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Wrestler Rocky Johnson dies

Posted on January 16, 2020 by Russ Roberts

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Top Story:  The father of actor Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson dies at age 75.

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Wrestler Rocky Johnson, father of Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson, dies at 75
  • By Associated Press
  • Jan. 15, 2020
  • Updated 9:13 pm
  • 2 Comments

Rocky “Soulman” Johnson, a WWE Hall of Fame wrestler who became better known as the father of actor Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, has died. He was 75. Read more

Man convicted of manslaughter in Honolulu game room shooting
  • By Kristen Consillio
  • Jan. 15, 2020
  • Updated 10:16 pm

It took jurors a little over a day to deliberate the fate of Sorensen, who was convicted of firing a single shot that killed Jacob Feliciano during a botched robbery on Sept. 29, 2018. Read more

Over 100 rally at state Capitol to support fight against human trafficking
  • By Star-Advertiser Staff
  • Jan. 15, 2020
  • Updated 10:13 pm

Over 100 people attended the Ho’ola Na Pua Walk and Fair at the state Capitol this afternoon to recognize January as National Human Trafficking Awareness Month. Read more

1,700 gallons of wastewater spills at Pearl Harbor
  • By Star-Advertiser Staff
  • Jan. 15, 2020
  • Updated 10:12 pm

U.S. Navy personnel responded to a wastewater spill resulting from three overflowing manholes at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam this morning. Read more

Nissan adds nearly 346K vehicles to Takata recall saga
  • By Associated Press
  • Jan. 15, 2020

Nissan is recalling nearly 346,000 vehicles worldwide to replace dangerous Takata air bag inflators that can explode and hurl shrapnel. Read more

Researchers tie massive Pacific seabird die-off to heat wave
  • By Associated Press
  • Jan. 15, 2020
  • 3 Comments

Hundreds of thousands of common murres, a fast-flying seabird, died from starvation four winters ago in the North Pacific, and a new research paper attempts to explain why. Read more

Australia firefighters save world’s only rare dinosaur trees
  • By Associated Press
  • Jan. 15, 2020

Specialist firefighters have saved the world’s last remaining wild stand of a prehistoric tree from wildfires that razed forests west of Sydney, officials said today. Read more

Former KITV sportscaster Rick Quan returns to station as news anchor
  • By Star-Advertiser Staff
  • Jan. 15, 2020
  • Updated 10:24 pm

Quan worked for seven years at KITV as a sports anchor and reporter before moving to San Francisco. Read more

Hawaii’s Office of Elections to send postcard reminders of vote-by-mail transition
  • By Star-Advertiser Staff
  • Jan. 15, 2020
  • Updated 10:13 pm

The postcards will be part of a series of election-related mail to inform the public. Read more

Father and son killed in Waianae shooting; police searching for 2 suspects
  • By Star-Advertiser Staff
  • Jan. 14, 2020
  • Updated 4:39 pm
  • 76 Comments

The suspected gunman fled in a black Toyota Tacoma truck. Read more

NTSB preliminary report finds Kauai tour helicopter crashed in heavy rain, fog
  • By Star-Advertiser Staff
  • Jan. 15, 2020
  • Updated 10:19 pm
  • 7 Comments

The helicopter did not have flight tracking equipment onboard, so its exact flight path remains unknown. Read more

House leaders march Trump impeachment articles to the Senate
  • By Associated Press
  • Jan. 15, 2020
  • Updated 1:04 pm
  • 255 Comments

Trump complained anew it was all a “hoax,” even as fresh details emerged about his efforts in Ukraine. Read more

Rift between Elizabeth Warren, Bernie Sanders has progressives nervous about fallout
  • By Associated Press
  • Jan. 15, 2020
  • Updated 4:20 pm
  • 8 Comments

A brawl on the left might ultimately push undecided voters to more moderate candidates. Read more

Thirty Meter Telescope opponents gather for opening day of Hawaii Legislature
  • By Kevin Dayton
  • Jan. 15, 2020
  • Updated 9:21 am
  • 57 Comments

About 350 activists joined in protocols of hula, chant and prayer that began at 8 a.m. today at the Capitol, imitating the daily ceremony and dance of the Mauna Kea protests Read more

3 detained, training mortar round found after suspicious driver prompts brief lockdown of Pearl Harbor
  • By Star-Advertiser Staff
  • Jan. 15, 2020
  • Updated 10:11 pm

When the gate guard requested the driver to turn around, the guard noticed the smell of marijuana and saw potential ordnance in plain sight in the car. Read more

Dow Jones Industrial Average closes above 29,000 for first time
  • By Alex Veiga / Associated Press
  • Jan. 15, 2020
  • Updated 1:13 pm
  • 34 Comments

Health care stocks accounted for much of the market’s gains today. Read more

Hawaii men’s volleyball coach Charlie Wade named 2019 AVCA coach of year
  • By Star-Advertiser Staff
  • Jan. 15, 2020
  • Updated 11:41 am
  • 2 Comments

The award is for last season, when the Rainbow Warriors set a program record for wins (28) and consecutive sets won (74) en route to a Big West tournament championship and a runner-up finish in the NCAA championship game. Read more

Wet, windy weather continues for Hawaii as high surf pounds east shores
  • By Nina Wu
  • Jan. 15, 2020
  • Updated 10:12 pm

A high surf advisory remains in place as a cold front making its way toward the Hawaiian islands is expected to arrive Thursday. Read more

UCLA receives $25M gift from head of Japanese retail giant Uniqlo
  • By Associated Press
  • Jan. 15, 2020
  • 5 Comments

Tadashi Yanai’s gift is the largest from an individual donor in the history of UCLA’s humanities division, according to the school. Read more

MGM Resorts selling MGM Grand real estate assets for $2.5B
  • By Associated Press
  • Jan. 15, 2020
  • 1 Comments

The joint venture includes private-equity and real estate company Blackstone Group and MGM Growth Properties LLC. Read more

Does the naked body belong on Facebook? It’s complicated
  • By Associated Press
  • Jan. 15, 2020
  • Updated 1:02 pm
  • 1 Comments

The unclothed human body accounts for the bulk of the material Facebook removes from its service and activists, sex therapists, artists and sex educators say the company is unfairly censoring their work. Read more


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