Black and White Ball is Saturday
The Rotary Club of Hanalei Bay is holding the 2019 Black and White Ball at the Anaina Hou Community Park in the Porter Pavilion in Kilauea from 5:30 to 9:30 p.m. Saturday.
Officials express grief
“We are all shaken by this senseless act of violence. All of Hawaii hurts when our ohana gets hurt. Our hearts go out to the victims and their families, and all who serve our country at the shipyard. We send our thoughts and prayers during this very difficult time.”
— Mayor Derek S. K. Kawakami
Festival of Lights ready to roll
The Festival of Lights, featuring the Kauai Chorale and a countdown to lighting with Santa, opens Friday starting at 6 p.m. at the Historic County Building.
Keiki facing difficult Christmas
The Garden Island/Zonta Club of Kauai Christmas Fund drive is underway. This holiday season, more than 700 requests for help through social-service agencies have come in from families and individuals, including children.
Traffic advisory for parade, fair
The annual Lights on Rice Parade is scheduled for Friday starting at 6:30 p.m.
Obituaries for Thursday, December 5, 2019
• Ralph Henry Grijalva • Doreen Tomiko Inazu
Hawaii Wing Civil Air Patrol to conduct emergency services training
Dec. 7 is a day of somber commemoration for Hawaii, with ceremonies and parades occurring throughout the day.
‘Bold action’ targets teacher pay
A proposal by the state Department of Education aims to address Hawaii’s teacher shortage by increasing pay for classroom teachers in areas that faced the most severe shortages: special education, Hawaiian language immersion programs and geographically hard-to-staff areas.
‘Christmas in Rockville’ opens tonight
For the second straight year, Calvary Chapel Lihue Theater is presenting “Christmas In Rockville,” starting at 7 tonight.
Grateful for community’s aloha
Thank your for the article on the Kapaa community (TGI, Monday, Dec. 2).
Former Menehune varsity football coach Caldeira resigns after six seasons
Waimea High School head football coach Jason Caldeira has resigned as head coach of the Menehune varsity program after six seasons.
It’s showtime!
Kauai Interscholastic Federation boys’ basketball coordinator Keli‘i Morgado has a vision for the second Garden Island Invitational Tournament that tips off today at 5 p.m.
Profs make impeachment case; Democrats say they’re all in
Three leading legal scholars testified Wednesday that President Donald Trump’s attempts to have Ukraine investigate Democratic rivals are grounds for impeachment, bolstering the Democrats’ case as House Speaker Nancy Pelosi made sure they’re prepared for that momentous next step.
Brazilian slum residents protest after 9 die in police raid
Hundreds of people in Sao Paulo’s Paraisopolis slums have taken to the streets to protest against local police three days after nine young people died in a stampede during a police operation at a funk music party.
Huawei asks court to throw out US telecom funds ban
Chinese tech giant Huawei is asking a U.S. federal court to throw out a rule that bars rural phone carriers from using government money to purchase its equipment on security grounds.
Samoa’s capital deserted as teams battle measles epidemic
Samoa’s main streets were eerily quiet on Thursday as the government stepped up efforts to curb a measles epidemic that has killed 62 people.
Gabrielle Union, NBC meet over ‘America’s Got Talent’ firing
Gabrielle Union and NBC both said Wednesday that they have had a “productive” first conversation on her firing from “America’s Got Talent” and her allegations that she was removed over her complaints about racism and other troubling on-set behavior.
Minnesota judge finds ‘Miracle on Ice’ star is mentally ill
A Minnesota judge on Wednesday ordered that a former member of the “Miracle on Ice” U.S. Olympic hockey team should be committed to a secure treatment facility, saying the hockey star is mentally ill and dangerous.
‘Tis the season: Rockefeller Center Christmas tree lights up
One of the brightest signs of the holiday season has come to light. The Rockefeller Center Christmas tree was officially turned on Wednesday night, at an event featuring celebrities including Idina Menzel, Lea Michele and Ne-Yo among the performers.
Across Capitol Hill, impeachment saga shifts
A different chairman. A committee twice the size. A shift from evidence to law.
UN says 58 migrants dead as boat capsizes off Mauritania
At least 58 people are dead after a boat carrying dozens of migrants capsized in the Atlantic Ocean off the West African nation of Mauritania, the U.N. migration agency said Wednesday. It said 83 people swam to shore.
3 charged over Australia’s largest crystal meth seizure
Three people have been charged with drug offenses over Australia’s largest seizure of methamphetamine, which had been smuggled to Melbourne from Bangkok in stereo speakers.
Military: Sailor shoots 3 at Pearl Harbor, takes own life
A U.S. sailor shot and wounded three civilian Department of Defense employees at the Pearl Harbor shipyard Wednesday before taking their own life, the military said.
Chanel celebrates its artisans in glimmering Paris show
Chanel brought its itinerant off-season fashion show the “arts and crafts,” with its swath of VIPs including Penelope Cruz and Marion Cotillard, back to home ground in Paris on Wednesday to mark its first collection since Karl Lagerfeld died earlier this year.
Iran leader calls for ‘Islamic mercy’ after bloody crackdown
Iran’s supreme leader called Wednesday for those detained in recent gasoline price protests to be treated with “Islamic mercy” even after authorities acknowledged government forces shot and killed demonstrators nationwide in unrest that reportedly killed over 200 people.