has its verdict on Mars Sample Return.
Supreme Court allows Idaho to enforce its ban on gender-affirming care for transgender youth
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is allowing Idaho to enforce its ban on gender-affirming care for transgender youth while lawsuits over the law proceed, reversing lower courts.
Gun supervisor for ‘Rust’ movie gets 18 months in prison for fatal shooting by Alec Baldwin on set
SANTA FE, N.M. — A movie weapons supervisor was sentenced to 18 months in prison in the fatal shooting of a cinematographer by Alec Baldwin on the set of the Western film “Rust,” during a hearing Monday in which tearful family members and friends gave testimonials that included calls for justice and a punishment that would instill greater accountability for safety on film sets.
Government incompetence is keeping kids out of college
President Joe Biden’s botched rollout of a revamped financial aid form reveals a stunning lack of managerial competence. It has left colleges unable to tell millions of students how much they’ll have to pay, causing some to delay enrolling and others to drop the idea altogether. This easily avoidable failure threatens to deprive low-income Americans of a college education. And Biden, the country’s chief executive, needs to hold to account the officials who are directly responsible.
Obituaries for April 16
John Cooper, 81, of Hawaii Island died March 3. No known family. Survivors are asked to call Hilo Medical Center at (808) 932-3500, option 4.
Biden administration agrees to provide $6.4 billion to Samsung for making computer chips in Texas
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration has reached an agreement to provide up to $6.4 billion in direct funding for Samsung Electronics to develop a computer chip manufacturing and research cluster in Texas.
House Speaker Mike Johnson is taking complicated approach to passing aid for Ukraine and Israel
WASHINGTON — House Speaker Mike Johnson on Monday unveiled a complicated proposal for passing wartime aid for Israel, Ukraine and Taiwan, leaving its path to passage deeply uncertain as he rejected pressure to simply approve a package sent over by the Senate.
Ethiopia’s Sisay Lemma wins Boston Marathon in runaway. Kenya’s Hellen Obiri repeats in women’s race
BOSTON — Sisay Lemma scorched the first half of the Boston Marathon course on Monday, setting a record pace to build a lead of more than half of a mile.
