News in Hilo
Australia says OpenAI agent breached government health data portal
SYDNEY — Australia said on Wednesday that an AI agent developed by OpenAI breached a government health data portal in June, gaining unauthorized access to public and non-public files, in what could be the first known instance of an AI agent hacking a government website.
Hundreds protest in India’s capital after teenager reports gang-rape
NEW DELHI — Hundreds of students protested in Delhi on Wednesday, demanding better safety for women, after a teenager said she had been gang-raped by three men posing as police officers at a park in the national capital this week.
Iran, US still far apart in peace talks, Iranian official says; Pezeshkian vows no surrender
UNITED NATIONS/DUBAI — Iran and the United States remain far apart on how to end their war but diplomacy must continue, a senior Iranian official told Reuters on Wednesday, after Iran’s president told the UN General Assembly that Tehran would never surrender to US pressure.
Harvey Weinstein sentenced to 15 years for New York sexual assault
NEW YORK — A New York judge sentenced former Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein to 15 years in prison on Wednesday for sexually assaulting a former production assistant in 2006, following the ex-movie mogul’s conviction at a retrial last year.
CDC confirms first measles-related death of 2026, does not disclose state
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported that there was one US measles-related death on its website on Wednesday, weeks after Pennsylvania health officials reported the first two of four measles-associated deaths in its state.
The Democratic Socialists aren’t communists
Not far from where I live, a very large billboard stands alongside one of the busiest interstate highways in the nation, in full view of many thousands of motorists every day. It reads: “Texans: Democrats Want COMMUNISM. Republicans Do Not.”
Democrats charge forward to protect immigrant handouts
A country that’s $40 trillion in debt can’t afford to provide generous welfare benefits to the world.
Congress needs to put a stop to Pete Hegseth’s purges
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and his critics agree on one thing: The Pentagon is in urgent need of transformation. The change he’s pursuing, however, is endangering that vital mission.
Hawaii County Surf Forecast for September 24, 2026
A moderate southwest swell will build in Friday and into the weekend, boosting surf across south and west facing shores to near high surf advisory. As...
Hawaii County Surf Forecast for September 24, 2026
A moderate southwest swell will build in Friday and into the weekend, boosting surf across south and west facing shores to near high surf advisory. As...
Hawai‘i faces $1B in recovery, resilience projects after 4 natural disasters strike in 6 months
Hawaiʻi has suffered major damage from the Kona Low storms in May, a magnitude-6.0 earthquake in May, Hurricane Lala in August and Hurricane Lowell in September.
Hawaiʻi Island under Hurricane Watch as storm strengthens
Tropical Depression Fifteen-E is expected to produce rainfall totals of 15 to 20 inches across the Big Island, with maximum amounts of 35 inches.