Why Trump’s alarmist message on immigration may be resonating beyond his base
WASHINGTON — The video shared by former President Donald Trump features horror movie music and footage of migrants purportedly entering the U.S. from countries including Cameroon, Afghanistan and China. Shots of men with tattoos and videos of violent crime are set against close-ups of people waving and wrapping themselves in American flags.
Bees causing a buzz: County bill would change how beehives, apiaries are regulated
The Big Island will be abuzz Tuesday about a proposal to allow bees to be kept on residential and other properties.
Big rent-to-own housing push by Home Lands agency praised, panned
The state Department of Hawaiian Home Lands is pursuing its biggest homestead development initiative in history, but one expanding piece of the plan aimed at helping low-income beneficiaries is distressing some stakeholders.
Gmail revolutionized email 20 years ago. People thought it was Google’s April Fool’s Day joke
SAN FRANCISCO — Google co-founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin loved pulling pranks, so much so they began rolling outlandish ideas every April Fool’s Day not long after starting their company more than a quarter century ago. One year, Google posted a job opening for a Copernicus research center on the moon. Another year, the company said it planned to roll out a “scratch and sniff” feature on its search engine.
Two fashion shows set for Merrie Monarch week
Two different fashion shows are being held in Hilo this week to coincide with the Merrie Monarch Festival.
Man accused of stealing 2 Jeeps, leading cops on high-speed chase
A 32-year-old Hilo man accused of stealing two Jeep Wranglers from the Grand Naniloa Hotel Golf Course parking lot and leading police on a high-speed chase will have at least some of his charges heard in Hilo Circuit Court.
Longer County Council terms?
Hawaii County Council members could serve for 12 consecutive years under an upcoming council proposal.
Hula students impacted by wildfire to perform at Merrie Monarch Ho‘ike
Fifteen hula students from Maui’s Lahainaluna High School are about to take a trip of a lifetime to experience the 61st annual Merrie Monarch Festival.
As cranes arrive at Baltimore bridge collapse site, governor describes daunting task of cleaning up
BALTIMORE — A crane that can lift 1,000 tons, described as one of the largest on the Eastern Seaboard, appeared near the site of a collapsed highway bridge in Baltimore as crews prepared Friday to begin clearing wreckage that has stymied the search for four workers missing and presumed dead and blocked ships from entering or leaving the city’s vital port.
DA suggests Donald Trump violated gag order with post about daughter of hush-money trial judge
NEW YORK — Manhattan prosecutors suggested Friday that Donald Trump violated a gag order in his hush-money criminal case this week by assailing the judge’s daughter and making a false claim about her on social media.
Many Americans say immigrants contribute to economy but there’s worry over risks, AP-NORC poll finds
WASHINGTON — Americans are more worried about legal immigrants committing crimes in the U.S. than they were a few years ago, a change driven largely by increased concern among Republicans, while Democrats continue to see a broad range of benefits from immigration, a new poll shows.
The Moscow concert massacre was a major security blunder. What’s behind that failure?
Hours before gunmen last week carried out the bloodiest attack in two decades in Russia, authorities made an addition to a government register of extremist and terrorist groups: They included the international LGBTQ+ “movement.”
Bill moving through Legislature aims to increase densities in urban areas
Hawaii’s urban housing density could more than triple under a new zoning proposal sailing through the state Legislature.
A glut of puppies: Shelters work to find homes for increasing number of young dogs
Cute faces mask a sad story as animal shelters in Hawaii County continue to take in dozens of mixed-breed puppies every month.
Two arrested after violent robbery, kidnapping
A 31-year-old Keaau man thought he was meeting a female friend for drink to celebrate his birthday early Sunday morning.
Blessing ceremony held for nonprofit’s permanent Hilo facility
The Hawaii-based nonprofit Child and Family Service celebrated its 125th birthday with a blessing ceremony for the future Hilo Community Resource and Counseling Center.
Legal battle brewing after house built on wrong HPP lot
A woman who purchased a vacant lot in Puna was surprised to find out a $500,000 house was built on the property by mistake.
Hawaii says 30 Lahaina fire survivors are moving into housing daily but 3,000 are still in hotels
HONOLULU — Hawaii Gov. Josh Green said Wednesday some 3,000 people displaced by Lahaina’s wildfires are still living in hotels more than seven months after the August blaze but that up to 30 people are moving to longer-term housing each day.
Alleged abuser would ‘get mad’ if mom tried to feed 2-year-old
The 23-year-old mother of a 2-year-old girl police say is the victim of “heinous abuse and starvation” told officers her live-in boyfriend would violently strike the child or withhold food from her as punishment for not showing respect, court documents state.
Merrie Monarch Festival voted No. 1 in USA Today readers’ poll
The Merrie Monarch Festival in Hilo has been named the top cultural festival in the United States by the readers of USA Today.
