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No. 5 Hawaii swept for 1st time this season
The Matadors hit .507 and dominated every facet of the game. They had 9.5 blocks — all in the first two sets — and were never really threatened. Read more
Trump blocks Medicare coverage for popular obesity drugs
The Biden administration’s proposal in November had attempted to sidestep that ban by arguing that the drugs would be allowed to treat the disease of obesity and its related conditions. Read more
50 hikers safe after being stranded by flooded Kauai stream
Firefighters from the Hanalei Fire Station were dispatched just before 11:55 a.m. on April 3, following a report from the on-duty Battalion Chief that hikers were unable to continue due to rising water levels. Read more
IRS starts laying off 20,000 workers as civil rights office shut
The cuts are part of a major overhaul of the federal workforce that has already cost more than 200,000 workers their jobs. Read more
Gene Ward dies after serving in Hawaii’s Legislature for nearly 30 years
Ward, who was 82, had served as a Republican in the state House serving constituents in an east Honolulu district that included Hawaii Kai and Kalama Valley. Read more
Supreme Court backs Trump on teacher training grant cuts
The court decided 5-4 to put on hold Boston-based U.S. District Judge Myong Joun’s March 10 order requiring the Department of Education to reinstate in those states funding for grants under two teacher training programs while litigation in the case continues. Read more
Man, 52, arrested in Iwilei after stabbing
The incident occurred just before 9 p.m. Thursday, according to a police bulletin. Read more
Pedestrian seriously injured in Pearl City hit-and-run
The collision occurred around 12:30 a.m. on Kamehameha Highway near Lipoa Place. Read more
China hits back at U.S. tariffs with export restrictions on rare earths
The move, which Beijing had long hinted was possible, further ratchets up trade tensions between the world’s two largest economies and leaves American manufacturers scrambling for fresh supplies of the critical minerals they have relied upon for decades. Read more
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Trump extends TikTok sale deadline by 75 days
“The deal requires more work to ensure all necessary approvals are signed,” Trump said on social media, explaining why he was extending the deadline he set in January that was supposed to have expired on Saturday. Read more
Judge: Trump team violated court order by halting FEMA aid
U.S. District Judge John McConnell in Providence, Rhode Island, sided with Democratic state attorneys general in finding that the funding pause violated his injunction blocking the administration’s earlier sweeping pause of federal grants, loans and other financial aid. Read more
U.S. job growth solid before Trump tariffs hit outlook
The Labor Department’s closely watched employment report today suggested steady momentum in the jobs market before the Trump administration’s reciprocal duties this week. Read more
Trump sounds defiant note as tariffs roil markets again
Trump maintained in a series of posts on Truth Social that his economic strategy is working, as he held up a better-than-expected new jobs report — reflecting hiring before he announced his latest round of tariffs — as a sign the economy remains strong. Read more
Dow drops more than 2,200 points as Nasdaq ends in bear market
Fallout from President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs stoked fears of a global recession, wiping trillions of dollars of value from U.S. companies. Read more
Powell: Trump’s tariffs mean higher inflation, slower growth
Powell spoke as global markets continued a swoon that has wiped some 10% off major U.S. stock indexes since Trump announced a raft of new tariffs on Wednesday. Read more
Police make 31 arrests, 17 citations at speeding event in Kapolei
Honolulu police arrested 31 individuals and made 17 citations at a “night run” in Kapolei that involved racing and speeding last week. Read more
Health Department urges vaccines as measles cases increase in U.S.
The Hawaii Department of Health says is it taking proactive measures to prevent an outbreak of measles in the state, as cases continue to spread across the U.S. mainland and globally. Read more
Hawaii island police detective found guilty of perjury
Detective William Brown faces a maximum term of five years in prison when he is sentenced May 23. Read more
Mexican man sentenced to over 12 years for drug crimes in Hawaii
Juan Carlos Espinoza Lopez, 49, had been deported four times but returned to the United States. Read more
U.S. Senate confirms Medicare and Medicaid nominee Dr. Oz
As Administrator for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Oz, who has never held public office, will oversee a wide-reaching agency with annual spending of $2.6 trillion that oversees health insurance for more than half of Americans. Read more
Hawaii island police identify victim in fatal single-vehicle crash
This is the ninth traffic fatality of 2025 in Hawaii County, as compared to five this time last year. Read more
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