17-year-old Maui boy faces serious injuries after crashing car into ravine in Lahaina.
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Maui boy, 17, suffers life-threatening injuries after crashing car into ravine in Lahaina
A Lahaina teen suffered life-threatening injuries early this morning when the Pontiac Firebird he was driving ran off Honoapiilani Highway and crashed into a ravine, where the vehicle caught fire. Read more
Hawaii hearing officer says Navy should comply with state’s emergency order on Red Hill
The fuel facility presents an imminent peril to human health and the environment, according to the officer overseeing a contested case hearing. Read more
Officials: Nearly 25% of Navy warship crew has COVID-19
About two dozen sailors on a U.S. Navy warship — or roughly 25% of the crew — have now tested positive for COVID-19, keeping the ship sidelined in port at Naval Station Guantanamo Bay in Cuba Monday, according to U.S. defense officials. Read more
Jaylen Waddle shines, Dolphins beat Saints to win 7th straight
A Dolphins defense that intercepted Saints rookie Ian Book twice and sacked him eight times was probably enough to push Miami’s winning streak to seven games. Read more
Hawaii men’s basketball put on pause; this week’s home games canceled
The University of Hawaii basketball team is pausing program-related activities because of COVID-19 issues, school officials announced today. Read more
CDC recommends shorter COVID isolation, quarantine
CDC officials said the guidance is in keeping with growing evidence that people with the coronavirus are most infectious in the two days before and three days after symptoms develop. Read more
Hawaii County Mayor Mitch Roth in quarantine after testing positive for COVID-19
Hawaii County Mayor Mitch Roth will be quarantining for 10 days at home after confirming he tested positive for COVID-19 over the Christmas weekend. Read more
Los Angeles Police Department releases video after killing teen bystander inside store
LAPD officers have shot people 38 people — 18 of them fatally, including the shooting Sunday of a man with a knife — in 2021, according to the Los Angeles Times. Read more
Again, crews find apparent time capsule at Robert E. Lee statue site
Crews wrapping up the removal today of a giant pedestal that once held a statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee in Richmond found what appeared to be a second and long-sought-after time capsule, Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam said. Read more
Need a COVID-19 test? Hawaii Department of Health adding free testing in Kapolei
The Hawaii Department of Health is expanding access to free COVID-19 testing on Oahu through mid-January. Read more
Surrendered hedgehog finds sanctuary in Honolulu Zoo
African hedgehogs’ bodies are covered with approximately 6,000 short quills used to defend themselves. Read more
Sarah Weddington, lawyer who argued Roe v. Wade, dies at 76
Sarah Weddington, a Texas lawyer who as a 26-year-old successfully argued the landmark abortion rights case Roe v. Wade before the U.S. Supreme Court, died Sunday. She was 76. Read more
U.S. should consider vaccine mandate for domestic air travel, Fauci says
Fauci said such a mandate might drive up the nation’s lagging vaccination rate as well as confer stronger protection on flights. Read more
Hawaii sees 1,384 new coronavirus cases, bringing statewide total to 103,773
A total of 101 patients with the virus were in Hawaii hospitals as of today, with 14 in intensive care units and eight on ventilators. Read more
Flu is making a comeback in U.S. after an unusual year off
Last year’s flu season was the lowest on record, likely because COVID-19 measures prevented the spread of influenza, or because the coronavirus somehow pushed aside other viruses. Read more
Snow blasts California and freezes Pacific Northwest
An arctic blast brought frigid temperatures to the Pacific Northwest, and unusually warm weather settled over parts of Texas and the Southeast. Read more
VIDEO: Lt. Gov. Josh Green joins the Honolulu Star-Advertiser’s ‘Spotlight Hawaii’
Lt. Gov. Josh Green joined the Honolulu Star-Advertiser’s “Spotlight Hawaii” livestream show today and answered viewer questions. Read more
How accurate are at-home COVID tests?
Many of these tests are available without a prescription and return results in just 15 minutes. Read more
China pursues tech ‘self-reliance,’ fueling global unease
To help make China a self-reliant “technology superpower,” the ruling Communist Party is pushing the world’s biggest e-commerce company to take on the tricky, expensive business of designing its own processor chips — a business unlike anything Alibaba Group has done before. Read more
Delta flight to Shanghai turned back because of COVID rules
It wasn’t clear what the rules are and what prompted the change, but it comes as China tightens its already strict COVID-19 travel restrictions. Read more
Thousands more cancellations as omicron thins airline crews
There were hints that the worst of the cancellations may be over in the United States. Read more
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