France: Protest planned amid revelry; Macron defends agenda
Paris is holding its annual New Year’s Eve celebration on the Champs-Elysees under heavy security as protesters from an anti-government movement planned to gather Monday night on the famed avenue where a peaceful march at the beginning of the month led to violent clashes with police.
Na Koa sweeps Holiday Classic
The Isle Hoops B team rolled over the Westside, 73-19, to clinch the title berth of the girls seventh- and eighth-grade division Saturday evening during the championship match at the second annual Isle Hoops Holiday Classic at the Wilcox Gymnasium on the Island School campus.
Casera Silva is 2018 top cowgirl
The Kauai All Girl Rodeo Association closed its year by naming Casera Silva as the All Around Cowgirl during its recent year-end gathering, where year-end point standings were also announced.
Happy Camper for Monday, December 31, 2018
Kudos to Gerald Hirata, Roberta Yanagawa and the Kauai Soto Zen Temple Zenshuji and the Kapaa Hongwanji Mission on their respective mochi-making efforts to keep the New Year traditions alive on Kauai! Kim Murakami said he’s retired now so his entire family (even Kalani came home from California to help) gets involved with the church, and Brian Yamamoto had his Okinawa exchange students, Natsuki Morii and Kana Iwamoto, helping at the Kapaa gathering.
Letter for Monday, December 31, 2018
• Weekday movies are a delight
‘A Christmas Carol’ is still relevant
Mele Kalikimaka. This time of year calls to mind the famous dialogue between the liberal and conservative mindsets in Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol.”
Top 10 stories: A look back at 2018
The North Shore, a Koloa neighborhood, Anahola and other areas were hit hard by historic April’s rains from which the island has still not fully recovered.
Obituary for Monday, December 31, 2018
• Michael K.S. Ng
Merry mochi making
Mayor Derek Kawakami was tasked with learning a new aspect of making mochi Sunday during the mochi making, or mochitsuki, at the Ed Kawamura home in Wailua Homesteads.
Kauai’s night sky and what’s ahead
Your local Kauai astronomy enthusiasts are here again to tell you about another exciting month of stargazing! Since you arelucky enough to live in one of the least light polluted places on the planet, all you need to do is walk outside, step awayfrom any lights, and look up! Or come check out a monthly KEASA starwatch.
Hawaiian Airlines CEO to visit
Peter Ingram, Hawaiian Airlines president and CEO, will be the keynote speaker at the Jan. 15 meeting of the Kauai Chamber of Commerce at the Aqua Kauai Beach Resort.
Trump-Pelosi showdown over shutdown first battle of new era
Nancy Pelosi often quotes Abraham Lincoln saying public sentiment is everything. It’s a theory that will be put to the test when the new House Democratic majority gavels in this week and votes to end the government shutdown without money for President Donald Trump’s border wall with Mexico.
140 people evacuated from chairlift at Montana ski resort
A Montana ski resort says it has safely evacuated 140 people from a chairlift after a mechanical problem prompted operators to stop the lift.
Court extends detention for Nissan ex-chair Ghosn by 10 days
Former Nissan chairman Carlos Ghosn will be detained at least through Jan. 11, the Tokyo District Court said Monday, as the once revered auto industry figure faces allegations that have marked a stunning downfall.
Former Afghanistan commander warns of plans to cut troops
The former top U.S. commander in Afghanistan said Sunday that withdrawing up to half the 14,000 American troops serving there would reduce the incentive for the Taliban to negotiate a peace deal after more than 17 years of war.
Alaska Aerospace Corporation proposes Hawaii launch site
An Alaska-owned aerospace corporation wants to build a satellite launch site in Hawaii.
Merkel vows Germany will keep pushing for ‘global solutions’
Chancellor Angela Merkel says Germany will keep pushing for global solutions to challenges in 2019 and also has to take greater responsibility in the world.
World’s tallest empty hotel lit up with N. Korean propaganda
The 105-story Ryugyong Hotel has long been a blot on the Pyongyang skyline. The world’s tallest unoccupied building has towered over North Korea’s capital since 1987, a grand but empty pyramid entirely dark except for the lone aircraft warning light at its top.
2nd child dead in US custody mourned in Guatemala village
White flowers and flickering candles sat atop a low table inside the simple wooden home in remote, rural Guatemala. Nearby was a small pair of rubber boots, sized to fit an 8-year-old.
Election official says Bangladesh’s ruling alliance won vote
An election official says Bangladesh’s ruling alliance led by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has won Sunday’s election with 288 seats giving it enough to form the government.
Election Commission Secretary Helal Uddin Ahmed finished delivering the results of the voting early Monday.
Origin of virus that hobbled newspapers still unclear
The origins of a suspected computer attack that disrupted the Los Angeles Times and Tribune Publishing newspapers remained unclear Sunday after causing delivery delays and being brought to the attention of federal investigators.
Gunman fires on car full of girls in Houston, killing child
A man in a pickup truck pulled up next to a car carrying a woman and four girls that was leaving a Houston-area Walmart parking lot and started shooting, killing a 7-year-old inside the car and wounding the woman, authorities said Sunday.
Graham says Trump slowing down planned withdrawal from Syria
President Donald Trump has ordered a slowdown to the withdrawal of U.S. forces in Syria, Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham said Sunday.
Prices rise as the minimum wage increases in several states
At Granny Shaffer’s restaurant in Joplin, Missouri, owner Mike Wiggins is reprinting the menus to reflect the 5, 10 or 20 cents added to each item.
‘Aquaman’ still rules, and others see a post-Christmas bump
In the final weekend of 2018, “Aquaman” still led the pack at the box office, but other films like “Mary Poppins Returns,” ”The Mule” and “Second Act” enjoyed post-holiday bumps too, even amid an onslaught of new Christmas offerings like “Vice,” ”Holmes and Watson,” ”On the Basis of Sex” and the Netflix phenomenon “Bird Box.”