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White House offers Nicki Minaj phone call to answer COVID-19 vaccine questions

White House offers Nicki Minaj phone call to answer COVID-19 vaccine questions

Small agency, big job: Biden tasks OSHA with vaccine mandate

Small agency, big job: Biden tasks OSHA with vaccine mandate

Hawaii records 8 new coronavirus-related deaths, 588 additional infections

Hawaii records 8 new coronavirus-related deaths, 588 additional infections

Outbreaks strand some students at home with minimal learning

Outbreaks strand some students at home with minimal learning

Politics

Jan. 6 committee seeking records on Milley’s China calls

Jan. 6 committee seeking records on Milley’s China calls

Small agency, big job: Biden tasks OSHA with vaccine mandate

Small agency, big job: Biden tasks OSHA with vaccine mandate

McConnell unmoved on debt limit, risking turmoil for Biden

McConnell unmoved on debt limit, risking turmoil for Biden

Democrats push for changes to California recall efforts

Democrats push for changes to California recall efforts

Photo Galleries

U.S. women’s soccer team takes on Paraguay

U.S. women’s soccer team takes on Paraguay

COVID-19 vaccination and testing held at Blaisdell

COVID-19 vaccination and testing held at Blaisdell

Volunteers search for missing 6-year-old girl in Waimanalo

Volunteers search for missing 6-year-old girl in Waimanalo

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SpaceX launches 4 tourists into space on first chartered passenger flight

SpaceX launches 4 tourists into space on first chartered passenger flight

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COVID-19 screening ramps up in Hawaii’s public schools

COVID-19 screening ramps up in Hawaii’s public schools

By Sophie Cocke scocke@staradvertiser.com
Today
Updated 10:56 p.m.

Hawaii’s state Department of Health to use age as tiebreaker in crisis

Updated 11:20 p.m.

No violations found of Honolulu’s new vaccination, COVID-19 testing rules

Updated 10:42 p.m.

Missing 6-year-old girl had been pulled out of Waimanalo Elementary School

Updated 10:41 a.m.

Hawaii’s Carissa Moore talks about cliffhanger fifth world surfing title win in new format

Updated 10:39 a.m.

Sports

O’tay Baker becoming a playmaker for the University of Hawaii Warriors

O’tay Baker becoming a playmaker for the University of Hawaii Warriors

By Stephen Tsai stsai@staradvertiser.com
Today
Updated 12:44 a.m.

Celia Downes: Absent stars, the U.S. Open becomes stage for fresh faces

Updated 11:13 p.m.

Damien football team building a culture despite small numbers

Updated 12:47 a.m.

University of Hawaii volleyball alumnae match canceled

Updated 11:04 p.m.

Fresh off winning an Olympic gold, Carissa Moore claims her fifth world surfing title

Editorial

Editorial: Keep astronomy atop Mauna Kea

Editorial: Keep astronomy atop Mauna Kea

Letters: Public, private mandates are examples of tyranny; No one forcing people to get COVID-19 vaccine; Education system fails to teach logic, reason

Letters: Public, private mandates are examples of tyranny; No one forcing people to get COVID-19 vaccine; Education system fails to teach logic, reason

Column: Vision for the future: helping children get glasses for classes

Column: Vision for the future: helping children get glasses for classes

Off the News: Time to close down Haiku Stairs

Off the News: Time to close down Haiku Stairs

Entertainment

‘The Crown,’ ‘Ted Lasso,’ streaming seek Emmy Awards glory

‘The Crown,’ ‘Ted Lasso,’ streaming seek Emmy Awards glory

By Associated Press
Today
Updated 2:10 p.m.

Jane Powell, Hollywood golden-age musicals star, dies at 92

Updated 1:28 p.m.

White House offers Nicki Minaj phone call to answer COVID-19 vaccine questions

Updated 10:45 a.m.

‘Jeopardy!’ hosts: Mayim Bialik, Ken Jennings will finish 2021

Updated 8 a.m.

National Book Award longlists announced in 2 categories

Crave

The sweetest thing

The sweetest thing

By Kelli Shiroma Braiotta
Sept. 14, 2021

Gratifying grilling tips

‘Nacho’ average pupu

Savoring summer’s moments

‘Taco’ the town

Latest Columns

Kokua Line: Are non-U.S. vaccine cards accepted at Honolulu restaurants?

Kokua Line: Are non-U.S. vaccine cards accepted at Honolulu restaurants?

By Christine Donnelly cdonnelly@staradvertiser.com

Celia Downes: Absent stars, the U.S. Open becomes stage for fresh faces

Celia Downes: Absent stars, the U.S. Open becomes stage for fresh faces

By Celia Downes

Tech View: Nonprofit co-founder seeks to restore Hawaii’s beauty

Tech View: Nonprofit co-founder seeks to restore Hawaii’s beauty

By Rob Kay

On Politics: As signs of life return to economy, Hawaii needs to be real about what’s sustaining revenues

On Politics: As signs of life return to economy, Hawaii needs to be real about what’s sustaining revenues

By Richard Borreca

COVID-19 Resources

Kokua Line: Are non-U.S. vaccine cards accepted at Honolulu restaurants?

Kokua Line: Are non-U.S. vaccine cards accepted at Honolulu restaurants?

List: Where to get tested for COVID-19 on Oahu

Can kids be harmed wearing masks to protect against COVID?

Proof of COVID-19 vaccination required to enter Maui County restaurants, bars, gyms under new rules

AlohaCare implementing COVID-19 vaccine mandate for employees

Letters to the Editor

Letters: Public, private mandates are examples of tyranny; No one forcing people to get COVID-19 vaccine; Education system fails to teach logic, reason

Letters: Public, private mandates are examples of tyranny; No one forcing people to get COVID-19 vaccine; Education system fails to teach logic, reason

Letters: ICUs should give priority to vaccinated patients; Health Card app may be hard for seniors to get; Religious exemptions should not be allowed

Letters: ‘Crisis standards’ based on outdated information; Market may force issue of COVID vaccinations; Brave 9/11 men, women remembered forever

Letters: Speculators drive up price of Hawaii homes; COVID-19 a health issue, not a discriminatory one; Surgery postponed because of unvaccinated

Letters: Polio vaccine shows way to beat COVID-19; Unvaccinated risk freedom of others; Who’s really hurting state’s economy?

America in Turmoil

Jan. 6 committee seeking records on Milley’s China calls

Jan. 6 committee seeking records on Milley’s China calls

McConnell unmoved on debt limit, risking turmoil for Biden

McConnell unmoved on debt limit, risking turmoil for Biden

Colorado attorney general: Aurora police in Elijah McClain hometown racially biased

Colorado attorney general: Aurora police in Elijah McClain hometown racially biased

Oath Keeper member, 45, pleads guilty in deadly Jan. 6 riot

Oath Keeper member, 45, pleads guilty in deadly Jan. 6 riot

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Hawaii resident Hyram Yarbro endured a lot before emerging as a powerful social media influencer

Hawaii resident Hyram Yarbro endured a lot before emerging as a powerful social media influencer

By Steven Mark smark@staradvertiser.com
Sept. 12, 2021

Jamin Wong celebrates release of Ho‘aikane’s latest album

K-Drama: Jihoon moves into his parents’ basement on ‘Father, I Will Take Care of You’

Branches of Botany: Trichomes, or ‘hair,’ act as plants’ protectors

Life mimics art in Kourtney Kang’s reboot, ‘Doogie Kamealoha, M.D.’

New York Times

Gratifying grilling tips

Gratifying grilling tips

By New York Times
Sept. 14, 2021

Savoring summer’s moments

Preserving the summer season at its peak

Tips to achieve the perfect poultry dish

An ill-starred 2020 census gets a cautious thumbs-up

Education

Outbreaks strand some students at home with minimal learning

Outbreaks strand some students at home with minimal learning

Voyager Public Charter School educator recognized for redesigning campus STEM lab

Voyager Public Charter School educator recognized for redesigning campus STEM lab

Chinese students hit by U.S. visa rejections amid tension

Chinese students hit by U.S. visa rejections amid tension

Biden presses states to require COVID-19 vaccines for all teachers

Biden presses states to require COVID-19 vaccines for all teachers

Business

Stocks end lower after a brief afternoon recovery fades

Stocks end lower after a brief afternoon recovery fades

By Associated Press
Today
Updated 1:22 p.m.

MassMutual fined for failing to monitor GameStop saga star

Updated 1:17 p.m.

Biden looking into why gasoline prices at the pump are so high

Updated 12:45 p.m.

Mortgage rates dip lower this week

Updated 12:19 p.m.

Japan exports slow as supply chain hiccups hit factories

Updated 8:15 a.m.

Obituaries

Jane Powell, Hollywood golden-age musicals star, dies at 92

Jane Powell, Hollywood golden-age musicals star, dies at 92

By Associated Press
Today
Updated 1:28 p.m.

Norm Macdonald, former ‘Saturday Night Live’ comic, dies

Founder of South Korea’s biggest church, Cho Yong-gi, dies

David John ‘DJ’ Pratt, founding member of Kalapana, dies at 67

Actor Michael K. Williams, Omar on ‘The Wire,’ dead at 54

National news

California wildfires threaten famous giant sequoia trees

California wildfires threaten famous giant sequoia trees

By Associated Press
Today
Updated 1:50 p.m.

Minnesota high court OKs ballot question on Minneapolis police

Updated 1:45 p.m.

Fed reviews ethics policies after prolific trading uncovered

Updated 12:30 p.m.

Lawyer Alex Murdaugh surrenders to face charges in $10M insurance fraud

Updated 10 a.m.

Gabby Petito argued with boyfriend before vanishing, bodycam video shows

Updated 1:30 p.m.

World news

Faeroese government to review hunt rules after dolphin slaughter

Faeroese government to review hunt rules after dolphin slaughter

By Associated Press
Today
Updated 11:20 a.m.

Kim Jong Un’s sister warns of ‘destruction’ of South Korean ties

Updated 8:35 p.m.

Problems continue to plague El Savador’s bitcoin rollout

Updated 8:25 p.m.

U.S. working on new COVID-19 rules for international visitors

2015 Paris attacks suspect: Deaths of 130 ‘nothing personal’

Live Well

Social Security program helps seniors manage their money

Social Security program helps seniors manage their money

Unvaccinated seniors make delta wave deadlier

Catching signs of dementia before serious symptoms emerge could help with better treatments

Moving can affect Medicare coverage; here’s what to do

An intensified life

Focus on Japan

Vaccine perks draw the young

Vaccine perks draw the young

Updated 7:04 p.m.

Low-alcohol drinks target homebodies

Updated 12:05 a.m.

PHOTO: Beautiful ‘Yukata’

Updated 12:05 a.m.

Let your shouts be heard — and returned

Autonomous drones to work with fighter jets

Travel

Classic motor hotels are being restored as vacation destinations by a new generation of owners

Classic motor hotels are being restored as vacation destinations by a new generation of owners

Las Vegas Advisor: Main Street Station reopens in downtown Las Vegas

Signs of Hawaiian Life – September 12, 2021

Las Vegas Advisor: Buffet at Luxor reopens in Las Vegas

Signs of Hawaiian Life – September 5, 2021

Recipes

Gratifying grilling tips

Gratifying grilling tips

Savoring summer’s moments

Preserving the summer season at its peak

You’re ‘natto’-lone

Tips to achieve the perfect poultry dish

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COVID-19 screening ramps up in Hawaii’s public schools

COVID-19 screening ramps up in Hawaii’s public schools

Hawaii’s Carissa Moore talks about cliffhanger fifth world surfing title win in new format

SpaceX launches 4 tourists into space on first chartered passenger flight

VIDEO: Former UH Warrior and CFL great Chad Owens hosts Star-Advertiser sports show ‘The CO2 RUN DWN’

Biden’s new Indo-Pacific alliance will help equip Australia with nuclear-powered submarines

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