53 die in horror crash of truck smuggling migrants in Mexico
TUXTLA GUTIERREZ, Mexico — Rescue workers rushing to a highway accident found a Dante-esque scene of death and injury after a freight truck jammed with as many as 200 migrants tipped over and crashed into the base of a steel pedestrian bridge in southern Mexico.
UN chief: Climate change aggravates conflict and terrorism
UNITED NATIONS — Climate change is “an aggravating factor” for instability, conflict and terrorism, U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Thursday.
Australian military switches from European to US helicopters
CANBERRA, Australia — Australia’s military said Friday it plans to ditch its fleet of European-designed Taipan helicopters and instead buy U.S. Black Hawks and Seahawks because the American machines are more reliable.
Darwin in a lab: Coral evolution tweaked for global warming
COCONUT ISLAND, Hawaii — On a moonless summer night in Hawaii, krill, fish and crabs swirl through a beam of light as two researchers peer into the water above a vibrant reef.
Monsanto to plead guilty to illegal pesticide use in Hawaii
HONOLULU — The Monsanto agrochemical company said Thursday in court documents that it has agreed to plead guilty to illegally using and storing pesticides in Hawaii and will pay $12 million in fines.
Ex-Maui officer who admitted sex solicitation arrested again
HONOLULU — A former Maui police officer who was scheduled to report to federal prison next month for soliciting sex from a woman he pulled over has been arrested for offering money to have sex with a 13-year-old girl.
US Navy commissions Pearl Harbor-based USS Daniel Inouye
PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii — The U.S. Navy on Wednesday commissioned the USS Daniel Inouye, named after the long-serving U.S. senator from Hawaii and decorated World War II veteran.
Navy ceases Hawaii fuel tank operations during investigation
HONOLULU — The Navy will stop operations at fuel storage tanks above a Hawaii aquifer until the completion of an investigation into how petroleum got into tap water.
Kaua‘i service projects take care of everyone, from keiki to kupuna
LIHU‘E — “We just wanted to do something for the community,” said Kaua‘i High School student Nigel Agcaoili representing the Student Government Wednesday morning during the Homecoming Week “Stronger Together” food drive. “This is just something small we can do to give back.”
Grand Hyatt Kaua‘i helps the Kaua‘i United Way
PO‘IPU — The Grand Hyatt Kaua‘i Resort and Spa presented a check for $18,892.30 to the Kaua‘i United Way on Wednesday at the holiday-themed lobby of the Po‘ipu resort.
Endangered bird, rescued from certain death, takes flight
LIHU‘E — An endangered ua‘u, or Hawaiian petrel (Pterodroma sandwichensis), rescued in October has taken flight after 67 days of care.
KFD Air 1 hangar considered inadequate, unsafe
LIHU‘E — The county’s Air 1 hanger, located at the Lihu‘e Airport, was deemed “inadequate and unsafe” by auditors in a recent utilization study of the Kaua‘i Fire Department.
Christmas Fund can go toward a safer home for Union
LIHU‘E — Ten-year-old Union lives with her parents and siblings in Lihu‘e and attends Wilcox Elementary School.
KDHO: 9 new cases, all residents on Dec. 8
LIHU‘E — Wednesday, the Hawai‘i State Department of Health Kaua‘i District Health Office reported nine new cases of COVID-19, all of which are residents and all are considered community-acquired.
DAR seeks proposed fishing rule input
HONOLULU — Coral reefs are intricate, sensitive ecosystems that are facing numerous threats on both the local and global scale.
Schumacher takes 2 of 4 rodeos in first Keiki and High School rodeo
PO‘IPU — The Kaua‘i Keiki and High School Rodeo Association launched its 2021-2022 season with four rodeos on Nov. 20 at the CJM Country Stables.
VOICES: Never too early to ‘Lift Ev’ry Voice’
With the Thanksgiving holiday a couple weeks ago and the Hawaiian Makahiki season having risen with Makali‘i , the Pleiades constellation at sunset now, my thoughts turn to how to celebrate Martin Luther King, Jr.’s birthday in January 2022.
Dead sperm whale still off North Shore beach
PILA‘A BEACH — The deceased sperm whale caught on a North Shore reef is rapidly decomposing, one week after state and federal agencies reported its appearance.
CKMS hosts first drive-thru Light Parade this week
LIHU‘E — The Chiefess Kamakahelei Middle School Band was supposed to perform at the Kukui Grove Center south parking lot on Monday during the Pau Hana Market, but the inclement weather forced a change of plans.
Tour companies lose permits for Saturday tours on Wailua River
WAILUA — Starting this month, kayak-tour operators and rental companies are no longer allowed to operate tours on the Wailua River on Saturdays.
Corrine needs warm clothes, blanket
Corrine, 77, lives alone, and suffers from the beginning stages of Alzheimer’s, but her calm, genuine and endearing demeanor is felt by everyone.
North Shore couple contributes to USS Daniel Inouye commissioning
PRINCEVILLE — A pair of North Shore woodworkers contributed to the pomp and circumstance surrounding the commissioning of the Navy’s newest destroyer, the USS Daniel Inouye, in Pearl Harbor today.
Kaua‘i records 9 new COVID-19 cases Tuesday
LIHU‘E — Tuesday, the state Department of Health Kaua‘i District Health Office reported nine new cases of COVID-19. All of these cases are residents, including one child and eight adults.
Kaua‘i Bar Association, Cades Foundation give grants to KIFB
NAWILIWILI — The inclement weather may have kept the Kaua‘i Independent Food Bank from making its appearance for food drives at the Pau Hana Market at Kukui Grove Center in Lihu‘e.
Kaua‘i’s OED opens up innovation grant application
LIHU‘E — The county Office of Economic Development is requesting proposals for its innovation grant program, which supports new programs or projects that advance innovation by identifying and solving local problems in the areas of small business, technology, transportation, agriculture, local manufacturing, creative industries, workforce development, circular economies and tourism.