Real Estate Directory for May 7, 2021
Find the latest real estate listings, broker information and home improvement ideas.
Skip the pre-travel test soon
Hawai‘i will start allowing vaccinated individuals to bypass pre-travel testing and quarantines for inter-island travel starting May 11.
Wheels don’t fit tracks on Honolulu’s beleaguered rail line
HONOLULU — The wheels don’t fit the tracks on Honolulu’s beleaguered commuter rail project.
Palestinians, Israel police clash at Al-Aqsa mosque; 53 hurt
JERUSALEM — Palestinian worshippers clashed with Israeli police late Friday at the Al-Aqsa mosque compound, a major holy site sacred to Muslims and Jews, in an escalation of weeks of violence in Jerusalem that has reverberated across the region.
Colombia expels Cuban; Havana says move ‘groundless’
HAVANA — Colombia’s government has expelled the No. 2 Cuban diplomat in the country for “activities incompatible” with his position, and Cuba lashed back Friday by accusing Colombia of trying to divert attention from a wave of protests.
EU leaders attend summit in person for 1st time this year
PORTO, Portugal— European Union leaders and their large following of diplomats and advisers met Friday in Portugal for two days of in-person talks, signaling their belief that the threat from COVID-19 on the continent is waning amid a quickening vaccine rollout.
What does ‘conserved’ environment mean? Interior seeks an answer
WASHINGTON — Interior Secretary Deb Haaland said Thursday that her department is pushing forward with its efforts to conserve 30 percent of U.S. land and waters by 2030, even as the administration’s own findings highlight the need to define what it means for an area to be considered conserved.
California reports first ever yearly population decline
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California’s population fell by more than 182,000 people in 2020, marking the first year-over-year loss ever recorded for the nation’s most populous state.
US job growth slows sharply in sign of hiring struggles
WASHINGTON — The recovery of America’s job market hit a pause last month as many businesses — from restaurants and hotels to factories and construction companies — struggled to find enough workers to catch up with a rapidly strengthening economic rebound.
4 ex-cops indicted on US civil rights charges in Floyd death
MINNEAPOLIS — A federal grand jury has indicted the four former Minneapolis police officers involved in George Floyd’s arrest and death, accusing them of willfully violating the Black man’s constitutional rights as he was restrained face-down on the pavement and gasping for air.
Ex-Maui officer pleads guilty to fraud in pursuit of sex
HONOLULU — A former Maui police officer pleaded guilty Wednesday to fraud charges after prosecutors accused him of soliciting sex from a woman he pulled over for driving while intoxicated.
Missing Maui woman’s ex-boyfriend wants murder case dropped
WAILUKU — A man indicted for murder in the disappearance of his former Maui girlfriend is seeking to have the case dismissed.
Mayor proposes change to Oahu’s tiered virus restrictions
HONOLULU — New confirmed coronavirus infections have surpassed a threshold that calls for increased restrictions on Oahu, but Honolulu’s mayor wants to change the parameters of its tiered system to allow gatherings and businesses to stay open.
Obituaries for Friday, May 7, 2021
• Garrett Naumu • Janet Keali‘ikaeamoku Kaohi Kahalekomo • Patsy Z. Sakai
Paycheck Protection Program funding continues
Four weeks before its scheduled end, the federal government’s signature aid effort for small businesses ravaged by the pandemic — the Paycheck Protection Program — ran out of funding on Tuesday afternoon and stopped accepting most new applications.
Vote now on student design projects for Waimea parcel
The county Planning Department is inviting the community to vote for their favorite student design projects in the Waimea 400 Student Design Challenge, from now to May 14.
Gallery adds aloha spirit to Hanalei
As Hanalei and Northshore Kaua‘i moves forward in these times that present unprecented challenges in people’s everyday lives, from health to financial troubles, the positive and creative vibes of businesses like O’hanalei gallery are a welcome relief and source of inspiration.
Happy Camper for Friday, May 7, 2021
Happy birthday, George Weber (did you check out the Tire Warehouse ad in the Wednesday TGI? They even had a nice CVS Longs piece, too)! So, on what days does Hoku get the spa treatment?
Friday night football returns
When the football games kick off starting at 5 p.m. today, it will be the first football game since the COVID-19 pandemic literally shut down the island more than a year ago.
1 COVID-19 case on Thursday
The state Department of Health Kaua‘i District Health Office announced one new case of COVID-19 on Kaua‘i on Thursday, an adult visitor whose source of infection is related to international travel.