10+ hour, 4+ min ago (1593+ words) Sunday, November 30, 2025 70" Today's Paper Today " Updated 10:08 p.m. College athletes have been able to receive third-party payments for their name, image and likeness since 2021, and since July 1 are eligible for direct payments from schools. The University of Hawaii is trying to secure better footing on a new competitive playing field for paying student athletes with taxpayer funding that partly drives winning or losing. On July 1, U.S. collegiate athletics entered a new era when the settlement of a national class-action lawsuit allowed universities to pay players for the benefit of using their name, image and likeness " or NIL " after several years of such payments being restricted to deals from private donors, corporate sponsors and other third parties. UH officials say that staying competitive in the NCAA's Mountain West Conference of mid-major schools will take $5 million in annual public funding on top of private funding,…...

12+ hour, 53+ min ago (490+ words) Saturday, November 29, 2025 74" Today's Paper Hawaii football coach Timmy Chang and Micah Alejado shared a moment during UH's win over Wyoming to finish the regular season with an 8-4 record. It was riches before glitches in the Hawaii football team's 27-7 rout of Wyoming at the Ching Complex. A crowd of 13,116 " from a sellout announced at 15,194 " saw Micah Alejado throw two scoring passes; wideout Jackson Harris amass 153 receiving yards, with 78 coming on a catch-and-dash; and Kansei Matsuzawa converting two 47-yard field goals. In improving to 8-4 overall and 5-3 in the Mountain West, the Warriors reclaimed the Paniolo Trophy and celebrated 26 seniors final regular-season game. It also was a night of records and comebacks. Matsuzawa, a self-taught kicker from Japan, tied the FBS record of 25 successful field goals to start a season with his second 47-yarder to extend the Warrors' lead to 20-7. Washington's Chuck Nelson…...

1+ day, 10+ hour ago (500+ words) Saturday, November 29, 2025 74" Today's Paper Today " Updated 12:02 p.m. Officials said a large northwesterly swell will hit much of the Hawaiian Islands bringing extreme surf, currents and possible flooded roadways throughout the weekend. A surfer wiped out Friday on a wave at Banzai Pipeline in Pupukea. Ocean Safety chief Kurt Lager spoke Friday during a news conference in Pupukea urging the general public to heed lifeguard and posted warnings this weekend regarding beach and ocean safety. He is pictured with EMS supervisor Sunny Johnson, left, Ocean Safety Lt. Kerry Atwood, second from right, and HFD Capt. Malcolm Medrano, right. The National Weather Serv'ice and Honolulu first responders are preparing the public for extremely high surf of up to 30 to 45 feet to hit most north- and west-facing shores this weekend, with larger waves crashing on select outer reefs. The surf will "likely look fairly…...

1+ day, 18+ hour ago (265+ words) Friday, November 28, 2025 81" Today's Paper JAMM AQUINO / DEC. 26 Honolulu Ocean Safety lifeguards charge into high surf to rescue a surfer in distress at Ehukai Beach on Oahu's North Shore in 2024 North and west shores of most islands are under a high surf warning from Saturday noon through midday Monday. Dangerously large waves of up to 45 feet are expected on most north shores this weekend, prompting the National Weather Service to issue a high surf warning through noon Monday. The warning, which begins Saturday at noon, covers the north shores of Niihau, Kauai, Oahu, Molokai, and Maui, where waves are expected to peak between 35 to 45 feet, and for the west shores of Niihau, Kauai, Oahu, and Molokai, which could see 20- to 30-feet along waves. "Expect ocean water surging and sweeping across beaches, coastal benches, and lava flows creating the potential for impacts…...

2+ day, 2+ hour ago (882+ words) Friday, November 28, 2025 73" Today's Paper Today " Updated 11:40 p.m. While Goodwill stores statewide have seen an increase in customers looking for deals, donations haven't kept up. Shoppers browsed the merchandise Tuesday at the Goodwill Store and Donation Center on Beretania Street. Shoppers of all ages browsed the merchandise Tuesday at the Beretania Street Goodwill Store. Shoppers browsed the merchandise at the Goodwill Store and Donation Center on Beretania Street on Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2025. Goowill Hawaii CEO hopes to see a turnaround of more incoming donations Heading into the year-end giving season, Goodwill Hawaii is experiencing an unusual squeeze: more shoppers than ever relying on its stores for affordable goods, but fewer donations coming in " especially clothing and linens " as households recover from a turbulent fall marked by the federal shutdown, layoffs and rising costs. "We've experienced some decreases, particularly in the clothing and linen…...

3+ day, 10+ hour ago (211+ words) Thursday, November 27, 2025 70" Today's Paper Today " Updated 12:06 a.m. COURTESY OF JEREMY DANIEL Claire Marshall (Velma Kelly), left, and Ellie Roddy (Roxie Hart) star in the Broadway in Hawaii touring cast production of "Chicago" Dec. 2-7 at the Blaisdell Concert Hall. Hawaii has had a love affair with Broadway for decades, and an impressive list of Hawaii-born actors have performed there " Ed Kenney, Loretta Ables Sayre, Janel Parrish, Greg Zane, Christine Yasunaga and the late Jade Stice, to name six. For all the love there is for Broadway here, going cross-country to see what's playing there these days is more challenging than ever in tough economic times. So the upcoming Honolulu dates for the Broadway in Hawaii 2025-2026 touring cast production of "Chicago" are particularly welcome this holiday season. It opens Tuesday and runs through Dec. 7 at the Blaisdell Concert Hall. Sharing top billing at…...

4+ day, 2+ hour ago (856+ words) Wednesday, November 26, 2025 74" Today's Paper Today " Updated 10:15 p.m. JAMM AQUINO / JULY 11 HI Power Solar electrical apprentice Kaipo Enos-Ho works on the roof during a solar installation at a home in Hawaii Kai in July. Hawaiian Electric said Tuesday that almost half of all Oahu single-family homes have been outfitted with rooftop solar systems. Hawaiian Electric said Tuesday that almost half of all Oahu single-family homes have been outfitted with rooftop solar systems " even as Hawaii's solar industry faces a rocky, uncertain future with federal solar tax credits expiring at the end of the year. Hawaii overall now has the highest per capita rate of rooftop solar installations at 45%, Hawaiian Electric said, citing data from the U.S. Energy Information Agency. Sales of solar systems increased this year " especially over the past several months " as the Dec. 31 deadline approaches for 30% federal tax credits to expire,…...

4+ day, 10+ hour ago (621+ words) Wednesday, November 26, 2025 73" Today's Paper RON CHENOY / USA TODAY / AUG. 25, 2018 Hawaii Warriors head coach Nick Rolovich looks on from the sidelines during a game against the Colorado State Rams at Canvas Stadium in Fort Collins, Colo., in 2018. It's been a minute. Actually, come Christmas Eve, it will be more like 3,156,480 minutes. It was 2019 when the home team last played in the Hawaii Bowl. The University of Hawaii football team is lucky, because when a season goes well, the Warriors get two senior nights " the last game of the regular season and then, a few weeks later, the Hawaii Bowl. Then there is the unofficial, real senior night, the last hurrah " when UH plays in the Hawaii Bowl. Hawaii has won that two of the past three times it qualified and was healthy enough for it. We know UH is in this…...

1+ week, 2+ hour ago (444+ words) Sunday, November 23, 2025 75" Today's Paper LIV PAGGIARINO / LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL Hawaii fans celebrated a touchdown during the first half of the Ninth Island Showdown on Friday. LAS VEGAS >> Barring a series of improbable circumstances, the Hawaii football team will be home for the holidays this year. The Warriors were assured of playing in the postseason after meeting the bowl eligibility requirement of securing a .500 or better regular season. They are 7-4 overall and 4-3 in the Mountain West heading into this coming Saturday's regular-season finale against Wyoming at the Ching Complex. The are expected to receive an invitation to play in the Hawaii Bowl on Christmas Eve. The Warriors had aspirations of playing in the Dec. 5 Mountain West championship game. Hawaii and UNLV were among the five teams in second place behind San Diego State. The league champion plays in the Dec. 13 LA…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago (530+ words) Saturday, November 22, 2025 75" Today's Paper By Daniel Farr, Hawaii Tribune-Herald The Hawaii County Council has advanced a second draft of Bill 83 on first reading with an 8-1 vote, moving forward a proposal that would significantly expand the county's restrictions on disposable plastic and polystyrene foodware. Councilmember Dennis Onishi cast the lone vote Wednesday against the bill, which previously passed through committee and now heads to second reading before it can be sent to Mayor Kimo Alameda. The measure would bar food providers, county facility users and county-funded events from selling or distributing disposable plastic or polystyrene foodware or serviceware. Examples of items that would be prohibited include plastic cups, lids, plates, bowls, clamshell containers, forks, spoons and straws. Businesses would be required to switch to reusable options or compostable products that carry BPI or CMA certification. Public testimony Wednesday was overwhelmingly supportive,…...