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date: 2024-09-30, from: Pacific Island Times
By Mar-Vic Cagurangan Amid the Pacific island leaders’ growing call for a moratorium on deep-sea mining in the region, Nauru appealed…
date: 2024-09-30, from: Pacific Island Times
By Mar-Vic Cagurangan Shigeru Ishiba, the incoming prime minister of Japan, is seeking the presence of Japanese forces on Guam, saying it…
date: 2024-09-29, updated: 2024-09-29, from: Marianas Variety
(SCC) — Hafa Adai yan Tirow from the Saipan Chamber of Commerce! SCC is excited to host its October general membership meeting on Wednesday, October 2, 2024 from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at a chamber member establishment, Crowne Plaza Resort, Hibiscus Hall
date: 2024-09-29, updated: 2024-09-29, from: Marianas Variety
date: 2024-09-29, updated: 2024-09-29, from: Marianas Variety
WHEN I was a young student, tourism was the last thing on my mind.
date: 2024-09-29, updated: 2024-09-29, from: Marianas Variety
IT is not often when Saipan makes the international news cycle. Julian Assange passed through a little while back, that caught headlines. The military’s plans to re-open the airfields on Tinian got attention. But other than the occasional typhoon, Saipan quietly goes about its business away from the spotlight.
date: 2024-09-29, updated: 2024-09-29, from: Marianas Variety
MOUNT Carmel School Team 2, Garapan Elementary School, Saipan International School and William S. Reyes Elementary School’s Team 1 dominated their respective opponents in the elementary coed games of the NMI Football Association Interscholastic Soccer League at the NMI Soccer Training Center in Koblerville on Wednesday.
date: 2024-09-29, updated: 2024-09-29, from: Marianas Variety
(Reuters) — Yasmani Grandal hit the first of the Pirates’ five homers on Saturday, and Pittsburgh never trailed in a 9-4 win over the host New York Yankees, who saw Aaron Judge strike out five times.
date: 2024-09-29, updated: 2024-09-29, from: Marianas Variety
TAIPEI (Reuters) — Taiwan’s Defense Ministry said on Sunday it was on alert after detecting “multiple waves” of missile firing deep in inland China, days after Beijing said it had carried out a successful test launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile.
date: 2024-09-29, updated: 2024-09-29, from: Marianas Variety
BOSTON (Reuters) — A Massachusetts woman pleaded guilty on Friday to running a high-end brothel network in the greater Boston area and the suburbs of Washington that served wealthy and well-connected clientele including politicians, corporate executives, lawyers and military officers.
date: 2024-09-29, updated: 2024-09-29, from: Marianas Variety
MONREALE, Italy (Reuters) — The mosaics of a mediaeval cathedral in Sicily, built by the island’s last Norman king, are set to regain their golden luster thanks to careful restoration work and new lighting.
date: 2024-09-29, updated: 2024-09-29, from: Marianas Variety
AT the Trench Tech Mats on Fire Brazilian Jiu Jitsu tournament on Saturday, Sept. 28, at the Garapan Round House, Saipan Submission’s head honcho Bryan Deleon Guerrero ruled the lightweight and heavyweight divisions.
date: 2024-09-29, from: Pacific Island Times
By Ron Rocky Coloma Guam Memorial Hospital recently received a Bronze medal award from Health Quality Innovators (HQI) through the Health…
date: 2024-09-29, from: Pacific Island Times
By Pacific Island Times News Staff Guam has received $841,357 in federal funds aimed at preserving and restoring coral reefs and other…
https://www.pacificislandtimes.com/post/guam-secures-federal-grant-for-coral-reef-protection
date: 2024-09-29, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>ATLANTA — Authorities across the southeastern U.S. faced the daunting task on Saturday of cleaning up from Hurricane Helene, one of the most powerful and perhaps costliest storms to hit the country, as the death toll continued to rise.</p>
date: 2024-09-29, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>ASHEVILLE, N.C. — Abandoned vehicles caked with mud. Mountainous rural roads and slices of highways washed away into rivers. Parking lots filled with people desperately searching for cellphone service, trying to tell loved ones they are OK — or wanting to find out who is not.</p>
date: 2024-09-29, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>The Food and Drug Administration on Thursday approved the first novel antipsychotic treatment in decades, a drug developed to treat schizophrenia without disabling side effects like weight gain.</p>
date: 2024-09-29, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>The state Intermediate Court of Appeals has vacated the 2022 conviction and 20-year prison sentence of a Kailua-Kona man for the alleged sexual assault of a minor girl.</p>
date: 2024-09-29, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>Lifted by a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, two astronauts left Earth on Saturday afternoon, headed to the International Space Station.</p>
date: 2024-09-29, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>PRAIRIE DU CHIEN, Wis. — The day after Vice President Kamala Harris visited the southern border and pledged to crack down on asylum and beef up security, former President Donald Trump unleashed a string of sharply personal attacks on her at a rally Saturday, expressing contempt for her intelligence and calling her “mentally disabled.”</p>
date: 2024-09-29, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>KATHMANDU — At least 66 people have been killed in Nepal since early on Friday as persistent downpours triggered flooding and landslides, closing major roads and disrupting domestic air travel, officials said on Saturday.</p>
date: 2024-09-29, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>Like so many other leaf-peeping enthusiasts, Tim Yates ventured out to Virginia’s Smith Mountain Lake State Park late this summer to see the early whispers of the fall foliage, which would soon give way to bright bursts of orange and red.</p>
date: 2024-09-29, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>Hezbollah, the Lebanese militia, on Saturday confirmed the death of Hassan Nasrallah, its longtime leader, in a strike marking a major escalation of Israel’s campaign against Iran’s proxies in the Middle East that could shake up the regional order.</p>
date: 2024-09-29, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>In the contest between Minnesota dad energy and “Hillbilly Elegy” energy, Midwestern voters appear to have a clear preference.</p>
date: 2024-09-29, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>Big Island Substance Abuse Council’s Hulihia Ke Ola program on the Big Island is changing the landscape of substance abuse treatment.</p>
https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2024/09/29/opinion/hulihia-ke-ola-a-pathway-to-recovery/
date: 2024-09-29, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>On Sept. 10, the same day that former President Donald Trump alleged on the debate stage that Haitian immigrants in Springfield, Ohio, have been eating their neighbors’ dogs and cats, a much greater man spoke before the Springfield City Council.</p>
https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2024/09/29/opinion/decency-in-a-minefield-of-hate/
date: 2024-09-29, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>Nebraska has long counted its electoral votes in presidential elections differently than almost every other state in the union. Forty-eight states are winner-take-all, meaning that the candidate who gets the most popular votes gets all of that state’s electoral votes. A single-vote victory in California or Texas or Florida or New York yields all those states’ 54 or 40 or 30 or 28 electoral votes, putting a candidate well on their way to the 270 electoral votes needed to win the election. </p>
date: 2024-09-29, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>Gary Marzan Aquino, 51, of Keaau, died Sept. 13 at home. Born in Pangasinan in the Philippines, he was a guest runner with the Hilton Waikoloa Village and a member of the Tagalog Ministry of the Paradise Park Congregation of Jehovah’s Witnesses. Vistation to be held 9-10 a.m. Friday, Oct. 4 at the Dodo Mortuary Chapel, with funeral at 10 a.m. and burial to follow at the Homelani Memorial Park. Casual attire. Survived by wife Fedeline Aquino of Keaau; sons Gabriel Aquino and Gary Aquino, Jr. of Keaau; stepsons Jaune Jose and J. C. Jose of Keaau; brothers Arnulfo (Noemi) Aquino and Carlito (Leny) Aquino of the Philippines; sisters Lalaine (Loreto) Manipon, Margi Aquino and Edna (Herbin) Navarro of the Philippines; brother-in-law Joseph Umaging of the Philippines; and numerous cousins, nieces and nephews. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary.</p>
https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2024/09/29/obituaries/obituaries-for-september-29-12/
date: 2024-09-29, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>Kilauea is one of the most active volcanoes in the world with eruptions common both at its summit caldera and within its two rift zones. Frequent earthquakes associated with volcanic activity can help us understand the magma structures below and the East Rift Zone (ERZ) of Kilauea has proven to be a perfect laboratory recently.</p>
date: 2024-09-29, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>Iceland’s remote location and harsh climate aren’t exactly welcoming. But its striking scenery, draped with glaciers and punctuated by craggy peaks and steamy geysers, makes this destination increasingly attractive to nature-loving travelers.</p>
date: 2024-09-29, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>The Presidents Cup is tight going into the final day of competition after a long Saturday at Royal Montreal Golf Club.</p>
date: 2024-09-29, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>Travis Hunter is not the betting favorite to win this year’s Heisman Trophy. </p>
date: 2024-09-29, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>MIAMI — Hometown hero Tyler Huntley will become the Dolphins’ third starting quarterback in three weeks.</p>
date: 2024-09-29, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — A couple of powerful lessons were learned here at Bryant-Denny Stadium on Saturday night. One, Alabama is still a reckoning force in the SEC under first-year coach Kalen DeBoer. Two, games are 60 minutes long, and the second 30 is just as important as the first.</p>
date: 2024-09-29, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>DETROIT — Friday night in Detroit, as people bought hats and ate hot dogs and sang along to rock anthems, the Chicago White Sox pulled off a staggering feat. They lost their 121st game of the season, vaulting themselves into modern baseball history by breaking the record for most losses, one previously held by the 1962 New York Mets.</p>
date: 2024-09-29, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>With limited options, the University of Hawaii signed a pledge of allegiance Thursday to keep its football team in the Mountain West Conference through at least June 30, 2032.</p>
date: 2024-09-28, updated: 2024-09-28, from: Marianas Variety
JERUSALEM/BEIRUT (Reuters) — Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah has been killed, the Iran-backed group said on Saturday, confirming his death after the Israeli military said it had eliminated him in an airstrike in Beirut the day before.
date: 2024-09-28, updated: 2024-09-28, from: Marianas Variety
https://www.mvariety.com/news/local/all-clear/article_e4552a12-7d89-11ef-a9c4-27bdf4ecbc48.html
date: 2024-09-28, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>The sea robin has fascinated scientists for decades. It has the body of a fish, the wings of a bird and the legs of a crab.</p>
date: 2024-09-28, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>Defiant, sassy, slippery, chubby, loves to scream. We can all relate.</p>
date: 2024-09-28, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>BEIRUT/JERUSALEM — A wave of air raids hit Beirut’s southern suburbs early on Saturday as Israel stepped up attacks on Hezbollah, after a massive strike on the Iran-backed movement’s command centre that apparently targeted leader Hassan Nasrallah.</p>
date: 2024-09-28, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>NEW YORK — Treasury yields and the dollar fell while the Dow registered a record closing high on Friday as a subdued U.S. inflation report lifted expectations of an outsized interest rate cut at the Federal Reserve’s November policy meeting.</p>
date: 2024-09-28, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>Both presidential campaigns have stepped up efforts to court an unlikely group of potential swing voters: Mormons.</p>
date: 2024-09-28, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>NEW YORK — A muted but defiant Mayor Eric Adams, in back-to-back appearances inside a federal courthouse in Manhattan and outside its granite facade Friday, professed his innocence of criminal charges including bribery and fraud and stood by as his lawyer railed against the evidence in a case that threatens to topple his embattled administration.</p>
date: 2024-09-28, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>For many months, it has been an undisputed and durable fact of the 2024 race that former President Donald Trump held a strong political advantage on the most pressing issue to the most voters: the economy.</p>
date: 2024-09-28, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>Maggie Smith, one of the finest British stage and screen actors of her generation, whose award-winning roles ranged from a freethinking Scottish schoolteacher in “The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie” to the acid-tongued dowager countess on “Downton Abbey,” died Friday in London. She was 89.</p>
date: 2024-09-28, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>WASHINGTON — A federal grand jury in Washington has indicted three members of a cyberespionage unit associated with Iran’s Revolutionary Guard for mounting wide-ranging attacks targeting politicians, officials and journalists that led to the hacking of the Trump campaign this summer.</p>
date: 2024-09-28, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>STEINHATCHEE, Fla. — Hurricane Helene forged a devastating path of floods and wind damage after slamming into Florida’s Big Bend region Thursday night, submerging much of the state’s Gulf Coast before continuing its destructive march through Georgia and into the mountains of Appalachia. More than 40 people were reported dead in four states as the huge storm spawned flash floods and landslides on its way north.</p>
date: 2024-09-28, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>The Biden administration Friday announced that older Americans next year would face lower average monthly premiums for their prescription drugs, a feat achieved by pouring billions of dollars into subsidies for insurers. The move avoided a potential minefield of higher costs affecting the nation’s most stalwart voters weeks before the presidential election.</p>
date: 2024-09-28, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>The state will likely miss a self-imposed deadline Monday, but Stadium Authority board members said at Thursday’s monthly meeting they don’t see it affecting the overall timeline that still has a new Aloha Stadium in Halawa built in time for the 2028 football season.</p>
date: 2024-09-28, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>Inflation cooled in August, the latest sign of progress in the Federal Reserve’s yearslong fight to bring rapid price increases back under control.</p>
date: 2024-09-28, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>Just weeks before this summer’s Olympics in Paris, officials at the headquarters of the World Anti-Doping Agency got some startling news.</p>
date: 2024-09-28, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>Indiana Fever superstar Caitlin Clark is the WNBA’s Rookie of the Year, The Athletic reported Friday night.</p>
date: 2024-09-28, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>I’m an independent who has voted for Democrats and Republicans over the years, and what I appreciated most about Taylor Swift’s presidential endorsement was that she didn’t tell people what to think or who to vote for. What she did do was outline a thoughtful process and share where she came out.</p>
date: 2024-09-28, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>In such a dispiriting campaign season, it’s tempting to tune out each new outrage. Even so, former President Donald Trump’s continued promotion of a sketchy new crypto project mere weeks before the presidential election merits comment. </p>
date: 2024-09-28, from: Guam Daily Post
The Department of Public Works cleared up confusion regarding services it provides to the Guam Department of Education busing students to and from school, specifically pertaining to payment and funding for those services.
date: 2024-09-28, from: Guam Daily Post
Pamela Peralta, interim vice provost of research and sponsored programs and director of grants and contracts at the University of Guam, was recently awarded a Productivity Award from Cayuse, a research software company whose programs track and manage research grants…
date: 2024-09-28, from: Guam Daily Post
The effort to combat family violence and sexual assault is now backed by $2.7 million in grants that will bring about enhanced support for those who have been victimized.
date: 2024-09-28, from: Guam Daily Post
At the start of the Independent Interscholastic Athletic Association of Guam 2024-2025 girls varsity volleyball season, the Guam High School Panthers were loaded with talent but lacked experience as a cohesive unit. But several weeks into the season, the team…
date: 2024-09-28, from: Guam Daily Post
The Guam Department of Education has three schools that are still closed pending the completion and passing of sanitary inspections, according to education officials on Friday.
date: 2024-09-28, from: Guam Daily Post
A researcher at the University of Guam marine laboratory led a team of scientists who discovered a unique gene found in soft corals that helps them recover from the stress of climate change, according to a press release from UOG.
date: 2024-09-28, from: Guam Daily Post
An inmate housed in maximum security at the Department of Corrections in Mangilao allegedly had contraband hidden in his cell, according to a magistrate’s complaint filed in the Superior Court of Guam on Thursday.
date: 2024-09-28, updated: 2024-09-28, from: Marianas Variety
date: 2024-09-27, from: Ka Leo O Hawaiʻi (UH Manoa student newspaper)
While attending the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa (UHM), it is our kuleana (responsibility, privilege) to know its history–to know Kahalaopuna and her mākua (parents), Kauakuahine and Kahaukani, to know the mo‘olelo (story, history, literature) of this ’āina (land) and…
date: 2024-09-27, from: University of Hawaiʻi News
The SeeRescueStreamer, used by SpaceX and the U.S. military, was invented by a UH Mānoa alumnus.
The post UH Alumni: Rob Yonover, inventor of emergency signaling device first appeared on University of Hawaiʻi System News.
https://www.hawaii.edu/news/2024/09/27/alumni-yonover-emergency-signaling-device/
date: 2024-09-27, from: Ka Leo O Hawaiʻi (UH Manoa student newspaper)
date: 2024-09-27, from: University of Hawaiʻi News
Scott Fitzel unveiled his latest sculpture, Mānaikalani on September 21.
The post UH Mānoa alumnus unveils sculpture at Nānākuli Public Library first appeared on University of Hawaiʻi System News.
https://www.hawaii.edu/news/2024/09/27/fitzel-unveils-manaiakalani/
date: 2024-09-27, from: University of Hawaiʻi News
Katie Gaut helped create an online map that documents sewage pollution issues at Puakō, backed by scientific research conducted at UH Hilo.
The post Hilo alum creates map showing near collapse of reef first appeared on University of Hawaiʻi System News.
https://www.hawaii.edu/news/2024/09/27/map-showing-near-collapse-of-reef/
date: 2024-09-27, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>Hawaiian Electric reminds the public that attaching signs to utility poles is illegal and poses a safety hazard for utility workers.</p>
date: 2024-09-27, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>The state Department of Education on Thursday announced it will restore two previously suspended school bus routes in East Hawaii starting Monday.</p>
date: 2024-09-27, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>While the poet Robert Frost wrote that “Some say the world will end in fire/ Some say in ice,” earthlings may take cold comfort from a newly published discovery that suggests the latter is more likely than previously believed.</p>
date: 2024-09-27, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>Hurricane Helene made landfall in Florida’s Big Bend region late Thursday as one of the most powerful storms to hit the state, raising fears of deaths, widespread damage and even worse floods than the severe deluge which had preceded its arrival. </p>
date: 2024-09-27, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>WASHINGTON (Reuters) — The U.S. presidential contest between Democrat Kamala Harris and Republican Donald Trump features an array of legal battles over how the votes are cast and counted that are likely to last beyond Election Day on Nov. 5. </p>
date: 2024-09-27, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>Additional federal funding to combat Rapid ‘Ohi‘a Death has strong support in Congress after a bill by Hawaii lawmakers unanimously passed the House of Representatives this week.</p>
https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2024/09/27/hawaii-news/more-funding-in-the-works-to-battle-rod/
date: 2024-09-27, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>Gov. Josh Green has released $21 million in capital improvement project funds to cover four construction and rehabilitation projects at the University of Hawaii at Hilo.</p>
date: 2024-09-27, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>The League of Women Voters of Hawaii County invites the public to attend Principal Dean Cevallos’ presentation, “Civic Education at Keaau High School, this Saturday in Keaau.</p>
date: 2024-09-27, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>Multiple Iranians indicted over Trump campaign hack: Politico</p>
date: 2024-09-27, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>MARFA, Texas — It looks like any other 3D printer — except it’s the size of a crane and is, layer by layer, building a hotel in the Texan desert. </p>
date: 2024-09-27, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>OAKLAND, Calif. — For the final time in history, the A’s won a ballgame at the Oakland Coliseum.</p>
date: 2024-09-27, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>BEIRUT/JERUSALEM — Israel rejected global calls on Thursday for a ceasefire with the Hezbollah movement, defying its biggest ally in Washington and pressing ahead with strikes that have killed hundreds in Lebanon and heightened fears of an all-out regional war. </p>
date: 2024-09-27, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>Jane K. Alamani Gray, 80, of Volcano died Sept. 21 at home. She was born in Anahola, Kauai. Services on Kauai at a later date. Online condolences: homelanimemorialpark.com. Survived by companion, Ben Vicente; son, Malcom Smith; daughter, Pam Chock; grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Arrangements by Homelani Memorial Park.</p>
https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2024/09/27/obituaries/obituaries-for-september-27-10/
date: 2024-09-27, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>WILMINGTON, Delaware — Newsmax Media reached a confidential settlement of a lawsuit by Smartmatic, the voting machine maker that had alleged it was defamed by the news outlet’s false claims that its machines were rigged to help steal the 2020 U.S. presidential election from Donald Trump, the companies said on Thursday. </p>
date: 2024-09-27, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>The Hawaii Concert Society has announced its 2024-2025 season of classical music and dance.</p>
date: 2024-09-27, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>Hawaii Police Department’s Kona Community Policing Section would like to thank the community for making its fourth annual “Fill a Cruiser Food Drive” a resounding success.</p>
date: 2024-09-27, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>WAIMEA – Employees from Queen’s North Hawaii Community Hospital are joining thousands of people and their pets around the world for the “World’s Largest Pet Walk” this Saturday.</p>
date: 2024-09-27, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>As we observe Childcare Provider Appreciation Month this September, it’s an opportune time to highlight the invaluable role that therapeutic foster parents play in our community.</p>
date: 2024-09-27, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>It’s hard to reconcile Vice President Kamala Harris’s friendly overtures to gun owners with the footage that recently emerged of a 2007 press conference in which the then-district attorney of San Francisco said cops could conduct random home inspections to enforce compliance with the city’s new “safe storage” laws.</p>
date: 2024-09-27, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>LOS ANGELES — Looking for laughs? New gut-busting comedies are getting harder to find on today’s television. </p>
date: 2024-09-27, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>NEW YORK — U.S. prosecutors on Thursday charged New York City Mayor Eric Adams with accepting illegal campaign contributions and luxury travel from Turkish nationals seeking to influence him, capping an investigation that has sent the largest U.S. city’s government into turmoil. </p>
date: 2024-09-27, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>D<strong>ear Help Person,</strong> </p>
https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2024/09/27/opinion/sick-of-the-electoral-college-stop-whining/
date: 2024-09-27, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>KAILUA-KONA — One of Big Island Interscholastic Federation (BIIF) Division II’s top girls volleyball teams handled business on Wednesday night in Kona town.</p>
date: 2024-09-27, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>Police have identified the deceased male who was recovered Sept. 19 from the waters of Boiling Pots in Hilo as 42-year-old Stanley Walker II of Pensacola, Florida.</p>
date: 2024-09-27, from: University of Hawaiʻi News
UH astronomers helped gather data that reflects our cosmic neighborhood is 10 times larger in volume.
The post UH astronomers: Our cosmic neighborhood may be 10x larger first appeared on University of Hawaiʻi System News.
https://www.hawaii.edu/news/2024/09/27/cosmic-neighborhood-may-be-10x-larger/
date: 2024-09-27, from: Guam Daily Post
Members of the Education Financial Supervisory Commission were concerned over the $28 million in American Rescue Plan Act funds that have yet to be obligated by the Guam Department of Education.
date: 2024-09-27, from: Guam Daily Post
A man with a lengthy criminal history and three prior convictions was arrested and charged in a new case stemming from a traffic stop on Wednesday.
date: 2024-09-27, from: Guam Daily Post
The Port Authority of Guam is moving forward with fuel infrastructure repairs for damage sustained during Typhoon Mawar, as the board gave the green light to a public-private partnership.
date: 2024-09-27, from: Guam Daily Post
A man allegedly caught stealing food from a spa in Upper Tumon also was implicated in a complaint of terrorizing and theft reported roughly two weeks prior.
date: 2024-09-27, from: Guam Daily Post
A motorcycle crash in Mangilao has resulted in the death of the operator, who sustained serious injuries on Thursday.
date: 2024-09-27, from: Guam Daily Post
Students from Simon Sanchez High School and John F. Kennedy High School were not able to attend classes on Friday, as education officials exercised caution considering threats posted on social media.
date: 2024-09-27, from: Guam Daily Post
A new campus for Simon Sanchez High School students is a step closer to becoming a reality as the Leon Guerrero-Tenorio administration has signed the $7.9 million contract needed to start rebuilding the Yigo institution after decades of promises.
date: 2024-09-27, from: Pacific Island Times
By Sara Muir (USCG) Maritime Safety and Security Team (MSST) Honolulu completed quarterly surge operations in support of the U.S. Coast…
date: 2024-09-27, from: Island Times
By: Eoghan Olkeriil Ngirudelsang Koror, Palau – The Conference Committees of the Olbiil Era Kelulau (OEK) have reached a compromise on the budget for the fiscal year 2025, finalizing several key provisions. Under Senate Committee Report 11-12 for Senate Bill 11-11 SD4 HD5, compromises were made to address various budget items. The allocation for preparing […]
The post OEK Conference committees reach compromise on 2025 Budget appeared first on Island Times.
https://islandtimes.org/oek-conference-committees-reach-compromise-on-2025-budget/
date: 2024-09-27, from: Island Times
BY: Eustoria Marie Borja Palau’s annual boat race faces a promising transformation in 2024, following last year’s tumultuous planning and funding issues. In 2023, boat owners teetered on the brink of a boycott over inadequate prize money—$1,000 for larger engines and $800 for smaller ones—and the controversial decision to shift the Independence Day celebration from […]
The post Boat Race revamped in 2024 with guaranteed funding and clear communication appeared first on Island Times.
https://islandtimes.org/boat-race-revamped-in-2024-with-guaranteed-funding-and-clear-communication/
date: 2024-09-27, from: Island Times
By: Eustoria Marie Borja Airai, Palau – Vendors are set to showcase their goods and talents at the 30th Belau Independence Day Market on September 29 at Renrak Park, Airai Side. This event coincides with the 24th Olechotel Belau Fair and is themed “A rechad a otil a keremelel a Belau – Our Culture, Our […]
The post Vendors prepare for 30th Belau Independence Day Market on Sunday appeared first on Island Times.
https://islandtimes.org/vendors-prepare-for-30th-belau-independence-day-market-on-sunday/
date: 2024-09-27, from: Island Times
Palauans, classified as eligible non-Europeans, currently do not require a visa to enter the United Kingdom. However, beginning January 8, 2025, they will need to obtain an electronic travel authorization (ETA) under the UK’s new immigration policy. In a move aimed at digitizing its border and immigration system, the UK government announced that all visitors […]
The post Palauan Travelers to the UK to obtain Electronic Travel Authorization Before January 2025 appeared first on Island Times.
date: 2024-09-27, from: Island Times
By: Eoghan Olkeriil Ngirudelsang Koror, Palau – The presidential debate between candidates Whipps and Remengesau continues to ignite discussion among the public more than a week after it aired. Social media is abuzz with posts that fact-check the candidates, address public issues, and share personal opinions on the two candidates’ debate performances. The day following […]
The post Public reactions highlight candidates’ performances in Presidential Debate appeared first on Island Times.
https://islandtimes.org/public-reactions-highlight-candidates-performances-in-presidential-debate/
date: 2024-09-27, from: Island Times
Ngiraiwet and Kumangai Advance to General Election By Eustoria Marie Borja Ngardmau, Palau — Jennifer Ngiraiwet and Bradley O. Kumangai have emerged as the top candidates in Ngardmau State’s 2nd Gubernatorial Primary Election held on September 24, 2024. Ngiraiwet received 94 votes, while Kumangai followed closely with 84 votes, according to unofficial results from the […]
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date: 2024-09-27, from: Island Times
By Samantha Iyar Koror, Palau – On Thursday, September 26, 2024, fire and rescue teams rushed to T-Dock Btelulechang Ongiall after witnesses reported seeing a grey van covered in smoke and flames. The vehicle, recognized by onlookers as belonging to local resident Lisa Sandei, drew immediate concern. Witnesses at the scene identified a man, Tablau, […]
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date: 2024-09-27, from: Island Times
Monday 23 September, PMS 2024, Alofi, Niue- Economic and financial constraints, followed closely by social, cultural, and political pressures, pose the greatest threats to media freedom in the Pacific, according to the inaugural Pacific Islands Media Freedom Index (PIMFI) report, For Us, By Us, About Us. Published by the Pacific Freedom Forum (PFF), a […]
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date: 2024-09-27, from: Island Times
On September 22, for approximately 35 minutes, Mr. KISHIDA Fumio, Prime Minister of Japan, who is visiting New York to attend the 79th United Nations General Assembly, held a Japan-Palau summit meeting with H.E. Mr. Surangel S. Whipps, Jr., President of the Republic of Palau. The overview of the meeting is as follows: Prime Minister […]
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date: 2024-09-27, from: Island Times
By: Eoghan Olkeriil Ngirudelsang Koror, Palau – A memorandum of understanding (MOU) was signed on Tuesday, September 24, in New York City, to reinstate the Peace Corps program in Palau. The agreement was formalized between Minister Caleb Udui Jr. and U.S. Peace Corps Director Carol Spahn during the United Nations General Assembly, where President Surangel […]
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date: 2024-09-27, from: Island Times
Researchers from the Palau International Coral Reef Center (PICRC) along with staff from the Coral Reef Research Foundation (CRRF) attended a workshop on fisheries science and marine protected areas (MPAs) led by Dr. Alyssa Marshell and Dr. Nils Krueck from the University of Tasmania. The workshop provided attendees with valuable knowledge and skills to contribute […]
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date: 2024-09-27, from: Island Times
Koror State Government’s Glass Craft Operator, Nyssa Roberts has been accepted to JICA’s Knowledge Co-Creation Program Training in Okinawa called Sustainable Solid Waste Management in Island Areas. The training aims to provide understanding the necessity and techniques of sustainable solid waste management in island and utilize it for planning and implementation. The term of the […]
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date: 2024-09-27, from: Island Times
Police Sergent, Allen L. Ngiralmau, of the Division of Marine Security and Media Manager, Spis Gordon, of Belau National Museum have been accepted to JICA’s Knowledge Co-Creation Program in Japan. Ngiralmau will be attending the Maritime Search and Rescue, Maritime Disaster Prevention and Marine Environment Protection for Coast Guard Officials. The program aims to create […]
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date: 2024-09-27, from: Island Times
On 20 September 2024, the Japan-Palau Policy Consultation on International Cooperation was held at the Embassy of Japan in Koror to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Japan and the Republic of Palau. The Japanese delegation was represented by His Excellency ORIKASA Hiroyuki, Ambassador of Japan to Palau; Mr. ENOSHITA […]
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date: 2024-09-27, from: Island Times
By Lin Chia-lung (PACNEWS) NEW YORK/TAIPEI (THE STRATEGIST)—It is long past time for Taiwan again to be included in the United Nations. Reasons include the need to address growing military tensions in the Taiwan Strait and to acknowledged Taiwan’s thriving democracy and economic importance. That economic importance includes Taiwan’s enormous role in global supply […]
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date: 2024-09-27, from: Island Times
Dear Editor, I’m writing to address the misleading information our government is spreading about the PGST and its impact on our community. As grassroots consumers, we feel it’s crucial to clarify the facts. The government claims that PGST businesses are paying more taxes now than they did before. This isn’t true. Businesses can either claim […]
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date: 2024-09-27, from: Island Times
There’s a crack in everything, that’s how lights gets in. —-Unknown One of the most well known Proverbs quotes is from chapter 18, verse 2: “A fool takes no pleasure in understanding, but only in expressing his opinion.” This is what is meant by ‘A fool thinks himself to be wise’. This Shakespeare quote means […]
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date: 2024-09-27, from: Island Times
ALOFI (TALANOAOTONGA)—Members of the Pacific Anti-Corruption Journalists Network (PACJN) have renewed their call for greater Right to Information in the region to strengthen anti-corruption reporting. At a Dialogue on Media Freedom through Integrity – Codes of Conduct & Reporting Corruption as part of this week’s Pacific Media Conference being held in Niue, regional journalists took […]
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date: 2024-09-27, from: Island Times
NEW YORK(BENAR NEWS)—Nauru’s President David Adeang declared in a speech to the United Nations that the international community must not let “fear and misinformation” block the exploitation of sea-bed minerals that could be critical to the global energy transition. Adeang used Tuesday’s address to the UN General Assembly(UNGA) to warn about the perils of inaction […]
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date: 2024-09-27, from: Island Times
PORT MORESBY (THE NATIONAL)—A Papua New Guinea judge has warned non-citizens involved in drug trafficking that if caught, there will be deterrent penalties imposed by the courts despite their medical conditions. Justice Panuel Mogish said: “Do not flout the laws of this country especially if you have underlying medical conditions like Carlos D’Attanasio and John […]
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date: 2024-09-27, from: Pacific Island Times
By Pacific Island Times News Staff The Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council this week concluded its 200th meeting with the…
https://www.pacificislandtimes.com/post/fishery-council-forms-indigenous-panel
date: 2024-09-27, from: University of the South Pacific (Fiji)
Over 14,000 students attended The University of the South Pacific’s (USP) Vodafone Fiji Open Day…
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https://www.usp.ac.fj/news/usp-open-day-celebrates-pacific-stories/
date: 2024-09-27, from: Pacific Island Times
By Pacific Island Times News Staff The U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday passed H.R. 522, titled “Deliver for Veterans Act,”…
date: 2024-09-27, updated: 2024-09-27, from: Marianas Variety
date: 2024-09-26, from: Ka Leo O Hawaiʻi (UH Manoa student newspaper)
date: 2024-09-26, from: University of Hawaiʻi News
The conference and the institutions have also formally agreed to execute a Grant of Media Rights from the member institutions to the conference.
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https://www.hawaii.edu/news/2024/09/26/mountain-west-mou/
date: 2024-09-26, from: University of Hawaiʻi News
Wearable sensors are crucial in continuously monitoring vital signs and other health indicators.
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https://www.hawaii.edu/news/2024/09/26/health-sensor-manufacturing-tech/
date: 2024-09-26, updated: 2024-09-26, from: Marianas Variety
(BPT) - Is information overload making it hard for you to focus on what matters most at school? An essential part of college is reading and deeply understanding the information that will make you an expert in your field. However, today’s college students have exponentially more content to wade through — from textbooks, lecture notes and research papers to the entire internet! It’s easy to spend most of your time searching and not enough time actually learning the most important information. However, you don’t have to tackle this challenge on your own. Let a generative AI assistant help you study smarter and learn more of what matters.
date: 2024-09-26, from: University of Hawaiʻi News
Endangered Hawaiian monk seals and other marine life have benefitted from 25 years of large-scale marine debris removal in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands according to the cover story in the current issue of Science.
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date: 2024-09-26, updated: 2024-09-26, from: Marianas Variety
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date: 2024-09-26, from: Marshal Islands Journal
Journal 9/25/1987 P7 Book of figures finishedThe Republic of the Marshall Islands has completed publication of the Marshall Islands Statistical Abstract 1986, the second annual publication of the data source. The publication is largely the work of statistician Marty Jekkein, who is created by Chief Secretary Oscar deBrum with doing the actual compilation work. Journal […]
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date: 2024-09-26, from: University of Hawaiʻi News
Using the Keck Observatory on Maunakea, astronomers uncovered the largest pair of black hole jets ever observed.
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https://www.hawaii.edu/news/2024/09/26/black-hole-jets-stretch/
date: 2024-09-26, updated: 2024-09-26, from: Marianas Variety
(BPT) - With cattle ranching featured front and center in America’s living rooms due to the popularity of shows highlighting the western lifestyle, and with Climate Week piquing interest in sustainability, it’s a good time to raise awareness about how farmers and ranchers — and their cattle — do a lot more for the country and environment than just being the backdrop of a popular western drama series.
date: 2024-09-26, from: Island Conservation News
Climate adaptation policy often overlooks one key element: invasive species. Read on to find out how they should be incorporated!
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date: 2024-09-26, from: INSIGHTS ON PBS HAWAIʻI
Our Election 2024 coverage continues with other options before voters…
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date: 2024-09-26, from: Hawai’i Pacific Review (HPU Literary Magazine)
by Franz Neumann My parents naming me Royalty wasn’t enough. My praised voice and songwriting, and all the gigs—not enough. I needed to gild myself with an origin story to break through. I needed Touch Ferguson, music executive, to discover … Continue reading
https://hawaiipacificreview.org/2024/09/26/royalty/
date: 2024-09-26, updated: 2024-09-26, from: Marianas Variety
MARIANAS Variety editor Zaldy Dandan’s fourth book, “If He Isn’t Insane Then He Should Be: Stories & Poems from Saipan,” is available at the Joeten Shopping Center in Susupe.
date: 2024-09-26, updated: 2024-09-26, from: Marianas Variety
IT isn’t often that I get to participate in a debate between candidates for a seat in U.S. Congress; in fact, I’ve only ever done it once and that was just recently (a little over a week ago) in the U.S. Delegate Debate hosted by the Saipan Chamber of Commerce. Overall, I think the audience got what one might expect from a highly publicized exercise in rigid speed-dating with bachelors and bachelorettes (numbers one through five) trying to win the hearts and minds of the CNMI people through a series of timed responses meant to gauge our respective hearts and minds for the people of the CNMI.
date: 2024-09-26, updated: 2024-09-26, from: Marianas Variety
(SBDC) — The Rota Small Business Development Center at the Northern Marianas College Rota Center, in collaboration with Bank of Guam, is excited to announce an upcoming workshop focused on commercial and business loans. This informative session will take place on Oct.18, 2024, from 10 a.m. to 12 noon at the Rota NMC Center, Room A1.
date: 2024-09-26, updated: 2024-09-26, from: Marianas Variety
HAGÅTÑA (The Guam Daily Post) — The death of a 22-year-old man, who was involved in a car crash Wednesday evening, marks the ninth traffic fatality of 2024.
date: 2024-09-26, updated: 2024-09-26, from: Marianas Variety
NEW YORK (Reuters) — Federal agents searched New York City Mayor Eric Adams’ residence on Thursday morning, after he was indicted on criminal charges following a long-running investigation that has sent the largest U.S. city’s government into turmoil.
date: 2024-09-26, updated: 2024-09-26, from: Marianas Variety
(MVA) — The Marianas Tourism Golf Cup Classic scheduled for Oct. 12, 2024, has been postponed. A new date will be announced shortly. Registered players will be issued a refund from their venue of registration (original credit card required, if registered with card). For more information, contact Marianas Visitors Authority Community Project Specialist Jack Aranda at jaranda@mymarianas.com or (670) 664-3200.
date: 2024-09-26, updated: 2024-09-26, from: Marianas Variety
FROM a four-run deficit after three innings, the Cardinals rallied in the fourth to beat the Padres, 17-8, in the first game of the 2024 Tan Holdings Saipan Baseball League’s best-of-three championship series at the Francisco “Tan Ko” Palacios Baseball Field Wednesday night.
date: 2024-09-26, updated: 2024-09-26, from: Marianas Variety
MARFA, Texas (Reuters) — It looks like any other 3D printer — except it’s the size of a crane and is, layer by layer, building a hotel in the Texan desert.
date: 2024-09-26, updated: 2024-09-26, from: Marianas Variety
THE Saipan International School Geckos and the Dandan Middle School Tottots showed no mercy to their respective foes in the middle school girls division of the NMI Football Association Interscholastic Soccer League at the NMI Soccer Training Center in Koblerville on Thursday.
date: 2024-09-26, from: Marshal Islands Journal
HILARY HOSIA Grandmothers across the islands were extra busy Sunday evening weaving leis and floral necklaces needed for the observation of culture week starting the next day. Manit Week offered students the opportunity to showcase local fashion trends while learning the history of the Marshallese culture. Specific days called for specific displays of local handicrafts, […]
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date: 2024-09-26, from: Pacific Island Times
US told it must consider an apology and remedy its violation of human rights By Harry Pearl (Benar News) - - The United States must…
date: 2024-09-26, from: Pacific Island Times
By Pacific Island Times News Staff The Port Authority of Guam’s board of directors today greenlighted the port administration’s plan to…
date: 2024-09-26, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>Ula Kapa Moe LLC, a local real estate investment company led by Duane and Robert Kurisu, have announced the purchase of a 54-property industrial area in Kailua-Kona from Liliʻuokalani Trust.</p>
date: 2024-09-26, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>Police are seeking the public’s assistance in locating a 31-year-old Puna man they say is known to be “armed and dangerous.”</p>
date: 2024-09-26, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>One vice presidential candidate is a best-selling author who coined the term “childless cat ladies” to disparage Democrats and latched onto a made-up story about immigrants eating pets.</p>
date: 2024-09-26, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>Ever since Donald Trump’s stunning victory in 2016 — when he lost the popular vote by almost 3 million votes but still triumphed with over 300 electoral votes — many who follow politics have believed Republicans hold an intractable advantage in the Electoral College.</p>
date: 2024-09-26, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>Hurricane Helene is forecast to rapidly strengthen and could hit Florida on Thursday as a Category 4 storm, producing “catastrophic” winds of up to 156 miles per hour (251 km per hour), forecasters said.</p>
date: 2024-09-26, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>A groundbreaking ceremony was held Tuesday for Na Hale Makoa, a new affordable workforce rental housing development in Waikoloa Village.</p>
date: 2024-09-26, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>The Hawaii County Council approved a resolution earlier this month accepting a donation of equipment worth $144,595 for the county’s Animal Control and Protection Agency.</p>
date: 2024-09-26, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>Short-term vacation rentals do not belong on farm lots, the Hawaii Supreme Court ruled Tuesday.</p>
https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2024/09/26/hawaii-news/court-no-stvrs-on-ag-land/
date: 2024-09-26, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>Friday was a bad day for bad guys, as Hezbollah terrorists had two of its top gangsters offed in a targeted Israeli airstrike in Beirut that also took out more than a dozen other Hezbollah cutthroats. Now dead is Ibrahim Aqil, wanted for killing Americans. As U.S. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan said, “Any time a terrorist who has murdered Americans is brought to justice, we believe that that is a good outcome.” Agreed.</p>
date: 2024-09-26, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>As North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson finds himself under fire for lewd and racist comments he allegedly made on a pornography website more than a decade ago, Republicans have gone to great lengths to avoid condemning him.</p>
date: 2024-09-26, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>(Reuters) — Some 45,000 union workers could walk off the job at seaports on the U.S. East and Gulf Coasts on Oct 1, cutting off vital trade arteries just weeks ahead of the nation’s presidential election. </p>
date: 2024-09-26, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>WASHINGTON — The United States plans to announce more than $8 billion worth of military assistance for Ukraine on Thursday during Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s visit to Washington, two U.S. officials said on Wednesday. </p>
date: 2024-09-26, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>WASHINGTON — The U.S. Congress passed a stopgap bill on Wednesday to avert a partial government shutdown beginning next week, even as a large number of House Republicans revolted against their leadership for failing to achieve new federal spending cuts. </p>
date: 2024-09-26, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>BEIRUT/NEW YORK — The United States is spearheading a new diplomatic effort to end hostilities between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon, sources familiar with the matter said on Wednesday, hoping progress on that front could help rekindle stalled Gaza peace talks.</p>
date: 2024-09-26, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>KEALAKEHE — Despite being up 2-0, Konawaena girls volleyball faced a problem in the third set.</p>
date: 2024-09-26, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>UNLV starting quarterback Matthew Sluka announced late Tuesday night on social media he will not play in any more games this season.</p>
date: 2024-09-26, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>Every Friday practice during the season, the Hawaii football team works on its end game.</p>
date: 2024-09-26, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>Support for the
HPP park project</p>
https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2024/09/26/opinion/your-views-for-september-26-6/
date: 2024-09-26, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>NEW YORK — U.S. shoppers are expected to spend a record $18.5 billion using third-party buy now, pay later (BNPL) services for holiday purchases in the last quarter of the year, according to projections by data firm Adobe Analytics released on Wednesday. </p>
date: 2024-09-26, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>PITTSBURGH — U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris said on Wednesday she would offer tax credits to domestic manufacturers and invest in sectors that will “define the next century”, as she detailed her economic plan to boost the U.S. middle class. </p>
date: 2024-09-26, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>Iris Noelani Eggers, 64, of Mountain View died Aug. 31 at Hilo Benioff Medical Center. Born in Hilo, she was a homemaker and a member of Kauaha‘ao Congregational Church. Private services held. Survived by husband, Ronald Eggers of Mountain View; sons, Preston (April) Kekoa of Naalehu, Ka‘eo (Marie) Eggers of Pahoa and Ka‘u (Keani) Eggers of Ewa, Oahu; daughters, Brenda Kekoa of Naalehu, Loke Gali of Keaau and Elsie Eggers of Mountain View; brothers, Calvin (Sarah) Gali of Kailua-Kona and Conley (Kari) Gali of Santa Clara, Utah; sisters, Colleen (Bill) Gundaker of Discovery Harbour, Misty (Joe) Puna of Naalehu and Dossi (Wale) Tavaiqia of Pittsburgh; 23 grandchildren and four great grandchildren; aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces and nephews. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary.</p>
https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2024/09/26/obituaries/obituaries-for-september-26-9/
date: 2024-09-26, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>In March, Robert Berger, 69, a self-proclaimed “better-living-through-chemistry type of person,” started taking a small dose of rapamycin once a week with the goal of increasing his “health span” — the amount of time he might live without serious disease.</p>
date: 2024-09-26, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>OTTAWA — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau easily survived a vote of confidence on Wednesday after his main political rival failed to muster enough support to end nine years of Liberal Party rule. </p>
date: 2024-09-26, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>SAN FRANCISCO — Mark Zuckerberg has spent billions of dollars, hired thousands of employees and worked for roughly a quarter of his life in pursuit of a vision: a future in which the physical and digital worlds are interwoven to connect people around the globe. </p>
date: 2024-09-26, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>White supremacist receives prison 
in plot to target 
Md. power grid</p>
date: 2024-09-26, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>Police have identified a man whose deceased body was recovered Sunday from a riverbed below a waterfall in Ninole as 35-year-old Andrew Jeffrey Salonia, of Hilo.</p>
date: 2024-09-26, from: Guam Daily Post
The Young Men’s League of Guam is hosting the first Ina Mo’na 2K/5K race at 6 a.m. Saturday at LeoPalace Resort Guam.
date: 2024-09-26, from: Guam Daily Post
The death of a 22-year-old man, who was involved in a car crash Wednesday evening, marks the ninth traffic fatality of 2024.
date: 2024-09-26, from: Guam Daily Post
Justin Roy Jacosalem Santos has been convicted in the 2021 sexual assault and drug case involving the 17-year-old girl he forced to smoke drugs.
date: 2024-09-26, from: Guam Daily Post
date: 2024-09-26, from: Guam Daily Post
The Guam Fire Department has shot down claims that it has only two working ambulances to service the entire island. In fact, the first responders told members of the community they should not be concerned.
date: 2024-09-26, from: Guam Daily Post
Bill 338-37, as amended on the session floor Thursday morning, has the potential to create a new economic opportunity for Guam by creating an instructional tasting license and, if passed, would fill the gap in current alcohol licensing laws.
date: 2024-09-26, from: Guam Daily Post
Marine Corps Base Camp Blaz announced the start of Guam’s 15th Toys for Tots campaign on Wednesday at the Guam Chamber of Commerce general membership meeting in the Hilton Guam Resort & Spa.
date: 2024-09-26, from: Guam Daily Post
A man who allegedly robbed his mother, taking her purse and pushing her to the ground, was captured by Guam Police Department officers with the help of a good Samaritan and charged in the Superior Court of Guam on Tuesday…
date: 2024-09-26, from: Guam Daily Post
A woman allegedly had to climb over a fence while her son slept to report that she and her husband were attacked by the son.
date: 2024-09-26, from: Guam Daily Post
The Children’s Ark, a nonprofit organization, in conjunction with the LeoPalace Resort Guam, presents Zombie Run 2K/5K, Saturday, Oct. 19, at LeoPalace. Doors open at 3 p.m. and go time is 5 p.m. This family event is geared for fun…
date: 2024-09-26, from: Marshal Islands Journal
GIFF JOHNSON Four Marshallese young people are featured in a new book published last month. I Talk of Dreams is the latest book of Dartmouth Professor Emeritus Andrew Garrod, who after 20 years of directing theater productions in Majuro needs little introduction. The book features a collection of articles by people whose lives he has […]
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https://marshallislandsjournal.com/i-talk-of-dreams/
date: 2024-09-26, from: Pacific Island Times
By Pacific Island Times News Staff A researcher at the University of Guam Marine Laboratory led a team of scientists who discovered how a…
date: 2024-09-26, from: Pacific Island Times
By Mar-Vic Cagurangan Security threats posed by China have emerged as a key talking point for Guam’s congressional candidates…
date: 2024-09-26, from: Marshal Islands Journal
GIFF JOHNSON One thing that has been demonstrated by the work of RMI’s Aviation Task Force is that increasing airline connections needs start-up funding to make possible new service on often thinly traveled routes. Pre-Covid, the Aviation Task Force’s discussions with Nauru Airlines led to an agreement to launch new service connecting Majuro to Brisbane, […]
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https://marshallislandsjournal.com/task-force-pushes-new-air-links/
date: 2024-09-25, from: University of Hawaiʻi News
The funds will be used to purchase much-needed instruments and repair equipment, as well as other items for the program.
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https://www.hawaii.edu/news/2024/09/25/uh-bands-top-fundraising-goals-anniversary/
date: 2024-09-25, from: Marshal Islands Journal
The Asian Development Bank and the RMI government signed off last week on the bank’s largest-ever grant to the Marshall Islands. The $52.5 million grant will be focused on fresh water, sanitation and solid waste management improvements on both Majuro and Ebeye. The largest portion of the grant will be directed toward Majuro Water and […]
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date: 2024-09-25, from: University of Hawaiʻi News
Researchers identified scenarios under which eight of the most common species of coral found in Hawaiʻi can adapt to and survive ocean warming and acidification.
The post Saving corals requires cutting carbon emissions, study finds first appeared on University of Hawaiʻi System News.
https://www.hawaii.edu/news/2024/09/25/saving-corals-study/
date: 2024-09-25, from: University of Hawaiʻi News
This week’s image is from UH Mānoa’s Shen Ran.
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date: 2024-09-25, from: Pacific Island Times
By Pacific Island Times News Staff The administration has itself to blame for Guam Memorial Hospital’s funding shortfall, Speaker…
date: 2024-09-25, from: Pacific Island Times
By Pacific Island Times News Staff The U.S. Coast Guard’s response to illegal activities around the waters of American Samoa leaves…
date: 2024-09-25, from: Pacific Island Times
By Pacific Island Times News Staff Caught off-guard by Gov. Lou Leon Guerrero’s scanty announcement about plans to build a new hospital…
date: 2024-09-25, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>WASHINGTON — Brett Favre, the former NFL quarterback accused of diverting millions of dollars in federal money away from welfare recipients, said Tuesday that he had been diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease.</p>
date: 2024-09-25, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>HONOLULU — UH-Hilo women’s soccer closed out the non-conference slate of the season with a 1-0 victory over Chaminade Saturday afternoon at the Saint Louis School Field.</p>
date: 2024-09-25, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>The Police Commission on Friday gave Hawaii Police Department Chief Benjamin Moskowicz a positive review for his first year as the Big Island’s top cop, but said in his evaluation letter it is “crucial” the chief “enhances his transparency” with the commission, “particularly in areas where the commission holds oversight authorities.”</p>
date: 2024-09-25, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>A Waimea business has been awarded a $1.6 million grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture.</p>
date: 2024-09-25, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>The Justice Department filed an antitrust lawsuit against Visa on Tuesday, accusing the financial giant of unfairly stifling competition in debit cards, the latest in a string of cases aimed at deterring monopolistic behavior by big companies. </p>
date: 2024-09-25, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>Honoka‘a seeking 
coaches</p>
https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2024/09/25/sports/biif-seeking-head-coaches/
date: 2024-09-25, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>The first of two final candidates to replace the University of Hawaii’s president promised an AI-driven future during a forum Tuesday at UH-Hilo.</p>
date: 2024-09-25, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>After an adult coconut rhinoceros beetle was found in Waikoloa last week, Big Island residents are once again urged to be vigilant when dealing with mulch and compost products.</p>
date: 2024-09-25, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>WASHINGTON — Vice President Kamala Harris is set to ramp up her economic message this week, with a speech reframing her policy vision and a lengthy new document describing her approach in more detail.</p>
date: 2024-09-25, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>Jeffrey Bopes, 64, of Hawaii Island died Sept. 2. No services. No known family. Survivors are asked to call Hilo Benioff Medical Center at (808) 932-3500, option 4.</p>
https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2024/09/25/obituaries/obituaries-for-september-25-11/
date: 2024-09-25, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>HILO — The Hilo Vikings girls volleyball team made quick work of the visiting Laupahoehoe Seasiders on Monday night in Hilo town.</p>
date: 2024-09-25, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>The 6th Annual NAMIWalks Big Island event will be held from 9 a.m. to noon on Saturday, Oct. 12, at Wailoa River State Recreation Area in Hilo.</p>
https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2024/09/25/community/namiwalks-big-island-slated-for-oct-12/
date: 2024-09-25, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>WASHINGTON — Among the white marble statesmen and bronze war heroes who stand silent sentinel through the halls of the Capitol, a musician arrived Tuesday. It was Johnny Cash, the “Man in Black” who built his fame singing about, and for, outlaws and the things love and cocaine will do to a man. </p>
date: 2024-09-25, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>After months of tumult on American college campuses, relative stability in one realm returned Tuesday, when U.S. News & World Report published its oft-disparaged but nevertheless closely watched rankings. </p>
date: 2024-09-25, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>BEIRUT/JERUSALEM — An Israeli airstrike on Beirut killed a senior Hezbollah commander on Tuesday as cross-border rocket attacks by both sides increased fears of a full-fledged war in the Middle East. </p>
date: 2024-09-25, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>NEW YORK — U.S. President Joe Biden addressed world leaders at the United Nations for the final time on Tuesday, declaring that Russia’s war in Ukraine has failed and that a diplomatic solution between Israel and Lebanon’s Hezbollah was still possible.</p>
date: 2024-09-25, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>The University of Hawaii at Hilo continues to lead in creating an inclusive campus environment and helping students succeed, placing it among the top universities in the nation in the latest U.S. News &World Report College Rankings.</p>
date: 2024-09-25, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>WAIMEA — Back by popular demand, Hawaii Symphony Orchestra concertmaster and celebrated violinist Iggy Jang returns to Kahilu Theatre at 7 p.m. on Saturday with his electrifying dance and music performance, “Tango Extravaganza.”</p>
https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2024/09/25/community/tango-extravaganza-in-waimea/
date: 2024-09-25, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>Remember during the 2020 presidential race when Donald Trump refused to disown right-wing violent extremists, instead telling the Proud Boys to “stand back and stand by”? We might now know what they’ve been standing by for.</p>
date: 2024-09-25, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>A spin-off of a cult classic film will be introduced to a new generation with the run of “Heathers: The Musical” beginning Friday.</p>
https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2024/09/25/hawaii-news/heathers-the-musical-opens-friday/
date: 2024-09-25, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>It was always inevitable, and now it’s official: The new era of relentless political intrusion into personal medical decisions is killing women.</p>
date: 2024-09-25, from: Pacific Island Times
By Mar-Vic Cagurangan The Peace Corps office today announced it has signed a new memorandum of understanding with Palau to collaborate…
date: 2024-09-25, from: Guam Daily Post
Next month, Guam and the Micronesian region will be introduced to “AgrAbility” – a U.S. Department of Agriculture initiative to help farmers, ranchers and agricultural workers succeed by overcoming limitations and disabilities, according to a press release from the University…
date: 2024-09-25, from: Guam Daily Post
The Guam Power Authority has applied the sixth and final monthly energy credit made available through the latest extension of the Prugråman Ayuda Para I Taotao-ta Energy Credit Program.
date: 2024-09-25, from: Guam Daily Post
The University of Guam, the Office of the Governor and Guam Green Growth are capping off Sustainable September with a culminating event that will showcase the achievements and launch new partnerships in sustainability on Guam, according to a press release…
date: 2024-09-25, from: Guam Daily Post
The Office of the Governor announced the recent award of $497,846 from the Office of Insular Affairs under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. This critical funding will support the Department of Agriculture’s Guam Coral Reef Initiative project, called the Surveillance, Planning,…
date: 2024-09-25, from: Guam Daily Post
After hashing out a couple of disputed issues over an hourslong meeting Tuesday night, the Public Utilities Commission approved a stipulation between the Guam Waterworks Authority and PUC consultant Georgetown Consulting Group relative to the utility’s five-year rate plan.
date: 2024-09-25, from: Guam Daily Post
The U.S. Navy’s Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 25 (HSC-25) conducted a successful medical evacuation of a 37-year-old crewman from the 95-foot Chinese Taipei-flagged fishing vessel Jin Hsiang Fa, approximately 159 miles northwest of Saipan on Saturday, with coordination from U.S.…
date: 2024-09-25, from: Guam Daily Post
Guam Homeland Security/Office Civil Defense reported no immediate threat assessed from a reported missile launch Wednesday.
date: 2024-09-25, from: Pacific Island Times
By Pacific Island Times News Staff The People’s Liberation Army Rocket Force launched an intercontinental ballistic missile earlier…
https://www.pacificislandtimes.com/post/china-launches-missile-test-into-pacific-ocean
date: 2024-09-25, from: University of the South Pacific (Fiji)
Over a hundred students, staff, and stakeholders filled the Postgraduate Lecture Theatre at The University…
The post Leaders Discuss Sustainable Development Pathways at USP Panel Event appeared first on The University of the South Pacific.
https://www.usp.ac.fj/news/leaders-discuss-sustainable-development-pathways-at-usp-panel-event/
date: 2024-09-25, from: University of Hawaiʻi News
Julian Vasquez Heilig will attend an open house and take questions at a moderated public forum on Maui, Kauaʻi, Hawaiʻi Island and Oʻahu.
The post Public events for 2nd UH President finalist start Monday first appeared on University of Hawaiʻi System News.
https://www.hawaii.edu/news/2024/09/24/public-events-2nd-uh-president-finalist/
date: 2024-09-25, from: University of Hawaiʻi News
The UH Maui College culinary team has earned the Governor’s Award for Distinguished State Service.
The post Maui fires: UH Maui College culinary team fed community, taught life lessons first appeared on University of Hawaiʻi System News.
date: 2024-09-25, from: University of the South Pacific (Fiji)
Suva, Fiji — The University of the South Pacific (USP) and the Australian Centre for…
The post New Book – “Raising Trees & Livelihoods” – Offers In-Depth Insight into Smallholder Forestry appeared first on The University of the South Pacific.
date: 2024-09-25, from: University of the South Pacific (Fiji)
The University of the South Pacific (USP) has established itself as a leading provider of…
The post USP ready to welcome thousands of students during Open Day appeared first on The University of the South Pacific.
https://www.usp.ac.fj/news/usp-ready-to-welcome-thousands-of-students-during-open-day/
date: 2024-09-25, from: University of Hawaiʻi News
The Workforce Development Hero Awards honor key contributors to workforce excellence across the islands.
The post Lassner, van Der Lee honored with workforce development awards first appeared on University of Hawaiʻi System News.
https://www.hawaii.edu/news/2024/09/24/2024-dlir-workforce-development-awards/
date: 2024-09-25, from: University of Hawaiʻi News
Shoichi Iwasaki and Rumiko Shinzato published a first of its kind Okinawan language textbook for English speakers.
The post UH Mānoa alums help to revive Okinawan language first appeared on University of Hawaiʻi System News.
https://www.hawaii.edu/news/2024/09/24/uh-manoa-alums-help-revive-okinawan-language/
date: 2024-09-25, from: University of Hawaiʻi News
Witnessing cancer in his Hawaiian family members drives Ryan Shontell to make a difference.
The post Med student’s quest to improve Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander data first appeared on University of Hawaiʻi System News.
https://www.hawaii.edu/news/2024/09/24/shontell-improving-nhpi-data/
date: 2024-09-25, from: University of Hawaiʻi News
Caylen Alexander averaged 4.69 kills per set over the week to secure another Big West weekly award.
The post Alexander sweeps up another Big West Offensive Player of the Week first appeared on University of Hawaiʻi System News.
https://www.hawaii.edu/news/2024/09/24/alexander-big-west-offensive-player-week/
date: 2024-09-25, from: University of Hawaiʻi News
Nalani Damacion leads all freshmen nationally with four game-winning goals of the season.
The post Damacion claims back-to-back Big West Freshman of the Week honors first appeared on University of Hawaiʻi System News.
https://www.hawaii.edu/news/2024/09/24/damacion-big-west-freshman-of-the-week/
date: 2024-09-24, from: University of Hawaiʻi News
ʻOhana Pink is a free event that will be held on October 6.
The post UH Cancer Center hosts its first breast cancer community event first appeared on University of Hawaiʻi System News.
https://www.hawaii.edu/news/2024/09/24/ohana-pink-event/
date: 2024-09-24, from: University of Hawaiʻi News
All three campuses placed in the top 10 for ethnic diversity.
The post UH 4-year universities high on U.S. News and World Report rankings first appeared on University of Hawaiʻi System News.
https://www.hawaii.edu/news/2024/09/24/us-news-best-colleges-2025/
date: 2024-09-24, from: University of Hawaiʻi News
Hirono Press Secretary Elise Inouye said UH Hilo prepared her for this role.
The post UH Alumni: Elise Inouye, press secretary for U.S. Sen. Mazie K. Hirono first appeared on University of Hawaiʻi System News.
https://www.hawaii.edu/news/2024/09/24/uh-alumni-elise-inouye/
date: 2024-09-24, from: Island Times
Palau has claimed the top spot in the Media Freedom Index 2023, released this week by the Pacific Freedom Forum during the 7th Pacific Media Summit in Niue. In the ranking system—where 5 signifies the most freedom and 1 indicates significant challenges—Palau received a score of 4.5. This places it first among 14 Pacific Island […]
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https://islandtimes.org/palau-tops-pacific-media-freedom-index/
date: 2024-09-24, from: Island Times
The Palau Earth Day Committee, in collaboration with the Airai community, participated in this year’s World Clean-up Day with a focus on restoring and maintaining the health of Ngerkedam’s mangrove channels. This coastal clean-up also served as an opportunity for fostering community engagement and raising environmental awareness Participants targeted three key taoch (mangrove channels) in […]
The post Palau celebrates WORLD CLEAN UP DAY: Earth Day Committee and Airai Community Unite for Ngerkedam Coastal Clean-up appeared first on Island Times.
date: 2024-09-24, from: Island Times
By: Eoghan Olkeriil Ngirudelsang KOROR, Palau – President Whipps departed Palau over the weekend on a diplomatic mission to the United States. He plans to return in time for the final Independence Day celebrations on October 1st. Whipps arrived in New York on Sunday morning, where he is set to meet with U.S. President Joe […]
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https://islandtimes.org/president-whipps-travels-to-the-u-s-for-unga-and-economic-discussions/
date: 2024-09-24, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>On a beautiful Sunday morning in early September, dozens of young men in Waco, Texas, started their day at Grace Church.</p>
date: 2024-09-24, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>WAIKOLOA — The Council for Native Hawaiian Advancement already has gotten a firm foothold in tourism products, especially in Waikiki, since securing a multiyear, $27 million contract for stewardship services in 2023 from the Hawai‘i Tourism Authority.</p>
date: 2024-09-24, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>A Texas company has plans to use a site at the Natural Energy Laboratory of Hawaii Authority’s Hawaii Ocean Science and Technology Park in Kailua-Kona to make jet fuel from seawater.</p>
date: 2024-09-24, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>JERUSALEM — Dozens of Israeli fighter jets bombed Hezbollah targets in southern and eastern Lebanon on Monday, killing hundreds and wounding more than a thousand others, Lebanese officials said, in the deadliest attacks in the country since 2006, when Israel and Hezbollah fought their last all-out war.</p>
date: 2024-09-24, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>The number of murders reported in the United States dropped in 2023 at the fastest rate on record, continuing a decline from the surge in homicides during the pandemic, the FBI reported Monday.</p>
date: 2024-09-24, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>WASHINGTON — The federal government will pursue a charge of attempted assassination against a man accused of lurking with a gun near where former President Donald Trump was golfing in Florida last week, prosecutors said in a court hearing Monday. Among the government’s evidence, they said, was a note the suspect had written suggesting that he had planned the attack.</p>
date: 2024-09-24, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>Forecasters warned residents along Florida’s Gulf coast of potential Hurricane Helene, which is expected to form in the next 48 hours and track toward an area somewhere between Tampa and Pensacola late in the week.</p>
date: 2024-09-24, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>Boeing increased its wage proposal to tens of thousands of striking workers on Monday, offering a 30% general wage increase over four years in what it called its “best and final” offer as a work stoppage that began on Sept. 13 drags on.</p>
date: 2024-09-24, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>WASHINGTON — The Pentagon is sending additional U.S. troops to the Middle East as tensions continue to rise after Israeli airstrikes against Hezbollah killed at least 350 people in Lebanon, Defense Department officials said Monday.</p>
date: 2024-09-24, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>Effective leaders consider all of their options before making a decision. They work with others from different backgrounds. They’re ready to give anyone who steps out of line a swift punch to the gills.</p>
date: 2024-09-24, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>States and local governments are banning books at rates far higher than before the pandemic, according to preliminary data released by two advocacy groups on Monday.</p>
date: 2024-09-24, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>The man who fatally shot 10 people at a Boulder, Colorado, grocery store in 2021 was found guilty of murder and sentenced to life in prison Monday. Jurors rejected his lawyers’ argument that mental illness had made him unable to distinguish right from wrong. </p>
date: 2024-09-24, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>Wade Alan Fukui, 62, of Hilo died Aug. 18 at home. Born in Hilo, he was a warehouse associate for Kona Trans Moving and Storage. Visitation 9-11 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 5, at Dodo Mortuary Chapel. Memorial service at 11 a.m. Casual attire. Survived by brother, Ryan (Jolana Colobong) Fukui of Hilo; sister, Desiree (Conrad) Kaleohano of Hilo; hanai sister, Erica (Adrian) Jefferson of South Dakota; a niece and nephew; cousins, aunts and uncles. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary.</p>
https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2024/09/24/obituaries/obituaries-for-september-24-11/
date: 2024-09-24, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>CINCINNATI — Jayden Daniels threw two touchdown passes and ran for another score as the Washington Commanders registered a 38-33 win over the Cincinnati Bengals on Monday night.</p>
date: 2024-09-24, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>KAPA‘AU — Kamehameha Schools-Hawai‘i had a successful business trip to the northern tip of the island Saturday, routing Kohala 43-6 in a Big Island Interscholastic Federation (BIIF) DII matchup.</p>
date: 2024-09-24, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>CHICAGO — It was the bottom of the second inning Sunday afternoon before Lauren Eaves, the bartender at BallPark Pub in the Bridgeport neighborhood of Chicago, remembered to turn one of the bar’s six flat-screen TVs to the White Sox game.</p>
date: 2024-09-24, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>Josh Allen threw four first-half touchdown passes to help the Buffalo Bills steamroll the Jacksonville Jaguars 47-10 on Monday night at Orchard Park, N.Y. </p>
date: 2024-09-24, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>As investigators sort through what appears to be a second assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump last weekend, partisans are predictably blaming each other for incendiary rhetoric and extremist politics. One thing that might ease the tension is for the two presidential candidates to keep doing what they’ve been doing in recent days: acting with relative civility. </p>
date: 2024-09-24, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>Since the avalanche of accusations against Harvey Weinstein in 2017, we’ve always suspected that there were probably more incidents of sexual misconduct against the former movie power player than were publicly acknowledged. </p>
date: 2024-09-24, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>Some suggestions
for fact-checking</p>
https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2024/09/24/opinion/your-views-for-september-24-6/
date: 2024-09-24, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>An internal rule change at the state Department of Human Serv­ices will mean 13,000 to 14,000 Hawaii households will be eligible for another $40 million to $45 million — or an average of $3,200 a year — in SNAP benefits, commonly known as food stamps.</p>
date: 2024-09-24, from: Island Times
By: Eustoria Maria Borja Ngaraard, Palau — The Palau Environmental Quality Protection Board (EQPB) has acknowledged the concerns raised by Ngaraard Governor Sharp Sakuma regarding the Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the US Tactical Mobile Over-the-Horizon Radar (TACMOR) Transmitter Facility in Chol, Ngaraard. In a response letter dated April 2, the EQPB assured the governor […]
The post EQPB Responds to Governor Sakuma’s Concerns Over TACMOR Project appeared first on Island Times.
https://islandtimes.org/eqpb-responds-to-governor-sakumas-concerns-over-tacmor-project/
date: 2024-09-24, from: Island Times
By: Eustoria Marie Borja Koror, Palau – The Office of the Pacific Ocean Commissioner (OPOC) is charting a new course as it transitions its headquarters from Suva, Fiji, to PICRC in Koror and Ngerulmud. Led by Pacific Ocean Commissioner Dr. Filimon Manoni, the team is in Palau this week for a planning retreat ahead of […]
The post The Office of the Pacific Ocean Commissioner (OPOC) Begins New Chapter in the Republic of Palau appeared first on Island Times.
date: 2024-09-24, from: Island Times
By: Eoghan Olkeriil Ngirudelsang Palau is one of the 12 countries worldwide that maintain diplomatic relations with the Republic of China, commonly known as Taiwan. These ties were established in December 1999 under the leadership of the late President Kuniwo Nakamura, and successive administrations have continued to nurture this relationship. In the current election season, […]
The post Celebrating 25 Years: Taiwan and Palau’s Partnership in Growth and Development appeared first on Island Times.
date: 2024-09-24, from: Island Times
NEW YORK, 23 SEPTEMBER 2024 (UN NEWS CENTRE)—World leaders on Sunday adopted the Pact for the Future, a landmark declaration pledging concrete actions towards a safer, more peaceful, sustainable and inclusive world for tomorrow’s generations. The Pact along with its annexes, the Global Digital Compact and the Declaration on Future Generations, was adopted by consensus, […]
The post Pact for the Future: World leaders pledge action for peace, sustainable development appeared first on Island Times.
date: 2024-09-24, from: Island Times
A recent research expedition by National Geographic Pristine Seas, in collaboration with MAFE, PICRC, and OneReef, has revealed remarkable findings about Palau’s marine life. Conducted in February and March 2024, the expedition explored the Southwest Islands and offshore habitats of Palau. The goal was to contribute valuable biodiversity data that Palau could use for its […]
The post New research expedition uncovers Palau’s rich marine life appeared first on Island Times.
https://islandtimes.org/new-research-expedition-uncovers-palaus-rich-marine-life/
date: 2024-09-24, from: Island Times
Mr Andy ‘Reidy’ Reid, a lifeguard from the Australian television program Bondi Rescue, arrived in Palau on the Palau Paradise Express last Friday! Bondi Rescue is a famous Australian television program, which follows the daily lives and routines of the Waverley Council professional lifeguards who patrol Bondi Beach, an iconic beach in Sydney Australia. The […]
The post Celebrating our shared love of water and the importance of water safety – Bondi Rescue lifeguard in Palau! appeared first on Island Times.
date: 2024-09-24, from: Island Times
The Marshall Islands Development Bank (MIDB), the Federated States of Micronesia Development Bank (FSMDB), and The Nature Conservancy, Micronesia and Polynesia, have joined forces to support reef positive businesses in Marshall Islands and FSM. Together, they’ve agreed to establish the Blue Economy Accelerator Fund, which will bring funding from the banks and technical and financial […]
The post TNC partners with the development banks in FSM and RMI to establish the Blue Economy Accelerator Fund to support reef-positive businesses in Micronesia appeared first on Island Times.
date: 2024-09-24, from: Island Times
“God doesn’t call the qualified; He qualifies the called.” -Unknown You don’t have to feel qualified for what’s ahead. God doesn’t ask you to figure out how it’s going to happen, He just asks you to trust Him. Trust Him with what you do have, with what’s within your reach. Maybe you’re looking at your […]
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https://islandtimes.org/he-calling/
date: 2024-09-24, from: Island Times
NEW YORK (UN NEWS CENTRE) —Young people took centre stage at UN Headquarters on Friday in the lead-up to the Summit of the Future – an unprecedented opportunity for world leaders to address current and emerging global challenges, and reform outdated international institutions. Scores of youths from across the world packed into the UN General […]
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https://islandtimes.org/youth-lead-the-way-ahead-of-un-summit-of-the-future/
date: 2024-09-24, from: Guam Daily Post
Local leaders are mourning the death of former Humåtak Mayor Cecilia “Chilang” Morrison.
date: 2024-09-24, from: Guam Daily Post
For the second time, the Supreme Court of Guam has issued a decision vacating an injunction that prevented the Guam Department of Education from contracting telecommunication services with Teleguam Holdings LLC, also known as GTA.
date: 2024-09-24, from: Guam Daily Post
A new rehabilitation program has been launched at the Guam Regional Medical City to help cardiac patients recover from heart conditions such as heart attacks, heart failure or heart surgery and get back to “healthy active lives.”
date: 2024-09-24, from: Guam Daily Post
After a somewhat rocky start Monday, lawmakers continued session Tuesday, where they handled some nominations and a few bills, including a measure that would create the option of an eight-year renewal period for driver’s licenses and a measure that would…
date: 2024-09-24, from: Guam Daily Post
Gov. Lou Leon Guerrero has ordered the creation of a Trauma Care Regional Advisory Council charged with developing a regional emergency medical services trauma system plan. The governor’s executive order, signed Monday, states that traumatic injuries are estimated to be…
date: 2024-09-24, from: Guam Daily Post
A man with an outstanding warrant for his arrest refused to put down his child when officers with the Guam Police Department arrived at a home in Mongmong responding to a request to have him removed from the premises.
date: 2024-09-24, from: Island Times
RAROTONGA, 23 SEPTEMBER 2024 (COOK ISLANDS NEWS) —A recent online opinion poll conducted in the Cook Islands revealed that 66 per cent of residents oppose deep sea mining, while 49 percent disapprove of exploration. The government regulator overseeing seabed minerals activities in the Cook Islands rejected the poll result saying that the methodology was flawed […]
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date: 2024-09-24, from: Island Times
SUVA (FIJI LIVE/FBC NEWS)—Fiji’s Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka says the recent decisions by the Mercy Commission, including the pardons of George Speight and Shane Stevens, were made following due process, with no external interference. Rabuka said these decisions should be viewed as part of our nation’s ongoing efforts toward reconciliation and healing as Fiji’s journey […]
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https://islandtimes.org/mercy-commission-followed-due-process-fiji-pm/
date: 2024-09-24, from: Island Times
ALOFI (POST COURIER) —Four Port Moresby based Journalists joining media experts across the Pacific in Niue attending an annual 7th Pacific Island News Association(PINA) Summit discussing pressing issues in the Pacific region. Three pre-summit events including Women in Media (WiM), Pacific Media Assistant Scheme International Development (PACMAS) , Internews and United Nation Development Programme held […]
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https://islandtimes.org/pacific-island-media-summit-2024-commences-in-niue/
date: 2024-09-24, from: Island Times
PORT VILA, 23 SEPTEMBER 2024 (VANUATU DAILY POST)—Vanuatu Prime Minister Charlot Salwai has removed Bob Loughman from his position as Minister for Trades, Tourism, and Ni-Vanuatu Business. Loughman’s removal is based on sub-article 42 of the Constitution, which allows the PM to appoint and remove cabinet members at any time. The Public Relations Officer of […]
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date: 2024-09-24, from: Island Times
In short: (ABC-Australia) The former president says he does not see himself running again in four years if he loses the upcoming election.Donald Trump told American journalist Sharyl Attkisson, “I think that will be it,” in an interview over the weekend. What’s next? Kamala Harris has urged Trump to accept a proposal for a second […]
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https://islandtimes.org/that-will-be-it-trump-says-he-will-not-run-again-if-he-loses-in-november/
date: 2024-09-24, from: Island Times
By Stephen Dziedzic In short: (ABC-Australia) A new report has found United States military influence in Asia has been further diminished by China, but Beijing’s overall influence in the region has stagnated. The latest Lowy Institute Asia Power Index has found that the US remains the most powerful country in the region just ahead of […]
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date: 2024-09-24, from: Island Times
Palau Aquatics invites the community to celebrate Palau’s 30th Independence Day with an open water swim at Skojio (Meyuns ramp) on Saturday, September 28. The event features 3 individual swim events (3 kilometer, 500 meter, 250 meter) and a mixed relay event. The relay involves a 4-person team with each swimmer doing 500 meters. Each […]
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https://islandtimes.org/open-water-swim-celebrating-independence-day/
date: 2024-09-24, from: Pacific Island Times
By Cleo Paskal Koror (The Sunday Guardian) — There is a lot going on in Palau, a country of over 300 islands and around 20,000 people…
https://www.pacificislandtimes.com/post/palau-president-whipps-jr-only-strength-can-ensure-peace
date: 2024-09-24, from: Pacific Island Times
By Pacific Island Times News Staff The Marshall Islands Development Bank, the Federated States of Micronesia Development Bank and The…
date: 2024-09-24, from: University of Hawaiʻi News
Leeward CC student Tiiti Ricafort and Hawaiʻi CC student Mary Christine Nguyen have each won $1,000.
The post Ricafort, Nguyen named 2024 Coca-Cola Leaders of Promise Scholars first appeared on University of Hawaiʻi System News.
https://www.hawaii.edu/news/2024/09/23/2024-coca-cola-leaders-of-promise-scholars/
date: 2024-09-24, from: University of Hawaiʻi News
Pravin Mishra was awarded the Poultry Science Association Hatchery’s Student of the Year 2024 Award.
The post Graduate student recognized for excellence in poultry science first appeared on University of Hawaiʻi System News.
https://www.hawaii.edu/news/2024/09/23/pravin-mishra/
date: 2024-09-23, from: University of Hawaiʻi News
Eddie and Elaine Flores say the Mini-Med School on Healthy Aging is a tremendous asset to the community.
The post L&L founder donates $100K to Mini-Med School on Healthy Aging first appeared on University of Hawaiʻi System News.
https://www.hawaii.edu/news/2024/09/23/100k-gift-to-mini-med-school/
date: 2024-09-23, from: University of Hawaiʻi News
The report suggests that eliminating the net income limit for SNAP could extend benefits to an additional 13,000 to 14,000 households by 2025.
The post UHERO: Simple change could boost SNAP benefits statewide first appeared on University of Hawaiʻi System News.
https://www.hawaii.edu/news/2024/09/23/uhero-boost-snap-benefits-statewide/
date: 2024-09-23, from: University of Hawaiʻi News
Malte Stuecker won the James B. Macelwane Medal from the American Geophysical Union for his significant contributions to Earth and space science.
The post Climate scientist recognized for contributions to Earth, space science first appeared on University of Hawaiʻi System News.
https://www.hawaii.edu/news/2024/09/23/agu-medal-malte-stuecker/
date: 2024-09-23, from: Island Conservation News
Dr. Penny Becker answers some questions to help you get to know her!
The post Meet Dr. Penny Becker, Island Conservation’s CEO appeared first on Island Conservation.
https://www.islandconservation.org/meet-dr-penny-becker-island-conservations-ceo/
date: 2024-09-23, from: Pacific Island Times
By Pacific Island Times News Staff The Federated States of Micronesia expects to receive more than $139 million in sector grants from the…
date: 2024-09-23, from: Hawai’i Pacific Review (HPU Literary Magazine)
by George Freek I stare into the lake, where the moon is reflected like a shrunken pear. The stars seem like tiny boats, drifting in an inviting sea to almost anywhere; then giving way to despair. My hopes seem to … Continue reading
https://hawaiipacificreview.org/2024/09/23/night-poem/
date: 2024-09-23, from: Ka Leo O Hawaiʻi (UH Manoa student newspaper)
The recent discovery of a decomposing female body close to the University of Hawaiʻi’s (UH) campus sent a shockwave of concern through the neighborhood and community, which most say they value for its safety and beauty.
date: 2024-09-23, updated: 2024-09-24, from: Marianas Variety
WASHINGTON, D.C. (Office of the American Samoa Congressional Delegate) — U.S. Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata is highlighting House passage last week of a necessary supplemental bill to ensure key veterans’ services are funded, along with a slate of bipartisan veterans’ bills.
date: 2024-09-23, updated: 2024-09-24, from: Marianas Variety
NEW YORK (AP) — Robert A. Caro stands between two giant columns in a second-floor library of the New-York Historical Society, looking out on dozens of friends, family members and colleagues. A research room named for him looms behind. Portions of his archives are on display nearby.
date: 2024-09-23, updated: 2024-09-24, from: Marianas Variety
SINGAPORE (Reuters) — Oil prices rose on Monday, buoyed by concerns that heightened conflict in the Middle East may curtail regional supply and expectations last week’s outsized U.S. interest rate cut will support demand.
date: 2024-09-23, updated: 2024-09-24, from: Marianas Variety
WASHINGTON (Reuters) — Vice President Kamala Harris leads Republican rival Donald Trump by 5 percentage points in an NBC News poll released on Sunday that found that respondents have come to see her more favorably since she emerged as the Democratic candidate for president.
date: 2024-09-23, updated: 2024-09-24, from: Marianas Variety
ON Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 21 and 22, the Pickleball Federation of the Northern Mariana Islands hosted a two-day pickleball tournament titled, the Fun Fabulous Four Square and Fickle ball tournament.
date: 2024-09-23, updated: 2024-09-24, from: Marianas Variety
The Pin Seekers Golf Association headed by Joe Bermudes and Eddie Terlaje held their Ace of the Month tournament on their home course, Kingfisher Golf Links, on Sunday, Sept. 22, 2024. Manny Tenorio won the Ace of the Month title and was awarded a trophy and a golf certificate. PSGA aims to provide members and prospective members an enjoyable golf game and promote deeper camaraderie among the group through a monthly lunch fellowship. Photo shows Manny Tenorio, 2nd right, with Joe Bermudes, Eddie Terlaje and Kingfisher Golf Links assistant manager Jo Camacho.
date: 2024-09-23, updated: 2024-09-24, from: Marianas Variety
LOS ANGELES (AP) — It’s a three-peat for “Beetlejuice Beetlejuice.”
date: 2024-09-23, updated: 2024-09-24, from: Marianas Variety
(AP) — Katy Perry’s new album title, “143,” is code for “I love you,” based on the number of letters in each word of the phrase. She may love us, but the album is more like 144 — “I made mush.”
date: 2024-09-23, updated: 2024-09-24, from: Marianas Variety
GOVERNOR Arnold I. Palacios on Friday vetoed House Bill 23-72, which proposes to establish a CNMI Department of Labor revolving fund, citing the attorney general’s concern that it is “ambiguous.”
date: 2024-09-23, updated: 2024-09-24, from: Marianas Variety
(Reuters) — Jake Bauers delivered a go-ahead RBI single in the bottom of the eighth as the host Milwaukee Brewers overcame an eight-run deficit to earn a stunning 10-9 win against the Arizona Diamondbacks on Sunday afternoon.
date: 2024-09-23, from: Pacific Island Times
By Mar-Vic Cagurangan Springing a surprise announcement, Gov. Lou Leon Guerrero today said a new hospital will be built in Mangilao,…
https://www.pacificislandtimes.com/post/new-hospital-will-be-built-in-mangilao
date: 2024-09-23, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>WASHINGTON — She is not humble. She has no stake in the future of the country. She and other childless women are looking down on Americans who have chosen to reproduce.</p>
date: 2024-09-23, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>A group of former Peace Corps volunteers held a 60th anniversary reunion in Hilo last week, celebrating training on the Big Island in 1964.</p>
date: 2024-09-23, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>Hawaii County is home to about 14.3% of the state’s population, but its courts hear about a quarter of the state’s paternity cases.</p>
date: 2024-09-23, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>Jamie Kahela Kaniho, 42, of Kailua-Kona died Sept. 9 at home. Born in Kealakekua, she was previously employed at Four Season Resort Hualalai and a Konawaena High School 2000 graduate. Visitation noon-1 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 19, at Hawaiian Homes Hall in Waimea. Service at 1:30 p.m. with celebration of life to follow. Survived by daughter, Lona Kaniho-Langi; parents, Guy and Sheryll Kaniho of Kailua-Kona; sister, Bree (Jaime) Flores of Las Vegas; brother, Aikapamaikalani Kaniho of Kailua-Kona; a nephew, three nieces, aunts, uncles and cousins. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary.</p>
https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2024/09/23/obituaries/obituaries-for-september-23-7/
date: 2024-09-23, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>At the end of 2024, David Lassner will close out a 47-year career at the University of Hawaii, including the last nearly 11 years as UH’s 15th president — a job he never wanted nor sought.</p>
date: 2024-09-23, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>WASHINGTON — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy arrived in the United States on Sunday to attend sessions at the U.N. General Assembly and urged his partners to help achieve “a shared victory for a truly just peace.”</p>
date: 2024-09-23, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>As a rural Kentucky town reeled from the fatal shooting of a judge, residents over the weekend mourned the victim, whom many saw as a kind man who loved his community.</p>
date: 2024-09-23, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>The Big Island Interscholastic Federation (BIIF) girls volleyball season continued over the weekend all over the island. Many teams are at the midway points of their seasons, as BIIF playoffs begin in October.</p>
date: 2024-09-23, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>Joshua Karty hit a 37-yard field goal with two seconds remaining and the Los Angeles Rams pulled off an improbable 27-24 victory over the San Francisco 49ers in Inglewood, Calif., on Sunday by scoring 13 points in the final 6:15. </p>
date: 2024-09-23, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>On “Disco Night,” the Hawaii football team found its rhythm in a 36-7 victory over Northern Iowa Saturday at the Ching Complex.</p>
date: 2024-09-23, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>Jake Bauers delivered a go-ahead RBI single in the bottom of the eighth as the host Milwaukee Brewers overcame an eight-run deficit to earn a stunning 10-9 win against the Arizona Diamondbacks on Sunday afternoon.</p>
date: 2024-09-23, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>JERUSALEM — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and a top Hezbollah leader vowed on Sunday to increase the intensity of their cross-border attacks, raising fears that the renewed conflict could escalate into all-out war.</p>
date: 2024-09-23, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>WASHINGTON — Congressional leaders from both parties unveiled a short-term agreement to fund the government on Sunday, after Speaker Mike Johnson abandoned demands for a longer-term deal that also included new proof-of-citizenship requirements for voter registration.</p>
date: 2024-09-23, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>The past few years have been rough flying for Boeing, with much of it self-inflicted.</p>
date: 2024-09-23, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>Donald Trump is a late convert to restoring the federal income tax deduction of state and local taxes (SALT) that were capped at $10,000 when he signed his big Tax Cuts and Jobs Act in 2018. But Trump’s support is still most welcome and his fellow Republicans in Congress should follow his lead. The current law is simply unfair, putting an extra burden on people in states like New York. </p>
date: 2024-09-23, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>Police have recovered the body of a man who was last seen sitting on the edge of an 80-foot waterfall in Ninole on Saturday afternoon.</p>
date: 2024-09-23, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>A Honolulu man has been arrested and charged with numerous drug offenses after an incident at Hilo International Airport.</p>
date: 2024-09-23, from: Guam Daily Post
As an island, Guam has limited resources. Soil is one of them. According to a press release from the University of Guam Center for Island Sustainability and Sea Grant, residents can get involved with preventing soil erosion at the Ugum…
date: 2024-09-23, from: Guam Daily Post
A man who entered private property while attempting to run from authorities has been charged with criminal mischief after he allegedly damaged a vehicle on the property as he ran.
date: 2024-09-23, from: Guam Daily Post
The Micronesia Mall center court transformed into a basketball battleground over two action-packed weekends as the highly anticipated Mall Ball 3x3 Tournaments concluded with new champions crowned in both high school and middle school divisions.
date: 2024-09-23, from: Guam Daily Post
With the help of 30-plus member-volunteers’ organization and coaching skills, and sponsorship from Personal Finance Center, Pickleball Guam Association hosted Pickleball for Community on Sunday afternoon at the tennis courts adjacent to the mayor’s office in Tamuning.
date: 2024-09-23, from: Guam Daily Post
Vice Speaker Tina Muña Barnes and Speaker Therese Terlaje butted heads in session Monday morning over procedural matters as the former attempted to discuss a motion to remove one of the bills on the session agenda.
date: 2024-09-23, from: Guam Daily Post
The Guam Department of Education is considering implementing a hiring freeze as a result of the budget shortfall, but as education officials explained during last week’s media briefing, the biggest hurdle to filling the critical positions they can hire is…
date: 2024-09-23, from: Guam Daily Post
Longtime University of Guam employee Norman Analista, who most recently served as the university’s director of Development, Alumni Affairs and Foundation Relations, has alleged that UOG President Anita Borja Enriquez engaged in various misconduct, including gender discrimination when she decided…
date: 2024-09-23, from: Pacific Island Times
Falling gracelessly from the rarefied air of Ivy League medicine, Steward Health Care CEO Dr. Ralph de la Torre was conspicuously absent…
https://www.pacificislandtimes.com/post/dumb-as-dirt
date: 2024-09-23, from: Pacific Island Times
By Pacific Island Times News Staff The Department of Defense has invested $2.7 million in Guam Memorial Hospital, which is expected to…
date: 2024-09-23, from: University of the South Pacific (Fiji)
Embarking on an academic journey is no small feat, especially when balancing family demands, a…
The post Overcoming Challenges and Embracing Growth appeared first on The University of the South Pacific.
https://www.usp.ac.fj/news/overcoming-challenges-and-embracing-growth/
date: 2024-09-22, from: University of Hawaiʻi News
Quarterback Brayden Schager matched a career-high with four touchdown passes and completed 35-of-43 passes for 374 yards.
The post Warrior football bounces back with dominant win over UNI first appeared on University of Hawaiʻi System News.
https://www.hawaii.edu/news/2024/09/22/warrior-football-win-over-uni/
date: 2024-09-22, from: University of Hawaiʻi News
Cooks and chefs learned about ʻĀina-based Mediterranean Cooking from the Culinary Institute of America.
The post Taking Hawaiʻi’s food to the ‘next level’ at the Culinary Institute of the Pacific first appeared on University of Hawaiʻi System News.
https://www.hawaii.edu/news/2024/09/22/taking-hawaiis-food-to-the-next-level-at-cip/
date: 2024-09-22, updated: 2024-09-23, from: Marianas Variety
JOURNALISTS have a saying that if a story is guaranteed to get attention and it fits the narrative they are pushing, it is “too good to check.”
date: 2024-09-22, updated: 2024-09-23, from: Marianas Variety
TODAY I write to you to advocate for a candidate who embodies the values of dedicated service and unwavering commitment to the people of our great Commonwealth. Mrs. Kimberlyn King-Hinds is not just a name on the ballot; she is a beacon of hope for those seeking representation at the highest levels of government.
date: 2024-09-22, updated: 2024-09-23, from: Marianas Variety
MILAN (Reuters) — Presenting a playful and colorful collection of mismatched prints, Italian designer Donatella Versace said she had set out to bring “optimism and joy” to the catwalk with her show at Milan Fashion Week.
date: 2024-09-22, updated: 2024-09-23, from: Marianas Variety
THE pennant winners, the Falcons, and the runners-up, the Bandits, were eliminated by their respective foes, the No. 3 Padres and the No. 4 Cardinals, in the weather-delayed semi-final round of the 2024 Tan Holdings Saipan Baseball League.
date: 2024-09-22, updated: 2024-09-23, from: Marianas Variety
THE 23rd CNMI Senate on Wednesday honored U.S. Congressman Gregorio Kilili Camacho Sablan by unanimously adopting Senate Joint Resolution 23-9, which describes him as a vocal advocate who has consistently championed the interests of the CNMI people.
date: 2024-09-22, updated: 2024-09-23, from: Marianas Variety
THE NMI Democratic Party of the Northern Mariana Islands would like to thank the Saipan Chamber of Commerce, the 2024 candidates for NMI U.S. delegate, along with everyone that made the debate a success this past Tuesday night.
date: 2024-09-22, updated: 2024-09-23, from: Marianas Variety
LOCAL businesses and island residents participated in the International Coastal Cleanup on Saturday, Sept. 21.
date: 2024-09-22, updated: 2024-09-23, from: Marianas Variety
SEVEN days after its client’s conviction, the Public Defender’s Office filed a motion for judgment of acquittal in a rape case, requesting the Superior Court to set aside the jury’s verdict.
date: 2024-09-22, updated: 2024-09-23, from: Marianas Variety
(Office of the CNMI Congressional Delegate) — The Municipality of Tinian and Aguiguan has been designated as an American World War II Heritage City, the National Park Service announced Tuesday.
date: 2024-09-22, updated: 2024-09-23, from: Marianas Variety
U.S. Congresswoman Aumua Amata of American Samoa met with Peace Corps Director Carol Spahn on Thursday. In Congress, Amata has supported the important efforts of the Peace Corps, including their much-needed work in the Pacific region, which they discussed in the meeting. Amata served as a Peace Corps staffer many years ago, and her daughter is a Returned Peace Corps Volunteer, who served in Bulgaria. Amata has worked for and cosponsored the reauthorization of the Peace Corps, including a boost in their budget for regional expansion.
date: 2024-09-22, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>Concerns about water
at Onekahakaha park</p>
https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2024/09/22/opinion/your-views-for-september-22-7/
date: 2024-09-22, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>Hawaii County next month could approve a bid for contractors to begin the long-awaited overhaul of the Hilo Wastewater Treatment Plant.</p>
date: 2024-09-22, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>Hawaii County’s two remaining mayoral candidates took potshots at each other in between setting out their own policy plans at a forum on Saturday.</p>
date: 2024-09-22, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>Police are requesting the public’s assistance regarding a robbery that occurred Friday, Aug. 30, at approximately 2:30 p.m. at a clothing store in the Prince Kuhio Plaza in Hilo.</p>
date: 2024-09-22, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>The Hawaii County Council last week approved changes to the county’s regulations regarding ohana housing.</p>
date: 2024-09-22, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>W.H. Shipman Ltd. broke ground Sept. 4 on an expansion of Shipman Business Park.</p>
https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2024/09/22/hawaii-news/shipman-business-park-expands/
date: 2024-09-22, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>Police detectives are requesting the public’s assistance with identifying suspects of an assault which occurred on Friday, Sept. 6, in downtown Hilo.</p>
date: 2024-09-22, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>Kalel Mullings rushed for 159 yards and two touchdowns, including a go-ahead score on fourth down with 37 seconds remaining, and No. 18 Michigan held off No. 11 Southern California, 27-24, on Saturday in Ann Arbor, Mich., in the Big Ten Conference opener for both teams.</p>
date: 2024-09-22, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>Ivan Herrera hit a three-run homer and scored twice as the St. Louis Cardinals held off the visiting Cleveland Guardians for a 6-5 win on Saturday night.</p>
date: 2024-09-22, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>LONDON (Reuters) — Britain’s Daniel Dubois destroyed Anthony Joshua’s dream of becoming a three times heavyweight world champion with a fifth-round knockout to retain his IBF belt at a packed Wembley Stadium on Saturday. </p>
date: 2024-09-22, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>MIAMI — The Champagne had been poured and the commemorative T-shirts handed out. Only then, once there had been time for it all to sink in, could his awestruck teammates fully comprehend the latest demonstration of greatness by Shohei Ohtani. </p>
date: 2024-09-22, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>LOS ANGELES — The Walker Buehler who retired 11 of 12 batters with six strikeouts from the second through fifth innings Saturday night could play in a postseason rotation for the Los Angeles Dodgers.</p>
date: 2024-09-22, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>WILMINGTON, N.C. — Former President Donald Trump returned to North Carolina for a weekend rally, telling several thousand cheering supporters the state is crucial to his presidential campaign.</p>
date: 2024-09-22, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>BEIRUT/JERUSALEM — Rescue workers in Beirut searched on Saturday for people still missing in rubble after an Israeli airstrike targeting Hezbollah commanders the previous day killed at least 37 people in a suburb of the Lebanese capital, according to authorities.</p>
date: 2024-09-22, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>KYIV, Ukraine — Ukraine said Saturday that it had struck two large ammunition depots deep inside Russia overnight. It was the second such attack in less than a week as Kyiv seeks to escalate hits on Russian military bases and warehouses to try to disrupt Moscow’s military logistics and slow its troops’ advance on the battlefield.</p>
date: 2024-09-22, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>Vice President Kamala Harris said Saturday that she had accepted an invitation from CNN to participate in a second presidential debate next month, putting pressure on former President Donald Trump to join her for a rematch.</p>
date: 2024-09-22, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>Abbie “Miss Abbie” Leilani Ako, 87, of Kailua-Kona died Sept. 15 at home. Born in Honolulu, she was a homemaker and member of Lanakila Congregational Church. Visitation 9-10 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 5, at Lanakila Congregational Church in Kainaliu. Funeral service at 10 a.m. Burial to follow in church cemetery. Casual attire; flowers welcome. Survived by sons, Daniel (Leslie) Ako of Kealakekua, Alexander (Candace) Ako of California and Eric Ako of Kailua-Kona; daughter, Lisa (Ronnie) Aukai of Kailua-Kona; sister, Patricia Onaga of Hilo; six grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary.</p>
https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2024/09/22/obituaries/obituaries-for-september-22-12/
date: 2024-09-22, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>Politics can be a rough-and-tumble enterprise, a dominion where those with thick skin, steel jaws and bare knuckles thrive. Nobody expects the candidates competing in hotly contested races to resolve their differences with pillow fights.</p>
date: 2024-09-22, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>Anew Kilauea eruption began in a remote area of Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park on Sunday, Sept. 15. This is the first eruption on Kilauea’s middle East Rift Zone (MERZ) since 2018 and it poses no immediate threat to life or infrastructure. The USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory is closely monitoring this eruption.</p>
https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2024/09/22/community/volcano-watch-a-new-kilauea-eruption/
date: 2024-09-22, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>Belgium’s capital, Brussels, is undeniably a great place to get a feel for modern-day Europe. But as the capital of the EU it’s an international hub that doesn’t give you a sense of Belgium per se. My favorite place to feel the pulse of modern Belgium is Antwerp, the port city north of Brussels. It’s an honest, what-you-see-is-what-you-get place with a true sense of local identity.</p>
https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2024/09/22/features/visit-artsy-urban-antwerp/
date: 2024-09-22, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden is hosting the leaders of Australia, India and Japan at his home in Wilmington, Delaware, this weekend, seeking to use his fourth and final “Quad summit” to cement the alliance between the United States and Indo-Pacific nations and to counter China’s rising influence in the region.</p>
date: 2024-09-22, from: Guam Daily Post
The Judiciary of Guam, together with the Office of the Governor and the Guam Legislature, held a joint proclamation and resolution presentation commemorating Sept. 17 as Constitution Day and Sept. 17-23 as Constitution Week.
date: 2024-09-22, from: Guam Daily Post
After being convicted of sexual assault charges, Gilberto F. Kusterbeck’s appeal to have the convictions overturned was denied by the Supreme Court of Guam in a 23-page decision handed down Friday.
date: 2024-09-22, from: Guam Daily Post
Ypao Beach came alive Saturday, as beachgoers saw sand turn into sculpted artwork as part of the inaugural Guam SandFest, which celebrated the island’s coastal beauty and promoted environmental stewardship.
date: 2024-09-22, from: Guam Daily Post
The University of Guam Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering program has achieved a “major accomplishment,” according to the university’s president, who announced Wednesday that the program is now nationally accredited.
date: 2024-09-22, from: Guam Daily Post
A man arrested on allegations that he attempted to use a credit card, reportedly stolen less than two hours earlier, refused to identify others involved, telling Guam Police Department officers, he “is not a snitch.”
date: 2024-09-22, from: Guam Daily Post
A magistrate’s complaint filed in the Superior Court of Guam against Marvin Pagaduan Abella accuses him of tossing drugs out of his car while fleeing Guam Police Department officers who were attempting to pull him over on Thursday.