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(date: 2024-10-06 11:09:10)


Finding ʻUlutopia: Better breadfruit through Kauaʻi CC research project

date: 2024-10-06, from: University of Hawaiʻi News

A Kauaʻi CC project has found a way to double the production of ʻulu.

The post Finding ʻUlutopia: Better breadfruit through Kauaʻi CC research project first appeared on University of Hawaiʻi System News.

https://www.hawaii.edu/news/2024/10/06/finding-ulutopia-better-breadfruit-through-kauai-cc/


MLB roundup: Shohei Ohtani sparks Dodgers’ rally vs. Padres

date: 2024-10-06, updated: 2024-10-06, from: Marianas Variety

(Reuters) — Shohei Ohtani hit a three-run home run in the first playoff game of his career and the host Los Angeles Dodgers rallied for a 7-5 victory over the San Diego Padres on Saturday in Game 1 of their National League Division Series.

https://www.mvariety.com/sports/nationalsports/mlb-roundup-shohei-ohtani-sparks-dodgers-rally-vs-padres/article_a04f3ac6-83d1-11ef-8d18-fb1b1771f2cb.html


Chaos hits AP poll with 4 teams ranked in the top 11 losing to unranked opponents

date: 2024-10-06, updated: 2024-10-06, from: Marianas Variety

(AP) —  Vanderbilt’s stunning upset of No. 1 Alabama that led to crazed fans marching the goal posts through the streets of Nashville was just the appetizer.

https://www.mvariety.com/sports/nationalsports/chaos-hits-ap-poll-with-4-teams-ranked-in-the-top-11-losing-to-unranked/article_0fe6f5e6-83d1-11ef-ad14-077d13aa29d1.html


Guam Agriculture opposes NOAA’s listing giant clams as endangered

date: 2024-10-06, updated: 2024-10-06, from: Marianas Variety

HAGÅTÑA (The Guam Daily Post) — Imagine for a minute that CHamorus could no longer wear a sinahi or other jewelry made from the giant clam across borders without risking confiscation. According to the Guam Department of Agriculture, that is just one of the impacts the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration proposal to list 10 species of giant clams as endangered would bring.

https://www.mvariety.com/news/regional_world/guam-agriculture-opposes-noaa-s-listing-giant-clams-as-endangered/article_05018424-83d2-11ef-8a6b-0bffab38f776.html


Beto, Vizion Insurance in basketball finale

date: 2024-10-06, updated: 2024-10-06, from: Marianas Variety

BETO and Vizion Insurance will vie for the season 2 championship of the Destroyers Basketball Club Friedly Games 2024 after eliminating their respective semifinal adversaries at the TSL Sports Complex on Saturday.

https://www.mvariety.com/sports/localsports/beto-vizion-insurance-in-basketball-finale/article_0c5ca48c-83bf-11ef-ad13-539bac7a58b3.html


Tony Satur is Amigos September Ace

date: 2024-10-06, updated: 2024-10-06, from: Marianas Variety

TONY Satur topped the Amigos Golf Club’s September Ace of the Month tournament with a two-day net total of 140 at the west course  of Laolao Bay Golf & Resort on Sunday, Sept. 15.

https://www.mvariety.com/sports/localsports/tony-satur-is-amigos-september-ace/article_8ad6850e-83be-11ef-ae98-bbe207ce0714.html


Fighting for the future

date: 2024-10-06, updated: 2024-10-06, from: Marianas Variety

HAFA Adai!

https://www.mvariety.com/views/letters_to_editor/fighting-for-the-future/article_f74bba50-83d3-11ef-bc3e-7f56211e8ad8.html


Dear CNMI community

date: 2024-10-06, updated: 2024-10-06, from: Marianas Variety

AS we approach the midterm elections, it is crucial to reflect on the current state of our Commonwealth and evaluate the actions taken by both past and present administrations. Equally important is the need to hold our Senators, Representatives, and new candidates accountable for the plans they present moving forward.

https://www.mvariety.com/views/letters_to_editor/dear-cnmi-community/article_2ec726e0-83d4-11ef-8517-bf4aef002fed.html


BC’s Tales of the Pacific ǀ Tristan Jones

date: 2024-10-06, updated: 2024-10-06, from: Marianas Variety

JIMMY Buffett taught us that sometimes, well-told fiction is better than reality.  Tristan Jones would have agreed.  His own life packed enough interesting material to keep inquisitive grandchildren gathered wide-eyed at his feet for years, yet halfway through his life’s journey he upped the ante and reinvented himself.  Separating fact from fiction in Tristan Jones’ life is one thing, but whatever you think of him, there is no denying his power with the pen.

https://www.mvariety.com/views/columnists/bc-s-tales-of-the-pacific-tristan-jones/article_4671f988-83d3-11ef-b8c1-fb2d6c4cc629.html


Jigz celebrates 15 years of service to NMI

date: 2024-10-06, updated: 2024-10-06, from: Marianas Variety

JIGZ Barber Shop & Beauty Salon on Saturday celebrated its 15th year of providing the local community with quality services.

https://www.mvariety.com/news/local/jigz-celebrates-15-years-of-service-to-nmi/article_ad784ee0-83a9-11ef-845d-af6c43239b46.html


SSHS celebrates its AP Capstone Diploma recipients

date: 2024-10-06, updated: 2024-10-06, from: Marianas Variety

(SSHS) — Over 2,500 schools participated in the AP Capstone Diploma program, a project-based learning experience valued by colleges and universities across the U.S. and around the world.

https://www.mvariety.com/news/community_bulletins/sshs-celebrates-its-ap-capstone-diploma-recipients/article_9bcd8474-83dd-11ef-8db5-375f3fe431c2.html


Campaigns seek any edge to sway a tossup election

date: 2024-10-06, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold

            <p>As Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump begin the final 30-day push for the White House, they are locked in a neck-and-neck race from the Rust Belt to the Sun Belt.</p>
         

https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2024/10/06/nation-world-news/campaigns-seek-any-edge-to-sway-a-tossup-election/


Trump’s return to scene of attack is a do-over in more ways than one

date: 2024-10-06, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold

            <p>BUTLER, Pa. &#8212; Donald Trump returned to Butler, Pennsylvania, on Saturday for a massive rally at the fairgrounds where he was struck in July by a would-be assassin&#8217;s bullet, an event envisioned by his campaign as a show of strength and a memorial for the former volunteer fire chief who was killed during the attack.</p>
         

https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2024/10/06/nation-world-news/trumps-return-to-scene-of-attack-is-a-do-over-in-more-ways-than-one/


Bill targets 40-year-old law regarding radioactive materials

date: 2024-10-06, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold

            <p>A decades-old Hawaii County law allowing the U.S. Armed Forces to freely transport radioactive materials on the island may be coming to an end.</p>
         

https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2024/10/06/hawaii-news/bill-targets-40-year-old-law-regarding-radioactive-materials/


As 23andMe struggles, concerns surface about its genetic data

date: 2024-10-06, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold

            <p>The genetic testing company 23andMe, once valued at $6 billion, is facing an uncertain future after a drop in share prices, a recent board resignation and a data breach last year that affected nearly 7 million customers.</p>
         

https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2024/10/06/nation-world-news/as-23andme-struggles-concerns-surface-about-its-genetic-data/


NOAA seeks to restore road to Mauna Loa Observatory

date: 2024-10-06, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold

            <p>Access to the Mauna Loa Observatory could be restored by next April, more than two years after the eruption of its namesake volcano cut it off from the rest of the island.</p>
         

https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2024/10/06/hawaii-news/noaa-seeks-to-restore-road-to-mauna-loa-observatory/


Council bill seeks to ease permit restrictions for ag lot owners

date: 2024-10-06, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold

            <p>Agricultural landowners could encounter less red tape when trying to make small improvements to their properties, under a County Council proposal.</p>
         

https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2024/10/06/hawaii-news/council-bill-seeks-to-ease-permit-restrictions-for-ag-lot-owners/


As America’s marijuana use grows, so do the harms

date: 2024-10-06, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold

            <p>In midcoast Maine, a pediatrician sees teenagers so dependent on cannabis that they consume it practically all day, every day &#8212; &#8220;a remarkably scary amount,&#8221; she said.</p>
         

https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2024/10/06/nation-world-news/as-americas-marijuana-use-grows-so-do-the-harms/


Man charged with felony fireworks offense

date: 2024-10-06, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold

            <p>A 44-year-old Hilo man might be the first Hawaii Island resident to be charged with a felony fireworks offense.</p>
         

https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2024/10/06/hawaii-news/man-charged-with-felony-fireworks-offense/


US officials struggle to quash Hurricane Helene conspiracy theories

date: 2024-10-06, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold

            <p>In the wake of the devastation of Hurricane Helene in the United States this week, a new storm emerged on social media - false rumors about how disaster funds have been used, and even claims that officials control the weather.</p>
         

https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2024/10/06/nation-world-news/us-officials-struggle-to-quash-hurricane-helene-conspiracy-theories/


USS Daniel Inouye returns from first deployment

date: 2024-10-06, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold

            <p>The Navy destroyer USS Daniel Inouye returned Friday to its home port of Pearl Harbor as it concluded its first overseas deployment. On the edge of the pier, friends and family of the ship&#8217;s crew waited with signs and lei to welcome their sailors back home.</p>
         

https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2024/10/06/hawaii-news/uss-daniel-inouye-returns-from-first-deployment/


Your Views for October 5

date: 2024-10-06, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold

            <p>&#8216;Affordable&#8217; might&#0010;not be right word</p>
         

https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2024/10/06/opinion/your-views-for-october-5-9/


Obituaries for October 6

date: 2024-10-06, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold

            <p>Henry Sweetleimamo Evangelista Jr., 67 of Pahoa died Sept. 1 at home. He was an entrepreneur, owning Kukui Boy Products, distributor of wholesale and retail manufacturing of food products, catering, preparing meals for the Alu Like Kupuna program, owner of the Waiakea Kai Cafe and Snack Shop serving local-style foods, Mamo-Ulu Creations, a local attire company, musician and songwriter, artist, and man of many talents who received the Golden Hammer Award for the Class of 1975 at Pahoa High School. Private services with cremation to follow. Survived by daughter, Lesly Makamae S. (Damon) Remmers; son, Layne Mohala (Ku&#8216;uhoni) Wong-Evangelista; mother of his children, Ululani Tammy Evangelista; partner, Jackie Markham; sisters, Sandy Evangelista, Emmalyn Evangelista of Hilo and Heather (Christian)Kubo of Puna, four grandchildren and four great-grandchildren; nieces and nephews. Arrangemens by Dodo Mortuary.</p>
         

https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2024/10/06/obituaries/obituaries-for-october-6-10/


Heavy strikes shake Beirut as Israel expands Lebanon campaign

date: 2024-10-06, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold

            <p>BEIRUT (Reuters) &#8212; Massive consecutive strikes hit Beirut&#8217;s southern suburbs from late Saturday into Sunday, Reuters eyewitnesses said, sending booms across the city and sparking flashes of red and white for nearly 30 minutes visible from several kilometers away. The strikes came after days of bombing by Israel of Beirut suburbs considered strongholds for Iran-backed armed group Hezbollah, killing its leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, and possibly his potential successor. A Lebanese security source said on Saturday that Hashem Safieddine, the potential successor, had been out of contact since Friday, after an Israeli airstrike near the city&#8217;s international airport that was reported to have targeted him. The Israeli military said it eliminated Nasrallah in a strike on the group&#8217;s central command headquarters in Beirut on Sept. 27. Hezbollah confirmed he had been killed.</p>
         

https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2024/10/06/nation-world-news/heavy-strikes-shake-beirut-as-israel-expands-lebanon-campaign/


Harris meets with Arab and Muslim leaders in Michigan

date: 2024-10-06, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold

            <p>Vice President Kamala Harris on Friday met with Arab and Muslim leaders while campaigning in Michigan, a crucial battleground state where roiling discontent over the United States&#8217; backing of Israel&#8217;s war in the Gaza Strip and Israel&#8217;s escalating attacks in Lebanon could threaten her support.</p>
         

https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2024/10/06/nation-world-news/harris-meets-with-arab-and-muslim-leaders-in-michigan/


Volcano Watch: First light (and flight) for HVO’s new airborne lidar system

date: 2024-10-06, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold

            <p>Topographic mapping has been a key component of volcano monitoring for decades, helping scientists to study morphologic changes and predict the paths of lava flows during eruptions. Lidar systems are a preferred mapping tool and the USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory now has a lidar system of its own to generate mapping products more frequently than ever before.</p>
         

https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2024/10/06/community/volcano-watch-first-light-and-flight-for-hvos-new-airborne-lidar-system/


What Vance wouldn’t say: Donald Trump lost in 2020, fair and square

date: 2024-10-06, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold

            <p>In contrast to the scattered, angry, erratic, openly demagogic man at the top of the ticket, Sen. JD Vance was calm and clear and presentable in Tuesday night&#8217;s debate against Gov. Tim Walz, Kamala Harris&#8217; choice to be a heartbeat away from the presidency. Vance probably even won on points, if you judge these things like a high school debate meet; Walz served up a few word salads. </p>
         

https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2024/10/06/opinion/what-vance-wouldnt-say-donald-trump-lost-in-2020-fair-and-square/


The Rhine River: Raging with history

date: 2024-10-06, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold

            <p>Jostling through crowds of Germans and tourists in the Rhine River village of Bacharach, I climb to the sun deck of the ferry and grab a chair. With the last passenger barely aboard, the gangplank is dragged in and the river pulls us away.</p>
         

https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2024/10/06/features/the-rhine-river-raging-with-history/


Shohei Ohtani leads Dodgers past Padres in playoff debut

date: 2024-10-06, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold

            <p>LOS ANGELES &#8212; Shohei Ohtani hit a three-run home run in the first playoff game of his career and the Los Angeles Dodgers rallied for a 7-5 victory over the San Diego Padres on Saturday in Game 1 of their National League Division Series.</p>
         

https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2024/10/06/sports/shohei-ohtani-leads-dodgers-past-padres-in-playoff-debut/


Texas A&M blasts No. 9 Missouri with balanced attack

date: 2024-10-06, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold

            <p>Le&#8217;Veon Moss rushed for 138 yards and three touchdowns and Conner Weigman threw for 276 yards as No. 25 Texas A&#038;M dismantled No. 9 Missouri 41-10 in their Southeastern Conference matchup on Saturday in Bryan-College Station, Texas.</p>
         

https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2024/10/06/sports/texas-am-blasts-no-9-missouri-with-balanced-attack/


Alex Verdugo, Yankees clip Royals to open ALDS

date: 2024-10-06, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold

            <p>NEW YORK &#8212; The final three-plus months of Alex Verdugo&#8217;s first regular season with the New York Yankees were so frustrating that there were some doubts if he would be in the starting lineup for Game 1 of the American League Division Series.</p>
         

https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2024/10/06/sports/alex-verdugo-yankees-clip-royals-to-open-alds/


Five Warriors observations: Lindy Waters III hits game winner to beat Clippers on Oahu

date: 2024-10-06, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold

            <p>HONOLULU &#8212; Here are five observations from the Warriors&#8217; preseason-opening 91-90 win over the Clippers on Saturday afternoon in Hawaii.</p>
         

https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2024/10/06/sports/five-warriors-observations-lindy-waters-iii-hits-game-winner-to-beat-clippers-on-oahu/


Vanderbilt jumps ahead early, never trails in stunning upset of No. 1 Alabama

date: 2024-10-06, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold

            <p>Vanderbilt&#8217;s Diego Pavia threw for 252 yards and two touchdowns as the Commodores shocked top-ranked Alabama, 40-35, at First Bank Stadium in Nashville, Tenn., on Saturday.</p>
         

https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2024/10/06/sports/vanderbilt-jumps-ahead-early-never-trails-in-stunning-upset-of-no-1-alabama/


The Savannah Bananas needed a bigger stage

date: 2024-10-06, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold

            <p>Getting tickets to Savannah Bananas games over the last few years has been so difficult that the barnstorming baseball team has drawn comparisons to Taylor Swift. And like Swift, the Bananas, who have danced their way to national stardom, will be taking their act from intimate venues to almost exclusively giant stadiums in 2025.</p>
         

https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2024/10/06/sports/the-savannah-bananas-needed-a-bigger-stage/


FIFA limits on player transfers are illegal, Europe’s top court rules

date: 2024-10-06, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold

            <p>Europe&#8217;s top court ruled Friday that some elements of soccer&#8217;s multibillion-dollar global player trading market are illegal, a decision that is likely to force changes to the way thousands of athletes move between teams around the world every year.</p>
         

https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2024/10/06/sports/fifa-limits-on-player-transfers-are-illegal-europes-top-court-rules/


Guam takes 3rd in FIRST Global Challenge

date: 2024-10-06, from: Guam Daily Post

On Saturday in Hagåtña, four seniors from Father Duenas Memorial School and Simon Sanchez High School showcased their robotics project which won their alliance third place in a competition held over 7,000 miles away in Athens, Greece.

https://www.postguam.com/news/local/guam-takes-3rd-in-first-global-challenge/article_0f3e1d06-8393-11ef-8ee1-8303c9ae7d70.html


Guam Agriculture opposes NOAA’s listing giant clams as endangered

date: 2024-10-06, from: Guam Daily Post

Imagine for a minute that CHamorus could no longer wear a sinahi or other jewelry made from the giant clam across borders without risking confiscation. According to the Guam Department of Agriculture, that is just one of the impacts the…

https://www.postguam.com/news/local/guam-agriculture-opposes-noaas-listing-giant-clams-as-endangered/article_abf8a8c8-839d-11ef-9fcb-eb0f75fbc377.html


Stakeout leads to 4 drug arrests

date: 2024-10-06, from: Guam Daily Post

The Guam Police Department arrested four individuals, one of them suspected to be the “main man” of an alleged “trap house” in Dededo.

https://www.postguam.com/news/local/stakeout-leads-to-4-drug-arrests/article_c2614e08-8299-11ef-9ea2-8ffb669e7189.html


Man allegedly assaulted father

date: 2024-10-06, from: Guam Daily Post

A suspect charged Thursday in the Superior Court of Guam allegedly wore brass knuckles during an altercation with his father that turned physical over a “rude awakening.”

https://www.postguam.com/news/local/man-allegedly-assaulted-father/article_b19de3e2-81f4-11ef-95a5-97a1ac8c6e3a.html


Man accused of threats to woman, children

date: 2024-10-06, from: Guam Daily Post

A man who allegedly claimed to be part of a “crew” is accused of threatening his girlfriend and her sons for “retaliation,” a magistrate’s complaint filed in the Superior Court of Guam stated.

https://www.postguam.com/news/local/man-accused-of-threats-to-woman-children/article_84f57e7e-8378-11ef-871d-4779399a539f.html


Driver involved in a head-on car collision allegedly drank 8 beers

date: 2024-10-06, from: Guam Daily Post

A 25-year-old man allegedly had more than two times the legal blood alcohol level when he collided head-on with another vehicle on Thursday in Mangilao.

https://www.postguam.com/news/local/driver-involved-in-a-head-on-car-collision-allegedly-drank-8-beers/article_16cd0aaa-8299-11ef-a646-6b210dbe5ab9.html


The sunny side of life

date: 2024-10-05, from: Pacific Island Times

Someone said, “Aline, you don’t like to criticize others in your writing.” I thought about that. There were a couple of times when anger…

https://www.pacificislandtimes.com/post/the-sunny-side-of-life


What America left behind

date: 2024-10-05, from: Pacific Island Times

Manila – A work-related trip recently brought me to Subic Naval Facility, the site of one of the two former U.S. military bases in the…

https://www.pacificislandtimes.com/post/what-america-left-behind


My lucky day

date: 2024-10-05, from: Pacific Island Times

Bridgman, MI— In my previous column, I told the story of the last speeding ticket I had and the promise I made to my wife, Sharon, to…

https://www.pacificislandtimes.com/post/my-lucky-day


Independence, co-dependence: The complex nature of free association

date: 2024-10-05, from: Pacific Island Times

On Oct. 1, 2024, Palau marked the 30th anniversary of its independence. The two other freely associated states, the Federated States of…

https://www.pacificislandtimes.com/post/independence-co-dependence-the-complex-nature-of-free-association


date: 2024-10-05, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold

            <p>WASHINGTON &#8212; The Biden administration will not renew a temporary humanitarian entry program for hundreds of thousands of migrants with U.S. sponsors who arrived in recent years, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security said on Friday.</p>
         

https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2024/10/05/nation-world-news/u-s-will-not-renew-legal-status-for-hundreds-of-thousands-of-migrants/


Israel targets Hezbollah intel HQ in Lebanon; Iran says it will not back down

date: 2024-10-05, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold

            <p>BEIRUT/JERUSALEM &#8212; Israel said it had targeted the intelligence headquarters of Hezbollah in Beirut and was assessing the damage on Friday after a series of strikes on senior figures in the group that Iran&#8217;s Supreme Leader dismissed as counterproductive.</p>
         

https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2024/10/05/nation-world-news/israel-targets-hezbollah-intel-hq-in-lebanon-iran-says-it-will-not-back-down/


Judge halts Biden student debt plan right after it was allowed to proceed

date: 2024-10-05, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold

            <p>WASHINGTON &#8212; A federal judge in Missouri temporarily blocked a Biden administration plan to cancel student debt less than a day after another judge had allowed it to proceed, throwing into uncertainty the fate of a program that could affect more than 27 million borrowers.</p>
         

https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2024/10/05/nation-world-news/judge-halts-biden-student-debt-plan-right-after-it-was-allowed-to-proceed/


Some still searching for their loved ones a week after Hurricane Helene

date: 2024-10-05, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold

            <p>BLACK MOUNTAIN, N.C. &#8212; The last time Drew McLean&#8217;s parents saw him, he was marveling at the power of Tropical Storm Helene as it washed over their home in the mountains of North Carolina.</p>
         

https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2024/10/05/nation-world-news/some-still-searching-for-their-loved-ones-a-week-after-hurricane-helene/


Dow registers record high close as US jobs data eases economic worries

date: 2024-10-05, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold

            <p>NEW YORK &#8212; The Dow posted a record closing high on Friday and the Nasdaq ended with a more than 1% gain as a stronger-than-expected jobs report reassured investors who had worried the economy may be getting too weak.</p>
         

https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2024/10/05/nation-world-news/dow-registers-record-high-close-as-us-jobs-data-eases-economic-worries/


Haitian gang slaughters at least 70 people as thousands flee

date: 2024-10-05, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold

            <p>PORT-AU-PRINCE &#8212; Gang members brandishing automatic rifles stormed through a town in Haiti&#8217;s main breadbasket region, killing at least 70 and forcing over 6,000 to flee, causing widespread shock even in a country grown accustomed to outbreaks of violence.</p>
         

https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2024/10/05/nation-world-news/haitian-gang-slaughters-at-least-70-people-as-thousands-flee/


The bold. The beautiful. The fat bear.

date: 2024-10-05, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold

            <p>Voters have a lot to weigh: leadership qualities, policy agenda, experience. But over the past decade, one race has been defined by the amount of wild salmon that can be smashed into a mouth. </p>
         

https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2024/10/05/features/the-bold-the-beautiful-the-fat-bear/


A reflection — How Kamala Harris is carrying the torch

date: 2024-10-05, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold

            <p>As the 2024 presidential campaign season heats up, with Vice President Kamala Harris emerging as a formidable contender, it&#8217;s a moment to reflect on the enduring power of the feminist mantra that has shaped generations of women in politics: &#8220;The personal is political.&#8221;</p>
         

https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2024/10/05/opinion/a-reflection-how-kamala-harris-is-carrying-the-torch/


Nibi the beaver’s future reached the courts. Then the Massachusetts governor stepped in.

date: 2024-10-05, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold

            <p>This is a story about wildlife, about bureaucracy, about politics, about the internet.</p>
         

https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2024/10/05/nation-world-news/nibi-the-beavers-future-reached-the-courts-then-the-massachusetts-governor-stepped-in/


Conservative activists are monitoring — and filming — voter registration sites

date: 2024-10-05, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold

            <p>One sweltering morning in Phoenix, four workers from a Latino nonprofit stood with clipboards outside a motor vehicle office to do the grunt work of democracy: persuading reluctant Americans to register to vote.</p>
         

https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2024/10/05/opinion/conservative-activists-are-monitoring-and-filming-voter-registration-sites/


As 10 states prepare to vote on abortion rights, Texas shows that abortion bans are deadly for women

date: 2024-10-05, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold

            <p>This election day, voters will have a direct voice in deciding whether to preserve or enhance abortion rights in 10 states, including six in which abortion is outlawed or seriously restricted.</p>
         

https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2024/10/05/opinion/as-10-states-prepare-to-vote-on-abortion-rights-texas-shows-that-abortion-bans-are-deadly-for-women/


Pandemic startups are thriving, and helping to fuel the economy

date: 2024-10-05, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold

            <p>Hector Xu was on track for a career in academia when the pandemic upended his plans.</p>
         

https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2024/10/05/nation-world-news/pandemic-startups-are-thriving-and-helping-to-fuel-the-economy/


Hawaii’s tourism goals unlikely to keep up with inflation

date: 2024-10-05, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold

            <p>Times are tough.</p>
         

https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2024/10/05/hawaii-news/hawaiis-tourism-goals-unlikely-to-keep-up-with-inflation/


Ports rush to reopen after first major strike in decades is suspended

date: 2024-10-05, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold

            <p>Hours after a longshoremen&#8217;s union on the East and Gulf coasts agreed to suspend its strike, major ports rushed to reopen Friday and get cargo to businesses that have spent the last few days racked with fear over lost sales.</p>
         

https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2024/10/05/nation-world-news/ports-rush-to-reopen-after-first-major-strike-in-decades-is-suspended/


An exodus of agents left the Secret Service unprepared for 2024

date: 2024-10-05, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold

            <p>WASHINGTON &#8212; In November, Michael Ebey, a Secret Service special agent, found himself working another 12-hour shift. Like so many before, it was grueling.</p>
         

https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2024/10/05/nation-world-news/an-exodus-of-agents-left-the-secret-service-unprepared-for-2024/


BIIF volleyball: Warriors, Ka Makani and Bulls sweep

date: 2024-10-05, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold

            <p>HILO &#8212; Waiakea girls volleyball opened its two-match homestand with its second consecutive straight-sets victory on Thursday in Hilo. The Warriors beat the visiting Kea&#8216;au Cougars by scores of 25-10, 25-14 and 25-11. It was the seventh straight-sets win of the season for Waiakea.</p>
         

https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2024/10/05/sports/biif-volleyball-warriors-ka-makani-and-bulls-sweep/


UH-Hilo volleyball: Vulcans bounce back to down Menlo; Leonard moves to No. 2 in program wins

date: 2024-10-05, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold

            <p>ATHERTON, California &#8211; Hawai&#8217;i Hilo Women&#8217;s Volleyball rebounded from an opening-set defeat to down Menlo in four sets (17-25, 25-12, 25-11, 25-21) Thursday evening in Pacific West Conference play at the Haynes-Prim Pavilion.</p>
         

https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2024/10/05/sports/uh-hilo-volleyball-vulcans-bounce-back-to-down-menlo-leonard-moves-to-no-2-in-program-wins/


BIIF football: Wildcats wash Waveriders

date: 2024-10-05, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold

            <p>KEALAKEKUA &#8212; Konawaena football played one of its best games of the season during Thursday night&#8217;s rout of local rival Kealakehe at Julian R. Yates Field.</p>
         

https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2024/10/05/sports/biif-football-wildcats-wash-waveriders/


Mets geared up to face Phillies ace Zack Wheeler in Game 1 of NLDS

date: 2024-10-05, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold

            <p>PHILADELPHIA &#8212; Shockingly, J.D. Martinez has never faced Zack Wheeler.</p>
         

https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2024/10/05/sports/mets-geared-up-to-face-phillies-ace-zack-wheeler-in-game-1-of-nlds/


A season of milestones for Ohtani, with the big one still unfulfilled

date: 2024-10-05, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold

            <p>In his first season as a member of the Los Angeles Dodgers, Shohei Ohtani has established himself as the center of the franchise&#8217;s universe. He thrived underneath the spotlight of his 10-year, $700 million contract. His boost to the financial bottom line made team officials giddy &#8212; &#8220;well beyond what we imagined,&#8221; said the team&#8217;s president, Stan Kasten. He responded to a shocking betrayal from his closest confidant with one of the best offensive seasons in MLB history.</p>
         

https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2024/10/05/sports/a-season-of-milestones-for-ohtani-with-the-big-one-still-unfulfilled/


Week 5 NFL capsules

date: 2024-10-05, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold

            <p><strong>New York Jets (2-2) vs. Minnesota Vikings (4-0) in London</strong></p>
         

https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2024/10/05/sports/week-5-nfl-capsules/


Complaint: Suspect tried to lose police on dark road

date: 2024-10-05, from: Guam Daily Post

A suspect who led police on a high-speed chase through Dededo on Oct. 1 didn’t get away for long, despite efforts to lose authorities on a dark road, according to a magistrate’s complaint filed in the Superior Court of Guam…

https://www.postguam.com/news/local/complaint-suspect-tried-to-lose-police-on-dark-road/article_a87bb9e2-8208-11ef-873f-07a795cc8ebc.html


GDOE: Chief Brodie passes inspection, no word on SHS inspection results

date: 2024-10-05, from: Guam Daily Post

It’s been a week since the superintendent’s deadline to have all 24,000 students back on campus for in-person learning, however, two schools remain closed.

https://www.postguam.com/news/local/gdoe-chief-brodie-passes-inspection-no-word-on-shs-inspection-results/article_0f407748-82a5-11ef-81f7-5bbd61a4db50.html


Lawmakers debate ‘sweetheart deal’ for golf course conversion to solar farm

date: 2024-10-05, from: Guam Daily Post

A “sweetheart deal.” That’s what some lawmakers said Bill 179-37 would create by modifying the lease between Guam International Country Club Inc. and the Chamorro Land Trust Commission to allow the operation of a solar power facility on CLTC property…

https://www.postguam.com/news/local/lawmakers-debate-sweetheart-deal-for-golf-course-conversion-to-solar-farm/article_f782b73c-81fb-11ef-b43d-f331bee58dbe.html


Bascon charged with vehicular homicide, released on $15K PR bond

date: 2024-10-05, from: Guam Daily Post

Charged with vehicular homicide in the death of John Edward Kinsey III, Darlene Mafnas Bascon faces up to nine years imprisonment if found guilty.

https://www.postguam.com/news/local/bascon-charged-with-vehicular-homicide-released-on-15k-pr-bond/article_668455d6-81f8-11ef-ada5-17c7ab28deaa.html


Guam rugby triumphs over Nepal, to face India in cup semifinals

date: 2024-10-05, from: Guam Daily Post

Despite a short-handed roster, which became even shorter after Mariana Crisostomo sustained a suspected ACL tear and Erica Quichocho suffered three cracked ribs, the Guam women’s national rugby team won a game and had two other strong showings Friday in…

https://www.postguam.com/sports/local/guam-rugby-triumphs-over-nepal-to-face-india-in-cup-semifinals/article_62331580-8298-11ef-9382-43a622ff17f2.html


Airport terminal flooring project moves forward

date: 2024-10-05, from: Guam Daily Post

If you’ve flown into Guam in the last year, you may have noticed the bare floors in the baggage claim area, but according to the Guam International Airport Authority, that will soon change as a project to install culturally artistic…

https://www.postguam.com/news/local/airport-terminal-flooring-project-moves-forward/article_64034f96-829e-11ef-8c24-f30c598141c4.html


Support for bill limiting cannabis testing exemption

date: 2024-10-05, from: Guam Daily Post

With the effective date for the cannabis testing exemption in Guam law fast approaching, certain lawmakers are hoping to amend the law further so that the exemption only applies to cannabis flowers or buds, and not edibles or any other…

https://www.postguam.com/news/local/support-for-bill-limiting-cannabis-testing-exemption/article_7473d19c-8231-11ef-a365-9fc71641e55b.html


Honowai 6th graders explore medical careers at JABSOM

date: 2024-10-05, from: University of Hawaiʻi News

100 sixth graders were given a physician pathway career tour at JABSOM.

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https://www.hawaii.edu/news/2024/10/04/honowai-students-expolore-jabsom/


Search begins for next SOEST dean at UH Mānoa

date: 2024-10-04, from: University of Hawaiʻi News

The Office of the Provost has formally initiated the search for the next dean of the School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology.

The post Search begins for next SOEST dean at UH Mānoa first appeared on University of Hawaiʻi System News.

https://www.hawaii.edu/news/2024/10/04/search-for-soest-dean/


Don’t just age, age better: 5 longevity tips for healthier aging

date: 2024-10-04, updated: 2024-10-04, from: Marianas Variety

(BPT) - Do you know how well you’re aging? Aging well goes beyond how you look. To live a healthier, more active lifestyle as you age, it’s important to know your current health baseline and identify potential future issues that you can prevent or manage now.

https://www.mvariety.com/online_features/tech_talk_and_innovation/don-t-just-age-age-better-5-longevity-tips-for-healthier-aging/article_092536ab-c8b2-5a16-9257-b4ac89ff01d0.html


Nation and world news in brief for October 4

date: 2024-10-04, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold

            <p>Former Memphis officers found guilty of lesser charge in beating death of Tyre Nichols</p>
         

https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2024/10/04/nation-world-news/nation-and-world-news-in-brief-for-october-4/


Proposal to improve the island’s radio infrastructure needs more work

date: 2024-10-04, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold

            <p>A proposal to improve the island&#8217;s radio infrastructure needs a bit more development.</p>
         

https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2024/10/04/hawaii-news/proposal-to-improve-the-islands-radio-infrastructure-needs-more-work/


UH-H sports: Soccer wins, volleyball powers through

date: 2024-10-04, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold

            <p>HILO &#8212; The newly-ranked No. 25 UH-Hilo women&#8217;s soccer team extended its win streak to five games as the unbeaten Vulcans blanked Academy of Art, 3-0, in Pacific West Conference action Tuesday afternoon at the Vulcan Soccer Field.</p>
         

https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2024/10/04/sports/uh-h-sports-soccer-wins-volleyball-powers-through/


Football Hall of Fame pares list of senior nominees

date: 2024-10-04, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold

            <p>(Field Level Media) &#8212; Sixty former NFL players have made the cut to remain in consideration for selection into the seniors category of the Pro Football Hall of Fame&#8217;s Class of 2025. </p>
         

https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2024/10/04/sports/football-hall-of-fame-pares-list-of-senior-nominees/


Pete Alonso’s blast sends Mets past Brewers for series win

date: 2024-10-04, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold

            <p>MILWAUKEE &#8212; Pete Alonso lined a three-run homer to key a four-run ninth-inning rally and lift the New York Mets to a 4-2 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers on Thursday in the decisive third game of a National League wild-card series.</p>
         

https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2024/10/04/sports/pete-alonsos-blast-sends-mets-past-brewers-for-series-win/


Kirk Cousins throws for 509 yards as Falcons top Bucs in OT

date: 2024-10-04, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold

            <p>ATLANTA &#8212; KhaDarel Hodge caught a game-winning 45-yard touchdown with 8:45 left in overtime and Kirk Cousins passed for a franchise-record 509 yards as the Atlanta Falcons beat the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 36-30 on Thursday night.</p>
         

https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2024/10/04/sports/kirk-cousins-throws-for-509-yards-as-falcons-top-bucs-in-ot/


Police seek suspects in resort e-bike theft

date: 2024-10-04, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold

            <p>Police are seeking the public&#8217;s assistance to identify a man and a woman sought for the theft of an electric bicycle in Waikoloa on Sept. 26.</p>
         

https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2024/10/04/hawaii-news/police-seek-suspects-in-resort-e-bike-theft/


‘Shrek the Musical’ makes Hilo debut tonight

date: 2024-10-04, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold

            <p>A beloved character from a series of animated films is making its way to the Hilo Palace Theater for the first time with the production of &#8220;Shrek the Musical,&#8221; which opens today.</p>
         

https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2024/10/04/hawaii-news/shrek-the-musical-makes-hilo-debut-tonight/


17th Annual IKL Karate Championship coming soon

date: 2024-10-04, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold

            <p>The 17th Annual International Karate League (IKL) Karate Championship returns Nov. 2 at Old Airport&#8217;s Kekuaokalani Gymnasium in Kailua-Kona. Approximately 100 competitors of various age groups are expected from traditional Karate schools around the Big Island and across the state.</p>
         

https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2024/10/04/sports/17th-annual-ikl-karate-championship-coming-soon/


BIIF volleyball: Warriors, Bulls stay atop of standings with wins

date: 2024-10-04, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold

            <p><strong>KSH 3, Pahoa 0</strong></p>
         

https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2024/10/04/sports/biif-volleyball-warriors-bulls-stay-atop-of-standings-with-wins/


Runnin’ with Rani: Peaman International Biathlon

date: 2024-10-04, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold

            <p>KAILUA-KONA &#8212; It turned out to be another beautiful Sunday morning for Peaman&#8217;s 436th Biathlon event, as nearly 70 biathletes gathered at Kaiakeakua Beach for the &#0189;-mile swim and 3.1-mile run.</p>
         

https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2024/10/04/sports/runnin-with-rani-peaman-international-biathlon/


When the North Carolina mountains become hurricane alley

date: 2024-10-04, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold

            <p>When the warnings first arrived, days before the remnants of Hurricane Helene, Kimberly Moody took note of what was said &#8212; and what wasn&#8217;t. The storm was going to be bad, that much was clear. But no one said she needed to start packing.</p>
         

https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2024/10/04/nation-world-news/when-the-north-carolina-mountains-become-hurricane-alley/


Park for HPP is at least 4 years from completion

date: 2024-10-04, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold

            <p>The first public park in Hawaiian Paradise Park won&#8217;t be finished for four years at the very earliest, Hawaii County officials said Wednesday.</p>
         

https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2024/10/04/hawaii-news/park-for-hpp-is-at-least-4-years-from-completion/


Trump promised to release his medical records. Hestill won’t do it

date: 2024-10-04, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold

            <p>As a presidential candidate in 2015, Donald Trump declined to release his medical records, instead offering a four-paragraph letter from his personal doctor proclaiming that he would be &#8220;the healthiest person ever elected to the presidency.&#8221; </p>
         

https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2024/10/04/nation-world-news/trump-promised-to-release-his-medical-records-hestill-wont-do-it/


Obituaries for October 3

date: 2024-10-04, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold

            <p>Margaret &#8220;Aunty Dolly&#8221; Kihe Asprer, 79, of Ocean View died Sept. 15 at Hospice of Kona&#8217;s Nakamaru Hale in Holualoa. Born in Napoopoo, she was a lead laundry attendant at the Mauna Lani Resort. Celebration of life noon Saturday, Oct. 5, at the Old Kona Airport Park, first small pavilion, in Kailua-Kona. Survived by hanai daughter, Kristy (Rolando) Asprer of Las Vegas; hanai son, Godfrey &#8220;Baba&#8221; Kihe of Hookena; sister-in-law, Merline Kihe; nieces, nephews, grandnieces and grandnephews. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary.</p>
         

https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2024/10/04/obituaries/obituaries-for-october-3-10/


Three Big Island courts employees honored by Judiciary

date: 2024-10-04, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold

            <p>Hawaii Island residents Terri Lynn Lum, Miguel Amadis and Michal &#8220;Miki&#8221; Popadic were honored recently at the Hawaii State Judiciary&#8217;s 2024 Statewide Employee Awards Ceremony in Honolulu.</p>
         

https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2024/10/04/community/three-big-island-courts-employees-honored-by-judiciary/


Hilo Sensory Festival on Saturday

date: 2024-10-04, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold

            <p>A Kailua-Kona nonprofit dedicated to empowering Hawaii Island&#8217;s keiki who have autism and celebrating neurodiversity is hosting its annual sensory-friendly festival in Hilo for the first time this Saturday.</p>
         

https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2024/10/04/community/hilo-sensory-festival-on-saturday/


Getting choice back — Georgia judge sides with sanity on abortion

date: 2024-10-04, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold

            <p>There&#8217;s a glimmer of light in Georgia this week after state Judge Robert McBurney struck down the state&#8217;s cruel abortion ban, which prohibited abortion after six weeks of pregnancy. As many medical professionals and advocates have routinely pointed out, this is often before women realize they&#8217;re pregnant in the first place, and the limited set of exceptions in place are both arbitrary and exceedingly narrow.</p>
         

https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2024/10/04/opinion/getting-choice-back-georgia-judge-sides-with-sanity-on-abortion/


Trump advocated for police brutality. No good cop would agree

date: 2024-10-04, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold

            <p>It&#8217;s hardly news when Donald Trump says something objectionable, outrageous and disqualifying for occupying the highest office in the land.</p>
         

https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2024/10/04/opinion/trump-advocated-for-police-brutality-no-good-cop-would-agree/


Lahaina inferno emerged from smoldering remnants of quelled fire

date: 2024-10-04, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold

            <p>The inferno that consumed the Hawaii town of Lahaina last year emerged from the remnants of a brush fire that firefighters had believed they had contained and extinguished, federal investigators concluded in a report released Wednesday. </p>
         

https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2024/10/04/hawaii-news/lahaina-inferno-emerged-from-smoldering-remnants-of-quelled-fire/


October is ‘Stop the Ant Month’: Hawaii residents urged to help stop the spread of invasive pests

date: 2024-10-04, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold

            <p>October is &#8220;Stop the Ant Month&#8221; in Hawaii and a multiagency effort throughout the month will encourage residents to collect and submit ants from their properties to help detect and control the spread of invasive little fire ants, or LFA, and other harmful pest ants that may be new to the state.</p>
         

https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2024/10/04/community/october-is-stop-the-ant-month-hawaii-residents-urged-to-help-stop-the-spread-of-invasive-pests/


AARP hosting forums for Medicare beneficiaries

date: 2024-10-04, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold

            <p>Medicare beneficiaries can expect changes next year when key provisions in the Inflation Reduction Act take effect, and AARP Hawaii and the Hawaii State Health Insurance Assistance Program have planned forums in Hilo and Kona to help people review their benefits and choose appropriate plans during the Medicare Open Enrollment Period from Oct. 15 to Dec. 7.</p>
         

https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2024/10/04/community/aarp-hosting-forums-for-medicare-beneficiaries/


Eight US states to vote on amendments to ban noncitizen voters

date: 2024-10-04, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold

            <p>WASHINGTON &#8212; Eight U.S. states are asking to ban noncitizens from voting even though it is already illegal, and critics say it is part of a plan by Donald Trump and his Republican allies to challenge the presidential election result if he loses again on Nov. 5. </p>
         

https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2024/10/04/nation-world-news/eight-us-states-to-vote-on-amendments-to-ban-noncitizen-voters/


Mexico’s first woman president announces reforms to battle gender discrimination

date: 2024-10-04, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold

            <p>MEXICO CITY &#8212; Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum, who took office this week as her country&#8217;s first woman leader, announced a package of reforms on Thursday aimed at bolstering women&#8217;s rights in a country with some of the world&#8217;s highest levels of gender violence. </p>
         

https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2024/10/04/nation-world-news/mexicos-first-woman-president-announces-reforms-to-battle-gender-discrimination/


Port workers and operators reach deal to end East Coast strike immediately

date: 2024-10-04, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold

            <p>NEW YORK/WASHINGTON &#8212; U.S. dock workers and port operators have reached a tentative deal that will immediately end a crippling three-day strike that has shut down shipping on the U.S. East Coast and Gulf Coast, the two sides said in a statement on Thursday. </p>
         

https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2024/10/04/nation-world-news/port-workers-and-operators-reach-deal-to-end-east-coast-strike-immediately/


Liz Cheney, campaigning for Harris, says Trump ‘not fit to lead’

date: 2024-10-04, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold

            <p>RIPON, Wisconsin &#8212; Former Republican congresswoman Liz Cheney said former President Donald Trump is &#8220;not fit to lead&#8221; the U.S., urging voters to put country over party as she campaigned with Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris in Wisconsin on Thursday. </p>
         

https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2024/10/04/nation-world-news/liz-cheney-campaigning-for-harris-says-trump-not-fit-to-lead/


Who’s too old to be president now? Take a guess

date: 2024-10-04, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold

            <p>OK, how many of you noticed that Jimmy Carter turned 100 on Tuesday? </p>
         

https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2024/10/04/opinion/whos-too-old-to-be-president-now-take-a-guess/


Ex-Chairman of Aimeliik State Public Land Authority faces felony charges

date: 2024-10-04, from: Island Times

Clarence Sriderio Rengulbai, former chairman of the Aimeliik State Public Land Authority, has been charged with two felony counts: Theft of Government Property in the First Degree and Misconduct in Public Office. The charges were brought by Interim Special Prosecutor Tamara Hutzler. Theft of Government Property in the First Degree, classified as a Class A […]

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https://islandtimes.org/ex-chairman-of-aimeliik-state-public-land-authority-faces-felony-charges/


Ngaraard Leadership Doubles Down on Concerns Over TACMOR Project, Calls for Permit Reversal and Independent Environmental Review

date: 2024-10-04, from: Island Times

By: Eustoria Marie Borja Ngaraard, Palau – Governor Sharp Sakuma and the leadership of Ngaraard State has firmly opposed the recent decision by the Environmental Quality Protection Board (EQPB) to approve the earthmoving permit for the TACMOR Project, citing the state’s legal authority under NSPL No. 7-24 to reject the permit. In a letter dated […]

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https://islandtimes.org/ngaraard-leadership-doubles-down-on-concerns-over-tacmor-project-calls-for-permit-reversal-and-independent-environmental-review/


Youth leaders inspire Palau’s Future at 30th Independence Day celebration

date: 2024-10-04, from: Island Times

By: Samantha Iyar Koror, Palau – On October 1, 2024, the Reng Collective hosted a key event marking Palau’s 30th Independence Day at the Rubekul Belau Conference Room in Ngerulmud, Melekeok. Titled “Echoes of Independence: Palau National Youth Dialogue,” the gathering drew more than 60 attendees, including prominent leaders and youth, eager to discuss the […]

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https://islandtimes.org/youth-leaders-inspire-palaus-future-at-30th-independence-day-celebration/


Palau Signs FY 2025 Budget Act, averting government shutdown

date: 2024-10-04, from: Island Times

KOROR, Palau — The Palau national government avoided a shutdown with the signing of the FY 2025 Unified Budget Act on September 30, 2024, just hours before the end of the fiscal year. The budget allocates $134 million in total authorizations, with $131.8 million appropriated for the general operations, special revenues, and debt service for […]

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https://islandtimes.org/palau-signs-fy-2025-budget-act-averting-government-shutdown/


Palau’s Healthcare Financing Act

date: 2024-10-04, from: Island Times

Over a Decade of Impact on Care and Coverage By: Eustoria Maria Borja The Healthcare Financing Act, known as RPPL 8-14, has provided Palauans with a decade of health coverage since its enactment in 2010. Under the act, employers contribute 2.5% of employees’ wages into the National Health Insurance (NHI) fund and another 2.5% into […]

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https://islandtimes.org/palaus-healthcare-financing-act/


Palau enacts Comprehensive Disability Act to support equal opportunities

date: 2024-10-04, from: Island Times

KOROR, Palau — A new law designed to enhance support and services for persons with disabilities in Palau has been enacted, establishing an Office of Persons with Disabilities and mandating the development of a comprehensive national policy. The legislation, known as the Persons with Disabilities Act (RPPL No. 11-36), seeks to ensure equal opportunities and […]

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https://islandtimes.org/palau-enacts-comprehensive-disability-act-to-support-equal-opportunities/


Palau declares October as Breast Cancer Awareness Month

date: 2024-10-04, from: Island Times

KOROR, Palau (Oct. 1, 2024) — President Surangel S. Whipps Jr. has proclaimed October 2024 as Breast Cancer Awareness Month, emphasizing the importance of awareness, early detection, and prevention of breast cancer in the Republic of Palau. In his proclamation, Whipps highlighted that breast cancer remains the leading cancer among women in Palau and is […]

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https://islandtimes.org/palau-declares-october-as-breast-cancer-awareness-month/


@Island Times (date: 2024-10-04, from: Island Times)

Taiwan Indigenous Female Talent attends the 31st Mechesil Belau Conference The female traditional leaders of the Republic of Palau held the 31st Mechesil Belau Conference on September 30. Minister Ljaucu·Zingrur of the Council of Indigenous Peoples (CIP) led a delegation of Taiwan’s Indigenous female talents to attend the opening ceremony and was invited to give […]

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Guam National Guard attends first Joint committee meeting with Palau

date: 2024-10-04, from: Island Times

Story by Airman 1st Class Natasha Ninete/Guam National Guard PELELIU, Palau – A delegation from the Guam National Guard attended the 2024 United States-Republic of Palau Joint Committee Meeting (JCM) in Peleliu, Sept. 16-17. Guam Guard delegates attended as both newly signed State Partnership Program (SPP) partners with Palau, and as part of the U.S. […]

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https://islandtimes.org/guam-national-guard-attends-first-joint-committee-meeting-with-palau/


Security of THAAD transfers hands

date: 2024-10-04, from: Guam Daily Post

After completing a successful 10-month tour guarding the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense, or THAAD, system, the 294th Guam Army National Guard Infantry Regiment, fondly known as Team Binadu, transferred authority to Team Kulepbla.

https://www.postguam.com/news/local/security-of-thaad-transfers-hands/article_9ddbb038-820c-11ef-b8f2-9f44313cd0b7.html


Officials address concerns over Chinese missile launch

date: 2024-10-04, from: Guam Daily Post

Military and civilian government officials told the community on Friday that the intercontinental ballistic missile launched by China last week posed “no threat” to Guam, saying that the defense of Guam is in good hands.

https://www.postguam.com/news/local/officials-address-concerns-over-chinese-missile-launch/article_eafe4c9a-8211-11ef-ac64-ab1c6c401326.html


UOG’s Sellmann to speak on sustainable agriculture through village gardens

date: 2024-10-04, from: Guam Daily Post

The University of Guam College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences invites the public and the university community to a special presentation from 4 to 5 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 16, the university announced in a press release.

https://www.postguam.com/news/local/uog-s-sellmann-to-speak-on-sustainable-agriculture-through-village-gardens/article_c3797060-8206-11ef-bb39-831f49cacc59.html


NWS: 99W to bring wet, windy weather

date: 2024-10-04, from: Guam Daily Post

Weather system Invest 99W is going to continue toward Guam over the weekend, according to the National Weather Service Guam Forecast Office, which anticipates the disturbance to pass the island some time this weekend. NWS warning coordination meteorologist Landon Aydlett…

https://www.postguam.com/news/local/nws-99w-to-bring-wet-windy-weather/article_af887248-8217-11ef-8258-6b001500abab.html


Special envoy Ljaucu Zingrur presents Taiwan President Lai’s Congratulatory Letter

date: 2024-10-04, from: Island Times

to Palau’s President Whipps on 30th Independence Anniversary and Celebrates 25 Years of Diplomatic Ties On September 29, 2024, Special Envoy Ljaucu Zingrur, Minister of The Council of Indigenous Peoples (CIP)of the Republic of China (Taiwan) called on H.E. Surangel Whipps Jr., President of the Republic of Palau to present the congratulatory letter of H. […]

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https://islandtimes.org/special-envoy-ljaucu-zingrur-presents-taiwan-president-lais-congratulatory-letter/


Australian Science Communicator joins PICRC as new Communications and Outreach Officer

date: 2024-10-04, from: Island Times

At the start of July, the Palau International Coral Reef Center (PICRC) was happy to welcome 24-year-old Rebecca Carey, from Australia, as a new Communications and Outreach Officer. Rebecca brings a variety of experience with her. She has a Bachelor of Science in Nature-Based Ecotourism with a minor in Indigenous Studies and an Honors in […]

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https://islandtimes.org/australian-science-communicator-joins-picrc-as-new-communications-and-outreach-officer/


Palau prepares to host 2025 Pacific Mini Games

date: 2024-10-04, from: Island Times

An Update from Frank Kyota By: Samantha Iyar KOROR, Palau — Palau is making preparations to host the 2025 Pacific Mini Games, scheduled from June 30 to July 9, 2025. In an interview, Frank Kyota, President of the Palau National Olympic Committee (PNOC), outlined the country’s efforts and challenges as it gears up for the […]

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https://islandtimes.org/palau-prepares-to-host-2025-pacific-mini-games/


BTF  anticipates the Independence Day Cycling Challenge

date: 2024-10-04, from: Island Times

On September 29, 2024, up to 30 cyclists participated in Palau’s first Independence Day Cycling Challenge organized by the Belau Triathlon Federation (BTF) in partnership with Palau Visitors Authority, Palau National Olympic Committee and the Organizing Committee for Palau’s 30th Independence Day Celebrations. This event was part of Palau’s official 30th Independence Day activities. The […]

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https://islandtimes.org/btf-anticipates-the-independence-day-cycling-challenge/


IOC presidential candidate Watanabe pledges Olympic renewal

date: 2024-10-04, from: Island Times

TOKYO (INSIDE THE GAMES) —Morinari Watanabe, one of seven candidates in the race for the presidency of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), has stressed the need to modernise the Olympic Games to remain relevant as new sports emerge. The Olympic Games must change to adapt to the new times,” Watanabe said in a recent interview, […]

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https://islandtimes.org/ioc-presidential-candidate-watanabe-pledges-olympic-renewal/


The Silent Majority

date: 2024-10-04, from: Island Times

by Alonzo Kahalic/ alkahalic6801@gmail.com Dear Leadership of Palau, Addressing Palau’s Critical Challenges: A Reflection on the Past Four Years As we look back over the past four years, it is evident that certain critical issues in Palauan society have not been addressed adequately. These challenges, which impact every aspect of our lives, should have been […]

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https://islandtimes.org/the-silent-majority-16/


RUNNING EMPTY

date: 2024-10-04, from: Island Times

Do you ever notice how you can leave a conversation with a friend, a family member or even a coworker feeling completely wiped out—like you’ve just run an emotional marathon?  Or how you sometimes get so wrapped up in someone else’s problems that it feels like you’re carrying their weight on your own back? I’ve […]

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https://islandtimes.org/running-empty/


Heine: 80 years of contamination from nuke tests and Marshall Islands has not received an apology

date: 2024-10-04, from: Island Times

MAJURO/GENEVA (PACIFIC ISLAND TIMES)—Marshall Islands President Dr Hilda Heine brought an urgent appeal to the Human Rights Council in Geneva to highlight the profound human rights challenges endured by the Marshallese for nearly 80 years as a result of nuclear weapons testing and the ongoing climate crisis. “Despite these wrongs, for almost 80 years, we […]

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https://islandtimes.org/heine-80-years-of-contamination-from-nuke-tests-and-marshall-islands-has-not-received-an-apology/


Condemnation grows after China fires test rocket into central Pacific

date: 2024-10-04, from: Island Times

AUCKLAND (TVNZ)—Regional defence leaders are continuing to meet in Auckland as the Pacific faces increased geopolitical tension, including pushback against China. The South Pacific Defence Ministers’ Meeting (SPDMM) is in its eleventh year with defence ministers and representatives from New Zealand, Australia, Papua New Guinea, Fiji, Tonga, Chili and France attending along with Japan, the […]

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https://islandtimes.org/condemnation-grows-after-china-fires-test-rocket-into-central-pacific/


US bomb from World War II explodes at Japan’s Miyazaki Airport, cancelling more than 80 flights

date: 2024-10-04, from: Island Times

In short: (ABC-Australia) Decades after it was dropped, a World War II American bomb has detonated in Japan. Video shows the moment the bomb exploded at Miyazaki Airport, throwing dirt and asphalt high into the sky. What’s next? More than 80 flights were cancelled but no one was injured, with regular service at the airport […]

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https://islandtimes.org/us-bomb-from-world-war-ii-explodes-at-japans-miyazaki-airport-cancelling-more-than-80-flights/


2 customs officers promoted to rank of captain

date: 2024-10-04, from: Guam Daily Post

The Guam Customs and Quarantine Agency promoted two of its officers to the rank of Captain recently during a ceremony at the Ricardo J. Bordallo Governor’s Complex, the agency announced in a press release. Formerly holding the rank of customs…

https://www.postguam.com/news/local/2-customs-officers-promoted-to-rank-of-captain/article_73beb150-81fe-11ef-abc2-f7083fe2d477.html


DOC detainee apprehended after allegedly fleeing in stolen vehicle

date: 2024-10-04, from: Guam Daily Post

Department of Corrections detainee Gregory Thomas Bernardo was apprehended and taken into custody late Friday morning after being reported unaccounted for around 5:36 a.m. that day.

https://www.postguam.com/news/local/doc-detainee-apprehended-after-allegedly-fleeing-in-stolen-vehicle/article_f5dd4320-8200-11ef-b7d1-07a116a57d30.html


Financial Planning: A Great Career Option for Remote Work

date: 2024-10-04, updated: 2024-10-04, from: Marianas Variety

(StatePoint) If you’re like most workers today, you see remote work as a major perk. In fact, a Buffer study finds that 98% of all workers have expressed the desire to work remotely, at least part of the time.

https://www.mvariety.com/online_features/business_and_careers/financial-planning-a-great-career-option-for-remote-work/article_d00d3953-8788-5a8a-8335-a69bd493f4ce.html


Be a Tailgating Legend This Football Season

date: 2024-10-04, updated: 2024-10-04, from: Marianas Variety

(StatePoint) It’s tailgating season and whether you’re gathering in your backyard or in the stadium parking lot, you know that some of the best times happen in the hours leading up to the game, especially when there are tasty bites in the mix.

https://www.mvariety.com/online_features/food_recipes_entertaining/be-a-tailgating-legend-this-football-season/article_7bca0357-4b6f-5c87-ad00-a51c89a8326f.html


How Less Plastic Can Help Protect Your Family and Community

date: 2024-10-04, updated: 2024-10-04, from: Marianas Variety

(StatePoint) In a major policy shift, the United States is targeting plastic pollution at the production, processing, use and disposal phases, and is backing a global treaty to reduce plastic production. Advocates are celebrating the move as a watershed moment and a step in the right direction toward protecting human health, communities and the environment.

https://www.mvariety.com/online_features/green_living/how-less-plastic-can-help-protect-your-family-and-community/article_0a53323c-ac65-53ed-86ec-baae9a522ac7.html


GCC selected for FAFSA 2025-26 form beta testing amid challenges

date: 2024-10-04, from: Guam Daily Post

Guam Community College has been selected by the U.S. Department of Education to participate in the beta testing for the 2025-2026 Free Application for Federal Student Aid, GCC announced recently in a press release. This initiative is part of USDOE’s…

https://www.postguam.com/news/local/gcc-selected-for-fafsa-2025-26-form-beta-testing-amid-challenges/article_b5e29fd6-813d-11ef-bb69-932b8e545cb0.html


GPA urges early coordination to avoid project delays

date: 2024-10-04, from: Guam Daily Post

Manufacturing challenges, global supply chain disruptions and major U.S. disasters have negatively impacted the availability of electrical commodities, according to the Guam Power Authority, which is urging contractors and developers to submit application requests of service for new power installations…

https://www.postguam.com/news/local/gpa-urges-early-coordination-to-avoid-project-delays/article_b09d4370-8181-11ef-a64d-dbcf9774add0.html


Brief Chat with Catherine Castro: What’s at stake for Guam’s economy in this year’s elections

date: 2024-10-04, from: Pacific Island Times

By Ron Rocky Coloma   As Guam gears up for the general elections on Nov. 5, the business community is watching closely to see what…

https://www.pacificislandtimes.com/post/brief-chat-with-catherine-castro-what-s-at-stake-for-guam-s-economy-in-this-year-s-elections


Tropical disturbance developing north of Chuuk

date: 2024-10-04, updated: 2024-10-04, from: Marianas Variety

https://www.mvariety.com/news/local/tropical-disturbance-developing-north-of-chuuk/article_0de832a6-81f0-11ef-9119-cb26b9bda876.html


Finding nuclear material extracted for weapons part of new detection system

date: 2024-10-04, from: University of Hawaiʻi News

By detecting antineutrinos and measuring how much energy they have, scientists can figure out details about how a nuclear reactor is being used.

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https://www.hawaii.edu/news/2024/10/03/nuclear-reactor-detection-system/


DOC detainee unaccounted for Friday morning

date: 2024-10-04, from: Guam Daily Post

The Department of Corrections has reported that local detainee Gregory Thomas Bernardo was unaccounted for at around 5:36 a.m. Friday. The incident was reported to the Guam Police Department and DOC personnel are searching for Bernardo, the release stated.

https://www.postguam.com/news/doc-detainee-unaccounted-for-friday-morning/article_a27f09e6-81e9-11ef-91a9-ff46984322fe.html


Kalaupapa residents get hands-on equipment training by UH Maui College

date: 2024-10-03, from: University of Hawaiʻi News

The trip to Kalaupapa is one that staff members take at least once a year to share programming with residents and offer application assistance.

The post Kalaupapa residents get hands-on equipment training by UH Maui College first appeared on University of Hawaiʻi System News.

https://www.hawaii.edu/news/2024/10/03/kalaupapa-residents-equipment-training/


New nationwide notification policy will help women with dense breast tissue

date: 2024-10-03, updated: 2024-10-05, from: Marianas Variety

(BPT) - Have you scheduled your mammogram? If you’re a woman over 40 and haven’t had a mammogram before or are putting off your next one, this is your friendly reminder to schedule it now. Doing so can give you important health information and potentially save your life.

https://www.mvariety.com/online_features/tech_talk_and_innovation/new-nationwide-notification-policy-will-help-women-with-dense-breast-tissue/article_6f9a2499-9b75-5fce-bc77-bea2ccda38d1.html


RMI audit twice as bad

date: 2024-10-03, from: Marshal Islands Journal

Journal 10/2/1987 P1 In serious declineFirst it was Keith Smith’s house, back when he was manager of Mieco. Then it served for a number years as Mieco Club, a bar with a homey South Seas atmosphere. For a while the Blue Shirts ran their interesting chipper operation out of the back. And even Stony, the […]

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https://marshallislandsjournal.com/rmi-audit-twice-as-bad/


$115M raised for University of Hawaiʻi students, programs and research

date: 2024-10-03, from: University of Hawaiʻi News

It is the fourth consecutive year that funds raised for UH have exceeded $100 million.

The post $115M raised for University of Hawaiʻi students, programs and research first appeared on University of Hawaiʻi System News.

https://www.hawaii.edu/news/2024/10/03/115m-for-uh-students-programs-and-research/


Hawaiian chili peppers extension hosts field day at Waimānalo

date: 2024-10-03, from: University of Hawaiʻi News

CTAHR extension agents provided growers and home gardeners with applied science-based information on producing specialty peppers.

The post Hawaiian chili peppers extension hosts field day at Waimānalo first appeared on University of Hawaiʻi System News.

https://www.hawaii.edu/news/2024/10/03/chili-peppers-waimanalo/


MAUI COUNCIL, KAHULUI AND UPCOUNTRY GENERAL ELECTION

date: 2024-10-03, from: INSIGHTS ON PBS HAWAIʻI

During the program, you can phone in a question or leave us a comment on our Youtube.  INSIGHTS on PBS HAWAIʻI also streams live on pbshawaii.org. Panelists are: Kahului Seat Tasha Kama Carol Lee Kamekona Upcountry Seat Jocelyn Cruz Yuki Lei Sugimura To read our Election Policy, click here.

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https://www.pbshawaii.org/52226-2/


Saving Lives: How New Approaches to Mental Health Are Revolutionizing Suicide Prevention

date: 2024-10-03, updated: 2024-10-03, from: Marianas Variety

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https://www.mvariety.com/online_features/health_and_wellness/saving-lives-how-new-approaches-to-mental-health-are-revolutionizing-suicide-prevention/article_baee343f-48c6-5546-a62d-917a1573dbbd.html


For love of family: How one woman persists throughout her breast cancer treatment journey

date: 2024-10-03, updated: 2024-10-05, from: Marianas Variety

(BPT) - Southern California native Lisa Shoemaker has been coping with breast cancer for a long time, and one thing keeps her going: her family. She married her high school sweetheart and had two boys before she was first diagnosed with stage 2 breast cancer at age 29. With this devastating diagnosis, Shoemaker feared she wouldn’t live to see her 2- and 4-year-old sons grow up.

https://www.mvariety.com/online_features/senior_living/for-love-of-family-how-one-woman-persists-throughout-her-breast-cancer-treatment-journey/article_95983c82-ccdf-5ac3-bb7c-be001aca280e.html


October 2024 anniversaries

date: 2024-10-03, from: University of Hawaiʻi News

The University of Hawaiʻi celebrates October 2024 faculty and staff anniversaries.

The post October 2024 anniversaries first appeared on University of Hawaiʻi System News.

https://www.hawaii.edu/news/2024/10/03/october-2024-anniversaries/


5 simple ways to harvest your health this fall

date: 2024-10-03, updated: 2024-10-05, from: Marianas Variety

(BPT) - Fall is here and it’s time to cozy up with healthier habits! If you’re looking to refresh your routine and embrace healthier habits this season, Registered Dietitian and Nutritionist Dawn Jackson Blatner shares valuable tips to help you harvest your health this fall.

https://www.mvariety.com/online_features/health_and_wellness/5-simple-ways-to-harvest-your-health-this-fall/article_80445563-9693-5796-84a4-50017dfab947.html


Teacher of the Year candidates talk about what makes teaching special

date: 2024-10-03, updated: 2024-10-03, from: Marianas Variety

NEXT month, the CNMI Public School System will announce its overall Teacher of the Year winner from among its five candidates: Christina Ruiz, Patricia Muna, Marylyn Tabuena, Darlene Aldan, and Yeji Lee. For World Teacher’s Day, the Marianas Variety wanted to hear directly from the candidates themselves their perspectives on teaching.

https://www.mvariety.com/news/community_bulletins/teacher-of-the-year-candidates-talk-about-what-makes-teaching-special/article_2e4d04b0-815d-11ef-9629-836c984bd4d3.html


Aftermath

date: 2024-10-03, from: Hawai’i Pacific Review (HPU Literary Magazine)

by Mercedes Lawry What can I say out here in the field of scorched grass? How long will it take for the water to disappear? Rivers thin to trickles, to dry rocks and bruised stones. The many stars in a … Continue reading

https://hawaiipacificreview.org/2024/10/03/aftermath/


New Paper Shows Invasive Species Removal is a Nature-Based Solution for Climate Resilience

date: 2024-10-03, from: Island Conservation News

Island Conservation and partners have published a new paper quantifying ecosystem resilience on restored islands!

The post New Paper Shows Invasive Species Removal is a Nature-Based Solution for Climate Resilience appeared first on Island Conservation.

https://www.islandconservation.org/new-paper-shows-invasive-species-removal-is-a-nature-based-solution-for-climate-resilience/


Bank marks 42 years

date: 2024-10-03, from: Marshal Islands Journal

Bank of Marshall Islands celebrated its 42nd anniversary of operations last week, with a big celebration at the main branch in Uliga. Dancing, food and a huge cake highlighted the event. BOMI employees were in high spirits and the dance performances brought smiles and laughter to the dozens of customers who joined the event.

The post Bank marks 42 years appeared first on The Marshall Islands Journal.

https://marshallislandsjournal.com/bank-marks-42-years/


Royals sweep Orioles, advance to face Yankees in ALDS

date: 2024-10-03, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold

            <p>BALTIMORE &#8212; The Kansas City Royals are headed to the American League Divisional Series.</p>
         

https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2024/10/03/sports/royals-sweep-orioles-advance-to-face-yankees-in-alds/


Warriors, Ka Makani sweep competition

date: 2024-10-03, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold

            <p>KEA&#8216;AU &#8212; After dropping two consecutive matches, Waiakea girls volleyball got back on track with a straight-sets victory over Christian Liberty Academy on Tuesday night in Kea&#8216;au.</p>
         

https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2024/10/03/sports/warriors-ka-makani-sweep-competition/


Big Island Sports Hall of Fame is accepting nominations

date: 2024-10-03, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold

            <p>The Big Island Sports Hall of Fame Committee is accepting nominees for its 2025 class by visiting www.bigislandsports.org by Jan. 15, 2025.</p>
         

https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2024/10/03/sports/big-island-sports-hall-of-fame-is-accepting-nominations/


US dockworker strike enters second day with talks at a standstill

date: 2024-10-03, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold

            <p>NEW YORK/WASHINGTON &#8212; A strike by 45,000 dockworkers halting shipments at U.S. East Coast and Gulf Coast ports entered its second day on Wednesday with no negotiations currently scheduled between the two sides, sources told Reuters. </p>
         

https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2024/10/03/nation-world-news/us-dockworker-strike-enters-second-day-with-talks-at-a-standstill/


Tigers pull off shocking sweep of Astros, advance to ALDS

date: 2024-10-03, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold

            <p>HOUSTON &#8212; Andy Ibanez produced a pinch-hit, two-out, three-run double in the top of the eighth inning and the Detroit Tigers capped a stunning sweep of their American League wild-card series with a 5-2 comeback victory over the Houston Astros in Game 2 on Wednesday.</p>
         

https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2024/10/03/sports/tigers-pull-off-shocking-sweep-of-astros-advance-to-alds/


Small rocky planet detected in orbit about nearby Barnard’s star

date: 2024-10-03, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold

            <p>WASHINGTON &#8212; Barnard&#8217;s star is a red dwarf, the smallest type of regular star and much smaller and less luminous than our sun. At about 6 light years away, it is the closest single star &#8212; one not orbiting with other stars &#8212; to our solar system. It is, in cosmic terms, in our neighborhood.</p>
         

https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2024/10/03/nation-world-news/small-rocky-planet-detected-in-orbit-about-nearby-barnards-star/


A wider war in the Middle East, from Hamas to Hezbollah and now Iran

date: 2024-10-03, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold

            <p>The long-feared &#8220;wider war&#8221; in the Middle East is here.</p>
         

https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2024/10/03/nation-world-news/a-wider-war-in-the-middle-east-from-hamas-to-hezbollah-and-now-iran/


Biden, Harris view Helene devastation, 1,000 troops deployed

date: 2024-10-03, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold

            <p>RALEIGH, North Carolina &#8212; President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris visited South Carolina, North Carolina and Georgia on Wednesday to see first hand the devastation wrought in the U.S. Southeast by Hurricane Helene, which has killed at least 160 people. </p>
         

https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2024/10/03/nation-world-news/biden-harris-view-helene-devastation-1000-troops-deployed/


California heat wave smashes records, but the worst is still to come

date: 2024-10-03, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold

            <p>LOS ANGELES &#8212; An unusual October heat wave &#8212; still yet to peak across California &#8212; has already set records across the state and brought unseasonably hot weather to cities all across the state from Redding through San Diego.</p>
         

https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2024/10/03/nation-world-news/california-heat-wave-smashes-records-but-the-worst-is-still-to-come/


Your Views for October 3

date: 2024-10-03, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold

            <p>Puna landowner&#0010;is being selfish</p>
         

https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2024/10/03/opinion/your-views-for-october-3-6/


5 takeaways from the vice presidential debate

date: 2024-10-03, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold

            <p>Voters don&#8217;t usually make up their mind based on a presidential candidate&#8217;s running mate. That&#8217;s why the mission for most candidates in a vice presidential debate is to avoid mistakes while making the boss look good.</p>
         

https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2024/10/03/nation-world-news/5-takeaways-from-the-vice-presidential-debate/


Construction sector helps to lift US private payrolls in September

date: 2024-10-03, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold

            <p>WASHINGTON &#8212; U.S. private payrolls increased more than expected in September, boosted by hiring in the construction, leisure and hospitality industries, adding to the evidence of a stable labor market. </p>
         

https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2024/10/03/nation-world-news/construction-sector-helps-to-lift-us-private-payrolls-in-september/


How Russians serve the state: In battle, and in childbirth

date: 2024-10-03, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold

            <p>BERLIN &#8212; What the Kremlin wants from Russians now boils down to two things.</p>
         

https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2024/10/03/nation-world-news/how-russians-serve-the-state-in-battle-and-in-childbirth/


Judge unseals new evidence in federal election case against Trump

date: 2024-10-03, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold

            <p>When told by an aide that Vice President Mike Pence was in peril as the rioting on Capitol Hill escalated on Jan. 6, 2021, President Donald Trump replied, &#8220;So what?&#8221; </p>
         

https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2024/10/03/nation-world-news/judge-unseals-new-evidence-in-federal-election-case-against-trump/


Nation and world news in brief for October 3

date: 2024-10-03, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold

            <p>Doctor pleads guilty in death of &#8216;Friends&#8217; star Matthew Perry</p>
         

https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2024/10/03/nation-world-news/nation-and-world-news-in-brief-for-october-3/


JD Vance’s audition to lead the GOP is working

date: 2024-10-03, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold

            <p>What you saw Tuesday in the vice presidential debate was an audition for the leader of the post-Trump Republican Party. </p>
         

https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2024/10/03/opinion/jd-vances-audition-to-lead-the-gop-is-working/


Gender activists to Pennsylvania parents: We’ll take it from here

date: 2024-10-03, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold

            <p>If you&#8217;re the parent of a child in a Pennsylvania school facing disciplinary problems, the law says you must be notified. The same goes if your child is caught with drugs or alcohol. But if your child is questioning his or her gender, you won&#8217;t hear a word. In fact, many school districts have adopted policies deliberately designed to keep you in the dark.</p>
         

https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2024/10/03/opinion/gender-activists-to-pennsylvania-parents-well-take-it-from-here/


Veterans housing complex nearly pau

date: 2024-10-03, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold

            <p>The state&#8217;s first veteran-focused senior living center will take a little longer to finally open to residents.</p>
         

https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2024/10/03/hawaii-news/veterans-housing-complex-nearly-pau/


Experts report increase in native birds being shot with air rifles

date: 2024-10-03, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold

            <p>A Kailua-Kona veterinarian who has treated ill and injured wild birds for two decades said she&#8217;s seen an increase in recent years of cases in which native birds were shot by air-powered pellet rifles.</p>
         

https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2024/10/03/hawaii-news/experts-report-increase-in-native-birds-being-shot-with-air-rifles/


Gun, transgender rights, porn cases loom as US Supreme Court returns

date: 2024-10-03, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold

            <p>The U.S. Supreme Court launches its new nine-month term on Monday with several major cases already on its schedule &#8212; involving guns, transgender rights, online pornography and more &#8212; and with the possibility of confronting legal disputes that may arise from the Nov. 5 presidential election. </p>
         

https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2024/10/03/nation-world-news/gun-transgender-rights-porn-cases-loom-as-us-supreme-court-returns/


New CMI president arrives

date: 2024-10-03, from: Marshal Islands Journal

An inauguration was held Tuesday for new CMI President Dr. David Newnham at Staff Sergeant Solomon Sam Basketball Court. Newnham vowed to put students first, and fulfill the vision and mission of the college. As part of the college’s tradition when installing a new president, the Board of Regents Chair Kathryn Relang and PSS Commissioner […]

The post New CMI president arrives appeared first on The Marshall Islands Journal.

https://marshallislandsjournal.com/new-cmi-president-arrives/


Lawmakers hear testimony on supplemental funding measure

date: 2024-10-03, from: Guam Daily Post

Local lawmakers heard support for a $36.7 million supplemental funding measure, Bill 355-37, during a public hearing Thursday, particularly over a $2 million appropriation for the Guam Cancer Trust Fund, which supports various nonprofit organizations on Guam. But public testimony…

https://www.postguam.com/news/local/lawmakers-hear-testimony-on-supplemental-funding-measure/article_6cf89d2a-811a-11ef-8af7-63a3f4485d36.html


Delegate says RECA proposal ongoing

date: 2024-10-03, from: Guam Daily Post

Discussion on the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act resurfaced last week among federal lawmakers whose districts would benefit from the legislation, but as was the case with efforts to extend and expand the program earlier this year, that initiative is contingent…

https://www.postguam.com/news/local/delegate-says-reca-proposal-ongoing/article_6e005d1a-8143-11ef-9a9e-53df880e1c50.html


Suspect in September car crash arrested following man’s death

date: 2024-10-03, from: Guam Daily Post

Darlene Mafnas Bascon, a motorist involved in a two-car collision in Dededo on Sept. 5, has been arrested, as the Guam Police Department reported a passenger in Bascon’s vehicle died.

https://www.postguam.com/news/local/suspect-in-september-car-crash-arrested-following-man-s-death/article_3cf7018e-812e-11ef-8569-7789cb858600.html


Officials: 11-year-old girl posted threats to ‘shoot at the school’

date: 2024-10-03, from: Guam Daily Post

An 11-year-old girl is in the custody of the Department of Youth Affairs after an investigation into threats made to Astumbo Middle School on Monday implicated the preteen.

https://www.postguam.com/news/local/officials-11-year-old-girl-posted-threats-to-shoot-at-the-school/article_7a6acff2-8145-11ef-864b-c33e1b423795.html


GDOE thanks National Guard for school inspection prep help

date: 2024-10-03, from: Guam Daily Post

The Guam Army National Guard 1st Battalion, 294th Infantry Regiment, also known as Team Binadu, is wrapping up a yearlong mission protecting the island, but the regiment’s members’ service to the community extended far beyond supporting the Terminal High Altitude…

https://www.postguam.com/news/local/gdoe-thanks-national-guard-for-school-inspection-prep-help/article_4c2eeb10-813f-11ef-9870-c30faad3e739.html


Tropical disturbance developing near FSM

date: 2024-10-03, updated: 2024-10-03, from: Marianas Variety

https://www.mvariety.com/news/local/tropical-disturbance-developing-near-fsm/article_5e4eadf4-8152-11ef-9c59-13c538dd2638.html


Wind blows against Guam, CNMI: Japanese citizens have not regained their appetite for traveling abroad

date: 2024-10-03, from: Pacific Island Times

By Julian Ryall   Tokyo — The Guam Visitors Bureau sent a delegation to the “Tourism EXPO Japan 2024,” which took place at the Tokyo Big…

https://www.pacificislandtimes.com/post/wind-blows-against-guam-cnmi-japanese-citizens-have-not-regained-their-appetite-for-traveling-abr


Aydlett brothers’ new Tower for Humanity benefit project begins

date: 2024-10-03, from: Guam Daily Post

The brothers Landon and Brandon Aydlett began construction on their next toy timber project on Tuesday at the Agana Shopping Center, Landon Aydlett said in a press release. Set in the center court, the brothers plan to build a 28-foot…

https://www.postguam.com/news/local/aydlett-brothers-new-tower-for-humanity-benefit-project-begins/article_d7f51c84-8133-11ef-bc9c-8ff12f195da6.html


Guam National Guard attends 1st joint meeting with Palau

date: 2024-10-03, from: Guam Daily Post

PELELIU, Palau – A delegation from the Guam National Guard attended the 2024 United States-Republic of Palau Joint Committee Meeting in Peleliu from Sept. 16 to 17. Guam Guard delegates attended both as newly signed State Partnership Program partners with…

https://www.postguam.com/news/local/guam-national-guard-attends-1st-joint-meeting-with-palau/article_b70a27ee-8133-11ef-a718-a39c43837ac9.html


ABC board sets precedent, grants alcohol license to UOG Marine Lab

date: 2024-10-03, from: Guam Daily Post

For the first time since 1978, the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board approved an application for a government agency to hold an industrial alcohol license, setting the precedent for licenses used for educational settings.

https://www.postguam.com/news/local/abc-board-sets-precedent-grants-alcohol-license-to-uog-marine-lab/article_eedde278-8133-11ef-9268-ef52ff20461a.html


Blas, Horton earn podium in Palau

date: 2024-10-03, from: Guam Daily Post

This past Sunday, two of Guam’s top cyclists, Blayde Blas and Derek Horton, not only competed in the inaugural 100-kilometer Palau Cycling Challenge but secured the top spots on the podium.

https://www.postguam.com/sports/local/blas-horton-earn-podium-in-palau/article_f7a93962-810f-11ef-b1a5-5723faafec89.html


Band, dance comp highlights Culture Week

date: 2024-10-03, from: Marshal Islands Journal

WILMER JOEL Several of the island’s top bands and dancers performed during last week’s Luttok Kobban Alele festivities. Ten bands — the Ladudu Band, Pinnin Matolen, Lijaanbaru, Al in Majel (AIM) Band, LiErwa Band, Moriba, CMI Production, Brothers Band, Kajoor Wot Wor, and Kitwon Jota — competed in the Battle of the Bands, which was […]

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https://marshallislandsjournal.com/band-dance-comp-highlights-culture-week/


Contributing to climate crisis solutions

date: 2024-10-03, from: Pacific Island Times

Majuro  — My wife and I recently took some of our grandchildren to Laura Beach at the end of the island in Majuro. We have been going…

https://www.pacificislandtimes.com/post/contributing-to-climate-crisis-solutions


First Year Death Anniversary: †David Lawrence Lian Igitol

date: 2024-10-03, updated: 2024-10-03, from: Marianas Variety

https://www.mvariety.com/obituaries/first-year-death-anniversary-david-lawrence-lian-igitol/article_f299b2f0-812b-11ef-a572-930ed487d201.html


3 UH research projects earn nearly $1M by Dept. of Energy

date: 2024-10-03, from: University of Hawaiʻi News

These projects are among 39 nationwide that have been awarded a total of $36 million in funding.

The post 3 UH research projects earn nearly $1M by Dept. of Energy first appeared on University of Hawaiʻi System News.

https://www.hawaii.edu/news/2024/10/02/projects-earn-dept-of-energy-grants/


The five-way race for Congress: Candidates tackle CNMI economy, federal rules and the China factor

date: 2024-10-03, from: Pacific Island Times

By Bryan Manabat   Saipan - The CNMI faces many obstacles to building a resilient and sustainable economy. Challenges include limited…

https://www.pacificislandtimes.com/post/the-five-way-race-for-congress-candidates-tackle-cnmi-economy-federal-rules-and-the-china-factor


Weaving elementary STEM ed, culture aim of $643K grant

date: 2024-10-03, from: University of Hawaiʻi News

The project also aims to advance next generation science education nationwide.

The post Weaving elementary STEM ed, culture aim of $643K grant first appeared on University of Hawaiʻi System News.

https://www.hawaii.edu/news/2024/10/02/weaving-elementary-stem-ed-culture/


Letter to the editor: The alarming drug problem in Fiji

date: 2024-10-03, from: Pacific Island Times

Suva –I am writing to express my deep concern about the alarming increase in drug use across our beautiful Fiji. As a student at the…

https://www.pacificislandtimes.com/post/letter-to-the-editor-the-alarming-drug-problem-in-fiji


Strategic fund promotes gender equity at USP

date: 2024-10-03, from: University of the South Pacific (Fiji)

Three female academics at The University of the South Pacific (USP) were inaugural recipients of…

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https://www.usp.ac.fj/news/strategic-fund-promotes-gender-equity-at-usp/


Hilda pushes nuclear justice

date: 2024-10-02, from: Marshal Islands Journal

“Nuclear Justice and Transitional Justice” was the focus of a side event held at the UN headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland last Friday attended by President Hilda Heine and a team from the Marshall Islands. The President delivered the keynote address emphasizing the enduring impact of the Marshall Islands’ nuclear legacy and the urgent need for […]

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https://marshallislandsjournal.com/hilda-pushes-nuclear-justice/


Waikīkī sea-level rise adaptation renderings, community outreach earn award

date: 2024-10-02, from: University of Hawaiʻi News

A UH-led project earned the distinguished Award of Merit from the American Institute of Architects Honolulu.

The post Waikīkī sea-level rise adaptation renderings, community outreach earn award first appeared on University of Hawaiʻi System News.

https://www.hawaii.edu/news/2024/10/02/aia-award/


UH awarded $64K to expand a Filipino youth cultural program

date: 2024-10-02, from: University of Hawaiʻi News

CSEAS received a National Resource Center grant to expand the Pamana ng Lahi: Philippine Language and Culture Workshop.

The post UH awarded $64K to expand a Filipino youth cultural program first appeared on University of Hawaiʻi System News.

https://www.hawaii.edu/news/2024/10/02/64k-to-expand-filipino-youth-program/


Image of the Week: Comet

date: 2024-10-02, from: University of Hawaiʻi News

This week’s image is from UH Mānoa’s Shen Ran.

The post Image of the Week: Comet first appeared on University of Hawaiʻi System News.

https://www.hawaii.edu/news/2024/10/02/image-of-the-week-comet/


Variety editor’s 4th book available at Joeten Susupe

date: 2024-10-02, updated: 2024-10-03, 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.

https://www.mvariety.com/lifestyle/variety-editor-s-4th-book-available-at-joeten-susupe/article_5eeb8ede-98d3-11ee-aa1f-37847a9e623b.html


JKPL participates in National Book Festival

date: 2024-10-02, updated: 2024-10-03, from: Marianas Variety

(JKPL) — An estimated 200,000 book lovers joined the Library of Congress National Book Festival in person on August 24, 2024 at the Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C. This year’s festival theme “Books Build Us Up” celebrated the transformative power of books in all of us. Every year, the National Book Festival brings together best-selling authors, poets and illustrators with thousands of readers for book talks, panel discussions, book signings and other engaging activities from across the country and beyond to celebrate reading, literacy, authors, and community.

https://www.mvariety.com/news/community_bulletins/jkpl-participates-in-national-book-festival/article_196e7ea0-80ce-11ef-a04e-5f30c93b6db1.html


DPL, Corrections, others cover WW II debris near former Hyatt

date: 2024-10-02, updated: 2024-10-03, from: Marianas Variety

A GOVERNMENT and private sector collaboration on Wednesday, Oct. 2, used sandbags to cover exposed metal debris adjacent to the former Hyatt hotel in Garapan.

https://www.mvariety.com/news/local/dpl-corrections-others-cover-ww-ii-debris-near-former-hyatt/article_1d89d40a-80c7-11ef-90e7-d3a82e104c09.html


New researcher and evaluator at NMC-CREES’ Food Science Program

date: 2024-10-02, updated: 2024-10-03, from: Marianas Variety

(NMC) — As part of Northern Marianas College’s Cooperative Research, Extension, and Education Services’ continuous efforts to expand its research and extension work, the college has brought on Dr. Md. Abdur Rashid Mia, whose expertise in biochemistry, molecular biology, and pharmaceutical technology brings a fresh perspective and is anticipated to contribute significantly to the program’s development and to the development of the CNMI Green Growth Initiative’s Regenerative Development Green Economy.

https://www.mvariety.com/news/local/new-researcher-and-evaluator-at-nmc-crees-food-science-program/article_715c7068-80c9-11ef-9ad8-ffd202527f37.html


Iranian missile strike on Israel shows capability for greater scale, complexity

date: 2024-10-02, updated: 2024-10-03, from: Marianas Variety

(Reuters) — The Iranian ballistic missile attack against Israel on Tuesday was larger, more complex and involved more advanced weapons than the strikes in April, experts say, putting greater stress on missile defenses and allowing more warheads to get through.

https://www.mvariety.com/news/regional_world/iranian-missile-strike-on-israel-shows-capability-for-greater-scale-complexity/article_def752a4-80ca-11ef-93b3-bb6e2df885b3.html


SIS recognized for student success in AP program

date: 2024-10-02, updated: 2024-10-03, from: Marianas Variety

COLLEGE Board announced that Saipan International School has been named to the 2024 Advanced Placement Program or AP School Honor Roll. In 2023, SIS was the only CNMI school on the Honor Roll, earning Gold distinction. This year, SIS improved on its standing, earning the Platinum distinction, the highest level of distinction offered by the College Board.

https://www.mvariety.com/news/community_bulletins/sis-recognized-for-student-success-in-ap-program/article_bff2f43a-80cf-11ef-bf36-53eb27bee838.html


Rare ‘wallet’ of Viking-era treasure found in Isle of Man

date: 2024-10-02, updated: 2024-10-03, from: Marianas Variety

LONDON (Reuters) — Two British metal detectorists have unearthed a rare hoard of 1,000-year-old silver coins on the Isle of Man, shedding light on a vibrant Viking-era economy where traders and cash moved through England and Ireland.

https://www.mvariety.com/lifestyle/rare-wallet-of-viking-era-treasure-found-in-isle-of-man/article_eebdf8b2-80d1-11ef-aa02-f3707728022d.html


Louis Vuitton shows flouncy, layered looks at the Louvre for Paris Fashion Week

date: 2024-10-02, updated: 2024-10-03, from: Marianas Variety

PARIS (Reuters) — Louis Vuitton womenswear designer Nicolas Ghesquiere showed a lineup of layered looks with short, flouncy skirts and puffy-sleeved jackets for the label’s spring-summer outing on Tuesday, the last day of Paris Fashion Week.

https://www.mvariety.com/lifestyle/louis-vuitton-shows-flouncy-layered-looks-at-the-louvre-for-paris-fashion-week/article_78e41838-80d1-11ef-857e-d714b4af9948.html


Local food group acquires Cinnabon Guam franchise

date: 2024-10-02, from: Pacific Island Times

By Pacific Island Times News Staff A local food group of international brands, which owns franchises for Subway Restaurants and Chili’s…

https://www.pacificislandtimes.com/post/local-food-group-acquires-cinnabon-guam-franchise


Palau receives $80M in COFA grants

date: 2024-10-02, from: Pacific Island Times

By Pacific Island Times News Staff Koror—  On its 30th anniversary of independence on Oct. 1, Palau received the $80.4 million U.S. funds…

https://www.pacificislandtimes.com/post/palau-receives-80m-in-cofa-grants


A tense, policy-heavy debate ends with clash over democracy

date: 2024-10-02, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold

            <p>WASHINGTON &#8212; Sen. JD Vance of Ohio and Gov. Tim Walz of Minnesota clashed on Tuesday in a vice presidential debate in which Vance&#8217;s well-honed, television-friendly style came up against an aw-shucks approach from Walz that was at times nervous and halting.</p>
         

https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2024/10/02/nation-world-news/a-tense-policy-heavy-debate-ends-with-clash-over-democracy/


Trump’s consistent message online and onstage: Be afraid

date: 2024-10-02, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold

            <p>Former President Donald Trump swings wildly from topic to topic at his rallies, veering from tariffs to immigration policy to the problems with electric vehicles. But he tends to return to the same apocalyptic message.</p>
         

https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2024/10/02/nation-world-news/trumps-consistent-message-online-and-onstage-be-afraid/


Second finalist for UH president attends forum in Hilo

date: 2024-10-02, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold

            <p>The second of two final candidates for the position of University of Hawaii president emphasized respect for Hawaiian culture during a forum Tuesday at UH-Hilo.</p>
         

https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2024/10/02/hawaii-news/second-finalist-for-uh-president-attends-forum-in-hilo/


Volcano man indicted again for allegedly beating an elderly woman at a Hilo bar

date: 2024-10-02, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold

            <p>A 41-year-old Volcano man has been arrested and charged for a third time for the brutal beating of an elderly woman outside a Hilo bar 3 1/2 years ago.</p>
         

https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2024/10/02/hawaii-news/volcano-man-indicted-again-for-allegedly-beating-an-elderly-woman-at-a-hilo-bar/


Takamine appointed to state labor board

date: 2024-10-02, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold

            <p>Gov. Josh Green has appointed Dwight Takamine &#8212; a former state legislator, Department of Labor and Industrial Relations director and lawyer &#8212; to the Hawaii Labor Relations Board.</p>
         

https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2024/10/02/hawaii-news/takamine-appointed-to-state-labor-board/


Iran says attack on Israel is over as fears grow of wider conflict

date: 2024-10-02, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold

            <p>JERUSALEM/BEIRUT &#8212; Iran said early on Wednesday that its missile attack on Israel was over barring further provocation, while Israel and the U.S. promised to retaliate against Tehran as fears of a wider war intensified.</p>
         

https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2024/10/02/nation-world-news/iran-says-attack-on-israel-is-over-as-fears-grow-of-wider-conflict/


Argentine town battles a parrot invasion

date: 2024-10-02, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold

            <p>HILARIO ASCASUBI, Argentina &#8212; The town of Hilario Ascasubi near Argentina&#8217;s eastern Atlantic coast has a parrot problem. </p>
         

https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2024/10/02/nation-world-news/argentine-town-battles-a-parrot-invasion/


School bus blaze in Thailand kills at least 23

date: 2024-10-02, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold

            <p>BANGKOK &#8212; A bus filled with schoolchildren and teachers caught fire just outside Bangkok, the capital of Thailand, on Tuesday, killing at least 23 people.</p>
         

https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2024/10/02/nation-world-news/school-bus-blaze-in-thailand-kills-at-least-23/


Port workers strike on East and Gulf Coasts

date: 2024-10-02, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold

            <p>For the first time in nearly 50 years, dockworkers on the East and Gulf Coasts went on strike Tuesday, a move that will cut off most trade through some of the busiest U.S. ports and could send a chill through the economy.</p>
         

https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2024/10/02/nation-world-news/port-workers-strike-on-east-and-gulf-coasts/


Mexico’s first female president takes office

date: 2024-10-02, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold

            <p>MEXICO CITY &#8212; Claudia Sheinbaum took office Tuesday, the first woman and Jewish person to lead Mexico in the country&#8217;s more than 200-year history as an independent nation.</p>
         

https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2024/10/02/nation-world-news/mexicos-first-female-president-takes-office/


Breast cancer continues to rise among younger women, study finds

date: 2024-10-02, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold

            <p>Rates of breast cancer &#8212; the second leading cause of cancer deaths in U.S. women &#8212; climbed 1% a year from 2012 to 2021, and even more sharply among women younger than 50 and among Asian American/Pacific Islander women of all ages, according to an American Cancer Society report published Tuesday.</p>
         

https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2024/10/02/nation-world-news/breast-cancer-continues-to-rise-among-younger-women-study-finds/


Conditions at Georgia prisons violate constitution, Justice Dept. says

date: 2024-10-02, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold

            <p>WASHINGTON &#8212; A Justice Department investigation into Georgia&#8217;s state prison system found conditions that violate the Constitution, including rampant violence, sexual assault, drug smuggling and gang activity, according to a report released Tuesday.</p>
         

https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2024/10/02/nation-world-news/conditions-at-georgia-prisons-violate-constitution-justice-dept-says/


Rescuers push through Helene debris to find people and restore power

date: 2024-10-02, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold

            <p>Rescuers fanned out across the mountains of southern Appalachia on Tuesday, scouring the region for missing people and rushing supplies to communities still in dire need of food, water and power after Hurricane Helene.</p>
         

https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2024/10/02/nation-world-news/rescuers-push-through-helene-debris-to-find-people-and-restore-power/


Tarik Skubal shuts down Astros as Tigers take Game 1

date: 2024-10-02, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold

            <p>HOUSTON &#8212; Tarik Skubal twirled six shutout innings as the bottom of the order sparked an early rally that carried the Detroit Tigers to a 3-1 victory over the Houston Astros in Game 1 of the American League wild-card series on Tuesday.</p>
         

https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2024/10/02/sports/tarik-skubal-shuts-down-astros-as-tigers-take-game-1/


BIIF volleyball: Trojans, Cowgirls sweep

date: 2024-10-02, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold

            <p>Ka&#8216;u 3, LCPCS 0</p>
         

https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2024/10/02/sports/biif-volleyball-trojans-cowgirls-sweep/


UH-H sports: Vulcans win on road; soccer opens conference play

date: 2024-10-02, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold

            <p>SAN RAFAEL, Calif. &#8212; Highlighted by a thundering Set 2 comeback, the UH-Hilo women&#8217;s volleyball team opened a four-match Northern California road trip with a straight-sets victory over Dominican in Pacific West Conference play Sunday afternoon at the Conlan Center.</p>
         

https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2024/10/02/sports/uh-h-sports-vulcans-win-on-road-soccer-opens-conference-play/


PHOTO: Pilipa‘a Volleyball plays in Florida

date: 2024-10-02, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold

            <p>The Pilipa&#8216;a Volleyball Club traveled from Hilo to Orlando, Florida, in July to compete in the 18 Club Division at the AAU Boys&#8217; Junior National Championships.</p>
         

https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2024/10/02/sports/photo-pilipaa-volleyball-plays-in-florida/


Royals hold off Orioles 1-0 in first playoff game since 2015

date: 2024-10-02, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold

            <p>BALTIMORE &#8212; Cole Ragans used to watch Cole Hamels carve up opposing lineups during the Philadelphia Phillies&#8217; deep postseason runs more than a decade ago.</p>
         

https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2024/10/02/sports/royals-hold-off-orioles-1-0-in-first-playoff-game-since-2015/


Hawaii-grown flowers in the spotlight: New variety of anthurium presented at event

date: 2024-10-02, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold

            <p>Floral lovers of all types recently spent a weekend learning about Hawaii&#8217;s tropical flowers and how to make them even more beautiful.</p>
         

https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2024/10/02/hawaii-news/hawaii-grown-flowers-in-the-spotlight-new-variety-of-anthurium-presented-at-event/


‘(re)imaging Homelands’: Performance at UH-Hilo uses dance, music to explore ancestral memories

date: 2024-10-02, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold

            <p>A performance coming to the University of Hawaii at Hilo Performing Arts Center this week melds traditional dance and music with the contemporary.</p>
         

https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2024/10/02/hawaii-news/reimaging-homelands-performance-at-uh-hilo-uses-dance-music-to-explore-ancestral-memories/


Puna Strong grants available to nonprofits: Application deadline is Oct. 10

date: 2024-10-02, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold

            <p>Hawaii County and the Hawaii Community Foundation are inviting nonprofit organizations serving the Puna area to apply for Puna Strong Collaboration Grants.</p>
         

https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2024/10/02/community/puna-strong-grants-available-to-nonprofits-application-deadline-is-oct-10/


Don’t worry, ladies, the GOP will protect you from your pretty little selves

date: 2024-10-02, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold

            <p>Little ladies of America, put down your sewing kits and listen up: Donald Trump and the Republican Party have your cute little backs. They&#8217;re going to protect you &#8212; from making your own choices about reproduction, from deciding whether to own a cat, maybe even from traveling between states.</p>
         

https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2024/10/02/opinion/dont-worry-ladies-the-gop-will-protect-you-from-your-pretty-little-selves/


date: 2024-10-02, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold

            <p>John Amos, star of TV&#8217;s &#8216;Good Times&#8217; and &#8216;Roots,&#8217; dies at 84</p>
         

https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2024/10/02/entertainment/trending-news-in-brief-for-october-2/


What to stream: Sample ‘House of Spoils’ and more culinary horror

date: 2024-10-02, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold

            <p>The new culinary horror film &#8220;House of Spoils,&#8221; starring Ariana DeBose, premieres on Prime Video Thursday, Oct. 3. This spooky, witchy movie follows an ambitious fine-dining chef (DeBose) as she starts a new restaurant venture at a farm in rural upstate New York, and encounters the threatening spirits of the cooks who inhabited the gardens and kitchen before her.</p>
         

https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2024/10/02/entertainment/what-to-stream-sample-house-of-spoils-and-more-culinary-horror/


California takes a big step toward fair college admissions

date: 2024-10-02, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold

            <p>Every time California takes a big step on education, you have to brace yourself: Is this going to lead the country in the right direction, as it did with eliminating racial preferences in college admissions in the &#8217;90s? Or will this send education in the rest of the country over a cliff, as with the whole language fiasco of the &#8217;80s? </p>
         

https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2024/10/02/opinion/california-takes-a-big-step-toward-fair-college-admissions/


Take Trump seriously or literally? Or both?

date: 2024-10-02, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold

            <p>Salena Zito, writing for The Atlantic in September 2016, may have been the first to describe, in a triumph of pithy efficiency, why Donald Trump is able to survive and thrive despite provocative statements that would endanger the career of nearly any other politician: &#8220;When he makes claims like this, the press takes him literally, but not seriously; his supporters take him seriously, but not literally.&#8221;</p>
         

https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2024/10/02/opinion/take-trump-seriously-or-literally-or-both/


Property manager points to people taking trash for dumping of senator’s documents

date: 2024-10-02, from: Guam Daily Post

The dumping of trash in Hagåtña allegedly belonging to the office of Sen. Joanne Brown seems to be a case of “scavengers” or individuals acting unlawfully, based on a letter from the property manager of the senator’s office, which is…

https://www.postguam.com/news/local/property-manager-points-to-people-taking-trash-for-dumping-of-senators-documents/article_c6dd600e-807b-11ef-bdd1-d3c4cd624a48.html


Alleged ‘pyromaniac’ charged

date: 2024-10-02, from: Guam Daily Post

A man charged with three counts of arson allegedly admitted to setting a car, a dumpster and residential trash bins on fire “for fun” after consuming alcohol.

https://www.postguam.com/news/local/alleged-pyromaniac-charged/article_bb682ac8-8081-11ef-8c24-d7839c406206.html


GDOE oversight: Teacher, aide vacancies, inspections discussed

date: 2024-10-02, from: Guam Daily Post

The Guam Department of Education currently has 49 teacher vacancies and 41 school aide vacancies, with 38 of those being aides who work with students with special education needs, according to presentations made Tuesday during a legislative oversight hearing on…

https://www.postguam.com/news/gdoe-oversight-teacher-aide-vacancies-inspections-discussed/article_1903c710-8059-11ef-bbef-23219264cbc6.html


Attorney says UOG campus ban on client Analista is retaliation

date: 2024-10-02, from: Guam Daily Post

The board of regents at the University of Guam has adopted a resolution that not only sustains the termination of former administrator Norman Analista but also bars him from returning to the university campus for a period of time, a…

https://www.postguam.com/news/local/attorney-says-uog-campus-ban-on-client-analista-is-retaliation/article_0c7ff270-7feb-11ef-a802-cbc2b484f36e.html


Regents on track to select next UH President in mid-October

date: 2024-10-02, from: University of Hawaiʻi News

The regents are asking all stakeholders and the public to provide feedback on the finalists.

The post Regents on track to select next UH President in mid-October first appeared on University of Hawaiʻi System News.

https://www.hawaii.edu/news/2024/10/01/regents-on-track-to-select-next-uh-president/


NOAA: Severe reef bleaching threat for 1st time in 7 years

date: 2024-10-02, from: Guam Daily Post

Guam’s coral reefs are predicted to experience severe, widespread coral bleaching and death for the first time in seven years, according to a press release from the Guam Coral Reef Initiative.

https://www.postguam.com/news/local/noaa-severe-reef-bleaching-threat-for-1st-time-in-7-years/article_a2a50b0a-806d-11ef-a456-dff89b45235d.html


Hawaiian Word of the Week: ʻOkakopa

date: 2024-10-02, from: University of Hawaiʻi News

ʻOkakopa—October.

The post Hawaiian Word of the Week: ʻOkakopa first appeared on University of Hawaiʻi System News.

https://www.hawaii.edu/news/2024/10/01/hawaiian-word-of-the-week-okakopa/


Share your UH-mazing holiday recipe

date: 2024-10-02, from: University of Hawaiʻi News

Share a favorite recipe with our UH ʻohana.

The post Share your UH-mazing holiday recipe first appeared on University of Hawaiʻi System News.

https://www.hawaii.edu/news/2024/10/01/share-your-uh-mazing-holiday-recipe/


$1.2M to develop culturally responsive math teachers

date: 2024-10-02, from: University of Hawaiʻi News

UH West Oʻahu and UH Mānoa’s College of Education will provide scholarships and support to eligible students to eventually teach in high-need areas.

The post $1.2M to develop culturally responsive math teachers first appeared on University of Hawaiʻi System News.

https://www.hawaii.edu/news/2024/10/01/culturally-responsive-math-teachers/


Indigenous educators engage in ʻāina, ʻike at UH Mānoa

date: 2024-10-02, from: University of Hawaiʻi News

Hawaiʻinuiākea hosted the WINHEC 2024 conference,a global effort to advance Indigenous studies in higher education.

The post Indigenous educators engage in ʻāina, ʻike at UH Mānoa first appeared on University of Hawaiʻi System News.

https://www.hawaii.edu/news/2024/10/01/indigenous-educators-engage-in-aina-ike/


Schuessler takes 1st at women’s sailing championship

date: 2024-10-02, from: University of Hawaiʻi News

Schuessler finished first in nine out of 10 total races.

The post Schuessler takes 1st at women’s sailing championship first appeared on University of Hawaiʻi System News.

https://www.hawaii.edu/news/2024/10/01/schuessler-1st-championship/


Heine: 80 years of contamination from nuke tests and Marshall Islands has not received an apology

date: 2024-10-02, from: Pacific Island Times

By Jayvee Vallejera   Marshall Islands President Dr. Hilda C. Heine brought an urgent appeal to the Human Rights Council in Geneva to…

https://www.pacificislandtimes.com/post/heine-80-years-of-contamination-from-nuke-tests-and-marshall-islands-has-not-received-an-apology


Kaʻana Manaʻo By Lui Hokoana: Looking Forward

date: 2024-10-02, from: University of Hawaiʻi News

Column by UH Maui College Chancellor Lui Hokoana was published by The Maui News on September 24, 2024.

The post Kaʻana Manaʻo By Lui Hokoana: Looking Forward first appeared on University of Hawaiʻi System News.

https://www.hawaii.edu/news/2024/10/01/kaana-manao-by-lui-hokoana/


USP completes Digital Governance workshop in Solomon Islands

date: 2024-10-02, from: University of the South Pacific (Fiji)

The University of the South Pacific (USP) completed a four-day workshop in September at the…

The post USP completes Digital Governance workshop in Solomon Islands appeared first on The University of the South Pacific.

https://www.usp.ac.fj/news/usp-completes-digital-governance-workshop-in-solomon-islands/


Maui Wildfire Exposure Study draws 1,000+ to wellness fest

date: 2024-10-01, from: University of Hawaiʻi News

The event served as a platform to share study findings, sign up new participants and bring the Maui community together for a day of fun and wellness.

The post Maui Wildfire Exposure Study draws 1,000+ to wellness fest first appeared on University of Hawaiʻi System News.

https://www.hawaii.edu/news/2024/10/01/maui-wes-wellness-fest/


Honoring Ryuzo Yanagimachi’s legacy through oral history

date: 2024-10-01, from: University of Hawaiʻi News

Ryuzo Yanagimachi’s legacy in reproductive science was honored through a tribute speech from IBR Director Steven Ward.

The post Honoring Ryuzo Yanagimachi’s legacy through oral history first appeared on University of Hawaiʻi System News.

https://www.hawaii.edu/news/2024/10/01/honoring-yanagimachi-oral-history/


Shidler College, TIM School student-spaces revitalized

date: 2024-10-01, from: University of Hawaiʻi News

These newly refreshed areas were redesigned to enhance student experiences and create collaborative environments.

The post Shidler College, TIM School student-spaces revitalized first appeared on University of Hawaiʻi System News.

https://www.hawaii.edu/news/2024/10/01/shidler-tim-school-spaces-revitalized/


Personal tragedy fuels HIFF film on Maui community resilience, disaster preparedness

date: 2024-10-01, from: University of Hawaiʻi News

A teen disaster preparedness training program is part of the film Healing Lahaina.

The post Personal tragedy fuels HIFF film on Maui community resilience, disaster preparedness first appeared on University of Hawaiʻi System News.

https://www.hawaii.edu/news/2024/10/01/healing-lahaina-film/


UH Mānoa student residents snatch up new eco-friendly food containers

date: 2024-10-01, from: University of Hawaiʻi News

Students can purchase a durable, microwavable three-compartment container at one of the dining halls for an annual fee.

The post UH Mānoa student residents snatch up new eco-friendly food containers first appeared on University of Hawaiʻi System News.

https://www.hawaii.edu/news/2024/10/01/new-eco-friendly-containers/


FEATURE ǀ Building lifelong connections: The strength of compassion and community in the digital and physical classroom

date: 2024-10-01, updated: 2024-10-02, from: Marianas Variety

AS a teacher, I often caught up in lesson planning and evaluating student work, and I didn’t take the time to appreciate the special moments I shared with them. However, in 2019, I decided to make a change and saw an opportunity to create something extraordinary with my students — a virtual diary of our experiences and memories that we could all cherish for years. So, I started a Google Site where I could document every moment, big and small, and make it a part of our shared history.

https://www.mvariety.com/views/columnists/feature-building-lifelong-connections-the-strength-of-compassion-and-community-in-the-digital-and-physical/article_4b727f94-7fb8-11ef-a9d0-2ffa3a27fb44.html


Cardinals repeat as SBL champions

date: 2024-10-01, updated: 2024-10-02, from: Marianas Variety

THE Cardinals successfully defended their Tan Holdings Saipan Baseball League title with a 4-2 victory over the Padres in the second game of the best-of-three championship series on Monday at the Francisco “Tan Ko” Palacios Baseball Field.

https://www.mvariety.com/sports/localsports/cardinals-repeat-as-sbl-champions/article_0a9b96d8-7fa7-11ef-be2a-3f0d55cb441f.html


Yamigishi, Diaz and others win big at grappling tournament

date: 2024-10-01, updated: 2024-10-02, from: Marianas Variety

JAKE Yamagishi emerged as the top grappler in the 141-150-pound featherweight division in the Trench Tech Mats on Fire Brazilian jiu jitsu tournament at the Garapan Round House on Saturday, Sept. 28.

https://www.mvariety.com/sports/localsports/yamigishi-diaz-and-others-win-big-at-grappling-tournament/article_cb47d6fe-7fce-11ef-8505-6b8df48badf8.html


Rescuers scour North Carolina mountains for survivors cut off by Hurricane Helene

date: 2024-10-01, updated: 2024-10-02, from: Marianas Variety

(Reuters) — North Carolina resumed search and rescue operations on Tuesday, intent on delivering aid and making contact with hundreds of people cut off by washed-out roads and damaged cellphone towers in following Hurricane Helene.

https://www.mvariety.com/news/national/rescuers-scour-north-carolina-mountains-for-survivors-cut-off-by-hurricane-helene/article_050e8534-7ffe-11ef-9a47-7f817909367b.html


Lions ride Jared Goff’s perfect game to win over Seahawks

date: 2024-10-01, updated: 2024-10-02, from: Marianas Variety

(Reuters) — Jared Goff completed all 18 of his pass attempts, two for touchdowns, and also scored his first career receiving touchdown as the host Detroit Lions defeated the Seattle Seahawks 42-29 on Monday night.

https://www.mvariety.com/sports/nationalsports/lions-ride-jared-goffs-perfect-game-to-win-over-seahawks/article_d8cc3358-7ff9-11ef-9cdc-9b5c13e47269.html


Court dismisses encroachment lawsuit

date: 2024-10-01, updated: 2024-10-02, from: Marianas Variety

SAYING that the lawsuit was filed prematurely and the plaintiff has not exhausted available administrative remedy, Superior Court Associate Judge Joseph N. Camacho dismissed the complaint of Su Ung Tae, who has accused Freddy Cataluna and Five Star Builders of “encroachment, trespass, and nuisance.”

https://www.mvariety.com/news/local/court-dismisses-encroachment-lawsuit/article_083bba72-7fc9-11ef-9440-c70e7162dc4e.html


Atalig seeks $200K settlement after court ruling

date: 2024-10-01, updated: 2024-10-02, from: Marianas Variety

FOLLOWING the Superior Court’s order reversing the Civil Service Commission’s dismissal of his complaint against the Department of Public Works, Felipe Q. Atalig, the former public information officer for DPW, is now seeking a $200,000 settlement.

https://www.mvariety.com/news/local/atalig-seeks-200k-settlement-after-court-ruling/article_945ccfac-7fae-11ef-b49c-3fb8bdeca5ff.html


DPL advisory board now organized

date: 2024-10-01, updated: 2024-10-02, from: Marianas Variety

THE newly organized Public Land Advisory Board is ready to work with Department of Public Lands Secretary Teresita Santos to ensure proper management of public lands.

https://www.mvariety.com/news/local/dpl-advisory-board-now-organized/article_2683e112-7fc9-11ef-a5dd-b318602700db.html


Early voting starts on Oct. 29

date: 2024-10-01, updated: 2024-10-02, from: Marianas Variety

THE early voting period for Rota, Tinian, and Saipan and the Northern Islands will start on Oct. 29 and end on Nov. 4, the Commonwealth Election Commission said.

https://www.mvariety.com/news/local/early-voting-starts-on-oct-29/article_c85a8b38-7fda-11ef-9ec9-7f156c0e6b0c.html


LB has no funds for operations

date: 2024-10-01, updated: 2024-10-02, from: Marianas Variety

DUE to a lack of funding in the new fiscal year budget, the Legislative Bureau “will be unable to sustain the basic operations necessary to support our legislative work,” LB Director Perry John P. Tenorio said in a memorandum on Tuesday.

https://www.mvariety.com/news/local/lb-has-no-funds-for-operations/article_f15d5b7e-7fc0-11ef-8457-5bab2baa4cfb.html


No alliance, but caretaking!

date: 2024-10-01, from: Pacific Island Times

Let us first clarify the popular misconception about the relationship between the United States and Israel as an “alliance.”  If we…

https://www.pacificislandtimes.com/post/no-alliance-but-caretaking


In the shadow of global conflicts, Nauru and FSM appeal for world peace

date: 2024-10-01, from: Pacific Island Times

Wesley Simina seeks Security Council membership for small island states By Mar-Vic Cagurangan   Leaders of the Federated States of…

https://www.pacificislandtimes.com/post/in-the-shadow-of-global-conflicts-nauru-and-fsm-appeal-for-world-peace


UN speeches reflect grim global realities

date: 2024-10-01, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold

            <p>The world, warned President Joe Biden, is at an &#8220;inflection point.&#8221;</p>
         

https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2024/10/01/opinion/un-speeches-reflect-grim-global-realities/


Your Views for October 1

date: 2024-10-01, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold

            <p>Skeptical of jet&#0010;fuel research plan</p>
         

https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2024/10/01/opinion/your-views-for-october-1-7/


In Biden’s homestretch, selfies on Air Force One and a chorus of ‘Thank you, Joe’

date: 2024-10-01, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold

            <p>WASHINGTON &#8212; President Joe Biden was in the mood to break some rules.</p>
         

https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2024/10/01/nation-world-news/in-bidens-homestretch-selfies-on-air-force-one-and-a-chorus-of-thank-you-joe/


Harris tries to goad Trump into another debate

date: 2024-10-01, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold

            <p>LAS VEGAS &#8212; Vice President Kamala Harris on Sunday tried to taunt former President Donald Trump into participating in another debate as she rallied supporters in Nevada.</p>
         

https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2024/10/01/nation-world-news/harris-tries-to-goad-trump-into-another-debate/


Israeli military announces ground invasion of southern Lebanon

date: 2024-10-01, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold

            <p>JERUSALEM &#8212; The Israeli military began a ground invasion of southern Lebanon, targeting what it said early Tuesday was Hezbollah military infrastructure in villages close to the Israel-Lebanon border, the first such incursion by Israel into its northern neighbor&#8217;s territory in nearly two decades.</p>
         

https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2024/10/01/nation-world-news/israeli-military-announces-ground-invasion-of-southern-lebanon/


Trump golf course suspect pleads not guilty

date: 2024-10-01, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold

            <p>WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. &#8212; The man accused of mounting an assassination attempt against former President Donald Trump at one of his Florida golf courses pleaded not guilty Monday in a brief appearance in federal court.</p>
         

https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2024/10/01/nation-world-news/trump-golf-course-suspect-pleads-not-guilty/


Democrats are really good for business after all

date: 2024-10-01, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold

            <p>It&#8217;s time to retire the old trope that Democrats are anti-business. Perhaps it&#8217;s Republicans that are bad for business?</p>
         

https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2024/10/01/opinion/democrats-are-really-good-for-business-after-all/


Port strike deadline nears, with signs of movement in talks

date: 2024-10-01, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold

            <p>With hours to go before their labor contract expired, longshoremen on the East and Gulf coasts prepared Monday to go on strike at midnight, halting most activity at some of the busiest U.S. ports.</p>
         

https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2024/10/01/nation-world-news/port-strike-deadline-nears-with-signs-of-movement-in-talks/


California bans legacy preferences at private universities

date: 2024-10-01, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold

            <p>SACRAMENTO, Calif. &#8212; California will ban private colleges and universities, including some of the nation&#8217;s most selective institutions, from giving special consideration to applicants who have family or other connections to the schools, a practice known as legacy preferences.</p>
         

https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2024/10/01/nation-world-news/california-bans-legacy-preferences-at-private-universities/


Obituaries for October 1

date: 2024-10-01, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold

            <p>Carolina May Griep, 79, of Hakalau died Sept. 18 at home. Born in Lihue, Kauai, she was a retired administrative assistant for Child &#38;Adolescent Mental Health Division, Kapi&#8216;olani Health Hawaii and Community Care Services and loved Christmas and family. Visitation 9:30-10:30 a.m. Friday, Oct. 11, at Dodo Mortuary Chapel. Celebration of life 10:30 a.m.-12 noon. Burial 1 p.m. at Alae Cemetery, Section I. Casual attire; flowers welcome. Survived by husband, David Michael Griep of Hakalau; sons, Marc-Jon (Erica) von Gnechten of Hakalau, Derek (April) von Gnechten of Hawaiian Acres and Rick (Denice) von Gnechten of Colorado Springs, Colo.; daughter, Heidi von Gnechten Wright of Charlotte, N.C.; brothers, Gary Madrid and Gilbert Madrid of Orchid Land Estates; sister, Cecilia Kuhns of Honolulu; 10 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren; nieces, nephews, grandnieces and grandnephews. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary.</p>
         

https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2024/10/01/obituaries/obituaries-for-october-1-11/


Verizon says its resolved network disruption; FCC probing outage for thousands of users in US

date: 2024-10-01, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold

            <p>WASHINGTON &#8212; Verizon has fully restored a network disruption that impacted thousands of customers in the U.S. The Federal Communications Commission said earlier on Monday it was investigating the company&#8217;s network outage across the U.S. after thousands of users reported outages. </p>
         

https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2024/10/01/nation-world-news/verizon-says-its-resolved-network-disruption-fcc-probing-outage-for-thousands-of-users-in-us/


Trump, no stranger to playing storm politics, visits a battered Georgia

date: 2024-10-01, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold

            <p>Minutes after touching down in storm-ravaged Valdosta, Georgia, former President Donald Trump made an elaborate false claim about the Biden administration&#8217;s response to Hurricane Helene.</p>
         

https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2024/10/01/nation-world-news/trump-no-stranger-to-playing-storm-politics-visits-a-battered-georgia/


Hundreds still missing in mountain towns after ‘history-making’ Helene

date: 2024-10-01, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold

            <p>GERTON, N.C. &#8212; National Guard units swarmed over the North Carolina mountains in helicopters, high-water vehicles and a cargo plane Monday, joining the desperate effort to deliver food, water and emergency supplies to remote mountain communities hit hard by Hurricane Helene.</p>
         

https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2024/10/01/nation-world-news/hundreds-still-missing-in-mountain-towns-after-history-making-helene/


Let’s Talk Food: Palamanui Culinary Program updates and more

date: 2024-10-01, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold

            <p>Here are some updates about the Hawaii Community College&#8217;s Palamanui Culinary Program in Kona.</p>
         

https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2024/10/01/community/lets-talk-food-palamanui-culinary-program-updates-and-more/


Police still seek missing Kona man

date: 2024-10-01, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold

            <p>Police are renewing their request for the public&#8217;s assistance to locate 40-year-old Daniel Immonen of Kailua-Kona, who was reported missing by family on the mainland.</p>
         

https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2024/10/01/hawaii-news/police-still-seek-missing-kona-man/


Officials sort priorities to devise Lahaina recovery plan

date: 2024-10-01, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold

            <p>LAHAINA &#8212; Sean Corpuel, who lost his popular 1950s-style burger joint, the Cool Cat Cafe, to the Aug. 8, 2023, Lahaina wildfire, has started it up again 45 minutes away in Kihei but one day wants to head back to the future by returning to Front Street.</p>
         

https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2024/10/01/hawaii-news/officials-sort-priorities-to-devise-lahaina-recovery-plan/


Hilo fire station still slated for improvements

date: 2024-10-01, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold

            <p>Work to improve the 91-year-old Central Fire Station building on the corner of Kinoole and Ponahawai Streets in Hilo should begin soon, according to Hawaii Fire Department Chief Kazuo Todd.</p>
         

https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2024/10/01/hawaii-news/hilo-fire-station-still-slated-for-improvements/


Trails to Kilauea’s East Rift Zone partially reopen in HVNP

date: 2024-10-01, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold

            <p>Park rangers in Hawaii Volcano National Park reopened part of Kilauea volcano&#8217;s East Rift Zone over the weekend, but areas east of Makaopuhi crater remain closed due to volcanic and wildfire-related hazards.</p>
         

https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2024/10/01/hawaii-news/trails-to-kilaueas-east-rift-zone-partially-reopen-in-hvnp/


Former Youth Challenge staffer sentenced to 10 years for sex assault

date: 2024-10-01, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold

            <p>A 44-year-old Keaau man was sentenced last week by Hilo Circuit Judge Henry Nakamoto to 10 years in prison for sexually assaulting a then-minor girl six years ago on the campus of the Hawaii Youth Challenge Academy in Hilo.</p>
         

https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2024/10/01/hawaii-news/former-youth-challenge-staffer-sentenced-to-10-years-for-sex-assault/


Proposal calls for a ‘county radio plan’

date: 2024-10-01, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold

            <p>State and county agencies and local amateur radio operators should work together to develop an islandwide communication plan to respond to emergencies in case of blackouts, according to a Hawaii County Council proposal.</p>
         

https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2024/10/01/hawaii-news/proposal-calls-for-a-county-radio-plan/


Public invited to ‘Coffee With a Cop’ events

date: 2024-10-01, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold

            <p>The Hawaii Police Department will hold multiple &#8220;Coffee With a Cop&#8221; events on Wednesday to mark the 9th Annual National Coffee With a Cop Day.</p>
         

https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2024/10/01/hawaii-news/public-invited-to-coffee-with-a-cop-events/


Kona debuts state-of-the-art turf field in rout of Hilo

date: 2024-10-01, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold

            <p>KEALAKEKUA &#8212; Konawaena football made sure it opened its 2024 home slate on a high note Friday night against the visiting Hilo Vikings.</p>
         

https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2024/10/01/sports/kona-debuts-state-of-the-art-turf-field-in-rout-of-hilo/


BIIF foootball: Aipia dominates Kohala; Waiakea gets second win

date: 2024-10-01, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold

            <p>KAPA&#8216;AU &#8212; In a Saturday afternoon game against Big Island Interscholastic Federation (BIIF) Division II opponent Kohala football, nobody was more prepared to play than Hawaii Prep star running back Alaka&#8216;i Aipia.</p>
         

https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2024/10/01/sports/biif-foootball-aipia-dominates-kohala-waiakea-gets-second-win/


Judo tournament returns to Hilo

date: 2024-10-01, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold

            <p>After a four-year hiatus, one of the largest judo tournaments in the state returned to Hilo with 350 athletes from 22 clubs.</p>
         

https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2024/10/01/hawaii-news/judo-tournament-returns-to-hilo/


MNF roundup: Will Levis exits, but Titans still cruise past Dolphins

date: 2024-10-01, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold

            <p>Nick Folk matched his career high of five field goals and Tony Pollard and Tyjae Spears rushed for touchdowns to lead the Tennessee Titans to a 31-12 victory over the Miami Dolphins on Monday night in Miami Gardens, Fla.</p>
         

https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2024/10/01/sports/mnf-roundup-will-levis-exits-but-titans-still-cruise-past-dolphins/


Boats, Markets, and Milestones: Palauans mark the 30th Independence Day Anniversary

date: 2024-10-01, from: Island Times

By: Samantha Iyar Koror, Palau – September 29, 2024 – Friends, families, and visitors gathered at the Japan-Koror Friendship Bridge to celebrate Palau’s 30th Independence Day with a variety of events under the bright, sunny skies. The day was packed with activities, including a bustling day market on the Airai side, featuring food, souvenirs, and […]

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https://islandtimes.org/boats-markets-and-milestones-palauans-mark-the-30th-independence-day-anniversary/


Savings Bond Platform Demonstration Held in Palau

date: 2024-10-01, from: Island Times

By: Samatha Iyar: Koror, Palau – September 30, 2024 – A demonstration event for Palau’s new Savings Bond Platform took place at 1 p.m. in the Ulong Room of the West Plaza Lebuu Street. The event, which attracted key government officials and international partners, marked a significant step toward enhancing financial inclusion and domestic investment […]

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https://islandtimes.org/savings-bond-platform-demonstration-held-in-palau/


Palau Parole Board Defends Role Amid Oversight Hearing

date: 2024-10-01, from: Island Times

By: Eoghan Olkeriil Ngirudelsang KOROR, Palau – The Palau Parole Board appeared before the Senate Judiciary and Governmental Affairs Committee six days ago in an oversight hearing to address its role in granting parole to convicted felons, responding to concerns about drug-related offenses and the board’s decision-making process. During the September 11, 2024 hearing, which […]

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https://islandtimes.org/palau-parole-board-defends-role-amid-oversight-hearing/


Mindszenty High School Commemorates 75th Anniversary

date: 2024-10-01, from: Island Times

BY: Eustoria Marie Borja  Mindszenty High School, named after Hungarian Cardinal József Mindszenty, commemorated its 75th anniversary on September 30, 2024, celebrating its rich history and connection with Hungary. The event highlighted the growing friendship between Palau and Hungary, with Hungary’s Ambassador, Dr. Titanilla Toth, stationed in the Philippines, reaffirming support for education in Palau.  […]

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https://islandtimes.org/mindszenty-high-school-commemorates-75th-anniversary/


Sugiyama Wins 30th Independence Day Category 2 – Utility 4Boat Race; Official Results Pending

date: 2024-10-01, from: Island Times

BY: Eustoria Maria Borja KOROR, Palau – The 30th Independence Day Boat Race drew enthusiasts to the Japan-Palau Friendship Bridge on Saturday, where former Legislator At-Large Jennifer Sugiyama claimed first place in the competitive Category 2 – Utility 4, 150 HP race. Sugiyama, who is now a talk show host for Palau Wave Productions, was […]

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https://islandtimes.org/sugiyama-wins-30th-independence-day-category-2-utility-4boat-race-official-results-pending/


Palau SSA to Launch Amnesty Program for Retirees and Individuals with Disabilities

date: 2024-10-01, from: Island Times

BY: Eustoria Marie Borja Koror, Palau — The Republic of Palau Social Security Administration (ROPSSA) is set to commence its Amnesty Program this October 2024, running through April 2025. This initiative is part of a broader effort to assist Palauan citizens who have reached retirement age but do not qualify for Social Security benefits due […]

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https://islandtimes.org/palau-ssa-to-launch-amnesty-program-for-retirees-and-individuals-with-disabilities/


Taiwan’s Special Envoy Presents President Lai’s Congratulatory Message at Palau’s 30th Anniversary of Independence

date: 2024-10-01, from: Island Times

On September 29, 2024, Taiwan’s Special Envoy Ljaucu Zingrur, Minister of the Council of Indigenous Peoples (CIP), met with President Surangel Whipps Jr. of Palau to deliver a congratulatory letter from Taiwan’s President Lai Ching-te. The meeting took place as Palau celebrated its 30th anniversary of independence. The event also marked 25 years of diplomatic […]

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https://islandtimes.org/taiwans-special-envoy-presents-president-lais-congratulatory-message-at-palaus-30th-anniversary-of-independence/


WHERE IS YOUR ATTENTION?

date: 2024-10-01, from: Island Times

We can easily become consumed by the things we focus our attention on. My pastor shared a saying, “Wherever your attention is, so goes your affections.” This struck a chord with me because I find it to be very true. In this life, we are often drawn to worldly matters rather than focusing on spiritual […]

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https://islandtimes.org/where-is-your-attention/


On the Nation’s Conscience

date: 2024-10-01, from: Island Times

By J. Ngoriakl 09/28/2024 In his last public speaking appearance, Ngirakebou Roman Bedor, talked about his experience and thoughts on civic duty. I was there in the small conference room at Ngarachamayong, profusely taking down notes. I remember somewhere along his talk, he mentioned the phrase, “Nation’s Conscience.” I wrote it down on my small […]

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https://islandtimes.org/on-the-nations-conscience/


China’s launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile criticised by Fiji, Australia, Palau and New Zealand

date: 2024-10-01, from: Island Times

By foreign affairs reporter Stephen Dziedzic and Kyle Evans In short: (ABC- Australia) On Wednesday, China test-fired an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) with a dummy warhead into the Pacific Ocean as part a “routine” training plan. Fiji, Australia, Palau and New Zealand have all criticised the test, urging Beijing not to ramp up military tensions across the region.  […]

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https://islandtimes.org/chinas-launch-of-an-intercontinental-ballistic-missile-criticised-by-fiji-australia-palau-and-new-zealand/


‘Support of male colleagues vital for women in media’, Media’s bid to ‘stay afloat’

date: 2024-10-01, from: Island Times

ALOFI, 30 SEPTEMBER 2024 (FIJI TIMES)—Women in Media Fiji co-founder Rosi Doviverata says having the support of male colleagues in the media industry is key to driving women forward. Speaking at the end of the 7th PINA Media Summit in Niue,  Doviverata acknowledged the strong support of men in the media industry who have allowed […]

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https://islandtimes.org/support-of-male-colleagues-vital-for-women-in-media-medias-bid-to-stay-afloat/


Australia to lead global fight against synthetic drug trafficking

date: 2024-10-01, from: Island Times

SYDNEY, 30 SEPTEMBER 2024 (THE AUSTRALIA TODAY)—The Australian Federal Police (AFP) will lead a new international initiative to combat the trafficking of synthetic drugs and precursor chemicals worldwide as part of the Global Coalition to Address Synthetic Drug Threats. Formed in July 2023, the coalition unites 156 countries, including Australia, to address the growing global […]

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https://islandtimes.org/australia-to-lead-global-fight-against-synthetic-drug-trafficking/


PM Marape urges UN to support preservation of PNG’s forest

date: 2024-10-01, from: Island Times

NEW YORK, 30 SEPTEMBER 2024 (THE NATIONAL) —Papua New Guinea Prime Minister James Marape has requested the support of the United Nations to preserve Papua New Guinea’s natural forests. Marape brought up the matter of Papua New Guinea’s forest during a bilateral meeting with UN secretary general Antoinio Guterres after presenting the country’s statement to […]

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https://islandtimes.org/pm-marape-urges-un-to-support-preservation-of-pngs-forest/


Guam’s coral reefs in danger of dying 

date: 2024-10-01, from: Pacific Island Times

By Pacific Island Times News Staff The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has warned that Guam’s coral reefs are predicted…

https://www.pacificislandtimes.com/post/guam-s-coral-reefs-in-danger-of-dying


Lawmakers suspend discussion on SSHS bill ahead of FEMA meeting

date: 2024-10-01, from: Guam Daily Post

After having spent nearly all day Monday discussing a measure to appropriate $7 million to the Guam Department of Education for the reconstruction of Simon Sanchez High School, including the leasing of a temporary campus, lawmakers opted to suspend discussions…

https://www.postguam.com/news/local/lawmakers-suspend-discussion-on-sshs-bill-ahead-of-fema-meeting/article_32a5e53e-7f02-11ef-8822-431133f1d9a0.html


Man arrested after alleged gun incident

date: 2024-10-01, from: Guam Daily Post

A suspicion of infidelity and the alleged use of a gun have one man facing charges of assault, reckless conduct and unlawful discharge of a firearm, all as misdemeanors.

https://www.postguam.com/news/local/man-arrested-after-alleged-gun-incident/article_72724c0c-7fac-11ef-8b02-773f1b176607.html


Guam Cancer Care to shut down Nov. 1

date: 2024-10-01, from: Guam Daily Post

Guam Cancer Care has announced a prospective shutdown of all direct support programs effective Nov. 1. Those services include, but are not limited to, patient navigation, direct financial assistance awards, issuance of patient supplies and transportation of cancer patients to…

https://www.postguam.com/news/local/guam-cancer-care-to-shut-down-nov-1/article_f265a04a-7fa1-11ef-ab91-ab6a24df1b2d.html


GPD arrests 2 additional minors in connection to school threats

date: 2024-10-01, from: Guam Daily Post

Two 12-year-old boys are the latest to be arrested in a series of online threats about committing harm at different schools.

https://www.postguam.com/news/local/gpd-arrests-2-additional-minors-in-connection-to-school-threats/article_0d82cace-7fac-11ef-9668-0f73be34cebd.html


USP Solomon Islands Open Day draws record crowd at new state-of-the-art campus

date: 2024-10-01, from: University of the South Pacific (Fiji)

Over a thousand students from 18 high schools across the Solomon Islands were excited to…

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https://www.usp.ac.fj/news/usp-solomon-islands-open-day-draws-record-crowd-at-new-state-of-the-art-campus/


Pacific utilities advised to set strategic planning to gain savings from renewable energy investments

date: 2024-10-01, from: Pacific Island Times

By Pacific Island Times News Staff Renewable energy can bring cost savings for Pacific utilities, but achieving these benefits requires…

https://www.pacificislandtimes.com/post/pacific-utilities-advised-to-set-strategic-planning-to-gain-savings-from-renewable-energy-investment


GMHA self-pay amnesty program begins

date: 2024-10-01, from: Guam Daily Post

Tuesday marked the beginning of the Guam Memorial Hospital Authority’s 90-day Self-Pay Amnesty Program. The program, which will run through Dec. 31, is intended to help improve GMHA’s collections while providing patients with financial relief from medical expenses.

https://www.postguam.com/news/local/gmha-self-pay-amnesty-program-begins/article_19bfb432-7fa2-11ef-b1ff-638b2a43fea7.html


Doctors: Hospital running out of supplies

date: 2024-10-01, from: Guam Daily Post

Two weeks ago, the Guam Memorial Hospital Authority had only 12 adult anesthesia breathing circuits needed to perform surgeries and, while the hospital’s hands are tied, one doctor has gone to great lengths to secure additional circuits, even spending his…

https://www.postguam.com/news/local/doctors-hospital-running-out-of-supplies/article_e81524ba-7ecc-11ef-a0c1-dfe319877382.html


AG launches Meth Kills campaign

date: 2024-10-01, from: Guam Daily Post

Attorney General Douglas Moylan isn’t sugarcoating anything, especially when it comes to the increasing methamphetamine problem that has plagued Guam for decades, telling the community in his latest billboard campaign that “Meth Kills,” the Office of the Attorney General said…

https://www.postguam.com/news/local/ag-launches-meth-kills-campaign/article_c3d0bc14-7ec6-11ef-a559-bbf66a1201ba.html


Students showcase projects melding Indigenous, contemporary sciences

date: 2024-10-01, from: University of Hawaiʻi News

Five students from Leeward CC and UH Mānoa participated in the inaugural “Indigenous Data Hub Fellows” program.

The post Students showcase projects melding Indigenous, contemporary sciences first appeared on University of Hawaiʻi System News.

https://www.hawaii.edu/news/2024/09/30/student-projects-indigenous-contemporary-sciences/


UH helps shape Waikīkī’s urban development through data-driven research

date: 2024-10-01, from: University of Hawaiʻi News

The partnership between the university and WBID exemplifies how academic institutions can play a vital role in community development.

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https://www.hawaii.edu/news/2024/09/30/uh-helps-shape-waikiki-development/


ACM provides free tickets, special access to HIFF44

date: 2024-10-01, from: University of Hawaiʻi News

The exclusive ACM pass offers free admission to premiere screenings, access to industry panels, and invitations to special presentations and screenings of renowned films.

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https://www.hawaii.edu/news/2024/09/30/acm-provides-free-tickets-special-access-to-hiff44/


American Samoa’s minimum wages increase by 40 cents per hour

date: 2024-10-01, from: Pacific Island Times

By Pacific Island Times News Staff Pago Pago – American Samoan workers employed in industries covered by the Fair Minimum Wage Act of…

https://www.pacificislandtimes.com/post/american-samoa-s-minimum-wages-increase-by-40-cents-per-hour


Environmental science student merges interests in ʻāina, engineering, biology

date: 2024-10-01, from: University of Hawaiʻi News

Global Environmental Science student Malia Martin is merging her love and respect for place, care for community, and passion for science.

The post Environmental science student merges interests in ʻāina, engineering, biology first appeared on University of Hawaiʻi System News.

https://www.hawaii.edu/news/2024/09/30/student-malia-martin/


UH earns strong bond rating, saving millions of dollars

date: 2024-09-30, from: University of Hawaiʻi News

UH holds ratings of “Aa3” and “AA” with a positive financial outlook.

The post UH earns strong bond rating, saving millions of dollars first appeared on University of Hawaiʻi System News.

https://www.hawaii.edu/news/2024/09/30/uh-earns-strong-bond-rating-2024/


date: 2024-09-30, from: University of Hawaiʻi News

The study offers insights into the motives behind student drinking and potential strategies to mitigate its harmful effects.

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https://www.hawaii.edu/news/2024/09/30/alcohol-use-college-students/


Vulcan Booster Club serves up $13K pledge for the 2024 Vulcan Challenge

date: 2024-09-30, from: University of Hawaiʻi News

To support UH Hilo Athletics, the Vulcan Booster Club has pledged to match up to $1,000 for each sports program.

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https://www.hawaii.edu/news/2024/09/30/vulcan-booster-club-2024-vulcan-challenge/


Class of 2024: Part 1

date: 2024-09-30, from: HIKI NŌ ON PBS HAWAIʻI

In this episode of HIKI NŌ on PBS Hawai‘i, the first of two special episodes, meet six exceptional graduates from HIKI NŌ’s Class of 2024 as they share their experience being part of HIKI NŌ productions and reflect on what they learned.

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https://www.pbshawaii.org/class-of-2024-part-1/


Young Drunks

date: 2024-09-30, from: Hawai’i Pacific Review (HPU Literary Magazine)

 by Alison Amato Mom always told me to be home before two a.m.– All the drunks are on the road after that. And there we were, a pair of young drunks, minutes shy of three a.m., using our loud whispers … Continue reading

https://hawaiipacificreview.org/2024/09/30/young-drunks/


MLB roundup: Dodgers beat Rockies, spoil Blackmon’s farewell

date: 2024-09-30, updated: 2024-10-01, from: Marianas Variety

(Reuters) — Shohei Ohtani fell short in his bid to become the first National League Triple Crown winner since 1937, but Chris Taylor’s home run helped power the Los Angeles Dodgers to a 2-1 win over the Colorado Rockies on Sunday in Denver to spoil Charlie Blackmon’s final game.

https://www.mvariety.com/sports/nationalsports/mlb-roundup-dodgers-beat-rockies-spoil-blackmon-s-farewell/article_9052fad4-7f32-11ef-972d-274ea401c5b0.html


NMC eyes renewable energy sources for new campus

date: 2024-09-30, updated: 2024-10-01, from: Marianas Variety

Northern Marianas College Vice President for Administration and Advancement Frankie Eliptico, left, recently met with Commonwealth Utilities Corporation Executive Director Kevin Watson regarding the NMC’s planned activities to incorporate solar energy and other renewable energy sources into its new campus. NMC intends to apply for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design or LEED certification for its buildings. The meeting was also attended by NMC Capital Improvement Projects Director Rachel Fusco, NMC Grants Coordinator Rita Duan, and CUC Renewable Energy Engineer Adrian Reyes.

https://www.mvariety.com/news/local/nmc-eyes-renewable-energy-sources-for-new-campus/article_da933d94-7f36-11ef-85f1-df7b9300e305.html


Man accused of tossing urine into air conditioner

date: 2024-09-30, updated: 2024-10-01, from: Marianas Variety

SUPERIOR Court Clerk of Court Patric Diaz has issued a penal summons against Larry B. Lacson, who has been accused of throwing urine into an air conditioning unit of another person.

https://www.mvariety.com/news/local/man-accused-of-tossing-urine-into-air-conditioner/article_97a4989c-7ee2-11ef-b47f-e76b25b52d8e.html


‘Joker’ sequel ‘Joker: Folie a Deux’ dives deep into identity

date: 2024-09-30, updated: 2024-10-01, from: Marianas Variety

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) — When Joaquin Phoenix reprised his role as the Joker in the new movie sequel about the DC Comics villain he learned that the filmmakers wanted to focus on music in a new way.

https://www.mvariety.com/lifestyle/joker-sequel-joker-folie-a-deux-dives-deep-into-identity/article_4505c4ec-7f39-11ef-9d6b-a7886f13b6c9.html


China holds military drills in South China Sea after talks with US

date: 2024-09-30, updated: 2024-10-01, from: Marianas Variety

BEIJING (Reuters) — Chinese air and naval forces are conducting maneuvers in a disputed area of the South China Sea, the military said on Saturday, hours after the country’s top diplomat discussed ways of reducing regional tension with his U.S. counterpart.

https://www.mvariety.com/news/regional_world/china-holds-military-drills-in-south-china-sea-after-talks-with-us/article_7136f3ee-7f37-11ef-b584-7f9be40690f9.html


Kate Winslet melds into a model turned war photographer in ‘Lee’

date: 2024-09-30, updated: 2024-10-01, from: Marianas Variety

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) — Kate Winslet felt a deep connection to her role as the real-life World War Two photographer Elizabeth “Lee” Miller in the film “Lee.”

https://www.mvariety.com/lifestyle/kate-winslet-melds-into-a-model-turned-war-photographer-in-lee/article_7193a7c6-7f3a-11ef-94d1-8770afe25f38.html


Broadening gains in US stock market underscore optimism on economy

date: 2024-09-30, updated: 2024-10-01, from: Marianas Variety

NEW YORK (Reuters) — More stocks are participating in the S&P 500’s latest march to record highs, easing concerns over a rally that has been concentrated in a handful of giant technology names for much of 2024.

https://www.mvariety.com/business/business_news/broadening-gains-in-us-stock-market-underscore-optimism-on-economy/article_44fd5b7a-7f3b-11ef-aaf6-7bc7806016bd.html


Refaluwasch community gathers on Managaha to honor Chief Aghurubw

date: 2024-09-30, updated: 2024-10-01, from: Marianas Variety

MEMBERS of the Refaluwasch community on Saturday gathered on Managaha to honor their ancestor, Chief Aghurubw of Satawal.

https://www.mvariety.com/news/local/refaluwasch-community-gathers-on-managaha-to-honor-chief-aghurubw/article_aee7a946-7ef0-11ef-90a0-37e28b988e76.html


Update on 2023 tax refund status

date: 2024-09-30, updated: 2024-10-01, from: Marianas Variety

(DRT) — The Division of Revenue and Taxation would like to inform taxpayers of the current status and expected timelines for their 2023 tax refunds.  As of September 2024, the majority of tax refunds have been processed, but some are still pending.

https://www.mvariety.com/news/local/update-on-2023-tax-refund-status/article_2bc68766-7f37-11ef-82d7-9b19e5f0c4b7.html


Hurricane Helene kills at least 90; homes and memories washed away

date: 2024-09-30, updated: 2024-10-01, from: Marianas Variety

FLAT ROCK, North Carolina (Reuters) — The Southeastern U.S. began a huge cleanup and recovery effort on Sunday and the death toll climbed towards 100 after Hurricane Helene knocked out power for millions, destroyed roads and bridges and caused dramatic flooding from Florida to Virginia.

https://www.mvariety.com/news/national/hurricane-helene-kills-at-least-90-homes-and-memories-washed-away/article_da017e58-7f37-11ef-a4ca-3fe6c2d597b0.html


Sun fend off Lynx down stretch behind Alyssa Thomas

date: 2024-09-30, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold

            <p>Alyssa Thomas scored 17 points and nearly finished with a triple-double as the Connecticut Sun won Game 1 of a WNBA semifinal series, beating the Minnesota Lynx 73-70 in Minneapolis on Sunday night.</p>
         

https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2024/09/30/sports/sun-fend-off-lynx-down-stretch-behind-alyssa-thomas/


NFL roundup: Vikings hold off Packers to remain unbeaten

date: 2024-09-30, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold

            <p>Sam Darnold completed 20 of 28 passes for 275 yards, three touchdowns and one interception, and the visiting Minnesota Vikings escaped with a 31-29 win over the Green Bay Packers on Sunday to remain unbeaten.</p>
         

https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2024/09/30/sports/nfl-roundup-vikings-hold-off-packers-to-remain-unbeaten/


U.S. beats International team to win 10th straight Presidents Cup

date: 2024-09-30, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold

            <p>The United States continued its historical dominance of the Presidents Cup when it beat the International team 18 1/2 to 11 1/2 at Royal Montreal Golf Club on Sunday for its 10th consecutive victory in the event. </p>
         

https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2024/09/30/sports/u-s-beats-international-team-to-win-10th-straight-presidents-cup/


BIIF volleyball: Kona and KSH sweep; Hilo wins nailbiter

date: 2024-09-30, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold

            <p>The Big Island Interscholastic Federation (BIIF) girls volleyball season continued over the weekend across the island. Most teams have reached the midway point of their regular season slates.</p>
         

https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2024/09/30/sports/biif-volleyball-kona-and-ksh-sweep-hilo-wins-nailbiter/


Helene has claimed lives of more than 90 people. Here are some of their stories.

date: 2024-09-30, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold

            <p>A woman in her 70s who repaired nuclear cooling towers and rode motorcycles. A Florida resident who helped her community recover from Hurricane Ian two years ago. A man who had just moved to South Carolina to work as an electrical lineman.</p>
         

https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2024/09/30/nation-world-news/helene-has-claimed-lives-of-more-than-90-people-here-are-some-of-their-stories/


Trump allies bombard the courts, setting stage for post-election fight

date: 2024-09-30, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold

            <p>Republicans have unleashed a flurry of lawsuits challenging voting rules and practices ahead of the November elections, setting the stage for what could be a far larger and more contentious legal battle over the White House after Election Day.</p>
         

https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2024/09/30/nation-world-news/trump-allies-bombard-the-courts-setting-stage-for-post-election-fight/


In North Carolina, remnants of Helene become an ‘unprecedented tragedy’

date: 2024-09-30, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold

            <p>Raging floods and mudslides unleashed by the remnants of Hurricane Helene have dealt an &#8220;unprecedented tragedy&#8221; in the mountains of western North Carolina, leaving at least 37 people dead in the region and communities struggling to cope without water, food, power, gasoline and cellphone service.</p>
         

https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2024/09/30/nation-world-news/in-north-carolina-remnants-of-helene-become-an-unprecedented-tragedy/


Nepal flooding and landslides kill at least 170 people

date: 2024-09-30, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold

            <p>KATHMANDU, Nepal &#8212; At least 170 people have died in Nepal after days of unceasing rain caused heavy flooding and triggered major landslides around the country, including in the densely populated region around Kathmandu, the nation&#8217;s capital.</p>
         

https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2024/09/30/nation-world-news/nepal-flooding-and-landslides-kill-at-least-170-people/


Republicans criticize Trump over his insults of Harris

date: 2024-09-30, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold

            <p>Former President Donald Trump drew criticism from several fellow Republicans on Sunday for his demeaning insults of Vice President Kamala Harris, a day after he called her &#8220;mentally disabled&#8221; and &#8220;mentally impaired&#8221; at a rally.</p>
         

https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2024/09/30/nation-world-news/republicans-criticize-trump-over-his-insults-of-harris/


Israel strikes multiple fronts, including long-distance attack on Yemen

date: 2024-09-30, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold

            <p>Israel&#8217;s military on Sunday attacked its enemies in two countries and the Gaza Strip, including with a long-distance airstrike in Yemen amid escalating violence between Israel and its Iranian-backed proxies across the Middle East, inching the combatants closer to regional war.</p>
         

https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2024/09/30/nation-world-news/israel-strikes-multiple-fronts-including-long-distance-attack-on-yemen/


Kris Kristofferson, country singer, songwriter and actor, dies at 88

date: 2024-09-30, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold

            <p>Kris Kristofferson, a singer-songwriter whose literary yet plain-spoken compositions infused country music with rarely heard candor and depth, and who later had a successful second career in movies, died at his home on Maui, Hawaii on Saturday. He was 88.</p>
         

https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2024/09/30/nation-world-news/kris-kristofferson-country-singer-songwriter-and-actor-dies-at-88/


Top Adams aides get married as investigation swirls around them

date: 2024-09-30, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold

            <p>At a wedding on Martha&#8217;s Vineyard, an island in Massachusetts, key players in New York City Hall sought refuge this weekend from the several federal investigations plaguing Mayor Eric Adams&#8217; administration.</p>
         

https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2024/09/30/nation-world-news/top-adams-aides-get-married-as-investigation-swirls-around-them/


In praise of childless women I know who make this a better world

date: 2024-09-30, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold

            <p>The repeated recent jabs at childless women as somehow less than &#8212; with less of a stake in the republic, according to Republican vice presidential nominee JD Vance, and less humility, according to Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders &#8212; strike me as not only cruel, but puzzling.</p>
         

https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2024/09/30/opinion/in-praise-of-childless-women-i-know-who-make-this-a-better-world/


Preserve democracy, end the electoral college

date: 2024-09-30, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold

            <p>November 5, 2024, might be the day the second U.S. woman presidential candidate from a major party wins the popular vote but loses the election. There have been five U.S. presidential elections where the candidate who won the popular vote did not become president. In each of these cases, the candidates who assumed office without the popular vote were wealthy, white men.</p>
         

https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2024/09/30/opinion/preserve-democracy-end-the-electoral-college/


Hilo traffic crash kills motorcyclist

date: 2024-09-30, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold

            <p>Police have launched a negligent homicide investigation after a two-vehicle collision killed a motorcyclist Sunday evening in Hilo.</p>
         

https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2024/09/30/hawaii-news/hilo-traffic-crash-kills-motorcyclist/


Academy celebrates 75th year

date: 2024-09-30, from: Guam Daily Post

The Sisters of Mercy, along with faculty, staff, students, alumnae, friends and supporters, celebrated the Academy of Our Lady of Guam’s 75th diamond anniversary on Sunday in Hagåtña.

https://www.postguam.com/news/local/academy-celebrates-75th-year/article_075b3978-7e81-11ef-93b1-53960f68e5da.html


Kunimoto, 74, ready to take on the world

date: 2024-09-30, from: Guam Daily Post

Seven years ago, when Kilhak “Killy” Kunimoto became the No. 11 ranked triathlete in the world, his race schedule was full and racing was one of his top priorities. And for seven years, as a reminder of the remarkable accomplishment,…

https://www.postguam.com/sports/local/kunimoto-74-ready-to-take-on-the-world/article_6872b7be-7ebc-11ef-a58a-5bf0702e66b9.html


Officials to meet with FEMA about SSHS interim campus

date: 2024-09-30, from: Guam Daily Post

Government officials will meet with representatives from the Federal Emergency Management Agency on Thursday, when they hope to hear good news about the proposal to set up a temporary campus for Simon Sanchez High School students.

https://www.postguam.com/news/local/officials-to-meet-with-fema-about-sshs-interim-campus/article_0465b14e-7ebd-11ef-8e8a-fb941a0007c2.html


Brown: ‘Someone trying to stir up garbage’

date: 2024-09-30, from: Guam Daily Post

A man whose video was circulating on social media alleges that bags of trash containing documents from a senator’s office were found illegally dumped in Hagåtña.

https://www.postguam.com/news/local/brown-someone-trying-to-stir-up-garbage/article_2937f3f2-7df4-11ef-8e2f-7bae0b07be7e.html


District Court sides with receiver

date: 2024-09-30, from: Guam Daily Post

District Court of Guam Chief Judge Frances Tydingco-Gatewood has sided with federal receiver Gershman, Brickner & Bratton Inc. and has granted the firm’s motion to prohibit the government of Guam from filing suit against it without first getting the court’s…

https://www.postguam.com/news/local/district-court-sides-with-receiver/article_b1022e9a-7ec8-11ef-a23b-53822df9d4d1.html


Man allegedly found asleep near drugs

date: 2024-09-30, from: Guam Daily Post

A man found asleep on a street bench in Tumon was arrested after officers with the Guam Police Department noticed drug paraphernalia next to him on Friday morning.

https://www.postguam.com/news/local/man-allegedly-found-asleep-near-drugs/article_b4db5aae-7de3-11ef-8b53-63b2dcf24a58.html


Officials address recent threats: 16-year-old student in custody

date: 2024-09-30, from: Guam Daily Post

The three schools that were closed last Friday as a precaution amid threats made over social media have resumed their regular schedules, but education officials and local law enforcement made sure to recognize the gravity of the impact the recent…

https://www.postguam.com/news/local/officials-address-recent-threats-16-year-old-student-in-custody/article_a90c2516-7ed1-11ef-8882-abfa7ff108ac.html


Capulong to take deal in bingo fraud case

date: 2024-09-30, from: Guam Daily Post

A woman implicated in a federal case involving an illegal gambling scheme through the Guam Shrine Club’s Hafa Adai Bingo by diverting bingo profits and proceeds for personal gain is set to plead guilty to charges Tuesday.

https://www.postguam.com/news/local/capulong-to-take-deal-in-bingo-fraud-case/article_22c99934-7ecc-11ef-b175-a726e97e81dc.html


Guam Cancer Care announces prospective shut down of direct support services Nov. 1

date: 2024-09-30, from: Guam Daily Post

Guam Cancer Care has announced a prospective shut down of all direct support programs effective Nov. 1. Those services include, but are not limited to, patient navigation, direct financial assistance awards, issuance of patient supplies, and transportation of cancer patients…

https://www.postguam.com/news/guam-cancer-care-announces-prospective-shut-down-of-direct-support-services-nov-1/article_cbc9d558-7ef4-11ef-9128-9f9a03bcf998.html


 Nauru defends deep-sea mining plans: ‘The greatest risk is failing to seize the opportunity’

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…

https://www.pacificislandtimes.com/post/nauru-defends-deep-sea-mining-plans-the-greatest-risk-is-failing-to-seize-the-opportunity


Japan’s incoming prime minister calls for establishment of Japanese military base on Guam

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…

https://www.pacificislandtimes.com/post/japan-s-incoming-pm-calls-for-establishment-of-japanese-military-base-on-guam


Don’t miss out on the Saipan Chamber of Commerce’s October general membership meeting! RSVP now!

date: 2024-09-29, updated: 2024-09-30, 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

https://www.mvariety.com/business/business_news/don-t-miss-out-on-the-saipan-chamber-of-commerce-s-october-general-membership-meeting/article_248d6574-7e28-11ef-9eab-a7d8921968ab.html


2024 TEK Art Contest

date: 2024-09-29, updated: 2024-09-30, from: Marianas Variety

https://www.mvariety.com/lifestyle/2024-tek-art-contest/article_b5b60808-7e28-11ef-8787-eb7566661a38.html


Making tourism our business: Marianas Youth Welcome All Visitors Enthusiastically

date: 2024-09-29, updated: 2024-09-30, from: Marianas Variety

WHEN I was a young student, tourism was the last thing on my mind.

https://www.mvariety.com/views/columnists/making-tourism-our-business-marianas-youth-welcome-all-visitors-enthusiastically/article_6bc16fcc-7e22-11ef-93b7-03da9adba42e.html


BC’s Tales of the Pacific ǀ Saipan’s boonie dogs made the news

date: 2024-09-29, updated: 2024-09-30, 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.

https://www.mvariety.com/views/columnists/bc-s-tales-of-the-pacific-saipan-s-boonie-dogs-made-the-news/article_895f00de-7e1e-11ef-a49c-4fa74442d971.html


MCS, GES, SIS, WSR beat foes in interscholastic soccer

date: 2024-09-29, updated: 2024-09-30, 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.

https://www.mvariety.com/sports/localsports/mcs-ges-sis-wsr-beat-foes-in-interscholastic-soccer/article_5b537ed0-7e47-11ef-b8d3-4fd8a0c43387.html


MLB roundup: Yanks fall to Pirates, still land AL’s No. 1 seed

date: 2024-09-29, updated: 2024-09-30, 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.

https://www.mvariety.com/sports/nationalsports/mlb-roundup-yanks-fall-to-pirates-still-land-als-no-1-seed/article_95a80204-7e6a-11ef-8b7d-7b1bea9d533d.html


Taiwan on alert over ‘multiple waves’ of missile firing in inland China

date: 2024-09-29, updated: 2024-09-30, 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.

https://www.mvariety.com/news/regional_world/taiwan-on-alert-over-multiple-waves-of-missile-firing-in-inland-china/article_d74a715e-7e6c-11ef-976e-4362361ec190.html


Woman admits to running brothel network that catered to politicians, execs

date: 2024-09-29, updated: 2024-09-30, 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.

https://www.mvariety.com/news/national/woman-admits-to-running-brothel-network-that-catered-to-politicians-execs/article_3062d4de-7e6d-11ef-b9e2-3b392957e556.html


Sicilian Cathedral’s stunning mosaics regain golden luster

date: 2024-09-29, updated: 2024-09-30, 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.

https://www.mvariety.com/lifestyle/sicilian-cathedral-s-stunning-mosaics-regain-golden-luster/article_895c7ebc-7e6f-11ef-aa11-072df9793b6f.html


Judge reverses CSC’s dismissal of Atalig’s petition, orders new hearing

date: 2024-09-29, updated: 2024-09-30, from: Marianas Variety

SUPERIOR Court Judge Pro Tempore Dana A. Gutierrez on Thursday ruled that the order of dismissal issued by the Civil Service Commission to former Department of Public Works public information officer Felipe Q. Atalig was “without observance of procedure required by law” and must be “set aside.”

https://www.mvariety.com/news/local/judge-reverses-csc-s-dismissal-of-atalig-s-petition-orders-new-hearing/article_7c7dc138-7e3d-11ef-9f1c-a370c3997867.html


Mats on Fire: Bryan Delen Guerrero tops two divisions; ‘Pirate’ Gandy wins gold

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.

https://www.mvariety.com/sports/localsports/mats-on-fire-bryan-delen-guerrero-tops-two-divisions-pirate-gandy-wins-gold/article_aa2781a0-7e33-11ef-a8a1-7714add88116.html


Underfunded, understaffed and oft-criticized Guam Memorial Hospital earns multiple awards this year

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…

https://www.pacificislandtimes.com/post/underfunded-understaffed-and-oft-criticized-guam-memorial-hospital-earns-multiple-awards-this-year


Guam secures federal grant for coral reef protection

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


US southeast faces daunting cleanup from Helene as death toll rises

date: 2024-09-29, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold

            <p>ATLANTA &#8212; 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>
         

https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2024/09/29/nation-world-news/us-southeast-faces-daunting-cleanup-from-helene-as-death-toll-rises/


‘This is a disaster’: Western North Carolina reels from Helene

date: 2024-09-29, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold

            <p>ASHEVILLE, N.C. &#8212; 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 &#8212; or wanting to find out who is not.</p>
         

https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2024/09/29/nation-world-news/this-is-a-disaster-western-north-carolina-reels-from-helene/


FDA approves first new schizophrenia drug in decades

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>
         

https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2024/09/29/nation-world-news/fda-approves-first-new-schizophrenia-drug-in-decades/


Appeals court tosses conviction of Kona man

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>
         

https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2024/09/29/hawaii-news/appeals-court-tosses-conviction-of-kona-man/


SpaceX launches mission to bring back Starliner astronauts

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>
         

https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2024/09/29/nation-world-news/spacex-launches-mission-to-bring-back-starliner-astronauts/


Trump takes attacks on Harris to a new low, calling her ‘mentally disabled’

date: 2024-09-29, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold

            <p>PRAIRIE DU CHIEN, Wis. &#8212; 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 &#8220;mentally disabled.&#8221;</p>
         

https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2024/09/29/nation-world-news/trump-takes-attacks-on-harris-to-a-new-low-calling-her-mentally-disabled/


Nepal floods and landslides kill at least 66 people, 69 missing

date: 2024-09-29, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold

            <p>KATHMANDU &#8212; 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>
         

https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2024/09/29/nation-world-news/nepal-floods-and-landslides-kill-at-least-66-people-69-missing/


Viewfinders make fall foliage pop for the colorblind in Virginia

date: 2024-09-29, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold

            <p>Like so many other leaf-peeping enthusiasts, Tim Yates ventured out to Virginia&#8217;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>
         

https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2024/09/29/features/viewfinders-make-fall-foliage-pop-for-the-colorblind-in-virginia/


Hezbollah chief killed in Israel’s torrent of airstrikes on Lebanon

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&#8217;s campaign against Iran&#8217;s proxies in the Middle East that could shake up the regional order.</p>
         

https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2024/09/29/nation-world-news/hezbollah-chief-killed-in-israels-torrent-of-airstrikes-on-lebanon/


Before debate, Walz is viewed more favorably than Vance in Midwest, polls find

date: 2024-09-29, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold

            <p>In the contest between Minnesota dad energy and &#8220;Hillbilly Elegy&#8221; energy, Midwestern voters appear to have a clear preference.</p>
         

https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2024/09/29/sports/before-debate-walz-is-viewed-more-favorably-than-vance-in-midwest-polls-find/


Hulihia Ke Ola: A pathway to recovery

date: 2024-09-29, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold

            <p>Big Island Substance Abuse Council&#8217;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/


Decency in a minefield of hate

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&#8217; 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/


The unfair Electoral College: The Nebraska and Maine plan would be better provided every state divided their votes

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&#8217;s electoral votes. A single-vote victory in California or Texas or Florida or New York yields all those states&#8217; 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>
         

https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2024/09/29/opinion/the-unfair-electoral-college-the-nebraska-and-maine-plan-would-be-better-provided-every-state-divided-their-votes/


Obituaries for September 29

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&#8217;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/


Volcano Watch: Understanding magma storage and migration in Kilauea’s active East Rift Zone

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>
         

https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2024/09/29/community/volcano-watch-understanding-magma-storage-and-migration-in-kilaueas-active-east-rift-zone/


Steves: Iceland’s rugged beauty comes from within

date: 2024-09-29, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold

            <p>Iceland&#8217;s remote location and harsh climate aren&#8217;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>
         

https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2024/09/29/features/steves-icelands-rugged-beauty-comes-from-within/


US grabs 11-7 lead over International team at Presidents Cup

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>
         

https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2024/09/29/sports/us-grabs-11-7-lead-over-international-team-at-presidents-cup/


Travis Hunter strikes a Heisman pose in Colorado’s blowout win at UCF

date: 2024-09-29, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold

            <p>Travis Hunter is not the betting favorite to win this year&#8217;s Heisman Trophy. </p>
         

https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2024/09/29/sports/travis-hunter-strikes-a-heisman-pose-in-colorados-blowout-win-at-ucf/


Huntley named Dolphins’ starting QB for Monday. And Armstead, Fuller out.

date: 2024-09-29, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold

            <p>MIAMI &#8212; Hometown hero Tyler Huntley will become the Dolphins&#8217; third starting quarterback in three weeks.</p>
         

https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2024/09/29/sports/huntley-named-dolphins-starting-qb-for-monday-and-armstead-fuller-out/


No. 2 Alabama outlasts No. 4 Georgia in second-half thriller

date: 2024-09-29, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold

            <p>TUSCALOOSA, Ala. &#8212; 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>
         

https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2024/09/29/sports/no-2-alabama-outlasts-no-4-georgia-in-second-half-thriller/


White Sox lose 121 games in a season, making history

date: 2024-09-29, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold

            <p>DETROIT &#8212; 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>
         

https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2024/09/29/sports/white-sox-lose-121-games-in-a-season-making-history/


Mokfok mañaina reinterment

date: 2024-09-29, from: Guam Daily Post

On Saturday, the Guam State Historic Preservation Office hosted a reinterment ritual at the Skaggs Urban Training Complex, Marine Corps Base Camp Blaz (formally Andersen South). The ritual included the reinterment of ancestral bone fragments found during cultural resource investigations…

https://www.postguam.com/entertainment/lifestyle/mokfok-ma-aina-reinterment/article_753494bc-7da0-11ef-a498-a7525e333323.html


Southern football shuts out JFK

date: 2024-09-29, from: Guam Daily Post

With a well-balanced offensive attack and a nearly impenetrable defense, the Southern High School Dolphins football team defeated the John F. Kennedy High School Islanders Saturday night 26-0 at Ramsey Field in Upper Tumon.

https://www.postguam.com/sports/local/southern-football-shuts-out-jfk/article_f548a694-7dea-11ef-b3fa-17585161fa2f.html


Measure to address problematic leases at CLTC garners support

date: 2024-09-29, from: Guam Daily Post

Following an afternoon of discussion on the session floor, senators of the 37th Guam Legislature stood in support of Bill 334-37, as substituted on the session floor, which seeks to remove legal clouds on the existing leases issued by the…

https://www.postguam.com/news/local/measure-to-address-problematic-leases-at-cltc-garners-support/article_5bae66ba-7d48-11ef-8dfe-f3998cfcd716.html


Micronesian community hosts peace wave

date: 2024-09-29, from: Guam Daily Post

Tamuning’s ITC intersection was abuzz with activity Thursday evening during rush hour as dozens of Micronesian business owners, nonprofit organization members, politicians and residents gathered for a peace wave.

https://www.postguam.com/news/local/micronesian-community-hosts-peace-wave/article_007eebe6-7d5e-11ef-b3a4-7bfceae7d5d9.html


‘Pyromaniac loose in Mangilao’: Fires allegedly set maliciously

date: 2024-09-29, from: Guam Daily Post

Acts of violence in Mangilao have community members coming together to try to catch the individual or individuals responsible for setting fires in the village over the weekend.

https://www.postguam.com/news/local/pyromaniac-loose-in-mangilao-fires-allegedly-set-maliciously/article_e7721040-7df5-11ef-9810-b3db45b7fa6d.html


Hawaii, six other schools commit to Mountain West

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>
         

https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2024/09/28/sports/hawaii-six-other-schools-commit-to-mountain-west/