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Pepperdine rallies over Rainbow Wahine
Despite playing without its leading hitter from opening weekend, Pepperdine rallied to stun Hawaii 25-15, 25-27, 21-25, 25-20, 15-11 tonight. Read more
Kauai trail closure extended, expanded due to norovirus outbreak
Symptoms, which usually begin about 24 to 48 hours after exposure, include nausea, vomiting, diarrhea and stomach cramps — and sometimes fever, headache and body aches. Read more
Woman, 64, dies after being run over by car on Kihei sidewalk
Police said at about 7:23 p.m., the woman was on the sidewalk when an unknown vehicle executed a “short radius right turn” out of the parking lot at 1881 S. Kihei Road, driving over the curb onto the sidewalk, hitting her and running over her. Read more
Lawmakers investigate U.S. retailers for evading Chinese tariffs
Representative John Moolenaar, a Republican who chairs a House panel on China, and the committee’s top Democrat Raja Krishnamoorthi, along with other lawmakers, asked AutoZone, O’Reilly Auto Parts, Genuine Parts, Advance Auto Parts, First Brands Group and Factory Motor Parts to address concerns they are purchasing parts from China’s Qingdao Sunsong and its U.S.-based subsidiary. Read more
Google search monopoly case remedies to come by December
Prosecutors did not detail what remedy they will propose, but Justice Department attorney David Dahlquist said it should be comprehensive and take into account how Google plans to integrate artificial intelligence into search. Read more
Hawaii’s John John Florence wins his third world surfing title
Florence put on a ruthless display of powerful and progressive surfing, taking out Brazil’s Italo Ferreira in championship match-up. Read more
HART board OKs new contract for CEO Lori Kahikina with 22% raise
Kahikina get a new three-year, $336,000 annual contract, up from her $275,000 salary under the current contract which expires Dec. 31. Read more
Dick Cheney says he will vote for Kamala Harris
Trump and Harris are locked in a tight race for the Nov. 5 vote and face off in a debate next week. Read more
Teen, father charged in Georgia school shooting appear in court
Family members of those killed in the shooting lined the first row of the courtroom and spilled into the second. They sat quietly, with some wiping their eyes. Read more
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Shooting in Maili leaves man, 41, in serious condition
Police said the incident occurred at about 1:50 a.m. in Maili, and that the victim was shot multiple times. Read more
Toyota cuts 2026 EV output plans by a third
The world’s biggest automaker now plans to build 1 million EVs in 2026, compared with the company’s earlier announced sales target of 1.5 million, it said. Read more
American woman fatally shot at West Bank protest
Witnesses and Palestinian officials said Israeli soldiers had fired the shots that killed the Turkish American, Aysenur Ezgi Eygi, 26, and the Palestinian girl, Bana Laboom. Read more
California, Hawaii can ban guns in bars and parks, appeals court rules
A unanimous panel of the San Francisco-based 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that both states can enforce gun bans in bars and restaurants that serve alcohol and in parks, and that California can enforce bans in casinos, libraries, zoos, stadiums and museums. Those bans extend to adjacent parking lots. Read more
Wall Street notches big weekly drop amid rate cut anticipation
All three main indexes were lower, with the 11 sectors of the benchmark S&P 500 losing ground led by declines in communication services, consumer discretionary and technology equities. Read more
Trump’s hush money sentencing delayed until after election
Trump, the Republican nominee for president, had previously been scheduled to be sentenced on Sept. 18. Read more
Motorcyclist, 19, dies days after Aiea hit-and-run crash
This was Oahu’s 29th traffic fatality of 2024 as compared with 38 at the same time in 2023. Read more
Fed gets green light on rate cuts as job growth disappoints
Nonfarm payrolls increased by 142,000 jobs last month after a downwardly revised rise of 89,000 in July, the Labor Department said. Read more
Coast Guard cadets seek $130M over sexual assault claims
The group comprises 12 women and one man, said Christine Dunn, an attorney representing the former students. Each is seeking $10 million in damages. Read more
Ex-mayor Alice Guo returns to Philippines after deportation
Guo, also known as Chinese national Guo Hua Ping, was arrested by Indonesian authorities on Wednesday after leaving the Philippines in July. Read more
Sitting all day can cause dead butt syndrome
Gluteal amnesia happens when the muscles in your rear become so weak from inactivity they seem to forget how to function — meaning they fail or become slow to activate. Read more
Hamas releases hostage video of two slain Israeli captives
The video released Wednesday included footage of Carmel Gat, 40, and Alexander Lobanov, 32. Hamas had released videos of two other hostages, on Monday and another on Tuesday. Read more
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