LISBON, Portugal >> A large cargo vessel carrying cars from Germany to the United States sank today in the mid-Atlantic, 13 days after a fire broke out on board, the ship’s manager and the Portuguese navy said.

A shortage of police patrol officers is creating dangerous conditions on Oahu by leaving areas of the island unguarded on occasion while available units scramble to respond to 911 calls, the president of the State of Hawaii Organization of Police Officers told the Honolulu Star-Advertiser’s “Spotlight Hawaii” live­stream program Monday.

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High school student-athletes would receive course credits for each sport that they play if two bills become law.

Hawaii’s last men’s volleyball meeting with UC San Diego produced a memorable outcome, albeit one the Rainbow Warriors would probably rather forget.

Until a few days ago, I didn’t know there was a difference between extracurricular and co-curricular … except I’m pretty sure I’ve never heard a sportscaster describe a post-play scuffle as “co-curricular activity.”

It was only a year ago that Whitworth University basketball player Jake Holtz found himself beginning his college career playing in front of cardboard cutouts instead of actual people.

Gov. David Ige announced Tuesday that the Safe Travels Hawai‘i program and other COVID-19 restrictions will end when the current pandemic-related emergency proclamation expires March 25.

A bill to establish a five-year pilot program to combat feral chickens throughout the islands is moving through the Legislature.

The state Department of Health on Monday said the Navy is not in compliance with its Dec. 6 emergency order requiring it to empty its Red Hill fuel facility after determining the contractor hired by the Navy to do an assessment of the work was not in a “position to act independently.”

A bill arising from concerns about surging numbers of visitors to the Pupukea Marine Life Conservation District on Oahu’s North Shore will be heard today by the state Senate Ways and Means Committee.

Hawaii is expected to tie a record-high 10.4 million visitor arrivals just five years after COVID-19 decimated the islands’ tourism-based economy in 2020, according to the state’s latest economic forecast, released Tuesday.

Mayor Rick Blangiardi announced Tuesday the immediate appointment of Arthur “Art” Tolentino to the board of the Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation, which oversees the city’s rail project.

Kaiser Permanente Hawaii has announced hiring two new directors. Each will oversee his respective role at Kaiser Permanente Moanalua Medical Center, medical offices and clinics statewide:

Q uestion : Will high school graduations be open to the public for lei-giving?

Across the islands, health providers now suffer from unprecedented levels of burnout. The sacred practice of medicine is under fire in Hawaii’s smallest practices and in our largest hospitals. Although COVID-19 is finally abating, two years of the pandemic has left providers drained, with many choosing to opt out.

Kaiser Permanente Hawaii has announced hiring two new directors. Each will oversee his respective role at Kaiser Permanente Moanalua Medical Center, medical offices and clinics statewide:

Mayor Rick Blangiardi announced Tuesday the immediate appointment of Arthur “Art” Tolentino to the board of the Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation, which oversees the city’s rail project.

A bill arising from concerns about surging numbers of visitors to the Pupukea Marine Life Conservation District on Oahu’s North Shore will be heard today by the state Senate Ways and Means Committee.

Gov. David Ige announced Tuesday that the Safe Travels Hawai‘i program and other COVID-19 restrictions will end when the current pandemic-related emergency proclamation expires March 25.

A bill to establish a five-year pilot program to combat feral chickens throughout the islands is moving through the Legislature.

Waterman Gary “Gabby” Haui Makalena, a retired civil servant and longtime Waikiki beachboy, died Jan. 27 surrounded by family at his Waipahu residence.

Across the islands, health providers now suffer from unprecedented levels of burnout. The sacred practice of medicine is under fire in Hawaii’s smallest practices and in our largest hospitals. Although COVID-19 is finally abating, two years of the pandemic has left providers drained, with many choosing to opt out.

Hawaii is expected to tie a record-high 10.4 million visitor arrivals just five years after COVID-19 decimated the islands’ tourism-based economy in 2020, according to the state’s latest economic forecast, released Tuesday.

Q uestion : Will high school graduations be open to the public for lei-giving?

The state Department of Health on Monday said the Navy is not in compliance with its Dec. 6 emergency order requiring it to empty its Red Hill fuel facility after determining the contractor hired by the Navy to do an assessment of the work was not in a “position to act independently.”

On Monday morning in San Diego, the members of the University of Hawaii baseball team went to an outdoor recreation area to go through their usual game-day breathing exercises.

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The stakes rise when the calendar turns to March.

The Pacific West Conference basketball awards were announced on Tuesday, with a number of athletes and staff from schools around Hawaii hearing their name called.

Among the lineup of art events at this week’s First Friday festivities in Chinatown, a new novel also will be on exhibit.

Kamaaina, mainland visitors and international tourists could all feel a sense of relief in Hawaii if House Bill 1591 passes, which would affirm everyone’s First Amendment right to record law enforcement officers.

Early on in the pandemic, we learned that the purpose of face masks was not so much to protect the wearer, but to prevent infected people from spreading the disease. Requiring people to wear masks was like requiring people to use toilets — a matter of public sanitation not open to personal choice. For the measure to work, everyone had to comply.

President Joe Biden faced a precarious challenge in threading the needle for his first State of the Union address. Arriving at the right balance of optimism and realism in this assessment had to be especially difficult, following a year plagued with problems and a public in a sour mood about things close at hand.

The irony of this week is that Saturday, the day when Safe Access Oahu will end, is very nearly the same day when, two years ago, Gov. David Ige issued Hawaii’s first emergency proclamation for COVID-19.

When did this imbalance become normal? Did television crime dramas lull us into believing this procedure was fair and right? Was the money to be made enough to skip over the deeper reflection on how the poor are penalized? When did we decide that this was OK?

Living and working in Hawaii comes with a lot of challenges, especially since the onset of COVID-19. As someone who had spent years working in travel and hospitality for nearly two decades, it was difficult to witness the backlash