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Sterling Carvalho out as Kahuku head football coach
Kahuku won 32 consecutive games under Carvalho against Hawaii opponents beginning in 2021 following the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more
Actor Val Kilmer, who played Batman and Jim Morrison, dies at 65
Tall and handsome in a rock-star sort of way, Kilmer was in fact cast as a rocker a handful of times early in his career, when he seemed destined for blockbuster success. Read more
Liberal wins Wisconsin Supreme Court election in setback for Trump, Musk
Susan Crawford, a county judge, defeated conservative Brad Schimel, a former Republican state attorney general and also a county judge. Read more
UH men’s basketball teams lands combo guard transfer from Utah
Continuing its connection with the Beehive State, the University of Hawaii basketball team today secured a commitment from a combo guard from the University of Utah. Read more
Oahu man gets more than 14 years for selling meth
Guzman also admitted that in June 2024, he possessed a privately made firearm, known as a “ghost gun,” loaded with 15 hollow point rounds. Guzman admitted he used the gun to guard his drug dealing. Read more
B-2 bombers deployed to Diego Garcia amid Iran tensions
As many as six B-2 bombers have relocated in the past week or so to a U.S.-British military base on the Indian Ocean island of Diego Garcia, according to U.S. officials, speaking on condition of anonymity. Read more
Hawaii among Democratic-led states suing to block $11B health funding cut
Hawaii Department of the Attorney General officials said the state could lose over $89 million from the grant terminations. Read more
Man, 34, arrested after Kaneohe dog attack leads to assault
Police said in a bulletin that at about 5:50 a.m. on Monday, the victim, a 64-year-old man, reported walking his dog at a park when it was attacked by the suspect’s dogs. Read more
Myanmar earthquake toll nears 3,000 as U.N. calls for global aid
Drinking water, hygiene, food, shelter and medicine are the most critical needs following extensive damage to buildings, roads and bridges, said Marcoluigi Corsi, acting humanitarian and resident coordinator, following a two-day visit. Read more
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Newsmax surges another 180% a day after stunning debut
The stock has been popular with retail investors, remaining the top trending ticker on retail investor-focused social media stocktwits.com since its debut, which traders said parallels the pattern of other hotly-traded retail favorites, known as meme stocks. Read more
Kilauea lava fountains ramp up to over 200 feet in ‘16th episode’
Fountaining from the south vent rapidly increased to over 200 feet high by 10:40 a.m., HVO said, and exceeded 700 feet by 10:50 a.m. HST. Low dome fountaining and overflows, meanwhile, continue from the north vent. Read more
Sen. Cory Booker takes on Trump in record-breaking speech
Booker, who is Black, broke the record for the longest continuous Senate speech previously held by segregationist Sen. Strom Thurmond of South Carolina. Read more
Prosecutors to seek death penalty for Luigi Mangione
In a statement, Mangione’s lawyer Karen Friedman Agnifilo called the decision to seek the death penalty “barbaric.” Read more
Jason Momoa, Jack Black square off in ‘Minecraft’ movie
“Minecraft” is a globally popular game, known for its blocky imagery. It is about creating almost anything imaginable using farmed resources. Read more
Trump set to impose new tariffs as world braces for trade war
Trump has for weeks trumpeted April 2 as a “Liberation Day” that will see dramatic new duties that could upend the global trade system, with a White House Rose Garden announcement scheduled for 4 p.m. Eastern Time (10 a.m. Hawaii time). Read more
‘My Last Dying Breath’ a winner for Thunderstorm Artis on ‘Idol’
The performance earned Artis a unanimous standing ovation from the judges. Read more
Tariff woes depress U.S. manufacturing, erode labor demand
Manufacturing started turning around at the beginning of the year after a lengthy recession triggered by the U.S. central bank’s aggressive interest rate hikes in 2022 and 2023 to tame inflation. But the nascent recovery appears to have been snuffed out by Trump’s tariffs. Read more
Trump begins mass layoffs at FDA, CDC, other health agencies
The cuts, which affect several high-profile agencies under the Department of Health and Human Services, including the FDA, CDC and the National Institutes of Health, are part of a broad plan by President Donald Trump and billionaire ally Elon Musk to shrink the federal government and slash spending. Read more
Restaurant chain Hooters files for bankruptcy
Hooters, like other casual dining restaurants, has struggled in recent years due to inflation, the high costs of labor and food, and declining spending by cash-strapped American consumers. Read more
China launches Taiwan military drills, calls island’s president a ‘parasite’
The exercises, which China has not formally named, unlike war games last year, are happening after a rise in Chinese rhetoric against Lai and follow on the heels of U.S. Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth’s Asia visit, during which he repeatedly criticised Beijing. Read more
Native Hawaiians among list of nationally recognized Indigenous women
The list of about 25 recognized Indigenous women include Hawaiians Queen Ka’ahumanu, the first woman to serve as a regent of the Kingdom of Hawaii; scientist Isabella Kauakea Yau Yung Aiona Abbott; Hawaiian linguist Mary Kawena Pukui; cultural practitioner Edith Kenao Kanaka’ole; surfer Rell Kapolioka’ehukai Sunn and Emma Ka’ilikapuolono Metcalf Beckley Nakuina, the first female judge in Hawaii. Read more
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