Vid of crash in South Korea.

José A. Fajardo, longtime public media executive who led HPR, dies at 61 José A. Fajardo led the statewide public radio organization for eight years, working to ensure its financial future as a debt-free operation and expanding its programming over the airwaves and online.

Public broadcasting veteran and former head of Hawaii Public Radio José Fajardo dies after battle with ALS.

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Such an odd turn of events. A missing woman from Hawaii now in contact with her family. And money back to people who donated to help find her after she disappeared at LAX.

And that’s a wrap on F1’s 2024 season: McLaren’s Lando Norris wins final race in Abu Dhabi.

John Wilson, former chief programmer for PBS and SVP for WETA, dies at 62 Wilson had “a singular focus on storytelling and the importance of public media,” said filmmaker Ken Burns.

John Wilson was a programing genius at PBS national HQ. He helped make some of public TV’s finest shows come to life. He will be sorely missed.

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New twist as LAPD says missing Hawaii woman seen crossing border to Mexico.

CA45 has flipped to blue. Incumbent Michelle Steel has conceded the hard-fought race to Democrat Derek Tran.

Democrat Derek Tran about to flip House seat…but race not yet been called, incumbent has not conceded. Margin is almost 600 votes.

Thanksgiving grocery carts will include lots of King's Hawaiian rolls -- a top-selling item (2nd only to Coke 12-packs) across US groceries during the holidays, per Forbes. (King's is owned by the Taira family -- despite the name, it's not my bakery). King’s photo at HQ bakery.

In L.A. on Sunday, a celebration of the 120th birthday of Isamu Noguchi (1904-1988), one of modern art's greatest sculptors and a native of the city. A Buddhist priest blessed a massive Noguchi sculpture — in a plaza Noguchi designed for the Japanese American Cultural & Community Center.

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Incoming…making headway on possibly flipping a House seat?

Yup. My dog is a good boy. Not going to lie.