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date: 2024-05-10, from: Ka Leo O Hawaiʻi (UH Manoa student newspaper)
UH College of Education student teachers continue to be short of funds for K-12 teaching programs. An act was passed in 2022, but two years later no funding was allocated to help create teaching programs across the state for undergraduate…
date: 2024-05-10, from: INSIGHTS ON PBS HAWAIʻI
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date: 2024-05-10, from: Island Times
President of Palau Surangel Whipps Jr. signed a proclamation on May 8, 2024, designating May 12-18, 2024, as National Police Week in Palau. This week honors and recognizes the dedication and service of the 200 men and women who serve in Palau’s law enforcement agencies. The proclamation acknowledges these officers’ vital role in ensuring the […]
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date: 2024-05-10, from: Pacific Island Times
By Mar-Vic Cagurangan Reconstructing the military facilities on Guam that were heavily damaged by Supertyphoon Mawar last year may come…
date: 2024-05-10, from: Ka Leo O Hawaiʻi (UH Manoa student newspaper)
The University of Hawaiʻi has embarked on a search for its next president of the 10-campus UH system through seven public forums to collect information from the community across the state. Scheduled by the University of Hawaiʻi Board of Regents,…
date: 2024-05-10, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>The Suns have fired coach Frank Vogel after one season, the team announced Thursday.</p>
date: 2024-05-10, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>Former San Francisco 49ers great Jimmy Johnson, known as “the lonesome cornerback” because opponents rarely threw in his direction, died at age 86. The Pro Football Hall of Fame announced his death Thursday. </p>
date: 2024-05-10, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>Weather watchers are warning of a strong upper-level low-pressure front forecast to move eastward across the island chain, potentially bringing severe thunderstorms and flash flooding to the Big Island as early as this afternoon.</p>
date: 2024-05-10, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>OpenAI plans to announce its artificial intelligence-powered search product on Monday, according to two sources familiar with the matter, raising the stakes in its competition with search king Google.</p>
date: 2024-05-10, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>In 2020, Joe Biden ran on the theme of saving the soul of America. Once he was president, he used the power of his office to help direct hundreds of billions of dollars through the infrastructure law and the CHIPS Act to the people and places that had been left behind. At the time, I hoped that these programs would not only create jobs and give people a sense of financial security but also be seen as a sign of respect, a sign to the unseen and the alienated that America had their back.</p>
https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2024/05/10/opinion/healing-the-american-soul/
date: 2024-05-10, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>For his 10th violation of Acting Manhattan state Supreme Court Justice Juan Merchan’s gag order — this time for complaining about the supposed political affiliation of the jury — Donald Trump must pay another $1,000 fine. Yet in his order, Merchan put Trump “on notice that if appropriate and warranted, violations of [the court’s] lawful orders will be punishable by incarceration.”</p>
date: 2024-05-10, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>Donovan Mitchell tossed in a game-high 29 points and the visiting Cleveland Cavaliers pulled even in the Eastern Conference second round by beating the Boston Celtics 118-94 in Game 2 on Thursday night.</p>
date: 2024-05-10, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>NEW YORK — Donald Trump, the onetime president, and Stormy Daniels, the longtime porn actor, despise one another. But when Daniels returned to the witness stand at Trump’s criminal trial Thursday, his lawyers made them sound a lot alike.</p>
date: 2024-05-10, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>The prospects for an agreement appeared increasingly distant Thursday as William J. Burns, the CIA director who has been Biden’s main negotiator, left Cairo without a deal. Delegations from Israel and Hamas also departed, although midlevel officials from the United States and its fellow intermediaries, Egypt and Qatar, remained in Cairo to continue discussions in hopes of salvaging the process.</p>
date: 2024-05-10, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Donald Trump’s youngest son, Barron Trump, will be one of the delegates representing Florida at the Republican National Convention in July, a notable move given that he has kept largely out of the public eye so far during the campaign.</p>
date: 2024-05-10, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>JERUSALEM — Israeli leaders declared Thursday that they would not be deterred by President Joe Biden’s threat to withhold more arms shipments if the military launched a major assault on densely populated areas of Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip.</p>
date: 2024-05-10, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>WASHINGTON — A throng of media crowded around U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene on Wednesday evening on the steps of the U.S. Capitol, straining to hear her angry reaction after a bipartisan coalition of House members dismissed her efforts to oust Mike Johnson as House speaker.</p>
date: 2024-05-10, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>WILMINGTON, Delaware - A federal appeals court panel rejected a bid by U.S. President Joe Biden’s son to dismiss criminal gun charges, clearing the way for Hunter Biden’s June 3 trial, a first for the child of a sitting president.</p>
date: 2024-05-10, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>A Florida sheriff’s deputy who fatally shot a Black airman over the weekend may have entered the wrong apartment in response to a disturbance call, according to the family’s attorney who is demanding the release of body-camera video showing the shooting.</p>
date: 2024-05-10, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>Republican attorneys general from 27 U.S. states and industry trade groups sued the Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday, seeking to block a landmark rule requiring sweeping reductions in carbon emissions from existing coal-fired power plants and new natural gas plants.</p>
date: 2024-05-10, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>Akinori Imai, 95, of Kealakekua died April 14 at home. Born in Olaa, he was a middle school teacher at Honaunau School, owner-operator of Aki’s Electrical Service, member of the SNI Truth of Life Center, Lions Club of Kona and Kona Hongwanji Buddhist Temple. Visitation 9:30-11 a.m. Monday, May 27, Celebration of Life will be held on Monday, May 27, at Kona Hongwanji Buddhist Temple. Celenration of life services at 11 a.m. Survived by daughter, Shari Ann (Gordon) Ogi of Kealakekua; hanai son, Clifford Tanouye of Kealakekua; sisters, Kimie Okamoto of Hilo, Kiyoe Adachi of Kaneohe, Oahu, and Kay Kuniko Kardack of Los Angeles; two grandsons; nephews, nieces and cousins. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary.</p>
https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2024/05/10/obituaries/obituaries-for-may-10-9/
date: 2024-05-10, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>WASHINGTON - The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits rose last week to the highest level in more than eight months, offering more evidence that the labor market was steadily cooling.</p>
date: 2024-05-10, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>The damage to the Orion capsule from the Artemis I mission is already top of mind for NASA as it works to make the Artemis II mission safe for humans. But a new agency report revealed the extent of the problem, including scores of cracks in Orion’s critical heat shield.</p>
date: 2024-05-10, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>A 48-year-old Kona man will spend nearly five years in federal prison and must pay back more than $1.2 million he conned 42 teachers and friends into investing in a fake online lei business to feed his lavish Las Vegas gambling habit.</p>
date: 2024-05-10, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>Three-time undefeated BIIF champion wrestler and Pahoa High senior Jezney Chang announced her intent to accept a full-ride athletic scholarship to Southwestern Oregon Community College on Wednesday.</p>
https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2024/05/10/sports/chang-signs-college-wrestling-offer/
date: 2024-05-10, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>As a federal mass action lawsuit against the government from families impacted by the Red Hill water crisis continues this week, the government’s witnesses are taking the stand to defend the Navy’s response as well as sow doubts about the severity of the contamination.</p>
date: 2024-05-10, from: University of Hawaiʻi News
Reading time: 3 minutes Reducing inflation in the islands will take a bit longer than expected, and growth prospects for Hawaiʻi’s counties differ, in UHERO’s second quarter forecast for 2024.
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date: 2024-05-10, from: Guam Daily Post
A man accused of stealing an ambulance was found not guilty on all charges.
date: 2024-05-10, from: Guam Daily Post
Multiple measures are competing for the same pot of excess general fund revenues that Bill 277-37 is seeking to utilize for another extension to Guam’s long-standing energy credit program.
date: 2024-05-10, from: Guam Daily Post
The University of Guam is expanding horizons with the introduction of two new master’s degree programs offered to postgraduates.
date: 2024-05-10, from: Guam Daily Post
Guam stands to receive $5.8 million more in Section 30 funds than anticipated, and the vice speaker of the 37th Guam Legislature would like to see that surplus go toward health, safety and education.
date: 2024-05-10, from: Guam Daily Post
Mesemwan Repwak has been apprehended by the Guam Police Department.
date: 2024-05-10, from: Island Times
Aimeliik, Palau – May 9, 2024 Aimeliik State Governor Browny Simer removed Clarence Sriderio Rengulbai from the Aimeliik State Public Land Authority (AIMSPLA) board and reported him to the Office of Special Prosecutor for potential misconduct in office, according to letters obtained by Island Times. Rengulbai, the former AIMSPLA chairman, admitted to receiving and keeping […]
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date: 2024-05-10, from: Island Times
(Koror, Palau ) In the spirit of Mother’s Day, the Ngarayolt women’s group of Aimeliik State donated food supplies to inmates at the Koror Jail on May 8, 2024. “Ng reng ra klechedil!. Even though bad decisions brought them here, these are still our children, nephews, and uncles,” said Ebil Hermana Umetaro, an elder member […]
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date: 2024-05-10, from: Island Times
Palau President Surangel Whipps Jr. was sued in Sherman, Texas, USA and was served the court summons earlier this month while campaigning in Texas. The lawsuit was filed by Christa NafstadToribiong, the current wife of former President Johnson Toribiong, against President Whipps both in his official and personal capacity. In the suit, Ms. Christa N. […]
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date: 2024-05-10, from: Island Times
Koror, Palau – The European Union (EU) removed Palau from its blacklist of non-cooperative jurisdictions for tax purposes, placing it on the grey list instead. Palau initially appeared on the blacklist in March for lacking tax transparency standards that meet EU requirements. However, after committing to implementing changes, the EU moved the island nation to […]
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date: 2024-05-10, from: Island Times
Melekeok, Palau – The search for a missing fisherman has concluded after his remains were found, indicating an attack by a large fish, most likely a shark. Livingstone Elechuus, 58, was reported missing on May 2, 2024, after failing to return from a solo fishing trip in his kayak. He had reportedly set out that […]
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date: 2024-05-10, from: Island Times
DHAKA (UN NEWS CENTRE) —Money sent home by migrants abroad has surpassed foreign direct investment in boosting the gross domestic product (GDP) of developing countries, UN migration agency IOM said in the latest edition of its flagship report, released on Tuesday. World Migration Report 2024 reveals a significant shift in global migration patterns, including a […]
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date: 2024-05-10, from: Island Times
A counselor shared this story I thought you’d find interesting and maybe you can relate. Here goes – “Sophie sank into the chai across from me, a quiet sigh barely escaping her lips. The tension in her shoulders spoke volumes before she uttered a single word. Our space together was a rare sanctuary in her […]
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date: 2024-05-10, from: Island Times
At the INSPIRE project launch held April 30, 2024 by Palau Conservation Society and partners at the Bai Ra Maiberel in Koror. In his affirmation, PCS Executive Director Elbuchel Sadang expressed the organization’s commitment to work with the state governments and MAFE to improve invasive species management between the islands through inter island biosecurity. In […]
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date: 2024-05-10, from: Island Times
On May 7, 2024, the handover ceremony for “The Project for Reconstructing Cafeteria for Meyuns Elementary School” worth $487,000 under Japan’s Grant Assistance for Grassroots Human Security Project (GGP) was held at the Meyuns Elementary School. His Excellency ORIKASA Hiroyuki, Ambassador of Japan to Palau, Honorable Dr. Dale Jenkins, Minister of Education, Sarah Sugiyama, Principal […]
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date: 2024-05-10, from: Island Times
What makes the tobacco industry different from other industries? There is a strong body of evidence from authoritative bodies demonstrating how tobacco is inherently deadly. Unlike any other consumer product, it cannot be used without risk. Key facts To keep making billions of dollars in revenues, the tobacco industry needs to replace the millions of customers […]
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date: 2024-05-10, from: Pacific Island Times
GAO cites data gaps in federal statistics for Guam, CNMI. American Samoa, Puerto Rico and USVI By Jayvee Vallejera The Government…
date: 2024-05-10, from: Island Times
Koror Resilience Projects increase capacity to resist, recover from, and adapt to stresses – Build Resilience Climate change and pandemics have proven to be two (2) examples of significant sources of negative shocks that can derail a growing economy, impact and stress the different socio-economic aspects in communities, including destroying physical habitats, and unique and […]
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date: 2024-05-10, from: Island Times
At the behest of the Council of Chiefs (Rubekul Belau), the Palau Conservation Society (PCS) recently met with the Chiefs to deliver a presentation on the Marine Spatial Planning (MSP) community consultation process. The primary objective of the presentation was to present the purpose and significance of MSP process in realizing Palau’s national vision of […]
The post Rubekul Belau calls on PCS to present on the Marine Spatial Planning and community consultations appeared first on Island Times.
date: 2024-05-10, from: Island Times
HAGATNA (PACIFIC ISLAND TIMES) —At least 40 foreign nationals who have been convicted of various crimes on Guam are set to be deported. “Our intention is to free up cells at (the Department of Correction) to make room for more criminals in order to protect our people,” Attorney General Douglas Moylan said. “Once deported they […]
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date: 2024-05-10, from: Island Times
FUNAFUTI (AAP)—Australia will spend more than $110 million (US$65 million) in a development package for Tuvalu as the two nations agree a landmark treaty will not hinder the Pacific Island nation’s ability to enter into deals with other countries. In a show of Canberra’s commitment to the climate-impacted island, Penny Wong and opposition counterpart Simon […]
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date: 2024-05-10, from: Island Times
YAREN (NAURU GOVT/FFA)—The 133rd Annual Forum Fisheries Committee (FFC) officials meeting commenced this week with Nauru taking on the FFC officials chairmanship. Nauru Fisheries and Marine Resources Authority (NFMRA) CEO, Charleston Deiye takes over the role from Glen Joseph of the Republic of the Marshall Islands in an official handover ceremony. “I am honoured to […]
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date: 2024-05-10, from: Island Times
SUVA (FBC NEWS) —Former Fijian Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama has been sentenced to one-year imprisonment by Acting Chief Justice Salesi Temo at the Suva High Court. Suspended Police Commissioner will serve two years. Bainimarama was found guilty of one count of attempt to pervert the course of justice in the University of the South Pacific(USP) […]
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date: 2024-05-10, from: Island Times
By JOEY CAPPELLETTI, ED WHITE and SEAN MURPHY Associated Press PAVILION TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — Severe storms tore through the central and southeast U.S. late Tuesday and Wednesday, spawning damaging tornadoes, producing massive hail, and killing one person in Tennessee and another in North Carolina when trees toppled onto their vehicles. The storm that rumbled across […]
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date: 2024-05-10, from: Island Times
Exclusive by defence correspondent Andrew Greene (ABC-Australia) Britain’s visiting air force chief has encouraged Australia to release any images it collects of dangerous activity by the Chinese military to help call out Beijing’s unacceptable behaviour in the region. Air Chief Marshal Sir Richard Knighton is in Canberra for talks with international counterparts, just days after a […]
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date: 2024-05-10, from: Island Times
It’s that time again! The annual Palau Open Water (Swimming) Championship is on this Saturday, May 11 with six different events that cater to every swimming level. This is Palau Swimming Association’s “signature” event hosted by Palau Pacific Resort. This event also doubles as Leg 3 of Palau’s Open Water Grand Prix. This year’s championship […]
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date: 2024-05-10, updated: 2024-05-10, from: Marianas Variety
(Family Features) Regular grooming can keep your dog looking and smelling his or her best, but it’s also important for maintaining health. If you choose to groom at home rather than opting for (often expensive) professional care, it’s also an opportunity to examine your pet for potential concerns.
date: 2024-05-10, from: Guam Daily Post
Mesmwan Repwak has been apprehended by the Guam Police Department.
date: 2024-05-10, from: Guam Daily Post
Mesemwan Repwak, the man wanted by police in connection to several violent and serious offenses, was spotted in Sinajana Friday morning.
date: 2024-05-10, from: University of Hawaiʻi News
Reading time: 2 minutes Weitz has had an impressive career since earning his MA in communicology, formerly called speech.
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date: 2024-05-09, from: University of Hawaiʻi News
Reading time: 2 minutes Anamaria Navarrete graduated this spring with a degree in atmospheric sciences as a first-generation college student.
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date: 2024-05-09, from: University of Hawaiʻi News
Reading time: 2 minutes The awards are based on a number of factors including innovation, challenges overcome, and whether the redevelopment is a catalyst for economic activity or vibrancy.
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date: 2024-05-09, from: University of the South Pacific (Fiji)
It all started with one poster hanging on the wall with a half face of…
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date: 2024-05-09, from: Pacific Island Times
By Mar-Vic Cagurangan The Guam missile defense system is touted to provide 360-degree protection for the island in case of a possible…
date: 2024-05-09, from: Pacific Island Times
By Pacific Island Times News Staff Guam is preparing to host the 26th Micronesian Islands Forum “Writing Our History, Determining Our…
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date: 2024-05-09, from: Ka Leo O Hawaiʻi (UH Manoa student newspaper)
Celebrating 100 years of English-language kabuki in Hawaiʻi, the Kennedy Theatre has brought back The Maiden Benten and the Bandits of the White Waves. The production has been in the works since 2019 and was selected for Spring 2024 to…
date: 2024-05-09, from: University of Hawaiʻi News
Reading time: 3 minutes ARL at UH is addressing problems facing Hawaiʻi and the world such as the devastating Maui wildfires and the COVID-19 pandemic.
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date: 2024-05-09, from: University of Hawaiʻi News
Reading time: 2 minutes UH President David Lassner received the “Outstanding President of the University of Hawaiʻi” award.
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date: 2024-05-09, from: Marshal Islands Journal
Journal5/8/1987 P18 Wally’s ‘grander’ tops Jackpot Fishing DerbySports fishermen often use the term “grander” to describe a fish weighing 1,000 pounds or more. In Saturday’s Jackpot Fishing Derby, though,Wally Milne and the Lanai team pulled in a “grander” of a slightly different type. Wally’s 485 pound Pacific Blue Marlin was the highlight of the derby […]
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date: 2024-05-09, from: Hawai’i Pacific Review (HPU Literary Magazine)
by Esteban Rodríguez At least inside it was always December, a reliable winter unfurling from the lumps of ice clumped with a history of erupted sodas along the freezer walls. I rested my chin between the broken stacks of ice … Continue reading
https://hawaiipacificreview.org/2024/05/09/ladrones/
date: 2024-05-09, from: University of Hawaiʻi News
Reading time: < 1 minute Cody Min led the Vulcans with a .356 batting average, 63 hits, 29 runs, and .409 on-base percentage.
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date: 2024-05-09, from: University of Hawaiʻi News
Reading time: 3 minutes Three members of the Dagdag family have earned multiple degrees and certificates from UH Maui College.
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date: 2024-05-09, updated: 2024-05-09, from: Marianas Variety
MARIANAS Variety editor Zaldy Dandan’s fourth book, “If He Isn’t Insane Then He Should Be: Stories & Poems from Saipan,” is now available at the Joeten Shopping Center in Susupe.
date: 2024-05-09, updated: 2024-05-09, from: Marianas Variety
CHOJU capped its season 2 domination of the Legends Sports Association Invitational Basketball League by winning its championship series against Savemore at the TSL Sports Complex.
date: 2024-05-09, updated: 2024-05-09, from: Marianas Variety
TUTURAMZ continue to climb the ladder in the 2024 Budweiser Belau Amateur Softball Association League as they edged Peleliu, 18-16, at the Dandan baseball field on Sunday.
date: 2024-05-09, updated: 2024-05-09, from: Marianas Variety
THE 670 Rollers advanced to the championship round of the Pikka Cup 2024 on Wednesday by eliminating Team Marianas in a playoff game, 81-45, at the Gilbert C. Ada Gymnasium.
date: 2024-05-09, updated: 2024-05-09, from: Marianas Variety
LATTE and Kanoa football clubs will face off for the U17 boys division championship of the TakeCare Youth Soccer League Spring 2024 after slipping past their respective semifinal opponents at the NMI Soccer Training Center in Koblerville on Saturday.
date: 2024-05-09, updated: 2024-05-09, from: Marianas Variety
(AP) — Fans of the “Planet of the Apes” franchise may still be mourning the 2017 death of Caesar, the first smart chimp and the charismatic ape leader. Not to worry: He haunts the next episode, the thrilling, visually stunning “Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes.”
date: 2024-05-09, updated: 2024-05-09, from: Marianas Variety
(SCC) — On Thursday, May 9, 2024, the Saipan Chamber of Commerce, together with TurnKey Solutions, a valued chamber member, met at the TurnKey office in Garapan to officially disburse Nick’s winnings as the hole-in-one winner of SCC’s 15th Annual Scholarship Golf Tournament.
date: 2024-05-09, updated: 2024-05-09, from: Marianas Variety
MANGILAO (UOG) — Tips and techniques for bountiful avocado production will be the topic of an upcoming public workshop being offered by the University of Guam’s Land Grant researchers and extension agents. The workshop is free and open to the first 25 participants to register.
date: 2024-05-09, updated: 2024-05-09, from: Marianas Variety
https://www.mvariety.com/news/local/dps-advisory/article_235fcc54-0e0d-11ef-8647-7ba70a4c8b7c.html
date: 2024-05-09, from: Marshal Islands Journal
New RMI Ambassador John Silk was sworn into office last week Thursday. Chief Justice Carl Ingram and Clerk of Courts Ingrid Kabua performed the ceremony while Silk’s wife Mary held the Bible. There was a big turnout of VIPs, including President Hilda Heine, family and friends at the Nitijela Conference Room. Silk is scheduled to […]
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date: 2024-05-09, from: Pacific Island Times
By Pacific Island Times News Staff Guam is estimated to receive $80 million in Section 30 reimbursements in fiscal 2025, Guam Del. James…
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date: 2024-05-09, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>TEL AVIV, Israel — The Biden administration dispatched the head of the CIA to meet Wednesday with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, part of an effort to limit Israel’s military operation in the Gaza Strip city of Rafah and push for a cease-fire deal with Hamas.</p>
date: 2024-05-09, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>Police arrested a 19-year-old student after a disturbance Tuesday at Konawaena High School.</p>
date: 2024-05-09, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court is about to issue dozens of decisions that include hot-button political issues such as abortion, gun rights and a criminal case against Donald Trump — a treacherous path for an institution that has spent recent years navigating criticism of its decisions and judicial ethics.</p>
date: 2024-05-09, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>Jalen Brunson returned from a first-half injury to spark a second-half comeback on Wednesday night for the host New York Knicks, who beat the Indiana Pacers 130-121 in Game 2 of an Eastern Conference semifinal series.</p>
date: 2024-05-09, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>You will not be surprised to learn that the San Francisco Giants have more games scoring five runs or fewer than any team in baseball. You will not be surprised to learn that they have fewer games scoring six runs or more than any team in baseball. Even when the Giants have an outstanding all-around game, like they did in Tuesday’s 5-0 win against the Colorado Rockies, it’s hard to ignore that the bulk of those runs wouldn’t have scored without back-to-back swinging bunts. Hitting the ball three feet in front of the plate at a minus-45-degree angle isn’t a typical path to success. </p>
date: 2024-05-09, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>Fire destroyed an unpermitted residential structure near Pahoa Friday evening.</p>
https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2024/05/09/hawaii-news/fire-destroys-unpermitted-pahoa-house/
date: 2024-05-09, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>The case of a 41-year-old Kailua-Kona man accused of smuggling fentanyl into Hawaii from California has been moved to U.S. District Court in Honolulu.</p>
date: 2024-05-09, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>Bill 121 will cause
‘financial harm’</p>
https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2024/05/09/opinion/your-views-for-may-9-9/
date: 2024-05-09, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>Older adults add incredible value to America’s workforce. But increasingly seniors are returning to work to merely make ends meet. Low savings, longer lives and a rickety safety net are combining to present new challenges, especially here in Florida. It’s a reminder that society benefits both from ready employment and from protecting Americans’ golden years.</p>
https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2024/05/09/opinion/retirement-is-a-growing-luxury-in-the-us/
date: 2024-05-09, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>Gavin Stone went seven strong innings, Teoscar Hernandez had a home run with three RBIs and the Los Angeles Dodgers extended their winning streak to seven games with a 3-1 victory over the visiting Miami Marlins on Wednesday afternoon.</p>
date: 2024-05-09, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>KANEOHE, O‘ahu — The Hawaii High School Athletic Association (HHSAA) girls golf state championship concluded Wednesday after two rounds of play at the Kaneohe Klipper Course.</p>
https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2024/05/09/sports/hs-girls-golf-state-championship-ends/
date: 2024-05-09, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>The Hawaii High School Athletic Association (HHSAA) released the brackets for its Division I softball and Division II baseball championships on Wednesday morning.</p>
https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2024/05/09/sports/state-playoff-brackets-released/
date: 2024-05-09, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>Steve Albini, the record producer and engineer behind generation-defining rock albums by Nirvana, the Pixies and PJ Harvey, died Tuesday. He was 61.</p>
date: 2024-05-09, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>WASHINGTON -Donald Trump notched another win in his campaign to slow the criminal cases against him on Wednesday, when a Georgia appeals court agreed to hear his bid to disqualify the district attorney prosecuting him for trying to overturn his election loss in the state.</p>
date: 2024-05-09, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>LOS ANGELES — Japanese baseball great Shohei Ohtani’s former interpreter has agreed to plead guilty to federal charges he fraudulently wired nearly $17 million stolen from the athlete’s bank account to pay off his own gambling debts, court records showed on Wednesday. </p>
date: 2024-05-09, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Dutch riot police clashed with protesters at the University of Amsterdam on Wednesday, while scores of demonstrators at U.S. colleges were arrested overnight as the student-led protests against Israel’s war in Gaza roiled more campuses on both sides of the Atlantic.</p>
date: 2024-05-09, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>WASHINGTON — Speaker Mike Johnson on Wednesday easily batted down an attempt by Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia to oust him from his post, after Democrats linked arms with most Republicans to fend off a second attempt by GOP hard-liners to strip the gavel from their party leader.</p>
date: 2024-05-09, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>The Ka’u community and sports enthusiasts mourned the recent passing of Robert Barba, a seasoned coach who passed away at 82 in late April.</p>
https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2024/05/09/sports/respected-kau-football-coach-passes-away/
date: 2024-05-09, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p> U.S. prosecutors are examining whether Tesla committed securities or wire fraud by misleading investors and consumers about its electric vehicles’ self-driving capabilities, three people familiar with the matter told Reuters.</p>
date: 2024-05-09, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>WASHINGTON (NYT) - A Republican-led House committee turned its attention to three of the most politically liberal school districts in the country Wednesday, accusing them of tolerating antisemitism, but the district leaders pushed back forcefully, defending their schools.</p>
date: 2024-05-09, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>The Honolulu Police Department is considering using video cameras mounted on at least four mobile security trailers to avert auto burglaries, thefts, vandalism and other crimes at popular scenic points in East Oahu.</p>
date: 2024-05-09, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>MANILA (Reuters) - The Philippines’ military chief accused China of a “malign influence effort” on Wednesday, after a local newspaper reported a Filipino vice admiral had made a deal with Beijing to de-escalate tensions in the South China Sea.</p>
date: 2024-05-09, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>Visitor spending on Hawaii Island leaped to $854.2 million in the first quarter from $741.1 million in the first quarter of 2023 and from $646.4 in the first quarter of 2019, according to a monthly report from the state of Hawai‘i Department of Business, Economic Development &Tourism (DBEDT). That marked increases of 15.3 percent and 32.2 percent, respectively.</p>
date: 2024-05-09, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>Big Islanders continued to urge the U.S. Army to abandon the Pohakuloa Training Area instead of extending its lease of state land.</p>
https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2024/05/09/hawaii-news/public-clashes-with-army-over-pta-lease/
date: 2024-05-09, from: Guam Daily Post
The Guam Police Department has launched a full-scale investigation in the search for Mesemwan Repwak and is seeking the community’s assistance in apprehending him.
date: 2024-05-09, from: Guam Daily Post
Guam Community College has received funding that will allow it to train those on the cusp of entering the workforce, GCC announced in a press release.
date: 2024-05-09, from: Guam Daily Post
A total of 38 supermarkets and restaurants sold banned enoki mushrooms, according to Public Health officials who noted no illnesses reported in connection to the potential listeria contamination.
date: 2024-05-09, from: Guam Daily Post
A man suspected of an armed carjacking in March at Oka Pay-Less supermarket remains ready to go to trial later this month.
date: 2024-05-09, from: Guam Daily Post
Gov. Lou Leon Guerrero has vetoed Bill 165-37, the measure that would have required owners of residential buildings to subscribe to public or private trash collection services, albeit with some exemptions and some wait time following the adoption of rules…
date: 2024-05-09, from: Guam Daily Post
A man was accused of trying to punch a police officer after causing a disturbance at Ypao Beach.
date: 2024-05-09, from: Guam Daily Post
The government of Guam lawsuit against contractors involved in the closure of the former Ordot dump, which also seeks to include federal receiver Gershman, Brickner & Bratton Inc., may end up delaying the end of the receivership, according to a…
date: 2024-05-09, from: Guam Daily Post
Despite there being fewer senatorial candidates each within the Democrat and Republican parties than there are offices for lawmakers this primary, the Guam Election Commission will still move forward with a primary election for those candidates, as it is now…
date: 2024-05-09, from: Marshal Islands Journal
HILARY HOSIA A visit to Majuro by the Federated States of Micronesia patrol vessel Bethwel Henry offered a glimpse of what to expect with the incoming addition to the RMI patrol fleet: Jelmae. Bigger in size and more advanced in technology than the current RMI Lomor patrol vessel, Jelmae is expected in RMI waters next […]
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date: 2024-05-09, from: Marshal Islands Journal
The RMI Aviation Task Force met for the first time with President Hilda Heine and members of her Cabinet last Thursday. The ATF briefed the President on work that has been ongoing through task force discussions with various air carriers and consideration of alternative air carriers and routes. A key concern is the high cost […]
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date: 2024-05-09, from: University of the South Pacific (Fiji)
If our ancestors can find local solutions to ensure the safety of our people what…
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date: 2024-05-09, from: University of Hawaiʻi News
Reading time: 2 minutes During their visit to UH Mānoa, the delegation met with campus leadership to discuss potential strategic collaborations.
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date: 2024-05-08, from: Pacific Island Times
U.S. interests in New Zealand is as old as the republic itself. American merchants began visiting in 1797, and its first consul was set…
https://www.pacificislandtimes.com/post/new-zealand-s-rickety-quest-to-join
date: 2024-05-08, from: Pacific Island Times
“Free and open Indo-Pacific.” With no full understanding of it, we often hear this catchphrase from every Pacific island leader and every…
https://www.pacificislandtimes.com/post/free-and-open-what
date: 2024-05-08, from: Pacific Island Times
By Pacific Island Times News Staff Gov. Lou Leon Guerrero vetoed a bill that would require subscribing to garbage collection for all…
https://www.pacificislandtimes.com/post/garbage-collection-bill-dumped
date: 2024-05-08, from: Marshal Islands Journal
The Marshall Islands’ cargo ship, SV Juren Ae, is in its final stage of construction at the ASIA Shipbuilding Company on Geoje Island in South Korea. According to a release from the German Agency for International Development, which is known in Majuro as GIZ*, this week the dedicated rigging team is focusing their efforts on […]
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date: 2024-05-08, from: University of Hawaiʻi News
Reading time: 2 minutes Approximately 85 people attended the six public feedback forums in person, and roughly 480 participated via Zoom.
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date: 2024-05-08, from: University of Hawaiʻi News
Reading time: 2 minutes This week’s image is from University of Hawaiʻi Cancer Center Associate Specialist Christine Farrar.
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date: 2024-05-08, from: Pacific Island Times
By Pacific Island Times News Staff Visit Hagatna and experience the nostalgia of Guam’s historic village without having to be there…
https://www.pacificislandtimes.com/post/visit-guam-s-historic-village-through-augment-reality-app
date: 2024-05-08, from: Pacific Island Times
By Pacific Island Times News Staff The U.S. House Committee on Natural Resources has given the nod to a bill that would reinstate…
date: 2024-05-08, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>What if the traditional wisdom on how to fix Social Security no longer holds?</p>
date: 2024-05-08, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>There will be a vote to remove Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson this week and it will fail thanks to Democratic Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries. It’s not that Jeffries doesn’t want to become speaker himself, but that will be decided by the American people six months from today, on Election Day, when all 435 seats are being contested.</p>
date: 2024-05-08, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>KEALAKEHE — Kealakehe softball had rolled over teams in the Big Island Interscholastic Federation (BIIF) all season, but on Tuesday afternoon at the Waveriders’ home field, it had a problem.</p>
date: 2024-05-08, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>The federal judge overseeing former President Donald Trump’s classified documents case formally scrapped her own May 20 start date for the trial Tuesday but declined to set a new one, saying there was much more work to be done before a jury could hear the charges.</p>
date: 2024-05-08, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>A pair of instruments at a Maunakea observatory have been given a less unwieldy name by a group of Big Island high school students.</p>
date: 2024-05-08, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>TikTok, the popular social video app, sued the U.S. government on Tuesday, saying the country’s new law that could ban the app violates First Amendment rights to free speech.</p>
date: 2024-05-08, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>NEW YORK — When Donald Trump met Stormy Daniels, their fling seemed fleeting: He was a 60-year-old married mogul at the peak of reality television fame, and she was 27, not half his age, a Louisiana native raised in poverty and headed to porn-film stardom.</p>
date: 2024-05-08, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>Hurricane season is June 1 to Nov. 30 in Hawaii, and AccuWeather — a commercial weather forecasting service — is predicting a relatively quiet season for tropical cyclones in the Central Pacific basin.</p>
date: 2024-05-08, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>WASHINGTON - Trust funds supporting Social Security and Medicare benefits for U.S. seniors showed slight improvement as stronger-than-forecast economic growth and productivity has boosted revenue collections, according to trustees’ reports released by the U.S. Treasury on Monday.</p>
https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2024/05/08/nation-world-news/strong-economy-boosts-estimate/
date: 2024-05-08, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>(Reuters) - Ukraine’s state security service said it caught two agents for Russia plotting the assassination of President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and other top officials as “a gift” for Vladimir Putin as he was sworn in for a new term in the Kremlin on Tuesday.</p>
date: 2024-05-08, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>MOSCOW - Vladimir Putin, honoured like a Russian tsar at his swearing-in for a new six-year presidential term, had a double-edged message for the West: the Kremlin is ready to talk but Russia is girding for victory in Ukraine.</p>
date: 2024-05-08, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. House and Senate negotiators have agreed to revise language in an aviation reform bill to ensure quick refunds for airline passengers whose flights are canceled and who are not seeking alternative flights.</p>
date: 2024-05-08, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>A pair of NASA astronauts were ready to go, but a single valve caused a scrub of their ride on Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner on Monday night. The next shot to fly won’t be until Friday but could be delayed further.</p>
date: 2024-05-08, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>JERUSALEM — The Israeli military said Tuesday that its tanks had entered Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip and had seized control of the city’s critical border crossing with Egypt in what it called a limited operation to eliminate Hamas fighters and infrastructure that had been used to attack and kill four Israeli soldiers Sunday.</p>
date: 2024-05-08, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden on Tuesday condemned a “ferocious surge of antisemitism” in the United States following the Oct. 7 Hamas attack against Israel and said people were already forgetting the deadliest day for Jews since the Holocaust.</p>
date: 2024-05-08, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>Some victories take years to manifest.</p>
date: 2024-05-08, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>(SA) — A 44-year-old former office associate with the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local Union 1186 has been charged with felony theft for allegedly embezzling $44,367 in union dues.</p>
date: 2024-05-08, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>A Kona man who bilked 45 investors in his online lei business out of $1.2 million to fuel a high-stakes gambling habit in Las Vegas is asking a federal judge to sentence him Wednesday to 2-1/2 years in prison.</p>
date: 2024-05-08, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>Valerie S. Kailiwai Derasin, 41, of Keaau died March 24 at Hilo Medical Center. Born in Barrow, Alaska, she was a cashier for K’s Drive In. Visitation 9-11 a.m. Friday (May 10) at Dodo Mortuary Chapel. Funeral service at 11 a.m. Burial to follow at the Alae Cemetery. Casual attire; no flowers. Survived by husband, Radford Derasin of Keaau; brothers, Nathaniel Morry of North Dakota, Larry (Evelyn) Morry of Alaska and Isaac Kailiwai of Hilo; sister, Ewa (B.J.) Kailiwai of Hilo; aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces and nephews. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary.</p>
https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2024/05/08/obituaries/obituaries-for-may-8-11/
date: 2024-05-08, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow returned to the practice field this week and on Tuesday threw in front of media for the first time since injuring his right wrist in Baltimore last November. </p>
date: 2024-05-08, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>The Kamehameha Schools - Hawai‘i boys volleyball team emerged triumphant from a five-set scrap with Castle High during the first round of the Hawaii High School Athletic Association (HHSAA) Division I state championship on Monday night in Kea‘au.</p>
https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2024/05/08/sports/ksh-edges-castle-to-win-home-playoff-game/
date: 2024-05-08, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>LOS ANGELES — In the recent past, Lawrence Frank’s end-of-season addresses have been rather emotional. </p>
date: 2024-05-08, from: Guam Daily Post
The University of Guam (UOG) and the Guam Green Growth Initiative are thrilled to announce that applications are now open for the second cohort of the Guam Green Growth Art Corps (G3AC). This exciting program empowers local artists to translate…
date: 2024-05-08, from: Guam Daily Post
The Office of the Attorney General has started providing non-U.S. citizens serving time in prison the option to be deported rather than complete their sentence.
date: 2024-05-08, from: Guam Daily Post
A man pleaded guilty to fatally stabbing Kifirston Aiken with a fishing spear in August 2022.
date: 2024-05-08, from: Guam Daily Post
A 64-year-old man will spend the next 20 years in prison for sexually assaulting a 9-year-old girl.
date: 2024-05-08, from: Guam Daily Post
Community stakeholders sounded off their concerns regarding potentially higher property taxes as they testified Tuesday on two measures meant to defer or stagger tax increases expected to come from an islandwide property revaluation.
date: 2024-05-08, from: Guam Daily Post
A warehouse fire took two-and-a-half hours to be put out early Wednesday morning.
date: 2024-05-08, from: University of Hawaiʻi News
Reading time: < 1 minute Voting closes on May 19, 2024 at noon.
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date: 2024-05-08, from: Pacific Island Times
By Pacific Island Times News Staff The U.S. is proposing the establishment of a national security office in the Federated States of…
https://www.pacificislandtimes.com/post/fsm-crucial-part-of-overall-defense-plan
date: 2024-05-08, from: University of Hawaiʻi News
Reading time: < 1 minute UH Mānoa men’s golfer Blaze Akana was named to the All-Big West first team.
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date: 2024-05-08, from: University of Hawaiʻi News
Reading time: < 1 minute After spinning five perfect innings out of the bullpen in UH Mānoa’s win over CSUN on May 3, Alex Giroux earned Big West Pitcher of the Week honors.
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date: 2024-05-08, from: University of Hawaiʻi News
Reading time: 2 minutes This message was sent to the UH Mānoa ʻohana from Provost Michael Bruno on May 7, 2024.
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date: 2024-05-08, from: University of Hawaiʻi News
Reading time: < 1 minute Hoʻomaʻemaʻe—To clean, disinfect, purify.
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date: 2024-05-08, from: University of Hawaiʻi News
Reading time: 4 minutes Barry Weinman, a philanthropic champion who helped advance medicine and education at UH, died on April 15, 2024.
The post In memoriam: Barry Weinman, a life of generosity and impact first appeared on University of Hawaiʻi System News.
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date: 2024-05-08, from: University of Hawaiʻi News
Reading time: 3 minutes The goal of the event hosted by the TIDES program is to help ease the transition from community college to a four-year institution.
The post Turning the Tides: Event eases transition for Filipino and Pacific Islander students first appeared on University of Hawaiʻi System News.
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date: 2024-05-08, from: University of Hawaiʻi News
Reading time: < 1 minute UH Rainbow Wahine head to California aiming for a water polo national title.
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date: 2024-05-08, from: University of Hawaiʻi News
Reading time: 3 minutes OmniVocab aims to help intermediate language learners overcome obstacles in acquiring a new language through immersive experiences.
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date: 2024-05-08, from: University of Hawaiʻi News
Reading time: 4 minutes Kisaba will earn his bachelor of business administration in finance from the Shidler College of Business, with a minor in economics.
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date: 2024-05-07, from: University of Hawaiʻi News
Reading time: < 1 minute University of Hawaiʻi campuses across the state are celebrating its graduates this spring.
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date: 2024-05-07, from: Pacific Island Times
Micronesian President Wesley Simina, in his recent interview with the Pacific Island Times, said having a relationship with both the U.S….
https://www.pacificislandtimes.com/post/hubris-meets-gullibility
date: 2024-05-07, from: HIKI NŌ ON PBS HAWAIʻI
In this episode of HIKI NŌ on PBS Hawai‘i, student storytellers explore the difficulties of buying a home in Hawai‘i…
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date: 2024-05-07, from: Pacific Island Times
By Pacific Island Times News Staff At least 40 foreign nationals who have been convicted of various crimes on Guam are set to be…
https://www.pacificislandtimes.com/post/40-convicted-foreigners-facing-deportation
date: 2024-05-07, from: Pacific Island Times
By Pacific Island Times News Staff Bipartisan senators this week introduced a bill appropriating $1.56 million to “bring finality” to…
date: 2024-05-07, from: Pacific Island Times
By Pacific Island Times News Staff Guam Community College broke ground on its $3.2 million renovation of its Workforce Development Center…
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date: 2024-05-07, from: Ka Leo O Hawaiʻi (UH Manoa student newspaper)
date: 2024-05-07, updated: 2024-05-08, from: Marianas Variety
HAGATÑA, Guam (U.S. Attorney’s Office) — Shawn N. Anderson, United States attorney for the districts of Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands, announced that defendant Sung Peel Hwang a.k.a. Don Sung Peel Hwang, age 39, from South Korea and a naturalized citizen of the United States, was sentenced to serve 41 months imprisonment.
date: 2024-05-07, updated: 2024-05-08, from: Marianas Variety
LONDON (Reuters) — Oscar-winning U.S. actor Kevin Spacey on Tuesday overturned a London court ruling which effectively found him liable for an alleged sexual assault on a British man, after his lawyers mistakenly failed to serve a defense to a civil lawsuit.
date: 2024-05-07, updated: 2024-05-08, from: Marianas Variety
(Office of the CNMI Congressional Delegate) — Junseo Kim of Saipan International School is the Marianas winner of the 2024 Congressional Art Competition for the second straight year, U.S. Congressman Gregorio Kilili Camacho Sablan announced Tuesday. A panel of local artists chose Kim’s work from among 28 entries submitted by Northern Marianas high school students for the annual competition.
date: 2024-05-07, updated: 2024-05-08, from: Marianas Variety
THE Garapan Round House was buzzing with energy and excitement during the fundraising Zumba marathon extravaganza hosted by the Marianas Lady Eagles Group on Friday.
date: 2024-05-07, updated: 2024-05-08, from: Marianas Variety
BINGO and a Texas Hold ’em poker tournament will highlight the Rotary Club of Saipan’s Las Vegas Night fundraising event, which takes place this Saturday, May 11, at Crowne Plaza Resort, according to the club’s sergeant-at-arms, Curtis Dancoe.
date: 2024-05-07, updated: 2024-05-08, from: Marianas Variety
(JKPL) — Mark your calendars for this summer’s reading program: Adventures begin at your library!
date: 2024-05-07, updated: 2024-05-08, from: Marianas Variety
SENATOR Paul A. Manglona on Tuesday prefiled Senate Legislative Initiative 23-5 to allow ranked-choice voting in electing a governor and lieutenant governor in the CNMI.
date: 2024-05-07, updated: 2024-05-08, from: Marianas Variety
ST. GEORGE, Utah — Utah Tech University celebrated the 2024 graduating class of 2,967 students at its 113th commencement ceremonies on Friday. Among them was Jerry Diego Borja of Saipan.
date: 2024-05-07, updated: 2024-05-08, from: Marianas Variety
TINIAN — Tinian High School Senior Cadet C/CPT Joseph Santos applied to the U.S. Air Force Academy. He recently received a letter of acceptance into the academy and will soon head out this upcoming summer.
date: 2024-05-07, updated: 2024-05-08, from: Marianas Variety
(Reuters) — Bryce Harper homered, singled and drove in three runs, Zack Wheeler tossed seven strong innings and the host Philadelphia Phillies defeated the San Francisco Giants 6-1 to complete a four-game series sweep on Monday.
date: 2024-05-07, from: Guam Daily Post
Rev. Luis Camacho has returned to Guam after being off island for about nine years while a canonical investigation was underway related to his arrest in 2015, according to a release from the Archdiocese of Agana.
date: 2024-05-07, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>KAILUA-KONA — Heading into the Central Pacific Bank/Big Island Interscholastic Federation (BIIF) Track and Field championships over the weekend, Waiakea pole vaulters Shelbey Cabais-Fernandez and Analissa Paresa approached their competition just like any other meet.</p>
date: 2024-05-07, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>Jalen Brunson continued his postseason magic with 43 points for his fourth straight 40-point effort as the New York Knicks recorded a 121-117 victory over the visiting Indiana Pacers in Game 1 of an Eastern Conference second-round series on Monday night.</p>
date: 2024-05-07, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>Karl-Anthony Towns scored 27 points and grabbed 12 rebounds, Anthony Edwards also had 27 points and the visiting Minnesota Timberwolves beat the Denver Nuggets 106-80 on Monday to take a 2-0 lead in a Western Conference semifinal series.</p>
https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2024/05/07/sports/wolves-demolish-nuggets-head-home-up-2-0/
date: 2024-05-07, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>Victor Wembanyama, the 20-year-old French star whose mere presence conjured reimaginings of what is possible in the sport, was named the NBA Rookie of the Year on Monday, earning all 99 first-place votes.</p>
date: 2024-05-07, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>N2 Dance is back at the Palace Theater for another unique spring semester performance Friday and Saturday.</p>
date: 2024-05-07, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>NEW YORK — After two weeks of enthralling jurors with stories of sex and scandal, prosecutors delved into the documents at the heart of Donald Trump’s criminal trial on Monday, a pivotal turn in the case that came on the same day the judge held Trump in contempt and threatened to jail him.</p>
date: 2024-05-07, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>Legal challenges by two different groups of Ka‘u residents against a planned resort development in Punalu‘u will go forward after a long, tempestuous Windward Planning Commission meeting on Monday.</p>
date: 2024-05-07, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>LAOAG, Philippines (Reuters) - U.S. and Philippine armed forces fired missiles and artillery to thwart a simulated invasion in the Philippines’ northern waters facing Taiwan on Monday, in a show of military force and strengthening ties as regional tensions rise.</p>
date: 2024-05-07, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>Israeli warplanes pounded targets in the southern Gaza Strip city of Rafah on Monday as the military told about 110,000 people sheltering there to evacuate. Many people began to leave, fearing that Israel was moving ahead with its long-planned invasion of Rafah, despite stiff international pressure.</p>
date: 2024-05-07, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>A judge maintained bail at $718,500 for a 45-year-old Mountain View man police say was in possession of a wide variety of dangerous drugs, including fentanyl, methamphetamine and cocaine, and several firearms — two of which are unserialized “ghost guns.”</p>
date: 2024-05-07, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>Man, 28, gets 20-year 
term in Kona crime spree</p>
date: 2024-05-07, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>Star Alameda, wife of Hawaii County mayoral candidate Kimo Alameda and a career educator, died Friday. She was 54.</p>
date: 2024-05-07, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>BERLIN — Russia said Monday that it would hold military exercises with troops based near Ukraine to practice for the possible use of battlefield nuclear weapons, a provocative warning aimed at discouraging the West from deepening its support for Ukraine.</p>
date: 2024-05-07, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
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at Kawamoto pool</p>
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date: 2024-05-07, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>There is no artificial intelligence without the fruits of human inquiry.</p>
date: 2024-05-07, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>Valerie S. Kailiwai Derasin, 41, of Keaau, died March 24 at Hilo Medical Center. Born in Barrow, Alaska, she was a cashier for K’s Drive In. Visitation 9-11 a.m. Friday (May 10) at Dodo Mortuary Chapel. Funeral service at 11 a.m. Burial to follow at the Alae Cemetery. Casual attire; no flowers. Survived by husband, Radford Derasin of Keaau; brothers, Nathaniel Morry of North Dakota, Larry (Evelyn) Morry of Alaska and Isaac Kailiwai of Hilo; sister, Ewa (B.J.) Kailiwai of Hilo; aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces and nephews. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary.</p>
https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2024/05/07/obituaries/obituaries-for-may-7-8/
date: 2024-05-07, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>LOS ANGELES — Heightened and quick-moving police actions against protesters unfolded Monday at UCLA and other campuses, as university officials said there will be little tolerance for demonstrators who disrupt campus and violate laws and student conduct codes in the wake of last week’s violence and tensions at pro-Palestinian encampments.</p>
date: 2024-05-07, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>The agricultural industry lost a great ally with the passing of Dr. Francis Zee, who was the Research Leader and horticulturist for the USDA Agricultural Research Service’s Daniel K. Inouye Pacific Basin Agricultural Research Center.</p>
date: 2024-05-07, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>Financial literacy through real world experiences has become more attainable for some students at Keaau High School.</p>
https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2024/05/07/community/keaau-hs-promotes-financial-literacy/
date: 2024-05-07, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>The Volcano Art Center’s Hula Kahiko program continues on Saturday at 10:30am with a performance under the direction of Kumu Kini Ka‘awa. Selected students of Pahoa Middle and High School will present hula and oli at Ka‘auea Kahua Hula at the Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. These student are learning hula, ‘Olelo Hawaii and other kanaka maoli practices and traditions. This year they will honor Mo‘i Lunalilo with selections honoring his life, his perspective and the places and people whom he adored. Additionally, the students will present hula that highlights the beauty of the Puna District. </p>
date: 2024-05-07, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>A yearlong workplace campaign in 2023 led by Hawaiian Electric employees resulted in raising more than $46,000 for Hawaii Island United Way, the nonprofit working to advance the health, education and financial stability of the community.</p>
date: 2024-05-07, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>The Pacific International Space Center for Exploration Systems at the University of Hawaii at Hilo will host the eighth Women’s STARS (STEM Aerospace Research Scholars) Program for high school women interested in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics subjects from July 15 to July 19.</p>
date: 2024-05-07, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>Police say a 78-year-old Papaikou man died in a single-car collision early this afternoon in North Kona.</p>
date: 2024-05-07, from: Island Times
Direct flights between Brisbane, Australia, and Palau are set to launch on May 21st, 2024, operated by Nauru Airlines under the name “Palau Paradise Express.” This new route is expected to significantly boost tourism and trade opportunities between the two regions. The flights will depart Brisbane on Tuesdays at 11:30 p.m. and arrive in Palau […]
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date: 2024-05-07, from: Island Times
KOROR, Palau — Convicted killer Fang Ye, a Chinese citizen, was extradited to the U.S. Marshals on Friday night by the Palau Bureau of Public Safety. He will be transported to Saipan to face federal and local drug trafficking charges. Fang could face life in prison if convicted. Presiding Justice Kathleen Salii ordered Fang’s extradition […]
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date: 2024-05-07, from: Guam Daily Post
The former manager of the local office of Korean Air will serve 3-1/2 years in federal prison for a money laundering scheme.
date: 2024-05-07, from: Guam Daily Post
A man who pleaded guilty to charges related to stealing a Guam Fire Department ambulance testified as a witness in his alleged co-actor’s trial.
date: 2024-05-07, from: Guam Daily Post
A man was accused in a magistrate’s complaint filed in the Superior Court of Guam of assaulting another man and the other man’s grandmother.
date: 2024-05-07, from: Guam Daily Post
Another piece to the ongoing saga that is the former Ordot dump has now come in the form of a lawsuit filed by the government of Guam against contractors involved with the dump’s closure.
date: 2024-05-07, from: Guam Daily Post
An inmate who said he was “brutally attacked” is trying to get out of prison.
date: 2024-05-07, from: Island Times
(Koror, Palau) Palauans can once again tune in to the sounds of Australia and the South Pacific, as ABC Radio Australia programs return to the airwaves after a near decade-long absence. The program officially launched on May 3, 2024, on EP FM radio station in Meyuns, Koror. This revival stems from a successful partnership between […]
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date: 2024-05-07, from: Island Times
By: Jolie Liston The dense tropical vegetation that has long concealed the true extent of Palau’s ancient cultural landscape on Babeldaob has been unveiled in a groundbreaking manner. The innovative laser technology known as lidar has been harnessed to visually strip away the thick tree canopy, exposing the vast extent, massive size, and diverse shapes […]
The post Unveiling Palau’s Ancient Wonder: Lidar Uncovers Immense Scale of Terraced Landscape appeared first on Island Times.
date: 2024-05-07, from: Island Times
Pacific island countries, including Palau, will benefit from a $5 billion replenishment to the Asian Development Bank’s (ADB) Asian Development Fund (ADF) 14 and Technical Assistance Special Fund (TASF) 8. Donors and the ADB agreed to the increased funding during the ADB’s 57th Annual Meeting in Georgia last week. “Grants are more critical than ever […]
The post ADB Announces $5 Billion Replenishment to Bolster Climate Action in Pacific Island Countries appeared first on Island Times.
date: 2024-05-07, from: Island Times
In a recent interview on ABC Radio Australia, ceramic artist Sequoia Tangerine Kimball, whose grandmother hails from Ngkeklau, Ngaraard, discussed her artistic journey and how she uses the ancient craft of pottery to connect with her Pacific heritage and honor the legacy of her ancestors. Speaking with Michael Chow, Kimball revealed how her work draws […]
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date: 2024-05-07, from: Island Times
On Friday May 3, 2024, Ambassador Jessica C. Lee, Embassy of the Republic of China (Taiwan) demonstrated support for Police Week by making a monetary donation of $1,000 to the Bureau of Public Safety (BPS) of the Ministry of Justice. The check was received by Chief Temdik Ngirblekuu, Acting Director of BPS and head of […]
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date: 2024-05-07, from: Island Times
The development of cultural protocols for offshore scientific research expeditions was successfully initiated in a 2-day workshop that included participants with a range of expertise in traditional knowledge and best practices. Following an endorsement from the Council of Chiefs and meetings with the Society of Historians and Koror’s House of Traditional Leaders, key stakeholders and […]
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date: 2024-05-07, from: Island Times
I arise today Through a mighty strength, the invocation of the Trinity. Through belief in the threeness, Through confession of the oneness, Of the Creator of Creation. I arise today Through the strength of Christ’s birth with His baptism, Through the strength of His crucifixion with His burial, Through the strength of His resurrection with […]
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date: 2024-05-07, from: Island Times
PAGOPAGO, 06 MAY 2024 (PACIFIC ISLAND TIMES) —Sitting on a gold mine, American Samoa is being eyed as a potential supplier of much-sought-after minerals, promising to generate hi-tech jobs and supplement the territory’s fishing economy. Amid growing concerns about deep-sea mining in the Pacific island region, the International Seabed Authority is scheduled in July to […]
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date: 2024-05-07, from: Island Times
By Hilary Hosia and Giff Johnson SAIPAN, 06 MAY 2024 (MARSHALL ISLANDS JOURNAL)—Investigators from the office of the Auditor General confiscated office equipment and reviewed documents during a court-approved search of an executive office at the College of Marshall Islands Tuesday. The team had police escort from Marshall Islands Police Department while they conducted their […]
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date: 2024-05-07, from: Island Times
By ERIC TUCKER, DIDI TANG and NATHAN ELLGREN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — After a student leader of the historic Tiananmen Square protests entered a 2022 congressional race in New York, a Chinese intelligence operative wasted little time enlisting a private investigator to hunt for any mistresses or tax problems that could upend the candidate’s bid, prosecutors […]
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date: 2024-05-07, from: Island Times
WAHOO/BARRACUDA/SPANISH MACKEREL1st – Erker (Spanish Mackerel) 35.5 lbs2nd – Loud House (Barracuda) 30.0 lbs3rd – Asahi (Wahoo) 21.0 lbs BILLFISH1st – Oberaod 134.5 lbs2nd – Mengesebakl 123.0 lbs TUNA1st – Scream Liners 105.0 lbs2nd – Melairei 2024 88.5 lbs3rd – Busonge 81.0 lbs GT Catch & Release1st – GoGoFun 32.75 in2nd – Poppers 32.5 in3rd […]
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date: 2024-05-07, from: Island Times
By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Dave Roberts recently joked that Shohei Ohtani should gift Roberts a Porsche when Ohtani breaks his Dodgers’ record for most home runs by a Japanese-born player. Ohtani obliged, just maybe not in the way Roberts imagined. Before Friday’s game against the Atlanta Braves, the Dodgers’ […]
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date: 2024-05-07, from: Pacific Island Times
By Jolie Liston Koror– The thick tropical vegetation covering Babeldaob has long hidden the true extent of Palau’s ancient cultural…
date: 2024-05-07, from: Pacific Island Times
By Frank Whitman Atkins Kroll Inc. is celebrating 110 years of doing business in Guam and at the same time it is looking forward to…
date: 2024-05-07, from: Pacific Island Times
The 15-member delegation of the Federated States of Micronesia visiting China last month has set off a lot of conversations and…
https://www.pacificislandtimes.com/post/welcoming-the-fsm-to-beijing-the-us-has-a-lot-of-learn
date: 2024-05-07, from: Pacific Island Times
By Pacific Island Times News Staff A priest who was arrested in 2015 after being caught with a 17-year-old girl has returned to Guam…
https://www.pacificislandtimes.com/post/guam-priest-banned-in-church-premises
date: 2024-05-07, from: University of Hawaiʻi News
Reading time: 2 minutes Erlina Cabrera Naputi could balance her personal and professional responsibilities to earn a degree.
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date: 2024-05-07, from: Pacific Island Times
Saipan — The people, according to a Northern Mariana Islands official, need it. “It” was a press release that the official wanted…
https://www.pacificislandtimes.com/post/what-the-people-want
date: 2024-05-06, from: Island Conservation News
Our team returns from Late Island, Tonga with reports that our conservation actions work! Read notes from our Conservation Impact Director!
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date: 2024-05-06, from: Pacific Island Times
By Pacific Island Times News Staff A former manager of Korean Airlines Guam office has been sentenced to serve 41 months behind bars…
date: 2024-05-06, from: University of Hawaiʻi News
Reading time: 2 minutes The cohort will graduate with a Career and Technical Education honors certificate and a Certificate of Achievement in Management from Leeward CC.
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date: 2024-05-06, from: University of Hawaiʻi News
Reading time: 2 minutes Jamie Santer, Alana Embry receive second-team honors and Sydney Amiatu, Riley Wagoner receive Top Flight status.
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date: 2024-05-06, from: University of the South Pacific (Fiji)
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date: 2024-05-06, from: University of the South Pacific (Fiji)
The 2024 Entrepreneurial Fair hosted by the Careers Office and the Alumni Office at The…
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date: 2024-05-06, from: University of Hawaiʻi News
Reading time: 2 minutes Researchers will assess how bioenergy generated from agricultural residues and animal manures could contribute to Hawaiʻi’s renewable energy.
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date: 2024-05-06, from: University of Hawaiʻi News
Reading time: 4 minutes Inspired by the impact UH Mānoa had on their daughter, Taylor’s parents made a generous contribution to revamp the welcome center in the Office of Admissions.
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date: 2024-05-06, from: University of Hawaiʻi News
Reading time: < 1 minute UH Hilo student-athletes honored, including athletes of the year, a new “Imua Vulcan” and academic awards.
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date: 2024-05-06, from: University of Hawaiʻi News
Reading time: 4 minutes The new instrument at the CFHT observatory will allow astronomers to better detect magnetic fields and planets around distant stars.
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date: 2024-05-06, 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 of the 2024 Legislative session. Aloha UH students, faculty, staff and administrators, The 2024 legislative regular session concluded on May 3. Throughout the 2024 session, there were a lot of issues and initiatives that were anticipated to dominate the…
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date: 2024-05-06, from: Hawai’i Pacific Review (HPU Literary Magazine)
by James Callan Between a super volcano to the north, and the “coolest little capital in the world” to the south, a small town of less than 2000 provides a nice toilet break for travelers on State Highway 1, a … Continue reading
https://hawaiipacificreview.org/2024/05/06/the-collector/
date: 2024-05-06, from: Pacific Island Times
By Pacific Island Times News Staff The federal government will have to share the burden of economic contraction facing American Samoa as…
date: 2024-05-06, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>WASHINGTON — It has become the topic of the season at Washington dinner parties and receptions. Where would you go if it really happens?</p>
date: 2024-05-06, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>Hundreds of keiki flooded Sangha Hall Saturday morning to celebrate Kodomo No Matsuri, a festival all about the children.</p>
date: 2024-05-06, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>State and county agencies are moving forward to address feral cat feeding and its effects on the nene population.</p>
date: 2024-05-06, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>By this time of year, college-bound high school seniors are usually celebrating their choices, researching dorms and even thinking of their majors. This year, that’s not necessarily the case.</p>
date: 2024-05-06, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>PORTO ALEGRE/CANOAS/SAO PAULO (Reuters) — The death toll from heavy rains that have caused flooding in Brazil’s southern state of Rio Grande do Sul has risen to at least 78, local authorities said on Sunday, with more than 115,000 people displaced.</p>
date: 2024-05-06, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>Los Angeles police cleared a pro-Palestinian encampment at the University of Southern California without making arrests on Sunday following turmoil at universities across the United States over the Israel-Hamas war.</p>
date: 2024-05-06, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>CAIRO — Three Israeli soldiers were killed in a rocket attack claimed by Hamas armed wing, near the southern Gaza Strip city of Rafah, where Palestinian health officials said at least 19 people were killed by Israeli fire on Sunday.</p>
date: 2024-05-06, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>RIO DE JANEIRO (NYT) — When Madonna stepped out onto the mammoth stage constructed on Rio de Janeiro’s Copacabana Beach on Saturday night in a gleaming halo headpiece and black kimono, she was greeted by the largest live crowd of her four-decade career.</p>
date: 2024-05-06, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>A 5-year-old boy died Sunday in Johnson County, Texas, authorities said, after being swept away by floodwaters caused by heavy rains that have pounded parts of the state over the past few days.</p>
date: 2024-05-06, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>The weekend yielded some of the highest-scoring, volatile BIIF baseball and softball playoff series in recent years — especially in Division I.</p>
date: 2024-05-06, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>Jalen Brunson leads all the NBA players in scoring during the postseason, and he may still harbor a grudge against Indiana coach Rick Carlisle, stemming from their time together with the Dallas Mavericks. </p>
date: 2024-05-06, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>CLEVELAND — You want resiliency? You want toughness? Here it is.</p>
date: 2024-05-06, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>Acting Manhattan state Supreme Court Justice Juan Merchan held Donald Trump in contempt for his violations of a gag order in his criminal hush money case. The penalty? A paltry $9,000. Nonetheless, the judge cautioned the former president that continued violations might result in “incarceratory punishment,” just as they might for any other defendant. We hope he’s not bluffing.</p>
date: 2024-05-06, from: Guam Daily Post
Island dignitaries and Guam Community College leaders turned the first sod on GCC’s Workforce Development Center modernization project in Barrigada.
date: 2024-05-06, from: Guam Daily Post
Islanders can get to know Guam’s cultural heritage as the Guam Preservation Trust and the Guam State Historic Preservation Office celebrate National Preservation Month by highlighting various historic sites, the agencies said in a press release.
date: 2024-05-06, from: Guam Daily Post
About 1,000 customers were affected by a downed power line in Tamuning.
date: 2024-05-06, from: Guam Daily Post
The deadline has passed for candidates to file ahead of the primary election, which will take place on Aug. 3, and the tally for those who have officially submitted their candidate packets is 75, according to log data from the…
date: 2024-05-06, from: Guam Daily Post
The John F. Kennedy High School Air Force JROTC program has received funding to further science, technology, engineering and math experiences for students in aviation and robotics, the lieutenant governor’s office announced in a press release.
date: 2024-05-06, from: Guam Daily Post
Up to $15 billion in U.S. defense construction work for the Pacific Deterrence Initiative, or PDI, may be available to multiple contractors through a PDI Multiple Award Construction Contract.
date: 2024-05-06, from: Guam Daily Post
On April 28 at about 8:20 p.m., Guam Police Department officers responded to reports of Joseph Pugh Jr. allegedly stabbing a 15-year-old across from Liguan Elementary School in Dededo, according to a magistrate’s complaint filed in the Superior Court of…
date: 2024-05-06, from: Guam Daily Post
Two cases of tuberculosis have been confirmed on Guam, according to the Department of Public Health and Social Services, who informed the community in a press release on Monday.
date: 2024-05-06, from: Guam Daily Post
On Monday morning, the University of Guam held a public forum titled “Attention to Corrections” where a panel consisting of individuals involved at all stages of the justice system were present to discuss the issues facing the Department of Corrections.
date: 2024-05-06, from: Guam Daily Post
A woman was accused of assaulting and threatening to kill another woman.
date: 2024-05-06, from: Guam Daily Post
Qualified senior citizens are invited to speak with U.S. Department of Agriculture officials this week for screening and intake regarding a low-interest loan/grant program for home repairs.
date: 2024-05-06, from: University of the South Pacific (Fiji)
The Global Community Food for Planetary Health (GCFaH) recently completed its quantitative full-scale baseline data…
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date: 2024-05-05, from: Pacific Island Times
By Jayvee Vallejera A recently published article in the Journal of Indo-Pacific Affair called on the U.S. military to meaningfully engage…
https://www.pacificislandtimes.com/post/guam-cnmi-bear-the-price-for-national-security
date: 2024-05-05, from: Pacific Island Times
By Mar-Vic Cagurangan Palau may not have been able to bag everything it hoped for under the renegotiated terms of the Compact of Free…
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date: 2024-05-05, from: Pacific Island Times
By Mar-Vic Cagurangan Sitting on a gold mine, American Samoa is being eyed as a potential supplier of much-sought-after minerals,…
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date: 2024-05-05, from: University of Hawaiʻi News
Reading time: 3 minutes Almost all of the food raised at Hawaiʻi CC’s farm goes to the Hawaiʻi Food Basket.
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date: 2024-05-05, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>MEXICO CITY — The three dead bodies found in Mexico’s Baja California state are highly likely to be the American and two Australian tourists who went missing last week, a senior official from the region said on Saturday.</p>
date: 2024-05-05, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>A 45-year-old Ocean View man was sentenced Friday to 20 years in prison for the non-fatal shooting of his girlfriend and offenses stemming from a subsequent manhunt in March 2023.</p>
date: 2024-05-05, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>KYIV — Russian attacks on Ukraine’s Kharkiv and Dnipro regions and the Black Sea port city of Odesa killed at least two civilians, set a food factory ablaze and damaged other infrastructure, homes and commercial buildings on Saturday, regional officials said.</p>
date: 2024-05-05, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>OMAHA, Neb. — Warren Buffett assured Berkshire Hathaway shareholders on Saturday that the executives expected to succeed him were ready for the job, and he heaped praise on Apple although Berkshire trimmed its position in the iPhone maker.</p>
date: 2024-05-05, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>Florencia “Loring” Cabanting Domingo, 97, of Keaau died March 19 in Hilo. Born in Narvacan, Ilocos Sur, Philippines, she was a macadamia nut processing factory worker and member of the Gospel of Alpha and Omega Church in Hilo. Visitation 9-10:30 a.m. Saturday, May 18, at Dodo Mortuary Chapel. Funeral service at 10:30 a.m. Burial 12:30 p.m. at Homelani Memorial Park, Ilima Section. Survived by sons, Perfecto (Tina) Domingo of Hilo, Ernesto (Hannah) Domingo of Kalihi, Oahu and Eduardo (Ronie) Domingo of Hilo; brother, Bienvenido (Cathy) Cabanting of Keaau; sister, Pacita (Anthony) Verdugo of Keaau; grandchildren, great-grandchildren and great-great-granchildren; cousins, nieces and nephews. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary.</p>
https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2024/05/05/obituaries/obituaries-for-may-5-8/
date: 2024-05-05, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>JAKARTA (Reuters) — The Indonesian government will permanently relocate almost 10,000 residents after a series of explosive eruptions of the Ruang volcano has raised concerns about the dangers of residing on the island in future, a minister said on Friday.</p>
date: 2024-05-05, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>Swollen rivers continued rising in southeast Texas on Saturday after a night of evacuations and rescues from floodwaters that swamped roads, stranded cars and inundated homes in the region.</p>
date: 2024-05-05, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>JERUSALEM — The leader of the World Food Program said parts of the Gaza Strip are experiencing a “full-blown famine” that is spreading across the territory after almost seven months of war that have made delivering aid extremely challenging.</p>
date: 2024-05-05, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>Fresh from his criminal trial in New York, Donald Trump delivered a frustrated and often profane roughly 75-minute speech at a Republican National Committee donor retreat in Florida on Saturday, attacking one of the prosecutors pursuing him and comparing President Joe Biden’s administration to the Nazis.</p>
date: 2024-05-05, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>“This is a very big deal, this bill. The passage of Senate Bill 2919 is going to change Hawaii for the better.”</p>
https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2024/05/05/hawaii-news/green-signs-stvr-bill-into-law/
date: 2024-05-05, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>Brent Rooker and Brett Harris each belted two home runs while 10 Oakland players registered at least one hit in the Athletics’ lopsided 20-4 home win over the Miami Marlins on Saturday.</p>
https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2024/05/05/sports/mlb-roundup-as-hang-20-runs-on-marlins/
date: 2024-05-05, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>The last of four zebras that escaped from a trailer in North Bend, Washington, was safely corralled Friday with the help of a former rodeo bullfighter, a lookout on a mountain bike and a package of white bread.</p>
date: 2024-05-05, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>A federal agency will conduct an external review of the Thirty Meter Telescope project to determine whether the observatory will receive federal funding.</p>
date: 2024-05-05, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>In celebration of Lei Day, the Lyman Museum is hosting a special exhibition of featherwork created by Lei Hulu o Hilo.</p>
https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2024/05/05/hawaii-news/lyman-hosts-featherwork-exhibit/
date: 2024-05-05, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>An administrator at the University of Hawaii at Hilo admitted to ordering the removal of the student-run campus newspaper from a rack at an April 20 event welcoming prospective students and their parents to the campus.</p>
date: 2024-05-05, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>Developers behind a controversial planned resort community in Punalu‘u hope the project will rehabilitate the surrounding area.</p>
date: 2024-05-05, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>There’s not many athletic clubs that can boast 100 years of local operation and tradition.</p>
https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2024/05/05/sports/waiakea-pirates-celebrate-100-years/
date: 2024-05-05, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>The Central Pacific Bank/BIIF Division I and Division II baseball and softball finals were held on Friday and Saturday in Hilo.</p>
date: 2024-05-05, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>LOUISVILLE, Ky. — It was a three-way thriller to the wire in the 150th Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs.</p>
date: 2024-05-05, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>DENVER — The most impressive part about the run to last year’s NBA championship is how little the Denver Nuggets allowed themselves to be tested.</p>
date: 2024-05-05, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>Like the Gorgons in Greek mythology whose glances could turn people to stone, today’s sour candidates have calcified our presidential politics with their glowering contest. “Rancor,” said José Ortega y Gasset, “is an outpouring of a feeling of inferiority.” Both men have much about which to feel inferior. The electorate, however, is at least interesting.</p>
date: 2024-05-05, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>It is never OK to use physical violence against people with whom you disagree. This should be obvious, but the events that unfolded on the UCLA campus early Wednesday show the consequences when that message is lost.</p>
date: 2024-05-05, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>Homeless detention
plan perfectly legal</p>
https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2024/05/05/opinion/your-views-for-may-5-9/
date: 2024-05-05, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>Bratislava, the capital of Slovakia and once a nearly desolate ghost town, is one of Europe’s great urban success stories. Its compact old town bursts with colorfully restored facades, lively outdoor cafés, and swanky boutiques. Its ramshackle industrial quarter, just east of the center, is rapidly being redeveloped into a forest of skyscrapers. The hilltop castle gleams. And even the glum communist-era suburb of Petržalka, right across the Danube, has undergone a Technicolor makeover. It’s arguably the fastest-changing city in Europe.</p>
date: 2024-05-05, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>LAS VEGAS — The most common refrain you’ll hear from anyone who’s been to Las Vegas — besides “what happens there stays there” — is how it’s nothing like it used to be.</p>
date: 2024-05-05, from: Guam Daily Post
Traveling between Guam and Japan just got a bit more convenient with daily flights to Tokyo/Haneda.
date: 2024-05-05, from: Guam Daily Post
The Lions Club International District 204/Guam Tano Ta Lions Club hosted a community medical outreach event at the Sinajana Community Center on Sunday, bridging the gap in access to care with free medical services.
date: 2024-05-05, from: Guam Daily Post
Government of Guam employees insured through the GovGuam self-insurance plan can now access telemedicine, the governor’s office announced Saturday in a press release.
date: 2024-05-05, from: Guam Daily Post
With millions of federal dollars poured into the island’s public schools, the Guam Department of Education has a plan to secure its facilities.
date: 2024-05-05, from: Guam Daily Post
Brandon George Terlaje Flores, 25, was allegedly wearing a jacket and a backpack that were stolen when officers with the Guam Police Department approached him about a vehicle that was burglarized the day before.
date: 2024-05-05, from: Guam Daily Post
Jonathan Jason Quintanilla, 41, allegedly violated a court order to stay away from his ex-wife and has now been charged with advanced stalking, according to a magistrate’s complaint filed in the Superior Court of Guam.
date: 2024-05-05, from: Guam Daily Post
A mother is behind bars after her son reported to police that she punched his 1-year-old brother in the face and smoked methamphetamine around the toddler.
date: 2024-05-05, from: Pacific Island Times
‘Art Alchemy—Elixir of Generations and Mediums’ By Myracle S. Mugol Creativity runs in this family. Meet John Ruffy Buhain, his daughter…
https://www.pacificislandtimes.com/post/a-family-that-paints-together
date: 2024-05-05, from: Pacific Island Times
Bridgman, MI– In 1968, the students of Adelphian Academy, a wonderful secondary educational institution in Holly, Michigan, were being…
https://www.pacificislandtimes.com/post/the-good-the-bad-and-jim-s-wisdom
date: 2024-05-05, from: Pacific Island Times
Someone asked why use the term “decommission.” I suggested that the school closure issue is so sensitive that anything and everything to…
https://www.pacificislandtimes.com/post/school-blues-like-in-the-old-days
date: 2024-05-05, from: Pacific Island Times
By Louella Losinio “Who the hell is Jhett Tolentino?” The New York theater community and fans wondered when Tolentino bagged his first…
https://www.pacificislandtimes.com/post/grammy-and-tony-award-winning-producer-jhett-tolentino