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Hawaii island police have arrested and charged a 31-year-old Pahala man with multiple offenses stemming from an incident that involved several victims at a shopping complex in Pahala on Friday.
WASHINGTON >> President Donald Trump has ordered the use of a firing squad to execute the former U.S. Army psychiatrist who killed 13 people at Fort Hood, Texas, in a 2009 shooting spree the gunman later described as retaliation for U.S. wars in the Muslim world, the Pentagon said today.
CARTERSVILLE, Ga. >> Producers of solar panels in the United States say they are on the cusp of a technological breakthrough that could upend the industry and even threaten China’s grip on it.
The woman who would come to be known as Jane Doe walked into her sorority house in a daze, feeling bruises starting to ache on her body. When her sorority sisters asked what had happened, she remembered responding with one word: “Ketamine.”
The Nasdaq notched a record high close today, lifted by Nvidia and Microsoft, as investors focused on a dip in oil prices and looked ahead to quarterly earnings reports.
Honolulu Ocean Safety officials issued separate warnings today for a tiger shark at Haleiwa Alii Beach Park and box jellyfish at beaches in Ala Moana and Waikiki.
STOCKHOLM >> American Karl Deisseroth and Germans Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel won the 2026 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine today for developing optogenetics, a technique that uses light to control individual nerve cells in the brain.
LONDON/WASHINGTON >> Vice President JD Vance said today that the decision to move B-1 bombers from a British airbase was done out of an abundance of caution after a suspected Iranian plot at the site last week.
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries expressed confidence Sunday that Democrats would gain the majority by winning key swing districts in places such as Iowa, Pennsylvania, Nebraska, New York and Arizona.
WASHINGTON >> U.S. Supreme Court justices wrestled with a bid by oil companies ExxonMobil and Suncor Energy to thwart a lawsuit by officials in Boulder, Colorado, seeking monetary damages for harms caused by climate change, as they opened their new nine-month term on Monday.
MOSCOW >> A laboratory worker at a plague research institute in Siberia has fallen ill and died in undisclosed circumstances, prompting authorities to quarantine dozens of people, and the head of Russia’s health watchdog to fly to the Irkutsk region.
A proposed class-action lawsuit filed Friday in Seattle federal court accuses Starbucks of falsely advertising eight of its protein beverages as “sugar-free” when they actually contain between 13 and 21 grams of naturally occurring sugar per serving.
CNN CEO Mark Thompson will continue in his leadership roles at the news network under David Ellison-led Skydance, the company that will come into effect on Tuesday following the $110 billion merger of Paramount and Warner Bros Discovery.
Dennis Hastert, a once-obscure Illinois member of Congress who rose to become the longest-serving Republican speaker of the House before falling from grace in a sex abuse scandal that came to light after he left government, has died. He was 84.
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Institutional failures around reputation and accountability don’t occur in isolation. They are manifestations of the unequal distribution of power and the mechanisms institutions use to protect that power.
Honolulu’s police force has suffered from an officer shortage for years, with the gap between budgeted positions and personnel in the field hitting 465 in July 2025. Until recently, efforts to boost HPD’s ranks were largely unsuccessful and recruitment was unable to keep pace with outgoing personnel. But the…
Yes, former University of Hawaii basketball star Alika Smith betrayed the trust of many when, as Waiakea High School’s basketball coach in 2022, he stole money intended for a team trip. Unforgivable.
The city has grown its G.R.O.W. (Green Recycling Organic Waste) program across Oahu, now allowing all residents with three-cart automated curbside collection to dump food scraps and leftovers in their green compost carts. What started in April as a pilot in six communities has been expanded islandwide, and that’s a…
By Star-Advertiser staff
Ala Moana was once swampland used by Native Hawaiians for agriculture and aquaculture. Today, continued development is increasing demands on infrastructure while climate change is altering the area’s future.
Many of the elderly population recently received notification from Medicare Advantage, notifying them of premium changes effective January 2027. In itself it is self-explanatory, but for kupuna who don’t have family to depend on or confer with, it is very frustrating.
While Hawaii can always expect the wrath of Mother Nature, it will never be prepared for the onslaught of high school graduates who aren’t tested but are still passed along.
The current movement to disallow voting by mail is crazy. It’s nearly impossible for the millions of people who work to get to voting centers, wait in long lines and cast their vote on Election Day.
We all know who Donald Trump is and what he represents. What’s troubling is how his character flaws have permeated MAGA extremists, Republicans and those who reelected him.
The Honolulu City Council is considering new restrictions on elected officials’ use of taxpayer-funded resources for mass communications, including mailers sent to voters near election dates.
When Tore Naerland was only 15 years old, he was stricken with blindness and lost 95% of his vision. A committed soccer player, he felt lost without his sight.
As soldiers gathered for a 25th Infantry Division run at the crack of dawn at Schofield Barracks on Thursday, rain poured. They were soaked before they even got started.
Daniel K. Inouye International Airport ranked next to last among large U.S. airports in the latest JD Power North America Airport Satisfaction Study despite Hawaii’s nearly $7 billion airport modernization effort.
Maui wildfire survivors had higher concentrations of metals in their systems months after their exposure to the fires in 2023, according to a study by the University of Hawaii.
HILO >> The state Department of Law Enforcement has plans to install 75 automatic license plate reader cameras, known as ALPRs, on the Big Island as part of an initiative to deploy about 400 of the cameras statewide.
First Insurance Company of Hawaii has promoted Nina Ota to Senior Vice President of Underwriting. Ota brings 25 years of company experience to the role, having joined FICOH as a management trainee in 1998. She has steadily advanced through several key leadership positions, serving as assistant vice president of agency…
As anyone with siblings knows, when they beat you at something it stings the most.
Thailand’s Jeeno Thitikul flirted with disaster with three holes left to play Sunday, but quickly battled back to win the LPGA Lotte Championship presented by Hoakalei.
The Los Angeles Clippers have been in search of any good news lately.
The Chaminade women’s volleyball served up 13 aces in sweeping Dominican (Calif.) 25-21, 25-12, 25-23 in a PacWest match at McCabe Gym on Sunday.
Honolulu firefighters extinguished a 40-foot shipping container fire in Maili this afternoon.
TOKYO >> Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi registered a protest with the United States on Sunday after a U.S. Marine was arrested on suspicion of robbing and murdering a Japanese woman in Okinawa.
Hawaii County police arrested and charged a Pahoa woman for alleged assault and attempted second-degree murder of a family or household member on Wednesday night.
SYDNEY/TEL AVIV >> A multi-agency Australian counterterrorism unit is investigating links to Australia of the co-pilot of flydubai flight FZ1073, who stabbed his captain and then attempted to hijack the plane, a police spokesperson said on Sunday.
OpenAI Chief Executive Sam Altman said the benefits of artificial intelligence justify accepting some risks and argued the technology should remain broadly accessible to the public
NEW YORK >> The United States removed its B-1 bombers from a U.K. air base one week after several men were arrested there on suspicion of preparing terrorist acts, a Pentagon official said on Sunday.
DUBAI >> The Strait of Hormuz will not reopen until seven Iranian conditions set out in a June interim agreement with the U.S. are met, state media reported Iran’s parliament speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf as saying on Sunday.
Strengthening Category 3 Hurricane Nolo is quickly moving westward and forecast to cross the International Dateline within 12 hours.
President Donald Trump said today that lawyer and current Belarus envoy John Coale, who has been credited with the release of hundreds of prisoners, would be his special presidential envoy for hostage affairs.
NEW DELHI >> Thousands of youth protesters and opposition supporters rallied in Delhi and Mumbai on Sunday to demand the resignation of India’s election commission chief over changes to voter rolls, as police detained some demonstrators for a third day.
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Artificial intelligence (AI) has become the student everyone loves to hate. As AI becomes a bigger part of our lives, it has raised the question: What is AI’s place in education? Many educators strongly oppose student use of AI. Their concerns are reasonable, as a majority of high schoolers and college students admit…
At 12:43 a.m., I type two sentences into Gemini: “Find my mistake. Explain to me why I am wrong.”
In addition to all the weather that has buffeted Hawaii in 2026, there are the headwinds. Economic headwinds.
Circa’s Survivor contest drew 25,017 entrants this year, the most ever for a football contest in Las Vegas. At $1,000 per and a guarantee of all entry money going into the prize pool, the contest will award more than $25 million to the winner or winners (if there’s a tie). The Circa Million contest drew 5,790 players…
Did you spot a sign of Hawaiian life on your travels? To submit photos, check out our new, simple online submission form at staradvertiser.com/signs . You must fill out all required fields in order to be considered for publication. Photos must have a person in them and contain a “sign” of Hawaiian life. Email…
Rick Gaffney’s column paints a misleading picture of Hawaii’s longline fishery (“ Don’t open marine sanctuary to fishing ,” Star-Advertiser, Island Voices, Sept. 20). The claim that longliners routinely hit their bigeye tuna quota is simply wrong. The fleet caught 81% of its 6,554-metric-ton bigeye tuna limit in 2024…
On June 24, Gov. Josh Green signed Act 141. In short, Act 141 is a significant policy shift in Hawaii, limiting local law enforcement’s role in immigration enforcement and reinforcing the state’s commitment to “noncooperation” with federal immigration actions. Act 141 is considered a key step toward Hawaii functioning…
In 2022, Congress approved naming our nation’s next carrier USS Doris Miller (“ Name Navy carrier after battle, not WWII hero ,” Star-Advertiser, Letters, Sept. 16).
Hawaii has no statewide citizen initiative or referendum, while roughly half the states let voters put laws and amendments on the ballot themselves. Here, only the Legislature can send an amendment to voters, and one party controls almost every seat in it.
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It’s usually metaphorical when we talk about the stink of misconduct and ineptitude in local government, such as the state tourism executive who was fired for harassing co-workers with racist and sexist behavior and ended up collecting more than $500,000 from a jury for being harassed himself as a whistleblower.
Eight years after Hilton Grand Vacations acquired the former King’s Village property, the company has opened its long-delayed $490 million Ka Haku, a Hilton Club tower in Waikiki, adding 205 timeshare units and more than 100 jobs to Oahu’s visitor industry.
A 50-year-old Kailua man was sentenced to 70 months in federal prison Thursday for his role in a conspiracy to ship fentanyl to Oahu and sell it.
Hawaii Energy has hired Spencer Alexander as transformational program implementer, overseeing initiatives for students and young adults including STEM education and clean energy. Alexander was previously a teacher of biology, environmental science, energy foundations and sustainable energy at James Campbell High…
The Republican ticket for Hawaii governor and lieutenant governor brings together a 66-year-old general contractor whose 13 children and grandchildren all had to leave the state they love because of Hawaii’s high cost of living, and a 48-year-old Kahana Valley breadfruit, taro and pig farmer who lives off the land and…
The impending release of a highly anticipated critical audit of the state’s kauhale homeless housing initiative has prompted a rebuke of HomeAid Hawai‘i over its billing practices and led the nonprofit to launch its own financial reviews resulting in its CEO repaying $17,982 for expenses considered his “personal…
Question: I’m writing to ask for clarification regarding whether Turo rental vehicles are permitted to be stored or staged in the International Parking Structure at Daniel K. Inouye International Airport. I have noticed what appears to be a significant number of Turo rental vehicles occupying parking spaces in the…
Hawaii’s largest health insurer is overhauling its Medicare Advantage plans for 2027 due to financial challenges.
Sophia Cooper finished with 12 kills, and Jordyn McCutcheon had 28 assists and 13 digs as the Hawaii Pacific women’s volleyball team recorded its first PacWest victory of the season with a 25-23, 25-21, 25-16 triumph over Dominican on Saturday at St. Francis’ Shark Tank.
The Golden State Warriors’ Gui Santos is coming off the best season and offseason of his life.
Hawaii’s volleyball series this weekend pitted the Mountain West’s most efficient hitting team against the conference’s toughest team to hit against.
Linebacker Kaimana Sione sacked quarterback Lucky Suguturaga on the final play of the game as No. 3 Kapolei escaped with a 20-14 win over No. 4 Kahuku on a muggy Saturday night at the Hurricanes’ field.
Legacy isn’t just about 17 girls water polo state championships.
The one who got away helped San Jose State come away with a 20-16 victory over Hawaii at the Ching Complex.
The Hawaii football team’s Hail Mary was not answered in a 20-16 loss to San Jose State at the Ching Complex tonight.
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A section of Diamond Head Road was briefly closed after boulders fell onto the roadway, city officials said this afternoon.
Tali Hakas put down a team-high 14 kills and Hawaii totaled 14 blocks to help sweep Grand Canyon for a second straight match , 25-23, 25-21, 25-10 today at Global Credit Union Arena in Phoenix.
The co-pilot who violently attacked the captain of a flight from Dubai, United Arab Emirates, to Tel Aviv, Israel, and then tried to crash the airliner had embraced extreme Islamic views, prompting security officials in Oman to scrutinize him earlier, according to two people briefed on the matter.
On paper, it all sounded great. Superstar Tom Cruise meets auteur Alejandro G. Inarritu, and together they construct a satire lampooning the power-hungry billionaire class. Warner Bros., the filmmaker-friendly studio under the guidance of Pamela Abdy and Michael De Luca, believe in Inarritu, who had made two very…
President Donald Trump, who has long staged a rhetorical and legal assault against voting by mail even as he used the method himself to cast his ballots, released a video today urging Republicans to vote early and by mail in the midterm election.
A man died in a single-vehicle crash in Mountain View late Friday night, Hawaii island police said.
Nolo regained major hurricane status today as it passes south of the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands on its way west toward the International Date Line.
Two lanes in both directions on H-2 Freeway will close for utility pole replacement work this week, according to state Department of Transportation officials.
Artificial intelligence companies racing to shape how the federal government might regulate their industry amid rising safety and economic concerns are spending heavily to influence which candidates make it to Congress.
The Hawaii Department of Health has ordered a Pearl City junkyard to cease operations immediately after a Wednesday afternoon fire sent heavy smoke throughout the area and prompted a state warning to residents with respiratory conditions to take precautions.
In the weeks after a Cornell University student reported being raped at a fraternity party on campus, most of the men she accused were questioned by university officials about their actions that night.
In a court filing Friday, The White House again argued that its move last month to bar CNN, MS NOW and Politico from its grounds was squarely within the bounds of presidential authority and asked a federal judge to deny a motion from the media outlets for a court order extending their access.
WASHINGTON >> President Donald Trump said the U.S. government will send a one-time $90 payment to more than 20 million Americans enrolled in Medicare, a health insurance program for the elderly, to help offset the cost of their monthly medical insurance premiums.
Mortgage rates surged to the highest level since November 2023, further straining a U.S. housing market already hampered by high borrowing costs.
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When West Oahu College opened its doors in 1976, its 75 students attended classes in temporary portable classrooms and rented commercial spaces in Pearl City and Aiea.
Once upon a time, Waianae and Farrington represented smashmouth football.
Hawaii’s first true road setting of the season didn’t change the result of most of its matches this season.
The Golden State Warriors are heading into the preseason long on experience and short on healthy bodies.
Homecoming or family reunion?
Synopsis: This article suggests that Hawaiian language speakers today rely too heavily on verbal constructions while eschewing their nominal counterparts. This seems to mirror English tendencies. As we endeavor to revitalize Hawaiian, we should purposefully choose to utilize nominal constructions in order to break…
I watch the news and see state representatives are struggling with the budget with all the natural disasters happening, but I don’t see any talk of reductions to their and other top state and city officials’ salaries. In fact, every time the Salary Commission meets, it is always giving them raises.