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Aviation community mourns 2 longtime pilots

Aviation community mourns 2 longtime pilots

By Allison Schaefers and Mark Ladao aschaefers@staradvertiser.com mladao@staradvertiser.com
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Updated 12:31 a.m.

As federal authorities begin investigating Saturday morning’s deadly crash near Dillingham Airfield, those who knew the two men in the plane have started paying tribute to the pair, whom they call experienced pilots and important members of Hawaii’s aviation community.

Feds plan catastrophe response using huge Kalaeloa Airport hangar

Updated 10:31 p.m.

Proposed satellite medical school on Maui could narrow gap between supply and demand

Updated 12:06 a.m.

Coronavirus’ effects predicted to slow down Hawaii’s economy

Updated 10:30 p.m.

State reforestation effort hits milestone

Updated 10:19 p.m.

Maui ranches yield control of local beef cooperative

Updated 12:05 a.m.

Hawaii’s bullpen falters in 6-5 baseball loss to Washington State

Updated 12:11 a.m.

Warriors maintain focus during break

Updated 12:05 a.m.

Hawaii finishes third in Duke Kahanamoku beach volleyball tournament

Updated 12:05 a.m.

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HPD officer charged in connection with assault on half brother and former police chief Louis Kealoha

Louis Kealoha is free on bail pending sentencing next month on conspiracy and obstruction charges. He is seeking a divorce from his wife, Katherine Kealoha, a former deputy prosector, who awaits sentencing from jail.

Updated 12:04 a.m.

Suspect fires handgun after argument in Makaha

Updated 9:30 p.m.

South Korea reports 161 more coronavirus cases, worries about spread

Updated 6:29 p.m.

No. 5 Hawaii beach volleyball team finishes third in season-opening tournament

Updated 6:12 p.m.

Body found at bottom of ravine near Diamond Head

Updated 6:49 a.m.

Brush fire affects 2,600 acres on Kahoolawe

Updated 12:05 a.m.

Moderates hustle to blunt Sanders’ momentum after Nevada win

Updated 3:30 p.m.
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Reliability of pricey new voting machines questioned

Updated 6:35 p.m.

Boys, 13, charged with murder in California library fire

Updated 5:25 p.m.

Ryan Newman suffered head injury, no internal injuries in crash

Updated 6:45 p.m.

Italy cancels Venice Carnival in bid to halt spread of virus

Updated 6:10 a.m.

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Coronavirus Outbreak

Coronavirus’ effects predicted to slow down Hawaii’s economy

Coronavirus’ effects predicted to slow down Hawaii’s economy

South Korea reports 161 more coronavirus cases, worries about spread

South Korea reports 161 more coronavirus cases, worries about spread

China’s Xi says epidemic ‘grim,’ calls for action on economy

China’s Xi says epidemic ‘grim,’ calls for action on economy

‘Unprecedented’ steps needed to fight virus, S. Korea says

‘Unprecedented’ steps needed to fight virus, S. Korea says

Photo Galleries

Back in the Day: Photos from Hawaii’s Past

Back in the Day: Photos from Hawaii’s Past

Baseball: Hawaii vs. Washington State

Baseball: Hawaii vs. Washington State

State wrestling: Day 2 championship matches

State wrestling: Day 2 championship matches

2 dead in plane crash at Dillingham Airfield

2 dead in plane crash at Dillingham Airfield

Beach volleyball: UCLA vs. Hawaii

Beach volleyball: UCLA vs. Hawaii

Barack Obama exhibit on display at Honolulu Hale

Barack Obama exhibit on display at Honolulu Hale

State wrestling: Day 2 semifinals

State wrestling: Day 2 semifinals

Baseball: Hawaii vs. Washington State

Baseball: Hawaii vs. Washington State

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Hawaii News

Coronavirus’ effects predicted to slow down Hawaii’s economy

Coronavirus’ effects predicted to slow down Hawaii’s economy

By Allison Schaefers aschaefers@staradvertiser.com
Today
Updated 10:30 p.m.

Feds plan catastrophe response using huge Kalaeloa Airport hangar

Updated 10:31 p.m.

State reforestation effort hits milestone

Updated 10:19 p.m.

Aviation community mourns 2 longtime pilots

Updated 12:31 a.m.

Maui ranches yield control of local beef cooperative

Updated 12:05 a.m.

Sports

Hawaii’s bullpen falters in 6-5 baseball loss to Washington State

Hawaii’s bullpen falters in 6-5 baseball loss to Washington State

By Stephen Tsai stsai@staradvertiser.com
Today
Updated 12:11 a.m.

Warriors maintain focus during break

Updated 12:05 a.m.

Umetsu and Isono capture HSGA Four-Ball Championship

Updated 12:05 a.m.

Hawaii finishes third in Duke Kahanamoku beach volleyball tournament

Updated 12:05 a.m.

Gandia-Mak powers Hawaii Wahine softball team past Vikings

Updated 12:05 a.m.

Editorial

Editorial: Advance youth anti-vaping bills

Editorial: Advance youth anti-vaping bills

Letters: Timeshares mitigate tourist economy risk; Trump unfulfilled promises; Affordable energy-efficient homes

Letters: Timeshares mitigate tourist economy risk; Trump unfulfilled promises; Affordable energy-efficient homes

Off the News: Red-light cameras getting closer

Off the News: Red-light cameras getting closer

Editorial: Expand existing pre-K programs in Hawaii

Editorial: Expand existing pre-K programs in Hawaii

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Pau Hana Patrol: Island Vintage Wine Bar seeks perfection in Waikiki

By Review by Elizabeth Kieszkowski ekieszkowski@staradvertiser.com
Feb. 20, 2020

Amazing! Comic Con Aloha offers super fun times

‘30 Americans’ collects works from contemporary masters

Scholastic Art is on exhibit at the Hawaii State Art Museum

Island Mele: Mahal sends love and light

Crave

Popular sushi tower pupu takes shape from PVC plumbing pipe

Popular sushi tower pupu takes shape from PVC plumbing pipe

By Lynette Lo Tom, Special to the Star-Advertiser
Feb. 23, 2020

Big-name chefs on the move in Maui’s culinary scene

Updated 7:04 a.m.

Barfly: Hawaiian Craft Beer Guild hosts Hawaii Craft Beer Week

Cravings: Three Latin Ladies, Agu a Ramen Bistro

Quickbites: ‘MAC Mamma’ challenge, Il Gelato opens in Waikiki, Shamrock Shake, more

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Magnum Reloaded: Fans anxiously await unknown second season fate of ‘Magnum P.I.’

Magnum Reloaded

Magnum Reloaded: Fans anxiously await unknown second season fate of ‘Magnum P.I.’

By Wendie Burbridge, Special to the Star-Advertiser

Chinese parents picked the worst time to travel to China amid the coronavirus outbreak

Chinese parents picked the worst time to travel to China amid the coronavirus outbreak

By Diane S. W. Lee dlee@staradvertiser.com

David Shapiro: No need coronavirus tests when Hawaii leaders are psychic

David Shapiro: No need coronavirus tests when Hawaii leaders are psychic

By David Shapiro, Special to the Star-Advertiser

Ferd Lewis: New stadium could bring NFL back to Halawa

Ferd Lewis: New stadium could bring NFL back to Halawa

By Ferd Lewis flewis@staradvertiser.com

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Hibiscus Drive shootings

House panels scuttle gun bill giving more power to police

House panels scuttle gun bill giving more power to police

Court orders banning firearms possession are hard to enforce

Second set of Hibiscus remains ID’d as suspected killer Hanel

Honolulu Medical Examiner positively identifies second set of Hibiscus Drive remains as shooter Jerry Hanel

Crowds line the streets to honor fallen Honolulu police officer Tiffany Enriquez

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Proposed satellite medical school on Maui could narrow gap between supply and demand

Proposed satellite medical school on Maui could narrow gap between supply and demand

Maui ranches yield control of local beef cooperative

Big-name chefs on the move in Maui’s culinary scene

Popular sushi tower pupu takes shape from PVC plumbing pipe

Folk singer John Craigie conveys ‘human experience’

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Mililani Carnival 2020 at Mililani High School

Mililani Carnival 2020 at Mililani High School

John Craigie at The Republik

John Craigie at The Republik

Amazing! Comic Con Aloha at the Hawai’i Convention Center

Amazing! Comic Con Aloha at the Hawai’i Convention Center

Billy Dee Williams at Amazing! Comic Con Aloha

Billy Dee Williams at Amazing! Comic Con Aloha

Maryknoll School Paina 2020

Maryknoll School Paina 2020

2020 Great Aloha Run

2020 Great Aloha Run

Ukulele Picnic in Hawaii at Victoria Ward Park

Ukulele Picnic in Hawaii at Victoria Ward Park

Honolulu Night Market: Pow! Wow! Hawaii 2020

Honolulu Night Market: Pow! Wow! Hawaii 2020

Politics

Reliability of pricey new voting machines questioned

Reliability of pricey new voting machines questioned

Moderates hustle to blunt Sanders’ momentum after Nevada win

Moderates hustle to blunt Sanders’ momentum after Nevada win

Trump congratulates Sanders on Nevada caucus win

Trump congratulates Sanders on Nevada caucus win

Security adviser has not seen any intel of Moscow helping Trump

Security adviser has not seen any intel of Moscow helping Trump

ENTERTAINMENT

Unscripted ‘Friends’ reunion special to launch with HBO Max

Unscripted ‘Friends’ reunion special to launch with HBO Max

By Associated Press
Feb. 23, 2020
Updated 10:01 a.m.

Actor Hugh Jackman among celebrities showing support for bullied 9-year-old Australian boy

Weinstein jury indicates it is split on most serious counts

Trump targets ‘Parasite,’ film’s distributor claps back

CBS streaming service to grow with Viacom, Paramount videos

Features

Column: Despite their touted benefits, supplements with high doses of nutrients work more like drugs

Column: Despite their touted benefits, supplements with high doses of nutrients work more like drugs

By Joannie Dobbs and Alan Titchenal, Special to the Star-Advertiser
Today
Updated 12:05 a.m.

Magnum Reloaded: Fans anxiously await unknown second season fate of ‘Magnum P.I.’

Updated 12:35 p.m.

On the Scene: Longtime entertainer ‘Little Albert’ Maligmat prepares to say aloha to Hawaii

Veteran surfer, tow-in pioneer Buzzy Kerbox releases autobiography

K-Drama: ‘Stove League’ finale finds Dream team at precipice

Hawaii Prep World

VIDEO AND QUOTES: All 28 finals matches at the HHSAA Wrestling State Championships

VIDEO AND QUOTES: All 28 finals matches at the HHSAA Wrestling State Championships

By Paul Honda
Feb. 23, 2020

LIVE BLOG: 28 state champions decided in finals of Texaco/HHSAA State Wrestling Championships

Lahainaluna’s Alicia Frank overcomes adversity to reach 117-pound final

Three-sport star Legend Matautia trying to finish wrestling career on top

Punahou’s Vincent Terrell escapes twice to head to the 145-pound final

Hawaii Warrior World

Hawaii baseball: Brandon Ross’s near-perfect outing wasted in series-tying loss to Washington State

Hawaii baseball: Brandon Ross’s near-perfect outing wasted in series-tying loss to Washington State

By Jonathan Chen
Feb. 23, 2020

Hawaii -Washington State baseball: Game 4

Hawaii athletics: Ups and downs of a busy Saturday

Hawaii beach volleyball: Hawaii 5, Stanford 0 for 3rd; LSU upsets UCLA for title

Hawaii baseball: Tyler Best embraces new role in lineup in victory over Washington State

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Ryan Newman suffered head injury, no internal injuries in crash

Ryan Newman suffered head injury, no internal injuries in crash

Updated 6:45 p.m.

Tua Tagovailoa’s hip evaluation and top of draft order loom large for Miami Dolphins

American women seek more than $66M in damages from U.S. Soccer

NFL owners approve negotiated terms for new labor agreement

Yu Darvish: Astros would be ‘disbanded’ had they been a Japanese team

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Kysen Terukina wins fourth state title to help Kamehameha boys win title

Kysen Terukina wins fourth state title to help Kamehameha boys win title

Updated 4:53 p.m.

Lahainaluna senior Estrella takes down coach, fourth title in girls state wrestling

Updated 4:52 p.m.

King Kekaulike swimmer finds gold and college dream with focus, ambition

Maryknoll goes from unseeded to state champs with win over Kamehameha

Kohala outlasts Roosevelt to make history with first state championship

BUSINESS

Las Vegas sites double down on sports, live and broadcast

Las Vegas sites double down on sports, live and broadcast

$300M resort reveals its dream for Las Vegas Strip

Maui ranches yield control of local beef cooperative

Updated 12:05 a.m.

Big-name chefs on the move in Maui’s culinary scene

Updated 7:04 a.m.

Lawmakers revisit axing tax break for Real Estate Investment Trusts

ODD NEWS

Robbers in Ohio apologize for hitting wrong apartment — then steal anyway

Robbers in Ohio apologize for hitting wrong apartment — then steal anyway

Updated 10:04 a.m.

Turn music down, library guard asked. Then she was stabbed.

Good Samaritan survives 75-foot fall off North Carolina highway bridge

Burger King breaks the mold with new advertising campaign

Mild weather closes only approved ice runway in Lower 48

HEALTH

Column: Despite their touted benefits, supplements with high doses of nutrients work more like drugs

Column: Despite their touted benefits, supplements with high doses of nutrients work more like drugs

Updated 12:05 a.m.

Coronavirus gets the attention, but the flu is the real problem

Updated 3:09 a.m.

Got high cholesterol? The FDA just approved a drug that lowers cholesterol in a new way

Personal health information of nearly 2,900 Queen’s patients sent to wrong email address

Travel

Hawaii’s Backyard: Big Isle rappelling tour comes packed with thrills, beauty

Hawaii’s Backyard: Big Isle rappelling tour comes packed with thrills, beauty

Las Vegas sites double down on sports, live and broadcast

$300M resort reveals its dream for Las Vegas Strip

Former FBI negotiator Chris Voss shares travel advice

A Jimi Hendrix experience in London

Focus on Japan

Scholarships help provide athlete training in Japan

Scholarships help provide athlete training in Japan

Outside Tokyo, country’s regional affairs unfold

Telecommuting among ways workers cope with coronavirus

Photo: Catch ’em if you can

No ‘Plan B’ for Tokyo Olympics; questions linger over Chinese athletes’ presence

Sumo panel chides wrestler Hakuho over ‘undesirable behavior’

Live Well

Earning those ‘hula hips’

Earning those ‘hula hips’

How to detect early signs of Parkinson’s disease

Amount and source of income determine whether seniors have to file income taxes

New Facebook group helps women connect

Snoring can signal serious issues

National news

Boys, 13, charged with murder in California library fire

Boys, 13, charged with murder in California library fire

Updated 5:25 p.m.

San Diego sheriff agrees to share arrest records with immigration authorities

Helicopter pilot in Kobe Bryant crash had FAA violation in 2015

Opioid settlement still elusive as some lawyers criticize it

Once-standout DEA agent accused of conspiring with Colombian drug cartel

World news

Trump expresses optimism for U.S. peace deal with Taliban

Trump expresses optimism for U.S. peace deal with Taliban

Updated 12:29 p.m.

China’s Xi says epidemic ‘grim,’ calls for action on economy

Updated 7:15 a.m.

‘Unprecedented’ steps needed to fight virus, S. Korea says

Updated 6:45 a.m.

Iran raises death toll from new virus to 8, infections to 43

Updated 6:29 a.m.

Japan reports third cruise ship death; 57 more infected

Updated 2:16 p.m.

Italy cancels Venice Carnival in bid to halt spread of virus

Updated 6:10 a.m.

New York Times

Does your pet really need cat TV or a dog playlist?

Does your pet really need cat TV or a dog playlist?

Las Vegas sites double down on sports, live and broadcast

A Jimi Hendrix experience in London

Former FBI negotiator Chris Voss shares travel advice

Tears for the magnificent and shrinking Everglades, a ‘River of Grass’

Obituaries

Skeptic of world being round dies in California rocket crash

Skeptic of world being round dies in California rocket crash

Updated 12:26 p.m.

Dr. Y. Edward ‘Ted’ Hsia is remembered as ‘father of medical genetics in Hawaii’

Larry Tesler, computer scientist who pioneered ‘copy’ and ‘paste,’ dies

Hawaii-born actress remembered for role on ‘MAS*H’

Actress Zoe Caldwell, Tony winner for ‘Medea,’ dies at 86

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2 dead in Dillingham Airfield plane crash

2 dead in Dillingham Airfield plane crash

Kysen Terukina wins fourth state title to help Kamehameha boys win title

Lahainaluna senior Estrella takes down coach, fourth title in girls state wrestling

2 confirmed dead in single-engine plane crash at Dillingham Airfield; FAA and NTSB investigating

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