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Rainbow Wahine rally past SMU in volleyball season opener
Junior Caylen Alexander put down a career-high 28 kills with 11 digs and the Hawaii women’s volleyball team opened the season with a stunning 7-25, 25-23, 24-26, 25-21, 15-13 win over SMU tonight. Read more
Kapi‘olani nurses vote on whether to hold 2nd strike
Negotiations between the union and Hawaii Pacific Health, which operates Kapi‘olani, have dragged on for nearly a year. Read more
Moped, e-bike riders seriously hurt in Ewa Beach crash
The 35-year-old woman and the 12-year-old girl collided head-on while on a sidewalk, according to EMS. Read more
Brazilian judge bans X as Musk challenges top court’s orders
The banning of the platform formerly known as Twitter caps a months-long feud between Musk and Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes, who is spearheading efforts to combat fake news and hate speech that he says are harming Brazil’s democracy. Read more
Trump says he will vote against Florida’s abortion initiative
Trump said that Democrats had a “radical” stance on abortion and claimed that their stance would allow abortion in the ninth month of pregnancy. Read more
FDA authorizes Novavax’s updated COVID vaccine
Shares of the company were up 2.2% in extended trading after closing 8.6% higher. Read more
Retired firefighter picked to replace Hamakua-Hilo representative
Nakashima, who died July 11 at the age of 61, represented his district since 2008 and was assured of re-election again after running unopposed in this month’s primary election. Read more
Pedestrian, 59, seriously injured after he is struck by vehicle in Aiea
EMS responded to the scene at about 8:30 p.m. at Aiea Heights and Moanalua roads, a major intersection near the Aiea Medical Building with signals and crosswalks. Read more
Ex-UH basketball star, high school coach charged with theft
Justin Alika Pekelo Smith, 48, is charged with theft in the second degree and negotiating a worthless negotiable instrument, according to a news release from the state Department of the Attorney General. Read more
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Collision on Maui sends 2 to hospital in critical condition
The head-on collision occurred at about 1:30 p.m. Thursday on Hana Highway near Holuma Road. Read more
Dow notches record high close after upbeat economic data
U.S. consumer spending increased solidly in July, suggesting the economy remained strong while prices rose moderately. Read more
Blue Jackets’ Gaudreau dead at 31 after being struck by vehicle
Gaudreau, 31, spent 11 seasons as a forward in the NHL with the Calgary Flames and Blue Jackets and earned the nickname ‘Johnny Hockey’ due to his infectious spirit for the game and electrifying talent on the ice. Read more
CrowdStrike exec to testify before Congress on IT outage
Adam Meyers, senior vice president for counter adversary operations at CrowdStrike, will testify before the House Homeland Security Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Protection subcommittee, the panel said today. Read more
Ukraine’s air force commander dismissed after F-16 crash
The dismissal was announced just a day after the Ukrainian military reported that an F-16 jet crashed and its pilot died while repelling a major Russian strike on Monday. Zelensky dismissed Ukraine’s Air Force Commander Mykola Oleshchuk today, according to a presidential decree. Read more
JD Vance booed at firefighters union meeting in Boston
Angry delegates peppered JD Vance’s address at their International Convention Thursday with jeers and boos — a stark difference from the previous day’s stop from his Democratic counterpart. Read more
Motorcyclist, 47, dies after crashing in Punchbowl area
This was Oahu’s 28th traffic fatality this year compared with 38 at the same time in 2023. Read more
Solid consumer spending pushes against hopes for hefty Fed rate cut
The report from the Commerce Department today also showed prices rising moderately last month, curbing inflation. Read more
Gilma, Hector remnants bringing warm, wet weather to Hawaii
As the remnants of Gilma pass just north of the islands, unstable tropical moisture will lead to increased showers across the state, the NWS said. Read more
OpenAI says ChatGPT’s weekly users have grown to 200 million
ChatGPT, launched in 2022, can generate human-like responses based on user prompts and had 100 million weekly active users, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said in November. Read more
Gasoline prices lower this year ahead of Labor Day
The retail price for regular gasoline in the U.S. averaged $3.31 per gallon on Aug. 26, down about 13% from a year earlier. Read more
EV tariffs could hurt European companies and industry, Polestar CFO says
Import tariffs imposed by the European Union and the United States on China-made electric vehicles will harm European based companies, the chief financial officer of Swedish EV maker Polestar said today. Read more
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