West Hawaii Today
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West Hawaii Today is a daily broadsheet newspaper circulated on the west side of Hawaii's Big Island from North Kohala to Ka'u. The newspaper is the main source of local news to the West Hawaii community, and it also provides national and international coverage.
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NEW YORK — Ever since college, Brad Jobling struggled with his weight, fluctuating between a low of 155 pounds when he was in his 30s to as high as 220. He spent a decade tracking calories on WeightWatchers, but the pounds he dropped always crept back onto his 5-foot-5-inch frame ..read more
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It was April 10, 2018, and Colin Brougham hadn’t sent his usual text to his wife that he was biking home. Instead, he lay dead a few blocks away after a commuter train struck him ..read more
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TEL AVIV, Israel — The White House on Sunday said U.S. President Joe Biden had again spoken with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as pressure builds on Israel and Hamas to reach a deal that would free some Israeli hostages and bring a cease-fire in the nearly seven-month-long war in Gaza ..read more
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TOKYO — Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s governing party, stung by an extensive slush funds scandal, appeared to have lost all three seats in Sunday’s parliamentary by-elections, according to media exit polls and preliminary results ..read more
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SULPHUR, Okla. — Tornadoes killed four people in Oklahoma, including an infant, and left thousands without power Sunday after a destructive outbreak of severe weather flattened buildings in the heart of one rural town and injured at least 100 people across the state ..read more
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NEW YORK — Dan Rather returned to the CBS News airwaves for the first time since his bitter exit 18 years ago, appearing in a reflective interview on “CBS Sunday Morning” days before the debut of a Netflix documentary on the 92-year-old newsman’s life ..read more
A Hawaii military family avoids tap water at home. They’re among those suing over 2021 jet fuel leak
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JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii — Richelle Dietz, a mother of two and wife of a U.S. Navy officer, often thinks about water ..read more
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Kealakehe High School hosted the eighth meet of the Big Island Interscholastic Federation (BIIF) track and field season Saturday in Kailua-Kona, inviting all schools from across the island to partake in the “Freshman/Sophomore Meet.” It was also the second meet this season in which the Waveriders have hosted with their new aqua blue track ..read more
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The sexy tennis drama “Challengers” won the box office this weekend with $15 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday ..read more
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After most of the recently proposed legislative solutions have failed, Puna residents are hoping they can solve their district’s impending housing insurance crisis ..read more