News in Hilo
US to open two new military bases in Greenland, sources say
COPENHAGEN/WASHINGTON — The US plans to reopen a former Cold War-era military base in southern Greenland and set up a military presence at an east coast base now used by the Danish dog sled patrol under an agreement to be signed by the US, Denmark and Greenland today, according…
The cruel politics that pit struggling Americans against each other
The funny thing about American capitalism is that it requires abundance to truly thrive, and yet capitalists prefer the illusion of exclusivity and scarcity to control the market.
Voting by US mail will remain free and fair
It took them a few tries, but a majority on the U.S. Supreme Court has now correctly ended President Donald Trump’s cynical and partisan effort to muck around with mail ballots during the fast coming midterm elections. The justices behind the ruling were anonymous except for…
Hilo Community Players present ‘Spring Awakening’
Hilo Community Players will bring the Tony Award-winning rock musical ‘Spring Awakening’ to the Keawe Theater, offering Hawaii Island audiences an emotionally charged theatrical experience about adolescence, identity, rebellion, desire and the difficult transition from childhood…
Hawaii Concert Society opens season this week
The Hawaii Concert Society’s first and second presentations of its 65th season feature a two-time Grammy Award nominated trio and a pianist recently awarded an Avery Fisher Career Grant.
Honomu man charged with threats, property damage
Hawaii Island police have arrested and charged 21-year-old Ayzen Enos of Honomu with multiple offenses following what they described as a domestic incident Sept. 16 at a home on Mohouli Street in Hilo.
Hilo man held on burglary, threat, firearms charges
A judge on Monday maintained bail at $374,000 for a 37-year-old Hilo man accused of multiple offenses in three separate incidents within a 24-hour period last week.
BIIF cross country: McDowell, Eckert clinch gold at Waiakea
HILO — It was third time’s the charm for Hawaii Prep’s Micah McDowell and Waiakea’s Shannon Eckert at Saturday’s BIIF cross country meet at Waiakea High.
Police ID man killed last month in Ocean View traffic crash
Police have identified the man killed in a two-vehicle traffic collision that occurred Aug. 15 in Ocean View as 45-year-old Jason Jay Spurgeon Ocean View.
Tropical disturbance expected to bring heavy rain, potential flooding later in week
In what’s become almost a weekly occurrence, Big Islanders are once again being advised to batten down the hatches, as a tropical rainstorm is forecast to bring heavy rain and perhaps thundershowers with potential flooding.
White House moves to take control of NIH grants
The White House has begun drafting a new executive order that could further cement President Donald Trump’s ability to control billions of dollars in scientific grants funded by the National Institutes of Health and expand the administration’s pressure campaign against elite…
Council committee postpones vote on Waikoloa development
The County Council’s Committee on Legislative Approvals and Acquisitions last week voted 9-0 to postpone until its Oct. 6 meeting a pair of bills seeking approval for a project that would build some 400 apartments and 300 single-family homes on just over 700 acres in Waikoloa.