News in Kailua
Letters — your voice — September 26
The problem with Hawaiian Electric
Niihau rode out a storm with faith and little help
HONOLULU — It has been two weeks since Hurricane Lowell brought destructive winds and rain to Kauai, but little is known about how it affected Niihau to the west that was closer to the eye of the storm.
The Packers can’t run nor block. This could get ugly
GREEN BAY, Wis. — The Green Bay Packers are in trouble.
How the Hawaii and Wyoming football teams stack up in their MWC matchup
The University of Hawaii football team kicks off on the road today at the University of Wyoming, slated to take on the Cowboys at 9 a.m. Hawaii time.
Design Recipes: Sofa anchoring
Every room needs an anchor, and in the family room, the best choice is to make the sofa take center stage.
Hawaii Island Landscape Association brings fragrance to Hawaii gardens
Hawaii Island Landscape Association, better known as HILA, is inviting those interested in the future of Hawaiian landscapes to the Eleventh Biennial Landscape Conference to be held at the Westin Hapuna Beach Hotel on Friday, Oct. 23.
On this Mexican island, raccoons make and play with toys (and also sip margaritas)
As tourists drank margaritas and lounged at a nearby beach club on a warm January day in Cozumel, Mexico, a scientist observed a young female raccoon partaking in her own kind of leisure.
Trump, Xi end summit with tea, tour of US archives — and little sign of progress
President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping drank tea at the White House and visited the National Archives on Friday, ending a three-day summit that showcased personal diplomacy rather than big public breakthroughs on a host of contentious issues.
Unused tents and uneaten food: Watchdog finds ‘waste’ in immigration crackdown
The Trump administration wasted millions of dollars in its swift effort to drastically expand immigration detention, including nearly $3 million on tents to house migrants at Guantánamo Bay that were never used, according to a review by the Government Accountability Office…
Trump rejects Iranian peace proposal, WSJ reports
US President Donald Trump has rejected Iran’s proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and halt regional fighting within seven days, and told aides he expects to resume bombing after November congressional elections, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday, citing unnamed US…
Reporters Return to the White House, but TV Standoff Persists
The reporters are back, but the television coverage isn’t.
Abbas presses case for Palestinian state in taped General Assembly address
UNITED NATIONS — Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas renewed his call for a two-state solution in a videotaped address to the General Assembly on Thursday, as he accused Israel of prosecuting “a genocidal war” against Palestinians “that has created an unprecedented humanitarian…