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Royal Kona Resort workers walk out on one-day strike
Royal Kona workers represented by UNITE HERE Local 5 have been working without a contract since February and contract negotiations have been ongoing since then Read more
Hawaii women’s basketball earns impressive win in Maui Classic debut
Liberty entered the week ranked No. 10 in the CollegeInsider Mid-Major Top 25 poll. Read more
Kahuku hires David Stant as head football coach
Stant replaces Nihoa Pule, who served as the interim head coach for the Red Raiders this past season. Read more
Hawaii women’s volleyball team boosts roster with 2 transfers
Hawaii lost three seniors to graduation and three other players entered the transfer portal. Read more
Wall Street ends week higher as tech rally continues
For the week, the S&P gained 0.11% and the Nasdaq rose 0.48%. Meanwhile, the Dow fell 0.67%. Read more
Trump, 9 drug companies strike deal to cut prescription prices
U.S. patients currently pay by far the most for prescription medicines, often nearly three times more than in other developed nations. Read more
U.S. launches ‘massive’ airstrikes against Islamic State in Syria
The U.S. soldiers killed in Syria Saturday were the first American casualties in the country since the fall of dictator Bashar Assad last year. Read more
Rainy weather to linger over western Hawaiian islands
Christmas Day weather is expected to be mostly sunny with lighter winds, Read more
Elise Stefanik drops out of N.Y. governor’s race, will leave Congress
In New York, Stefanik was widely viewed as the front-runner for the Republican nomination for governor when she entered the race in November. Read more
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Justice Department releases trove of Epstein files
Justice Department officials said they had withheld some documents, citing ongoing investigations or national security concerns. Read more
Judge convicted of obstructing agents as they sought immigrant
Hannah Dugan faces up to five years in prison and she is likely ineligible to continue to hold office as a judge in Wisconsin, according to the state constitution. Read more
China’s ByteDance agrees to hand control of TikTok’s U.S. app to joint venture
Investors including cloud computing giant Oracle, private equity group Silver Lake and Abu Dhabi-based MGX will hold an 80.1% stake in the new TikTok USDS Joint Venture LLC, while ByteDance will retain 19.9%. Read more
Marcus Mariota, Commanders set on spoiling Philly’s playoff party
Mariota will be making his eighth start of the season for Washington. Read more
Trump officials announce over $11B in arms sales for Taiwan
The size of the proposal is likely to reassure China hawks in Washington who have grown uneasy about Trump’s commitment to defending Taiwan as he seeks to cut trade and economic deals with Beijing. Read more
HPD makes attempted murder arrest in Kapolei
A 40-year-old man allegedly threw an incendiary device toward a 27-year-old female victim, causing a minor leg injury. Read more
HPD say man who forcibly took acquaintance’s car
A 31-year-old woman reported that an argument with a male acquaintance escalated, resulting in the man forcibly taking her vehicle. Read more
Suspected Brown University gunman found dead; linked to MIT killing
The gunman, identified as Portuguese national Claudio Neves Valente, 48, was found dead Thursday night in a storage rental facility in Salem, New Hampshire, where he had rented a unit last month, officials said. Read more
‘Traffic emergency’ declared on North Shore highway after erosion
Designating the area a “traffic emergency zone” allows for certain permits to be expedited or waived in order to fix the road as quickly as possible. Read more
Wahiawa man gets 20 years in prison for sexual assault of foster kids
Bryson Mahoe pleaded guilty Sept. 30 to two counts of continuous sexual assault of minors, a Class A felony, and one count of third-degree promotion of child abuse. Read more
Trump signs order to ease marijuana regulations, sparking industry hopes
Such a change would represent one of the most significant federal changes to marijuana policy in decades. Read more
Oahu, Kauai and Niihau remain under flood watch
Moderate to strong trades will bring the return of drier, sunny weather Sunday and into early next week. Read more
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