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Senate panel advances chief justice nomination
2+ hour, 54+ min ago (829+ words) Saturday, April 25, 2026 72" Today's Paper The Senate Judiciary Committee voted Friday to confirm the nomination of Associate Justice Vladimir Devens as Hawaii's next chief justice, sending its recommendation to the full Senate after hearings that weighed his legal experience and labor…...
Letter: Dems" allegiance might not lie with Americans
2+ hour, 54+ min ago (163+ words) Saturday, April 25, 2026 72" Today's Paper The Democratic Party's loyalty is in question. Some members show more loyalty to other countries, such as Somalia, Iran, Venezuela and China. We've witnessed Democrats encourage the obstruction of law enforcement to protect migrant criminals from…...
Relief efforts continue for Kona-low storm victims
2+ hour, 47+ min ago (797+ words) Saturday, April 25, 2026 72" Today's Paper The remains of a flood-damaged house is seen splintered against the bridge above Kaukonahua Stream on Friday, March 20, 2026, in Waialua. The state, counties and nonprofit organizations have stepped in to support Kona-low storm relief efforts including…...
Cause of destructive downtown Hilo fire remains a mystery
2+ hour, 47+ min ago (592+ words) Saturday, April 25, 2026 72" Today's Paper By Grace Inez Adams, Hawaii Tribune-Herald Today " Updated 10: 35 p. m. COURTESY GRACE INEZ ADAMS Recovery efforts to support fire victims are progressing in downtown Hilo about five months after a fire destroyed multiple buildings. The scene of the…...
Degassing" of Red Hill tanks nearing completion, Navy says
2+ hour, 54+ min ago (642+ words) Saturday, April 25, 2026 72" Today's Paper Today " Updated 10: 17 p. m. STAFF SGT. ORLANDO CORPUZ / U. S. AIR NATIONAL GUARD / 2023 The Navy announced Friday that it will be "degassing" Tank 11. Tank decommissioning involves defueling, venting and cleaning before the permanent closure of each tank. U. S. Rep. Jill Tokuda…...
Attorney change delays case of slain 6-year-old Waimanalo girl
2+ hour, 54+ min ago (517+ words) Saturday, April 25, 2026 72" Today's Paper Today " Updated 10: 13 p. m. The long-awaited murder trial in the 2021 death of a 6-year-old Waimanalo girl " Isabella Kalua, born Ariel Sellers " has been postponed again until next year. Her adoptive parents, Isaac and Lehua Kalua, were scheduled to…...
Ex-lawyer sentenced for role in Hawaii County housing scam
2+ hour, 54+ min ago (263+ words) Saturday, April 25, 2026 72" Today's Paper Former Big Island attorney Paul Joseph Sulla was sentenced to 60 months in prison for his role in a conspiracy to pay bribes to a Hawaii County official. A third Hawaii Island man has been sentenced for…...
Gov. Green address questions about Luke's future
2+ hour, 54+ min ago (942+ words) Saturday, April 25, 2026 72" Today's Paper Hawaii Lieutenant Governor Sylvia Luke Gov. Josh Green granted media access Friday to address questions about the future of Lt. Gov. Sylvia Luke. Sylvia Luke was so affected emotionally and physically over a state Attorney General's…...
Pentagon email weighs suspending Spain from NATO over Iran war, source says
20+ hour, 57+ min ago (997+ words) Friday, April 24, 2026 73" Today's Paper By Phil Stewart / Reuters WASHINGTON >> An internal Pentagon email outlines options for the United States to punish NATO allies it believes failed to support U. S. operations in the war with Iran, including suspending Spain from the alliance…...
Hawaii heats up late to reach final of Big West volleyball tournament
10+ hour, 35+ min ago (281+ words) Friday, April 24, 2026 81" Today's Paper JOSHUA SUDOCK / SPECIAL TO THE STAR-ADVERTISER Hawaii's Adrien Roure, Trevell Jordan and Kristian Titriyski put up a triple block against UC San Diego's Leo Pravednikov during tonight's semifinal match in the Outrigger Big West Men's Volleyball…...