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Senior night loss to Long Beach ends Rainbow Wahine’s season
Hawaii’s season came to an end tonight with Long Beach State eliminating the Rainbow Wahine from postseason play in a 25-18, 23-25, 25-23, 25-16 victory at Bankoh Arena at Stan Sheriff Center. Read more
Suspect arrested after gun fired during argument in Waipahu
A 31-year-old man was arrested today for first-degree reckless endangering after allegedly firing a gun into the air during a “disturbance” at a Waipahu home, according to a Honolulu Police Department news release. Read more
Port of Los Angeles operational as firefighters battle cargo ship blaze
A shelter-in-place order for nearby neighborhoods has been lifted. Read more
Over 300 children, staff abducted from Nigerian Catholic school
The kidnapping comes amid a surge of attacks by armed groups and Islamist insurgents in Nigeria, which has been under heightened scrutiny since President Donald Trump threatened military action this month over the treatment of Christians. Read more
Hundreds of California’s Joshua trees were scorched during the shutdown
This was “a nightmare scenario,” said a firefighter with the park, who also spoke on condition of anonymity for fear of retaliation. Read more
High surf advisory covers most north, west shores of Hawaii
Waves will peak at 10 to 15 feet along affected north shores, and 8 to 12 feet along west shores. Read more
Israeli strikes kill 20 in Gaza as both sides trade blame
Mediators, including the United States, Egypt and Qatar, are working to secure a complete end to the war, disarm Hamas, and begin rebuilding Gaza. Read more
Trump allows more foreign ag workers, eases off ICE raids on farms
The shifts come as many Americans are concerned about the rising cost of food, creating political problems for a president who campaigned on lowering them. Read more
U.S., China held maritime security talks in Hawaii, Chinese navy says
The working-level meetings took place Tuesday through Thursday, China said. Read more
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Maui woman, 84, critically hurt in roll-over crash in Kula
The driver was not wearing a seat belt, police said. Read more
Man, 75, seriously injured in Kaimuki house fire
Firefighters brought the fire under control at 10:05 p.m. and it was extinguished at 10:12 p.m., HFD said. Read more
Rainbow Wahine win, move a step closer to Big West tourney
Hawaii’s Cha’lei Reid put down a match-high 18 kills and eight digs with three aces and the Rainbow Wahine closed in on securing the final berth in the Outrigger Big West Women’s Volleyball Championship next week with a 25-18, 25-20, 18-25, 25-15 win over UC San Diego tonight. Read more
Honolulu police arrest man wanted in alleged hammer assault
An earlier CrimeStoppers alert said a $100,000 warrant for Robert Malabey Jr.’s arrest has been issued and that he should be considered armed and dangerous. Read more
Visitor, 67, dies after being pulled from Kauai waters
Police have identified him as Liming Xu, 67, of Rhode Island. Read more
GAME DAY BLOG: UNLV crushes Hawaii in Las Vegas
Hawaii (7-3, 4-2 Mountain West) and UNLV (8-2, 4-2) are two of the five two-loss teams in conference play looking up at San Diego State, which suffered its only MWC loss to Hawaii two weeks ago, 38-6. Read more
Marjorie Taylor Greene says she plans to resign in January
In a phone interview today with an ABC News reporter, Trump called Greene’s plans “great news for the country.” Read more
Judge places hold on IRS data sharing with ICE
The order comes in a case, brought by a taxpayer advocacy group, that challenged an IRS decision to provide migrants’ addresses, as included on their tax returns, to Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Read more
Tyson Foods to close major U.S. beef plant as cattle supplies fall
The closure in the heart of cattle-feeding country signaled that supplies will remain tight, forcing meatpackers to pay steep prices for cattle to process into steaks and hamburgers. Read more
Wall Street indexes jump as rate cut bets increase
For the week, the Dow was down 1.9%, the S&P 500 was down about 2% and the Nasdaq was down 2.7%. Read more
Flavell lifts Wahine past LMU in Bank of Hawaii Classic
Hawaii overcame defensive lapses late and a turnover off of an inbounds play with nine seconds remaining that gave the ball back to the Lions. Read more
Hawaii reports 14th travel-related dengue case this year
The latest case comes more than 10 weeks after the 13th reported case of dengue, which was also on Oahu. Read more
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