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date: 2024-05-17, from: Pacific Island Times
By Pacific Island Times News Staff Federal grants are available for local nonprofit organizations to help them harden their facilities…
date: 2024-05-17, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>NEW YORK — With the corruption trial of Sen. Bob Menendez, D-N.J., underway Thursday, a prosecutor handed a juror in the first row of the jury box a plastic bag containing an object at the heart of the government’s case: a gold bar that glinted under the courtroom lights.</p>
date: 2024-05-17, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>Heavy rain and a flash flood advisory didn’t stop the 2024 Big Island Hawaii Youth Soccer Association (HYSA) Championships from happening, as youth club teams from across the isle — ranging from U8 to U19 — gathered for the playoff and championship games at Hilo’s Bayfront soccer fields.</p>
date: 2024-05-17, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>Kihei native Savannah Gankiewicz was crowned Miss USA 2023 at a special coronation ceremony Wednesday, amid controversy surrounding the Miss USA organization after both the former Miss USA 2023 and former Miss Teen USA 2023 resigned last week.</p>
date: 2024-05-17, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>WASHINGTON — The U.S. Justice Department on Thursday unveiled a historic proposal to ease restrictions on marijuana, a rule that if enacted would also enable more research on its medicinal benefits.</p>
date: 2024-05-17, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>A judge on Thursday maintained bail for a carjacking suspect.</p>
date: 2024-05-17, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>Kona Community Policing invites the community to have “Coffee with a Cop.”</p>
date: 2024-05-17, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>NEW YORK — Donald Trump’s criminal trial entered a critical and combative phase Thursday as his lawyer grilled the prosecution’s star witness, Michael Cohen, about a medley of misrepresentations, manipulations and outright lies.</p>
date: 2024-05-17, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>After the 2020 presidential election, as some Trump supporters falsely claimed that President Joe Biden had stolen the office, many of them displayed a startling symbol outside their homes, on their cars and in online posts: an upside-down American flag.</p>
date: 2024-05-17, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>Last week, the White House unveiled new rules to more quickly reach asylum denials for people considered national security and public safety threats, something of a prelude for more expansive expected restrictions.</p>
https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2024/05/17/opinion/congress-gives-up-on-immigration/
date: 2024-05-17, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>Cristian Javier twirled six shutout innings in a bounce-back performance while Joey Loperfido clubbed his first career home run as the Houston Astros completed a four-game sweep of the visiting Oakland Athletics with an 8-1 victory on Thursday.</p>
https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2024/05/17/sports/cristian-javier-rebounds-astros-sweep-as/
date: 2024-05-17, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>The central struggle in the world right now is between liberalism and authoritarianism. It’s between those of us who believe in democratic values and those who don’t — whether they are pseudo-authoritarian populists like Donald Trump, Viktor Orban, Narendra Modi or Recep Tayyip Erdogan or straight-up dictators like Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping or theocratic fascists like the men who run Iran and Hamas.</p>
https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2024/05/17/opinion/the-authoritarians-have-the-momentum/
date: 2024-05-17, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday upheld the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s funding mechanism in a challenge brought by the payday loan industry, handing a victory to President Joe Biden’s administration and a setback to the agency’s conservative critics.</p>
date: 2024-05-17, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>Anthony Edwards scored 27 points as the Minnesota Timberwolves staved off elimination by storming to a 115-70 win over the Denver Nuggets in Game 6 of a Western Conference semifinals series on Thursday in Minneapolis.</p>
date: 2024-05-17, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>CHICAGO — Same opponent and a different pitch escaping him. No problem. </p>
date: 2024-05-17, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>Hawaii Fire Department officials said a storage shed adjacent to Habitat for Humanity in Waimea was destroyed by a fire early Thursday morning.</p>
https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2024/05/17/hawaii-news/fire-destroys-waimea-storage-shed/
date: 2024-05-17, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>CAIRO/JERUSALEM — Israel’s tanks pushed into the heart of Jabalia in northern Gaza on Thursday, facing anti-tank rockets and mortar bombs from militants concentrated there, while in the south, its forces pounded Rafah without advancing, Palestinian residents and militants said.</p>
date: 2024-05-17, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>Nearly two-thirds of the world’s coral reefs have been subjected to heat stress bad enough to trigger bleaching over the past year, the leading agency monitoring coral reefs said on Thursday.</p>
date: 2024-05-17, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>J.D. Martinez hit a go-ahead RBI single in the 11th inning, then scored a key insurance run on a wild pitch as the New York Mets defeated the host Philadelphia Phillies 6-5 on Thursday.</p>
date: 2024-05-17, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>BRUSSELS — NATO allies are inching closer to sending troops into Ukraine to train Ukrainian forces, a move that would be another blurring of a previous red line and could draw the United States and Europe more directly into the war.</p>
date: 2024-05-17, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>MINNEAPOLIS — Colonoscopies. Paying your taxes. Getting a cavity filled. </p>
date: 2024-05-17, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>UNITED NATIONS — Shoshan Haran, her daughter and two grandchildren were taken hostage by Hamas militants in Israel on Oct. 7. On Thursday, Haran recalled the effects of 50 days in captivity on her three-year-old granddaughter when they were finally released.</p>
date: 2024-05-17, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>WASHINGTON —The Biden administration will speed up the immigration court cases of some single adults caught illegally crossing the U.S.-Mexico border under a new program announced on Thursday, part of a broader effort to reduce illegal immigration in the run-up to Nov. 5 elections, senior administration officials said.</p>
date: 2024-05-17, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>WASHINGTON — The Republican-led U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill on Thursday that would force President Joe Biden to send weapons to Israel, seeking to rebuke the Democrat for delaying bomb shipments as he urges Israel to do more to protect civilians during its war with Hamas.</p>
date: 2024-05-17, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>Texas Governor Greg Abbott on Thursday granted a full pardon to a former U.S. Army sergeant and Uber driver who was convicted of murder and sentenced to 25 years in prison for fatally shooting a Black Lives Matter protester in 2020.</p>
date: 2024-05-17, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>BEIJING/MOSCOW — China’s Xi Jinping and Russia’s Vladimir Putin on Thursday pledged a “new era” of partnership between the two most powerful rivals of the United States, which they cast as an aggressive Cold War hegemon sowing chaos across the world.</p>
date: 2024-05-17, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>WASHINGTON — U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland on Thursday criticized what he called “unfounded attacks” on the Justice Department by congressional Republicans as he rejected their request for audio recordings of a special counsel interview with President Joe Biden.</p>
date: 2024-05-17, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>David Lang Akana, 77, of Captain Cook died April 29 at The Queen’s Medical Center in Honolulu. Born in Honolulu, he was a retired truck driver for Sears and a U.S. Army Vietnam War veteran. Visitation 10-11 a.m. Friday, May 31, at Nuuanu Mortuary in Honolulu. Funeral service at 11 a.m. Graveside burial service 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, June 5, at West Hawaii Veterans Cemetery in Kailua-Kona. Casual attire. Survived by sons, Richard Akana of Captain Cook, Warren (Jessica) Akana of Minnesota, Kawika (Ruby) Machado of Wahiawa, Oahu, Kaponolani (Haunani) Machado of Kailua-Kona, William Sabado and Matthew Sabado of Hilo; daughters, Kehaulani Akana of Virginia and Caitlin (Kevin) Sabado Carvalho of Mililani, Oahu; 17 grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren; nieces, nephews and cousins. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary.</p>
https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2024/05/17/obituaries/obituaries-for-may-17-8/
date: 2024-05-17, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>22-year-old Jyric Queniahan of Kea‘au won his first amatuer muay thai belt last week, winning the B-class 130.1-135 lb division at the US Open Spring Championships in Scottsdale, Ariz.</p>
https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2024/05/17/sports/keaau-nak-muay-wins-belt-in-arizona/
date: 2024-05-17, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>The sports streaming service joint venture from Fox Corp., the Walt Disney Co., and Warner Bros. Discovery has a name. </p>
date: 2024-05-17, from: INSIGHTS ON PBS HAWAIʻI
Join the discussion on Traffic Safety; From Humps to Red Light Cams…
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date: 2024-05-17, from: Pacific Island Times
By Frank Whitman Globally, the auto industry is changing with the transition to electric vehicles. While EV sales are relatively slow,…
https://www.pacificislandtimes.com/post/ev-catching-on-slowly-for-guam
date: 2024-05-17, from: Guam Daily Post
Twenty-nine police officer trainees took their oath to protect and serve on Friday.
date: 2024-05-17, from: Guam Daily Post
Bridging the gap in health care on island, Public Health officials are setting up shop in Hågat to provide free medical services to those in need.
date: 2024-05-17, from: Guam Daily Post
On Friday, 361 Guam Community College graduates turned tassels to signify the close of one chapter and welcome the adventure that lies ahead; and for Ireese Valencia, GCC’s Most Distinguished Graduate, jetting off to explore the world is next on…
date: 2024-05-17, from: Guam Daily Post
The trial for five defendants allegedly involved in the death of Guam National Guard recruiter Jason Susuico is scheduled to start in July.
date: 2024-05-17, from: Guam Daily Post
An extension to Guam’s long-standing energy credit program and a measure to exempt cannabis-related businesses from testing requirements pending the establishment of a testing laboratory on Guam are just two of the bills that have been placed onto the agenda…
date: 2024-05-17, from: Guam Daily Post
A group of middle school students demonstrated good citizenship, practicing the “If you see something, say something” motto, and it helped keep the school community safe.
date: 2024-05-17, from: Guam Daily Post
A woman pleaded guilty to her involvement in a conspiracy to defraud Alupang Beach Club out of more than $100,000.
date: 2024-05-17, from: Pacific Island Times
By Pacific Island Times News Staff Koror—The U.S. military is proposing a new defense site in Palau as part of its strategy to beef up…
https://www.pacificislandtimes.com/post/us-proposes-new-defense-site-in-palau
date: 2024-05-17, from: Island Times
Successful Australian themed “Wine & cheese for a cause” event organized by Palau Rotaryclub featuring Australian wines, kangaroo, emu and crocodile jerky. (Photo credits: Australian Embassy-Palau)
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date: 2024-05-17, from: Island Times
A proposed amendment to the Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 Supplemental Budget could significantly impact Palau’s state governments. The amendment would distribute 50% of revenue collected from the Gross Revenue Tax, Business Profits Tax, and Hotel and Vessel Tax to the states where the businesses are located. This measure would potentially split an estimated $9 million […]
The post Sharing of Tax Revenue with Palau States proposed appeared first on Island Times.
https://islandtimes.org/sharing-of-tax-revenue-with-palau-states-proposed/
date: 2024-05-17, from: Island Times
(Koror, Palau) The House of Delegates passed their final version of the Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 Supplemental Budget bill, which includes significant policy revisions. President Surangel Whipps initially submitted the budget proposal with various policy changes, particularly regarding social programs. However, the House version added several key modifications. One key change involves sharing 50% of […]
The post House attach conditions of Saudi Loan Proposal in Budget Bill appeared first on Island Times.
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date: 2024-05-17, from: Island Times
The Koror House of Traditional Leaders is supporting the relocation of the Belau National Hospital from Meyuns but keeping it in Koror State. In a letter to Senate President Hokkons Baules, traditional leaders led by Alexander Merep said that while the hospital must be moved from Meyuns to a safer location, “positioning the hospital in […]
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https://islandtimes.org/koror-traditional-leaders-urge-relocation-of-bnh-within-koror/
date: 2024-05-17, from: Island Times
(Palau) The Palau Congress received a quarterly report on the COFA Trust Fund, which showed a positive balance of $310,256,756 for the quarter ending March 31, 2024, according to COFA Trust Fund Chairwoman Linda Timarong. The report also indicated a market value of $5,531,726 for the General Fund Reserve at the same time. Raymond James, […]
The post Palau’s COFA Trust Fund reaches $310M, Investment Managers remain cautiously optimistic appeared first on Island Times.
date: 2024-05-17, from: Island Times
Palau – The Palau Housing Authority (PHA) is requesting $4.3 million from the national legislature, Olbiil Era Kelulau (OEK), to address its financial challenges and ensure the continuation of low-cost housing programs for residents. In a May 7th letter to Senate President Hokkons Baules, PHA Chair Anthony Rudimch outlined the agency’s need for the funding. […]
The post PHA seeks $4.3M to repay debt, continue affordable housing programs appeared first on Island Times.
https://islandtimes.org/pha-seeks-4-3m-to-repay-debt-continue-affordable-housing-programs/
date: 2024-05-17, from: Island Times
By: Ngewakl Soaladaob KOROR, Palau — The DOUREOR Project’s Entrepreneurial Skills Workshop will soon conclude its final session in Koror, ending a successful tour across all 16 states of Palau. The project began in January in Melekeok and is being spearheaded by Irene Olkeriil, the founder of Palau Entrepreneurs for Growth. Olkeriil established Palau’s first […]
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date: 2024-05-17, from: Island Times
Koror, Palau – The Republic of Palau tackled its unique migration challenges head-on with a three-day Migration Management Course held from May 7-9, 2024 at the Palau Royal Resort. Organized by the International Organization for Migration (IOM) bringing in key stakeholders from the Coordinated Border Management Working Group (CBMWG) as well as other partner agencies […]
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https://islandtimes.org/migration-management-course-empowers-palauan-government-stakeholders/
date: 2024-05-17, from: Island Times
Young people are the tobacco industry’s ideal target The tobacco industry was the main driver of the current tobacco epidemic that kills more than 8 million people every year. It is not in the industry’s financial interests to end the tobacco epidemic. Young people are the tobacco industry’s ideal target; if the industry doesn’t hook […]
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date: 2024-05-17, from: Island Times
David Whyte says, “The price of, our vitality is the sum of all our fears.” Some wrote, “Without facing my performance anxiety head-on by being willing to play in front of a crowd, I never would have gotten to experience and appreciate the delight of live performance. Our fears can be a powerful wayfinder.” Naming […]
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https://islandtimes.org/anxiety-fears-and-creativity/
date: 2024-05-17, from: Island Times
Statement by the Chair of the Pacific Islands Forum and Prime Minister of Cook Islands, Hon Mark Brown on the Transition in Leadership at the Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat 16 May 2024- On behalf of the Pacific Islands Forum, it is with great honour and deep respect that I acknowledge the service and leadership of […]
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date: 2024-05-17, from: Island Times
HAGATNA (PACIFIC ISLAND TIMES) — Despite spending $8.8 million in marketing campaigns, the Guam Visitors Bureau continues to face headwinds that stunt its initiatives to recover the pre-Covid arrival numbers. Based on first-quarter trends, GVB visitor arrivals forecast for 2024 was estimated at 900,000, or 55.6 percent of the pre-pandemic level. However, the guarded expectation […]
The post Rising airfares curb Guam’s ability to compete with Asian destinations appeared first on Island Times.
https://islandtimes.org/rising-airfares-curb-guams-ability-to-compete-with-asian-destinations/
date: 2024-05-17, from: Island Times
By Dubravka Voloder, foreign affairs reporter Stephen Dziedzic and Jenny Cai with wires (ABC-Australia) Three people have been killed in unrest in New Caledonia, an official said, as rioting continued and shops and schools remained shut after France’s National Assembly approved changes to voting rules in the Pacific island. The three dead were young Indigenous Kanak, said a spokesman for New […]
The post Three people killed in New Caledonia protests as France calls for calm in the Pacific territory appeared first on Island Times.
date: 2024-05-17, from: Island Times
PORT MORESBY (THE NATIONAL) —Explicit sexual content, child pornography, homosexuality and lesbianism on the internet will be filtered out, according to Papua New Guinea Information and Communication Technology ministry. Minister Timothy Masiu said in a statement that his department had identified 1,000 websites containing “unsuitable content” and the content filtering process, which began Monday, was […]
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date: 2024-05-17, from: Island Times
By Europe correspondent Kathryn Diss in London (ABC-Australia) Bjørg Hjorth Nørgaard, 19, has not finished high school yet but has already enlisted to pay a duty to her country. The young woman has volunteered for Denmark’s four-month military training camp before university, fully aware that war has returned to Europe. “It’s a personal journey … I have signed […]
The post As Denmark plans to make national service mandatory for young women, some say they are ready to ‘send a signal to Russia’ appeared first on Island Times.
date: 2024-05-17, from: Island Times
By CLIFF BRUNT. AP Sports Writer OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Luka Doncic stopped worrying about calls and just played. It worked. He scored 31 points in a triple-double, and the Dallas Mavericks beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 104-92 on Wednesday night to take a 3-2 lead in the Western Conference semifinal series. Doncic didn’t voice […]
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date: 2024-05-17, from: Island Times
By WILL GRAVES AP National Writer LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Talor Gooch wasn’t planning to be at Valhalla this week. He and his wife, Ally, had scheduled a trip to Las Vegas to take advantage of a break in the LIV Tour schedule. Then Gooch checked his inbox and found an invitation to the PGA […]
The post Talor Gooch sees his PGA Championship invitation as evidence sanity may prevail in LIV/PGA split appeared first on Island Times.
date: 2024-05-17, from: Pacific Island Times
Last month, writing for this Devpolicy, I said, “In coming months, further protests will convulse New Caledonia, as French President…
https://www.pacificislandtimes.com/post/crisis-in-new-caledonia
date: 2024-05-17, from: Pacific Island Times
By James Pearce and Mar-Vic Cagurangan The Pacific Elders’ Voice today raised concerns over the crisis in New Caledonia, where four…
https://www.pacificislandtimes.com/post/pacific-leaders-seek-peaceful-end-to-new-caledonia-crisis
date: 2024-05-17, from: Pacific Island Times
By Pacific Island Times News Staff One year after a cyberattack compromised military infrastructure on Guam, the U.S. Navy has begun…
date: 2024-05-17, from: University of Hawaiʻi News
Reading time: 2 minutes Individuals were selected based on their accomplishments, motivation, skills and ability to make positive change in Hawaiʻi.
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date: 2024-05-17, from: University of Hawaiʻi News
Reading time: < 1 minute Hallee Mohr and Tara Wyllie to represent UH in discus and triple jump, respectively.
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date: 2024-05-17, from: University of Hawaiʻi News
Reading time: < 1 minute The team placed third in two national polls, marking the highest final ranking in the history of the Rainbow Wahine program.
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date: 2024-05-17, updated: 2024-05-17, from: Marianas Variety
(BPT) - With an unwavering policy of open innovation with startups around the world, LG has been fostering businesses outside its own to better prepare for the future. These big-picture efforts are centered on LG NOVA, the company’s North American Innovation Center in California’s Silicon Valley — known worldwide as the hub of startups.
date: 2024-05-17, from: University of Hawaiʻi News
Reading time: 2 minutes The position description and leadership profile were based on feedback provided through six public forums, and a public survey along with input from the regents and the Presidential Search Advisory Group.
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date: 2024-05-17, from: University of Hawaiʻi News
Reading time: 3 minutes UH News interviewed whale expert Lars Bejder to hear how innovative technologies are helping experts monitor the health of marine mammals.
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date: 2024-05-16, from: University of Hawaiʻi News
Reading time: 2 minutes Shomaker is scheduled to begin on July 1, 2024.
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date: 2024-05-16, from: Pacific Island Times
By Pacific Island Times News Staff Chief Federal Judge Frances Tydingco-Gatewod has declined the government of Guam’s request to…
https://www.pacificislandtimes.com/post/court-nixes-govguam-s-bid-to-end-solid-waste-receivership
date: 2024-05-16, from: University of Hawaiʻi News
Reading time: 2 minutes The award recognizes UH law school’s outstanding commitment to promoting access and inclusion in its legal profession.
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date: 2024-05-16, from: University of Hawaiʻi News
Reading time: < 1 minute President David Lassner provided updates on UH support for Lahainaluna High School students, 2024 fall enrollment and philanthropic fundraising.
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date: 2024-05-16, from: University of Hawaiʻi News
Reading time: 3 minutes Undergraduate students built an ionosonde, which is a giant antenna to observe one of the highest layers of the Earth’s atmosphere.
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date: 2024-05-16, from: Marshal Islands Journal
An increasing number of patients in RMI are being diagnosed with gastrointestinal cancer while the sole colonoscopy system at Majuro hospital has been non-operational for months, impacting the capacity for clinical diagnosis and treatment, reports the Ministry of Health and Human Services. In response to this urgent healthcare need, Taiwan’s Shuang Ho Hospital and Majuro […]
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date: 2024-05-16, updated: 2024-05-16, from: Marianas Variety
(BPT) - Si usted es uno de los más de 35 millones de estadounidenses que se estima que padecen de apnea obstructiva del sueño (AOS), ya sabe lo disruptivo que esto puede ser para su vida. Si bien la AOS es uno de los trastornos del sueño más comunes y graves, se considera que la enfermedad se encuentra ampliamente subdiagnosticada, por lo que el número de estadounidenses afectados puede ser mucho mayor.
date: 2024-05-16, from: University of Hawaiʻi News
Reading time: 2 minutes Izabella Martinez, Maya Nakamura, Mya’Liah Betha, Chloe Borges, Haley Johnson, and Dallas Millwood all earned honors.
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date: 2024-05-16, updated: 2024-05-16, from: Marianas Variety
(BPT) - While inflation continues to drive up home and auto insurance costs, fraud is a hidden culprit contributing to the hikes. Whether you’re an actual victim of insurance fraud or simply an active policyholder, the reality is that insurance fraud impacts everyone. And as the frequency and complexity of fraudulent activities increase, so does the cost of insurance for all policyholders.
date: 2024-05-16, from: Hawai’i Pacific Review (HPU Literary Magazine)
by Julie Paul In every wave, a multitude of yellow fish. It’s November, 2017, and we’re in Kona, on the Big Island of Hawai’i. We watch the ocean from the wraparound lānai of Daylight Mind, a laidback cafe with good … Continue reading
https://hawaiipacificreview.org/2024/05/16/disappearing-sands/
date: 2024-05-16, updated: 2024-05-16, from: Marianas Variety
(BPT) - Did you grow up playing video games and still enjoy them today? If that sounds like you, you’re in good company. The Entertainment Software Association (ESA) just released its annual “Essential Facts About the U.S. Video Game Industry” report, shining a light on how people continue to enjoy video games, from childhood to adolescence and into adulthood.
date: 2024-05-16, updated: 2024-05-16, from: Marianas Variety
THE Department of Public Safety arrested a motorist who rammed his vehicle into several cars parked at the District Court for the NMI on Thursday morning.
date: 2024-05-16, updated: 2024-05-16, from: Marianas Variety
ATTORNEY Mark Scoggins has informed the Superior Court that Zaji Obatala Zajradhara, in an email, threatened to interfere with Northern Marianas College’s ability to apply for or receive grants.
date: 2024-05-16, updated: 2024-05-16, from: Marianas Variety
KUDOS to Stan Good for his excellent explanation on the cause of the delay for the implementation of the EDA grant for the Civic Center cultural and sports complex. Credit also Governor Palacios and MPLT for greasing the wheels to hopefully get this long-awaited community improvement project moving.
date: 2024-05-16, updated: 2024-05-16, from: Marianas Variety
(MVA) — Rib eye takes center stage in the Marianas Chef Competition slated for Saturday, May 18, at the 25th Annual Taste of the Marianas International Food Festival in Saipan.
date: 2024-05-16, updated: 2024-05-16, from: Marianas Variety
JEJU Air on Wednesday informed the Commonwealth Ports Authority that it will provide additional flights from South Korea to Saipan beginning next month.
date: 2024-05-16, updated: 2024-05-16, from: Marianas Variety
THE Saints remain one of the top contenders in the Michelob Ultra Cup 2024 after clinching their sixth win by defeating the Ol’Aces (Martech), 71-63, at the Gilbert C. Ada Gymnasium on Tuesday.
date: 2024-05-16, updated: 2024-05-16, from: Marianas Variety
AFTER almost a 20-year hiatus, fastpitch softball is finally being revived in the NMI. A local team will be competing in the sport during the 2024 Micronesian Games, which will be held in Majuro, the Marshall Islands on June 15-24.
date: 2024-05-16, updated: 2024-05-16, from: Marianas Variety
MP United Football Club won the U12 boys division championship of the TakeCare Youth Soccer League Spring 2024 by edging Kanoa Football Club 1 in a nail-biting overtime shootout, (3)1-1(2), at the NMI Soccer Training Center in Koblerville on Saturday.
date: 2024-05-16, updated: 2024-05-16, from: Marianas Variety
Joeten Daidai Foundation is excited to welcome Micronesian Brokers Inc. as a Trustees Club silver sponsor for the upcoming Joeten Memorial Golf Classic. Dennis Yoshimoto, MBI CNMI general manager, presents the JMGC committee with a $5,000 donation. The golf tournament is set to take place on July 6, 2024 at LaoLao Bay Golf Resort.
date: 2024-05-16, updated: 2024-05-16, from: Marianas Variety
(BECQ) — The Bureau of Environmental and Coastal Quality analyzes water samples collected from Saipan’s east and south recreational beaches, and Tinian’s recreational beaches and storm water drainages this week as part of the regularly scheduled sampling. None of the samples collected contained excessive concentration of fecal indicator bacteria nor did they exceed CNMI marine water quality standards. Therefore, BECQ assigns the following sampled beach sites a green flag. Enjoy our waters!
date: 2024-05-16, updated: 2024-05-16, from: Marianas Variety
MANCHESTER, New Hampshire (SNHU) — It is with great pleasure that Southern New Hampshire University congratulates the following Saipan students on being named to the Winter 2024 President’s List:
date: 2024-05-16, updated: 2024-05-16, from: Marianas Variety
(Commonwealth Utilities Corporation) — There will be scheduled power service interruptions on May 21, 22 and 24.
date: 2024-05-16, updated: 2024-05-16, from: Marianas Variety
(AP) — Nobel laureate Alice Munro, the Canadian literary giant who became one of the world’s most esteemed contemporary authors and one of history’s most honored short story writers, has died at age 92.
date: 2024-05-16, from: Marshal Islands Journal
HILARY HOSIA Meet Aguster “Akku” Kabua: the first Marshallese to enroll in the prestigious US Merchant Marine Academy. The maritime trailblazer is the daughter of John Anjojo Kabua and Pamela Duffy and stepdaughter of Mike Sakaio. The 18-year-old was recognized among five others in her graduating class for their acceptance of similar federal scholarships during […]
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date: 2024-05-16, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>The cases of hitchhikers who allegedly stole a car while the driver was inside Pahoa 7-Eleven store buying food are now in Hilo Circuit Court.</p>
date: 2024-05-16, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>President Joe Biden and Donald Trump have agreed to two debates, one on June 27 on CNN and one on Sept. 10 on ABC News, the first onstage clashes between the former president and his successor in more than three years.</p>
date: 2024-05-16, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>WASHINGTON — U.S. consumer prices increased less than expected in April, suggesting that inflation resumed its downward trend at the start of the second quarter in a boost to financial market expectations for a September interest rate cut.</p>
date: 2024-05-16, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>A Kona judge has freed a 32-year-old Ocean View man accused of breaking and entering a home and then engaging police in a lengthy armed standoff on Sunday.</p>
date: 2024-05-16, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>What began as an effort to reduce bike traffic on specific West Hawaii roads has become a proposed series of regulations upon bike tour operators throughout the Big Island.</p>
date: 2024-05-16, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>HONOLULU — It was a rough day for Big Island Interscholatic Federation (BIIF) teams, as five of them suffered losses in the Hawaii High School Athletic Association (HHSAA) state championship on Wednesday.</p>
https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2024/05/16/sports/biif-teams-fizzle-out-at-state-tournament/
date: 2024-05-16, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>Police arrested and charged an 18-year-old Hilo man for assault and domestic abuse-related offenses following a Sunday morning incident on Holomua Street in Hilo.</p>
date: 2024-05-16, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>CAIRO/JERUSALEM —Israeli troops battled militants across Gaza on Wednesday, including in the southern city of Rafah that had been a refuge for civilians, in an upsurge of the more than seven-month-old war that has killed tens of thousands of Palestinians.</p>
date: 2024-05-16, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden will dispatch former U.S. officials to Taiwan as its new president takes office, a show of support for the island calibrated to avoid enraging Beijing.</p>
date: 2024-05-16, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>DETROIT — Detroit Tigers starter Casey Mize had a terrific performance Wednesday at Comerica Park. He incorporated a sinker to right-handed batters and dispatched hitters with his splitter and his curveball. He retired 18 of the final 19 hitters he faced. He did not allow a hit after the second batter of the game. That second batter, however, was Bryan De La Cruz, who destroyed a hanging slider for a two-run home run. </p>
date: 2024-05-16, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>Luka Doncic finished with 31 points and delivered his second consecutive triple-double as the Dallas Mavericks moved one victory from their second Western Conference final in three seasons with a 104-92 victory Wednesday over the host Oklahoma City Thunder in Game 5 of their second-round series.</p>
date: 2024-05-16, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>NEW YORK — Opening statements began Wednesday afternoon in the federal corruption trial of Sen. Bob Menendez, D-N.J., who is accused of selling out his public office and his country in pursuit of lucrative bribes.</p>
date: 2024-05-16, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico is no longer in a life-threatening condition after he was shot in an assassination attempt when leaving a government meeting on Wednesday, a government minister said.</p>
date: 2024-05-16, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>WASHINGTON (Reuters) - China has not responded to U.S. nuclear-weapons risk-reduction proposals and Washington has questions about Beijing’s call for no-first-use talks while China continues to build up its arsenal, the top U.S. arms control official said on Wednesday.</p>
date: 2024-05-16, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>MOSCOW — Russian President Vladimir Putin will visit China on Thursday for talks with Xi Jinping that the Kremlin hopes will deepen a strategic partnership between the two most powerful geopolitical rivals of the United States.</p>
date: 2024-05-16, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>NEW YORK — Sage, an extravagantly coifed miniature poodle with a certain winsome mystery about her, won the 148th annual Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show on Tuesday night, prevailing over a tough field of competitors including a majestic German shepherd, a silken Afghan hound and a proud giant schnauzer.</p>
date: 2024-05-16, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>Al Horford had 22 points and 15 rebounds as the host Boston Celtics advanced to the Eastern Conference finals by handing the short-handed Cleveland Cavaliers a 113-98 loss in Game 5 of a semifinal series on Wednesday night.</p>
date: 2024-05-16, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>Former longtime MLB play-by-play announcer Joe Buck will join St. Louis Cardinals broadcaster Chip Caray in calling the Cardinals game Friday, May 24 against the Chicago Cubs, industry sources tell <em>The Athletic</em>. The game will be broadcasted on the Cardinals regional sports network affiliate, Bally Sports Midwest. </p>
date: 2024-05-16, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>BOSTON (Reuters) - Two brothers who studied at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology were arrested on Wednesday on U.S. charges that they carried out a cutting-edge scheme to exploit the Ethereum blockchain’s integrity and steal $25 million worth of cryptocurrency.</p>
date: 2024-05-16, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>Major League Baseball suspended Astros pitcher Ronel Blanco for 10 games Wednesday, one day after umpires discovered a sticky substance on his glove during a start against the Oakland A’s. </p>
date: 2024-05-16, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>LOS ANGELES — Netflix is no longer simply in the “sports-adjacent” business. On Wednesday, the streaming giant announced a three-season deal with the National Football League that will include showing two Christmas Day games on its service this year. It’s the first time Netflix has become partners with a major sports league, and it likely won’t be the last. </p>
https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2024/05/16/sports/netflix-and-the-nfl-sign-a-three-season-deal/
date: 2024-05-16, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>NEW YORK — Major League Baseball, the National Hockey League and the National Basketball Association said on Wednesday that bankrupt broadcaster Diamond Sports may not survive without a new deal with cable distributor Comcast. </p>
date: 2024-05-16, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>The latest news on inflation has been pretty good. It has also been extremely weird. And that weirdness is, in a way, the message.</p>
https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2024/05/16/opinion/is-disinflation-back-on-track/
date: 2024-05-16, from: Guam Daily Post
An extension to Guam’s long-standing energy credit program and a measure to exempt cannabis-related businesses from testing requirements pending the establishment of a testing laboratory on Guam are just two of the bills that have been placed onto the agenda…
date: 2024-05-16, from: Guam Daily Post
Health officials are cautioning island residents to keep their vaccinations up to date, especially if traveling off island, as cases of measles and pertussis have been confirmed in the region.
date: 2024-05-16, from: Guam Daily Post
College can be a scary adventure when first starting out, so to ease incoming freshmen into university life, the University of Guam is hosting the Triton Summer Academy.
date: 2024-05-16, from: Guam Daily Post
Japanese American high school students on Guam can experience life in Japan for a week, courtesy of Japan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
date: 2024-05-16, from: Guam Daily Post
The Alcoholic Beverage Control Board, with assistance from the compliance branch at the Department of Revenue and Taxation, has addressed 21 violations, resulting in more than $33,000 in fines and two license suspensions in the past year, according to board…
date: 2024-05-16, from: Guam Daily Post
Mesmwan Repwak has been charged in a case related to a motor vehicle theft in July 2023.
date: 2024-05-16, from: Guam Daily Post
Jamie John Nededog was sentenced to two years’ probation for charges related to the death of his neighbor, Edwin Pirando.
date: 2024-05-16, from: Guam Daily Post
Parties may be looking at a settlement in the termination appeal filed by former Guam Police Department Officer Brian Awa. Counsel for Awa wasn’t present during a status conference with the Civil Service Commission on Wednesday but CSC Administrative Law…
date: 2024-05-16, from: Marshal Islands Journal
A naming ceremony for the Marshall Islands cargo sailing ship, SV Juren Ae, was held last week at the ASIA Shipbuilding Company on Geoje Island in South Korea. The Marshallese phrase Juren Ae refers to one of the main paddles of a traditional outrigger canoe. According to a release from GIZ, the German international development […]
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date: 2024-05-16, from: Pacific Island Times
By Pacific Island Times News Staff More than $338 million in federal assistance streamed into Guam one year after Typhoon Mawar barreled…
https://www.pacificislandtimes.com/post/guam-flooded-with-338-million-in-federal-aid-after-mawar
date: 2024-05-16, from: Pacific Island Times
By Pacific Island Times News Staff Washington, D.C. –Two million acres of land throughout Hawaii are eligible for millions in…
date: 2024-05-16, from: Pacific Island Times
By Jayvee Vallejera Despite nearly 40 years of ties between the United States and the freely associated states, hospitals, roads and…
date: 2024-05-16, from: University of Hawaiʻi News
Reading time: < 1 minute Luca Matheiowetz, Julia Barden and Lamar Bartley recognized for their combined performances on the court and in the classroom.
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date: 2024-05-16, from: University of Hawaiʻi News
Reading time: < 1 minute Bercan shot a four-under 67 in the final round for a -2 overall score.
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date: 2024-05-16, from: Marshal Islands Journal
GIFF JOHNSON The Marshallese presence in the two Ka’u area schools on the Big Island of Hawaii has risen to 20 percent, largely on the growth of the Enewetak community that lives in Ocean View on the south side of Hawaii Island. But as the Marshallese student population grew in the two Ka’u schools — […]
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date: 2024-05-15, from: University of Hawaiʻi News
Reading time: 2 minutes Protein folding is a protein’s way of twisting and bending into the right shape so it can do its job correctly in the body.
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date: 2024-05-15, from: University of Hawaiʻi News
Reading time: 2 minutes Meliza Roman published a paper in the April issue of Hawaiʻi Journal of Health & Social Welfare.
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date: 2024-05-15, from: Ka Leo O Hawaiʻi (UH Manoa student newspaper)
A 0-3 shutout loss against the UC Irvine Anteaters marked the end of the 2024 season for the Rainbow Warrior men’s volleyball team. Six seniors’ careers in Hawai‘i also came to an end.
date: 2024-05-15, from: Ka Leo O Hawaiʻi (UH Manoa student newspaper)
College sports are more than just games. It is a defining aspect of the college experience. For many students, faculty, family and community members, the joy and sense of belonging one feels while cheering for a team from the top…
date: 2024-05-15, from: Ka Leo O Hawaiʻi (UH Manoa student newspaper)
Hawaiʻi and family go hand in hand. Hawaiian culture values ’ohana, meaning that family takes care of and looks out for one another. That’s evident when you look at the teams of Hawaiʻi.
date: 2024-05-15, from: Pacific Island Times
By Pacific Island Times News Staff In a bid to break the impasse over the location of Guam’s new hospital, Sen. Jesses Lujan has…
date: 2024-05-15, from: Marshal Islands Journal
Journal 5/15/1987 P5 MCAA gradsMarie Maddison congratulated sewing and restaurant trainees who completed the Marshalls Community Action Agency-sponsored programs last week. The sewing group: Bina Enos, Dasey Konou, Alice Biranij, Ajlok Rang, Atmina Jekken, Waire Ajen, Joni Anni, Cathy Mejen, Sentina Jack, Josephin Clanton, Nejuon Morikawa and Martha Ertin. The restaurant trainee grads: Monulej Bobo, […]
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date: 2024-05-15, from: Ka Leo O Hawaiʻi (UH Manoa student newspaper)
Over a thousand attendees were feeling good at the annual Aloha Bash, held onApril 26 at the Andrews Outdoor Amphitheatre. Hosted by CCBAC, the event featured the Texas-based duo Surfaces, composed of Forrest Frank and Colin Padalecki.
date: 2024-05-15, from: Ka Leo O Hawaiʻi (UH Manoa student newspaper)
While some young adults may spend their Sundays relaxing or catching up on work or chores, a dedicated group of friends chooses to spend theirs differently.
date: 2024-05-15, from: Ka Leo O Hawaiʻi (UH Manoa student newspaper)
The years-long journey for KTUH General Manager Alex Sosa is now over as exhibits open up across UH Mānoa campus highlighting Maunakea.
date: 2024-05-15, from: University of Hawaiʻi News
Reading time: < 1 minute This week’s image is from UH Mānoa’s Nancy Marker
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date: 2024-05-15, from: University of Hawaiʻi News
Reading time: 4 minutes Over at least the next 10 years, the study aims to document the acute and chronic health impacts and social conditions caused by the Maui wildfires.
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date: 2024-05-15, from: Guam Daily Post
The Committee on Rules at the Guam Legislature will meet Thursday to determine which bills will be placed on the agenda for session this month. Bills under consideration include a measure that would prohibit the production and use of nuclear…
date: 2024-05-15, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>The combination of flute and guitar can produce a wide variety of musical colors, moods, and expressions and is popular among performers, composers, and listeners. Today, the Hawaii Concert Society will conclude its 2023-24 season when the Cavatina Duo, often acknowledged as the finest such combination in the world, performs at the University of Hawaii at Hilo Performing Arts Center.</p>
date: 2024-05-15, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>The seventh Malama Na Keiki Festival aims to improve health outcomes and educate Ka‘u keiki in Pahala on Saturday.</p>
https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2024/05/15/hawaii-news/malama-na-keiki-returns-saturday/
date: 2024-05-15, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>Haili Congregational Church announces the celebration of their 200th anniversary.</p>
date: 2024-05-15, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>The Big Island Press Club Scholarship Foundation awarded 2024 college scholarships totaling $7,000 to six students dedicated to pursuing education for journalism or a related field.</p>
date: 2024-05-15, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>After years of bureaucratic wrangling, a Hilo lessee of state land has finally secured a 30-year lease extension for property in the Kanoelehua Industrial Area.</p>
date: 2024-05-15, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>Police arrested and later released a 48-year-old Ocean View man following an alleged nonfatal shooting.</p>
date: 2024-05-15, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>A lawsuit trial brought by families affected by the Red Hill water crisis against the federal government under the Federal Tort Claims Act saw both sides make their closing arguments Monday.</p>
date: 2024-05-15, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>Hawaii County will seize portions of a pair of private properties in lower Puna in order to complete the reopening of Pohoiki Road.</p>
https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2024/05/15/hawaii-news/county-wants-private-land-for-puna-road/
date: 2024-05-15, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>The National Weather Service posted a flash flood watch this morning for the state of Hawaii, including Hawaii Island. As of now, the watch is effective through Friday evening.</p>
date: 2024-05-15, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is polling stronger than any third-party candidate has in decades, pulling in roughly 10% of registered voters across the battleground states as he saps support from President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump, a new series of polls has found.</p>
date: 2024-05-15, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>The long-sought public library for Waikoloa Village is a step closer to becoming a reality.</p>
https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2024/05/15/hawaii-news/waikoloa-library-project-moves-ahead/
date: 2024-05-15, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>It probably escaped your attention, but the Internal Revenue Service recently piloted a program to help Americans cope with their notoriously complex tax system. Direct File was meant to help taxpayers in 12 states prepare and submit their returns electronically. Some 19 million people were eligible to use it. Thanks partly to a rollout late in the tax-preparation season, fewer than 1% of them actually did.</p>
date: 2024-05-15, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>Major League Baseball on Tuesday again ripped Diamond Sports Group’s plan to emerge from bankruptcy, this time as the carriage dispute between Diamond and Comcast reached the two-week mark. </p>
date: 2024-05-15, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>LOS ANGELES — Ippei Mizuhara pleaded not guilty to charges of bank and tax fraud Tuesday morning in federal court, a formality ahead of a plea deal negotiated with federal prosecutors, according to Mizuhara’s attorney, Michael Freedman. Mizuhara, an interpreter who took millions from baseball star Shohei Ohtani, is still expected to plead guilty at a later date. </p>
date: 2024-05-15, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>Tourists: Learn about Keaukaha</p>
https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2024/05/15/opinion/your-views-for-may-15-9/
date: 2024-05-15, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>DENVER — Timberwolves center Rudy Gobert was fined $75,000 by the NBA on Tuesday for making a “money sign” during the Wolves’ loss to Denver in Sunday night’s playoff game at Target Center. </p>
date: 2024-05-15, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>MILWAUKEE — It looked like Quinn Priester was going to avoid the big inning. Instead, he delayed the inevitable for a frame. </p>
date: 2024-05-15, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>Jalen Brunson scored 44 points Tuesday night for the host New York Knicks, who routed the Indiana Pacers 121-91 in Game 5 of an Eastern Conference semifinal series.</p>
date: 2024-05-15, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>NEAR VOVCHANSK, Ukraine — Ukraine’s military said on Tuesday its forces pulled back to new positions in two areas of the northeastern Kharkiv region where Moscow is pressing an offensive, and warned of a Russian force buildup to the north near its Sumy region.</p>
date: 2024-05-15, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>The summer of 2023 was exceptionally hot. Scientists have already established that it was the warmest Northern Hemisphere summer since around 1850, when people started systematically measuring and recording temperatures.</p>
date: 2024-05-15, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>CAIRO — Israeli tanks pushed deeper into Rafah on Tuesday, reaching some residential areas of the southern Gazan border city where more than a million people had sought shelter, and its forces pounded the enclave’s north in some of the fiercest attacks in months.</p>
date: 2024-05-15, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>KYIV — The U.S. will stand by Ukraine until its security sovereignty is guaranteed, Secretary of State Antony Blinken pledged on Tuesday in a visit to Kyiv, at a time when Russia is mounting fresh attacks in the country’s east.</p>
date: 2024-05-15, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>WASHINGTON — The U.S. Justice Department said late on Tuesday that Boeing Co had breached its obligations in a 2021 agreement that shielded the planemaker from criminal prosecution over fatal 737 MAX crashes in 2018 and 2019 that killed 346 people.</p>
date: 2024-05-15, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>WASHINGTON — U.S. President Joe Biden on Tuesday unveiled steep tariff increases on an array of Chinese imports including electric vehicle (EV) batteries, computer chips and medical products, risking an election-year standoff with Beijing as he woos American voters who give his economic policies low marks.</p>
date: 2024-05-15, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>WASHINGTON — The Biden administration’s new tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles and other strategic sectors aim to protect the future of U.S. manufacturing, but they will likely accelerate a shift of Chinese production to Mexico, Vietnam and elsewhere to avoid them.</p>
date: 2024-05-15, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>NEW YORK — Little more than two weeks into Donald Trump’s presidency, he and his personal lawyer sat in the Oval Office and sealed a deal that prosecutors say was a crime.</p>
date: 2024-05-15, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>The Hawaii Tourism Authority received an unfavorable rating from 43% of the stakeholders who gave feedback to the contractor working on a tourism governance structure recommendation.</p>
date: 2024-05-15, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>The Hawaii High School Athletic Association (HHSAA) baseball and softball playoffs began Tuesday on Oahu, and four Big Island Interscholastic Federation (BIIF) teams represented the isle in their matchups.</p>
https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2024/05/15/sports/biif-teams-see-mixed-results-at-state/
date: 2024-05-15, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>The 27th Annual UCC Coffee Kona Marathon is moving back to Kona after staging the race on the Kohala Coast for the last few years. The race will take place on Saturday, June 21, 2025 with a new resort partner—Royal Kona Resort and Spa.</p>
https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2024/05/15/sports/coffee-marathon-returning-to-kona-town/
date: 2024-05-15, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>Ralph Etsuo Fujiyama, 70, of Hilo died April 11 at Hilo Benioff Medical Center. Born in Hilo, he was owner-operator of Kinoole Auto Care. Private services held. No flowers or koden (monetary gifts). Online condolences: ballardfamilymortuaries.com. Survived by wife, JiSoon “Linda” Fujiyama; brothers, Stanley (Judith) Fujiyama and Burt (HyeSun “Eri”) Fujiyama; sister, Linda (Lester) Mende; cousins, nieces and nephews. Arrangements by Ballard Family Mortuary.</p>
https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2024/05/15/obituaries/obituaries-for-may-15-10/
date: 2024-05-15, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>UH-Hilo has announced that the 2024 Coach Jimmy Yagi Vulcan Basketball Camp is set for July 22-25 at the Pana’ewa Park Gym.</p>
https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2024/05/15/sports/yagi-basketball-camp-registration-open/
date: 2024-05-15, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>Hawaii County will invest in additional biosecurity measures at a West Hawaii waste facility to prevent the spread of a devastating invasive beetle.</p>
date: 2024-05-15, from: Guam Daily Post
Another bill has been added to the lineup of measures looking to utilize general fund excess to support their respective initiatives. This time, it’s to appropriate $5 million to the Guam Waterworks Authority to fund a customer assistance program.
date: 2024-05-15, from: Guam Daily Post
The Office of the Attorney General is seeking an increase of $5.9 million for their budget in the next fiscal year, primarily to hire more attorneys.
date: 2024-05-15, from: Guam Daily Post
More filings have been made in the Supreme Court of Guam case regarding the attorney general’s duties ahead of oral arguments scheduled to take place next week. A group of autonomous agencies filed their joint amicus brief earlier in the…
date: 2024-05-15, from: Guam Daily Post
Three men face federal drug charges related to a drug trafficking conspiracy that was discovered after information about a drug package was posted on social media.
date: 2024-05-15, from: Guam Daily Post
A couple accused of jury tampering are seeking dismissal of their charges.
date: 2024-05-15, from: University of Hawaiʻi News
Reading time: < 1 minute Puka—To graduate, pass through, emerge.
The post Hawaiian Word of the Week: Puka first appeared on University of Hawaiʻi System News.
https://www.hawaii.edu/news/2024/05/14/hawaiian-word-of-the-week-puka/
date: 2024-05-15, from: Guam Daily Post
The Department of Public Health and Social Services is advising travelers to stay up to date with their vaccinations as confirmed cases of whooping cough, or pertussis, occur in Hawaii, while a measles outbreak and cases of whooping cough take…
date: 2024-05-15, from: University of Hawaiʻi News
Reading time: 3 minutes The Korean Language Flagship Center is the sole Korean language Flagship program bestowed the competitive grant.
The post $1.3M for Korean language studies at UH Mānoa first appeared on University of Hawaiʻi System News.
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date: 2024-05-15, from: Home is Here
This month on Home is Here, we have three stories about finding connection and discovering identity…
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date: 2024-05-15, from: University of Hawaiʻi News
Reading time: 2 minutes Professor Deborah Taira conducts in-depth research on health disparities that impact Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders and wants to improve access to clinical trials.
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date: 2024-05-15, from: University of Hawaiʻi News
Reading time: < 1 minute The team finished with 102.5 points and five gold medals — the most ever by the program in a conference title meet.
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date: 2024-05-14, from: University of Hawaiʻi News
Reading time: 3 minutes Haley Taylor, a communication major in the College of Social Sciences, worked as a tour guide in the UH Mānoa Office of Admissions for three years.
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date: 2024-05-14, from: University of Hawaiʻi News
Reading time: 2 minutes Zachary Barto, Chase Roche and Jacob Simmons achieved the rank of ensign in the U.S. Navy during a ceremonial event on May 13.
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date: 2024-05-14, from: University of Hawaiʻi News
Reading time: 2 minutes UH Mānoa women’s water polo team finished the season with a team-high 64 goals and 211 saves.
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date: 2024-05-14, from: University of Hawaiʻi News
Reading time: < 1 minute Raha Peiravani, majoring in Finance with a minor in psychology, currently carries a 4.0 GPA.
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date: 2024-05-14, from: University of Hawaiʻi News
Reading time: 2 minutes Bruce Howe will continue his efforts to advance the installation of a Science Monitoring And Reliable Telecommunications seafloor cable system in Portugal.
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date: 2024-05-14, from: University of Hawaiʻi News
Reading time: 3 minutes Maveric Abella’s path to becoming a physician has been marked by a series of transformative experiences.
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date: 2024-05-14, updated: 2024-05-15, from: Marianas Variety
date: 2024-05-14, updated: 2024-05-15, from: Marianas Variety
(Reuters) — The unprecedented flood of interest in women’s basketball is expected to follow Clark from her record-smashing college career at Iowa to the WNBA. The nearly 10,000-seat Mohegan Sun Arena is sold out for Clark’s debut, and ESPN’s broadcast will include player mics and roving cameras for “a WNBA Finals-level production setup.”
date: 2024-05-14, updated: 2024-05-15, from: Marianas Variety
TWENTY slots are available for high school students interested in participating in the Area Health Education Center’s Teen Health Summer Program.
date: 2024-05-14, updated: 2024-05-15, from: Marianas Variety
SENATOR Celina R. Babauta on Tuesday described the Senate leadership as “dysfunctional.”
date: 2024-05-14, updated: 2024-05-15, from: Marianas Variety
THE Northern Marianas Coalition Against Domestic & Sexual Violence is pleased to announce the launch of nominations for the prestigious 2024 Bridge of Light Award or BOLA. Each year, NMCADSV honors an individual who displays remarkable commitment to supporting victims, survivors, and the community in addressing domestic and sexual violence in the CNMI.
date: 2024-05-14, updated: 2024-05-15, from: Marianas Variety
(MHS) — Marianas High School’s Dolphin Aeronautics team represented the CNMI in the 2024 national competition of the Real World Design Challenge.
date: 2024-05-14, updated: 2024-05-15, from: Marianas Variety
(PSS) — The Public School System on Thursday, May 9, honored 43 elementary, middle, and high school students who have demonstrated outstanding literacy gains through the Achieve3000 Literacy Program, a globally recognized digital supplemental learning program that helps students improve their reading and comprehension skills.
date: 2024-05-14, updated: 2024-05-15, from: Marianas Variety
THE management of Commonwealth Healthcare Corp. on Tuesday assured its employees that it is actively working on resolving the delayed release of their tax rebates.
date: 2024-05-14, updated: 2024-05-15, from: Marianas Variety
TAIPEI (Reuters) — The U.S. and Taiwan navies conducted joint drills in the Pacific in April that, officially, did not take place, four people briefed on the matter said, as the two militaries boost cooperation amid rising Chinese military threats.
date: 2024-05-14, updated: 2024-05-15, from: Marianas Variety
House legal counsel Joe Taijeron checks his smartphone while Speaker Edmund S. Villagomez and Vice Speaker Joel Camacho confer during a break from a House session following a power outage on Friday. The session resumed after power was restored around 30 minutes later.
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date: 2024-05-14, from: Pacific Island Times
By Mar-Vic Cagurangan In the wake of Guam Attorney General Douglas Moylan’s pullout from dozens of agencies being investigated by his…
date: 2024-05-14, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 22 of his game-high 34 points in the second half as the visiting Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Dallas Mavericks 100-96 on Monday to even their Western Conference semifinal series at two wins apiece.</p>
date: 2024-05-14, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>CLEVELAND — For these Celtics, there’s no place like the road.</p>
date: 2024-05-14, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>MILILANI, O‘ahu — Big Island Interscholastic Federation (BIIF) athletes had a dominant showing at the Hawaii High School Athletic Association (HHSAA) state championships on Friday and Saturday, as three Hilo-area athletes and a Konawaena High relay team won gold medals.</p>
date: 2024-05-14, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>Evgeny Kuznetsov scored the tiebreaking goal with 13:21 remaining in the third period as the Carolina Hurricanes staved off elimination by scoring four times in the third to rally for a 4-1 victory over the host New York Rangers in Game 5 on Monday night. </p>
date: 2024-05-14, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>Wyatt Johnston had two goals and an assist, Miro Heiskanen had a goal and two assists and the Dallas Stars beat the Colorado Avalanche 5-1 in Denver on Monday night to take a commanding lead in their Western Conference semifinal series.</p>
date: 2024-05-14, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>A nearly $500,000 federal study of the impacts of Puna Geothermal Venture on Puna’s groundwater should begin soon.</p>
date: 2024-05-14, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>TAIPEI (Reuters) -The U.S. and Taiwan navies conducted joint drills in the Pacific in April that, officially, did not take place, four people briefed on the matter said, as the two militaries boost cooperation amid rising Chinese military threats.</p>
date: 2024-05-14, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>NEW YORK — Michael Cohen, the do-anything fixer who once boasted of burying Donald Trump’s secrets and spreading his lies, took the stand at the former president’s criminal trial Monday and exposed those machinations to the jury and the world.</p>
date: 2024-05-14, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>About four dozen civilians and a contingent of uniformed Hawaii Police Department officers attended HPD’s Police Week ceremony Monday at the Hilo Police Station.</p>
date: 2024-05-14, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>According to the Department of Land and Natural Resources, starting Wednesday, Akaka Falls State Park in Honomu will temporarily close to undergo rockfall mitigation work.</p>
date: 2024-05-14, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>High interest rates haven’t crashed the financial system, set off a wave of bankruptcies or caused the recession that many economists feared.</p>
date: 2024-05-14, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>Melinda French Gates resigns from Bill &Melinda Gates Foundation</p>
date: 2024-05-14, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>Collapsed Baltimore bridge blasted into pieces to clear wreckage</p>
date: 2024-05-14, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>Less than a year after a massive wildfire ravaged Lahaina with shocking lethal ferocity, a federal agency is predicting that Hawaii over the next few months will face similar conditions that could lead to more wildfires.</p>
date: 2024-05-14, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>Jury selection began in the corruption trial of U.S. Senator Robert Menendez on Monday, with a judge excusing dozens of prospective jurors in a case that could affect the Democrat’s political future and the makeup of the U.S. Senate.</p>
date: 2024-05-14, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>WASHINGTON —The U.S. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission on Monday approved the first major electric transmission policy update in over a decade that aims to speed up new interregional lines to move more clean energy to meet growing demand amid the explosion of electric vehicles, data centers and artificial intelligence.</p>
date: 2024-05-14, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>Robert F. Kennedy Jr. just got McCained.</p>
date: 2024-05-14, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>Donald Trump leads President Joe Biden in five crucial battleground states, a new set of polls shows, as a yearning for change and discontent over the economy and the Israel-Hamas war among young, Black and Hispanic voters threaten to unravel the president’s Democratic coalition.</p>
date: 2024-05-14, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>KYIV, Ukraine — Ukraine’s military is confronting a “critical” situation in the country’s northeast, facing troop shortages as it tries to repel a Russian offensive that has been advancing for several days, a top Ukrainian general said Monday.</p>
date: 2024-05-14, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>WASHINGTON (Reuters) — Major U.S. airlines are suing the U.S. Transportation Department over a new rule requiring upfront disclosure of airline fees, the latest clash between air carriers and the Biden administration.</p>
date: 2024-05-14, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>Edna Sailan Chun, 75, of Waimea died April 21 in Waimea. Born on Oahu, she was a legal secretary. Celebration of life service 10 a.m. Friday, May, 24, at St. James Episcopal Church in Waimea. Online condolences: ballardfamilymortuaries.com. Survived by spouse, Gordon; daughter, Brendalynn (Robert Yuen) Chun of El Segundo, Calif.; brothers, Raymond (Christina) Au, Wilfred (Audrey) Au, Edmond (Gina) Au, Walter Au and Herman Au of Oahu; a granddaughter. Arrangements by Ballard Family Mortuary.</p>
https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2024/05/14/obituaries/obituaries-for-may-14-10/
date: 2024-05-14, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>CAIRO — Israeli forces pushed deep into the ruins of Gaza’s northern edge on Monday to recapture an area from Hamas fighters, while in the south tanks and troops pushed across a highway into Rafah, leaving Palestinian civilians scrambling to find safety.</p>
date: 2024-05-14, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>Coffee growing traditions date back to the 1800s and Ka‘u coffee made its way to become an award-winning coffee, now recognized around the globe as a world-class coffee growing district.</p>
https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2024/05/14/community/lets-talk-food-kau-coffee-festival/
date: 2024-05-14, from: Island Times
Palau is one of the few countries that has voted with the United States in opposing the full membership of Palestine in the United States. Last week, the UN General Assembly voted to back Palestine’s full membership in the global body with a vote of 143 to nine with 25 abstentions. While the resolution does […]
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date: 2024-05-14, from: Island Times
KOROR, Palau (AP) – The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of Palau dismissed Sriderio Rengulbai’s appeal in a case concerning the traditional title of Ngircheteet of Koror and ruled in favor of Koror House of Traditional Leaders. Rengulbai had publicly claimed the title, which ranks sixth among the Ngarameketii of Koror, without following traditional […]
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date: 2024-05-14, from: Island Times
Koror, Palau – Palau is seeking a $15 million loan from Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund, according to a proposed resolution submitted by President Surangel Whipps Jr. to the country’s legislature, Olbiil Era Kelulau. The resolution, if approved, would authorize the president to finalize the loan agreement. The loan would be sub-loaned to Palau’s National […]
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date: 2024-05-14, from: Island Times
Koror, Palau – The Republic of Palau addressed its unique migration challenges with a three-day training program, the “Migration Management Course,” held May 7-9, 2024, at the Palau Royal Resort. The International Organization for Migration (IOM) organized the course for key stakeholders from the Coordinated Border Management Working Group (CBMWG) and other partner agencies, including […]
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date: 2024-05-14, from: Guam Daily Post
A Guam Customs and Quarantine Agency officer was placed on administrative leave after being charged with terrorizing and family violence.
date: 2024-05-14, from: Guam Daily Post
The prosecution’s motion to disqualify a judge from presiding in a corruption case was denied.
date: 2024-05-14, from: Guam Daily Post
The Guam Housing Corp. and the Guam Department of Education are working to possibly establish a memorandum of understanding for the leasing of land to house a temporary Simon Sanchez High School facility, Sens. Joe San Agustin and Roy Quinata…
date: 2024-05-14, from: Guam Daily Post
A new billboard from the Office of the Attorney General displaying a QR code to remind drivers not to use their cellphones is “not for laughs,” according to Attorney General Douglas Moylan.
date: 2024-05-14, from: Guam Daily Post
Treatment court graduates were honored in celebration of National Treatment Court Month, the Judiciary of Guam announced in a press release.
date: 2024-05-14, from: Island Times
WELLINGTON, 13 MAY 2024 (RNZ PACIFIC) — Drought conditions show some improvement across much of the US-affiliated Pasific Islands, but some areas are still struggling.In an update late last week, the US National Weather Service said trade wind disturbances have brought much-needed rainfall to areas of the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM), the southern islands […]
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date: 2024-05-14, from: Island Times
The proposed bill in the House of Delegates is set to revolutionize the voters’ registration list. It will require relevant government agencies to furnish specific information to the Palau Election Commission, thereby ensuring a comprehensive update of Palau’s voter registration list. The House bill 11-125-12, HDI, has successfully passed the third reading in the House […]
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date: 2024-05-14, from: Island Times
New Scholarship for National Institute of Technology Added This Year The Embassy of Japan in Palau is now accepting applications for the Japanese Government Scholarships for School Year 2025. There are now four (4) types of Japanese Government Scholarships offered to Palauan nationals through the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT). These […]
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date: 2024-05-14, from: Island Times
Knowledge is knowing that a tomato is a fruit. Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad. It took me a while, actually years, to accept all of me. Even today I’m still learning to accept some rough edges that still needs polishing which are probably a work of a lifetime. Integration work is […]
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date: 2024-05-14, from: Island Times
GENEVA, 10 MAY 2024 (UN NEWS CENTRE) — The H5N1 avian influenza virus has so far shown no signs of adapting to allow human-to-human transmission, the UN health agency said on Wednesday, urging continued surveillance. So far, one human case has been reported in the United States since the outbreak of bird flu among the […]
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date: 2024-05-14, from: Island Times
HAGATNA, 10 MAY 2024 (PACIFIC ISLAND TIMES) — The Guam missile defence system is touted to provide 360-degree protection for the island in case of a possible attack from China. Still, security experts have raised concerns about the seeming lack of community-centric preparations. “Instead of fostering a sense of increased security, Guam finds itself as […]
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date: 2024-05-14, from: Island Times
HAGATNA, 13 MAY 2024 (PACIFIC ISLAND TIMES) — Guam is preparing to host the 26th Micronesian Islands Forum “Writing Our History, Determining Our Future” scheduled for 3 June to 5 June 2024 at the Hyatt Regency Guam. The Micronesian Islands Forum (MIF) is a regional intergovernmental organisation composed of island nations and territories in the […]
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date: 2024-05-14, from: Island Times
SUVA, 10 APRIL 2024 (FBC NEWS) — Voreqe Bainimarama is still the FijiFirst party leader. This has been confirmed by one of the founding members of FijiFirst Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum in a press conference Thursday. Sayed-Khaiyum said he is holding the press conference as a founding member because the Party President and the General Secretary can […]
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date: 2024-05-14, from: Island Times
By JOSH BOAK Associated Press REHOBOTH BEACH, Del. (AP) — Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Sunday delivered some of the Biden administration’s strongest public criticism yet of Israel’s conduct of the war in Gaza, saying Israeli tactics have meant “a horrible loss of life of innocent civilians” but failed to neutralize Hamas leaders and fighters and could […]
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date: 2024-05-14, from: Island Times
By Alice Lolohea (ABC-Australia) As Latu Liava’a set foot again in Tonga, he felt like a stranger in his former country after years living in “the heart of gangs” on the US west coast. His family left the South Pacific nation when he was two years old, and he grew up in Inglewood, Los Angeles, where […]
The post They were deported to Tonga as strangers to their own land. Now these returnees are helping fight a drug crisis appeared first on Island Times.
date: 2024-05-14, from: Island Times
The World Wrestling Olympic Qualifiers 2024 took place in Istanbul, Turkey, from May 9 -12. Three quota places were available in each category. The finalists (top two) and the winner among the two bronze medalists competed for the quota places for their countries. Among the Oceania countries that competed in the Final Olympic Games Qualifier were Australia, […]
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date: 2024-05-14, from: Island Times
By MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writer INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — After three games that went down to the wire, the Indiana Pacers were off and running early in Game 4. The short-handed New York Knicks just didn’t have the legs to keep up. Tyrese Haliburton scored 20 points, T.J. McConnell finished with 15 points and 10 assists and […]
The post Haliburton, Pacers take advantage of short-handed Knicks to even series with 121-89 rout in Game 4 appeared first on Island Times.
date: 2024-05-14, from: Pacific Island Times
By Pacific Island Times News Staff Lt. Gov. Joshua Tenorio is seeking collaboration between Guam and the military to align their labor…
date: 2024-05-14, from: University of the South Pacific (Fiji)
In an effort to strengthen the capacity of government ministries and relevant stakeholders in the…
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date: 2024-05-14, from: Pacific Island Times
By Pacific Island Times News Staff The proposed authorization of $140 million for Guam’s Defense Access Road program has been…
date: 2024-05-14, from: Pacific Island Times
By Pacific Island Times News Staff The Guam Housing Corp. and the Department of Education have entered into a memorandum of understanding…
date: 2024-05-13, from: Pacific Island Times
By Pacific Island Times News Staff Guam’s political status plebiscite must be open to all registered voters, the island’s attorney…
date: 2024-05-13, from: University of Hawaiʻi News
Reading time: 2 minutes Four key objective pillars were analyzed for the rankings—education, employability, faculty and research.
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date: 2024-05-13, from: University of Hawaiʻi News
Reading time: 2 minutes Subhashni Raj is one of 11 recipients of the Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research’s 2023 New Innovator Awards.
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date: 2024-05-13, from: Island Conservation News
What is holistic restoration? Read all about this incredible method to restore ecosystems for people and nature!
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date: 2024-05-13, from: University of Hawaiʻi News
Reading time: 2 minutes The research was published in Nature Astronomy.
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date: 2024-05-13, from: Hawai’i Pacific Review (HPU Literary Magazine)
by Tyler Dunston Though there is nothing magical about this city, I can see my father in the windows of voided pop-ups, in the glazed countertops of nighthawk diners. Standing under a skybridge connecting two multinational banks I can see right through it— the moon and stars … Continue reading
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date: 2024-05-13, from: University of Hawaiʻi News
Reading time: 3 minutes Gov. Josh Green issued a proclamation recognizing National School Nurse Day on May 8, 2024.
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date: 2024-05-13, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>Donald Trump has always surrounded himself with lawyers — all types of lawyers. There are the television-friendly talking heads. The polished criminal practitioners. The pit-bull litigators, the corporate suits and the legal advisers with their own legal troubles.</p>
date: 2024-05-13, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>About 500 students walked across the stage and officially graduated from the University of Hawaii at Hilo Saturday morning.</p>
date: 2024-05-13, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>Gov. Josh Green on Friday used the occasion of Wildfire Awareness Month to update the public on progress being made to return some semblance of normalcy on Maui after wildfires last Aug. 8 killed more than 100 people, displaced thousands in Lahaina and damaged or destroyed seven structures in West Hawaii.</p>
date: 2024-05-13, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>Half a century ago, one of the hottest questions in science was whether humans could teach animals to talk.</p>
date: 2024-05-13, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>TORONTO (Reuters) — The season’s first major wildfires have spread to roughly 10,000 hectares (24,710 acres) across Western Canada on Sunday as authorities issued an evacuation order for a community in British Columbia and warned of poor air quality across provinces. </p>
date: 2024-05-13, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>Historic ledgers from the bygone Hilo Drug Company contain prescriptions for alcohol, cocaine, castor oil, and quinine, as well as for synthetic medicines including aspirin, insulin, and penicillin. With a grant from the Hawaii Council for the Humanities, through support from the National Endowment for the Humanities, the Lyman Museum is preserving 13 of these large ledgers from the late 19th and early 20th centuries.</p>
date: 2024-05-13, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>Michael Dennis Broderick, 72, of Kailua-Kona died April 29 in Kealakekua. Born in Mount Clemens, Mich., he was a security guard for Allied Universal Security Services. No services. Survived by wife, Rosalie Broderick of Kailua-Kona. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary.</p>
https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2024/05/13/obituaries/obituaries-for-may-13-8/
date: 2024-05-13, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>NEAR VOVCHANSK, Ukraine — Russian forces attacking Ukraine’s northeastern Kharkiv region were engaged in fighting on the outskirts of the border town of Vovchansk, Kyiv’s troops said on Sunday, as President Volodymyr Zelenskiy described heavy fighting there and in the east.</p>
date: 2024-05-13, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>A man with end-stage renal disease who earlier this year became the first human to receive a new kidney from a genetically modified pig has died, Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston said.</p>
date: 2024-05-13, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>LOS ANGELES — Nearly two weeks after a pro-Palestinian encampment at UCLA was attacked by counterprotesters, university officials still have not explained why security officers stood by for hours while the attack was underway, nor have authorities arrested any of those who swarmed in wielding metal rods, water bottles and firecrackers in one of the worst outbreaks of violence in the college protests that have rocked the country.</p>
date: 2024-05-13, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>CAIRO — Israel sent tanks into eastern Jabalia in the northern Gaza Strip on Sunday after a night of heavy aerial and ground bombardments, killing 19 people and wounding dozens of others, Palestinian health officials said.</p>
date: 2024-05-13, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>MOSCOW — Russian President Vladimir Putin tapped a civilian economist as his surprise new defense minister on Sunday in an attempt to gird Russia for economic war by trying to better utilize the defense budget and harness greater innovation to win in Ukraine.</p>
date: 2024-05-13, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>Another Hawaii High School Athletic Association (HHSAA) tennis season wrapped up Saturday at Central Oahu Regional Park, and quite a few Big Isle players made noise.</p>
date: 2024-05-13, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>Nikola Jokic finished with 35 points, seven rebounds and seven assists as the Denver Nuggets held on for a 115-107 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves in Game 4 of the Western Conference semifinal series in Minneapolis on Sunday night.</p>
date: 2024-05-13, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>INDIANAPOLIS — Rick Carlisle has been incredibly consistent with one message over the last few weeks leading this young Indiana Pacers team through its first postseason together: Every game is different. </p>
date: 2024-05-13, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>Konawaena volleyball scratched and clawed, but fell just short of a state title match berth Friday at Kalani High School on Oahu.</p>
date: 2024-05-13, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>About a year and a half ago, I became one of Those People who track how many steps they walk each day. I know there’s nothing magical about the daily 10,000-step target, but it’s a fun little pastime, made more fun by the fact that I surpass 10,000 most days without really trying.</p>
date: 2024-05-13, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>In quietly halting a shipment of 2,000-pound bombs to Israel last week, President Joe Biden at last began exercising U.S. leverage to halt a full-scale invasion of Rafah, the final refuge in Gaza for about a million Palestinians displaced by Israeli destruction elsewhere in the besieged territory.</p>
date: 2024-05-13, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>A 32-year-old Ocean View man was arrested without incident late Sunday afternoon after a lengthy standoff in Ocean View.</p>
date: 2024-05-13, from: Guam Daily Post
Hard work and teamwork have paid off for Oceanview Middle School, which has recently passed sanitary inspection.
date: 2024-05-13, from: Guam Daily Post
Dr. Nathaniel Berg, chairman of the Guam Board of Medical Examiners, is proposing a program that will monitor the mental and emotional well-being of medical practitioners working in Guam.
date: 2024-05-13, from: Guam Daily Post
Applications for summer jobs under the Governor’s youth employment program are now available.
date: 2024-05-13, from: Guam Daily Post
The court decision on Guam’s plebiscite law leaves “no room” to draft a definition of “native inhabitant of Guam” that is consistent with that opinion and law outlining the plebiscite, Attorney General Douglas Moylan stated in an opinion published Monday.…
date: 2024-05-13, from: Guam Daily Post
Revenues increasing by $6.1 million, operating expenses increasing by $958,000, increasing visitor arrivals and a deficiency regarding the publication of notices for three sole source procurements are some of the highlights in the fiscal year 2023 financial audit report for…
date: 2024-05-13, from: Guam Daily Post
The Guam Department of Education has $41 million in American Rescue Plan Act funding left to spend; and according to the chief of education, a new spending plan is in the works.
date: 2024-05-13, from: Guam Daily Post
A registered sex offender was sentenced to serve nearly six years in federal prison in connection to a package of meth mailed to Guam in August 2022.
date: 2024-05-13, from: Guam Daily Post
A two-year Associate Nursing Degree was proposed to the Guam Board of Nursing examiners last week to build up the nursing workforce on the island.
date: 2024-05-13, from: Guam Daily Post
A Guam Customs and Quarantine officer was accused of sending threatening texts and photos to a woman on WhatsApp.
date: 2024-05-13, from: Guam Daily Post
date: 2024-05-13, from: Guam Daily Post
The Guam Police Department has confirmed Mesemwan Repwak’s alleged gang does not go by the name of “DMB,” or “Difficult Micronesian Boys.”
date: 2024-05-12, updated: 2024-05-13, from: Marianas Variety
HAGÅTÑA (MIF) — Guam is preparing to host the 26th Micronesian Islands Forum “Writing Our History, Determining Our Future” scheduled for June 3 to June 5, 2024 at the Hyatt Regency Guam.
date: 2024-05-12, from: Pacific Island Times
By Dana Williams Four days into 2024, a 60-year-old Korean tourist was gunned down in a robbery in Tumon. Six weeks later, a 53-year-old…
https://www.pacificislandtimes.com/post/behind-statistics-the-rising-crimes-on-guam
date: 2024-05-12, from: Pacific Island Times
By Frank Whitman As Guam sees itself besieged by an increasing crime rate, concerned law-abiding citizen groups are taking steps to…
date: 2024-05-12, from: University of Hawaiʻi News
Reading time: 11 minutes The Regents’ Medal for Excellence in Teaching is awarded to faculty members who exhibit an extraordinary level of subject mastery and scholarship, teaching effectiveness and creativity and personal values that benefit students.
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https://www.hawaii.edu/news/2024/05/12/bor-excellence-in-teaching-2024/
date: 2024-05-12, from: University of Hawaiʻi News
Reading time: 3 minutes The Regents’ Medal for Excellence in Research is awarded in recognition of scholarly contributions that expand the boundaries of knowledge and enrich the lives of students and the community.
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https://www.hawaii.edu/news/2024/05/12/bor-medal-for-research-2024/
date: 2024-05-12, from: University of Hawaiʻi News
Reading time: 5 minutes The Frances Davis award for a faculty member and a graduate assistant recognizes dedication and demonstrated excellence as teachers of undergraduate students.
The post UH student, faculty honored for excellence in undergraduate education first appeared on University of Hawaiʻi System News.
https://www.hawaii.edu/news/2024/05/12/frances-davis-award-2024/
date: 2024-05-12, from: University of Hawaiʻi News
Reading time: 3 minutes Jenny Kelly, veterinary technology program director and assistant professor at Windward Community College, is the recipient of the 2024 Masaki and Momoe Kunimoto Memorial Award.
The post Windward CC awardee trains veterinary professionals first appeared on University of Hawaiʻi System News.
https://www.hawaii.edu/news/2024/05/12/windward-kelly-veterinary-professionals/
date: 2024-05-12, updated: 2024-05-13, from: Marianas Variety
MANGILAO (UOG) — The Micronesian Area Research Center of the University of Guam proudly announces the public release of the App Bisita: Historic Guam. This free application, leveraging state-of-the- art technology, offers an immersive experience by digitally reconstructing the city of Hagåtña as it existed in 1890. With enhanced reality technology, users can explore iconic landmarks such as the Tollai Åcho’ (San Antonio Bridge), the Plaza de España, the Church of the Dulce Nombre de Maria, and Fort Santa Agueda in Apugan.
date: 2024-05-12, updated: 2024-05-13, from: Marianas Variety
THE TRUTH of the matter is the marijuana phobias that still exist in “lay-language” are technically called by experts and scientist as being “IRRATIONAL FEARS” that can’t be substantiated by scientific methods nor with unfounded assertions. Well, the marijuana phobias promoted by “Saipan Man” in the comment section is the source that provided the platform for this response to his ill-rational and unfounded assertions about marijuana and its usage. In fact, I wish to take this opportunity to issue an “APB” (all-points-bulletin) for the identification of Saipan Man in the comment section who is using a fake-name for fake-comments (please contact: ambrosebennett@yahoo.com).
date: 2024-05-12, updated: 2024-05-13, from: Marianas Variety
NEW YORK (Reuters) — A new comic book will chart the highs and lows of American pop star Janet Jackson’s career — from her upbringing in the Jackson superstar family, to “that” Super Bowl incident, to her return to the road and successful concerts.
date: 2024-05-12, updated: 2024-05-13, from: Marianas Variety
LONDON (Reuters) — The Beach Boys share their story in a new book chronicling their rise from a small garage band formed in a Los Angeles suburb in the early 1960s to one of the world’s greatest groups.
date: 2024-05-12, updated: 2024-05-13, from: Marianas Variety
SAN FRANCISCO (U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit) — Federal judicial districts throughout the Ninth Circuit have selected their local civics contest winners who will advance as finalists in the preliminary round of the 2024
date: 2024-05-12, updated: 2024-05-13, from: Marianas Variety
GREENVILLE, South Carolina (BJU) — The following students are among approximately 740 Bob Jones University students named to the Dean’s List for the Spring 2024 semester:
date: 2024-05-12, updated: 2024-05-13, from: Marianas Variety
On May 9, 2024, the U.S. District Court for the Northern Mariana Islands hosted the 9th Annual Ninth Circuit Civics Contest District Level Awards Ceremony to honor this year’s winners from the district. With a notable increase in submissions, the court decided to recognize the top 10 participants and the top 3 winners in both the essay and video categories.
date: 2024-05-12, updated: 2024-05-13, from: Marianas Variety
On Friday, May 10, Northern Marianas College’s School of Business students celebrated their degree completion at a pre-graduation ceremony entitled “Sands of Time,” where they were recognized for their work, their commitment to their education journey, and their perseverance through many challenges. The business students will receive their Bachelor of Science in Business Management degree on Friday, May 18, 2024 during NMC’s 43nd Commencement Exercise at the Marianas High School gymnasium. The ceremony will be live-streamed on NMC’s Facebook page.
date: 2024-05-12, updated: 2024-05-13, from: Marianas Variety
(Reuters) — Jayson Tatum recorded 33 points, 13 rebounds and six assists and the Boston Celtics regained the lead in their Eastern Conference second-round playoff series with a 106-93 victory over the host Cleveland Cavaliers on Saturday night.
date: 2024-05-12, from: Pacific Island Times
GVB seeks to break United’s monopoly, eyes more airlines By Mar-Vic Cagurangan Despite spending $8.8 million in marketing campaigns, the…
date: 2024-05-12, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>A state board has approved an application for a dredging project that would reopen the Pohoiki Boat Ramp.</p>
date: 2024-05-12, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>Justice Samuel Alito Jr. warned Saturday that freedom of speech was under threat at universities and that freedom of religion was in peril in society at large.</p>
date: 2024-05-12, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>W.H. Shipman Ltd. says it has “identified a couple temporary spots” for the Keaau Farmers Market and intends to have space available by June 1 so the vendors of the popular market can continue to sell fruits and vegetables to the Keaau community.</p>
date: 2024-05-12, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>Community First Hawaii announced the return of its Know Your Numbers campaign, emphasizing the importance of knowing blood pressure as intuitively as height or weight.</p>
https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2024/05/12/hawaii-news/know-your-numbers-campaign-returns/
date: 2024-05-12, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>A debate about whether short-term vacation rentals should be allowed on farmland will go before the state’s highest court this week.</p>
date: 2024-05-12, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>Former President Donald Trump used a dubious accounting maneuver to claim improper tax breaks from his troubled Chicago tower, according to an IRS inquiry uncovered by The New York Times and ProPublica. Losing a yearslong audit battle over the claim could mean a tax bill of more than $100 million.</p>
date: 2024-05-12, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>KHARKIV, Ukraine — As fighting continued to flare along the Russia-Ukraine border Saturday, civilians fleeing for their lives stepped out of evacuation vans one by one, some on unsteady legs.</p>
date: 2024-05-12, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>SEATTLE — President Joe Biden swung through Seattle to raise money for his reelection campaign Friday, boasting at a downtown reception about his administration’s record on jobs and climate, and slamming Donald Trump as a threat to democracy.</p>
date: 2024-05-12, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>At the University of California, Berkeley, hundreds of soon-to-be graduates rose from their seats in protest, chanting and disrupting their commencement. At Virginia Commonwealth University, about 60 graduates in caps and gowns walked out during Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s speech. At the University of Wisconsin, a handful of graduates stood with their backs to their chancellor as she spoke.</p>
date: 2024-05-12, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>JERUSALEM (NYT) — Around 300,000 Palestinians in the southern and northern Gaza Strip are being forced to flee once again, the United Nations says, as Israel issued new and expanded evacuation orders Saturday. But many are unsure where to find secure shelter in a place devastated by war.</p>
date: 2024-05-12, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>TBILISI (Reuters) — About 50,000 opponents of a “foreign agents” bill marched peacefully in heavy rain through the Georgian capital on Saturday, after the United States said the country had to choose between the “Kremlin-style” law and the people’s Euro-Atlantic aspirations.</p>
date: 2024-05-12, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>(Reuters) — Donald Trump said on Saturday that former Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley was not being considered to be his running mate in the November election, dismissing a report by news site Axios.</p>
date: 2024-05-12, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>(Reuters) — The man who broke into former U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s home and clubbed her husband with a hammer should serve 40 years in prison for his conviction on federal offenses that amount to a crime of terrorism, prosecutors urged on Friday. </p>
date: 2024-05-12, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>Star Kauionalani Alameda, 55, of Hilo died May 3 at Hilo Benioff Medical Center. Born in Hilo, she was a career educator and spiritual leader, taught reading at E.B. deSilva Elementary School and volunteered as a Sunday school teacher at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Visitation 9-11 a.m. Saturday (May 18) at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Hilo Stake Center, 1373 Kilauea Ave. Funeral service at 11 am. Burial to follow at Alae Cemetery, Mormon Section. Casual attire. Survived by husband, C. Kimo Alameda of Hilo; sons, Kekaulike Alameda, Kekaukahi Alameda, Kekaulana Alameda and C. Kimo Alameda Jr. of Hilo; daughters, Angel Alameda of San Diego, T. Seizen (Tevita) Ika and Kira Alameda of Hilo; mother, Mona Ishibashi of Hilo; brothers Pua (Gloria) Ishibashi Jr. of Hilo and Skylane (Tina) Ishibashi of Puna; sister Roxie Tubbs of Puna; a grandchild; nieces and nephews. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary.</p>
https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2024/05/12/obituaries/obituaries-for-may-12-10/
date: 2024-05-12, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>Kilauea began erupting explosively 100 years ago this week, for the first time in nearly a century. The eruption lasted for about 17 days, killing one person and injuring others.</p>
date: 2024-05-12, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>The recipients of this year’s Wayne “Big Dog” Joseph Scholarship were announced last week, as four high school senior runners were awarded $1,500 scholarships — and a fifth received the “Most Inspirational” award from Sunrise Athletics, along with a $500 scholarship— last week during the Central Pacific Bank/BIIF Track and Field finals at Kealakehe High.</p>
https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2024/05/12/sports/big-dog-scholarship-awardees-announced/
date: 2024-05-12, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>Hilo High junior Zion Palea, the starting catcher of the Vikings’ baseball team, announced Saturday his intent to play baseball for Chaminade University.</p>
https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2024/05/12/sports/palea-signs-with-chaminade/
date: 2024-05-12, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>P.J. Washington scored 27 points to lead the Dallas Mavericks to a 105-101 win over the Oklahoma City Thunder in Game 3 of their Western Conference semifinals series Saturday in Dallas.</p>
date: 2024-05-12, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>LAS CRUCES, N.M. — UH-Hilo junior Dylan Bercan shot two under to tie for tenth-place and lead the Vulcans at the NCAA Division II West/South Regional Championship on Saturday at the New Mexico State University golf course.</p>
date: 2024-05-12, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>The Warriors were thrown for a loop during their play-in game against Kalani High in the Hawaii High School Athletic Association (HHSAA) state championship on Friday.</p>
https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2024/05/12/sports/waiakea-beats-kalani-in-play-in/
date: 2024-05-12, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>Luis Arraez lined a game-winning single in the bottom of the ninth inning Friday night as the San Diego Padres snapped the visiting Los Angeles Dodgers’ seven-game winning streak with a 2-1 decision.</p>
date: 2024-05-12, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>Brady Skjei’s power-play goal broke a tie late in the third period to lift the Carolina Hurricanes to a 4-3 win over the New York Rangers in Raleigh, N.C., on Saturday night, extending their Eastern Conference semifinal series.</p>
date: 2024-05-12, from: Guam Daily Post
Maria Sablan Flores, 89, and Antonio Sablan, 86, were not able to graduate from high school as a result of World War II and the Japanese occupation of Guam, but their hard work over the years was recognized by their…
date: 2024-05-12, from: Guam Daily Post
It’s the time of the year when families of Sumay are invited back to their pre-World War II village, and the day was nostalgic, to say the least.
date: 2024-05-12, from: Guam Daily Post
Charged Saturday in three violent cases, Mesemwan Repwak is looking at substantial time behind bars if convicted.
date: 2024-05-12, from: Guam Daily Post
An elderly couple is lucky to be alive after escaping their home, which was engulfed by fire early Sunday morning.
date: 2024-05-12, from: Guam Daily Post
Residents driving around the island might come across the attorney general’s new signs featuring a QR code, which is meant to remind motorists that cellphone use while driving is against the law.
date: 2024-05-12, from: Guam Daily Post
In recognition of Mother’s Day, Micronesia Mall held its second annual Mom Games, where mothers (and future mothers) went head to head, testing their skills in shopping and diaper-changing competitions. Winners received prizes from various Micronesia Mall stores.