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Vulcans lose to top-seeded Cougars in men's conference quarterfinals, 87-72

By Laurie A. Luebbert | Mar 12, 2022

The Azusa Pacific Cougars, the top seed going in, knocked the UH Hilo men's basketball team from the PacWest Conference tournament, 87-72.

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Art U outlasts Vulcans in PacWest quarterfinals

By Laurie A. Luebbert | Mar 12, 2022

The UH Hilo women's basketball team fell to Academy of Art University, 59-54, in the Pacific West Conference quarterfinals at the Special Events Center.

Hawaii to drop mask mandate: 'Milestone many have been waiting for'

By Laurie A. Luebbert | Mar 12, 2022

Hawaii, the last state to join the union, is now the last state to remove its face-covering rules with the COVID-19 pandemic seeming to be winding down.

Vulcans baseball rides 5-game win streak into Concordia

By Laurie A. Luebbert | Mar 12, 2022

It took extra innings in one case, but the UH Hilo baseball team kept its winning streak alive with a second doubleheader sweep of the visiting Holy Names Hawks on Thursday.

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By Big Island Times | Mar 12, 2022

Emogene Pacheco - April 13, 1927 - February 21, 2022

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By Big Island Times | Mar 12, 2022

Pedro D. Haspe - November 13, 1923 - February 14, 2022

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By Big Island Times | Mar 12, 2022

Misa Jade Kaneshiro - June 22, 1923 - February 1, 2022

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By Big Island Times | Mar 12, 2022

Sharon Lynn Daluson - May 13, 1943 - February 12, 2022

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Vulcans sweep doubleheader against Hawks

By Laurie A. Luebbert | Mar 12, 2022

It’s not unusual to win two games in different ways, and that’s what the University of Hawaii Hilo Vulcans did as the baseball team hosted and swept a twin bill against the Holy Names Hawks March 9, the school’s website reported.

Pet of the Week: Pete

By Submitted by Hawaii Island Humane Society | Mar 11, 2022

Pets of the Week: Pete

Kahele and others: It's a 'moral obligation' to recognize same-sex marriages under Veteran Affairs' guiding statute

By Glenn Minnis | Mar 7, 2022

A trio of lawmakers are now pushing legislation that formally recognizes LGBTQ+ Americans and same-sex couples under Department of Veteran Affairs (VA) marriage law for spouses or surviving spouses of veterans.

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Kahele demonstrates 'long-term commitment to our armed forces' by passing health care bill for toxic-exposed veterans

By David Hutton | Mar 7, 2022

The U.S. House of Representatives has approved a bill that would expand health care eligibility for veterans who were exposed to burn pits and other toxins during their service in Iraq and Afghanistan.