Japan protests another U.S. troop-related incident
TOKYO » A U.S. airman is suspected of assaulting a young boy today on the southern Japanese island of Okinawa, authorities said. The incident comes just two weeks after a curfew was imposed on all...
View ArticleTentative contract extension for Horizon Air, pilots union
Horizon Air and the International Brotherhood of Teamsters today announced tentative agreement toward a six-year contract extension covering the carrier’s 610 pilots.
View ArticleProject must take closer look at impact
A federal judge has concluded there were flaws in some of the environmental and cultural reviews done for the city's $5.26 billion Honolulu rail project, and ruled the city must fix those problems by...
View ArticleEPA finds Hyundai, Kia overstated gas mileage
DETROIT » Hyundai and Kia overstated the gas mileage on 900,000 vehicles sold in the past three years, a discovery that could bring sanctions from the U.S. government and millions of dollars in...
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Island Holdings taps Amemiya for VP post • Hawaiian adds capacity for Manila route • Retail gains in October could hurt holidays • Ford's Fields promoted, could become CEO • Exxon profit falls 7...
View ArticleGreenSun Hawaii lends $1 million to cut energy costs
A public-private partnership working to lower upfront costs for renewable energy systems and more efficient household appliances in Hawaii announced that it has made $1 million in loans since the...
View ArticleU.S. economy adds 171,000 jobs, unemployment rate rises to 7.9%
WASHINGTON » U.S. employers added 171,000 jobs in October, and hiring was stronger in August and September than first thought. The solid job growth showed that the economy is strengthening slowly but...
View ArticleRomney, Obama each get something in jobs report
COLUMBUS, Ohio » President Barack Obama and Republican rival Mitt Romney each got something today out of the final snapshot of the nation's economy heading into Election Day, with more job creation and...
View ArticleRail work apace with cultural, design improvements
Building Oahu’s first urban transit system provides both the opportunity and the responsibility to do things right. While we may have missed the mark on occasion, we are increasingly working to do...
View ArticleMagnitude-6.4 quake shakes Philippines
MANILA, Philippines >> A magnitude-6.4 earthquake rattled the Philippine island of Mindanao early Saturday morning (8:17 a.m. Hawaii time), the U.S. Geological Survey reported.
View ArticleFact Check: A perfect storm of Frankenfacts
WASHINGTON » Come Wednesday, or sometime later if the election result is still in the balance, only one man will be left standing and the loser's inventory of misleading claims, out-of-context...
View ArticleLong lines, rising tempers seen at gas stations
NEW YORK » Motorists increasingly desperate for a fill-up fumed in long lines at gas stations and screamed at each other today as fuel shortages in Superstorm Sandy's wake spread across the...
View ArticleElephant in South Korean zoo imitates human speech
An elephant in a South Korean zoo is using his trunk to pick up not only food, but also human vocabulary.
View ArticleHMSA seeks 1.2% rate hike
Medical premiums for roughly 78,000 people covered by Hawaii Medical Service Association could rise by an average 1.2 percent — the lowest rate hike in more than five years.
View ArticleWaialua man indicted in fatal crash allegedly said he was on cocaine, booze
The driver of a pickup truck involved in a fiery crash in Central Oahu that killed a man early Sunday admitted he took some cocaine and drank nine to 12 beers before getting behind the wheel, said...
View ArticleLawsuit filed over endangered sea turtles
Two conservation groups filed a lawsuit today challenging a new federal rule that nearly doubles limits on how many endangered sea turtles Hawaii's longline swordfish fishery can accidentally hook...
View ArticleMayor Bloomberg says NYC Marathon canceled
NEW YORK » The New York City Marathon was canceled today by Mayor Michael Bloomberg after mounting criticism that it was wrong to hold the race while the region is still recovering from Superstorm Sandy.
View ArticlePastor charged in killing of fiancee's daughter
BROOMFIELD TOWNSHIP, Mich. » A central Michigan pastor accused of beating and strangling a neighbor to fulfill a sexual fantasy was engaged to the victim's mother and had asked church members to pray...
View ArticleFire chief to retire at year's end
Honolulu Fire Chief Kenneth Silva has announced his retirement effective at the end of the year.
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