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date: 2024-07-14, from: Pacific Island Times
By Ron Rocky Coloma The upcoming Guam elections are witnessing an unexpectedly low number of candidates, with both major parties fielding…
date: 2024-07-14, from: University of Hawaiʻi News
The loans are mainly intended to cover the remaining costs of a student’s education not covered by grants and scholarships.
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https://www.hawaii.edu/news/2024/07/14/engineering-renewable-learning-fund/
date: 2024-07-14, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>Unhosted vacation
rentals are a problem</p>
https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2024/07/14/opinion/your-views-for-july-14-9/
date: 2024-07-14, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>As communities along the Gulf Coast begin the cleanup from Hurricane Beryl, which made landfall Monday as a weakened Category 1 storm, they should find comfort in knowing that help is coming. The Federal Emergency Management Agency is well schooled in disaster recovery and has been on the ground since spring, when some of those same areas suffered flooding in uncommonly heavy rains.</p>
date: 2024-07-14, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>Six decades after the age when most people do, I’ve become obsessed with Lego. My gateway drug was a set reminiscent of an ice cream truck. Like many parents, I was trying something new as a way to connect with one of my kids. Unlike many parents, in my case the kid in question was an adult, and I was building a set that he had designed.</p>
date: 2024-07-14, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>Located where the Germanic, Mediterranean, and Slavic worlds come together, Slovenia enjoys a happy hodgepodge of cultures while also presenting plenty of its own unique character. And much like the country as a whole, its capital city of Ljubljana is a delight to explore, yet remains relatively undiscovered.</p>
https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2024/07/14/features/ljubljana-an-underrated-gem-in-europe/
date: 2024-07-14, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>As tens of thousands of Republicans arrive in Milwaukee on Monday for their party’s convention, another large gathering is expected just outside the official meeting site: Thousands of left-leaning protesters, some of whom have spent the past two years preparing for this moment, will march in opposition to the Republicans’ platform and their nominee, Donald Trump.</p>
date: 2024-07-14, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>CAIRO/GAZA/JERUSALEM — An Israeli airstrike killed at least 90 Palestinians in a designated humanitarian zone in Gaza on Saturday, the enclave’s health ministry said, in an attack that Israel said targeted Hamas military chief Mohammed Deif.</p>
date: 2024-07-14, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>HELSINKI — Finland on Friday passed a temporary bill that would allow agents to turn away asylum-seekers at its borders, an escalation in its ongoing dispute with Russia that experts and human rights groups warn will violate international law.</p>
date: 2024-07-14, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>Theresa “Gigi” “Honey” Georgia Macion, 71, of Waimea died June 2 at Hilo Benioff Medical Center. Born in Laupahoehoe, she was a retired reservations agent for the Mauna Lani resort, former salesclerk at Village Pharmacy in Waimea, member of Waimea Senior Citizens, Alu Like, involved with MADD Hawaii and volunteered with numerous organizations and community clubs. Visitation 8:30-9:45 a.m. Saturday, July 27, at Annunciation Catholic Church in Waimea. Funeral Mass at 10 a.m. Burial to follow at Waimea County Cemetery. Casual attire. Survived by children, Eugene Macion of Kona and Melveen (Dave) Johnston of Honokaa; mother, Cecilia (Harry) Plekavic of Chicago; siblings, Blake Tokushige of Waipahu, Oahu, Johnette (Paul) Palumbo of Downs, Ill., Frank (Letty) Plekavic of Addison, Ill., Brenda (Rob) Krepek of Parlin, N.J., Joenell Leina‘ala (Brian) Dietmeyer of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., and Todd (Allysa) Plekavic of New Lenox, Ill.; five grandchildren and a great-grandson; nieces, nephews and cousins. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary.</p>
https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2024/07/14/obituaries/obituaries-for-july-14-10/
date: 2024-07-14, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>TAIPEI (Reuters) — Taiwan’s defence ministry said on Saturday it was monitoring “waves” of missile tests taking place in China’s far northern region of Inner Mongolia and that its air defence forces were on alert. </p>
date: 2024-07-14, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>LONDON — An inspired Barbora Krejcikova etched her name onto Wimbledon’s famed honours board alongside her late mentor Jana Novotna after the seasoned Czech survived a stirring fightback from Jasmine Paolini to seal a 6-2 2-6 6-4 victory in the final on Saturday.</p>
date: 2024-07-14, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>MIAMI — Never was there any doubt that Miami, the nation’s most Pan-American city, was the most fitting place to host the final game of the Copa America, a South American soccer tournament that is being held in the United States for only the second time in a century.</p>
date: 2024-07-14, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>DETROIT — When Ricky Vanasco took the mound to start the ninth inning Saturday, it marked his first appearance in a game in 10 days — a span that took him from the minors to a spot as the rare fresh arm in a Los Angeles Dodgers bullpen that has logged the fifth-most innings in baseball.</p>
date: 2024-07-14, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>Goodwill Hawaii has started to occupy its new Hilo location, and four of the nonprofit’s community programs will be operating out of the property by the end of the month.</p>
date: 2024-07-14, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>Since the 2008 election, the residents of House District 1 have known only Mark Nakashima as their state representative.</p>
date: 2024-07-14, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>The Hilo Benioff Medical Center morgue is severely overcapacity — with repercussions festering beyond the hospital’s campus, according to several sources.</p>
date: 2024-07-14, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>WASHINGTON — The shots rang out at 6:10 p.m. Former President Donald Trump clutched his right ear as blood spurted out, then ducked for cover as supporters screamed and Secret Service agents raced to surround and protect him.</p>
date: 2024-07-14, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>A heat wave that broke dozens of temperature records across the American Southwest is shifting to more of the country this weekend, with heat peaking in the Northeast early next week.</p>
date: 2024-07-14, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>Three workers at a poultry farm in northeast Colorado have preliminarily tested positive for bird flu, according to state health officials.</p>
date: 2024-07-14, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>LAS VEGAS — For the final four minutes of the first quarter of his NBA Summer League debut, Reed Sheppard, with just three points to his name, sat on the bench in silence. And watched.</p>
date: 2024-07-14, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>LAS VEGAS — With a chance to sign the second nine-figure contract of his career, Jalen Brunson was unavailable.</p>
date: 2024-07-14, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>Island of Hawaii residents are used to feeling the ground shake beneath them. From subtle shakes that feel like wind, to abrupt jolting that knocks dishes off the counter, living on this volcanically active island means accepting that the ground beneath our feet will not always keep still.</p>
date: 2024-07-14, from: Guam Daily Post
For several budget cycles, the Guam Health Professional Licensing Office has not received the budget it requested, but officials are hopeful that a proposal to increase the budget for the HPLO in fiscal year 2025 will help boards such as…
date: 2024-07-14, from: Guam Daily Post
A resignation letter from former acting chief prosecutor Heather Zona, which alleged unethical conduct by Attorney General Douglas Moylan, has surfaced once again, roughly eight months after it first came to light. This time, according to the AG, it is…
date: 2024-07-14, from: Guam Daily Post
BUTLER, Pa. - Former President Donald Trump on Saturday was rushed offstage with blood dripping down his face after a shooting that the authorities called an assassination attempt. One attendee was killed, and two others were critically injured at the…
date: 2024-07-14, from: Guam Daily Post
Sen. Thomas Fisher has introduced the Transparency in Legislative Travel Act of 2024, a measure that would require the Guam Legislature to post all travel authorizations on its official website within five business days of approval.
date: 2024-07-14, from: Guam Daily Post
Editor’s note: In this seventh of 13 articles in a series that chronicles the successes and achievements of the 2024 Shieh Su Ying Scholar Athlete Award finalists, The Guam Daily Post shares the story of St. John’s School student-athlete Alexander…
date: 2024-07-14, from: Guam Daily Post
Two men were arrested and charged with drug possession after an encounter with the Guam Police Department on Friday in Dededo.
date: 2024-07-14, from: Pacific Island Times
By Jayvee Vallejera The Marianas Islands Legislature Association has adopted a resolution seeking to replace the CNMI’s foreign worker…
date: 2024-07-14, from: Pacific Island Times
By Pacific Island Times News Staff Guam leaders today joined the nation in condemning the shooting at former president Donald Trump at…
https://www.pacificislandtimes.com/post/no-place-for-political-violence-in-the-us