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Walgreens to be taken private by Sycamore in $10B deal
The price is a fraction of the $100 billion the second-largest U.S. pharmacy chain was worth a decade ago. Read more
Wahine win to clinch their third Big West title in four seasons
Senior point guard Kelsie Imai led three Hawaii players in double figures with 12 points and the Rainbow Wahine basketball team clinched its third Big West regular-season title in four years with a 66-51 win over Cal State Bakersfield tonight. Read more
Rainbows fall on road; tournament hopes on the brink
Cal State Bakersfield surged to a 76-64 basketball victory over Hawaii at the Icardo Center on the CSUB campus. A UH victory would have helped the Rainbow Warriors clinch a berth in next week’s Big West Tournament in Henderson, Nev. Read more
SpaceX’s Starship explodes in space, again raining debris over Caribbean
The Federal Aviation Administration issued temporary ground stops at Miami, Fort Lauderdale, Palm Beach and Orlando airports because of “space launch debris.” Read more
Hawaii island big-wave surfer faces 25 charges, including domestic abuse
Kealiiwainue “Kealii” Mamala, who competed in the 2023 Eddie Aikau Big Wave invitational and was invited to the 2025 tournament, faces 25 criminal charges. Read more
Hawaii confirms 3rd travel-related dengue case this year
Like the previous cases, DOH said this affected individual was exposed to the virus while traveling in a region where dengue is common. Read more
Anti-Musk activists push ‘Tesla Takedown’ amid job cut anger
The protests are still relatively small-scale but also significant as one of the first signs of activism in the early weeks of the second Trump administration. Read more
Costco beats sales estimates but misses profit on rising costs
The company’s shares, which were up 39% in 2024, fell nearly 1% in extended trading. Read more
Firefighters put out overnight blaze at Hauula home
Nine units with 34 personnel responded, arriving on scene at 4:27 a.m. Read more
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Nasdaq correction deepens as investors react to tariff uncertainty
“The fog of confusion is getting thicker by the moment unfortunately,” said Mark Malek, chief investment officer at SiebertNXT in New York. Read more
Trump delays tariffs for goods under Mexico, Canada trade deal
The exemption, which will expire on April 2, covers both of the two largest U.S. trading partners. Read more
Motorcyclist, 45, seriously hurt in Waianae hit-and-run
The collision occurred around 8:20 p.m. on Farrington Highway near Old Government Road. Read more
Woman, 73, dies from injuries in H-1 crash in Aiea
The Honolulu Medical Examiner’s Office notified the Honolulu Police Department’s Vehicular Homicide Section that the woman had succumbed to her injuries on Wednesday. Read more
Board orders USDA to reinstate thousands of fired workers
Cathy Harris, a member of the Merit System Protection Board, ordered the USDA to reinstate fired probationary employees for 45 days while a challenge to the terminations plays out. Read more
Trudeau: Canada in trade war with U.S. for foreseeable future
Trudeau said Canada would continue to engage with senior Trump administration officials about tariffs Washington says it will impose on Canadian imports, reiterating that his goal was to get the measures removed. Read more
Mass federal layoffs drive U.S. job cuts to recession-era levels
Global outplacement firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas said today that planned job cuts vaulted 245% to 172,017 last month, the highest level since July 2020, when the economy was in the grips of the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more
Texas measles outbreak fuels debate over Kennedy’s vaccine policies
vAs vaccination rates have dropped around the country, public health experts have warned that measles would be the first infectious disease to come back. Read more
No. 3 Hawaii sweeps Lindenwood as Wieter closes it out against former team
Clay Wieter ended the night against his old team with his eighth kill on Hawaii’s third match point and the third-ranked Rainbow Warriors men’s volleyball team swept Lindenwood (Mo.) 25-13, 25-20, 27-25 tonight. Read more
Hawaii island police kill murder suspect, 28, in shootout
The two officers involved in the shooting have been placed on administrative leave while the review is conducted, which is standard procedure. Read more
2 Kailua kitesurfers taken to hospital in critical condition
Honolulu lifeguards this morning responded to two kitesurfers with medical emergencies in separate incidents at Kailua Beach Park. Read more
Hawaii AG helps secure national injunction on NIH funding cuts
U.S. District Judge Angel Kelley in Boston issued a nationwide injunction at the request of 22 Democratic state attorneys general, medical associations and universities that argue the National Institutes of Health’s planned funding cuts were unlawful. Read more
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