As I See It: The cost of living here
Hawaii is a wonderful place to live, if you can afford it.
Volcano Watch: Potential long-term outcomes of recent intrusions in Kilauea East Rift Zone
The intense seismicity and ground deformation along the East Rift Zone of Kilauea in the past couple of months is interpreted to indicate intrusion of magma. Some of this magma can leak to the surface in eruptions, but there are less likely long-term consequences that have historical analogues.
BIIF football photos: Cowboys blank Daggers
By Tim Wright
1 in 5 voters ready to use mail-in ballots. Is the Postal Service prepared?
Roughly a fifth of voters are expected to vote by mail in the 2024 election, according to recent polls, meaning millions of ballots will be in the hands of postal workers.
Punching octopuses lead fish on hunting parties
Effective leaders consider all of their options before making a decision. They work with others from different backgrounds. They’re ready to give anyone who steps out of line a swift punch to the gills.
Mets drill Dodgers 12-6 in Game 5, stay alive in NLCS
NEW YORK — Nothing comes easy for the New York Mets — not even a season-saving, wire-to-wire, record-setting win.
From forests to oceans, nature in a dire state
Global destruction of nature has reached unprecedented extremes.
3% of American High Schoolers Identify as Transgender, First National Survey Finds
About 3.3% of high school students identify as transgender and another 2.2% are questioning their gender identity, according to the first nationally representative survey on these groups, published last week by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Some Lebanese Americans endorse Harris, expect more Lebanon support
Some prominent Lebanese Americans on Friday endorsed Democrat Kamala Harris for president, saying in a letter that the U.S. had been “unrelenting” in its support for Lebanon under the Biden administration and they expect additional backing if Harris wins in November.
Hamas says its demands are unchanged as Biden pushes for Gaza cease-fire
A top Hamas official vowed Friday that the killing of the group’s leader, Yahya Sinwar, would change nothing for its war with Israel, saying that it would fight on even as President Joe Biden pressed for a deal to stop the conflict in the Gaza Strip and free the remaining hostages there.
Residents flee Ukraine’s Kupiansk as Russia presses down on northeast hub
Yuliia Baibak could not bear another Russian air strike on her neighbourhood before complying with the order to evacuate her parents from the besieged Ukrainian city of Kupiansk.
Amy Greenwell Garden celebrates Arbor Day
Arbor Day is celebrated -annually on the U.S. mainland on the last Friday in April. Here in Hawaii, the annual tree-giveaway is scheduled in early November which is a better time for planting trees in our tropical climate. Several locations around the state are participating including one at Amy Greenwell Garden in Captain Cook.
Liam Payne’s One Direction bandmates ‘devastated’ by his death
Liam Payne’s former bandmates have posted a joint message about the late One Direction singer’s unexpected death, in addition to tributes from individual members.
Island Life photo — Landmark facelift
Island Life photo — Landmark facelift
‘A New Day’ at the Supreme Court? Justices Decline to Block an EPA Rule.
The conservative-majority Supreme Court has taken an aggressive stance against many environmental rules in recent years, but three small victories for regulators this month have left some analysts wondering whether a shift is underway.
Mudslides, misinformation and an urgency to vote in western North Carolina
BLACK MOUNTAIN, N.C. — Carolyn Burgess, 71, drove on cracked and crooked roads in Black Mountain, North Carolina, to get to her polling place Thursday, the state’s first day of early voting. Hurricane Helene had devastated her town, and its 8,500 residents were divided on the government response.
Trump says he would impose tariffs on China if China went into Taiwan
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump said he would impose additional tariffs on China if China were to “go into Taiwan,” the Wall Street Journal reported.
How Los Angeles is trying to keep homeless people off the streets
The day was shaping up to be another long one for Freddy Bauer.
Harris, Trump barnstorm Michigan, spar over who has stamina to be president
Democrat Kamala Harris raised questions about Republican Donald Trump’s physical stamina to serve effectively as president as the two rivals tore through the deadlocked battleground state of Michigan on Friday, with Trump lashing back about the energy he’s shown on the campaign trail.
