AP News in Brief 11-08-19
Judge fines Trump $2 million for misusing charity foundation
Island Life: Celebrating Filipino Culture
The Kohala Filipino Festival at Kamehameha Park on Oct. 19 celebrated Filipino culture with fashion, dance, food and music. From left: Connie Bautista, Corazon Tomas, Nellie Aguiran, Sally Francisco, Sally Castillo, Sofia Ramos, Vivian Realista, Paz Rivera, Grace Bartolome,Linda Alejandro, Leo Guitang, Neth Valdez Castro. Courtesy photo
About Town: 11-08-19
KARES receives Hawaii Community Foundation
FLEX grant
Making Waves: One must raise the appropriate glass
This is famous wine connoissuer, Snutie Rothchilde Gregoir III, here to educate the riffraff about fine wine.
Kass column: Epstein and Kavanaugh: Tale of double standards
Before we get into the release by James OKeefes Project Veritas of that video starring Good Morning America co-host Amy Robach and her story that ABC spiked her report about the late serial sex predator Jeffrey Epstein, lets do something else first.
Marathon race returns to Alii Drive
Its back!
LSU-Alabama holds high stakes for QBs in Heisman contention
BATON ROUGE, La. Another high stakes tilt between LSU and Alabama could once again prove pivotal in Heisman Trophy voting.
Raiders rally to beat Chargers 26-24
‘The Eddie’ unveils new format and lineup
The Eddie Aikau Foundation said this year it is presenting the 2019 with a new format and all-star line-up and invitations to a record number of women to participate.
15th Annual International Karate League Championship
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Officials responding to oil spill from cargo ship in Honolulu Harbor
HONOLULU The U.S. Coast Guard says a cargo ship has spilled oil into Honolulu Harbor.
Guilty verdict reached on 4 counts in Waiki accomplice trial
KAILUA-KONA Guilty verdicts were handed down Thursday for three defendants accused of aiding cop killer Justin Waiki following a six-week trial.
Police renewing their request for assistance in locating missing man
KAILUA-KONA Hawaii Island police detectives are renewing their request for the publics assistance in locating a 37-year-old Pahoa man who was reported missing.
Police ID lava tube victim
Hawaii Island Police have identified the elderly male who died at his residence in Kaumana on Monday morning.
Matchbox Cars, coloring book, Magic make Toy Hall of Fame
ROCHESTER, N.Y. Matchbox Cars, the coloring book and the collectible card game Magic: The Gathering were inducted Thursday into the National Toy Hall of Fame, recognized for an enduring appeal that keeps them on store shelves today.
Business leaders protest Honolulu single-use plastics bill
HONOLULU Members of the Oahu business community took to the grounds of Honolulus city government building to protest a bill that would ban a range of single-use plastic items.
House releases new impeachment inquiry transcript
WASHINGTON House impeachment investigators released a new transcript Thursday in the impeachment inquiry of President Donald Trump.
People of color make gains in mayoral races across the US
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. People of color made history this week by winning municipal races in places their families were once ignored or prevented from voting, including a New Mexico mayor whose father was forced into a Japanese internment camp during World War II.
Secret Service study: School shooters showed warning signs
WASHINGTON Most students who committed deadly school attacks over the past decade were badly bullied, had a history of disciplinary trouble and their behavior concerned others but was never reported, according to a U.S. Secret Service study.
Undisclosed settlement reached over deadly Honolulu fire
HONOLULU Plaintiffs and defendants reached a settlement over a deadly Honolulu high-rise fire, although the amounts to be paid by insurance companies remains confidential, attorneys said.
Plastic from ocean garbage patch plagues island sanctuary
MIDWAY ATOLL, Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Flying into the uninhabited Northwestern Hawaiian Islands, Midway Atoll appears out of the vast blue Pacific as a tiny oasis of coral-fringed land with pristine white sand beaches that are teeming with life.
Bicyclist killed in Kaumana crash
HILO Police say a man is dead after he was struck by a pickup truck Wednesday night while riding a bicycle on Kaumana Drive near the intersection of Wiliwili Street in Hilo.
Police: More than 6,200 citations issued, 60 arrested amid stepped-up traffic enforcement near Maunakea Access Road
KAILUA-KONA Hawaii Island police continue to issue citations and make arrests amid enhanced traffic enforcement efforts on Daniel K. Inouye Highway near Maunakea Access Road and the Thirty Meter Telescope protest.
Entertainment Wrap-Up: 11-08-19
Makaha Sons concert to benefit Kona Hospital Foundation
Theft arrest lands Christopher Fukumoto Officer of Month
KAILUA-KONA Keen observation and good old fashioned police work earned Hawaii County Police Officer Christopher Fukumoto the honor of November Officer of the Month on Wednesday.
