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Police investigating BJ Penn for DUI after speeding truck flips in Hilo
Police are investigating several pending charges, including inattention to driving, operating a vehicle under the influence of an intoxicant and consuming or possessing liquor while operating a motor vehicle. Read more
Speed a factor in head-on Hauula crash that killed woman and 7-year-old son
The Honolulu Medical Examiner’s Office identified them as Tiana K. Wooten and Zayden Wooten of Hauula. Read more
Iowa Democratic Party chairman resigns after Iowa caucus chaos
The embarrassing episode also threatened Iowa’s cherished status as the first voting contest of the presidential primary season and led both front-runners to request a partial recanvass of the results. Read more
Police search for missing Oregon woman last seen in Hilo
Megan May Funderburk, 24, was last seen near Wainaku Scenic Point on Sunday. Read more
Renewable energy rises 28% in 2019, Hawaiian Electric says
Hawaiian Electric said its use of renewable energy in 2019 increased over 2018 despite the unavailability of geothermal on the Big Island, and significantly lower wind energy production. Read more
Snoop Dogg apologizes to Gayle King for rant over Kobe Bryant
After days of blistering criticism, Snoop Dogg has finally apologized to Gayle King for attacking her over her interview with former basketball star Lisa Leslie about the late Kobe Bryant. Read more
Proposal to put fluoride in Hawaii water systems quickly dies
Water fluoridation has a long and controversial history in Hawaii, in large part because the state has very high rates of tooth decay in children. Read more
Puerto Rico government loses $2.6M in phishing scam
A senior Puerto Ricon official said that the island’s government has lost more than $2.6 million after falling for an email phishing scam. Read more
Harvard, Yale under U.S. investigation over foreign funding
Harvard and Yale universities are under investigation by the U.S. Education Department for potentially failing to report gifts and contributions they received from countries including China and Saudi Arabia. Read more
Cool, wet weather lingers but winter weather advisory for summits canceled
Forecasters say a weakening low-pressure system near the Hawaiian Islands will continue to slowly drift westward before moving out of the state tonight. Read more
Military still struggles to handle kid-on-kid sex assaults
Cases that investigators made often died on the desks of prosecutors, even when an attacker confessed. Victims were denied help because regulations granted counseling only if the attacker was an adult. Read more
Marie Yovanovitch, former diplomat ousted and slammed by Trump, gets diplomacy award
Ukrainian police said they have opened an investigation into the possibility that former ambassador Yovanovitch came under illegal surveillance before she was recalled from her post in US. Read more
White supremacist propaganda spreading, anti-bias group says
Incidents of white supremacist propaganda distributed across the nation jumped by more than 120% between 2018 and last year, according to the Anti-Defamation League, making 2019 the second straight year that the circulation of propaganda material has more than doubled. Read more
Jury finds Mar-a-Lago intruder from China not guilty of trespassing
However, jurors did find Jing Lu, 56, guilty of resisting a police officer without violence during her Dec. 18 arrest. Read more
35 in Hawaii under ‘self-quarantine’ for coronavirus, 1 under mandatory quarantine
State health officials said Monday they were monitoring 27 individuals, but that the number would be fluctuating as more travelers are funneled to Honolulu, one of 11 airports designated by the federal government to receive all flights to the U.S. from China. Read more
Rally planned today for unmarried, pregnant Maryknoll Middle School director who was let go
Friends and supporters of Michelle Gabriel plan to protest at Maryknoll at 3 p.m. today in front of the high school at 1402 Punahou Street. Read more
Japanese man who believes in smiling is world’s oldest
The oldest living person is also Japanese, Kane Tanaka, a 117-year-old woman. Read more
Japan confirms 39 new coronavirus cases, 174 total on cruise ship
The new cases bring Japan’s total to 203 people with the new disease, COVID-19. Read more
Teen threatened boy, 15, with skateboard in Chinatown robbery, police say
The suspect allegedly used physical force, took the victim’s property and fled. Read more
‘Way too early’ to talk about end of China coronavirus outbreak, WHO doctor says
Coronavirus crisis disrupting flow of mail to China, Hong Kong and Macau
Singapore Post told its global counterparts that it is no longer accepting letters, parcels and express mail items destined for China, “until sufficient transport capacity becomes available.” Read more
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