Archive for Jan. 21, 2022

Top Headlines

Navy completes initial flushing of water system lines serving Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam

Firefighters rescue lost hiker on Kuliouou Ridge trail

Hawaii public school teacher absences ease following omicron surge

2 arrested on Big Island after man rams 2 police cars

NYPD says 1 officer killed, 1 wounded in Harlem shooting

Texas attorney general refuses to hand over Jan. 6 records

Man killed by police at San Francisco airport had 2 toy replica guns

Man who exposed buttocks on flight charged for plane disturbance

Intel to build $20B Ohio chip facility amid global shortage

Rio de Janeiro delays Carnival parades amid omicron surge

First Hawaiian posts lower profit, but sees pickup in loans

Distressed hiker airlifted from Manoa Falls Trail

Mayor Rick Blangiardi nominates retired Honolulu fire chief to serve on police commission

U.S. blocks Chinese flights in tit-for-tat airline dispute

Brian Laundrie admitted killing Gabby Petito in notebook, FBI says

Stocks drop again, dragging S&P 500 to biggest weekly loss in nearly 2 years

Waianae Health Center to distribute reserved at-home COVID test kits to community

Judge denies motion to disqualify city attorney in Iremamber Sykap civil case

Trump appointee blocks Biden federal worker vaccine mandate

VIDEO: Hawaii Department of Health Director Dr. Libby Char joins the Honolulu Star-Advertiser’s ‘Spotlight Hawaii’

Giuliani associate gets year in prison in foreign donor case

Hawaii records 2 new coronavirus-related deaths, 4,473 additional infections

Booster shots needed against omicron, CDC studies show

Meat Loaf, ‘Bat Out of Hell’ rock superstar, dies at 74

High surf warning in effect for north, west shores of most Hawaiian islands

Louie Anderson, Emmy-winning comedian, dies at 68

Hawaii News

Hawaii lawmakers propose $600M to fix Native Hawaiian housing program

Facts of the Matter: Earth’s landscape constantly shaped by complex processes

Retention rate of Hawaii public school teachers after 5 years of employment just over 50%

Hawaii public-school student absences up dramatically in latest COVID-19 surge, report finds

Rearview Mirror: Kamaaina know to leave slippers outside the house

University of Hawaii regents approve Mauna Kea Master Plan despite testimony condemning Thirty Meter Telescope

Kokua Line: How do I get the free COVID-19 tests without internet access?

City lawyers’ ouster from Iremamber Sykap case sought

Sports

Rainbow Wahine play team ball to defeat CSUB

Television and radio – Jan. 21, 2022

Scoreboard

Polynesian Bowl stars surprised many by choosing historically Black college

University of Hawaii volleyball alumni excited to play the national champs

University of Hawaii Board of Regents stresses communication after Todd Graham fiasco

Sawyer Storms’ basket helps Chaminade sink Point Loma

Rainbow Warriors remain perfect in Big West with win in Bakersfield

No. 6 Punahou upsets No. 1 Saint Louis

Sports Breaking

June Jones declines University of Hawaii football coaching job

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

Anisimova upsets defending champion Osaka at Australian Open

Editorial

Peter Forman: The aviation writer and historian sees both challenges and opportunities ahead for Hawaii’s airline industry

Editorial: Take better care of isles’ beauty

Off the News: Storing jet fuel a complicated task

Letters: Please don’t change Pagoda Hotel treasures; Plan, decisive leaders needed to fight COVID; Caldwell can’t lose stink of Honolulu rail project