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Kauai man, 35, suffers fatal injuries in Koloa crash
A two-vehicle crash on Maluhia Road in Koloa Friday resulted in one driver’s death and serious injury to his female passenger. Read more
No. 3 Hawaii sweeps No. 2 Long Beach State in the Pyramid
Kristian Titriyski added 11 kills with only three errors for Hawaii (19-3, 2-0 Big West), which defeated the defending national champion Beach (14-4, 0-2) for the second straight night. Read more
Hekili Robello pitches Rainbows to another win at Santa Barbara
Robello, who was pulled after issuing a one-out walk in the ninth, fell short in pitching the second complete game in Rich Hill’s 231 games as UH head coach. Read more
Robert S. Mueller, who rebuilt FBI and led Trump inquiry, dies at 81
A button-down, lockjawed, rock-ribbed exemplar of a vanishing caste, the liberal Republican, Mueller became the FBI director just a week before the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. Read more
Oahu residents asked to conserve water during storm
Officials said power outages are affecting BWS’s water system serving the North Shore community, from Waialua and Mokuleia to Kawela. Read more
Trump says U.S. considers ‘winding down’ war; Iran nuclear facility attacked
Iranian media said U.S.-Israeli forces had attacked the Shahid Ahmadi-Roshan Natanz enrichment complex on Saturday morning. Technical experts found that no radioactive leaks had occurred. Read more
Heavy showers, thunderstorms develop over Maui County
The National Weather Service reported heavy showers and thunderstorms redeveloping over West Maui. Flooding remains ongoing. Read more
Kakaako jewelry business robbery suspect is charged
The Honolulu Police Department said the incident happened around 12:35 p.m. at 1181 Kapiolani Blvd., where a man entered the store and threatened employees before smashing display cases and taking jewelry. Read more
Kailua-Kona man is charged with terroristic threatening
Lindquist was charged for brandishing, what was later determined to be a .22 caliber pellet gun, and threatening another person at the Keauhou Shopping Center parking lot, according to police reports. Read more
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Rainbows rally in 9th inning for win at UC Santa Barbara
The Rainbow Warriors (11-9, 2-5 Big West) rallied for the only two runs they needed with help from an error by the Gauchos (14-5, 4-3) at Caesar Uyesaka Stadium in Santa Barbara, Calif. Read more
No. 3 Hawaii outlasts No. 2 Long Beach State in 5 sets to open Big West play
Hawaii (18-3, 1-0 Big West) began conference play with its first win over the Beach (14-3, 0-1) in 11 years inside of the Pyramid. Read more
Airport delays set to worsen as shutdown drags on
Airlines and travel groups fear absences among the 50,000 Transportation Security Administration airport security officers could increase again this weekend. Read more
Over 230 people rescued as storm causes estimated $1 billion in damage
“This is the largest flood that we’ve had in Hawaii in 20 years,” Green said. “The largest flood since the flood in Manoa —back when we had the enormous rains — back in the early 2000s.” Read more
Judge blocks Pentagon press restrictions, cites First Amendment
The lawsuit by the New York Times in Washington, D.C., federal court alleged that policy changes by the Defense Department last year gave it free rein to freeze out reporters and news outlets over coverage the department did not like, in violation of the Constitution’s protections for free speech and due process. Read more
Dow drops 981 points this week amid Middle East turmoil
Wall Street’s most valuable companies dropped today, with Nvidia and Tesla losing over 3% each. Read more
CBS News to lay off 6% of workforce, source says
CBS News Radio, which has been around for nearly a century, will shut down on May 22, with all positions within the unit eliminated, according to a separate internal note. Read more
Driver pleads no contest in death of McKinley student Sara Yara
The driver, Mitchel Miyashiro, also pleaded no contest to collisions involving bodily injury and driving without a license. Read more
Marines, Navy warship deploying to Middle East as tensions rise
Three U.S. officials told Reuters the USS Boxer, an amphibious assault ship, along with its Marine Expeditionary Unit of about 2,500 Marines and accompanying warships, would deploy to the region, though they did not say what their role would be. Read more
A list of evacuation shelters, assembly areas and closures
Here is a list of opened evacuation shelters or assembly areas, and various closures and changes to government operations due to the Kona-low storm hitting Hawaii. Read more
Oahu remains under flash flood warning as threat of heavy rain persists
Oahu Emergency Management officials say all roads out of Waialua are at risk of failure and anyone still in the area should leave now. Read more
Chuck Norris, macho star of ‘Walker, Texas Ranger,’ dies at 86
The six-time undefeated World Professional Middleweight Karate Champion, whose tough-guy image inspired satirical “facts” that made him an Internet phenomenon, had been hospitalized on Kauai on Thursday, Variety reported. Read more
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