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Adidas closes Yeezy chapter with final sneaker sale
Adidas has been trying to put the Yeezy episode behind it since public anti-Semitic rants by Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, forced it to end the highly profitable partnership, denting revenues and driving the company to an annual loss in 2023. Read more
Tokuda wears opposition to Trump on her pink sleeves
Hawaii Rep. Ed Case called Trump’s address “by far the most divisive, polarizing and destructive” out of 11 he’s witnessed while in Congress, including seven by Republican presidents and four by Democratic presidents. Read more
Police hunt for ‘armed and dangerous’ suspect after fatal shooting in Puna
The suspect is 28-year-old Isaiah Kaleo Jiaan Fourshey of Mountain View, police said. Read more
Trump addresses Congress for first time since returning to power
The partisan rancor was reflective of the tumult that has accompanied Trump’s first six weeks in office upending U.S. foreign policy, igniting a trade war with close allies and slashing the federal workforce. Read more
DOGE cost-cutting claims questioned after major revisions
Musk has said he is operating transparently in his cost-cutting effort, but budget experts like Martha Gimbel, director of the Budget Lab at Yale, a non-partisan budget analysis organization at Yale University, disagree. Read more
World’s largest iceberg runs aground
While a “Titanic II” scenario isn’t very likely, and the area’s penguins seem to be mostly safe, the berg may be a symptom of unwelcome change to the Antarctic and the planet. Read more
Actress removes Hawaii turtle video after social media outcry
The Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources said the Instagram post by China McClain has since been taken down. Read more
Lava fountaining returns to Kilauea’s summit caldera
Geologists said every episode of the current eruption has been confined to Halemaumau crater within Kaluapele, the summit caldera. Read more
Organ transplant system ‘in chaos’ as waiting lists are ignored
Last year, officials skipped patients on the waiting lists for nearly 20% of transplants from deceased donors, six times as often as a few years earlier. Read more
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Dow tumbles 673 points as tariffs shake investor confidence
The 25% tariffs on imports from Mexico and Canada, along with doubled duties on Chinese goods, took effect today. China and Canada retaliated while Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum vowed to respond likewise, without giving details. Read more
Trump eyes selling DOJ, FBI headquarters in federal downsizing
The General Services Administration, which manages federal properties, said it had identified 443 properties totaling more than 80 million square feet that “are not core to government operations” and could be sold off. Read more
Vance ignites outrage in Britain with ‘random country’ comment
Britain, which along with France has pledged troops to a peacekeeping force in Ukraine, fought with the United States in Iraq and Afghanistan, while French troops fought in Afghanistan. Read more
Hawaii’s Titriyski named national player of the week
Titriyski enters this week ranking sixth in the country in kills per set at 4.20 and seventh in aces per set at 0.54. Read more
Trump tariffs spark trade war, price hikes in U.S.
Trump declared that all three countries had failed to do enough to stem the flow of the deadly fentanyl opioid and its precursor chemicals into the U.S. Read more
Gasoline prices set to climb as new Trump tariffs kick in
The U.S. imports some 4 million barrels per day of Canadian oil, 70% of which is processed by refineries in the Midwest that are specifically designed to run Canadian grades. Read more
Zelenskyy regrets Trump clash, seeks to ‘make things right’
In his statement, Zelenskyy said he supported peace negotiations and was ready to sign a deal giving the United States access to Ukrainian minerals, which he had left on the table when he abandoned a visit to Washington after an Oval Office argument with Trump on Friday. Read more
Senate confirms Linda McMahon as education secretary
A wealthy Republican donor who served in the first Trump administration, McMahon has little experience in education. Read more
Finland wary of U.S. intelligence stance on Russia under Trump
Asked by reporters if the U.S. could still be trusted as an intelligence ally, Finnish intelligence chief Juha Martelius said information exchanges continued as before. Read more
Hawaii Hilo hires Reed Sunahara as women’s volleyball coach
Sunahara returns to the Big Island and collegiate volleyball after serving nine seasons as head coach at West Virginia (2015-2023), where he helped lead the Mountaineers to their first-ever NCAA postseason appearance in 2021. Read more
Hawaii Health Department launches survey on avian influenza
DOH hopes to collect critical information on these residents’ understanding of bird flu and their practices and needs. Read more
Hawaiian Electric commits $260K to local nonprofit combating wildfires
The funding comes as the nonprofit’s federal grants for these programs are ending, according to Nani Barretto, HWMO co-executive director. Read more
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