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date: 2024-10-20, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>Leaders of Boeing’s largest union said Saturday that they had reached a “negotiated proposal” for a new contract and would put it up for a vote to end a long and expensive strike.</p>
date: 2024-10-20, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>Guidance 
from League of Women Voters</p>
https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2024/10/20/opinion/your-views-for-october-20-11/
date: 2024-10-20, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>This week, at an event billed as a town hall in Pennsylvania, Donald Trump spent about 40 minutes standing on stage, mostly wordlessly swaying to music that he’d selected, confusing the press and his fans in attendance.</p>
date: 2024-10-20, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>ATLANTA/LATROBE, Penn. — Republican Donald Trump escalated his verbal attacks on Democrat Kamala Harris on Saturday as the vice president turned to celebrities to generate enthusiasm for her campaign, with both candidates for U.S. president courting early voters.</p>
date: 2024-10-20, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>Oinah Leolani Anakalea, 83, of Hilo, died Aug. 28 at Hale Anuenue Restorative Care Center. Born in Hilo, she was a retired custodian for Haili Church and was also a member of the Haili Church and Kuhio Chapel. Visitation 9-10 a.m. Thursday (Oct. 24) at Dodo Mortuary Chapel. Funeral service at 10 a.m. Burial to follow at Homelani Memorial Park. Casual attire. Survived by son, Leonard Kauai Anakalea of Hilo; sister, Mary Dennison of Las Vegas; two grandsons. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary.</p>
https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2024/10/20/obituaries/obituaries-for-october-20-10/
date: 2024-10-20, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>The intense seismicity and ground deformation along the East Rift Zone of Kilauea in the past couple of months is interpreted to indicate intrusion of magma. Some of this magma can leak to the surface in eruptions, but there are less likely long-term consequences that have historical analogues.</p>
date: 2024-10-20, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>My husband was recently a patient at the Hilo Benioff Medical Center. Without getting into too much detail, it was a scary night.</p>
date: 2024-10-20, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>Brian Cleary, a clinical pharmacist in Dublin, was trawling through the archives at the National Library of Ireland a few years ago when he stumbled across something extraordinary: a virtually unknown short story by Bram Stoker, author of the Gothic masterpiece “Dracula.”</p>
date: 2024-10-20, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>WASHINGTON — The leak of a pair of highly classified U.S. intelligence documents describing recent satellite images of Israeli military preparations for a potential strike on Iran offers a window into the intense American concerns about Israel’s plans. It also has U.S. officials working to understand the size of the improper disclosure.</p>
date: 2024-10-20, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>HARRISBURG, Pa. — Billionaire Elon Musk promised on Saturday to give away $1 million each day until November’s election to someone who signs his online petition supporting the U.S. Constitution.</p>
date: 2024-10-20, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>When the Maui Emergency Management Agency named Darryl Oliveira its interim administrator in the wake of the Aug. 8, 2023, wildfires that killed more than 100 people, they tapped the extensive experience of a career Big Island first responder and emergency manager.</p>
date: 2024-10-20, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>A judge earlier this month ruled in favor of a developer who sued a homeowners association over long-stalled plans to build a resort in Ka‘u.</p>
date: 2024-10-20, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>A proposal to build a sawmill in Hilo has been withdrawn after backlash from neighbors of the project.</p>
date: 2024-10-20, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>While Amsterdam’s popularity is well-deserved, travelers who don’t venture outside the city are missing out on some of Europe’s most charming countryside.</p>
https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2024/10/20/features/steves-a-dutch-day-trip-to-waterland/
date: 2024-10-20, from: Pacific Island Times
By Pacific Island Times News Staff Hilo, Hawaii —After TeAda Productions ’ successful run on O ʻ ahu, “Nothing Micro About Micronesia”…
date: 2024-10-19, from: Pacific Island Times
By Mar-Vic Cagurangan Age is just a number. The 13-year-old Joaquin Sablan is the epitome of this aphorism and the archetype of the…
https://www.pacificislandtimes.com/post/guam-s-youngest-entrepreneur-launches-apparel-brand
date: 2024-10-19, from: Pacific Island Times
By Mar-Vic Cagurangan Guam’s proximity to China makes it a default launch pad for any counterattack in the event of a conflict in the…
https://www.pacificislandtimes.com/post/in-case-of-war-with-china-guam-will-be-on-the-frontline
date: 2024-10-19, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>WASHINGTON — Last December, Vice President Kamala Harris flew to a climate conference in Dubai and quickly huddled with the leaders of three Arab nations to discuss Israel’s war against Hamas in the Gaza Strip.</p>
date: 2024-10-19, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>LOS ANGELES — The day was shaping up to be another long one for Freddy Bauer.</p>
date: 2024-10-19, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>BLACK MOUNTAIN, N.C. — Carolyn Burgess, 71, drove on cracked and crooked roads in Black Mountain, North Carolina, to get to her polling place Thursday, the state’s first day of early voting. Hurricane Helene had devastated her town, and its 8,500 residents were divided on the government response.</p>
date: 2024-10-19, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>The conservative-majority Supreme Court has taken an aggressive stance against many environmental rules in recent years, but three small victories for regulators this month have left some analysts wondering whether a shift is underway.</p>
date: 2024-10-19, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>OREGON CITY, Ore. — Thirty minutes south of Portland, as rain pattered down from gray skies, Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer, R-Ore., was at a wedding venue railing against Democrats in her state for decriminalizing hard drugs and accusing them of failing to support local law enforcement.</p>
date: 2024-10-19, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>A union representing striking machinists at Boeing said on Friday it is “actively engaged in indirect discussions” with the planemaker that are being facilitated by Acting U.S. Labor Secretary Julie Su.</p>
date: 2024-10-19, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>CVS Health abruptly ousted CEO Karen S. Lynch on Friday as the pharmacy and health care conglomerate struggled with sluggish growth and faced pressure from investors.</p>
date: 2024-10-19, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>Cuba’s power grid failed and the entire nation plunged into darkness Friday, less than a day after the government stressed the need to paralyze the economy to save electricity in the face of major gasoline shortages and large-scale, regular outages.</p>
date: 2024-10-19, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>ISTANBUL — He was there from the early days of Hamas, rose through the ranks to lead the organization and equipped it for the deadliest assault on Israel in its history.</p>
date: 2024-10-19, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>CAIRO — At least 30 people were killed and dozens wounded in Israeli strikes that hit several houses at a square on Friday in Jabalia, the largest of Gaza’s eight historic refugee camps, medics said, where residents said tanks blew up roads and houses as they thrust further into the territory.</p>
date: 2024-10-19, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>GRAND RAPIDS/DETROIT, Michigan — Democrat Kamala Harris raised questions about Republican Donald Trump’s physical stamina to serve effectively as president as the two rivals tore through the deadlocked battleground state of Michigan on Friday, with Trump lashing back about the energy he’s shown on the campaign trail.</p>
date: 2024-10-19, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>WASHINGTON — Two chunky pandas, a male and a female, arrived from China this week at the National Zoo in Washington. If everything goes as planned, they will eventually have cubs.</p>
https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2024/10/19/features/the-panda-factories/
date: 2024-10-19, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>The image of Elon Musk that may be dominating people’s mindspace at the moment is of his prancing about joyously — and yes, a tad weirdly — behind Donald Trump on the podium during the latter’s Oct. 5 rally in Butler, Pa.</p>
date: 2024-10-19, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>This week, the U.S. Supreme Court overturned a lower court ruling that had struck down a Pennsylvania law barring people under 21 from carrying firearms openly during declared states of emergency. It’s hard to really celebrate this as a victory given how basic common sense it is — that judges had found it proper to allow 18-year-olds to walk around with drawn firearms during emergencies strains understanding. </p>
date: 2024-10-18, from: University of Hawaiʻi News
The genki balls will be released into the Ala Wai Canal following a three-week maturation period.
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https://www.hawaii.edu/news/2024/10/18/math-in-action-students-create-genki-balls/
date: 2024-10-18, from: University of Hawaiʻi News
Morgan’s Corner is an original play dealing with bias, prejudice and inequity, told in five, often radically different, perspectives.
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https://www.hawaii.edu/news/2024/10/18/morgans-corner-at-paliku-theatre/
date: 2024-10-18, updated: 2024-10-18, from: Marianas Variety
(BPT) - In the fall, California’s Napa Valley transforms from lush, green vineyards and rolling hills into a stunning landscape of vibrant reds, deep oranges and rich yellows, all set against the bright, blue sky. As the leaves change color, the air becomes crisp and cool, creating a breathtaking backdrop to Napa’s quiet season.
date: 2024-10-18, updated: 2024-10-18, from: Marianas Variety
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date: 2024-10-18, updated: 2024-10-18, from: Marianas Variety
(BPT) - For Janice, health and fitness were always priorities. Growing up in Jamaica, she’d been a sprinter for her high school track team. After moving to the U.S. in her mid-20s, she built a successful career in sales while raising two young children. Although she was busy, she maintained a healthy and active lifestyle. In fact, other than having slightly elevated blood pressure, she was the picture of good health.
date: 2024-10-18, updated: 2024-10-18, from: Marianas Variety
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date: 2024-10-18, updated: 2024-10-18, from: Marianas Variety
(BPT) - New Empower research explores the annual process and what matters most to American workers
date: 2024-10-18, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>BUENOS AIRES — Singer Liam Payne, who shot to fame as a member of boy band One Direction in the early 2010s, died on Wednesday after falling from the third floor of his hotel in Buenos Aires, Argentina.</p>
date: 2024-10-18, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>BERLIN — U.S. President Joe Biden arrived in Berlin on Thursday for a short visit to discuss Russia’s invasion of Ukraine with the leaders of Germany, France and Britain as Kyiv urges its Western allies to take immediate action to end the fighting. </p>
date: 2024-10-18, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>Dolores Malinao Cainglit, 88, of Hilo died Oct. 4 at home. Born in Honaunau, she was a retired waitress, cashier and hostess at Ken’s House of Pancakes, formerly worked at the Hilo Hawaiian Hotel, the former Hilo Hotel, the former Standard Drugs and the former Sky Chef, a lector at St. Joseph Catholic Church and a member of its choir. Visitation 8:30-9:30 a.m. Thursday (Oct. 24) at St. Joseph Catholic Church. Memorial Mass at 9:30 a.m. Burial to follow at Alae Cemetery. Casual attire. Survived by children, Ralph “Augie” (Joyce) Taroma of Hilo, Lolita “Lita” (Steven) Kubojiri of Hilo, Gloria (Frank) Maynard of Oxford, N.Y., Priscilla (Joseph) Schweiger of Bremerton, Wash., and Brenda (Jerry) Bidal of Olympia, Wash.; sister, Rosita Padayao of Mililani, Oahu; 10 grandchildren, 12 great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren; nieces and nephews. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary.</p>
https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2024/10/18/obituaries/obituaries-for-october-18-11/
date: 2024-10-18, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>The mass bleaching of coral reefs around the world since February 2023 is now the most extensive on record, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) told Reuters this week.</p>
date: 2024-10-18, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>ATLANTA — A grand jury indicted a 14-year-old alleged shooter and his father who bought him the gun on Thursday in the September slaying of two students and two teachers at a Georgia high school, affirming initial charges brought by prosecutors and adding numerous other criminal counts. </p>
date: 2024-10-18, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>Mitzi Gaynor, leading lady 
of movie musicals, is dead at 93</p>
date: 2024-10-18, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>Tim Walz is right. So is Donald Trump. The Democratic vice presidential candidate wants to get rid of the antique Electoral College and the Republican ticket leader is going to campaign in dependably Democratic New York, at Madison Square Garden, which is better for democracy, even if it doesn’t help in the Electoral College math.</p>
date: 2024-10-18, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>WASHINGTON — The rate of youth tobacco use has dropped to its lowest levels in 25 years, new data from the 2024 National Youth Tobacco Survey revealed.</p>
date: 2024-10-18, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>Researchers who study misinformation are confronting a new problem: public scorn. And it’s not just in the form of online trolling. These scientists are losing funding, watching their research centers close down, and getting barraged with subpoenas.</p>
https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2024/10/18/opinion/its-getting-harder-to-study-fake-news/
date: 2024-10-18, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>WASHINGTON — A group of families whose loved ones died of fentanyl overdoses filed a petition with the office of U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai on Thursday, requesting a probe into China’s alleged role in fueling the U.S. synthetic opioid crisis. </p>
date: 2024-10-18, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>The Hawaii Police Activities League (HI-PAL) would like to congratulate all the participants in the first Hawaii Keiki Rodeo Association event of the season.</p>
date: 2024-10-18, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>Learn about low-cost ways to speed up permitting and ease Hawaii’s housing crisis during a luncheon presentation in Hilo on Wednesday, Oct. 30, featuring public policy experts from the Grassroot Institute of Hawaii.</p>
date: 2024-10-18, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>WAIMEA — The Kahilu Theatre on Sunday, Oct. 20, at 2 p.m. will present Po &the 4Fathers, a modern maoli music band offering a unique and powerful musical experience.</p>
date: 2024-10-18, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>Ku‘ikahi Mediation Center of Hilo — together with the Hawaii County Bar Association (HCBA) — invites the public to its 19th Annual Recognition Dinner and Auction on Sunday, Nov. 17, at the Hilo Hawaiian Hotel’s Moku‘ola Ballroom.</p>
https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2024/10/18/community/kuikahi-recognition-dinner-next-month/
date: 2024-10-18, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>It was a routine patrol for a unit of Israeli soldiers in the southern Gaza Strip. Then a firefight erupted and the Israelis, backed by drones, destroyed part of a building where several militants had taken cover, Israeli officials said. </p>
date: 2024-10-18, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>A wetter-than-usual rainy season is being forecast by the federal government’s weather watchers.</p>
date: 2024-10-18, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>Hawaii County voters are starting to receive their mail-in ballots for the Nov. 5 General Election.</p>
date: 2024-10-18, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>WASHINGTON — Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen warned in a speech Thursday that the economic policies being proposed by former President Donald Trump would fuel inflation and harm businesses, raising alarm about the risks of blanket tariffs.</p>
date: 2024-10-18, from: Island Times
KOROR, Palau — The Palau Election Commission (PEC) began mailing out absentee ballots after they arrived from Guam on Tuesday this week. During a press conference, PEC Executive Director Sherwin Yamaguchi announced that walk-in voting began Wednesday afternoon. He advised voters who will be traveling outside of Palau on Election Day to bring a copy […]
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date: 2024-10-18, from: Island Times
A push for transparency and economic growth Koror, Palau (October 7, 2024) — Palau’s Ministry of Finance announced the opening of applications for online gaming concessions, marking a renewed effort to diversify the country’s economy through regulated virtual gaming platforms. Special Assistant to the Minister of Finance, Tabesul Ngirailemesang, addressed the public in a statement […]
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date: 2024-10-18, from: Island Times
By: L.N. Reklai Three Palauan community organizations have been awarded Australia’s Direct Grant Program, marking the 30th anniversary of the initiative. Australian Ambassador Richelle Turner announced the grants, which have been increased to $20,000 per recipient this year, a change made in response to community feedback on the program’s previous $10,000 limit. The recipients include […]
The post Australia boosts support for Palauan Development Projects with Direct Aid Grants appeared first on Island Times.
date: 2024-10-18, from: Island Times
BY: EUSTORIA MARIE BORJA VANCOUVER, Wash — Three Palauan nationals who went missing in separate incidents in Washington state have been found safe, bringing relief to their families and supporters who spent weeks searching for them Jack “Itosang” Ito, 18, was located first after disappearing in early October from Sammamish, Washington. Days later, Deisha Kimiko […]
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https://islandtimes.org/three-missing-palauans-found-safe-in-washington-state/
date: 2024-10-18, from: Island Times
By: Eustoria Marie Borja KOROR, Palau (Oct. 17, 2024) — A recent shooting incident at the PIDC store in Topside Koror has raised concerns over public safety and highlighted challenges in obtaining timely information from the Bureau of Public Safety. The October 11 event, involving an air gun pellet that shattered the store’s glass door, […]
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https://islandtimes.org/pidc-shooting-highlights-need-for-timely-public-safety-updates/
date: 2024-10-18, from: Island Times
BY: Eustoria Marie Borja Koror, Palau – In a significant move to safeguard privacy rights, the Palau National Congress has passed House Bill No. 11-76-8S, HD1, SD2, CD1, criminalizing the unauthorized distribution of sensitive and intimate images. The legislation, which passed its third reading on October 8, 2024, in both the House of Delegates and […]
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date: 2024-10-18, from: Island Times
By Samantha Iyar KOROR, Palau – Qantas has been chosen to operate the Palau Paradise Express, a direct flight service connecting Brisbane, Australia, to Koror, Palau. This transition, announced in a joint statement by Palau President Surangel S. Whipps Jr. and Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong, marks a significant development in Pacific air travel. The […]
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date: 2024-10-18, from: Island Times
By: Eustoria Marie Borja and Samantha Iyar Koror, Palau – With just weeks remaining until the November 5, 2024, general election,the Senate race in Palau has intensified, now featuring 27 candidates competing for oneof the 15 available seats. The latest addition to the field is Ziske Asanuma, a write-incandidate whose community-driven platform centers on protecting […]
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date: 2024-10-18, from: Island Times
By: Samantha Iyar KOROR, Palau — Executive Order 489 has reinforced efforts to improve border security and streamline agency cooperation. Signed on October 15, 2024, this order strengthens the Coordinated Border Management (CBM) working group, building upon Executive Order 475 issued in September 2022. The CBM group aims to unify agencies such as transportation, customs, […]
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date: 2024-10-18, from: Island Times
By: Eustoria Maria Borja KOROR, Palau – The House of Delegates recently moved forward with a bill aimed at regulating disinformation on social media, sparking debate over government oversight and its potential impact on free speech. House Bill No. 11-153-16, which passed its first reading on Oct. 10, 2024, seeks to address the spread of […]
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date: 2024-10-18, from: Island Times
Supported by Taiwan’s National Science and Technology Council (NSTC), the Taiwan-Palau Ocean Science Education Center successfully held a three-day marine science education workshop at Palau Community College (PCC) from October 8 to 10. The workshop attracted participants from the Ministry of Education, local elementary and high school teachers, and outreach officer from the Palau International Coral Reef Center (PICRC). The workshop […]
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date: 2024-10-18, from: Island Times
for “World Tsunami Awareness Day” in Kumamoto, Japan The Embassy of Japan is pleased to announce this year’s Youth Ambassadors from Palau to attend the High School Students Summit on “World Tsunami Awareness Day” 2024 in Kumamoto, which will be held from October 19 to 25 in Japan. Since 2016, one high school in Palau […]
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date: 2024-10-18, from: Island Times
The Palau International Coral Reef Center (PICRC) is pleased to welcome Lauren Piot, a 25-year-old French American, as a new Aquarium Researcher. Lauren holds an MSc in Environment, Politics, and Development from The School of Oriental and African Studies University of London, and an MSc in Marine Systems and Policies from the University of Edinburgh. […]
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date: 2024-10-18, from: Island Times
Koror, Palau – The FRIENDS of the Palau National Marine Sanctuary recently wrapped up its 15th Palau Pledge Camp during the 2024 Fall Intersession. The Camp, a first with the Micronesian Voyaging Society (MVS), combined the cornerstone dive certification for PADI open water and advanced open water with traditional navigation. Each camp is uniquely tailored […]
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date: 2024-10-18, from: Island Times
By Sione Tekiteki AUCKLAND (DEVPOLICY.ORG) — The Pacific Islands Forum and its secretariat is a complex bureaucracy that will take any individual at least a year to understand. It is a political organisation that continually works to balance the interests of 18 member states to strengthen regional solidarity. It operates on a mix of rules […]
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date: 2024-10-18, from: Island Times
“Think about the outcomes of your choices and listen to the advice from people who care about you! “Your decisions and actions have important and lasting consequences that can impact various aspects of your life and the lives of others. We often go about our days without truly considering how our choices result in consequences. […]
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date: 2024-10-18, from: Island Times
HAGATNA (PACIFIC ISLAND TIMES) — China Airlines, one of Taiwan’s largest carriers, will resume its Taipei-Guam service from 27 November to 02 February 2025, with two weekly flights. According to CAL, it will use an Airbus A321neo aircraft to operate the service between the two destinations. Chia Ping Liu, director general of the Taipei Economic […]
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date: 2024-10-18, from: Island Times
HAGATNA (PACIFIC ISLAND TIMES) — The Pentagon has condemned China’s provocative military drills around Taiwan, calling it “irresponsible, disproportionate and destabilising,” but trumpeted its ability to respond to any eventuality. “Deterrence remains strong in the Indo-Pacific and the Department (of Defence) remains confident in its current force posture and operations in the region,” Pentagon Press […]
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date: 2024-10-18, from: Island Times
HAGATNA (PACIFIC ISLAND TIMES) — Guam mourns the passing of former governor Paul Calvo. He was 90. Calvo, served as the third governor of Guam, from 1979 to 1983, leaving a legacy that set Guam’s direction. “It is with hearts full of love that we announce the passing of our beloved father, Paul McDonald Calvo […]
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date: 2024-10-18, from: Island Times
In short: (ABC-Australia) US forces say they have launched air strikes on five underground weapons storage bunkers used by Yemen’s Houthi rebels. The strikes come after months of Houthi drone and missile attacks on merchant ships in the Red Sea in support of the Hamas militant group. What’s next? The rebel group continues to threaten […]
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date: 2024-10-18, updated: 2024-10-18, from: Marianas Variety
(NewsUSA) - Approximately 40% of children in the United States live at or below the poverty line, facing daily challenges and hardships. Their parents, grappling with the relentless impact of record-high inflation, struggle to provide even the most basic necessities. They simply don’t have the financial means to provide toys, books, or games for their children.
date: 2024-10-18, from: University of Hawaiʻi News
University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa men’s volleyball assistant coach Kupono Fey was listed among the American Volleyball Coaches Association’s 2024 Thirty Under 30 Awards program. Fey is entering his third season with the Rainbow Warriors, whom he was a four-year letterman from 2014–17. He captained the 2017 squad which recorded a then-single-season record 27 wins…
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https://www.hawaii.edu/news/2024/10/17/fey-avca-thirty-under-30/
date: 2024-10-18, from: University of Hawaiʻi News
Each department created their own fun activities for the students.
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https://www.hawaii.edu/news/2024/10/17/ignite-stem-passion/
date: 2024-10-18, from: University of Hawaiʻi News
The post UH Mānoa women’s basketball tops Big West poll first appeared on University of Hawaiʻi System News.
https://www.hawaii.edu/news/2024/10/17/womens-basketball-tops-big-west-poll/
date: 2024-10-18, from: University of Hawaiʻi News
Developing sustainable agri-food systems can play a crucial role in achieving socio-ecological health, equity, resilience and sustainability.
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https://www.hawaii.edu/news/2024/10/17/center-transform-agri-food-systems/
date: 2024-10-18, from: University of Hawaiʻi News
UHMānoa football return specialist Tylan Hines is among 15 players—and only Mountain West player—named to the Jet Award Midseason Watch List.
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https://www.hawaii.edu/news/2024/10/17/hines-named-to-jet-award-watch-list/
date: 2024-10-18, from: University of Hawaiʻi News
Catherine Belyakov, from the UH Mānoa swim team, claimed Big West Athlete of the Week honors
The post Belyakov earns Big West Athlete of the Week honors first appeared on University of Hawaiʻi System News.
https://www.hawaii.edu/news/2024/10/17/belyakov-big-west-athlete-week/
date: 2024-10-18, from: University of the South Pacific (Fiji)
The University of the South Pacific’s (USP) Certificate III in Early Childhood Care and Education…
The post USP receives Early Childhood programme re-accreditation appeared first on The University of the South Pacific.
https://www.usp.ac.fj/news/usp-receives-early-childhood-programme-re-accreditation/
date: 2024-10-17, from: Home is Here
On this episode of Home is Here we are introduced to Hanohano Naehu boasts an impressive resume…
The post Home is Here <br/>Hanohano Naehu, Asato Family Shop, Candy Art Hawaii appeared first on PBS Hawai‘i.
https://www.pbshawaii.org/home-is-here-hanohano-naehu-asato-family-shop-candy-art-hawaii/
date: 2024-10-17, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>Wendy Hensel, 54, executive vice chancellor and university provost for The City University of New York, was unanimously selected today by University of Hawaii regents to become the next UH president, with an annual salary of $675,000.</p>
https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2024/10/17/hawaii-news/hensel-selected-as-next-uh-president/
date: 2024-10-17, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>Wendy Hensel, 54, executive vice chancellor and university provost for The City University of New York, was unanimously selected Thursday by University of Hawaii regents to become the next UH president, with an annual salary of $675,000.</p>
https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2024/10/17/hawaii-news/hensel-selected-as-next-uh-president-2/
date: 2024-10-17, from: University of Hawaiʻi News
Hensel will succeed David Lassner who announced in September 2023, that he would retire at the end of 2024 after serving as president for more than 11 years.
The post UH regents unanimously select Wendy Hensel as next UH President first appeared on University of Hawaiʻi System News.
https://www.hawaii.edu/news/2024/10/17/regents-select-wendy-hensel-as-next-president/
date: 2024-10-17, from: Marshal Islands Journal
Journal 10/16/1987 P13 World Council eyes health needsA five-member team representing the World Council of Churches arrived in Majuro earlier this week for meetings and consultations with the Ministry of Health and the religious community. The team, composed mostly of medical doctors with experience in primary health care in developing nations, is representing the Christian […]
The post No Nitijela, so Abba it is appeared first on The Marshall Islands Journal.
https://marshallislandsjournal.com/no-nitijela-so-abba-it-is/
date: 2024-10-17, from: University of Hawaiʻi News
UH law school was given an “A” rating in racial justice and ranked No. 11 in the U.S. for student-faculty ratio.
The post UH law school earns high ranking for racial justice, student-faculty ratios first appeared on University of Hawaiʻi System News.
https://www.hawaii.edu/news/2024/10/17/law-school-prelaw-fall-2024-ranking/
date: 2024-10-17, from: University of Hawaiʻi News
Gregory Moore was honored by the Geological Society of Japan as the first recipient of the Akiho Miyashiro Award.
The post Emeritus professor honored with Geological Society of Japan award first appeared on University of Hawaiʻi System News.
https://www.hawaii.edu/news/2024/10/17/gregory-moore-award/
date: 2024-10-17, updated: 2024-10-19, from: Marianas Variety
(BPT) - [Courtesy of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)]
date: 2024-10-17, updated: 2024-10-20, from: Marianas Variety
JERUSALEM/CAIRO (Reuters) — Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar, mastermind of the Oct. 7, 2023 attack that triggered the Gaza war, was killed on Thursday, Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz said.
date: 2024-10-17, from: Hawai’i Pacific Review (HPU Literary Magazine)
by Virginia Laurie He was lovely then. A ruffled parakeet. We were crisp as carrot sticks and spent our days sweeping peanut shells off the bar floor. In May he called me a bouquet and took me to a field … Continue reading
https://hawaiipacificreview.org/2024/10/17/two-syllables/
date: 2024-10-17, updated: 2024-10-19, from: Marianas Variety
(BPT) - There are many things that make the holidays special, but two that tend to stand out above the rest are family and food.
date: 2024-10-17, updated: 2024-10-20, from: Marianas Variety
LEGISLATORS, legislative staffers, Bank of Saipan employees and other individuals, including the prosecutor, have been subpoenaed by the defense to testify in the bench trial of Shayne Villanueva on Nov. 6.
date: 2024-10-17, updated: 2024-10-17, from: Marianas Variety
TWO independent Chamorro artists, Roaquin Siongco and Dizia Crisostomo, are calling out to writers and creatives from across the region to contribute to a forthcoming digital publication centering on grief.
date: 2024-10-17, updated: 2024-10-17, from: Marianas Variety
ROTARY Club members on Saipan are taking action in honor of World Polio Day to raise awareness, funds, and support to end polio, a vaccine-preventable disease that still threatens children in parts of the world today.
date: 2024-10-17, updated: 2024-10-17, from: Marianas Variety
(BECQ) — The Bureau of Environmental and Coastal Quality analyzed water samples collected from Saipan’s east and south recreational beaches this week.
date: 2024-10-17, updated: 2024-10-17, from: Marianas Variety
THE House Committee on Judicial and Governmental Operations on Thursday amended H.B. 23-119, which would amend the law regarding the recusal of judges and justices, and provide penalties for non-compliance.
date: 2024-10-17, updated: 2024-10-17, from: Marianas Variety
(NMC) — Northern Marianas College alumnus Keane T. Palacios now play a vital role in protecting the Commonwealth’s borders.
date: 2024-10-17, updated: 2024-10-17, from: Marianas Variety
THE American Red Cross-NMI Chapter, in collaboration with the Department of Fire and Emergency Medical Services, successfully installed over 50 smoke alarms across Saipan. This initiative aims to enhance fire safety and protect local communities.
date: 2024-10-17, updated: 2024-10-17, from: Marianas Variety
THE Marianas Business Network, in partnership with Azarvand Tax Law Firm, invites business owners and self-employed individuals to a practical and informative workshop on navigating CNMI and IRS tax obligations. Attendees will gain essential knowledge to help them stay compliant and avoid common tax penalties, all while enjoying a buffet lunch.
date: 2024-10-17, updated: 2024-10-17, from: Marianas Variety
(Office of Rep. Manny Gregory Tenorio Castro) — During Thursday’s House Committee on Judicial and Governmental Operations meeting, Precinct 2 Rep. Manny Gregory Tenorio Castro offered a floor amendment for the adoption of House Bill 23-64, House Substitute 1, aimed at authorizing the CNMI Department of Corrections to pay inmates for work performed while incarcerated.
date: 2024-10-17, from: Marshal Islands Journal
Jaluit High School recently welcomed the US Army’s Oceania Engagement Team to the Marshall Islands for a week-long vocational opportunities exchange on Jabor. Master Sergeant John Phillips delivered presentations informing students of training and career pathways in the uniformed services of the United States between visits to the JHS vocational training classes. Phillips visited the […]
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https://marshallislandsjournal.com/army-team-visits-jaluit/
date: 2024-10-17, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>One Direction 
singer dies in Argentina after 
fall from balcony</p>
date: 2024-10-17, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>A day after the United States said it had told Israel that a failure to allow more humanitarian aid into the Gaza Strip could prompt a cutoff of military supplies, one of the starkest U.S. warnings since the war began, there was no official response from the Israeli government.</p>
date: 2024-10-17, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>A Georgia judge on Tuesday temporarily halted a new rule requiring poll workers to hand count ballots in November’s U.S. elections, in a defeat for Donald Trump, whose Republican allies pushed the change after he lost the battleground state in 2020. </p>
date: 2024-10-17, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>After dodging the issue for weeks, Republican vice-presidential candidate JD Vance said unequivocally on Wednesday he believes false claims that Donald Trump did not lose the 2020 election. </p>
date: 2024-10-17, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p> Nebraska’s top state court on Wednesday upheld a state law allowing felons who have completed their sentences to vote, enabling thousands more people to cast ballots in the Nov. 5 U.S. presidential election. </p>
date: 2024-10-17, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>WASHINGTON CROSSING, Pennsylvania — Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris was grilled in a TV interview on Wednesday on the Biden administration’s efforts to tackle a surge in illegal immigration at the southern border, and laid the blame on Republicans for failing to pass a border bill. </p>
date: 2024-10-17, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>The U.S. Federal Trade Commission adopted a final rule on Wednesday requiring businesses to make it as easy to cancel subscriptions and memberships as it is to sign up, in the agency’s last major rulemaking before the Nov. 5 election. </p>
date: 2024-10-17, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>HANGA ROA, Easter Island (Reuters) — Easter Island, the tiny remote speck of land in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, is stuck in an oceanic vortex of plastic. </p>
date: 2024-10-17, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>Increasingly desperate Democrats — fearing a repeat of 2016 — are resorting to a round of last-minute tactics like demanding more debates, shaming voters, changing the rules and doctoring interviews in a sign that panic may be setting in the party.</p>
date: 2024-10-17, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>The “Year of the Woman” label is too often thrown around when women break a barrier that should often be the norm. In 1992, it was used when five women were elected to the U.S. Senate. It was used in 2016 when Democrat Hillary Clinton became the first woman to lead a ticket for a major political party. We heard it again in 2018 during the so-called “pink wave,” when more than 100 women were elected to the U.S. House. There will likely be temptations to dub 2024 the Year of the Woman, especially if Vice President Kamala Harris wins the White House.</p>
date: 2024-10-17, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>Pohakuloa and the
Red Flag Warning</p>
https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2024/10/17/opinion/your-views-for-october-17-10/
date: 2024-10-17, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>Roadside vendors could be allowed to legally operate on Hawaii County streets under a proposal approved Wednesday by the County Council.</p>
date: 2024-10-17, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>Significant progress is being made toward settling a federal lawsuit filed by a Kailua-Kona rabbi and the religious organization he represents against Hawaii County and Planning Director Zendo Kern, according to court records.</p>
date: 2024-10-17, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>Hawaii County could seize nearly 29 acres of Ka‘u land to develop a wastewater treatment plant in Na‘alehu.</p>
date: 2024-10-17, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>WASHINGTON — Lawmakers and industry players are asking the Department of Health and Human Services to put a stop to a controversial study on alcohol and health that could inform the next round of U.S. nutrition recommendations.</p>
date: 2024-10-17, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>Kamala Harris is intensifying efforts to persuade Republicans to cross the aisle and back her campaign in a bid to expand her electoral appeal with less than three weeks to Election Day.</p>
date: 2024-10-17, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p><strong>UPDATE 4:01 p.m.</strong></p>
date: 2024-10-17, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court temporarily cleared the way Wednesday for the Environmental Protection Agency to limit carbon emissions by power plants. </p>
date: 2024-10-17, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p><strong>UPDATE 11:20 a.m.</strong></p>
date: 2024-10-17, from: Marshal Islands Journal
HILARY HOSIA Laureen Joab Batol became the first Marshallese to receive the prestigious “Order of The Sacred Treasure, Silver Rays” award that is bestowed only by the Emperor of Japan. Japan Ambassador to Marshall Islands Kazunari Tanaka presented the award to Laureen during a conferring ceremony at the Japanese Embassy in Delap last Thursday. Family […]
The post Laureen honored by Japan appeared first on The Marshall Islands Journal.
https://marshallislandsjournal.com/laureen-honored-by-japan/
date: 2024-10-17, from: Pacific Island Times
By Mar-Vic Cagurangan The U.S. government has agreed to pay Guam another $15 million to fully settle a long-running dispute over the…
date: 2024-10-17, from: Pacific Island Times
By Pacific Island TimesNews Staff Port-Vila — A record-breaking 100 oral statements, to be followed by 91 written submissions, will be…
date: 2024-10-17, from: Marshal Islands Journal
The College of the Marshall Islands and the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, Thompson School of Social Work and Public Health signed a memorandum of understanding last week that will open opportunities for students to achieve a bachelor’s and master’s degree in social work. Theresa Kreif and Emma Reimers-Kurashige, both social workers with master’s degrees […]
The post UH-CMI partner for degree program appeared first on The Marshall Islands Journal.
https://marshallislandsjournal.com/uh-cmi-partner-for-degree-program/
date: 2024-10-17, from: Pacific Island Times
The Pacific Islands Forum and its secretariat are a complex bureaucracy that will take any individual at least a year to understand. It…
https://www.pacificislandtimes.com/post/reflections-on-pacific-regionalism
date: 2024-10-17, updated: 2024-10-17, from: Marianas Variety
date: 2024-10-17, from: University of Hawaiʻi News
Since the establishment of the program, the law school has graduated 445 scholars.
The post UH law school’s Ulu Lehua Scholars Program celebrates 50 years first appeared on University of Hawaiʻi System News.
https://www.hawaii.edu/news/2024/10/16/ulu-lehua-scholars-50-years/
date: 2024-10-16, from: Marshal Islands Journal
The Marshall Islands was elected to its second two-year term on the United Nations Human Rights Council during a UN General Assembly vote last week. According to the Reuters news agency, the Asia-Pacific group was the only competitive race for the Human Rights Council. There were five seats available to this group and the RMI […]
The post RMI returns to HR Council appeared first on The Marshall Islands Journal.
https://marshallislandsjournal.com/rmi-returns-to-hr-council/
date: 2024-10-16, from: University of Hawaiʻi News
The 34th annual Discovery Fair will be held on Saturday, November 2 at the Puʻuloa (Pearl City) campus.
The post Discovery Fair at Leeward CC: Bigger and better than ever first appeared on University of Hawaiʻi System News.
https://www.hawaii.edu/news/2024/10/16/discovery-fair-at-leeward-cc/
date: 2024-10-16, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>The National Weather Service has issued a Red Flag Warning for West Hawaii, Ka‘u and parts of Puna.</p>
date: 2024-10-16, from: University of Hawaiʻi News
The study also highlighted the urgent conservation needs of island plants.
The post Islands host 1/3 of Earth’s plant species, conservation needed first appeared on University of Hawaiʻi System News.
https://www.hawaii.edu/news/2024/10/16/islands-host-one-third-earths-plants/
date: 2024-10-16, from: University of Hawaiʻi News
This week’s image is UH Hilo’s Camryn Hilder.
The post Image of the Week: Jack the horse first appeared on University of Hawaiʻi System News.
https://www.hawaii.edu/news/2024/10/16/image-of-the-week-jack-the-horse/
date: 2024-10-16, updated: 2024-10-17, from: Marianas Variety
REMINDER that for Preptober, Marianas Writers Movement has a free, open-to-the public, writing workshop this Saturday, Oct. 19 from 10 am to 12 noon at the Joeten-Kiyu Public Library, VTC room. We will be working on novel plot and structure. Hoping to get ready for National Novel Writing Month (November)!
date: 2024-10-16, updated: 2024-10-17, from: Marianas Variety
THE University of Guam Press has begun accepting submissions for the 21st edition of its literary journal, “Storyboard: A Journal of Pacific Imagery.”
date: 2024-10-16, updated: 2024-10-17, from: Marianas Variety
HAGÅTÑA (The Guam Daily Post) — Former Gov. Paul McDonald Calvo, the father of former Gov. Eddie Baza Calvo, died at his home early Wednesday surrounded by family. He was 90 years old. Paul Calvo was Guam’s third elected governor and served as governor from 1979 to 1982. He was also one of the founders of the Republican Party of Guam.
date: 2024-10-16, updated: 2024-10-17, from: Marianas Variety
(Reuters) — Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump on Tuesday defended his protectionist trade policies and other fiscal proposals, dismissing suggestions that they could drive up the federal debt, antagonize allies and harm the U.S. economy.
date: 2024-10-16, updated: 2024-10-17, from: Marianas Variety
ON Saturday, Oct. 12, 2024, the SSHS Manta-Ray Battalion teamed up with the KHS Ayuyu Battalion for the Mt. Carmel cemetery cleanup in Chalan Kanoa.
date: 2024-10-16, updated: 2024-10-16, from: Marianas Variety
SUSPENDED Police Officer Troy Anthony Taman Manahane was released on Wednesday to a third-party custodian, his mother, and was placed under house arrest after posting 10% of the $10,000 bail set by the Superior Court.
date: 2024-10-16, updated: 2024-10-16, from: Marianas Variety
JUDGE Pro Tempore Arthur Barcinas has granted the motion of the Office of the Attorney General for a stay of the order disqualifying Assistant Attorney General James Kingman and the OAG from prosecuting former Gov. Ralph DLG Torres due to a conflict of interest.
date: 2024-10-16, updated: 2024-10-16, from: Marianas Variety
DEAR CNMI Community:
date: 2024-10-16, updated: 2024-10-16, from: Marianas Variety
(SCC) — Hafa Adai yan Tirow from the Saipan Chamber of Commerce! We are delighted to announce our upcoming November general membership meeting scheduled for Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2024 from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Queen’s Hall, Kensington Hotel Saipan.
date: 2024-10-16, from: Pacific Island Times
By Pacific Island Times News Staff China Airlines, one of Taiwan’s largest carriers, will resume its Taipei-Guam service from Nov. 27 to…
https://www.pacificislandtimes.com/post/china-airlines-to-resume-taipe-guam-service
date: 2024-10-16, from: Pacific Island Times
By Pacific Island Times News Staff Guam Memorial Hospital’s total liabilities increased from $368.8 million in fiscal 2022 to $421.7…
date: 2024-10-16, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>SYDNEY — For Tereza Hussein, a 14-year-old refugee who lives in Darwin, Australia’s planned social media ban would mean losing a direct line to the most important person to her: a grandmother she has never physically met.</p>
date: 2024-10-16, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>A Hawaii County Council proposal to bolster the island’s emergency communications network using amateur radio operators was met with some skepticism Tuesday.</p>
date: 2024-10-16, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>The state Public Utilities Commission has issued more than 30 information requests totaling nearly 200 questions to Hawaiian Electric as part of an ongoing investigation into the Aug. 8, 2023, Lahaina wildfire, which killed 102 people and caused more than $5.5 billion in damage.</p>
date: 2024-10-16, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>Astronomers have identified thousands of planets orbiting distant stars using sophisticated observatories. But there’s something they have yet to spot with any certainty: moons around those worlds.</p>
date: 2024-10-16, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>As Hurricane Milton rushed ashore last Wednesday, at least 2,000 Floridians found safe haven at Babcock Ranch, a community the size of Manhattan that opened in 2018 to withstand climate-driven storms.</p>
date: 2024-10-16, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>WASHINGTON — Former President Donald Trump has been offering up new tax cuts to nearly every group of voters that he meets in recent weeks, shaking the nerves of budget watchers and fiscal hawks who fear his expensive economic promises will explode the nation’s bulging national debt.</p>
date: 2024-10-16, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>PHILADELPHIA — When 300 top fundraisers for Vice President Kamala Harris filed into Philadelphia’s Academy of Fine Arts on Sunday evening for a 10-to-a-table dinner, they got to hear from Gov. Josh Shapiro of Pennsylvania and Jaime Harrison, the chair of the Democratic National Committee.</p>
date: 2024-10-16, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>Judge rules against vacating 
Texas man’s death sentence 
in ‘shaken baby’ case</p>
date: 2024-10-16, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>The Zonta Club of Hilo recently presented $10,000 in microgrants for its 2024 “Pay It Forward” program.</p>
date: 2024-10-16, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>In 1973, 4-year-old Jon Nakamatsu felt he couldn’t live without a piano. He begged his Hawaiian born-and-raised parents for one, after being introduced to the instrument in his preschool in California, where they lived.</p>
date: 2024-10-16, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>Former President Donald Trump stood and swayed to music for 39 minutes Monday after cutting off questions from supporters in an awkward end to a town hall in suburban Philadelphia.</p>
date: 2024-10-16, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>For a former social studies teacher, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz missed the lessons of the 2020 presidential election.</p>
https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2024/10/16/opinion/walz-runs-defense-for-socialism-shoutout/
date: 2024-10-16, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>With Israel clamping down on food shipments to the Gaza Strip, the Biden administration is finally warning Israel to ease up or risk a suspension of some military aid.</p>
date: 2024-10-16, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>The County of Hawaii Animal Control and Protection Agency is hosting its second free microchipping and licensing event in Volcano on Saturday.</p>
https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2024/10/16/hawaii-news/free-pet-microchipping-event-in-volcano/
date: 2024-10-16, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>Senator responds
to letter writer</p>
https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2024/10/16/opinion/your-views-for-october-16-8/
date: 2024-10-16, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>LONDON — About 1 in 4 adults in Britain is obese, according to estimates from the country’s National Health Service, and the problem costs the public health care system billions every year.</p>
date: 2024-10-16, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>DETROIT — U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris defended her record as a prosecutor, pledged to decriminalize marijuana and push for police reform as she aimed to shore up support among Black men in an interview with radio host Charlamagne tha God on Tuesday.</p>
date: 2024-10-16, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>SEATTLE — Boeing factory workers held a large rally in Seattle on Tuesday to demand a better wage deal, mounting pressure on new CEO Kelly Ortberg to end a bitter strike that has plunged the planemaker further into financial crisis. </p>
date: 2024-10-16, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>NASHVILLE, Tenn. — About 100 people remain missing in North Carolina more than two weeks after Hurricane Helene ravaged the western stretch of the state, Gov. Roy Cooper said Tuesday.</p>
date: 2024-10-16, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>The United States has warned Israel to increase the flow of humanitarian supplies into the war-devastated Gaza Strip within the next 30 days or risk losing military aid, U.S. officials said Tuesday.</p>
date: 2024-10-16, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>WASHINGTON (Reuters) — Voters in Georgia turned out in record numbers as the battleground state opened early voting for the Nov. 5 presidential election between Democrat Kamala Harris and Republican Donald Trump, state officials said on Tuesday. </p>
date: 2024-10-16, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>The cost to ship most cargo between islands in Hawaii could jump 20% on average, and in instances up to 45%, next summer under a plan by the state’s regulated interisland tug-and-barge operator.</p>
https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2024/10/16/hawaii-news/young-brothers-seeks-rate-hikes/
date: 2024-10-16, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>Larry Brady, 71, of Kona died June 21 at Kona Community Hospital. No known survivors. Family members may contact Dodo Mortuary, Kona at (808) 322-9592. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary.</p>
https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2024/10/16/obituaries/obituaries-for-october-16-11/
date: 2024-10-16, from: Pacific Island Times
By Ron Rocky Coloma The upcoming Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting, or CHOGM , set to take place in Samoa from Oct. 21 to 26, is a…
date: 2024-10-16, from: Pacific Island Times
By Pacific Island Times News Staff Guam mourns the passing of former governor Paul M. Calvo today. He was 90. Calvo, served as the…
https://www.pacificislandtimes.com/post/former-gov-paul-calvo-passes-away
date: 2024-10-16, updated: 2024-10-16, from: Marianas Variety
HAGÅTÑA, Guam (Office of the Guam Governor) — Gov. Lou Leon Guerrero and Lt. Gov. Josh Tenorio issue the following statements Wednesday on the passing of former Gov. Paul Calvo:
date: 2024-10-16, from: University of Hawaiʻi News
The University of Hawaiʻi Board of Regents will interview the two finalists for president of the 10-campus system during a Special Meeting on Wednesday, October 16.
The post President’s search in final stage first appeared on University of Hawaiʻi System News.
https://www.hawaii.edu/news/2024/10/15/next-uh-president-could-be-announced-soon/
date: 2024-10-16, from: University of Hawaiʻi News
Koy Yoshizumi and Marques Batoon, are among only four students in the country to receive the highly regarded MEXT scholarship
The post Anime fan, tech wiz land coveted Japan scholarships first appeared on University of Hawaiʻi System News.
https://www.hawaii.edu/news/2024/10/15/mext-scholarship/
date: 2024-10-16, from: University of the South Pacific (Fiji)
The University of the South Pacific (USP) has received a full patent for a system…
The post USP Invention for Cyber Resilient Thermal Power Plants Granted Full Patent appeared first on The University of the South Pacific.
date: 2024-10-16, from: University of Hawaiʻi News
During the summer, the traveling students were housed at the CDF research station, where they conducted their research projects focused on island invasion biology.
The post Once in a lifetime: Undergraduate students conduct research in Galápagos first appeared on University of Hawaiʻi System News.
https://www.hawaii.edu/news/2024/10/15/galapagos-research-trip/
date: 2024-10-16, from: University of Hawaiʻi News
Nā ʻŌpio Kaʻapeha, opens the door for haumāna in grades 6–12 to explore STEAM pathways within higher education.
The post New UH program empowers Hawaiian immersion keiki first appeared on University of Hawaiʻi System News.
https://www.hawaii.edu/news/2024/10/15/new-uh-program-empowers-hawaiian-immersion-keiki/
date: 2024-10-16, from: University of Hawaiʻi News
Attendees heard from feminist poet Kim Hyesoon, visual artist Fi Jae Lee and poet and translator Jack Jung.
The post Bilingual poetry, art highlight Korean literature event first appeared on University of Hawaiʻi System News.
https://www.hawaii.edu/news/2024/10/15/korean-literature-event/
date: 2024-10-15, from: University of Hawaiʻi News
The company also surveyed students attending the colleges about their “green” campus experiences.
The post UH Mānoa named a top green college by The Princeton Review first appeared on University of Hawaiʻi System News.
https://www.hawaii.edu/news/2024/10/15/manoa-top-green-college/
date: 2024-10-15, from: University of Hawaiʻi News
Life expectancy in the world’s longest-living populations has increased by only 6.5 years since 1990.
The post Study finds life expectancy gains stalling globally first appeared on University of Hawaiʻi System News.
https://www.hawaii.edu/news/2024/10/15/life-expectancy-gains-stalling/
date: 2024-10-15, from: University of Hawaiʻi News
The students learned the proper steps in oral cancer screening and it was valuable for them to put their training into practice with patients during this hands-on learning activity.
The post UH Maui College hosts 2nd annual Micronesian dental hygiene event first appeared on University of Hawaiʻi System News.
https://www.hawaii.edu/news/2024/10/15/micronesian-dental-hygiene-event/
date: 2024-10-15, from: University of Hawaiʻi News
Marnelli Joy B. Ulep has been named director of a UH task force dedicated to increasing the success of Filipino students, faculty and staff.
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https://www.hawaii.edu/news/2024/10/15/ulep-named-pamantasan-inaugural-director/
date: 2024-10-15, from: University of Hawaiʻi News
ʻElima—Five, five times.
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date: 2024-10-15, from: University of Hawaiʻi News
Fiorella Esafe was honored with the General Douglas MacArthur for Exceptional Leadership Award.
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date: 2024-10-15, from: University of Hawaiʻi News
The addition of UH as a full member of the conference gives the Mountain West eight full-time members, meeting the NCAA minimum requirement to be a Division I conference.
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https://www.hawaii.edu/news/2024/10/15/uh-mwc-full-member/
date: 2024-10-15, updated: 2024-10-16, from: Marianas Variety
(Reuters) — Sean “Diddy” Combs was confronted with six new sexual abuse lawsuits on Monday, including one accusing the rap mogul of assaulting a minor.
date: 2024-10-15, updated: 2024-10-16, from: Marianas Variety
(MVA) — According to monthly statistics from the Marianas Visitors Authority, arrivals to Saipan, Tinian and Rota decreased 26% to 14,555 visitors in September 2024, compared to 19,566 visitors received in September 2023.
date: 2024-10-15, updated: 2024-10-16, from: Marianas Variety
KYLE Podziewski has requested the federal court to remand to the CNMI Superior Court the negligence lawsuit he filed against vessel operators Cabras Marine Corporation and Saipan Crew Boats Inc.
date: 2024-10-15, updated: 2024-10-16, from: Marianas Variety
BRANDON Lizama Benavente will serve seven years in prison for burglary and illegal possession of firearm.
date: 2024-10-15, updated: 2024-10-16, from: Marianas Variety
THOMAS Manglona, a son of Rota and KUAM’s chief regional correspondent, has been accepted into the Obama Foundation Leaders Program.
date: 2024-10-15, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>DETROIT — One of the more peculiar aspects of Donald Trump’s political appeal is this: A lot of people are happy to vote for him because they simply do not believe he will do many of the things he says he will.</p>
date: 2024-10-15, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>When Chrissy Economos and Gloria McCourtney heard that the last full-size Kmart in the mainland United States was closing down, they knew they had to pay their respects, even if the store was more than 1,300 miles away.</p>
date: 2024-10-15, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>Hilo Bay and other Hawaii shorelines are being plagued by invasive seaweed species, which University of Hawaii researchers have discovered are outcompeting native species.</p>
date: 2024-10-15, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>Court documents filed by police identify officers involved in the apprehension of a man alleged to have held off police for about 24 hours in an armed standoff last week in Volcano.</p>
date: 2024-10-15, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>A meteorologist based in Washington, D.C., was accused of helping the government cover up manipulating a hurricane. In Houston, a forecaster was repeatedly told to “do research” into the weather’s supposed nefarious origins. And a meteorologist for a television station in Lansing, Michigan, said she had received death threats.</p>
date: 2024-10-15, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>Police say that shortly before noon on Saturday, a Hilo resident arrived at the Hilo Police Station Receiving Desk to turn in what appeared to be an unexploded grenade they had discovered at a vacant home in Hilo.</p>
date: 2024-10-15, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>Deadly strikes in the central Gaza Strip overnight killed or injured dozens of Palestinians, health officials and the United Nations said Monday, as the Israeli military hit a hospital complex where it said Hamas fighters were hiding and a separate attack damaged a school turned shelter.</p>
date: 2024-10-15, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>WASHINGTON — The United States has warned the Iranian government to stop all plotting against Republican Donald Trump and said that Washington would view any attempt on his life as an act of war, a U.S. official said on Monday.</p>
date: 2024-10-15, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>WASHINGTON — A Florida man who received a commutation of a 20-year fraud sentence from President Donald Trump in 2020 was arrested Sunday on domestic violence-related charges in South Florida.</p>
date: 2024-10-15, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>The Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences was awarded Monday to Daron Acemoglu and Simon Johnson, both of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and to James Robinson of the University of Chicago.</p>
date: 2024-10-15, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>NASA launched a spacecraft from Florida on Monday on a mission to examine whether Jupiter’s moon Europa has conditions suitable to support life, with a focus on the large subsurface ocean believed to be lurking beneath its thick outer shell of ice.</p>
date: 2024-10-15, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>Sachiko Imaizumi, 91, of Honolulu, formerly of Hilo, died Sept. 22 at Kuakini Medical Center in Honolulu. Born in Hilo, she was a retired medical records technician for the former Hilo Hospital and member of Honpa Hongwanji Hilo Betsuin, Buddhist Women’s Association and Kyodan Choir, Kinney Heights Kumiai, Kamana Senior Center and Red Hat Society of Hilo. Visitation 3-4 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 27, at Dodo Mortuary Chapel. Funeral service at 4 p.m. Graveside committal service 11:30 a.m. Monday, Oct. 28, at Hawaii Veterans Cemetery No. 2 pavilion. Casual attire. Survived by son, Owen (Kim) Imaizumi of Honolulu; daughter, Jill (Jon) Kobayashi of Honolulu; sister-in-law, Tsukie “Kay” Imaizumi of Hilo; four grandchildren; nephews and nieces. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary.</p>
https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2024/10/15/obituaries/obituaries-for-october-15-9/
date: 2024-10-15, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>Doesn’t it feel like summer break just began? Yet here we are again. Fall’s arrival means kids have settled into a new school year with new teachers, new clothes and a new “attitude” for parents and kids alike, to start on the right foot.</p>
date: 2024-10-15, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>The Republican Party is the party of fiscal responsibility? It’s been a laughable idea ever since presidents like Ronald Reagan and George W. Bush have pushed massive, unpaid-for, deficit-ballooning tax cuts skewed to deliver the biggest benefits to the wealthiest among us — but it’s especially ludicrous now.</p>
https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2024/10/15/opinion/trumps-plans-bust-the-federal-budget/
date: 2024-10-15, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>Culinary students at Palamanui Campus recently hosted Flavors of Japan. Kitchen managers Scott Largent and Jacob Malapit, along with chef instructors Paul Heerlein, Fernand Guiot and Catherine Harlan gave attendees a wonderful lunch and experience as the students got to hone their culinary skills.</p>
date: 2024-10-15, from: Island Times
United Airlines announced plans to introduce a year-round, nonstop service between Tokyo/Narita and Koror, Palau, starting in May 2025. This route will mark the only direct flight offered by a U.S. carrier between Japan and Palau, adding United’s existing connections to Guam and Manila. President Surangel Whipps Jr., speaking at a press conference last week, […]
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date: 2024-10-15, from: Island Times
BY: Eustoria Marie Borja Vancouver, WA — Three Palauan individuals have gone missing in separate incidents in Washington State, leaving their families heartbroken and desperate for answers. Deisha Kimiko Simeon and her partner, Joseph Dylan Chiokai, were last heard from in mid-September, and just weeks later, 18-year-old Tosang “Ito” Ito disappeared in early October. As […]
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date: 2024-10-15, from: Island Times
By: Eoghan Olkeriil Ngirudelsang KOROR, Palau – Palau’s Workforce Innovation & Opportunity Act (WIOA) office announced that retroactive payments for the remaining batches of Group #4 (L-N) and Group #5 (O-Z) will be delayed by two additional weeks, beyond the previously scheduled five-week timeline. The delay is due to a review process by the United […]
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date: 2024-10-15, from: Island Times
President Surangel Whipps Jr. issued a proclamation honoring the late Associate Justice John Kyoshi Rechucher, recognizing his distinguished service and contributions to Palau. Presidential Proclamation No. 24-379 conveys the nation’s gratitude for Justice Rechucher’s legacy. Born in 1947, Justice Rechucher was celebrated for his educational and professional achievements, which spanned decades of service to the […]
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date: 2024-10-15, from: Island Times
By: Eoghan Olkeriil Ngirudelsang Koror, Palau – A delegation from Melekeok State arrived in Taiwan on October 9 to participate in the National Day celebrations and to formalize a sister city relationship with Taichung, Taiwan’s second-largest city. Minister Aitaro Aitaro was a special envoy appointed by President Whipps to attend the celebrations of Taiwan National […]
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https://islandtimes.org/melekeok-signs-sister-city-agreement-with-taichung-during-taiwan-visit/
date: 2024-10-15, from: Island Times
BY: Eustoria Marie Borja Koror, Palau – The first of two senatorial candidate forums for the 2024 election took place at the Palau Community College (PCC) Assembly Hall on October 14, where eight candidates engaged in lively discussions about Palau’s most pressing issues. Organized by Irene Olkeriil and Kambes Kesolei, the forum featured five incumbent […]
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https://islandtimes.org/senatorial-candidates-discuss-key-issues-at-pcc-congressional-forum/
date: 2024-10-15, from: Island Times
By: Eoghan Olkeriil Ngirudelsang KOROR, Palau — The Palau Evangelical Church School System (PECSS) raised $24,927.30 during a recent fundraiser held on October 11, with donations still being accepted. The event took place at the Emmaus-Bethania High School campus and featured raffle drawings, entertainment, and a light lunch. The fundraiser marked the first anniversary of […]
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date: 2024-10-15, from: Island Times
On October 11, 2024, His Excellency ORIKASA Hiroyuki, Ambassador of Japan to the Republic of Palau, and Honorable Jersey Iyar, Governor of Ngatpang State, signed a grant contact for up to USD $92,694 for “The Project for the Construction of Sanitary Facility at Kokusai Park in Ngatpang State”. This Grant Assistance for Grassroots Human Security […]
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date: 2024-10-15, from: Island Times
(Koror, Palau –October 10, 2024) — Nine Palauan early career professionals were selected to participate in a new training fellowship for culturally grounded ocean science communication and public outreach. Congratulations to all the Palauan Voices in Ocean Exploration Fellows! Mireia Batlle Canalias — Communications and Outreach Officer, PICRC Rebecca Carey — Communications and Outreach Officer, […]
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date: 2024-10-15, from: Island Times
October 11, 2024 – As part of the capacity building work in the Pacific region, a successful Biosecurity Training was held in Palau from September 29 to October 11, 2024, in collaboration with the Pacific Community (SPC). There were a total of 19 participants, including 7 Biosecurity Officers, 6 Customs Officers, and 6 staff from […]
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date: 2024-10-15, from: Island Times
By Ongerung Kambes Kesolei KOROR, 11 OCTOBER 2024 (PACIFIC ISLAND TIMES) — As Palau celebrates its 30th Independence Day on 01 October, the nation finds itself at a critical juncture. The festivities surrounding this momentous occasion, which included the annual Olechotel Belau Fair—an expansive celebration of Palauan culture through traditional dances, music, and food—culminated in […]
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date: 2024-10-15, from: Island Times
WELLINGTON, 11 OCTOBER 2024 (AP) — New Zealand’s defense minister issued stinging rebukes of what she said were “vile” and “misogynistic” online remarks by “armchair admirals” about the woman captain of a navy ship that ran aground, caught fire and sank off the coast of Samoa. “Seriously, it’s 2024,” Judith Collins told reporters Thursday. “What […]
The post An ‘appalled’ New Zealand official says a navy ship didn’t sink because its captain was a woman appeared first on Island Times.
date: 2024-10-15, from: Island Times
HAGATNA, 14 OCTOBER 2024 (PACIFIC ISLAND TIMES) — China’s recent test missile launched into the Pacific Ocean was the highlight of the congressional delegation’s discussions during a brief stopover on Guam last week, according to the office of the Guam delegate. Senators Joe Manchin (West Virginia) and Lisa Murkowski (Alaska), along with Reps. Greg Pence […]
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date: 2024-10-15, from: Island Times
By Libby Hogan and wires In short: (ABC-Australia) China has launched war games around Taiwan, drawing anger in Taipei and concern from Washington. The drills are underway across several regions of Taiwan including the east, north and west coast with Chinese ships and aircraft. What’s next? The US said they were monitoring developments and Taiwan’s defence ministry […]
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date: 2024-10-15, from: Island Times
In short: (ABC-Australia) TikTok says it is cutting hundreds of jobs because the company is shifting towards AI-assisted content moderation. A significant number of employees in Malaysia are expected to be affected. ByteDance which owns TikTok has over 110,000 employees, based out more than 200 cities across the globe. Social media platform TikTok says it […]
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date: 2024-10-15, from: Pacific Island Times
By Pacific Island Times News Staff A Guam-based law firm has filed charges of human rights abuse against the U.S. military, alleging…
date: 2024-10-15, from: Pacific Island Times
By Pacific Island Times News Staff Speaker Therese Terlaje called an emergency session scheduled for Oct. 22 to address the funding…
https://www.pacificislandtimes.com/post/guam-legislature-scrambling-to-plug-gmh-gdoe-budget-gaps
date: 2024-10-15, from: Pacific Island Times
By Mar-Vic Cagurangan The Pentagon has condemned China’s provocative military drills around Taiwan, calling it “irresponsible,…
date: 2024-10-15, from: University of Hawaiʻi News
Pōʻai ke Aloha ʻĀina loosely translates to “center for ancestral circular economy and justice.”
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https://www.hawaii.edu/news/2024/10/14/ancestral-circular-economy-sustainable-future/
date: 2024-10-15, from: KĀKOU: Hawaiʻi’s Town Hall
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. KĀKOU panelists: tba
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date: 2024-10-15, from: University of Hawaiʻi News
The first bathygraph tag was deployed on a three-meter long blue shark in the Atlantic Ocean.
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https://www.hawaii.edu/news/2024/10/14/shark-bathygraph-tag/
date: 2024-10-14, from: Hawai’i Pacific Review (HPU Literary Magazine)
by Patrick Meeds I’ve got a thing for rivers that wind but that’s just a lazy way to say I love you. Just don’t believe for one instant that it’s not true. That there’s not an entry in the dictionary … Continue reading
https://hawaiipacificreview.org/2024/10/14/theres-no-mention-of-robots-in-the-bible/
date: 2024-10-14, from: Pacific Island Times
By Frank Whitman Guam Army National Guard soldiers providing security for the Guam-based Terminal High Altitude Area Defense…
date: 2024-10-14, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>In the final weeks of the 2024 election, Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump are staking their chances on two radically different theories of how to win: one tried-and-true, the other untested in modern presidential campaigns.</p>
date: 2024-10-14, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>NORTH FORT MYERS, Fla. — Cindy Miller wasn’t sure where to begin the cleanup this weekend at her home in Englewood, Florida. Hurricane Milton had drenched her home and dumped debris everywhere. Much of it was not even hers. A sofa, doors and shoes littered the backyard, along with detritus that remained from Hurricane Helene, the deadliest hurricane to hit the U.S. mainland in nearly two decades.</p>
date: 2024-10-14, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>SpaceX pulled off a feat of technical wizardry Sunday, not only flying a 233-foot rocket booster back to its launch site, but also catching it out of the air with two giant mechanical arms.</p>
date: 2024-10-14, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>WASHINGTON — Standing in front of one of the many houses wrecked by Hurricane Milton in Florida, President Joe Biden said Sunday that the storm was devastating for those who lost homes, businesses or relatives, even as he expressed relief that the storm was not as destructive as anticipated.</p>
date: 2024-10-14, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>Vice President Kamala Harris challenged former President Donald Trump on Sunday for refusing to do what she has done in recent days: release a report on his health, sit for a “60 Minutes” interview and commit to another presidential debate.</p>
date: 2024-10-14, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>Sen. JD Vance of Ohio appeared on two Sunday news programs where he defended former President Donald Trump’s false claims about federal hurricane aid and a Colorado city that he claimed had been “conquered” by gangs and spoke about abortion.</p>
date: 2024-10-14, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>FORT VALLEY, Ga. — The smell of fried fish was lingering on Sunday afternoon, and there was Bill Clinton beneath a tree, wearing a Harris-Walz camouflage cap and edging closer and closer to his modest audience the longer he spoke.</p>
date: 2024-10-14, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>WASHINGTON — The United States is sending an advanced missile defense system to Israel, along with about 100 U.S. troops to operate it, the Pentagon announced Sunday. It is the first deployment of U.S. forces to Israel since the Hamas-led attacks there on Oct. 7, 2023.</p>
date: 2024-10-14, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>If you are wired into the flow of campaign news — as I am, for my sins — you will be inundated this week with reports of a new analysis of the fiscal impact of the economic proposals of Donald Trump and Kamala Harris.</p>
date: 2024-10-14, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>Caitlin Clark can’t win.</p>
date: 2024-10-14, from: Pacific Island Times
By Mar-Vic Cagurangan Good behaviors begin at home, according to Guam’s attorney general, who endorses traditional child-rearing, which…
date: 2024-10-14, from: Pacific Island Times
Any United Nations role in negotiating the territory’s self-determination aspirations is rejected by France By Stefan Armbruster (Benar…
date: 2024-10-14, from: Pacific Island Times
By Pacific Island Times News Staff Triple J Tire Center has launched its brand-new Mobile Tire Services, describing it as “an…
https://www.pacificislandtimes.com/post/triple-j-opens-new-mobile-tire-service
date: 2024-10-14, from: Pacific Island Times
By Pacific Island Times News Staff IT&E today announced its deployment of Tarana’s G1 broadband solution, which would provide upgraded…
date: 2024-10-14, from: Pacific Island Times
By Pacific Island Times News Staff Tonga has endorsed the Proliferation Security Initiative or PSI, a U.S.-led global movement that seeks…
date: 2024-10-13, from: Pacific Island Times
By Pacific Island Times News Staff The validity of a Guam driver’s license will be extended from three or five years to eight years under…
date: 2024-10-13, from: Pacific Island Times
The United States’ presidential election is one of the most closely watched political events around the world, and for good reason. The…
https://www.pacificislandtimes.com/post/the-impact-of-us-presidential-elections-on-guam
date: 2024-10-13, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>The Hawaii Department of Transportation has received more than $7 million in state funds to prepare for an eventual project to rehabilitate the Hilo International Airport’s main runway in 2027.</p>
date: 2024-10-13, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>Vice President Kamala Harris released a letter Saturday from her White House doctor, who said she is in “excellent health” and is successfully managing some minor health issues.</p>
date: 2024-10-13, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>The new state agency that will take over management of Maunakea will have a new home in Hilo.</p>
date: 2024-10-13, from: Hawaii Tribune Harold
<p>A homemade device resembling a pipe bomb at a Volcano house where a 58-year-old alleged squatter held off police for about 24 hours last week wasn’t what it appeared to be, police said Friday morning.</p>