Kona coffee fields have become a target for ICE
Nurtured by Hawaii island’s unique mingling of abundant sunshine, afternoon rain and lava-infused soil, Kona coffee retails for more than $30 for an 8-ounce bag. Read more
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Trump officials consider suspending habeas corpus for detained migrants
Habeas corpus has been suspended four times in the history of the United States, most recently in Hawaii after the attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941. Read more
Waimanalo-born Tetairoa McMillan turns heads at first NFL practice
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Trump administration fires librarian of Congress
Hayden, appointed as the 14th librarian of Congress by President Barack Obama in 2016, had overseen the library through President Donald Trump’s first term. Read more
Hegseth’s use of passwords raises new security concerns
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Biden defends his mental acuity, blames sexism for Harris’ defeat
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Hawaii joins 15 states suing Trump over EV charger funding
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Chief Justice Roberts defends judicial independence, rejects impeachment talk
The remarks were his first since issuing a similar, though also unusual, written statement in March in response to threats by President Donald Trump and his allies to impeach federal judges who have issued decisions against administration policies. Read more
Trump pulls surgeon general nomination, announces new choice
Means, a wellness influencer who earned a medical degree from Stanford University and frequently casts doubt on the American medical system, is the co-author of “Good Energy,” a book about chronic illness. Read more
Hawaii joins states suing Trump over HHS public health cuts
The suit comes on the heels of several similar cases seeking to block the termination of billions of dollars in grants awarded by federal health agencies in support of public health research and state health programs. Read more
Trump offers to pay immigrants who deport themselves
The policy, which will offer $1,000 and a flight home to each immigrant who leaves, is part of the Trump administration’s push to persuade immigrants to deport themselves as a way to help the president meet lofty immigration promises. Read more
Trump dodges question on upholding due process, Constitution
The revealing exchange, on NBC’s “Meet the Press,” was prompted by interviewer Kristen Welker asking Trump if he agreed with Secretary of State Marco Rubio that citizens and noncitizens in the United States were entitled to due process. Read more
Where Bruce Lee practiced on the roof, a shrine to Old Hong Kong rises
In its heyday in the 1950s and ’60s, the Lung Wah Hotel, a converted Spanish revival villa, offered a leafy refuge from the bustle of city life, near a cove and surrounded by parks in Hong Kong’s northern New Territories. Read more
Judge rules Trump’s order targeting law firm unconstitutional
The ruling was the first time a court stepped in to permanently bar Trump from trying to punish a law firm he opposes politically. Read more
Ruth Buzzi, who played purse-wielding spinster on ‘Laugh-In,’ dies at 88
She was in every episode of NBC’s “Laugh-In” (1967-73), where she honed her comedic role as a park-bench spinster, and was among many cast members to utter the line “Sock it to me.” Read more
Trump signs executive order to end federal funding for NPR, PBS
Trump instructed the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, which funds public broadcasters in the United States, to end federal funding for NPR and PBS, to the extent allowed by law. Read more
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