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The pandemic is changing Hollywood, maybe forever

Nov. 28, 2020

NEW YORK — “No New ‘Movies’ Till Influenza Ends” blared a New York Times headline on Oct. 10, 1918, while the deadly second wave of the Spanish Flu was unfolding.

2 Kamehameha Schools Hawaii students distribute care packages

Nov. 26, 2020

Two Kamehameha Schools Hawaii seniors spent the days before Thanksgiving distributing 181 care packages to the Hawaii National Guard and Ka‘u health care workers and patients.

Tweet on spare change generates big money for virus aid

Nov. 26, 2020

SALT LAKE CITY — Andy Larsen is a sports writer, but with so many games scratched during the pandemic he has spent a lot of time digging into coronavirus data and its sobering implications.

Russian city to demolish derided ‘Robot’ building

Nov. 26, 2020

MOSCOW — A hulking, never-occupied building sardonically likened to a robot’s head that has loomed over the Russian city of Kaliningrad for decades is to be demolished next year, the region’s governor says.

Tropical Gardening: Buy a tropical pine for Christmas and support local farmers

Nov. 28, 2020

Christmas is almost here, so folks are sending cards and buying and mailing gifts. But it seems like most folks are a bit slow in getting their Christmas trees up this year.

Hawaii Community Federal Credit Union raises nearly $49,000 for Hawaii’s most vulnerable

Nov. 25, 2020

Hawaii Community Federal Credit Union is proving there is nothing stronger than the power of community after raising $48,924 in donations during its annual Market Day events in October.

For rookie Thanksgiving cooks, expert tips to avoid disaster

Nov. 24, 2020

NEW YORK — After Christopher Hughey tweeted that he’s tackling his first Thanksgiving turkey this year, the advice started rolling in.

Let’s Talk Food: Thanksgiving is this Thursday

Nov. 24, 2020 • Updated 2:15 p.m.

This Thanksgiving is going to be like no other. We cannot gather with friends and family. We will have our little celebrations with just our core family.

Volcano Watch: How has topography been modeled at Hawaii’s volcanoes?

Nov. 22, 2020

In cartography and geographic analyses related to volcanoes, especially in Hawaii, there is perhaps nothing more important than having an accurate digital model of topography. Such models depict the three-dimensional nature of the land, elucidating features from past eruptions and influencing potential pathways of future activity.

Owl found in Rockefeller Center tree released back into the wild

Nov. 22, 2020 • Updated 1:23 p.m.

SAUGERTIES, N.Y. — A tiny owl that was found dehydrated and hungry in the branches of the Rockefeller Center Christmas tree is eating its way back to good health and was set to be released back into the wild Saturday.

Tropical Gardening: Celebrate a safe Thanksgiving

Nov. 21, 2020

These are strange times.

808 Homeless Task Force working to address homeless crisis in Kona

Nov. 18, 2020

A one-woman army has taken to the streets to address Kona’s homeless problem.

Sorry, Grinch. Virus won’t stop NORAD from tracking Santa

Nov. 18, 2020

WASHINGTON — Children of the world can rest easy.

Let’s Talk Food: Cookbooks of the past

Nov. 17, 2020

Margaret Shiba, like many others, is working from home during this pandemic. She started to sort through old boxes of files, some with recipes her mother wrote by hand as a young bride. She also found little publications, printed between the 1930s and 1950s, “all sponsored by big food corporations for the benefit of housewives around the time of the war. Such period pieces!”

Tropical Gardening: Tropical Vireya rhododendrons thrive in Hawaii

Nov. 14, 2020

Throughout the northwest U.S. and Japan, one of the highlights of spring is the mass blooming of azaleas and rhododendrons. In Hawaii, these attractive garden shrubs are popular in cool, mauka areas.

NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what did not happen last week

Nov. 14, 2020

A look at false and misleading claims and videos in the days after President-elect Joe Biden was declared the winner of the 2020 presidential election.

Christian churches mirror country’s political division

Nov. 13, 2020

NEW YORK — The messages in Christian houses of worship on the first weekend after the election were as divided as the country’s electorate, with religious leaders mostly calling for peace and unification even as some bemoaned the result and others celebrated.

Donate a lap blanket to a hospice patient this November

Nov. 11, 2020

In an effort to spread a little joy and love to those who are coming to the end of their lives, Discount Fabric Warehouse in partnership with Hawaii Care Choices is collecting lap blankets for distribution to new hospice patients.

Ku‘ikahi, county Bar Association host virtual recognition event

Nov. 11, 2020 • Updated 3:55 p.m.

Ku‘ikahi Mediation Center together with the Hawaii County Bar Association invites the public to support its 15th Annual Recognition Dinner & Auction.

A Veterans Day remembrance

Nov. 10, 2020

The Aloha Exchange Club of East Hawaii with the help of HELCO’s cranes will display their patriotism as proud Americans on Veterans Day, Wednesday, Nov. 11, by displaying a huge 38-by-20-foot American flag over Kamehameha Avenue from 8 a.m.-2 p.m. Club members, led by president Dale Tokuuke, will also wave flags at passing motorists. “We are celebrating Veterans Day in gratitude for those who serve and in sorrow for those who have lost their lives for us to enjoy American freedom,” said Tokuuke. The Aloha Exchange Club, chartered in 1982, promotes unity for service through Americanism, youth projects, prevention of child abuse and their police officer and firefighter recognition awards.

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