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DEATH ANNOUNCEMENT: Kittitian-Born ‘King Dan’ Bass Dies in Hawaii at 44

By V.I. Free Press Staff OAHU, HAWAII — The Caribbean community is mourning the loss of one of its own following reports that Jermaine Joseph Ezikial Bass, a man whose…

John McCarthy April 24, 2026

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Puerto Rico, New York and Hawaii top influenza outbreak list

SAN JUAN — Based on updated data published by the Walgreens Respiratory Illness Index, vacationers visiting a few favorite locations this winter should get their annual flu shot before traveling. The Index recently…

John McCarthy December 21, 2025

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New deaths, hospitalizations reported in connection with listeria outbreak tied to ready-to-eat pasta

Two more people have died and several others have been hospitalized in connection with a listeria outbreak linked to recalled ready-to-eat pasta products from Nate's Fine Foods Inc, according to the Centers…

John McCarthy November 11, 2025

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Tourist falls off cliff while trying for close-up view of Hawaii volcano eruption

He was stuck between a rock and a hot place. A Bostonian slipped right off the edge of a cliff while trying to get a close-up look at Hawaii’s Kīlauea Volcano…

John McCarthy June 15, 2025

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Two teen girls subjected to full-body scans, strip searches, for wanting to backpack in Hawaii

HONOLULU (Daily Beast) — Two teenage girls from Germany were detained, arrested, and deported at an airport in Hawaii after immigration officials said it was suspicious they had not booked…

John McCarthy April 21, 2025

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Police chief accused of helping cover up gang rape allegedly carried out by Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs, Odell Beckham Jr. and comedian Druski

MAUI, Hawaii (NYP) — Maui’s police chief has been accused in a bombshell court filing of helping to cover up a gang rape allegedly carried out by Sean “Diddy” Combs, NFL…

John McCarthy March 12, 2025

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Pro surfer Makai McNamara wakes up after massive Pipeline wipeout

PUPUKEA, Hawaii (Island News) — Pro surfer Makai McNamara gained consciousness after being hospitalized from a surfing accident at Pipeline over the weekend. The surfer was caught in a massive…

John McCarthy March 1, 2025

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Woman has burning sensation in legs after vacation — then doctors find brain parasites

After a three-week-long vacation through Thailand, Japan and Hawaii, a 30-year-old woman learned she brought home an unwelcome souvenir, doctors said. When the woman first returned home to the coast…

John McCarthy February 22, 2025

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A 3-year-old boy’s death in Honolulu fireworks explosion raises toll to 4

HONOLULU (AP) — A 3-year-old boy who died Monday was the fourth person to succumb to injuries from a massive explosion of fireworks on New Year’s Eve at a Honolulu home, and…

John McCarthy January 6, 2025

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Fumes in the cockpit prompts Hawaiian flight’s return to Seattle

SEATTLE (AP) — A Hawaiian airlines flight bound for Honolulu was forced to return to the Seattle airport shortly after takeoff due to reports of fumes in the cockpit, according…

John McCarthy January 1, 2025