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3 males face charges related to deadly Makaha shooting
Honolulu police arrested three males, ages 17, 20 and 21, today in connection with Wednesday’s fatal shooting in Makaha. Read more
High surf along Oahu’s North Shore keeps city lifeguards busy
“Honolulu Ocean Safety reminds all beachgoers to check ocean conditions prior to going in or near the ocean. Also going to a lifeguarded beach is always recommended,” said Shayne Enright, Honolulu Emergency Services Department spokesperson Read more
Trump to withdraw Elon Musk’s ally as nominee to lead NASA
Trump told associates he intended to yank Jared Isaacman’s nomination after learning that he had donated to prominent Democrats, according to three people with knowledge of the deliberations. Read more
Defense Secretary Hegseth warns of possibly ‘imminent’ China threat
Hegseth, speaking for the first time at the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore, underlined that the Indo-Pacific region was a priority for the Trump administration. Read more
Kailua-Kona man, 29, faces charges in alleged parking scam
Emmy Cedeno Perez of Kailua-Kona was arrested Tuesday and charged with fraud, third-degree theft, second-degree criminal tampering, contempt of court, failure to appear and driving without a license. Read more
Hawaii island man pleads not guilty in 2024 fatal traffic crash
Paul Harwood is charged with second-degree negligent homicide and first-degree negligent injury, both Class C felonies that carry a potential five-year prison term. Read more
Kaiser to purchase Maui News campus in Wailuku
The property is next to the Kaiser Permanente Wailuku Medical Office and northwest of Maui Memorial Medical Center. Read more
Then and now, it’s a thrill to star alongside Stitch
When Maia Kealoha learned that she was going to play Lilo in Disney’s live-action remake of “Lilo & Stitch,” she sobbed big, fat, happy tears. Read more
Loretta Swit, aka Hot Lips of TV’s ‘M-A-S-H,’ dies at 87
Swit said she believed that “if you’ve got a long-run series, then there’s always got to be room for growth,” she told the Toronto Star in 2010. Read more
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Possible new dwarf planet spotted near the edge of the solar system
The researchers said 2017 OF201 was identified in observations by telescopes in Chile and Hawaii spanning seven years. Read more
Dirt bike rider, 27, critically hurt after being struck by car in Kahaluu
Neither speed, alcohol, nor drugs appear to be a contributing factor in the crash, according to HPD. Read more
China issues countrywide ban on Brazilian poultry imports
China has issued a ban on all imports of poultry and related products from Brazil over an avian influenza outbreak, two weeks after suspending import applications from the country’s poultry farms. Read more
Trump says he plans to double steel tariffs to 50%
The tariffs would apply to millions of tons of steel and aluminum imports from Canada, Brazil, Mexico, South Korea and other countries that had been entering the U.S. duty-free. Read more
CDC keeps COVID vaccine option for healthy children
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a long-time vaccine skeptic who oversees the CDC, the Food and Drug Administration and the National Institutes of Health, had said on Tuesday the recommendations would be dropped. Read more
Free summer meals to be offered at 68 Hawaii public schools
Children must be 18 and younger to qualify, but do not need to be enrolled in public school to participate. Read more
Kilauea summit viewing area reopens after earthquake damage
The observation deck at Uekahuna — the highest point on Kilauea — had been closed since May 2018. Read more
Trump praises Elon Musk as he exits federal cost-cutting role
Musk, who headed the Department of Government Efficiency, disrupted numerous agencies across the federal bureaucracy but ultimately fell far short of the massive savings he had initially promised. Read more
Supreme Court clears way for Trump to end Biden migrant program
The court’s order was unsigned and provided no reasoning, which is typical when the justices rule on emergency applications. Read more
Trump accuses China of violating Geneva trade pact on tariffs, minerals
Trump’s message did not specify how China had violated the agreement made in Geneva, Switzerland, or what action he would take against Beijing. Read more
U.S. consumers pulling back spending; inflation slowing for now
The report from the Commerce Department today suggested the economy struggled to rebound early in the second quarter after contracting in the January-March quarter for the first time in three years. Read more
Taylor Swift regains rights to her original music catalog
Taylor Swift announced today that she had reacquired the rights to her early recordings, six years after music executive Scooter Braun bought her old record label (and with it, control of Swift’s first six studio albums). Read more
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