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Cell phone leads rescuers to lost hiker on Aiea trail
The Honolulu Fire Department’s Air 1 helicopter was deployed this afternoon to help rescue a lost hiker on the Aiea Loop Trail. Read more
Rainbow Wahine volleyball sweeps Long Beach State
UH hit .265 for the match while holding the Beach to a .062 clip. Hawaii outdug Long Beach State 50-29 and had five service errors. The Beach had zero. Read more
Hawaii football team falls short, 27-24, to San Diego State
Hawaii returns home to host nationally ranked Boise State on Oct. 12 at 5 p.m. Read more
GAME DAY BLOG: Hawaii football loses at San Diego State
UH is 5-7 in conference openers since joining the Mountain West in 2012. Read more
Israel issues evacuation order for central Gaza
The order affected scattered parts of the Nuseirat and Bureij neighborhoods and threw families in the area into a state of panic. Read more
Ukraine’s Donbas strategy: Retreat slowly, maximize Russian losses
Ukrainian commanders and military experts say it is now a war of attrition with each side trying to exhaust the other by inflicting maximum losses. Read more
U.S. conducts strikes against Houthis in Yemen
The Iranian-backed Houthi militia in Yemen has been striking ships in the Red Sea in solidarity with Hamas, another Iranian-backed militia, since last year. Read more
Trump receives raucous reception in return to assassination attempt site
Trump saluted firefighter Corey Comperatore, who was shot and killed by the shooter, and two other people who were wounded. Read more
U.S. officials struggle to quash Hurricane Helene conspiracy theories
One of the more far-fetched rumors is that Helene was an engineered storm to allow corporations to mine regional lithium deposits. Read more
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Tropical Storm Milton could target Florida as major hurricane
Forecasters said when an inner core becomes established, Milton could grow dramatically, with it approaching near major hurricane strength. Read more
Territorial Savings Bank takeover vote postponed
The pushback was announced by Territorial amid efforts by an investment advisory firm to convince Territorial shareholders to reject the Hope purchase in favor of a competing bid from unnamed investors led by former Bank of Hawaii CEO Allan Landon. Read more
Hawaii rallies to win in 5 at UC San Diego
The Tritons (7-8, 1-3 Big West) won the first two sets only to see Alexander combine for 17 kills and no errors in 24 swings in the third and fourth sets to send it to a fifth. Read more
Haitian gang slaughters at least 70 people as thousands flee
More people were severely injured in the attack in the early hours of Thursday at Pont-Sonde, in the agricultural region of Artibonite in western Haiti. Read more
Biden warns Trump may not peacefully concede election
State to reopen islet off Lanikai after monk seal pup weans
The Department of Land and Natural Resources closed public access to the islet off Lanikai on July 13 to keep the monk seal mom, Wailea, and her pup safe. Read more
E-bike rider, 54, seriously hurt in King Street crash
EMS responded to the scene fronting the Interstate Building at 1314 S. King St. at about 8:15 a.m. Read more
Dow registers record high close after solid jobs data
The data “basically tells us economic activity in the fourth quarter is likely to remain at a solid pace,” said Peter Cardillo, chief market economist at Spartan Capital Securities in New York. Read more
Man, 34, critical after Waikiki stabbing; suspect arrested
At around 5 a.m, a 43-year-old man assaulted the victim with “a dangerous instrument” on the 1700 block of Ala Moana Blvd., police said. Read more
Makeup artist’s lawsuit accuses Garth Brooks of rape
In a complaint submitted to the Superior Court in Los Angeles, a woman identified as Jane Roe said she had provided hair and makeup services to Brooks from 2017 to 2020. Read more
Israel strikes Hezbollah intel HQ, Iran vows not to back down
The air attack on Beirut, part of a wider assault that has driven more than 1.2 million Lebanese from their homes, was reported to have targeted the potential successor to the leader of Iran-backed Hezbollah, Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, assassinated by Israel a week ago. Read more
By mule and helicopter, volunteers deliver aid to Helene victims
One week after Helene slammed into the Florida Panhandle and devastated wide swaths of half a dozen states, untold thousands remained cut off around Asheville, North Carolina, with many roads impassable and telecommunications equipment damaged or destroyed. Read more
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