Williams steps up in new role in Hawaii’s opener
Hawaii football has Island Showdown Trophy in sight
Alameda names managing director, deputy managing director
Mayor-elect Kimo Alameda has selected Bill Brilhante as managing director and Merrick Nishimoto as deputy managing director following his win in the Nov. 5 general election.
Gauff downs Sabalenka to set up Zheng showpiece clash at WTA Finals
RIYADH — American Coco Gauff defeated world number one Aryna Sabalenka 7-6(4) 6-3 in the semi-finals of the WTA Finals on Friday and will take on China’s Zheng Qinwen in the showpiece match.
The Plant People Road Show returns
A free event on Saturday, Nov. -23 offers a wonderful opportunity for gardeners to meet local growers and talk plants. The Plant People Road Show returns to the Makaeo Pavillion at the Old Kona Airport with five different growers offering a wide variety of plants and lots of information. The event runs from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m.
Top college football matchups of Week 11
It’s an admittedly subdued batch of games this weekend, but even that includes a pair of top-20 SEC clashes, Colorado and Deion Sanders on the road in a big spot, a handful of undefeated teams with intriguing matchups and a whole lot of College Football Playoff implications.
Letters — Your voice — for November 9
Retailer should stop selling Australian fern
Obituaries for November 9
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Volcano Watch: The art and science of geologic mapping
Geologic mapping has been one of the most fundamental mandates of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) since its establishment in 1879. Congress created the USGS to “classify the public lands and examine the geological structure, mineral resources, and products within and outside the national domain.”
Iranian agents plotted to kill Trump, US Says in unsealed charges
Federal prosecutors in Manhattan said Friday that Iranian plotters had discussed a plan to assassinate Donald Trump before he was reelected as president this week.
Why nuclear weapons will be on Trump’s agenda
When he takes office in January, President-elect Donald Trump will inherit a raft of national security challenges, including major wars in Ukraine and the Middle East.
Biden’s Amazon visit comes as US climate policy to shift under Trump
Joe Biden will become the first sitting U.S. president to visit the Brazilian Amazon when he travels to Manaus later this month, a symbolic trip given the United States is likely to see a dramatic change in climate policy under President-elect Donald Trump.
With Trump tariffs looming, businesses try to ‘run from a moving target’
WASHINGTON — Rick Muskat woke up the morning after the election with an urgent task. He got his agent in China on the phone at 4:30 a.m. Beijing time and pressed him to ask their factory how many more pairs of men’s dress shoes they could make before Chinese New Year, at the end of January.
With ready orders and an energy czar, Trump plots pivot to fossil fuels
As President-elect Donald Trump’s transition team plans his energy and environment agenda, it is relying on two seasoned former Cabinet leaders and fossil fuel lobbyists to dramatically reshape the agencies charged with protecting the nation’s air, water, climate and public lands, according to six people familiar with the matter.
‘It was a total nightmare’
LOS ANGELES — Firefighters in Southern California expected a reprieve from extreme weather conditions Friday as they continued to battle a fast-moving fire that has already destroyed over 130 structures and damaged nearly 90 others.
After Hamas rejection of hostage deal, US asked Qatar to expel the group
The U.S. has told Qatar that the presence of Hamas in Doha is no longer acceptable in the weeks since the Palestinian militant group rejected the latest proposal to achieve a ceasefire and a hostage deal, a senior administration official told Reuters on Friday.
RFK Jr reviewing resumes for top Trump health jobs, sources say
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the former independent presidential candidate, is reviewing candidate resumes for the top jobs at the U.S. government’s health agencies in Donald Trump’s incoming administration, a former Kennedy aide and a source familiar with the matter told Reuters on Friday.
Boeing to repay furloughed staff, proceed with job cuts
Boeing CEO Kelly Ortberg said on Thursday that employees furloughed during a seven-week strike by factory workers would be repaid by the company for lost wages, but it would proceed with plans to cut about 10% of its global workforce.
Multiple climate disasters trigger first ever Red Cross disaster insurance pay-out
The world was hit by so many floods and landslides in 2024 that it triggered the aid sector’s first multi-disaster insurance pay-out, the Red Cross told Reuters, signalling both the scale of the problem and the need for new financing solutions.
Suspect arrested after stabbing spree in downtown Seattle
(Reuters) — Police arrested a man suspected of stabbing five people on the streets of downtown Seattle on Friday and believe he may be the same person responsible for five other stabbings in the same Chinatown area since early on Thursday morning, police said.
