Supreme Court lets Biden plans on mercury and methane move forward
The Supreme Court said on Friday that it would not stop the Biden administration from enforcing rules to reduce emissions of two pollutants: mercury, a hazardous neurotoxin, and methane, a potent greenhouse gas.
Chilean scientists develop reversible dog neutering vaccine
SANTIAGO — Findley is a lucky dog. The small white and brown Chilean terrier is one of the first dogs in the world to get neutered without having to go under the knife.
Obituaries for October 5
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Hawaii’s tourism goals unlikely to keep up with inflation
Pandemic startups are thriving, and helping to fuel the economy
Hector Xu was on track for a career in academia when the pandemic upended his plans.
Ports Rush to Reopen After First Major Strike in Decades Is Suspended
Hours after a longshoremen’s union on the East and Gulf coasts agreed to suspend its strike, major ports rushed to reopen Friday and get cargo to businesses that have spent the last few days racked with fear over lost sales.
An exodus of agents left the Secret Service unprepared for 2024
WASHINGTON — In November, Michael Ebey, a Secret Service special agent, found himself working another 12-hour shift. Like so many before, it was grueling.
October is ‘Stop the Ant Month’: Hawaii residents urged to help stop the spread of invasive pests
October is “Stop the Ant Month” in Hawaii and a multiagency effort throughout the month will encourage residents to collect and submit ants from their properties to help detect and control the spread of invasive little fire ants, or LFA, and other harmful pest ants that may be new to the state.
BIIF volleyball: Warriors, Ka Makani and Bulls sweep
HILO — Waiakea girls volleyball opened its two-match homestand with its second consecutive straight-sets victory on Thursday in Hilo. The Warriors beat the visiting Kea‘au Cougars by scores of 25-10, 25-14 and 25-11. It was the seventh straight-sets win of the season for Waiakea.
BIIF football: Wildcats wash Waveriders
KEALAKEKUA — Konawaena football played one of its best games of the season during Thursday night’s rout of local rival Kealakehe at Julian R. Yates Field.
As I See It: The stuntman
A certain candidate has a history of attention getting -events that serve to get his face and name in the news many times a day. Free publicity! Most not quite as dramatic as Sept 16. Or July 13. The Golden Escalator, Deus ex machina (God from the machine) tactic was an early warning that as a candidate he would not play fair, but as it is said, all’s fair in love and war. Politics are a bloodless (almost) form of warfare. He blithely talks about shooting someone on 5th avenue. Free publicity!
UH-H volleyball: Vulcans bounce back to down Menlo; Leonard moves to No. 2 in program wins
ATHERTON, California – Hawai’i Hilo Women’s Volleyball rebounded from an opening-set defeat to down Menlo in four sets (17-25, 25-12, 25-11, 25-21) Thursday evening in Pacific West Conference play at the Haynes-Prim Pavilion.
Plant of the Month for October 2024: Gingers
The Ginger family (Zingiberaceae) has nearly 1,000 members. The roots of two well-known spices, turmeric or ‘olena (Curcuma longa) and ginger (Zingiber officinale) have been highly prized in international trade for more than a thousand years. Most of the species in the family are tropical plants that grow well here. Several exotic specimens can add interest and beauty to a Kona garden. These plants usually grow from fleshy rhizomes, have aromatic tall, cane-like stems with large leaves and stunning flowers.
Volcano Watch: First light (and flight) for HVO’s new airborne lidar system
Topographic mapping has been a key component of volcano monitoring for decades, helping scientists to study morphologic changes and predict the paths of lava flows during eruptions. Lidar systems are a preferred mapping tool and the USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory now has a lidar system of its own to generate mapping products more frequently than ever before.
Letters — your voice – for October 5
‘Affordable’ might not be right word
US will not renew legal status for hundreds of thousands of migrants
The Biden administration will not renew a temporary humanitarian entry program for hundreds of thousands of migrants with U.S. sponsors who arrived in recent years, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security said on Friday.
Donald Trump tries to blunt Democrats’ momentum in North Carolina
Donald Trump campaigned in North Carolina on Friday for the fourth time in a month, as the Republican presidential candidate tries to firm up support in a state where he was handily leading a few months ago but is now among the most competitive in the race.
Israel targets Hezbollah intel HQ in Lebanon, Iran says it will not back down
Israel said it had targeted the intelligence headquarters of Hezbollah in Beirut and was assessing the damage on Friday after a series of strikes on senior figures in the group that Iran’s Supreme Leader dismissed as counterproductive.
In Michigan, Harris meets Arab American leaders angry over Israel
Vice President Kamala Harris met with Arab American and Muslim leaders in Flint, Michigan, on Friday, as her presidential campaign seeks to win back voters angry at U.S. support for Israel’s wars in Gaza and Lebanon, two sources said.
Biden warns Trump may not peacefully concede election
WASHINGTON (Reuters) — U.S. President Joe Biden said on Friday he is confident the upcoming presidential election will be fairly conducted, but he warned that Republican candidate Donald Trump and his running mate could refuse to accept the outcome.
