Wiser resolutions? Lessons from COVID’s unfulfilled ones
She’d wanted to frame and hang them — just three printed pictures that had been sitting in Lucy O’Donoghue’s suburban Atlanta house since the year began. That’s all. Yet with a full-time job and two small kids, she hadn’t found the time.
‘Dark period’: Killings spike in NYC amid pandemic, unrest
NEW YORK — Heralded as the safest big city in America in recent years, New York City is closing out its bloodiest year in nearly a decade, grappling with a surge in homicides and a pandemic authorities say has helped fuel violence.
Hawaii seawater air conditioning plans shut down over costs
HONOLULU — Plans to air-condition many commercial and government buildings in Honolulu using cold deep-sea water have been shut down because of increasing construction costs.
Former city employee named head of Honolulu rail project
HONOLULU — A former city official has been named interim leader of Honolulu’s rail project.
20% of Honolulu’s first responders get coronavirus vaccine
HONOLULU — Roughly 20% of Honolulu’s 4,500 first responders have received the Moderna coronavirus vaccine, city officials said.
Special Olympics Kaua‘i athletes get gift cards
NAWILIWILI — Christmas was celebrated Friday, but the Kaua‘i Independent Food Bank continued to give Monday morning when Kelvin Moniz, KIFB executive director, presented Jocelyn Barriga, the Special Olympics Kaua‘i coordinator, with 125 gift cards valued at $40 each for the island’s Special Olympic athletes.
County still waiting on resort bubble program approval
LIHU‘E — On Sunday, the county held its last free surge testing event, and now the focus is being directed toward vaccine clinics.
Fatal accident victim named
LIHU‘E — A 49-year-old Hanama‘ulu woman has been identified as a victim of a traffic crash on Kaumuali‘i Highway near Knudsen Gap, east of the Maluhia Road junction last Thursday.
Surf warning through Wednesday
LIHU‘E — The National Weather Service has issued a High Surf Warning for all north- and west-facing shores of Kaua‘i and Ni‘ihau from 6 a.m. Tuesday to 6 a.m. Wednesday.
Preserving aloha through sound
KAPA’A — Son Da One wants to create a spiritual atmosphere through music that is reflective of the pre-pandemic Kaua‘i he fondly remembers.
Zonta Christmas Fund growing
LIHU‘E — Zonta Club Christmas Fund chair Cindy Ayonon said the Hawai‘iUSA Federal Credit Union contribution on Monday would be paired with a matching grant.
Kauai North Shore Lions hold Golf Tournament for Scholarships
The Kauai North Shore will hold their annual golf tournament for Scholarships at the Makai Golf Course in Princeville, Saturday, Jan. 9, 2021. All proceeds go to scholarships for North Shore Students for education beyond high school.
Lane closures scheduled for portions of Hanapepe
HANAPEPE — The Department of Public Works is announcing that portions of Hanapepe will be closed Dec. 29 to allow Maui Kupono Builders to conduct road reconstruction work from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., weather permitting.
Births for Tuesday, December 28, 2020
• Tory Aziah Mears • Kathleen Lynn Schoenhals • Nanea‘okalani Kawainahenahe Brown • Mylo Wyeth McDonough
Obituaries for Tuesday, Decemeber 28, 2020
• Clarence Kalalenaahia Gardener • Felicitas Ganotisi
Bomber to neighbor: The world is ‘never going to forget me’
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — It seemed like a friendly chat between neighbors. Only after a bomb exploded in downtown Nashville on Christmas morning could Rick Laude grasp the sinister meaning behind his neighbor’s smiling remark that the city and the rest of the world would never forget him.
House set for override vote on Trump’s defense bill veto
WASHINGTON — The Democratic-controlled House returned to the Capitol Monday to vote on an override of President Donald Trump’s veto of a defense policy bill. A vote was expected Monday evening. If approved by two-thirds of the House and Senate, the override would be the first of Trump’s presidency.
Biden warns of Trump officials’ ‘roadblocks’ to transition
WILMINGTON, Del. — President-elect Joe Biden is warning of massive damage done to the national security apparatus by the Trump administration and “roadblocks” in communication between agency officials and his transition team that could undermine Americans’ security.
Ohio police officer fired in fatal shooting of Black man
COLUMBUS, Ohio — A white Ohio police officer was fired Monday after bodycam footage showed him fatally shooting 47-year-old Andre Hill — a Black man who was holding a cellphone — and refusing to administer first aid for several minutes.
Judge rejects Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell’s bail bid
NEW YORK — A judge on Monday rejected a $28.5 million proposed bail package for Jeffrey Epstein’s former girlfriend, saying her incarceration is necessary to ensure she faces trial on charges she recruited teenage girls for the late financier to sexually abuse.
House approves Trump’s $2K checks, sending to GOP-led Senate
WASHINGTON — The House voted Monday to increase COVID-19 relief checks to $2,000, meeting President Donald Trump’s demand for bigger payments and sending the bill to the GOP-controlled Senate, where the outcome is uncertain.
US stocks hit records after Trump signs $900B aid package
Stocks began the final week of 2020 with more gains Monday, nudging the major U.S. indexes to record highs.
More COVID-19 vaccines in the pipeline as US effort ramps up
A huge U.S. study of another COVID-19 vaccine candidate got underway Monday as states continue to roll out scarce supplies of the first shots to a nation anxiously awaiting relief from the catastrophic outbreak.
As South Africa’s virus spikes, president bans liquor sales
JOHANNESBURG — South African President Cyril Ramaphosa reimposed a ban on alcohol sales and ordered the closure of all bars Monday as part of new restrictions to help the country battle a resurgence of the coronavirus, including a new variant.
British hospitals scramble for space as virus cases soar
LONDON — British hospitals are canceling non-urgent procedures and scrambling to find space for COVID-19 patients as coronavirus cases continue to surge despite tough new restrictions imposed to curb a fast-spreading new variant of the virus.