Runnin’ with Rani: M.I.S.O. Elite: Hawaii’s best U12 soccer players compete in Japan
Hawaii’s top U12 Boys and Girls soccer players got a chance to represent the aloha state at an international level with the M.I.S.O. Elite Team on their recent trip to Japan from July 10 to 23.
UHH women’s basketball: Vulcans earn WBCA Academic Special Mention
ATLANTA, Ga. – The Hawai’i Hilo women’s basketball Vulcans once again received recognition for academic excellence by earning a Women’s Basketball Coaches Association Academic Special Mention for the 2023-24 school year.
Ohio State is desperate. Michigan is not. What comes next for the Wolverines?
INDIANAPOLIS — It would take an army of psychologists to unpack the relationship between Michigan and Ohio State and the way those two rivals have taken up permanent residence in each other’s minds.
China doping row to raise tension at Paris pool
PARIS — A doping row involving Chinese athletes may prove a tinderbox at the Olympic swimming meet where the United States face the biggest challenge to their reign in decades from Saturday.
The Summer Olympics: How to Watch. What to Watch.
Another Summer Olympics already? It’s true: Because Tokyo 2020 was delayed to 2021 by the pandemic, only three years have passed since the last Games.
UHH women’s volleyball adds four to experienced roster
HILO — Hawai’i Hilo Women’s Volleyball sixth-year head coach Chris Leonard has announced the addition of four newcomers to an experienced squad for the upcoming fall 2024 season.
Telling Hawaii’s stories, one hand-carved surfboard at a time
Leleo Kinimaka grew up in Kauai, the Hawaiian island where the Pacific Ocean provided routine and rhythm to his days. “I’d wake up and I’d go surfing all day, maybe swim or canoe,” he recalled. “I’d only come home for lunch.”
Newsom orders California officials to remove homeless encampments
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Gov. Gavin Newsom ordered California state officials on Thursday to begin dismantling thousands of homeless encampments, the nation’s most sweeping response to a recent Supreme Court ruling that gave governments greater authority to remove homeless people from their streets.
Harris narrows gap against Trump, Times/Siena poll finds
Vice President Kamala Harris begins a 103-day sprint for the presidency in a virtual tie with former President Donald Trump, according to the latest New York Times/Siena College poll, as her fresh candidacy was quickly reuniting a Democratic Party that had been deeply fractured over President Joe Biden.
Big expansion of Hilo Harbor entrance still in the works
A $62 million plan to expand the entrance to Hilo Harbor still needs some time in the oven.
Obituaries for July 26
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Climate change causing more change in rainfall, fiercer typhoons, scientists say
Climate change is driving changes in rainfall patterns across the world, scientists said in a paper published on Friday, which could also be intensifying typhoons and other tropical storms.
Southwest Airlines’ open seating to end as it looks to lift earnings
Southwest Airlines announced sweeping changes on Thursday, including plans to end open seating that has been the hallmark of its brand for decades as it faces investor pressure to improve results and shore up its share price.
Child online safety bill scales Senate hurdle, but fate remains uncertain
The Senate on Thursday advanced sweeping legislation aimed at protecting children and teens online, in an overwhelmingly bipartisan test vote that put it on track for passage as soon as next week.
US arrests Mexican drug lord ‘El Mayo’ and El Chapo’s son in Texas
MEXICO CITY — Mexican drug lord Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada and the son of his former partner, Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, were arrested in El Paso, Texas, on Thursday, the U.S. Justice Department said.
Prosecutors say immunity ruling has no bearing on Trump’s conviction
Manhattan prosecutors are urging the judge who oversaw Donald Trump’s criminal hush-money trial to uphold his conviction, seeking to cast doubt on the former president’s long-shot bid to overturn the case because of a recent Supreme Court ruling.
Former Uvalde officers plead not guilty in Texas school shooting case
Two former Texas school police officers have pleaded not guilty to charges related to the 2022 shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde that killed 19 students and two teachers.
M.I.S.O. Elite: Hawaii’s best U12 soccer players compete in Japan
Hawaii’s top U12 Boys and Girls soccer players got a chance to represent the Aloha State at an international level with the M.I.S.O. Elite Team on their recent trip to Japan from July 10 to July 23.
Hollywood’s videogame performers to strike over AI, pay concerns
Videogame voice actors and motion-capture performers have called a strike over failed labor contract negotiations focused around AI-related protections for workers, bringing about another work stoppage in Hollywood.
Island Life photo for July 26 — Huffy Humu
Island Life photo for July 26 — Huffy Humu
