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Rainbow Wahine get first win of season with sweep of Utah Valley
Hawaii junior Stella Adeyemi notched a career-high 17 kills and freshman Cha’lei Reid added 15 to lead the Rainbow Wahine to a 27-25, 25-20, 25-17 sweep of Utah Valley tonight. Read more
Hawaii man accused of trying to kill Trump goes on trial Monday
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Lehua Kalua denied bail in Isabella Kalua murder case
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Hawaii football Spectrum telecasts available to parts of California, Nevada
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Failed 2019 SEAL Team 6 mission in North Korea revealed
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Dollar slides after weak U.S. jobs report signals Fed rate cut
Labor Department data showed that nonfarm payrolls increased by only 22,000 jobs last month, far short of the 75,000 positions estimated by economists polled by Reuters. Read more
U.S. unemployment hits 4-year high as job growth slows in August
The Labor Department’s closely watched employment report today also showed the economy lost jobs in June for the first time in four and a half years, fanning fears of economic stagnation. Read more
Hawaii island boy, 13, dies after crashing car in Pahala
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ICE arrests 475 workers in raid at Georgia Hyundai battery plant
About 475 workers were arrested, according to U.S. immigration officials, the largest single-site enforcement operation in the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) history. Read more
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HPD opens murder investigation after woman found dead in Aiea home
District 3 patrol officers responded to a suspicious circumstances call shortly after 11 a.m., according to HPD. Read more
Hawaii’s Sagapolutele headlines Cal’s matchup against Texas Southern
The Hawaii-born left-hander, originally an Oregon commit, went 20-for-30 passing in what some services labeled the most impressive start of any freshman quarterback in the country on opening day. Read more
Kiko holds steady as a Category 4 hurricane as it nears Central Pacific
As of 11 p.m. Friday, Kiko was about 1,065 miles east-southeast of Hilo and 1,265 miles east-southeast of Honolulu, moving west-northwest at 10 mph. Read more
Trump drops Biden plan requiring airlines to pay for flight delays
Airlines for America, a trade group representing American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, United Airlines and others, praised the actions. Read more
Trump to impose tariffs on chip imports from firms not producing in U.S.
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Suspect, 51, pleads not guilty in Sheridan bar stabbing
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