Hawaii chicken farmers asked to guard against bird flu
Federal, state and county agencies are urging chicken farmers to take precautionary measures against the potential spread of highly pathogenic avian influenza, or bird flu.
Green wants combination of ways to address fireworks, climate change
Following his third State of the State address on Tuesday, Gov. Josh Green offered new details on his ideas for tackling two of the state’s biggest challenges outside of affordable housing: clamping down on illegal fireworks with citations similar to speeding tickets and felony charges for injuries or death, and finding the money to continue fighting climate change.
Trump grants sweeping clemency to all Jan. 6 rioters
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump, in one of his first official acts, issued a sweeping grant of clemency on Monday to all of the nearly 1,600 people charged in connection with the attack on the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, issuing pardons to most of the defendants and commuting the sentences of 14 members of the Proud Boys and Oath Keepers militia, most of whom were convicted of seditious conspiracy.
For Trump, a vindication for the man and his movement
WASHINGTON — Donald John Trump completed an extraordinary return to power Monday as he was sworn in as the 47th president of the United States and opened an immediate blitz of actions to begin drastically changing the course of the country and usher in a new “golden age of America.”
DOA chief gets an earful from lawmakers
Hawaii lawmakers grilled state Department of Agriculture officials Friday about their plans for fighting invasive species.
Maui businesses hope for a return to Lahaina
Trump aims for show of strength as he returns to power
Donald Trump sat in the middle of a U-shaped table, surrounded by his hard-right allies. It was a Friday night, 10 days before his inauguration, and Trump was hosting a couple of dozen members of the ultraconservative House Freedom Caucus in the white and gold ballroom at Mar-a-Lago and explaining how he views this moment of power.
TikTok flickers back to life after Trump says he will stall a ban
WASHINGTON — TikTok flickered back to life in the United States on Sunday after President-elect Donald Trump said that he would issue an executive order to stall a federal ban of the app.
For those deemed Trump’s enemies, a time of anxiety and fear
As Donald Trump returns to office, the critics, prosecutors and perceived enemies who sought to hold him accountable and banish him from American political life are now facing, with considerable trepidation, a president who is assuming power having vowed to exact vengeance.
Kennedy’s plan for the drug crisis: A network of ‘healing farms’
In dark blue jeans and work shirt, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. stood in a Texas farm field, faced a camera and outlined his plan to combat drug addiction.
Parasitic wasps to help combat CBB on coffee farms
Swarms of parasitic wasps will descend upon Kona coffee farms this spring as a long-gestating plan to control an invasive pest finally goes forward.
Hawaii National Guard Job Challenge Academy unveiled
Military pomp and circumstance, a maile lei untying, messages from Hawaii dignitaries and a Hawaiian blessing by Kahu Moses Crabbe marked the unveiling Friday of the Hawaii National Guard Job Challenge Academy at Keaukaha Military Reservation in Hilo.
Trump targeted scientists in his first term. This time, they’re prepared.
WASHINGTON — During the first Trump administration, Virginia Burkett, a senior government scientist, felt like she had a target on her back.
United by disaster, LA mourns, and hopes, together
It took a wind-whipped inferno to shrink the famously sprawling geography of Los Angeles. Somehow, when everyone knows someone who has lost everything, the place feels smaller.
SCOTUS backs law requiring TikTok to be sold or banned
WASHINGTON — A unanimous Supreme Court on Friday upheld a law that effectively bans the wildly popular app TikTok in the United States starting on Sunday. The ruling ended, at least for now, a legal battle involving national security, free speech and a cultural phenomenon that had millions of Americans deliriously swiping their phone screens at any given moment.
Officer’s cellphone, other items sought in ‘Sammy’ case
An attorney for the family of a teenage pedestrian struck and killed a year ago by an on-duty Hawaii Police Department officer driving a blue-and-white cruiser was in court Thursday, attempting to obtain the officer’s cellphone and GPS data relating to the fatal incident.
Trump’s housing pick emphasizes need to build more affordable housing
WASHINGTON — Scott Turner, a former pro football player whom President-elect Donald Trump has picked to lead the Housing and Urban Development Department, emphasized the need to boost the supply of affordable housing and reduce regulatory barriers during his confirmation hearing on Thursday.
Trump is said to consider executive order to circumvent TikTok ban
President-elect Donald Trump is considering an executive order to allow TikTok to continue operating despite a pending legal ban until new owners are found, according to a person with knowledge of the matter.
Economic toll of Los Angeles fires goes far beyond destroyed homes
After decades of mounting damage from climate-fueled natural disasters, researchers have compiled many misery-filled data sets that trace the economic fallout over weeks, months and years.
