Island Life for August 5
Keauhou sunset. (Dave Goble/community contributor)
Big Isle tourism down in first half of ‘24
Tourism on the Big Island and Hawaii in general is down as high prices filter out overseas visitors.
DOE, county seek solutions to school bus crisis
An elementary school principal whose school is one of those impacted by what the state Department of Education says is a shortage of bus drivers said suspension of service to all public schools in the Hilo-Waiakea and Ka‘u-Keaau-Pahoa Complex Areas is “an inconvenience all the way around.”
Renewed rioting sweeps British cities in wake of child murders
LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND/BELFAST — Violent disorder swept across several British cities on Saturday, injuring police and damaging property in the most widespread rioting in the country for 13 years, following the murder of three young girls in northwest England.
Tropical Storm Debby forms, expected to be a hurricane by Monday and hit Florida’s Gulf Coast
Tropical storm Debby formed late Saturday and was expected to surge up into a hurricane before it slams into Florida’s northern Gulf Coast shoreline on Monday, the National Hurricane Center said.
Biden voices hope Iran will stand down but is uncertain
U.S. President Joe Biden expressed hope Iran would stand down despite its threat to avenge the assassination of Hamas’ leader in Tehran, as fears mounted that Israel’s war against Palestinian militants in Gaza could escalate into a wider Middle East conflict.
Judge sets Trump 2020 election subversion case pretrial meeting for Aug 16
Aug 3 (Reuters) — U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan scheduled a pretrial meeting on Aug. 16 in the U.S. criminal case accusing Donald Trump of illegally trying to overturn his 2020 election defeat, a court document showed on Saturday.
Israeli strikes kill 15 Palestinians in Gaza school, nine West Bank militants
An Israeli airstrike on a school sheltering displaced persons in Gaza City killed at least 15 Palestinians on Saturday, hours after two strikes in the occupied West Bank killed nine militants including a local Hamas commander, Hamas said.
California wildfire now fourth-largest in state history, hot weather offers no relief
More than 6,000 firefighters in California’s Central Valley continued to battle the largest blaze in the U.S. on Saturday, which burned its way into the history books as the state’s fourth-largest conflagration on record.
Steves: Amsterdam’s dance of crass and class
Most of Europe’s major cities are a mix of old and new, elegant and rough-edged, traditional and forward-looking — but the contrasts you encounter in Amsterdam are particularly extreme…and unusually fascinating. Amsterdam is a laboratory of progressive living, bottled inside Europe’s most 17th-century city.
Sam Asghari still single 1 year after Britney Spears split
Sam Asghari is opening up about his divorce from Britney Spears, nearly a year after the pair closed the book on their 14-month marriage.
Ukraine win first gold in Paris with women’s sabre team event
Ukraine claimed the gold medal in the women’s sabre team event as they rallied to edge South Korea in a thrilling final bout at the Paris Games on Saturday.
Ledecky confirms greatness with ninth gold medal
PARIS — Already rated one of swimming’s all-time greats coming into the Paris Olympics, Katie Ledecky made it official on Saturday by storming to victory in her signature event, the 800 metres freestyle to end her work in the French capital in grand style.
Biles golden again after vault triumph at Paris Games
Simone Biles’ appetite to collect gold medals showed no sign of waning as she soared above her rivals in the vault final on Saturday to scoop a third top prize at the Paris Olympics, while Ireland and the Philippines enjoyed a historic day in gymnastics.
Hawaii beach volleyball’s Glagau up for NCAA Woman of the Year
Kaylee Glagau of the Rainbow Wahine beach volleyball team was announced as one the Big West Conference’s nominees for the 2023-24 NCAA Woman of the Year award. Glagaue was named along with Long Beach State’s Katie Kennedy (indoor volleyball ).
Carissa Moore eliminated in surfing quarterfinals at Paris Olympics
Hawaii edge rushers balling out in camp
Ma‘i Movement forges ahead with fight against ‘period poverty’
The Ma‘i Movement continues to work toward its goal of ending “period poverty” in Hawaii.
New ads calling Trump ‘afraid to debate’ to follow him on campaign trail
The Democratic National Committee’s newest advertising campaign, launched on Friday, taunt Republican rival Donald Trump for not committing to a debate with Kamala Harris and is set to follow him on the campaign trail.
Pentagon chief revokes plea deals with three Sept. 11 suspects
U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Friday revoked plea deals agreed to earlier this week with the man accused of masterminding the Sept. 11 attacks, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, and two accomplices, who are held at the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
