9+ hour, 25+ 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,…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago (313+ words) Monday, November 3, 2025 80" Today's Paper Vehicles wait in queue during a Hawaii Foodbank food distribution event on Friday at Waipio Soccer Complex in Waipahu. Several more events are scheduled for this week. The Hawaii Foodbank has announced several more food distribution events on Oahu for individuals and families affected by the government shutdown, including federal employees, contractors, and anyone experiencing disruptions to SNAP or other federal nutrition benefits. The list of food distribution sites include: >> Tuesday: Inspire Church at Patsy T. Mink Central Oahu Regional Park, 94-801 Kamehameha Highway in Waipahu, from 9-10 a.m. Walk-up and drive-thru will be available, and registration is open but may fill up quickly. >> Wednesday: Windward Community College, Hale "Akoakoa, 45-720 Kea'ahala Road in Kaneohe, from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. There will be food for 500 households and registration is open. >> Friday: Hawaiian Airlines "Ohana Hangar (off Lagoon Drive) from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. Food for 500 households with…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago (255+ words) Friday, November 21, 2025 81" Today's Paper Allegiant Stadium, home of the NFL's Las Vegas Raiders, will host tonight's game between Hawaii and UNLV. Editor's Note: Bookmark this page for live updates from the game. Tweets below will automatically refresh. The University of Hawaii football team needs to win its final two games of the regular season to have any hope of qualifying for the Mountain West Conference championship game. Tonight's matchup against UNLV at Allegiant Stadium is essentally a knockout game for the loser. Hawaii (7-3, 4-2 Mountain West) and UNLV (8-2, 4-2) are two of the five two-loss teams in conference play looking up at first-place San Diego State, which suffered its only MWC loss to Hawaii two weeks ago, 38-6. The Rainbow Warriors and Rebels will meet for the 35th time in a series that began in 1969. UH leads the all-time series, 19-15, however UNLV holds an…...

3+ day, 9+ 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…...

2+ day, 1+ 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…...

1+ day, 17+ 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…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago (210+ words) Saturday, November 22, 2025 74" Today's Paper A 29-year-old woman died after a four-vehicle, chain-reaction crash on the H-3 freeway on Thursday, according to the Honolulu Police Department. At about 5:36 p.m., the woman was driving west on H-3 when her vehicle was rear-ended by a vehicle driven by a 19-year-old man, according to HPD's Traffic Division. The 29-year-old driver's car then rear-ended a vehicle driven by a 58-year-old man, who crashed into a vehicle driven by a 31-year-old man, HPD said. Honolulu Emergency Medical Services personnel treated the 29-year-old woman and took her in critical condition to a hospital, where she was pronounced dead. The woman was not wearing a seat belt at the time, police said. EMS said paramedics also evaluated two other patients at the scene, but they declined transport. Neither speed, drugs, nor alcohol appears to be a contributing factor in the crash,…...

2+ week, 1+ hour ago (1152+ words) Sunday, November 16, 2025 74" Today's Paper Hawaii guard Dre Bullock dished a pass to forward Yacine Toumi during the first half on Saturday. Hawaii guard Dre Bullock threw down a slam dunk over Utah Tech forward Ethan Potter during the second half on Saturday. When it came to crunch time, the Hawaii basketball team did not forget about "Dre. Quandre "Dre" Bullock scored 23 points, including the "Bows" final nine points, in a 68-62 victory over Utah Tech at Bankoh Arena in Stan Sheriff Center. A crowd of 3,300 saw the "Bows sweep the three games to win the Outrigger Rainbow Classic title. The Blazers closed to 57-56 on Chance Trujillo"s 3-point shot with 3:06 to play. Isaac "Big Fish" Johnson, who was named the tournament"s most outstanding player, fed Gytis Nemeiksa for a layup to extend the "Bows" lead to 59-56 with 2:14 to go. On…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago (370+ words) Thursday, November 6, 2025 84" Today's Paper Passengers wait for their bags in the Hawaiian Airlines baggage claim area at Daniel K. Inouye International Airport, in June 2021, in Honolulu. Some Hawaii travelers will face disruptions starting Friday as the Federal Aviation Administration implements a reduction in air traffic across 40 major U.S. airports in response to the ongoing federal government shutdown. The New York Times, citing a person familiar with the discussion who was not authorized to speak publicly on the matter, reported today that the FAA told airline industry officials Wednesday that the cuts would begin with a 4% reduction in affected markets on Friday and ramp up through the weekend, reaching the 10% decrease by next week. FlightAware did not provide more details on the Southwest cancellations, but reported that the cancelled flights Hawaiian Airlines flights, include: >> Flight 1078, which was slated to fly from Honolulu to…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago (911+ words) Wednesday, November 12, 2025 74" Today's Paper BOB DONNAN / IMAGN IMAGES North Carolina's Gio Lopez passed out of the end zone as Stanford's Tevarua Tafiti applied pressure on Saturday. >> Koa Akui (Hilo), Sacramento State: Picked up his fifth interception of the season in a 52-24 win over Portland State, adding five tackles to give him 56 for the season. Akui leads the team with five picks after not getting one in the first nine games of his career. He is one of three players in FCS with five interceptions so far this season. >> Blesyng Alualu-Tuiolemotu (Campbell), UNLV: Blew up for a career-high 10 tackles in a 42-10 win over Colorado State, he had only 38 in 18 games before that. He helped the Rebels limit the Rams to 1-for-13 on third down. >> Charles Correa (Saint Louis), Purdue: Collected seven tackles, 1 1/2 of them for losses, in a 34-10 defeat at the…...