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Landon McNamara says Eddie’s presence guided him in winning surf title

Dave Reardon — Mon, 23 Dec 2024 10:06:00 +0000

Landon McNamara is a musician and a model. After Sunday, he’s also the reigning champion of the world’s most prestigious big wave surf event.

Television and radio – December 23, 2024

Derek Kalani — Mon, 23 Dec 2024 10:05:41 +0000

On the air Listings are for Oceanic and Hawaiian Telcom analog/digital. *—premium station. **—retelecast. ***—delayed. Check your TV guide for latest updates. TODAY TIME TV CH HT BASKETBALL: NBA 76ers Spurs 2 p.m. NBATV NA/242...

Scoreboard – December 23, 2024

Derek Kalani — Mon, 23 Dec 2024 10:05:25 +0000

Calendar TODAY BASKETBALL College men: Hawaiian Airlines Diamond Head Classic. Semifinals: Oregon State vs. Oakland, 3 p.m.; Nebraska vs. Hawaii, 5:30 p.m. Consolation: College of Charleston vs. Loyola Chicago, 12:30 p.m.; Murray State vs. Charlotte,...

Underdog walk-on Atkins provides Bulls’ with dog mentality

Stephen Tsai — Mon, 23 Dec 2024 10:05:00 +0000

When it comes to college-football stars, it would be difficult to pick out South Florida receiver Sean Atkins from a starting lineup.

Vulcans drop Truman State

None — Mon, 23 Dec 2024 10:05:00 +0000

Jazmine Soto, Caiyle Kaupu and Keirstyn Agonias each hit seven shots from the field and the UH Hilo women’s basketball team beat Truman State 68-61 Sunday at Afook-Chinen Civic Auditorium.

State’s jobless rate holds for sixth straight month

Dave Segal — Mon, 23 Dec 2024 10:05:00 +0000

Hawaii’s unemployment rate hasn’t budged in half a year.

Hawaii County Council urges changes to midwives law

None — Mon, 23 Dec 2024 10:05:00 +0000

Big Island midwives and the Hawaii County Council are urging the state to remove a requirement that midwives must have a license in order to practice.

Windward side’s first off-leash dog park opens

Nina Wu — Mon, 23 Dec 2024 10:05:00 +0000

Dogs on the Windward side of Oahu now have an off-leash park of their own.

Affordable rental units open in Kapolei

Victoria Budiono — Mon, 23 Dec 2024 10:05:00 +0000

Parkway Village at Kapolei, a major affordable rental housing initiative under the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit Program, celebrated its grand opening Tuesday, marking a significant milestone in addressing Oahu’s housing crisis. The first 167 units are now available to house individuals and families.

Hilo’s tsunami museum closes due to financial woes; staff laid off

None — Mon, 23 Dec 2024 10:05:00 +0000

The Pacific Tsunami Museum is in dire financial straits, and its organizers hope the community will step up and help it navigate out of troubled waters.

Hawaii heads to semis with 78-61 victory over Charlotte

Stephen Tsai — Mon, 23 Dec 2024 10:05:00 +0000

A little inner strength and a lot of Gytis Nemeiksa and Marcus Greene added up to the Hawaii basketball team’s 78-61 victory over Charlotte in Sunday’s opening round of the Hawaiian Airlines Diamond Head Classic.

How Hawaii players fared in NFL’s Week 16

None — Mon, 23 Dec 2024 10:05:00 +0000

University of Hawaii

Curtis Murayama: Poly HOF inductee Nicholson had larger-than-life career

None — Mon, 23 Dec 2024 10:05:00 +0000

He scored 60 points in a high school basketball game, was an ILH player of the year in both football and basketball, went to a powerhouse college football program, started six years with the Kansas City Chiefs, missed out on winning a Super Bowl ring by choosing to go to law school instead, became a lawyer, went into private practice and was the chairman of the Hawaii Labor Relations Board before retiring.

Vital Statistics: Dec. 13-19, 2024

Lorenzo Trinidad — Mon, 23 Dec 2024 10:05:00 +0000

Marriage licenses and birth certificates

‘The Eddie’ surf competition stokes North Shore’s economy

Allison Schaefers — Mon, 23 Dec 2024 10:05:00 +0000

The North Shore economy is projected to ride high during its winter wave season, which kicked off Sunday with the 2024 Eddie Aikau Invitational Big Wave Contest at Waimea — a massive event that Honolulu police estimated drew about 50,000 attendees.

Hawaii residents getting COVID vaccines are now the minority

Nina Wu — Mon, 23 Dec 2024 10:05:00 +0000

The days when people lined up for the COVID-19 vaccine are now a distant memory.

Letter: Flipping Hawaii red can fix nagging problems

None — Mon, 23 Dec 2024 10:05:00 +0000

To my fellow citizens of the state of Hawaii: After the victory of President-elect Donald Trump in the recent election, I feel hopeful that my children and grandchildren may have a chance to live the American dream.

Letter: Trump to make rich richer, grow inequality

None — Mon, 23 Dec 2024 10:05:00 +0000

“Make America Great Again” is a scam for making President-elect Donald Trump and his close associates even richer.

Letter: Take advantage of local kupuna care solutions

None — Mon, 23 Dec 2024 10:05:00 +0000

The Dec. 7 article, “Seniors need our support to stay in the homes they love,” by The New York Times’ Michelle Cottle, is especially relevant for Hawaii because of the increasing number of our kupuna who are forced to leave because of the inflated cost of living. This deserves an immediate response. Local solutions to the housing crisis have been available for years. Many nonprofits have offered a variety of services; in addition to the exceptional work done by Habitat for Humanity, Homesharing Hawai‘i (HH) was organized in 2019 as a project of the Hawai‘i Intergenerational Network (HIN), founded in 1995 by Charles Larson — the founder of Seagull Schools.

Letter: Save Manoa, don’t allow Aria Lane development

None — Mon, 23 Dec 2024 10:05:00 +0000

A recent letter correctly warned that Avalon Group’s proposed 158-unit high-density housing project threatens Manoa (“More scrutiny needed for Aria Lane in Manoa,” Star-Advertiser, Dec. 16). During a recent meeting about the archaeology and historic buildings at Saint Francis Manoa, labeled as “Temple Heiau” on a 1910 army map and referred to as the Kauala‘a Heiau by Emma Nakuina in her 1904 book of legends, it was disclosed that Avalon plans no affordable housing on site.

Letter: Kawainui Marsh better location for new landfill

None — Mon, 23 Dec 2024 10:05:00 +0000

Oahu needs a new landfill and it seems the one thing most of us can agree on is that it should not be located above an aquifer. A modest proposal: Designate Kawainui Marsh as the new site.

Off the news: Multiple companies hit by worker strikes

None — Mon, 23 Dec 2024 10:05:00 +0000

’Tis the season to be striking, evidently. First came word last week of mainland workers striking at several Amazon distribution facilities, followed by Starbucks workers in three major cities starting a five-day strike Friday. Last Thursday, United Airlines flight attendants picketed at Honolulu’s airport, rallying for new contract terms.

Editorial: DOE must make wise fiscal choices

None — Mon, 23 Dec 2024 10:05:00 +0000

Among the many perks of living in Hawaii, an inspiring public school system is — regrettably — not one that readily comes to mind. A shame considering the high cost of living residents must pay, with disproportionately low salaries, into taxes that are subsequently invested heftily in the educational system.

Off the news: Too much ocean debris coming ashore

None — Mon, 23 Dec 2024 10:05:00 +0000

Massive tangles of debris — much of it rope and nets lost or discarded by fishing boats, contaminating the oceans with plastic particles and threatening sea life — have been washing onto Hawaii coasts at higher-than-usual rates.

Rainbows roar by Charlotte, face Nebraska in semifinals

Stephen Tsai — Mon, 23 Dec 2024 07:59:00 +0000

Gytis Nemeiksa scored 24 points and Marcus Greene added 22 to power the Hawaii basketball team to a 78-61 victory over Charlotte and into the semifinals of the Hawaiian Airlines Diamond Head Classic.

Injured hiker is rescued from Manoa Falls Trail

Star-Advertiser Staff — Mon, 23 Dec 2024 04:54:00 +0000

An injured hiker was rescued this afternoon on the Manoa Falls Trail in Manoa.

Male pedestrian in 60s killed after being struck by vehicle

Star-Advertiser Staff — Mon, 23 Dec 2024 02:45:00 +0000

A male pedestrian in his 60s was killed Friday night after being struck by a vehicle at 11 p.m. at the intersection of Makaha Valley and Kaulawaha roads.

Man, 65, in stable condition after being hit by vehicle

Star-Advertiser Staff — Mon, 23 Dec 2024 02:45:00 +0000

A 65-year-old male pedestrian was in stable condition after being struck by a vehicle at 5:51 a.m. Friday at H-1 freeway east at Exit 18A.

Man, 81, seriously injured after being struck by vehicle

Star-Advertiser Staff — Mon, 23 Dec 2024 02:15:00 +0000

An 81-year-old pedestrian was transported to the hospital in serious condition after being struck by an auotmobile near the intersection of Rycroft and Ahana streets at 7 p.m. Friday.

Motorcyclist is killed after hit-and-run on Kunia Road

Star-Advertiser Staff — Mon, 23 Dec 2024 02:15:00 +0000

A motorcyclist was killed this morning on Kunia Road when he was involved in a hit-and-run collision with a pickup truck.

Trump vows to rename Denali as Mt McKinley

Reuters — Mon, 23 Dec 2024 01:47:00 +0000

WASHINGTON >> President-elect Donald Trump said on Sunday he will rename Denali, Alaska natives’ name for North America’s tallest mountain, after William McKinley, the 25th U.S. president who was assassinated in 1901.

Police: Woman killed when set on fire on New York subway train

Reuters — Mon, 23 Dec 2024 01:39:00 +0000

NEW YORK >> Police arrested a man they said set a woman on fire while she appeared to be asleep on a New York City subway train on Sunday morning, killing her.

Suspect in German Christmas market attack held on murder charges

Reuters — Sun, 22 Dec 2024 23:00:00 +0000

MAGDEBURG, Germany >> A man suspected of ploughing a car through crowds at a German Christmas market in an attack that killed five people and injured scores faces multiple charges of murder and attempted murder, police said on Sunday.

Trump threatens to retake control of Panama Canal unless deal reached

Reuters — Sun, 22 Dec 2024 22:31:00 +0000

WEST PALM BEACH, Florida >> President-elect Donald Trump threatened to reassert U.S. control over the Panama Canal on Sunday, accusing Panama of charging excessive rates to use the Central American passage and drawing a sharp rebuke from Panamanian President Jose Raul Mulino.

Starbucks workers expand strike in U.S. cities, including New York

Reuters — Sun, 22 Dec 2024 22:05:00 +0000

Starbucks workers have expanded their strike to four more U.S. cities, including New York, the union representing over 10,000 baristas said late on Saturday.

Israeli strikes kill 17 in Gaza; hospital told to evacuate

Reuters — Sun, 22 Dec 2024 12:22:00 +0000

CAIRO, Egypt >> Israeli military strikes across the Gaza Strip killed at least 17 Palestinians, eight of them at a school sheltering displaced families in Gaza City, medics said, as the Israeli military ordered the evacuation of a hospital in the north.

Landon McNamara crowned winner of ‘The Eddie’ surf contest

Dan Nakaso — Sun, 22 Dec 2024 11:19:00 +0000

UPDATE: 5:25 p.m.

Waianae murder suspect arrested after man, 28, dies

Star-Advertiser Staff — Sun, 22 Dec 2024 10:05:00 +0000

A 17-year-old male was arrested shortly after 3 p.m. today in connection with Thursday’s fatal shooting of a man in Waianae.

Dybantsa, Mandaquit lead Utah Prep to ‘Iolani Classic title

Paul Honda — Sun, 22 Dec 2024 10:05:00 +0000

The homecoming party is underway for JJ Mandaquit and his island brothers at Utah Prep.

Hawaii Bowl: All in the Saint Louis family at San Jose practice

Stephen Tsai — Sun, 22 Dec 2024 10:05:00 +0000

It seemed like a festive time at the football field on the Saint Louis School campus.