Ukraine nuclear workers recount abuse, threats from Russians
ZAPORIZHZHIA, Ukraine — Alone in his apartment in the Russian-occupied city of Enerhodar in southeastern Ukraine, nuclear plant security guard Serhiy Shvets looked out his kitchen window in late May and saw gunmen approaching on the street below. When his buzzer rang, he was sure he was about to die.
Pupu O Ni‘ihau – Jewels of the Pacific exhibit opens
Kaua‘i Museum Executive Director Chucky Boy Chock said the Ni‘ihau people do not create Ni‘ihau shell art for publicity.
Kaua‘i Island Utility Cooperative commits to 100 percent renewable energy by 2033
LIHU‘E — The new Kaua‘i Island Utility Cooperative strategic plan commits to an ambitious target of 100 percent renewable energy by 2033.
More than 200 people were up for the Ohana Fit Fest challenge
Participants of the 9th annual Ohana Fit Fest ran, walked, hopped, crawled and climbed their way through Princeville on Saturday.
Details emerge in Koloa School bomb threat; Santos-Dasalia held at KCCC
LIHU‘E — The Koloa man who allegedly called in a bomb threat to Koloa School on Sept. 26 had been dating a woman whose children are students at the school, court documents show.
Happy Camper for Wednesday, October 5, 2022
Pat Gonsalves and Rose Manago of the county Agency on Elderly Affairs said it’s time to mark the calendar for Saturday, Oct. 15, when the Memory Keepers present their rummage sale to benefit the Walk to End Alzheimer’s (Grace Delos Reyes of the OEA walked Saturday!) at the Lihu‘e Neighborhood Center from 8 a.m. to noon.
HOOSER: To those of you too busy to make a difference
It’s time to get off the couch. Summer vacation is over. It’s time to roll up our sleeves and get back to the task at hand — helping to make our community, our world, and our planet a better place.
ERSOY: Are we expecting too much of others?
Coming back to visit my family and friends, after a long time living outside my own country where I was born, has made me realize just how many difficulties I used to have in my life when I was living here. Then I started to question myself as to whether we are creating our own difficulties, unknowingly?
Obituaries for Wednesday, October 5, 2022
• James Daligcon Mariano • Adelina Navor Negrillo • Gordon James Mattos • John ‘JP’ Alexander Kalimahana Punua • Jane Tomoe Kuribayashi • Ruth Leilani (Kailikini) Naumu • Judith ‘Judy’ Ellen Jardin Gonsalves
Trump asks Supreme Court to intervene in Mar-a-Lago dispute
WASHINGTON — Lawyers for former President Donald Trump asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday to step into the legal fight over the classified documents seized during an FBI search of his Florida estate, escalating a dispute over the powers of an independent arbiter appointed to inspect the records.
US starts fiscal year with record $31 trillion in debt
WASHINGTON — The nation’s gross national debt has surpassed $31 trillion, according to a U.S. Treasury report released Tuesday that logs America’s daily finances.
White House unveils artificial intelligence ‘Bill of Rights’
The Biden administration unveiled a set of far-reaching goals Tuesday aimed at averting harms caused by the rise of artificial intelligence systems, including guidelines for how to protect people’s personal data and limit surveillance.
White House keeps focus on abortion as midterms approach
WASHINGTON — With few options for strengthening abortion access, President Joe Biden is trying to keep the issue front and center in the leadup to the midterm elections, when Democrats hope to harness anger over growing restrictions to keep control of Congress.
Floridians endure slow wait for power knocked out by Ian
BONITA SPRINGS, Fla. — Hurricane Ian may be long gone from Florida, but workers on the ground were pushing ahead Tuesday to restore power and search for anyone still trapped inside flooded or damaged homes.
Retreating Russians leave their comrades’ bodies behind
LYMAN, Ukraine — Russian troops abandoned a key Ukrainian city so rapidly that they left the bodies of their comrades in the streets, offering more evidence Tuesday of Moscow’s latest military defeat as it struggles to hang on to four regions of Ukraine that it illegally annexed last week.
The AP Interview: Ukraine aims to restart occupied reactors
KYIV, Ukraine — Ukraine is considering restarting Europe’s largest nuclear plant to ensure its safety just weeks after fears of a radiation disaster at the Russian-occupied facility, the president of the company that operates the plant said Tuesday.
Haiti at breaking point as economy tanks and violence soars
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Daily life in Haiti began to spin out of control last month just hours after Prime Minister Ariel Henry said fuel subsidies would be eliminated, causing prices to double.
Iran’s president tries to assuage anger as protests continue
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi on Tuesday appealed for national unity and tried to allay anger against the country’s rulers, even as the anti-government protests that have engulfed the country for weeks continued to spread to universities and high schools.
North Korea sends missile soaring over Japan in escalation
SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea conducted its longest-ever weapons test Tuesday, a nuclear-capable ballistic missile that flew over Japan and could reach the U.S. Pacific territory of Guam and beyond, forcing the Japanese government to issue evacuation alerts and halt trains.
Shizue Sakihama celebrates her 100th birthday
Mayor Derek Kawakami announced Monday as Shizue Sakihama Day in celebration of the resident at the Samuel Mahelona Memorial Hospital’s 100th birthday.
Kaua‘i humane society hosts first live Paws for Celebration Gala since pandemic
LIHU‘E —Kaua‘i Humane Society Executive Director Nicole Shafer-Crane hoped their Paws For Celebration Gala fundraiser on Saturday night could raise $10,000 to purchase a dental machine for dogs and cats in their care.
Waimea wastewater project wins project award for county
LIHU‘E — On Friday, Sept. 30, representatives from the county Department of Public Works and its Division of Wastewater Management received the American Society of Civil Engineers Hawai‘i Section 2022 Outstanding Civil Engineering Achievement award for Best Small Project, at the Kahala Hotel and Resort on O‘ahu.
Bonjolea II falls short at the NYC Gene Wells Memorial Series, Race No. 5
NAWILIWILI — Bonjolea II took line honors, or first-to-cross, at the Nawiliwili Yacht Club Gene Wells Memorial Series, Race No. 5, but could not overcome the time handicap to finish in second place by 32 seconds at the Nawiliwili Harbor on Sept. 29.
Waimea, Kaua‘i latest KIF air riflery winners
LIHU‘E — All of the Waimea High School scoring boys marksmen fired scores of 200-plus on Friday to lead the Menehune boys to a 324-point edge over the Island School marksmen during the most recent Kaua‘i Air Rifle matches contested at the Island School open field range, and at the Kapa‘a High School Bernice Hundley Gym.
Kaua‘i boys, Kapa‘a girls take Week 5 KIF Bowl
LIHU‘E — Kaua‘i High School boys, and the Kapa‘a High School girls took the Kaua‘i Interscholastic Federation, Week 5 matches that were rolled at Kaua‘i Bowl on Sept. 29.