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"2022 report found bridge faulty, Some doctors alarmed by HMSA changes, President says Iran's Kharg Island is being 'blown to smithereens.'"

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Monday • August 31, 2026

Read Today's Print Replica Today's Front Page 2022 report found bridge faulty By GRACE INEZ ADAMS Hawaii Tribune-Herald Four years before the bridge connecting Hilo to Coconut Island collapsed under the weight of a maintenance vehicle, Hawaii County received an inspection report that detailed extensive structural issues and recommended the span replaced. The 2022 report, prepared for the county by Consor Engineers, found the bridge to be in "serious condition." "At numerous locations the prestressing strands and mild steel reinforcements are severed or have...Read more Some doctors alarmed by HMSA changes By NINA WU Honolulu Star-Advertiser Primary healthcare providers are bracing for significant cutbacks due to two new payment policy changes by Hawaii's largest insurer set to go into effect Tuesday. Hawaii Medical Service Association earlier this year stunnedproviders when it mandated they switch from fixed monthly "transformation" payments back to a traditional fee-for-service system, with only 60 days' notice, by July 1. That was too abrupt for many, and HMSA, after intervention...Read more President says Iran's Kharg Island is being 'blown to smithereens' By PHIL STEWART and DAVID LAWDER Reuters WASHINGTON - Iran's energy hub of Kharg Island is being blown to smithereens, U.S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday in a one-line social media post accompanied by an AI-generated video clip. There was no other evidence that the Iranian energy hub was under attack. The White House and the U.S. Defense Department did not immediately respond to Reuters requests for comment outside regular business hours. There was no immediate response to Trump's...Read more Download the Hawaii Tribune Herald App

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