Kealakehe H.S. engineering team Hawaii’s lone entrant in NASA competition
So many high schoolers are contemplating their futures, but for those on Kealakehe High School’s student engineering team, the future is now.
November rainfall a one-day deluge
Much of the Big Island received normal to near-normal rainfall totals in November. In some areas, however, especially in East Hawaii, much, if not most fell on Nov. 4.
Kona man sentenced to 20 years for fatal crash
A judge has sentenced a 21-year-old Kailua-Kona man to 20 years for a 2022 traffic crash that took the life of a 63-year-old woman.
Agency sees uptick in marine debris
Oceanborne debris has washed ashore on Hawaii coasts at higher rates than usual this year, and cleanup teams are expecting more of the same through 2025.
Hunt for CEO’s killer leads to arrest in Pennsylvania
The tipster’s call to local police came in shortly after 9 a.m. Monday from a McDonald’s in western Pennsylvania.
Hawaiian to take over Seattle-based routes, add airplanes and crews
Project that grows local Christmas trees comes to a close
Locally grown Christmas trees will likely be available for many holidays to come, even as one project to grow the trees winds down.
Trump signals an aggressive opening, threatening ‘jail’ for Cheney and others
WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald Trump outlined an aggressive plan for opening his second term in an interview that aired Sunday, vowing to move immediately to crack down on immigration and pardon his most violent supporters while threatening to lock up political foes such as Liz Cheney.
General Plan meeting strays off-topic with climate change talk
Hawaii County planning officials last week addressed some misconceptions about draft revisions to the county’s General Plan.
Troubled Hilo residential development in foreclosure
The judge in the foreclosure case of a stalled Hilo subdivision project has ordered the property be listed on the real estate market for up to six months before the previous high bid can be accepted or new bids sought.
Notre-Dame Cathedral rises from ruins of fire
PARIS — The word “Merci” was projected on to the front of Paris’ Notre Dame cathedral as it reopened on Saturday, in thanks for its salvation after a devastating fire that brought the 860-year-old building close to collapse five years ago.
Kona man among Vietnam War Dustoff crew members to be awarded Congressional Gold Medal
A 90-year-old Kailua-Kona resident who served as a battlefield air ambulance helicopter pilot during the Vietnam War is among about 3,500 U.S. Army Dustoff crew members, living and dead, recently honored with the Congressional Gold Medal, the highest honor given by the U.S. Congress.
Future generations called to always remember Pearl Harbor
TikTok faces US Ban after losing bid to overturn new law
TikTok is one step closer to disappearing in the United States after a panel of federal judges Friday unanimously upheld a new law that could lead to the banning of the popular Chinese-owned video app by mid-January.
Job growth rebounds with a gain of 227,000 in November
Job creation bounced back in November after disruptions from storms and a major strike, reinforcing a picture of modest employment expansion over the past several months.
An arctic hamlet is sinking into the thawing permafrost
TUKTOYAKTUK, Canada — On the shore of Lake Tiktalik in Canada’s Western Arctic, the thawing permafrost had set off two huge landslides into the water, leaving yawning craters on the tundra. These “thaw slumps” measured several hundred feet wide and just as deep.
1975 Kalapana quake offers insights about Kilauea
A nearly 50-year-old earthquake fundamentally changed the evolution of Kilauea, scientists at the University of Hawaii say.
Secret Service chief touts reforms after Trump assassination attempts
The U.S. Secret Service’s acting director told a U.S. House of Representatives panel on Thursday that he has overhauled the agency’s security practices after a gunman shot President-elect Donald Trump in July.
NASA Missions to Return to the Moon Delayed Until 2026 and 2027
WASHINGTON — NASA on Thursday postponed a mission to send four astronauts around the moon and back to Earth until April 2026.
Images of unmasked suspect emerge as police track CEO’s killer
NEW YORK — Security-camera images of a man wearing a hooded jacket and an easy smile. A fake ID. A cellphone found on a Manhattan sidewalk. Bullets marked with the words “deny” and “delay.”
