Former AP Saigon bureau chief, dies in Honolulu at age 90
Edwin Q. White, who served as Saigon bureau chief for The Associated Press as the U.S. committed massive numbers of combat troops to Vietnam, died before dawn today in Honolulu at age 90, his daughter...
View ArticleWater main break in Ewa Beach closes section of road
About 88 customers in Ewa Beach are without water service as Board of Water Supply crews work to repair a broken water main.
View ArticleTerritorial earnings jump 22.1 percent
Low mortgage rates are fueling a rush of new loans at Territorial Savings Bank.
View ArticleBodies of 2 missing NYC boys found, police say
NEW YORK » The bodies of two boys who were separated from their frantic mother at the height of Superstorm Sandy by the force of rising water were found today in a marshy area at the end of a street,...
View ArticleEx-Penn St. president charged in Sandusky case
HARRISBURG, Pa. » Former Penn State President Graham B. Spanier was charged today with hushing up child sex abuse complaints against Jerry Sandusky, making him the third school official to be accused...
View ArticleH-1 truck crash bedevils drivers on Halloween
A garbage truck slammed into the H-1 freeway median near the Kaonohi overpass in Aiea on Wednesday afternoon, creating a nightmare from West Oahu to Kahala for motorists trying to get home or out for...
View ArticlePrice for new Nordstrom condos reach $9M, a Hawaii record
Some very luxury living is going to nestle up to luxury shopping, based on plans for a 23-story condominium at Ala Moana Center next to Nordstrom on top of the store’s six-story parking garage.
View ArticleSheriff deputies catch inmate who escaped in courthouse ceiling
A prison inmate who escaped from the state Circuit Court building Wednesday was captured by the state Sheriff Division’s Fugitive Unit this morning at the Safeway store on Pali Highway and Vineyard...
View ArticleUH-Temple football game still possible as talks resume
Talks have renewed and there still remains a possibility that the Temple and Hawaii football teams will meet in a game next month.
View ArticleLanes reopen in Vineyard-Punchbowl area
Police at 10:37 a.m. said two lanes of Vineyard Boulevard eastbound at Punchbowl Street have been closed because of a traffic accident involving an overturned car.
View ArticleLetters to the Editor
Fight negativity in campaigns • Lingle offers balanced views • GOP would control Lingle • Private schools update curricula • Don't allow Waikiki condo
View ArticleCase for wind power grows
In agreement with other studies, the University of Hawaii Economic Research Organization has determined that large-scale wind turbine projects on neighbor islands would have a positive economic effect.
View ArticleA better poll question: who do you think will win?
In the tight 2004 campaign, the polls that asked Americans which candidate they supported — all the way up to the exit polls — told a confusing story about whether President George W. Bush or Sen. John...
View Article'Amber Alert' buzzes despite lack of logic, quirky filming technique
You've spied the electronic billboard message on the interstate and maybe felt a chill as you did — "Amber Alert," then a car description, a license number. Who among us hasn't at least taken a glance...
View ArticleDenzel soars in 'Flight'
IF "Flight" weren't so exceptionally crafted and acted, this tale of self-destruction and eventual redemption might feel like the sort of feel-good fare you'd see on the Lifetime Movie Network, or even...
View Article'Wreck-It Ralph' a screwball masterpiece
Disney Animation takes a page out of Pixar's well-worn playbook for "Wreck-It Ralph," a screwball farce with a novel setting and more edge than your average Disney 'toon.
View ArticleAttorney Michael Green joins family acting tradition
Who does "Hawaii Five-0" call when it needs a lawyer? Michael Green, that's who. But the high-profile attorney is not called for legal services; Mike is called to play a lawyer on the show. He will...
View ArticleBankruptcy filings still in decline, October data show
Bankruptcy filings by Hawaii residents and businesses fell in October for the 20th consecutive month, according to data released Thursday by U.S. Bankruptcy Court.
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