Obits for August 9
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Island Life photo for August 9 — Honu hanu
Island Life photo for August 9 — Honu hanu
After-school programs launch at two West Hawaii schools
After-School All-Stars Hawaii has expanded to two new locations in West Hawaii: Konawaena Middle School and Waikoloa Elementary and Middle School.
Rubber Duckie Race brings in $33K for nonprofit
WAIKOLOA BEACH RESORT — On a fun-filled Fourth of July, Kings’ Shops held its Great Waikoloa Rubber Duckie Race and raised over $33,000 for the United Cerebral Palsy Association of Hawaii, celebrating 65 years.
Incentivizing long-term housing
Homeowners who rent out parts of their home for six months or more would be eligible for a tax break under a bill approved by the Hawaii County Council.
Council votes to override mayor’s veto
The Hawaii County Council defied Mayor Mitch Roth — and its own legal advisers — in overturning a veto on Wednesday.
Retired HPD assistant chief allowed deferred plea
A retired Hawaii Police Department assistant chief is serving court-ordered supervision for a domestic-related incident last October in Kailua-Kona.
Second hottest July breaks 13-month record streak, EU scientists say
Last month was the second hottest July for the planet on record, breaking a 13-month period when each month was warmest, which had been in part fuelled by the warming El Nino weather pattern, the European Union’s Copernicus Climate Change Service said on Thursday.
Venezuela opposition beset by mounting legal challenges after disputed election
Venezuela’s legal system mounted more challenges against the country’s political opposition on Wednesday, as the candidate the alliance says won the July 28 election was ruled in contempt of court and now faces imprisonment.
Prosecutors says Romanian businessman hired Hunter Biden to seek US policy influence
Prosecutors in the U.S. criminal tax case against Hunter Biden accused him of accepting payments from a Romanian businessman who sought to “influence U.S. government agencies” in connection with a criminal probe in Romania.
Ukraine pierces Russian border, triggering fierce clashes
MOSCOW — Russia said on Wednesday it was fighting intense battles against Ukrainian forces that had penetrated its southern border near a major natural gas transmission hub, in one of the largest incursions into Russian territory since the war began.
Harris, Walz test Midwest credentials at Michigan and Wisconsin rallies
Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris and her new running mate, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, put his Midwestern credentials to the test on Wednesday with rallies in the battleground states of Wisconsin and Michigan.
Police offer child safety seat clinic in Pahala
Hawaii Police Department will hold a free child safety seat clinic for families from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m., this Saturday in Pahala at the Robert Herkes Gymnasium and Shelter parking lot, 96-1219 Kamani St.
Island Life photo for August 8 — Perfect palms
Island Life photo for August 8 — Perfect palms
Kauai’s Tatiana Weston-Webb nabs Olympic silver in surfing
Maui transitional housing for fire survivors proliferating one year after disaster
Limits on ohana unit size discussed by council
A newly amended Hawaii County Council bill would limit the square footage of future ohana housing units.
Kona man wanted for questioning
Police are requesting the public’s assistance in locating 52-year-old David Scheper of South Kona.
Pedestrian critically injured in Pahoa
Police are investigating an early morning traffic collision Monday between a pickup truck and a pedestrian that occurred on Ainaloa Boulevard in Pahoa, in the general area of Palm Way.
Police seek help to find missing man, 77
Police are renewing their request for the public’s assistance in locating 77-year-old Charles Poole.
