Stories by Jason Blasco

Nurney sentenced to two years probation

LIHU‘E — An Anahola man was sentenced to two years of probation Wednesday afternoon in Fifth Circuit Court for assault in the second degree and abuse of a family or household member.

Western’s trial continued to June 7

LIHU‘E — A Lihu‘e man’s trial, scheduled to start on Tuesday morning, was continued until June 7 in Fifth Circuit Court because of COVID-19 travel restrictions currently in place in the state.

Holey Grail donut shop opens on O‘ahu

Hana and Nile Dreiling’s vision to create a food product using locally-produced agriculture to promote sustainability started as a part-time venture and transformed into a full-time, family-run business.

To play or not to play spring high-school sports

This week, The Garden Island’s weekly poll question relates to local sports and whether or not the Hawai‘i High School Athletic Association should attempt to have a spring sports schedule.

Wahine whipped in California

The University of Hawai‘i women’s basketball team dropped back-to-back Big West games, falling to California State University-Bakersfield 64-57 Friday afternoon, and 51-43 Saturday afternoon at the Icardo Center.

Men drop two in Manoa

The University of Hawai‘i men’s basketball team is still searching for consistency after the team dropped back-to-back Big West Conference games to California State University-Bakersfield Friday and Saturday afternoons at SimpliFi Arena in Stan Sheriff Center.

Shimomura granted supervised release

LIHU’E — The court granted a Kapa‘a man, who the court found guilty of three felonies Monday morning, conditional supervised release on Wednesday morning in Fifth Circuit Court.

Judge denies bail decrease for Utah man

LIHU’E — Kaua‘i Fifth District Court Judge Michael Soong denied a decrease in bail for a Utah man charged with violating Hawai‘i’s mandatory 10-day quarantine four times since arriving on Kaua‘i Dec. 28.

Mayor talks reopening high-school sports

Mayor Derek Kawakami remained cautiously optimistic during Friday afternoon’s Zoom webinar about the continuation of Hawai‘i High School Athletic Association spring sports.

State cautious about resuming high-school sports

The months of seamless radio silence from the Hawai‘i High School Athletic Association on what their plans are to have HHSAA-sanctioned events return was finally broken late Friday afternoon in a webinar.

UH splits series with Highlanders

RIVERSIDE, California — The University of Hawai‘i men’s basketball team finished their conference-opening series splitting two games with the University of California-Riverside Saturday afternoon at the UCR Student Recreation Center.

UH captures win over UC Riverside in Big West opener

RIVERSIDE, California — The University of Hawai’i men’s basketball team scored the final eight points to defeat the University of California-Riverside 88-83 in their long-awaited Big West debut victory Friday afternoon at the UCR Student Recreation Center.