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Trump threatens more strikes on Iran’s Kharg Island, pushes allies on Strait of Hormuz
March 15, 2026 | 5 MIN READ
DUBAI/JERUSALEM — U.S. President Donald Trump threatened further strikes on Iran’s Kharg Island oil export hub and urged allies to send warships to secure the Strait of Hormuz, as Tehran vowed to step up its response and the war showed no sign of coming to an end.
Oil shock’s tentacles grip world economy: ‘This really is the big one’
March 15, 2026 | 6 MIN READ
Bombs are exploding in Iran and the Middle East, but the fallout is rattling households and businesses in neighborhoods all over the globe.
US vows to block Iran’s attempt to shut down key global shipping route
March 14, 2026 | 7 MIN READ
WASHINGTON — The leaders of America’s war effort vowed on Friday to thwart Iran’s attempts to block the Strait of Hormuz, calling Iran’s move on the crucial shipping route “desperation.” But they did not offer any timetable to restore safe navigation for t…
In talking to parents about vaccines, pediatricians navigate a sea of misinformation
March 14, 2026 | 10 MIN READ
ASHLAND, Ky. — As she examined 11-day-old Asher, her eighth patient of the day, Alissa Parker talked to his parents about his sleep habits, the nub of his umbilical cord that had yet to fall off and a harmless rash on his bottom.
Echoes of the ’70s in what’s now the largest oil shock ever
March 14, 2026 | 7 MIN READ
In October 1973, oil-producing countries in the Middle East imposed an oil embargo, among other measures, on the United States and other countries that had supported Israel during the Yom Kippur War.
State budget bill undergoes first revision
March 13, 2026 | 3 MIN READ
A state House committee has tweaked Gov. Josh Green’s proposed budget for next fiscal year with a roughly $100 million trim mainly from many relatively small changes.
Both sides trade strikes and threats as the Iran war approaches the two-week mark
March 13, 2026 | 4 MIN READ
DUBAI/BEIRUT — The leaders of Iran, Israel and the United States all voiced defiance and vowed to fight on as the Middle East war approached the two-week mark on Friday, killing thousands of people, disrupting the lives of millions of others and shaking financial markets.
Weakened by war, Iran hits back by strangling a vital waterway
March 13, 2026 | 8 MIN READ
WASHINGTON — Nearly two weeks after the United States and Israel attacked Iran with an extraordinary display of firepower, Iran has found a way to inflict pain back on its enemies by strangling one of the world’s most vital waterways.
Federal funds to help modernize Waianuenue Avenue Bridge
March 13, 2026 | 5 MIN READ
More than $13 million in new federal funding for an unassuming yet critically important bridge in the hills above Hilo was announced last Thursday, kicking off an improvement project that will help the aging structure better withstand earthquakes and floods.
Maunakea Scholars program celebrates 10-year anniversary
March 12, 2026 | 5 MIN READ
On first impression, Waiakea High School senior Aaron Lewis doesn’t exactly seem like a scientist.
Iran war uncertainty freezes Hawaii general fund forecast
March 12, 2026 | 3 MIN READ
Disruptions to oil production and shipping in the Middle East have occurred amid the fighting, and that could lead to significant increases in airfares that hurt Hawaii’s visitor industry.
Countries scramble to shore up global oil supplies as ships are attacked
March 12, 2026 | 8 MIN READ
World leaders raced Wednesday to shore up the global oil supply as the war in the Middle East and retaliatory attacks by Iran threatened to choke off the Strait of Hormuz, a vital passage for oil tankers. The threat was punctuated when three ships in or near the strait were damaged by strike…
US at fault in strike on school in Iran, preliminary inquiry says
March 12, 2026 | 5 MIN READ
WASHINGTON — An ongoing military investigation has determined that the United States is responsible for a deadly Tomahawk missile strike on an Iranian elementary school, according to U.S. officials and others familiar with the preliminary findings.
Kona low expected to hit B.I. Thursday or Friday; flash flood watch posted
March 11, 2026 | 3 MIN READ
A powerful kona low-pressure storm front is moving down the island chain from the west to the east with strong winds, heavy rainfall and flooding expected.
Lt. Gov. Luke discloses $7,800 in unreported 2022 donations
March 11, 2026 | 6 MIN READ
Lt. Gov. Sylvia Luke did not report $7,870 in campaign donations and $3,882 in spending during the first six months of 2022, according to a statement released by her campaign on Friday.
Deported Oahu vet: ‘It’s out of my hands now’
March 11, 2026 | 6 MIN READ
BUSAN, South Korea — Sae Joon Park’s life was in pieces after he was swept up in the Trump administration’s deportation push last year. But on a recent Tuesday, he was preoccupied with the more immediate concern that he might be going deaf.
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