Obituaries for Tuesday, September 3, 2024
Thomas S. Blankley Jr. Thomas S. Blankley Jr., 71, passed away on Aug. 23, 2024, in Princeville. He was born on May 19, 1953, in Brooklyn, New York. He was a financial advisor. He was preceded in death...
View ArticleHawaii comes back to steamroll San Diego
HONOLULU — Take away the first set in each of Hawaii’s first two matches and it was an impressive opening weekend for the Rainbow Wahine volleyball team. Hawaii once again rallied after getting blown...
View ArticleWaimea and Kapaa football teams come up short
KAPAA — Number 2 power ranking by Scoring Live Kahuku High School took a 66-7 victory over Waimea High School, unranked despite winning back-to-back Hawaii High School Athletic Association Division II...
View ArticleSection of Napali Coast State Wilderness Park to close after gastrointestinal...
NAPALI COAST — A popular wilderness camping location will be shuttered for seven days after a number of people contracted a gastrointestinal illness while in the area within the last two to three...
View ArticleHappy Camper for Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2024
Congratulations to Kauai High School Athletic Trainer Keith Burgess on completing his first half marathon at 3 hours, 8 minutes and 5 seconds. Keith had company as he ran with Kapaa High School...
View ArticleKaiola represents at Queen Liliuokalani
KONA, Hawaii — According to Kaiola Canoe Club coach Lori Parraga, the Kaiola Canoe Club fared well at the Queen Liliuokalani Canoe Race that wrapped up on Monday in Kona on the Big Island. Described as...
View ArticleBadges and Buckets starts Thursday in Lihue
LIHUE — Starting Thursday, Kauai Police Department (KPD) officers will be joined by Kauai Special Olympics athletes and sponsors on the ground at Walmart store in Lihue to launch the annual Badges and...
View ArticleU.S. Department of Transportation holds fate of Alaska-Hawaiian merger
HONOLULU — Two weeks have passed since the proposed $1.9 billion merger between competitors Alaska Airlines and Hawaiian Airlines cleared what is traditionally considered its most significant...
View ArticleObituaries for Wednesday, September 4, 2024
Janel M. Ruiz Janel M. Ruiz, of Koloa, passed away on June 28, 2024, on Oahu at the age of 54. She was born on June 1, 1970, on Oahu. She was a cashier at Hardware Hawaii. She was preceded in death by...
View ArticleNew city law aims to spur affordable rental construction
HONOLULU — A city measure signed into law last week is meant to give private developers of affordable rental housing greater financial incentives to build on Oahu. Honolulu Mayor Rick Blangiardi signed...
View ArticleNeighbors’ complaint about speeding cars set off Waianae man’s deadly rampage
WAINANE VALLEY, Hawaii — The Waianae Valley “neighbor-on-neighbor dispute” that ended with four people dead Saturday night started with complaints about cars speeding to and from a nearby commercial...
View ArticleHooser: Pause, reflect, recharge, regroup and go again
I’m sitting at reflexion, heading toward recharge, knowing with certainty that quitting is never an option. My 92 year-old mother is heading down the home stretch, and not doing so well. Saturday...
View ArticleInitiative works to keep Lahaina lands in local hands
Autumn Ness feels like a time bomb is ticking in her chest, but the explosion risk she’s worried about is in Lahaina’s residential property market a little over a year after roughly 3,500 homes were...
View ArticleState law required arrest of Waianae attacker’s killer
HONOLULU — Honolulu Police Department Chief Arthur “Joe” Logan said Tuesday that no decision has been made on whether to charge a 42-year-old Waianae man who fatally shot his neighbor after the...
View ArticleSalvation Army opens homeless shelter in Hilo
The Salvation Army has opened a long-awaited overnight homeless shelter in Hilo, with plans to expand it in the future. The Hilo Overnight Safe Space is a 25-bed outdoor tent at the Salvation Army’s...
View ArticleNew call center building fails inspection
HILO, Hawaii — The long-delayed opening of the Hawaii County Emergency Call Center has been pushed back once again because the facility on July 29 failed a building inspection. According to Sherise...
View ArticleKapi‘olani nurses give notice of 1-day strike
HONOLULU — The Hawaii Nurses’ Association on Tuesday filed 10 days’ notice that its 600 nurses at Kapi‘olani Medical Center for Women & Children will strike again Sept. 13. It would be a one-day...
View Article‘Silva dome’ linked to Waianae attack was unpermitted
The city Department of Planning and Permitting has investigated at least 20 community complaints over the past two decades related to the house involved in Saturday’s Waianae Valley Road shooting....
View ArticlePopular camping area shuttered
NAPALI COAST — A popular wilderness camping location was shut down for seven days after a number of people contracted a gastrointestinal illness while in the area within the last two to three weeks....
View ArticleHawaii hotel strikers resume work
HONOLULU — Padraig and Edel Byrne of Ireland are staying in Ko Olina but celebrated their wedding anniversary Tuesday afternoon on Waikiki Beach, where they spent their honeymoon 30 years ago. Chanting...
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