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date: 2024-04-12, from: University of Hawaiʻi News
Reading time: 2 minutes Genefer Baxter is the chief marketing officer for Aula Future.
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date: 2024-04-12, from: University of Hawaiʻi News
Reading time: 3 minutes “Greece Lightning,” as he was affectionately called by fans, had one of the most decorated careers in NCAA college sports history.
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date: 2024-04-12, from: University of Hawaiʻi News
Reading time: < 1 minute Women’s track and field student-athletes earn recognition for their performances in the classroom and in competition during the indoor season.
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date: 2024-04-12, from: Chaminade Silversword (Chaminade Univ. student newspaper)
Students and their families came to campus on Saturday to celebrate their acceptance to Chaminade. They toured the campus, received financial aid help, took celebration photos, and learned about all the resources Chaminade offers. They started the day with a welcome from President Lynn Babington and the Assistant Vice President of Enrollment Management, Abigail Hurgo. Admitted…
date: 2024-04-12, from: Chaminade Silversword (Chaminade Univ. student newspaper)
On Wednesday, CSGA hosted its much-anticipated Taste of Culture, a showcase of diversity, flavors, and community spirit. With each club providing a unique dish or two, it allowed students to try food from various cultures all while staying in the grounds of Zuberano Lawn. The coordinator of the event and Student Life Vice President, Sean-Zacharry…
date: 2024-04-12, from: Pacific Island Times
By Mar-Vic Cagurangan The Northern Marianas will set an ambitious goal to generate a 100 percent renewable capacity to power up the…
https://www.pacificislandtimes.com/post/cnmi-targets-100-green-energy-by-2045
date: 2024-04-12, from: Pacific Island Times
By Pacific Island Times News Staff The 3rd Air Expeditionary Wing began arriving April 3 at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam from Joint Base…
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date: 2024-04-12, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p><strong>WAIAKEA 3 - KEALAKEHE 2</strong></p>
https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2024/04/12/sports/biif-volleyball-neck-and-neck-action-unfolds/
date: 2024-04-12, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>In 1995, when O.J. Simpson was found not guilty of murdering his former wife Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend Ron Goldman, The New York Times ran dueling photos on its front page.</p>
date: 2024-04-12, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>Every defendant is entitled to a fair and impartial jury.</p>
date: 2024-04-12, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>O.J. Simpson, who ran to fame on the football field, made fortunes as an all-American in movies, television and advertising, and was acquitted of killing his former wife and her friend in a 1995 trial in Los Angeles that mesmerized the nation, died Wednesday at his home in Las Vegas. He was 76.</p>
date: 2024-04-12, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>WASHINGTON — Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida addressed U.S. lawmakers at the Capitol on Thursday, urging them to consider the importance of global commitments at a time of tension in the Asia-Pacific and deep skepticism in Congress about U.S. involvement abroad.</p>
date: 2024-04-12, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>March was rainier than average on the windward side of Hawaii Island and the South Kona coffee belt. Elsewhere, not so much.</p>
date: 2024-04-12, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>Donata Madriaga Alonzo, 92, of Keaau died Feb. 22 at Hilo Medical Center. Born in Bantay, Ilocos Sur, Philippines, she was a retired factory worker for Mauna Loa Macadamia Nut and member of the Keaau Holy Rosary Catholic Church. Visitation 4-6 p.m. Thursday (April 18) at Dodo Mortuary Chapel. Wake service at 6 p.m. Visitation again 10-11 a.m. Friday, April 19, at Keaau Holy Rosary Catholic Church. Funeral Mass at 11 a.m. Casual attire. Burial 12:30 p.m. at Homelani Memorial Park, Ilima Section. Survived by children, Freming (Dennis Michaels) Alonzo of Hilo, Eddie Alonzo and Ruben Alonzo of Keaau, Pearl (Ryan) Alonzo Oshita of Honolulu; eight grandchildren and six great-grandchildren; cousins, nieces, and nephews. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary.</p>
https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2024/04/12/obituaries/obituaries-for-april-12-8/
date: 2024-04-12, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>Taro Akebono, a Hawaii-born sumo wrestler who became the sport’s first foreign grand champion and helped to fuel a resurgence in the sport’s popularity in the 1990s, has died in Tokyo. He was 54.</p>
date: 2024-04-12, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>CLEVELAND (AP) — The Cleveland Browns have restructured star running back Nick Chubb’s contract as he continues to rehab after a season-ending knee injury in 2023, a person familiar with the negotiations told The Associated Press on Thursday. </p>
date: 2024-04-12, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>LOS ANGELES (AP) — Federal authorities allege Ippei Mizuhara, the former longtime interpreter for Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani, stole more than $16 million from the two-way baseball sensation to cover his gambling debts. </p>
date: 2024-04-12, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>The Volcano Art Center’s Hula Kahiko program continues at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday with a performance by Halau Mauanlei under the direction of Kumu Hula Lelehua Maunahina Bray.</p>
date: 2024-04-12, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>Is the meaning of a book — a physical object consisting of ink, pages and binding — static? Or does the narrative change with the passage of time, where the book is placed, and the impact of natural elements like weather and insect damage?</p>
date: 2024-04-12, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>WAIMEA — Consistent success has always been one of the hardest obstacles in sports.</p>
https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2024/04/12/sports/elaina-head-reaching-new-heights-at-hpa/
date: 2024-04-12, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>GLENN HEIGHTS, Texas. (AP) — Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Rashee Rice surrendered to police Thursday on charges including aggravated assault after he and another driver of a speeding sports car allegedly caused a crash involving a half-dozen vehicles on a Dallas highway last month. </p>
date: 2024-04-12, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>The Hilo Woman’s Club will be hosting a rummage sale from 7 a.m. to noon p.m. at its clubhouse at 7 Lele St. in Hilo on Saturday, April 27.</p>
date: 2024-04-12, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>New films from Yorgos Lanthimos, Andrea Arnold and Francis Ford Coppola, as well as a portrait of 1980s Donald Trump, will compete for the Palme d’Or at the 77th Cannes Film Festival next month, organizers announced Thursday.</p>
date: 2024-04-12, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>Hawaii Community College invites the community to “an exhilarating day of discovery and connection” at the Hawaii Community College Day, which is to take place from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, April 20, at the Manono Campus in Hilo.</p>
date: 2024-04-12, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>Na Hoku Hanahano Award winner Kris Fuchigami will perform Saturday at the Volcano Art Center.</p>
date: 2024-04-12, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>The academic excellence of UH-Hilo’s athletes was recognized Tuesday evening as more than 100 student-athletes were honored at the Sixth Annual Student-Athlete Academic Honors Reception in the ‘Imiloa Astronomy Center Moanahoku Hall.</p>
https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2024/04/12/sports/112-uh-hilo-athletes-earn-academic-honors/
date: 2024-04-12, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>NEW YORK — When he was elected two years ago as Manhattan’s first Black district attorney, Alvin Bragg spoke candidly about his unease with the job’s political demands. A former law professor, he’s more comfortable untangling complex legal questions than swaggering up to a podium.</p>
date: 2024-04-12, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>Iran may be close to launching missile or drone strikes on Israeli targets in response to a deadly attack on its diplomatic compound in Syria last week. Yet how the Islamic Republic retaliates is more complicated than the why.</p>
date: 2024-04-12, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>Attorney Joseph Houston had learned that the prostate cancer that spread to his bones had returned just days before he shot and killed a prominent lawyer and his wife, before turning the gun on himself at a Summerlin law office, a close colleague said Wednesday.</p>
date: 2024-04-12, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>Rent control might be needed as Maui landlords continue to demand more money for limited housing to accommodate survivors of the Aug. 8 wildfires, according to officials with the Council for Native Hawaiian Advancement who say victims might need to consider moving off-island for a year or more.</p>
date: 2024-04-12, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>WASHINGTON (AP) — Thousands more firearms dealers across the United States will have to run background checks on buyers at gun shows or other places outside brick-and-mortar stores, according to a Biden administration rule that will soon go into effect.</p>
date: 2024-04-12, from: INSIGHTS ON PBS HAWAIʻI
Hawaiʻi’s Legislature is comprised of 25 members in the Senate and 51 in the House of Representatives…
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date: 2024-04-12, from: Guam Daily Post
date: 2024-04-12, from: Guam Daily Post
Witness testimony continued in the trial for a doctor accused of sexual assault after a delay of nearly two days.
date: 2024-04-12, from: Guam Daily Post
A man was accused of stealing a truck and nearly hitting a police officer.
date: 2024-04-12, updated: 2024-04-12, from: Marianas Variety
WASHINGTON (Reuters) — The United States is deeply concerned by a decree issued by Mali’s junta halting political party activities, the U.S. State Department said on Thursday, calling on the military leaders to hold free and fair elections.
date: 2024-04-12, updated: 2024-04-12, from: Marianas Variety
WASHINGTON (Reuters) — Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida drew cheers and applause from U.S. lawmakers on Thursday when he announced a plan to donate 250 cherry trees to the U.S. capital to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the U.S. independence.
date: 2024-04-12, updated: 2024-04-12, from: Marianas Variety
CHICAGO (Reuters) — Dairy farmers in the United States are raising their defenses to try to contain the spread of bird flu: banning visitors, cutting down trees to discourage wild birds from landing, and disinfecting vehicles coming onto their land.
date: 2024-04-12, updated: 2024-04-12, from: Marianas Variety
WASHINGTON (Reuters) — The chair of the Democratic-led U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee issued a subpoena on Thursday to influential conservative legal figure Leonard Leo as part of an ethics inquiry spurred by reports of undisclosed largesse directed to some conservative Supreme Court justices.
date: 2024-04-12, updated: 2024-04-12, from: Marianas Variety
(Reuters) — U.S. lawmakers on Thursday called for the country to take further action to stop the flow of firearms to Haiti and to halt the forced return of migrants seeking to flee worsening street violence and shortages of essential supplies.
date: 2024-04-12, updated: 2024-04-12, from: Marianas Variety
NEW YORK (Reuters) — Big technology-related company earnings are expected to again lead S&P 500 profit growth in the upcoming U.S. reporting period, which could refuel optimism for stocks after a weak start to April.
date: 2024-04-12, updated: 2024-04-12, from: Marianas Variety
WASHINGTON (Reuters) — The FBI is concerned about the possibility of an organized attack in the United States similar to the one that killed scores of people at a Russian concert hall last month, the bureau’s director told a House of Representatives panel on Thursday.
date: 2024-04-12, updated: 2024-04-12, from: Marianas Variety
WASHINGTON (Reuters) — The chair of the Senate Banking Committee on Thursday urged President Joe Biden to block Chinese-made vehicles from the United States auto market, marking the strongest call yet for action against China’s automakers by a U.S. lawmaker.
date: 2024-04-12, updated: 2024-04-12, from: Marianas Variety
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) — Prince Harry and wife Meghan are producing two upcoming Netflix shows that will focus on cooking and a U.S. polo championship, the streaming service said on Thursday.
date: 2024-04-12, from: Pacific Island Times
By Mar-Vic Cagurangan While setting a goal to have 100 percent renewable capacity by 2032, Palau must embrace nuclear energy to…
https://www.pacificislandtimes.com/post/whipps-eyes-nuclear-energy
date: 2024-04-12, updated: 2024-04-12, from: Marianas Variety
(Reuters) — Taylor Swift’s music is back on TikTok, even as the Chinese short-video app and singer’s record label Universal Music are at loggerheads, the Financial Times reported on Thursday.
date: 2024-04-12, from: Island Times
Former Palau Vice President Raynold “Arnold” Oilouch has officially declared his candidacy for the Office of the Vice President, challenging the incumbent Vice President Jeraldine Uduch Sengebau-Senior. During a brief gathering at Cafe Marina Vita in Malakal on the evening of Tuesday, April 9, 2024, Oilouch expressed his decision to seek reelection, citing encouragement from […]
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date: 2024-04-12, from: Island Times
KOROR, Palau – A search is underway for a 46-year-old Taiwanese tourist who went missing after a dive expedition on Sunday, April 7, 2024. The woman, identified as Wang Yi Wen, was part of a 14-person group that went diving early Sunday morning at Ongingiang, a dive site outside the reef of Ulong rock island. […]
The post Taiwanese tourist diver missing after Sunday dive in Palau appeared first on Island Times.
https://islandtimes.org/taiwanese-tourist-diver-missing-after-sunday-dive-in-palau/
date: 2024-04-12, from: Island Times
Aimeliik State is prioritizing initiatives to empower local entrepreneurs and cultivate business opportunities in the wake of renewed tourism activity, according to the state’s fiscal year 2024 annual performance report. The report outlines plans to connect aspiring business owners with technical assistance, particularly those with eco-friendly ventures that align with the tourism industry’s growing demand […]
The post Aimeliik State boosts support for entrepreneurs, recognizes women in agriculture appeared first on Island Times.
date: 2024-04-12, from: Island Times
KOROR, Palau – A recent fishing trial conducted by the BOFI and JICA Blue Economy Project yielded promising results, with the capture of a giant squid in the southwest sea area off Koror on Friday afternoon.The squid, identified as a diamondback squid, is a popular seafood item in Okinawa and across Japan, often enjoyed sashimi-style […]
The post Palau sees new potential in offshore fisheries with Giant Squid catch appeared first on Island Times.
https://islandtimes.org/palau-sees-new-potential-in-offshore-fisheries-with-giant-squid-catch/
date: 2024-04-12, from: Island Times
(Koror, Palau) Public outcry erupted in Palau following the announcement of new energy rates that included the cost of solar power purchased from an Independent Power Producer (IPP). The rates, originally scheduled to begin May 1, 2024, sparked immediate opposition from the Olbiil Era Kelulau (OEK), particularly the Senate. Citing excessive pricing and a lack […]
The post Public Backlash Leads Palau to Rethink Solar Energy Rates appeared first on Island Times.
https://islandtimes.org/public-backlash-leads-palau-to-rethink-solar-energy-rates/
date: 2024-04-12, from: Island Times
KOROR, Palau — A 37-year-old Taiwanese tourist died last week after being electrocuted at a hotel apartment in Airai, the Bureau of Public Safety (BPS) confirmed on Thursday. Ms. Hui Chi Hou was found unresponsive on Friday, April 5th, at the apartel (combination hotel and apartment) where she was staying with a friend. She was […]
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https://islandtimes.org/tourist-in-palau-dies-from-electrocution/
date: 2024-04-12, from: Island Times
Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) implementing agency for “Japanese Technical Cooperation Project for the Promotion of Regional Initiative on Solid Waste Management in Pacific Island Countries Phase 3 (J-PRISM3)” since July 2023 in the Pacific Region. After the kick-off for country’s activities of Palau in the middle of October 2023, JICA Expert Team and Palauan […]
The post Palau is leading for Solid Waste Management in Pacific Region appeared first on Island Times.
https://islandtimes.org/palau-is-leading-for-solid-waste-management-in-pacific-region/
date: 2024-04-12, from: Island Times
PICRC hosted Rubén Barriuso Álvarez, an undergraduate student from the University of Vigo in Spain, from October 19th, 2023, to March 30th, 2024, for an internship on reef fisheries monitoring and research in Palau. Rubén had a scholarship from Erasmus+ which allowed him to travel to Palau and complete his internship. During the internship, Rubén […]
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https://islandtimes.org/erasmus-intern-completes-5-month-internship-at-picrc/
date: 2024-04-12, from: Island Times
Koror, Palau: A delegation from the Government of Japan’s Digital Agency has arrived in Palau to further support toward the establishment of an efficient, digitized border management system at the country’s ports of entry. Following initial discussions with the Government of Japan in April 2023, representatives from Fiji, together with Palau and Vanuatu travelled to Tokyo […]
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date: 2024-04-12, from: Island Times
T-Dock, Meketii Palau – Palau Pledge will be celebrating this year’s Earth Day with a splash! Through Presidential Proclamation No. 24-365 “Investing in Our Community: Safeguarding our Investments for a Cleaner Future” “Kaukledem el Kirel a Ungil Omengereomel el mo Klungiolel a Ungil Klukuk er Kid”, the Palau Pledge Dive Club, Kanu Hawaii, the Koror […]
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date: 2024-04-12, from: Island Times
MANILA (ADB) — Economic growth in the Pacific is projected to moderate in 2024 before picking up in 2025, according to the Asian Development Outlook (ADO) April 2024, ADB’s flagship economic publication, released today. The Pacific economies expanded by an average of 3.5 percent in 2023 as business activity resumed in earnest after the COVID-19 […]
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date: 2024-04-12, from: Island Times
WASHINGTON (US DEFENCE NEWS) — The U.S Air Force has awarded a contract for an airfield on Tinian, a Pacific island military leaders consider crucial to their plans in the region. Fluor, an engineering and construction company based in Irving, Texas, will receive about US$409 million to finish the project within five years, the company […]
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https://islandtimes.org/u-s-air-force-issues-409m-award-for-long-sought-pacific-airfield/
date: 2024-04-12, from: Island Times
In short: The former financial chief for Donald Trump has been jailed for lying to a judge and investigators. (ABC-Australia) A long-time executive for Donald Trump’s business empire has been sentenced to five months in jail for lying to investigators and a judge about the former US president’s finances. Former Trump Organization chief financial officer Allen Weisselberg […]
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date: 2024-04-12, from: Island Times
CHUUK (STAR& STRIPES) — The U.S Navy and Coast Guard found and rescued three men Tuesday from a tiny atoll south of Guam, where they spent more than a week after they were left stranded. The men, all in their 40s, set sail from Polowat Atoll, Micronesia, on 31 March in a small, open 20-foot […]
The post Help’ written in palm fronds assists U.S forces in rescuing Micronesians stranded on tiny island appeared first on Island Times.
date: 2024-04-12, from: Island Times
POHNPEI (THE GUARDIAN) — The U.S is considering military projects across the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) as it pushes ahead with plans for a US$400m airport upgrade in the country to boost defence capabilities in the Pacific, President Wesley Simina said. The region is of growing strategic importance to the U.S amid a battle […]
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date: 2024-04-12, from: Island Times
By Jemima Burt (ABC-Australia) The remains of two Australian World War II officers have been positively identified, 79 years after their aircraft crashed in waters south of Papua New Guinea, following a search commissioned by a mining magnate. Three Queensland men and a Tasmanian were onboard the Number 100 Squadron (100SQN) WWII Beaufort aircraft when it […]
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date: 2024-04-12, from: Island Times
Etpison Cup Sponsored by Palau Sport Fishing Association Leg 2 of the 2024 Grand Prix Open Water swim challenge kicks off this Saturday (April 13) at the Skojio Ramp (Meyus). This is the second of the annual 3-part series and is sponsored by Palau Sport Fishing Association as part of the 2024 Etpison Cup. In […]
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date: 2024-04-12, from: Island Times
Drop Off, Koror, Palau – The Palau Sports Fishing Association (PSFA) is excited to announce the return of the biggest derby on the island, the 31st Annual Fishing Derby! The call is out for fishers in Palau and all over the world to bring their best fin forward for a chance to win big! The […]
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date: 2024-04-12, from: Island Times
By ARNIE STAPLETON AP Sports Writer DENVER (AP) — Nikola Jokic minimized the matchup between teams tied atop the Western Conference standings, then put on a show for the ages — and for anyone still doubting he’s the best player on the planet. The odds-on favorite to win a third MVP trophy, Jokic registered his […]
The post Jokic scores 41 points and leads Nuggets past Timberwolves 116-107 to take lead in West appeared first on Island Times.
date: 2024-04-12, from: Island Times
MONTERREY, Mexico (AP) — Lionel Messi’s first trip to Mexico for an official match did not end well. Brandon Vazquez, Germán Berterame and Jesus Gallardo scored goals and Monterrey beat Inter Miami 3-1 on Wednesday night in the second leg of the two-game, total-goals series to secure a spot in the CONCACAF Champions Cup semifinals. […]
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date: 2024-04-12, from: Guam Daily Post
The Guam Legislature will also refrain from submitting a response to the attorney general’s petition regarding last year’s Supreme Court of Guam decision on the island’s old abortion, unless requested by the Supreme Court of the United States.
date: 2024-04-12, from: Pacific Island Times
By Mar-Vic Cagurangan Washington has learned from long years of neglect. China slowly made inroads into the Pacific island region and…
date: 2024-04-12, from: University of Hawaiʻi News
Reading time: 2 minutes School of Cinematic Arts students attended workshops hosted by NCIS: Hawaiʻi’s director at the series’ soundstage in East Honolulu.
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https://www.hawaii.edu/news/2024/04/11/sca-ncis-journey/
date: 2024-04-12, from: Pacific Island Times
By Pacific Island Times News Staff Washington D.C.– Rep. Uifa’atali Amata Radewagen, American Samoa’s delegate to the U.S. Congress,…
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date: 2024-04-11, from: University of Hawaiʻi News
Reading time: 2 minutes Brighten Tantisira is an alumnus of Institute for Astronomy mentorship program HI STAR.
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date: 2024-04-11, from: University of Hawaiʻi News
Reading time: 3 minutes Hazel Jarquio’s project is aimed at addressing the prevalence of cavities among young children in Hawaiʻi.
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date: 2024-04-11, from: University of Hawaiʻi News
Reading time: 3 minutes Celebrate a Legacy in Tourism honors individuals who have made significant and long-term contributions to Hawaiʻi’s tourism industry.
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date: 2024-04-11, from: Marshal Islands Journal
Journal 4/10/1987 P17 Chamber debate sparkedLast week’s announcement of a new gross revenue tax law sparked debate during Monday’s Chamber of Commerce meeting, with the Chamber agreeing that it will look into the possibility of filing a constitutional challenge to the legislation. Several businesses expressed concern that the law had been passed by Nitijela without […]
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date: 2024-04-11, from: University of Hawaiʻi News
Reading time: 2 minutes Linguistics led the UH Mānoa rankings at No. 10 in the U.S. and No. 22 in the world.
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date: 2024-04-11, from: The Guardian, World/Micronesia
Three rescued in the Pacific after making message in the sand with palm fronds, just as another group had done four years prior
Three fishermen stranded on a remote Pacific atoll for more than a week were rescued after spelling out the word “Help” in the sand using giant palm fronds.
A crew from the US Coast Guard cutter Oliver Henry plucked the men, in their 40s, from Pikelot atoll, part of the Federated States of Micronesia, to safety on Tuesday after their message was spotted from the air.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/apr/11/stranded-fishermen-saved-island
date: 2024-04-11, from: Hawai’i Pacific Review (HPU Literary Magazine)
by Pepper Trail Bluefin tuna, first quality, spiked through the brain, frozen hard as stone, flown to Tokyo, sold at auction – one million dollars, eaten wafer-thin, slice by slice. Wild tiger: value theoretical, emotional. Tiger skin: immediate sale; tiger … Continue reading
https://hawaiipacificreview.org/2024/04/11/valuable-animal/
date: 2024-04-11, from: Marshal Islands Journal
WILMER JOEL Interim President Dr. Elizabeth Switaj announced that 17 percent of students who enrolled in fall 2020 finished their associated degrees last summer during the 31st anniversary opening of CMI on Tuesday. “This means that we have achieved our institution set standards of 15 percent for the second time in college history,” she said. […]
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date: 2024-04-11, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>Hilo residents were widely enthusiastic Tuesday night during a meeting about a state project to develop communities of tiny homes for the Big Island’s homeless population, despite misgivings about where those communities could be built.</p>
date: 2024-04-11, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>Work to decommission a pair of Maunakea telescopes will resume this month.</p>
date: 2024-04-11, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>Fairy tales will take on a local twist during the University of Hawaii at Hilo Performing Arts Center’s annual spring musical, “Happily Eva Afta.”</p>
date: 2024-04-11, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>“It’s a new beginning for health care here on the island.”</p>
date: 2024-04-11, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>The Hawaii Fire Department now has access to four brand-new brushfire trucks that were gifted through donations to the Daniel R. Sayre Memorial Foundation.</p>
https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2024/04/11/hawaii-news/benioffs-bolster-fire-department-fleet/
date: 2024-04-11, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>PHOENIX — The Arizona Legislature devolved into shouts of “Shame! Shame!” on Wednesday as Republican lawmakers quickly shut down discussion on a proposed repeal of the state’s newly revived 1864 law that criminalizes abortion throughout pregnancy unless a woman’s life is at risk.</p>
date: 2024-04-11, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>LODI, Calif. — Times are getting increasingly tough for many of California’s wine grape growers.</p>
date: 2024-04-11, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>LOS ANGELES — Devin Booker scored 37 points, Bradley Beal added 26 and the Phoenix Suns rallied in the fourth quarter to beat the Los Angeles Clippers 124-108 on Wednesday night. </p>
date: 2024-04-11, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A joyful celebration of the end of Ramadan devolved into panic Wednesday in Philadelphia after rival groups exchanged gunfire, leaving at least three people injured and hundreds of parents and children to flee in search of safety.</p>
date: 2024-04-11, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden praised Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s “bold” leadership on a series of global crises as he welcomed the Japanese leader to the White House on Wednesday for wide-ranging talks that touched on the delicate security situation in the Pacific, the war in Ukraine, the Israel-Hamas conflict and more.</p>
date: 2024-04-11, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>The state Legislature appears poised to create a new way for Hawaii electric utilities to pay for wildfire risk mitigation that reduces the cost possibly passed onto ratepayers in an effort to help prevent another tragic fire in the state.</p>
date: 2024-04-11, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>ALVA, Okla. – Even though he’d roped through his youth, Hilo-reared Northwestern Oklahoma State University cowboy Trisyn Kalawaia has focused on steer wrestling since he arrived in Alva a couple years ago.</p>
https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2024/04/11/sports/kalawaia-scores-all-around-rodeo-title/
date: 2024-04-11, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>Bring Chicago Home’s loss at the polls is the second time a progressive tax has failed in Illinois in recent years: first, a graduated marginal income tax, the unfortunately dubbed “fair tax,” and now an increase in the real estate transfer tax on buyers purchasing property of more than $1 million.</p>
date: 2024-04-11, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>Taxpayers deserve
a refund for rail</p>
https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2024/04/11/opinion/your-views-for-april-11-9/
date: 2024-04-11, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>A recent report from Santa Clara County in California highlights a troubling trend: Despite housing more people than ever before in a single year, the rate of new people falling into homelessness spiked by 24% in 2023. The Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) 2023 homelessness assessment report shows a 12% national increase, with over 650,000 people experiencing homelessness, the highest numbers recorded since the Point-in-Time Count began in 2007.</p>
date: 2024-04-11, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>MIAMI — The Dallas Mavericks had a message on Wednesday night: “Pravi MVP.” </p>
date: 2024-04-11, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>NEW YORK — Donald Trump is now 0 for 3 in last-minute attempts to get a New York appeals court to delay his looming hush money criminal trial. An appeals court judge Wednesday swiftly rejected the latest salvo from the former president’s lawyers, who argued he should be on the campaign trail rather than “in a courtroom defending himself” starting next week.</p>
date: 2024-04-11, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>TEL AVIV, Israel — Israeli aircraft killed three sons of Hamas’ top political leader in the Gaza Strip on Wednesday, striking high-stakes targets at a time when Israel is holding delicate cease-fire negotiations with the militant group. Hamas said four of the leader’s grandchildren were also killed.</p>
date: 2024-04-11, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>NEW YORK — Allen Weisselberg, a retired executive in Donald Trump’s real estate empire, was sentenced Wednesday to five months in jail for lying under oath during his testimony in the civil fraud lawsuit brought against the former president by New York’s attorney general.</p>
date: 2024-04-11, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>Martie Buchanan, 80, of Hilo died March 26 at home. She was a volunteer at Hawaii Care Choices, gallery greeter at East Hawaii Cultural Center, friend of Bill W.’s and member of the Mohouli Community. No flowers. Memorial donations to Hawaii Care Choices. Survived by daughter, Tiare Giardina; son-in-law, Lawrence Giardina; brother, Bill Buchanan; a grandson.</p>
https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2024/04/11/obituaries/obituaries-for-april-11-9/
date: 2024-04-11, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>YWCA of Hawaii Island will celebrate two pillars of the community, Carol Ignacio and Irene Nagao, at the 13th annual Remarkable People luncheon next week.</p>
date: 2024-04-11, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>BOISE, Idaho — An Idaho man charged with three murders in an unusual doomsday-focused case crafted an alternate reality so that he could fulfill “his desire for sex, money and power,” a prosecutor told jurors Wednesday morning.</p>
date: 2024-04-11, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>CLEVELAND (AP) — The Naylor brothers turned National Siblings Day into quite a family affair. </p>
date: 2024-04-11, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>The annual Kona-Kohala Earth and Ocean Day returns from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Sunday, April 14, at the Maka‘eo Pavilion in Old Kona Airport Park. </p>
date: 2024-04-11, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>Hilo physician Lynda Dolan has been appointed to the Hawaii Community Federal Credit Union’s Board of Directors.</p>
https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2024/04/11/community/dolan-joins-hcfcu-board/
date: 2024-04-11, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>‘Ohana Wa’a Laulima in partnership with Arc of Hilo and OSMD Hawaii have announced their third annual King Kamehameha’s Awesome Athletes Inclusive Canoe Race on Sunday, June 2 at Hilo Bayfront.</p>
date: 2024-04-11, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>SALT LAKE CITY — The International Olympic Committee was effusive in its support Wednesday for a decadeslong effort to bring back the Winter Games to Utah’s capital city in 2034. </p>
date: 2024-04-11, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>MILWAUKEE — Giannis Antetokounmpo will miss the Milwaukee Bucks’ final three regular-season games after an MRI confirmed the initial diagnosis that the two-time MVP has a strained left calf. </p>
date: 2024-04-11, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>The U.S. Coast Guard saved three Micronesians on Tuesday from a remote, 31-acre island near Guam after the trio of stranded fishermen spelled out “HELP” on a beach using palm leaves.</p>
date: 2024-04-11, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>During the month of March, Hawaii Police Department reports a total of seven fentanyl-related arrests, six in East Hawaii and one in West Hawaii.</p>
date: 2024-04-11, from: Guam Daily Post
Registration is open for Amphibious Aquatics’ summer and fall training for its water safety initiative that launched earlier in 2024. In an effort to combat Guam’s devastating statistic of more than one fatal drowning a month, the organization is hosting…
date: 2024-04-11, from: Guam Daily Post
In the beautiful, turquoise coastal waters of Matapang Beach Park last month, the 2024 Guam Kayak and Canoe Federation kicked off the Kareran Galaide Series, a block of high school paddling events.
date: 2024-04-11, from: Guam Daily Post
The community’s assistance is being requested in finding an 18-year-old man who was last seen Wednesday morning.
date: 2024-04-11, from: Guam Daily Post
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has announced the completion of the nation’s first enforceable standards for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, known as PFAS, in drinking water. The U.S. EPA first announced proposed maximum contaminant standards for six types of PFAS…
date: 2024-04-11, from: Guam Daily Post
The Committee on Rules is considering whether the Guam Legislature should weigh in on the attorney general’s petition for the Supreme Court of the United States to review the Supreme Court of Guam’s decision on a local abortion ban.
date: 2024-04-11, from: Guam Daily Post
Four Guam high school students will have the opportunity to attend a transportation camp in Hawaii this summer.
date: 2024-04-11, from: Guam Daily Post
The Guam International Airport Authority received extra financial assistance for going green.
date: 2024-04-11, from: Guam Daily Post
A first-of-its-kind study for Guam has revealed the food foraging habits of honeybees and found that Guam bees have a diverse diet of at least 139 plants, with the most common being Leucaena leucocephala, or what is known locally as…
date: 2024-04-11, from: Guam Daily Post
A man accused of attempting to rape a 14-year-old girl also faces charges related to sexually assaulting the minor multiple times since she was 11.
date: 2024-04-11, from: Guam Daily Post
A man was accused of repeatedly sexually assaulting a 15-year-old.
date: 2024-04-11, from: Guam Daily Post
A woman was accused of assaulting a man in Dededo while she was naked, along with assaulting a police officer after needing to be hospitalized.
date: 2024-04-11, updated: 2024-04-11, from: Marianas Variety
PARIS (Reuters) — French luxury group Kering on Thursday named former Louis Vuitton and Prada communications executive Stefano Cantino as deputy CEO of Gucci to help steer a revival of the Italian label.
date: 2024-04-11, from: Guam Daily Post
April 25 will mark the grand opening of Don Don Donki Village of Donki in Tamuning. Pan Pacific Retail Management (Guam) Co. LTD does business as the retail outlet, and is as subsidiary of Pan Pacific International Holdings Corp., which…
date: 2024-04-11, updated: 2024-04-11, from: Marianas Variety
(Reuters) — Uber Technologies said on Wednesday that it is boosting its safety features for passengers around the world, as it looks to minimize risk and ensure security for women at night.
date: 2024-04-11, from: Marshal Islands Journal
GIFF JOHNSON President Hilda Heine remains focused on social protection programs for the Marshall Islands population. Continuing the theme that guided her first term in office, the President and her new government is focused on a series of initiatives to fill gaps that currently leave segments of the population in difficult circumstances. “We are getting […]
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https://marshallislandsjournal.com/expanding-social-safety-nets/
date: 2024-04-11, updated: 2024-04-11, from: Marianas Variety
(Reuters) — Democrats wasted little time capitalizing on Tuesday’s ruling from Arizona’s high court upholding a 160-year-old abortion ban, organizing press conferences in swing states across the country and blaming former Republican President Donald Trump for eliminating a nationwide right to abortion.
date: 2024-04-11, updated: 2024-04-11, from: Marianas Variety
WASHINGTON (Reuters) — U.S. President Joe Biden and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Wednesday unveiled plans for military cooperation and projects ranging from missiles to moon landings, strengthening their alliance with an eye on countering China and Russia.
date: 2024-04-11, updated: 2024-04-11, from: Marianas Variety
WASHINGTON (Reuters) — The Biden administration will consider concerns about Chinese chip designer Brite Semiconductor flagged by Republican Senator Marco Rubio as it decides what firms to add to a trade sanction list, the Commerce Department said.
date: 2024-04-11, updated: 2024-04-11, from: Marianas Variety
(Reuters) — A 6-year-old boy who shot and wounded his teacher last year in Virginia had a history of violent outbursts in school, including the choking of another teacher that led to his expulsion from kindergarten, according to an investigative report released on Wednesday.
date: 2024-04-11, updated: 2024-04-11, from: Marianas Variety
WASHINGTON (Reuters) — President Joe Biden on Wednesday said he was considering Australia’s request to drop the prosecution of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, who had released troves of confidential U.S. classified documents and is battling extradition to the United States.
date: 2024-04-11, updated: 2024-04-11, from: Marianas Variety
NEW YORK (Reuters) — U.S. prosecutors asked a federal judge on Wednesday to delay the corruption trial of New Jersey Senator Bob Menendez and his wife by at least two months, after lawyers for Nadine Menendez said she faced a serious medical condition that required surgery.
date: 2024-04-11, updated: 2024-04-11, from: Marianas Variety
KYIV (Reuters) — Russia staged a major missile and drone strike on Ukrainian energy infrastructure early on Thursday, damaging substations and power facilities in five regions and causing emergency power cuts for at least 200,000 people, Kyiv officials said.
date: 2024-04-11, updated: 2024-04-11, from: Marianas Variety
SEOUL (Reuters) — South Korea’s liberal opposition scored a landslide victory in a parliamentary election, vote counts showed on Thursday, dealing a resounding blow to President Yoon Suk Yeol and his conservative party but falling just short of a super majority.
date: 2024-04-11, from: Pacific Island Times
Tourism recovery and construction boom drive Pacific island states’ post-Covid growth By Pacific Island Times News Staff The North…
date: 2024-04-11, from: Pacific Island Times
By Pacific Island Times News Staff Pan Pacific Retail Management (Guam) The Village of Donki, a new shopping and dining center in…
https://www.pacificislandtimes.com/post/guam-s-new-shopping-center-set-to-open-this-month
date: 2024-04-11, from: Marshal Islands Journal
The Guam-based US National Weather Service issued its weekly update on El Niño conditions throughout the US-affiliated Pacific Islands. Under “Extreme Drought” heading, the US weather update stated: “Extreme Drought persists across islands of Yap State and the northern Marshall Islands. Below normal rainfall is expected for at least the next few weeks, likely a […]
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https://marshallislandsjournal.com/majuro-reels-from-el-nino/
date: 2024-04-11, from: University of the South Pacific (Fiji)
The head of journalism at The University of the South Pacific (USP) has commended the…
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date: 2024-04-11, from: University of Hawaiʻi News
Reading time: 2 minutes Surfaces is well-known for their song “Sunday Best,” and collaboration with Elton John on song, “Learn to Fly.”
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https://www.hawaii.edu/news/2024/04/10/surfaces-headlines-aloha-bash-2024/
date: 2024-04-11, from: University of Hawaiʻi News
Reading time: < 1 minute 13 members from the men’s swim and dive team and 13 from the women’s team were recognized for their academic excellence.
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https://www.hawaii.edu/news/2024/04/10/26-swim-dive-academic-honors/
date: 2024-04-10, from: University of Hawaiʻi News
Reading time: 2 minutes The entire decommissioning process for Caltech Submillimeter Observatory is expected to be completed by 2024.
The post Final phase of Caltech telescope decommissioning to restart on Maunakea first appeared on University of Hawaiʻi System News.
https://www.hawaii.edu/news/2024/04/10/final-phase-caltech-telescope-decommissioning/
date: 2024-04-10, from: Marshal Islands Journal
HILARY HOSIA It’s official: uniforms for RMI participants in the Micronesian Games are being sponsored by the Taiwan Embassy and the Taiwanese Association. A check in the amount of $57,625 was received by Minister of Natural Resources and Commerce and President of the Marshall Islands National Olympic Committee Tony Muller from Taiwan Ambassador Steve Hsia […]
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https://marshallislandsjournal.com/taiwan-funds-rmi-games-outfits/
date: 2024-04-10, from: University of Hawaiʻi News
Reading time: 3 minutes The Thompson School of Social Work & Public Health celebrated six decades of dedicated service and progress in public health across Hawaiʻi.
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https://www.hawaii.edu/news/2024/04/10/public-health-60th-anniversary/
date: 2024-04-10, from: University of Hawaiʻi News
Reading time: 2 minutes UH brought in $58 million in federal biomedical research grants to the state in fiscal year 2023.
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https://www.hawaii.edu/news/2024/04/10/uh-biomed-research-fy23-nih-funds/
date: 2024-04-10, from: University of Hawaiʻi News
Reading time: 2 minutes Jonathan Huang is developing a new course on epidemiologic methods to address the unique maternal and child health needs of Hawaiʻi.
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https://www.hawaii.edu/news/2024/04/10/jonathan-huang-fellowship/
date: 2024-04-10, from: Pacific Island Times
I’ve noticed a certain rallying cry in American presidential politics over the past few years. Both Democrats and Republicans scream it,…
https://www.pacificislandtimes.com/post/half-measures-and-broken-promises
date: 2024-04-10, from: Pacific Island Times
Saipan — In politics, the opposite of cynicism is delusion. “Idealism” in politics requires high intelligence — or willful…
https://www.pacificislandtimes.com/post/the-art-of-political-distraction
date: 2024-04-10, from: University of Hawaiʻi News
Reading time: 2 minutes Na Leo is the biggest selling female Hawaiian band in the world, and performs to sold out crowds in Japan, Hawaiʻi, and the U.S. continent.
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date: 2024-04-10, from: University of Hawaiʻi News
Reading time: < 1 minute This week’s image is from UH Hilo’s Saxony Charlot.
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date: 2024-04-10, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>KAILUA — Quincy Cortez plucks at a slim black box laid across his legs, his fingers flashing silver.</p>
date: 2024-04-10, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>Golf</p>
date: 2024-04-10, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>PHOENIX — Arizona will soon join 14 other states that have banned abortion at all stages of pregnancy, a change triggered by a state Supreme Court ruling Tuesday that found officials may enforce an 1864 law criminalizing all abortions except when a woman’s life is at stake.</p>
date: 2024-04-10, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>PONTIAC, Mich. — The first parents convicted in a U.S. mass school shooting were sentenced to at least 10 years in prison Tuesday as a Michigan judge lamented missed opportunities that could have prevented their teenage son from possessing a gun and killing four students in 2021.</p>
date: 2024-04-10, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Shea Langeliers hit three home runs, including a two-run drive in the ninth inning that lifted the Oakland Athletics over the Texas Rangers 4-3 on Tuesday night. </p>
date: 2024-04-10, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>A new and improved Kolekole Gulch Park will reopen later this month after years of closure.</p>
date: 2024-04-10, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>Both Hilo Circuit Court judges have bowed out from hearing a case involving a California woman sued by a developer whose contractor mistakenly built a house on her lot in Hawaiian Paradise Park.</p>
date: 2024-04-10, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>MILWAUKEE — Giannis Antetokounmpo was undergoing testing on his left calf after leaving the Milwaukee Bucks’ victory over the Boston Celtics on Tuesday night. </p>
date: 2024-04-10, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>Marijuana legalization is killing a lot of people. Not slowly — though some studies suggest that it may be doing that, too — but quickly, in car crashes. It’s one more symptom of the disastrous rush by lawmakers to capitalize on cannabis sales without doing the hard work needed to keep the public safe.</p>
https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2024/04/10/opinion/legal-marijuana-is-making-roads-deadlier/
date: 2024-04-10, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>Congress eliminated parole from the federal criminal justice system in 1984, but it didn’t completely do away with post-release supervision. About 3 of every 4 people leaving federal prison remain under supervision, often for years, and often for no good reason.</p>
date: 2024-04-10, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>CHICAGO (AP) — Plainclothes Chicago police officers fired nearly 100 gunshots over 41 seconds during a traffic stop that left one man dead and one officer injured, according to graphic video footage a police oversight agency released Tuesday.</p>
date: 2024-04-10, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>LONDON — Europe’s top human rights court said Tuesday that the Swiss government had violated its citizens’ rights by not doing enough to stop climate change, a landmark ruling that experts said could bolster activists hoping to use human rights law to hold governments to account.</p>
date: 2024-04-10, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>Higher standards
needed for teachers</p>
https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2024/04/10/opinion/your-views-for-april-10-7/
date: 2024-04-10, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>PRESCOTT, Ariz. — It’s shaping up to be a long wildfire season, with Texas already seeing its largest blaze in recorded history and firefighters becoming overwhelmed with recent blazes in Virginia.</p>
date: 2024-04-10, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>NYON, Switzerland (AP) — This week’s Champions League games are going ahead as scheduled despite an Islamic State terror threat, the governing body of European soccer said Tuesday. </p>
date: 2024-04-10, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Ja Morant acted in self-defense when a teenager accused the two-time NBA All-Star of punching him during a pickup game at the home of the Memphis Grizzlies guard’s parents in 2022, a judge has ruled. </p>
date: 2024-04-10, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>WASHINGTON — The Biden administration’s move to restore net neutrality will need to pass legal tests to stick, and even then it will be at risk of a rollback under a future administration if Congress doesn’t act.</p>
date: 2024-04-10, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>WASHINGTON (AP) — Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida began a much-anticipated visit to Washington on Tuesday that spotlights shared concerns about provocative Chinese military action in the Pacific and at a rare moment of public difference between the two nations over a Japanese company’s plan to buy an iconic U.S. company.</p>
date: 2024-04-10, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>Norfolk Southern announced Tuesday that it agreed to pay $600 million to settle a class-action lawsuit stemming from a February 2023 derailment of a train carrying hazardous materials in East Palestine, Ohio.</p>
date: 2024-04-10, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>NEW YORK — A New York appeals court judge Tuesday rejected Donald Trump’s latest attempt to delay his hush money criminal trial, taking just 12 minutes to swat aside an argument that it should be postponed while the former president fights a gag order.</p>
date: 2024-04-10, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>LAS VEGAS — A court document filed hours after a Las Vegas attorney and his wife were fatally shot in a Summerlin law office describes the moments leading up to the killings.</p>
date: 2024-04-10, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>South Carolina’s 87-75 victory over Caitlin Clark and Iowa in the women’s NCAA championship game averaged 18.9 million viewers on ABC and ESPN, making it the second most-watched non-Olympic women’s sporting event on U.S. television. </p>
date: 2024-04-10, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>John Agcawile Ancheta, 82, of Honokaa died Jan. 6 at North Hawaii Community Hospital. Born in Paauhau, he was a retired equipment operator for the former Hamakua Sugar Co. and retired truck driver for Hapuna Beach Prince Beach Hotel. Celebration of life noon Saturday, April 20, at Paauilo Hongwanji Hall. Survived by wife, Geraldine Ancheta of Honokaa; daughters, Laura (Anthony) Ross of Waimea, Sui-Lin (Damien) Maikui of Hilo and Ku‘ulei (Daryl) Ancheta of Honolulu; son, Paul (Fay) Ancheta of Honokaa; brothers, Maurice Ancehta of North Carolina and Anthony (Benita) Ancheta of Waimea; sisters, Alice Panui Jr. of Honolulu and Luana Ancheta-Kauwe of Hilo; 11 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren; nieces, nephews, cousins, aunts and uncles. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary.</p>
https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2024/04/10/obituaries/obituaries-for-april-10-8/
date: 2024-04-10, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>The storied career of the Delta family of rockets had to wait a little longer than planned to turn the page on its final chapter, but the last of its kind lifted off on the Space Coast on Tuesday.</p>
date: 2024-04-10, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>SEOUL, South Korea — When police showed up last year at Im Hyun-ju’s home in Seoul with a search warrant, the 43-year-old journalist watched in disbelief as they examined old notebooks, rifled through her bedroom and confiscated her phone and laptop.</p>
date: 2024-04-10, from: Pacific Island Times
By Pacific Island Times News Staff The Guam Power Authority and the Guam Waterworks Authority are seeking the Consolidated Commission’s…
https://www.pacificislandtimes.com/post/gpa-gwa-seek-ccu-approval-of-pay-adjustments-for-personnel
date: 2024-04-10, from: Guam Daily Post
The Guam Department of Agriculture entered into a cooperative agreement with the U.S. Department of Agriculture under the Resilient Food Systems Infrastructure Program. RFSI is authorized by the American Rescue Plan and provides DOAG with a little over $2 million…
date: 2024-04-10, from: Guam Daily Post
The Guam Visitors Bureau conducted a press conference Wednesday to help promote the 2024 Ko’ko’ Weekend occurring April 13-14 at the Gov. Joseph Flores Memorial Park in Tumon. The weekend features a half marathon, a 10K road race and a…
date: 2024-04-10, from: Guam Daily Post
Supreme Court of Guam Chief Justice Robert Torres has granted a joint motion from several government entities seeking permission to file an amicus curiae brief in support of Gov. Lou Leon Guerrero, who has asked the court for a declaratory…
date: 2024-04-10, from: Guam Daily Post
date: 2024-04-10, from: Guam Daily Post
Board members for the Guam Council on the Arts and Humanities Agency have approved 110 delegates for the 2024 Festival of Pacific Arts and Culture, or FestPac, none of whom were Frank “Ko” San Nicolas.
date: 2024-04-10, from: Guam Daily Post
A former Guam National Guard member was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for enticement of a minor.
date: 2024-04-10, from: Guam Daily Post
A man and a woman pleaded not guilty to charges related to a fatal shooting and robbery at Thai Thai Healthy Cuisine restaurant earlier this year.
date: 2024-04-10, from: Guam Daily Post
A man was charged in connection to a string of thefts after he was accused of stealing an e-bike, a $70,000 Rolex watch and a woman’s personal belongings on the beach.
date: 2024-04-10, from: Guam Daily Post
The measure is still being finalized, but Sen. Telo Taitague has announced in a press release that she and Sen. Joanne Brown plan to introduce legislation intended to provide a permanent component within the Guam Office of Veterans Affairs to…
date: 2024-04-10, from: Pacific Island Times
By Pacific Island Times News Staff The Federal Aviation Administration has awarded $3.2 million to the A.B. Won Pat International Airport…
date: 2024-04-10, updated: 2024-04-10, from: Marianas Variety
(Reuters) — A U.S. federal court issued a decree to restrict the production and sale of Philips’ new sleep apnea machines at several facilities in the country, the Food and Drug Administration said on Tuesday.
date: 2024-04-10, updated: 2024-04-10, from: Marianas Variety
(Reuters) — Personal care and baby products maker Honest Company said on Tuesday its founder, actress Jessica Alba, would be stepping down from her role as the chief creative officer.
date: 2024-04-10, updated: 2024-04-10, from: Marianas Variety
WASHINGTON (Reuters) — U.S. railroad operator Norfolk Southern has agreed to pay $600 million to settle a class action lawsuit over a February 2023 East Palestine, Ohio train derailment that spilled toxic chemicals, according to the company and court documents.
date: 2024-04-10, updated: 2024-04-10, from: Marianas Variety
(Reuters) — U.S. power consumption will rise to record highs in 2024 and 2025, the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) said in its Short Term Energy Outlook (STEO) on Tuesday.
date: 2024-04-10, updated: 2024-04-10, from: Marianas Variety
(Reuters) — The United States condemned on Tuesday Ecuador’s use of force against embassy officials after its police and soldiers raided Mexico’s embassy last week to arrest former Vice President Jorge Glas.
date: 2024-04-10, updated: 2024-04-10, from: Marianas Variety
WASHINGTON (Reuters) — Two conservative operatives who launched a robocall campaign designed to prevent Black New Yorkers from voting by mail in the 2020 U.S. election will pay $1.25 million in a settlement, New York state Attorney General Letitia James said on Tuesday.
date: 2024-04-10, updated: 2024-04-10, from: Marianas Variety
(Reuters) — Four Chicago police officers shot at a suspect nearly 100 times in less than a minute after the man opened fire on them during a traffic stop last month, according to a report from the city’s civilian monitoring office, released on Tuesday.
date: 2024-04-10, updated: 2024-04-10, from: Marianas Variety
WASHINGTON (Reuters) — The U.S. has transferred to Ukraine thousands of infantry weapons and more than 500,000 rounds of ammunition that were seized more than a year ago as they were being shipped by Iran to Houthi forces in Yemen, the U.S. military said on Tuesday.
date: 2024-04-10, updated: 2024-04-10, from: Marianas Variety
BRASILIA (Reuters) — Deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon has decreased 40% in the first three months of 2024 from a year earlier, Environment Minister Marina Silva said on Tuesday, citing data from space research agency INPE.
date: 2024-04-10, updated: 2024-04-10, from: Marianas Variety
HONG KONG (Reuters) — A fire broke out in a densely populated residential building in Hong Kong’s bustling Kowloon district on Wednesday, killing five people and injuring 35 others, the city’s hospital authority and fire services said.
date: 2024-04-10, from: Guam Daily Post
The Guam Solid Waste Authority has implemented several immediate measures, including expanding operational hours to meet growing demand, in order to improve efficiency and address a backlog in waste collection, according to a release from the agency.
date: 2024-04-10, from: Pacific Island Times
By Johanna Salinas Chamorro artist Dakota Camacho’s latest project, “Buried Beneath: Bombs & Lattes” is a melodrama, pieced together with…
https://www.pacificislandtimes.com/post/digging-the-chamoru-identity
date: 2024-04-10, from: University of Hawaiʻi News
Reading time: < 1 minute Lanakila—Victory, triumph; to triumph, win, overcome, beat.
The post Hawaiian Word of the Week: Lanakila first appeared on University of Hawaiʻi System News.
https://www.hawaii.edu/news/2024/04/09/hawaiian-word-of-the-week-lanakila/
date: 2024-04-10, from: The Guardian, World/Micronesia
Wesley Simina says the US is ‘well advanced’ in plans for $400m airport upgrade in Yap, amid rising tensions with China in the region
The US is considering military projects across the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) as it pushes ahead with plans for a $400m airport upgrade in the country to boost defence capabilities in the Pacific, President Wesley Simina said.
The region is of growing strategic importance to the US amid a battle for influence with China.
date: 2024-04-10, from: University of Hawaiʻi News
Reading time: 2 minutes This year’s Onizuka Day featured more than 100 interactive booths and exhibits.
The post Thousands attend Onizuka Day at UH West Oʻahu; robots, tech, more first appeared on University of Hawaiʻi System News.
https://www.hawaii.edu/news/2024/04/09/onizuka-day-at-uh-west-oahu/
date: 2024-04-10, from: University of Hawaiʻi News
Reading time: < 1 minute Anna Maidment and Sydney Miller scored a perfect 4-0 at the TCU Mānoa Invitational.
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https://www.hawaii.edu/news/2024/04/09/maidment-miller-big-west-pairs-honor/
date: 2024-04-10, from: University of Hawaiʻi News
Reading time: < 1 minute The team secured the program’s 6th Big West regular-season title.
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date: 2024-04-10, from: University of Hawaiʻi News
Reading time: 2 minutes Professor Chris Frueh has uncovered a pattern of impacts such as traumatic brain injury, sleep apnea, depression and addiction.
The post Special ops cost: Mental/physical health focus of UH Hilo researcher’s new book first appeared on University of Hawaiʻi System News.
https://www.hawaii.edu/news/2024/04/09/frueh-book-operator-syndrome/
date: 2024-04-10, from: University of Hawaiʻi News
Reading time: 2 minutes Students who completed the TCBES graduate program now serve as conservation and environmental scientists and managers throughout Hawaiʻi.
The post Cultivating conservation, eco stewards: 20th anniversary for UH Hilo program first appeared on University of Hawaiʻi System News.
https://www.hawaii.edu/news/2024/04/09/tcbes-20th-anniversary/
date: 2024-04-09, from: University of Hawaiʻi News
Reading time: 3 minutes Pham and Inouye are the 81st and 82nd Hawaiʻi teachers, respectively, to receive the award since Hawaiʻi joined the program in 1990.
The post 2 UH alums earn $25K Milken Educator Award first appeared on University of Hawaiʻi System News.
https://www.hawaii.edu/news/2024/04/09/milken-award-inouye-pham/
date: 2024-04-09, from: University of Hawaiʻi News
Reading time: 7 minutes Kalbert Young, UH vice president for budget and finance and chief financial officer, shares his analysis.
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date: 2024-04-09, from: University of Hawaiʻi News
Reading time: 2 minutes Christa Braun-Inglis was awarded the David King Community Clinical Scientist Award.
The post UH cancer scientist’s passion leads to national changes, community award first appeared on University of Hawaiʻi System News.
https://www.hawaii.edu/news/2024/04/09/braun-inglis-accc-award/
date: 2024-04-09, from: University of Hawaiʻi News
Reading time: 3 minutes The highest ranked programs are in the William S. Richardson School of Law ranking No. 23 for both best part-time law programs and best environmental law programs.
The post UH Mānoa shines in national grad program rankings: 2 top 25, 13 top 100 first appeared on University of Hawaiʻi System News.
https://www.hawaii.edu/news/2024/04/09/us-news-best-grad-programs-2024/
date: 2024-04-09, from: Pacific Island Times
‘Now Hiring’ signs are everywhere, but where are the job seekers? By Naina Rao and Mar-Vic Cagurangan No one can say there’s a dearth of…
https://www.pacificislandtimes.com/post/guam-has-thousands-of-jobs-and-a-shortage-of-applicants
date: 2024-04-09, from: Pacific Island Times
The recent approval of the Compacts of Free Association in Micronesia, Palau and the Marshalls has apparently resolved many of the dire…
https://www.pacificislandtimes.com/post/guam-gets-the-short-end-of-the-stick
date: 2024-04-09, from: Chaminade Silversword (Chaminade Univ. student newspaper)
Five of the 28 presenters at Na Liko Na’auao were dual-enrollment Early College students who are high school juniors at Sacred Hearts Academy. “I am beyond proud of these girls for coming out and presenting here,” said Koreen Nakahodo, an English professor and mentor. “It’s exciting because there is not just one presenter today; the…
date: 2024-04-09, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>GLENDALE, Ariz. — A basketball beatdown. A coaching clinic. A double-digit domination.</p>
date: 2024-04-09, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>According to Conde Nast Traveler, the ten healthiest countries in the world are as follows:</p>
https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2024/04/09/community/lets-talk-food-lets-eat-healthy/
date: 2024-04-09, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>DALLAS — Kyrie Irving and Luka Doncic draped their arms over each other in a pseudo-embrace, smiles of exhaustion on the faces of the co-stars of the Dallas Mavericks.</p>
date: 2024-04-09, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>MINNEAPOLIS — Shohei Ohtani had two doubles and a home run — his third in five games — to tie his career high with three extra-base hits and power the Los Angeles Dodgers past the Minnesota Twins 4-2 on Monday night.</p>
date: 2024-04-09, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>Former President Donald Trump said in a video statement Monday that abortion rights should be left up to the states, remarks that came after months of mixed signals on an issue that he and his advisers have worried could cost him dearly in the election.</p>
date: 2024-04-09, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>ATLANTA — Fulton County prosecutors on Monday urged the state Court of Appeals not to consider a judge’s ruling allowing District Attorney Fani Willis to continue prosecuting former President Donald Trump and others in the ongoing election interference case.</p>
date: 2024-04-09, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>MESQUITE, Texas — A chilly, midday darkness fell across North America on Monday as a total solar eclipse raced across the continent, thrilling those lucky enough to behold the spectacle through clear skies.</p>
date: 2024-04-09, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>MADISON, Wis. — President Joe Biden said Monday that more than 30 million borrowers would see “life-changing” relief from his new plan to ease their student loan debt burdens, a fresh attempt by the Democratic president to follow through on a campaign pledge that could buoy his standing with younger voters.</p>
date: 2024-04-09, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>A new facility to house additional office space and a planned medical simulation lab at Hilo Medical Center took a step forward Monday, but is still years away from reality.</p>
date: 2024-04-09, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>Senior Israeli officials said progress has been made in negotiations for a cease-fire in Gaza that would include the release of hostages and Palestinian prisoners, a move that drew criticism from far-right ministers who threatened to bring down the government. “We’ve reached a critical point,” Foreign Minister Israel Katz told Army Radio on Monday. “If matters work out, a large number of hostages will return home and then, in stages, everyone. But remember that we are dealing with Hamas and there is not a lot of time. I am more optimistic than I was.”</p>
date: 2024-04-09, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>Most people, study after study shows, don’t take the medicines prescribed for them. It doesn’t matter what they are — statins, high blood pressure drugs, drugs to lower blood sugar, asthma drugs. Either patients never start taking them, or they stop.</p>
date: 2024-04-09, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>VATICAN CITY — The Vatican on Monday declared gender-affirming surgery and surrogacy as grave violations of human dignity, putting them on par with abortion and euthanasia as practices that it said reject God’s plan for human life.</p>
date: 2024-04-09, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>Thursday morning, the staff of The Kansas Reflector got a jolt: Without warning or explanation, every link to their website was erased from their Facebook page. And it wasn’t only them — the same went for every other user who had shared their content.</p>
date: 2024-04-09, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>As the war in the Gaza Strip reaches its six-month mark, I’m getting a disturbing sense of déjà vu. Israel is facing many of the same challenges that the United States faced in Iraq, and it is making many of the same mistakes.</p>
date: 2024-04-09, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>On Thursday, astronomers who are conducting what they describe as the biggest and most precise survey yet of the history of the universe announced that they might have discovered a major flaw in their understanding of dark energy, the mysterious force that is speeding up the expansion of the cosmos.</p>
date: 2024-04-09, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>Following the crashes of two 737 Max jets that left more than 300 people dead and Boeing’s reputation for safety in tatters, Congress held probing hearings that unmasked limp and malleable federal oversight of how American planes are built.</p>
date: 2024-04-09, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>NEW YORK — A New York appeals court judge on Monday rejected Donald Trump’s bid to delay his April 15 hush money criminal trial while he fights to move the case out of Manhattan — foiling the former president’s latest attempt to put off the historic trial.</p>
date: 2024-04-09, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>State officials say that “until funding becomes available, there is no way to set a timeline for reopening (Lahaina Harbor).”</p>
date: 2024-04-09, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>GLENDALE, Ariz. — NCAA President Charlie Baker has already been pushing for states with legal wagering to ban betting on individual performances for college athletes.</p>
date: 2024-04-09, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>ATLANTA — The 50th anniversary of Hank Aaron’s 715th home run was marked Monday with announcements of a new statue at Baseball’s Hall of Fame and a new commemorative stamp from the U.S. Postal Service.</p>
date: 2024-04-09, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>AUGUSTA, Ga. — Tony Finau was to the right of the 11th green at Augusta National trying to chip to an imaginary front pin, a tough shot when it matters. This was the first full day of practice Monday at the Masters, and it wasn’t any easier.</p>
date: 2024-04-09, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>Rory Inouye, a math teacher at Waiakea High School, has won a $25,000 national Milken Educator Award.</p>
https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2024/04/09/hawaii-news/hilo-teacher-wins-25000-milken-award/
date: 2024-04-09, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>The state Department of Health is investigating two confirmed cases of pertussis — also known as whooping cough — and identified eight probable cases in two separate households without travel-related exposures on Hawaii Island.</p>
date: 2024-04-09, from: Island Times
Attorney Tamara Hutzler has been designated as Interim Special Prosecutor by Attorney General Ernestine Rengiil. She stepped into the role eight months after the contract of former Special Prosecutor April Dawns Cripps expired. Hutzler will fulfill the responsibilities of Special Prosecutor on an interim basis until a permanent appointment is made. Bringing a wealth of […]
The post Tamara Hutzler Named Interim Special Prosecutor appeared first on Island Times.
https://islandtimes.org/tamara-hutzler-named-interim-special-prosecutor/
date: 2024-04-09, from: Island Times
Fiscal Focus on Sustainability The Ngeremlengui State government reported a stagnant economic growth rate for the 2023-2024 fiscal year. In response, they have chosen to prioritize strengthening their communities and supporting their population. This approach emphasizes the effective management of land and sea resources to ensure long-term sustainability. Population Decline and Economic Challenges Ngeremlengui’s annual […]
The post Ngeremlengui State Prioritizes Community Over Growth appeared first on Island Times.
https://islandtimes.org/ngeremlengui-state-prioritizes-community-over-growth/
date: 2024-04-09, from: Island Times
The Palau National Scholarship Board (PNSB) faces a significant funding shortage. Available resources cover less than half of the financial needs of Palauan students seeking scholarships. According to a PNSB report submitted to Olbiil ERa Kelalau (Palau’s National Congress), 267 students applied for financial aid in fiscal year (FY) 2024, with a combined requirement of […]
The post Palau Scholarship Shortage Limits Student Aid, Internship Opportunities appeared first on Island Times.
https://islandtimes.org/palau-scholarship-shortage-limits-student-aid-internship-opportunities/
date: 2024-04-09, from: Island Times
In its Fiscal Year 2023-2024 Annual and Performance Report, the Ngchesar State government acknowledged facing significant challenges due to a shortfall in resources despite ambitious objectives. The report highlights achievements such as securing commercial leases for piggery and cropping ventures. Additionally, the state has constructed eight fish cages and initiated the development of clam farms. […]
The post Ngchesar State Confronts Fiscal Challenges in FY2024 appeared first on Island Times.
https://islandtimes.org/ngchesar-state-confronts-fiscal-challenges-in-fy2024/
date: 2024-04-09, from: Guam Daily Post
Gov. Lou Leon Guerrero on March 28 awarded Maj. Gen. Reginald Neal, deputy commanding general, U.S. Army Pacific, with the Ancient Order of the Chamorri - the highest civilian honor that can be bestowed on a nonnative resident of Guam,…
date: 2024-04-09, from: Guam Daily Post
The Guam Behavioral Health and Wellness Center has earned another three-year accreditation from the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities, GBHWC announced recently in a press release. CARF surveyed programs and services offered by GBHWC, including outpatient services for adults…
date: 2024-04-09, from: Guam Daily Post
The Guam Department of Education is in contact with the Federal Emergency Management Agency regarding funding for a temporary facility for Simon Sanchez High School students, which would be 90% funded by FEMA and 10% by GDOE, according to Superintendent…
date: 2024-04-09, from: Guam Daily Post
With an islandwide property revaluation potentially looming in the near future, and increased property taxes possibly following, Speaker Therese Terlaje has introduced two measures meant to either break up the application of increased property taxes after the revaluation or defer…
date: 2024-04-09, from: Guam Daily Post
A doctor on trial for sexual assault allegations believes evidence will show his accuser “has other motives” behind her allegations.
date: 2024-04-09, from: Island Times
Palau International Coral Reef Center (PICRC) recently received a grant from the Australian Government through the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT). This $25,000 grant will support PICRC’s activities in the topic of “Using Research, Education and Outreach to promote Science and support the management of Palau’s Marine Resources”. The project prioritizes the biological […]
The post Palau International Coral Reef Center receives grant from Australia’s Government, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade appeared first on Island Times.
date: 2024-04-09, from: Guam Daily Post
The measure is still being finalized, but Sen. Telo Taitague has announced that she and Sen. Joanne Brown plan to introduce legislation intended on providing a permanent component within the Guam Office of Veterans Affairs to help veterans secure medical…
date: 2024-04-09, from: Island Times
Ngiwal has two proposed amendments to their Constitution through a resolution adopted by not less than two-third (⅔) of members of the 20th Kelulul a Kiulul. To this effect, a law has been enacted to establish a Political Education Committee tasked to educate the citizens and voters of Ngiwal State about the substance, nature, and […]
The post Proposed amendments to Ngiwal Constitution is put to the vote in the upcoming General Election on July 9, 2024 appeared first on Island Times.
date: 2024-04-09, from: Island Times
By: James O’Brien/OCCRP Solomon Islands Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare has recently come under scrutiny for his rapidly expanding real estate holdings, despite his modest salary. Over the past few years, Sogavare and his wife, Emmy, have built at least eight new houses in and around the capital city of Honiara. These properties, estimated to cost […]
The post “Questions Arise Over Solomon Islands PM’s Real Estate Empire” appeared first on Island Times.
https://islandtimes.org/questions-arise-over-solomon-islands-pms-real-estate-empire/
date: 2024-04-09, from: Island Times
By Raquel Bagnol KOROR, 08 APRIL 2024 (PACIFIC ISLAND TIMES) — In earlier times, a Palauan family would sit down for their meal consisting of food they produced from their gardens. Women in the family cultivated the gardens and farm plots where they planted taro, tapioca and vegetables. Palauan women took pride in the quality […]
The post Caught between two worlds: How modern careers changed Palauan diet appeared first on Island Times.
https://islandtimes.org/caught-between-two-worlds-how-modern-careers-changed-palauan-diet/
date: 2024-04-09, from: Island Times
We delight in the beauty of the butterfly, but rarely admit the changes it has gone through to achieve that beauty.” – Maya Angelou. It is in the waiting that changes come. It takes a lot of patience to wait. So we adjust our thinking mind while waiting. I saw a butterfly this morning outside […]
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https://islandtimes.org/inner-beauty-2/
date: 2024-04-09, from: Island Times
Palau at a Political Crossroads: Prioritizing Citizen Welfare over Government Revenue Dear Editor, In recent times, the Republic of Palau finds itself at a critical juncture, grappling with economic challenges exacerbated by the Palau Government Stress Tax (PGST). As the cost of living soars, citizens are burdened with the weight of high prices on essential […]
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date: 2024-04-09, from: Island Times
APIA (BENAR NEWS) — The United States will have an expanded right to board vessels in Samoa’s waters under an amended maritime law enforcement agreement that could boost the effectiveness of patrols by a Coast Guard ship recently deployed to the Pacific. The updated shiprider pact signed Friday shows the U.S is “committed to safeguarding […]
The post U.S Coast Guard gets enhanced powers in Samoa’s waters appeared first on Island Times.
https://islandtimes.org/u-s-coast-guard-gets-enhanced-powers-in-samoas-waters/
date: 2024-04-09, from: Island Times
MAJURO (MARIANAS VARIETY) — Majuro Mayor Ladie Jack is raising the alarm about criminal behavior involving Marshallese deported from the United States, saying the “impact of these deportees on local community has been nothing short of devastating.” Marshallese deported from the United States have been convicted over the past three years of a murder, a […]
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https://islandtimes.org/deportations-raise-alarm-in-marshall-islands/
date: 2024-04-09, from: Island Times
By North Asia correspondent James Oaten and Xin-Yun Wu (ABC-Australia) Authorities in Taiwan are honing in on the possible location of two missing Australian-Singaporean nationals, after emergency service workers established their last known whereabouts. Neo Siew Choo and Sim Hwee Kok had been staying in Haulien City but, on the morning of the earthquake boarded a bus […]
The post Taiwan officials establish last known whereabouts of two Australians missing in earthquake appeared first on Island Times.
date: 2024-04-09, from: Island Times
By Doug Dingwall (ABC-Australia) Angela Telupe watched her backyard flood as a king tide tightened its grip on the main island of Tuvalu. Outside her home in northern Funafuti, her children swam in an area the family usually uses for picnics. “On the second day the tide just kept coming up,” Ms Telupe said. “It didn’t […]
The post King tides cause new levels of devastation in Tuvalu, as nation weighs up Falepili Union treaty appeared first on Island Times.
date: 2024-04-09, from: Island Times
By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Baseball Writer ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Houston right-hander Ronel Blanco followed his no-hitter with one-hit ball over six scoreless innings, and the Astros beat the Texas Rangers 3-1 on Sunday night. Six nights after throwing a no-hitter at home against Toronto in his first start of the season, Blanco held the World […]
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https://islandtimes.org/blanco-follows-no-hitter-with-six-1-hit-innings-as-astros-beat-rangers-3-1/
date: 2024-04-09, from: Island Times
By BRETT MARTEL AP Sports Writer Bayou Barbie is WNBA bound. LSU star Angel Reese, who is known for her eyelash extensions, painted fingernails and ferocious play in the paint, formally declared for the WNBA draft on Wednesday. Her announcement comes two days after the Tigers’ season ended with a loss to Caitlin Clark and Iowa in […]
The post LSU star Angel Reese declares for WNBA draft via Vogue photo shoot, says ‘I didn’t want to be basic’ appeared first on Island Times.
date: 2024-04-09, updated: 2024-04-09, from: Marianas Variety
SINGAPORE (Reuters) — The dollar was tentative on Tuesday as it failed to get a meaningful boost from a rise in U.S. Treasury yields, though that kept pressure on the yen which languished near multi-decade lows and left traders on alert for any signs of intervention.
date: 2024-04-09, updated: 2024-04-09, from: Marianas Variety
(Reuters) — Global shipments of personal computers returned to growth in the first quarter after two years of decline, according to preliminary results from market research firm International Data Corporation (IDC) released on Monday.
date: 2024-04-09, updated: 2024-04-09, from: Marianas Variety
TOKYO/WASHINGTON (Reuters) — President Joe Biden is seeking to revive interest in a plan to build the first high-speed rail in the U. S. using Japanese bullet trains, with sources saying he is likely to discuss the project with Japan’s prime minister in Washington this week.
date: 2024-04-09, updated: 2024-04-09, from: Marianas Variety
MADISON, Wisconsin (Reuters) — President Joe Biden announced on Monday plans to ease student debt that would benefit at least 23 million Americans, addressing a key issue for young voters whose support he needs as he seeks re-election in November.
date: 2024-04-09, updated: 2024-04-09, from: Marianas Variety
WASHINGTON (Reuters) — The special counsel pursuing federal criminal charges against Donald Trump for his efforts to overturn his 2020 election loss filed a U.S. Supreme Court brief on Monday urging the justices to reject the former president’s bid for immunity from prosecution on the principle that “no person is above the law.”
date: 2024-04-09, updated: 2024-04-09, from: Marianas Variety
SEOUL (Reuters) — The U.S. ambassador to the United Nations will travel to the heavily armed Korean border and meet North Korean defectors in South Korea, her office said on Monday, amid faltering U.N. efforts to ensure sanctions enforcement against the North.
date: 2024-04-09, updated: 2024-04-09, from: Marianas Variety
NEW YORK (Reuters) — A New York state appellate judge on Monday denied Donald Trump’s bid to delay his April 15 criminal trial on charges stemming from hush money paid to a porn star while the former U.S. president seeks to move the case out of Manhattan.
date: 2024-04-09, updated: 2024-04-09, from: Marianas Variety
MANILA (Reuters) — Protesters in Manila trampled on an effigy of Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday as they condemned China’s “aggression” against the Philippines in the South China Sea.
date: 2024-04-09, updated: 2024-04-09, from: Marianas Variety
ANKARA (Reuters) — Turkey will impose restrictions on the export of products from 54 different categories to Israel until a ceasefire is declared in Gaza, the Turkish Trade Ministry said on Tuesday, adding the measures would take effect immediately.
date: 2024-04-09, updated: 2024-04-09, from: Marianas Variety
TAIPEI (Reuters) — Taiwan’s annual war games this year will practice “kill” zones at sea to break a blockade and simulate a scenario where China suddenly turns one of its regular drills around the island into an actual attack, the defense ministry said on Tuesday.
date: 2024-04-09, from: Pacific Island Times
By Pacific Island Times News Staff Gov. Lou Leon Guerrero has created the Division of Aquaculture within the Department of Agriculture to…
https://www.pacificislandtimes.com/post/guam-eyes-aquaculture-industry
date: 2024-04-09, from: Pacific Island Times
By Pacific Island Times News Staff A first of its kind study for Guam has revealed the food-foraging habits of honeybees and found that…
https://www.pacificislandtimes.com/post/uog-pollen-study-reveals-the-food-sources-of-guam-honeybees
date: 2024-04-09, from: University of Hawaiʻi News
Reading time: 2 minutes Sen. Mazie Hirono toured Lyon’s Hawaiian Rare Plant Program Greenhouse to see and plant Hawaiian endangered plants.
The post Sen. Hirono kicks off National Native Plant Month at Lyon Arboretum first appeared on University of Hawaiʻi System News.
https://www.hawaii.edu/news/2024/04/08/hirono-national-native-plant-month-lyon-arboretum/
date: 2024-04-09, from: University of Hawaiʻi News
Reading time: 2 minutes SCI has 24 faculty members, 305 undergraduate majors and 76 graduate students, with a total of more than 4,000 students taking 220-plus SCI classes over the course of an academic year.
The post New school introduces 5 departments, inducts inaugural alumni class first appeared on University of Hawaiʻi System News.
https://www.hawaii.edu/news/2024/04/08/sci-open-house/
date: 2024-04-09, from: University of the South Pacific (Fiji)
LAUTOKA, Fiji Islands 27th March – The Tanoa Waterfront Hotel in Lautoka, Fiji, hosted over…
The post Anti-Corruption consultation to strengthen Pacific Youth Vision appeared first on University of the South Pacific.
https://www.usp.ac.fj/news/anti-corruption-consultation-to-strengthen-pacific-youth-vision/
date: 2024-04-09, from: University of Hawaiʻi News
Reading time: 2 minutes Cities with complex networks of buried infrastructure have interaction with shallower and saltier groundwater which exacerbates corrosion and failure of critical systems.
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date: 2024-04-09, from: University of Hawaiʻi News
Reading time: 2 minutes Ka Lā ʻŌnohi Mai O Haʻehaʻe captured the competition’s overall award, a combination of scores acquired in both hula kahiko and ʻauana.
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date: 2024-04-09, from: University of Hawaiʻi News
Reading time: 2 minutes Jessica L. W. Miranda wants to integrate Indigenous knowledge into assessment practices.
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date: 2024-04-09, from: University of Hawaiʻi News
Reading time: 2 minutes All individuals working on the project are required to complete cultural training and understand the area’s history and cultural significance.
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date: 2024-04-09, from: University of Hawaiʻi News
Reading time: 2 minutes The new Skin ✓ Van is the first of its kind in Hawaiʻi and will make its debut on April 20.
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date: 2024-04-08, from: Pacific Island Times
By Frank Whitman At its peak seven years ago, Tumon Sands Plaza housed 21 shops offering Guam visitors the opportunity to purchase…
date: 2024-04-08, from: Hawai’i Pacific Review (HPU Literary Magazine)
by J.B. Stone It’s sixty seconds to midnight & you, I, & whoever else on this lonely rock trapped like cattle, only quartered and left to be devoured sit in cue. Motionless to the sounds of man-made skies plunging scrapyards into … Continue reading
https://hawaiipacificreview.org/2024/04/08/turnstiles/
date: 2024-04-08, from: Pacific Island Times
By Pacific Island Times News Staff The Guam Power Authority said Guam is still on track to achieve total renewable capacity by 2045….
https://www.pacificislandtimes.com/post/gpa-guam-still-on-track-for-100-renewable-energy-by-2045
date: 2024-04-08, from: Pacific Island Times
By Pacific Island Times News Staff As the University of Guam convenes this week for its 15th Conference on Island Sustainability,…
date: 2024-04-08, from: Pacific Island Times
By Pacific Island Times News Staff The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Honolulu District is scheduled to host another community event next…
date: 2024-04-08, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>“It’s very humbling.”</p>
date: 2024-04-08, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>WASHINGTON — A Texas woman who went into premature labor, developed sepsis and nearly died and a Louisiana woman who said restrictive abortion laws prevented her from getting medical help for a miscarriage are now campaigning for President Joe Biden as the Democrat highlights how women’s health is being affected by the overturning of federal abortion protections.</p>
date: 2024-04-08, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>WASHINGTON — The U.S. has denounced Hong Kong’s new national security law as a tool to potentially silence dissent both at home and abroad, but so far the action from Washington has been notably muted, disappointing those fighting for the Chinese territory’s democracy and freedoms.</p>
date: 2024-04-08, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>State and county officials will hold a public meeting Tuesday to discuss proposed government-sanctioned homeless camps in Hilo.</p>
https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2024/04/08/hawaii-news/homeless-camp-meeting-set-for-tuesday/
date: 2024-04-08, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>JERUSALEM — Israel’s military announced Sunday it had withdrawn its forces from the southern Gaza city of Khan Younis, wrapping up a key phase in its ground offensive against the Hamas militant group and bringing its troop presence in the territory to one of the lowest levels since the six-month war began.</p>
date: 2024-04-08, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A Powerball player in Oregon won a jackpot worth more than $1.3 billion on Sunday, ending a winless streak that had stretched more than three months.</p>
date: 2024-04-08, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>BALTIMORE (AP) — Salvage crews on Sunday began removing containers from the deck of the cargo ship that crashed into and collapsed the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, an important step toward the full reopening of one of the nation’s main shipping lanes.</p>
date: 2024-04-08, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>The Hawaii State Judiciary is warning the public that scammers are posing as police officers, state sheriffs and Judiciary employees claiming that there is a warrant for your arrest for failing to appear for jury duty.</p>
https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2024/04/08/hawaii-news/judiciary-beware-of-jury-duty-scam/
date: 2024-04-08, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>LIBBY, Mont. — Paul Resch remembers playing baseball as a kid on a field constructed from asbestos-tainted vermiculite, mere yards from railroad tracks where trains kicked up clouds of dust as they hauled the contaminated material from a mountaintop mine through the northwestern Montana town of Libby. He liked to sneak into vermiculite-filled storage bins at an adjacent rail yard, to trap pigeons that he would feed, during long days spent by the tracks along the Kootenai River.</p>
date: 2024-04-08, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — When America’s top diplomat called with condolences over the killing of John Flickinger’s son in the Israeli airstrikes on a World Central Kitchen aid convoy in Gaza, Flickinger knew what he wanted to say.</p>
date: 2024-04-08, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>THE HAGUE, Netherlands — Preliminary hearings open today at the United Nations’ top court in a case that seeks an end to German military and other aid to Israel, based on claims that Berlin is “facilitating” acts of genocide and breaches of international law in the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza.</p>
date: 2024-04-08, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>Herman Kamaka Ehu Kamahele, 80, of Hilo died March 1 at Hilo Medical Center. Born in Hilo, he was a retired longshoreman, member of the musical group Na Ho‘aloha “Just Friends” and graduate of Hilo High School. Celebration of life noon Saturday, April 20, at AJA Veterans Hall, 361 Haihai St. in Hilo. Survived by sons, Sheldon (Leslie) Kamahele, Shayne (Lisa) Kamahele and Shannon (Janelle) Kamahele of Hilo; brothers, Oliver “Maka” (Harriet) Kamahele and James “Cowboy” (Jill) Kamahele of California, William Kamahele of Hilo; 10 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren; nephews and nieces. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary.</p>
https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2024/04/08/obituaries/obituaries-for-april-8-6/
date: 2024-04-08, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>KEALAKEHE — In a nailbiting match of back-and-forth affairs, Kealakehe boys volleyball was able to prevail over Kea‘au on Saturday in four sets at home — beating the Cougars for the second time this season.</p>
date: 2024-04-08, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
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date: 2024-04-08, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>CLEVELAND — Kamilla Cardoso delivered once again for Dawn Staley and South Carolina.</p>
date: 2024-04-08, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>As the BIIF track and field season approaches its midpoint, the isle’s athletes continue to break records and rank among the best in the state, and even among the best in the country.</p>
date: 2024-04-08, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>GLENDALE, Ariz. — The NCAA Tournament has reached its finish line, down to one game pairing the two best teams that routinely win in romps and boasting a marquee post matchup that features a two-time national player of the year.</p>
date: 2024-04-08, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>WASHINGTON — Washington Nationals pitcher Stephen Strasburg announced his retirement Sunday, ending the 2019 World Series MVP’s injury-filled career. Since leading Washington to its only World Series title five years ago, the 35-year-old Strasburg pitched just 31 1/3 innings over eight starts.</p>
date: 2024-04-08, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>ATLANTA — Hank Aaron refused to be intimidated by racist hate mail or threats during his pursuit of Babe Ruth’s home run record.</p>
date: 2024-04-08, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>“That’s Tom Hanks’ island, in ‘Cast Away’ the movie,” said the passenger sitting nearby, on the rear deck.</p>
date: 2024-04-08, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>I have mixed feelings about the filibuster.</p>
date: 2024-04-08, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>Long is the list of things that Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has gotten wrong, from guns to immigration to abortion to nonsense culture war salvos compromising academic freedom in the name of protecting it. We pause here to appreciate the spirit of his effort but not the method to safeguard children from online harms as social media gets its hooks in ever more kids.</p>
https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2024/04/08/opinion/protecting-young-kids-from-social-media/
date: 2024-04-08, from: Guam Daily Post
Toward the end of her high school freshman year, former Academy of Our Lady of Guam standout Mia San Nicolas tore her ACL, and the injury cast doubt on whether she would ever play basketball at a high level again.…
date: 2024-04-08, from: Guam Daily Post
Le Balance, a massage spa in Tamuning, is still not responding to inquiries by the Guam Board of Allied Health Examiners, and it’s wearing thin on the board’s patience, as evidenced by board Chair Mamie Balajadia’s comments during the latest…
date: 2024-04-08, from: Guam Daily Post
Officials are putting together the island’s first agriculture master plan, and they want to hear from farmers, entrepreneurs and the community as a whole to develop the living document.
date: 2024-04-08, from: Guam Daily Post
The timeline to choose what schools to decommission is tight, and the Guam Department of Education is moving quickly to have the difficult conversation about which schools to shut down with the community.
date: 2024-04-08, from: Guam Daily Post
Over 85 million birds in the United States have been affected by the highly contagious avian influenza, and to protect the island from the virus, agriculture officials have banned importation.
date: 2024-04-08, from: Guam Daily Post
With annual rental spending currently at about $1.48 million at its ITC building location, and projected to go up to around $1.51 million once the Office of the Attorney General moves to Hagåtña, Attorney General Douglas Moylan is asking lawmakers…
date: 2024-04-08, from: Guam Daily Post
The Guam Veterans Cemetery has about four years left before it runs out of room, with the countdown having begun back in September 2023, according to Guam Office of Veterans Affairs Director Jose San Agustin. Guam VA is expecting about…
date: 2024-04-08, from: Guam Daily Post
The Guam Police Department continues to search for a suspect involved in a fatal hit-and-run that occurred last week.
date: 2024-04-08, from: Guam Daily Post
date: 2024-04-08, from: Guam Daily Post
If convicted, a woman faces 15 years in prison for her alleged involvement in a car crash in which five people were hurt and both cars needed to be towed because of damage.
date: 2024-04-08, from: Pacific Island Times
By Pacific Island Times News Staff Saipan residents have lodged a complaint with federal and local agencies against United Airlines,…
https://www.pacificislandtimes.com/post/saipan-residents-file-price-gouging-complaint-against-united
date: 2024-04-08, updated: 2024-04-08, from: Marianas Variety
SYDNEY (Reuters) — Australia’s major supermarkets should face hefty fines if they do not comply with an industry code of conduct when dealing with suppliers, a government-commissioned report said while rejecting calls to give regulators the power to break up the big chains.
date: 2024-04-08, updated: 2024-04-08, from: Marianas Variety
(Reuters) — German exports fell more than expected in February, as exports to European Union countries dropped, data from the Federal Statistics Office showed on Monday.
date: 2024-04-08, updated: 2024-04-08, from: Marianas Variety
(Reuters) — Cloudy skies forecast for Monday could spell disappointment for many of the millions of North Americans hoping to glimpse the continent’s first total solar eclipse since 2017, possibly turning this spellbinding celestial phenomenon into a dud.
date: 2024-04-08, updated: 2024-04-08, from: Marianas Variety
(Reuters) — Donald Trump said he would outline his long-awaited policy on abortion on Monday, one that he suggested will be a compromise position with the potential to inflame both sides of the debate.
date: 2024-04-08, updated: 2024-04-08, from: Marianas Variety
(Reuters) — U.S. rocket propulsion start-up Ursa Major said on Monday it had signed a contract with the United States Navy to develop and test solid fuel rocket engines in an effort to develop a next generation of solid rocket motor for the Navy’s standard missile program and expand and enhance the U.S. rocket motor industrial base.
date: 2024-04-08, updated: 2024-04-08, from: Marianas Variety
(Reuters) — A total solar eclipse will have millions of people across a heavily populated swath of North America gazing toward the heavens on Monday as the moon completely blocks the sun for more than four minutes in some locales.
date: 2024-04-08, updated: 2024-04-08, from: Marianas Variety
(Reuters) — A man was arrested on Sunday on a charge of starting a fire outside the office of Senator Bernie Sanders in Burlington, Vermont, according to the U.S. attorney’s office for the state.
date: 2024-04-08, updated: 2024-04-08, from: Marianas Variety
MOSCOW (Reuters) — Russia said Ukraine struck the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power station controlled by Russian forces three times on Sunday and demanded the West respond, though Kyiv said it had nothing to do with the attacks.
date: 2024-04-08, updated: 2024-04-08, from: Marianas Variety
JERUSALEM (Reuters) — Thousands of protesters rallied in Jerusalem on Sunday demanding the release of around 130 hostages still held in Gaza after six months of Israel’s war against Hamas.
date: 2024-04-08, updated: 2024-04-08, from: Marianas Variety
(Reuters) — Russia’s top diplomat Sergei Lavrov arrived in China, the Russian foreign ministry said on Monday, for what Moscow had said was talks on the war in Ukraine, bilateral ties and the situation in the Asia-Pacific region.
date: 2024-04-08, from: Pacific Island Times
By Chief Warrant Officer Sara Muir USCG Honolulu — Reflecting an ongoing commitment to regional stability and enhanced cooperation, U.S….
https://www.pacificislandtimes.com/post/uscg-strengthens-ties-with-palau
date: 2024-04-08, from: Pacific Island Times
By Mar-Vic Cagurangan (This article has been updated to include a U.S. senator’s comment on DHS’s response) China is deemed a lucrative…
date: 2024-04-07, from: Pacific Island Times
By Bryan Manabat Saipan—Imagine a marine highway in the Marianas region that will facilitate inter-island travel via ferry service,…
date: 2024-04-07, from: University of Hawaiʻi News
Reading time: 3 minutes The University Rover Challenge challenges teams to design and build the next generation of Mars rovers that may one day work alongside astronauts exploring the Red Planet.
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date: 2024-04-07, from: Pacific Island Times
By Pacific Island Times News Staff Attorney General Douglas Moylan is asking the Guam legislature to grant him the authority to negotiate…
https://www.pacificislandtimes.com/post/guam-s-attorney-general-office-eyeing-a-permanent-home
date: 2024-04-07, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>Twenty-nine wahine and kane groups from 22 halau took the stage one last time for the Group Hula ‘Auana competition, capping off the 61st year of the Merrie Monarch Festival. </p>
date: 2024-04-07, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>It was a repeat victory for Ka La ‘Onohi Mai O Ha‘eha‘e at the 61st Annual Merrie Monarch Festival hula competition.</p>
date: 2024-04-07, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>The 61st Annual Merrie Monarch Festival hula competition wrapped up Saturday evening at Edith Kanaka‘ole Multi-Purpose Stadium in Hilo with group hula ‘auana (modern hula) performances.</p>
date: 2024-04-07, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>Mayor Mitch Roth and his department heads will be presenting a proposed $888 million budget to the County Council Finance Committee beginning Tuesday.</p>
https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2024/04/07/hawaii-news/mayors-proposed-budget-up-6-6/
date: 2024-04-07, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>Running three marathons in a year would be a hefty feat for anyone.</p>
date: 2024-04-07, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>Fury and recriminations flew between vacation rental owners and county officials over proposed new short-term rental regulations Thursday.</p>
date: 2024-04-07, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>Softball</p>
date: 2024-04-07, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>GLENDALE, Ariz. — UConn kept its bid to repeat as national champion intact by surviving its first true test of the NCAA Tournament, getting 21 points from freshman Stephon Castle while clamping down defensively in the second half of an 86-72 win over Alabama in the Final Four on Saturday night. </p>
date: 2024-04-07, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>HARRISBURG, Pa. — POV: You’re on TikTok, and so is your governor — even as your Legislature considers banning the app from state-owned devices and networks.</p>
date: 2024-04-07, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>NEW YORK — The ground rumbled Friday beneath New York City, home to famous skyscrapers like the Empire State Building and One World Trade Center. Though buildings that can reach above 100 stories might seem especially vulnerable to earthquakes, engineering experts say skyscrapers are built with enough flexibility to withstand moderate shaking.</p>
date: 2024-04-07, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>GLENDALE, Ariz. — Purdue kept its March Madness dream alive while snuffing out North Carolina State’s, getting 20 points and 12 rebounds from Zach Edey in a 63-50 victory Saturday that placed the Boilermakers a win from their first NCAA title. </p>
date: 2024-04-07, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — The demolition of a building that is leaning precariously after an earthquake in Taiwan was halted on Saturday because of aftershocks that made it lean even more, media reports said.</p>
date: 2024-04-07, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>QUITO, Ecuador — Mexico’s government severed diplomatic ties with Ecuador after police broke into the Mexican Embassy to arrest a former Ecuadorian vice president, an extraordinary use of force that shocked and mystified regional leaders and diplomats.</p>
date: 2024-04-07, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>GUANGZHOU, China — U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said Saturday that upcoming U.S.-China talks will tackle a top Biden administration complaint that Beijing’s economic model and trade practices put American companies and workers at an unfair competitive disadvantage.</p>
date: 2024-04-07, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>WASHINGTON — Ever since the Federal Reserve signaled last fall that it was likely done raising interest rates, Wall Street traders, economists, car buyers, would-be homeowners — pretty much everyone — began obsessing over a single question: When will the Fed start cutting rates?</p>
date: 2024-04-07, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>CAIRO — Israel’s military said Saturday it had recovered the body of a 47-year-old farmer who was held hostage in Gaza, while negotiators prepared for another round of talks Sunday on brokering a cease-fire and securing the release of the remaining hostages, six months into the war.</p>
date: 2024-04-07, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>Juilee Davis Ako, 44, of Kailua-Kona died Dec. 19, 2023, at home. Born in Honolulu, she was a residential support specialist and direct support worker for Arc of Kona and member of Jehovah’s Witnesses. Service conducted by father-in-law, Ano Ako, 11 a.m. Saturday, April 20, at OTEC. Potluck to follow to sunset. No flowers; monetary donations appreciated. Survived by husband, Bla Ako of Kailua-Kona; son, Exodus P. Debina of Kailua-Kona; brothers, Michael Hudnall of Las Vegas, James and William Hudnall of Kailua-Kona and Hilo; sister, Angilee (Rudy) Gonzalez of Kansas; parents-in-law, Ano and Lorie Ako of Kailua-Kona; brothers-in-law, James “Boyson” Arnold Jr., Herbie Kaipo (Shannon) Ako and Herbie (Shannon) Ako of Kailua-Kona; sister, Napualani (James) Ako-Hartwell of Kailua Kona; an uncle, nieces, nephews, and cousins. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary.</p>
https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2024/04/07/obituaries/obituaries-for-april-7-12/
date: 2024-04-07, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>WAXAHACHIE, Texas — The last time a total solar eclipse passed through this Texas town, horses and buggies filled the streets and cotton fetched 9 cents a pound. Nearly 150 years later, one thing hasn’t changed: the threat of clouds blocking the view. </p>
date: 2024-04-07, from: Guam Daily Post
The 41 schools under the Guam Department of Education each will undergo an evaluation to see if they meet criteria to be on the list of schools to decommission within the next three school years, the department has said.
date: 2024-04-07, from: Guam Daily Post
Vying for a chance to attend NASA Space Camp, students of all ages competed in the 46th Guam Annual Island Wide Science Fair on Saturday.
date: 2024-04-07, from: Guam Daily Post
Forty-two local and international martial artists competed in the WKO Shinkyokushinkai 2024 Guam Full Contact Karate Championship on Saturday at iLearn Academy Charter School in Dededo.
date: 2024-04-07, from: Guam Daily Post
Guam Community College held its inaugural car show on Thursday at the Mangilao campus.
date: 2024-04-07, from: Guam Daily Post
Cancer treatment on the island has advanced with the investment by Island Cancer Center in a “state-of-the-art radiotherapy treatment system,” that will bring some comfort to cancer patients, the center announced recently in a press release.
date: 2024-04-07, from: Guam Daily Post
A 33-year-old man accused of sending nude photos to a 13-year-old girl has been convicted of criminal sexual conduct in the past.
date: 2024-04-07, from: Guam Daily Post
An arrest has been made in a fight between two brothers that occurred in December 2023 after the accuser’s injuries became infected and required medical attention.
date: 2024-04-07, from: Guam Daily Post
A man who allegedly walked out of a jewelry store with $24,000 worth of jewelry on Saturday was captured and charged in court the same day.