Obama nominates U.S. attorney for federal judgeship in Hawaii
President Barack Obama has nominated Assistant U. S. Attorney Derrick K. Watson to serve as a U.S. District Court judge in Hawaii.
View ArticleSchoolgirls, 11, struck by car on King Street
The principal of Washington Middle School is urging motorists to drive with caution after two Washington seventh-graders were seriously injured when they were struck by a car after school Wednesday...
View ArticleSurvey uncovers more iwi in path of rail
A human skull fragment turned up in an archaeological survey trench dug into a parking lot near Ward Avenue last weekend, marking the sixth time human remains have been found in the path of the $5.26...
View ArticleGarcia says smoking-ban bill could cover all city-run parks
City Council Safety Chairman Nestor Garcia said he would entertain the idea of expanding a proposal to ban smoking at some of Honolulu's most popular beach facilities to include all city-run parks.
View ArticleAnti-tobacco events will help cigarette smokers kick habit
Clean air, clean aina. That's the theme of this year's Great American Smokeout anti-tobacco event on Oahu at the University of Hawaii at Manoa from 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. today.
View ArticleTam told to pay for lunch tab
Former City Councilman Rod Tam has been fined $813.53 by the city Ethics Commission for misusing city funds to buy city employees "appreciation lunches" and for a Chinese dinner for foreign delegates.
View ArticleNavy reviews plan to base 18 Poseidon jets on Oahu
The Navy said Wednesday it is considering not basing 18 P-8A Poseidon jets at Kaneohe Bay to save $300 million by consolidating the aircraft in Washington state and Florida instead.
View ArticlePoorer than we thought
A new federal calculation that takes into account Hawaii's high cost of living significantly boosts the state's poverty rate — from the 18th lowest in the nation to the seventh highest.
View ArticleJim Donovan is a finalist for Cal State Fullerton AD job
Former University of Hawaii Athletic Director Jim Donovan is one of four finalists for the director of athletics job at California State University Fullerton, the school said on its website.
View ArticleNo underdogs left in this playoff
There are no assumptions in high school sports, not on the football field. Not usually. Not at ‘Iolani, especially.
View ArticleRoyal Attire
When Emily Cutts Judd got dressed for King Kalakaua's Coronation Ball in 1883, she chose a stunning Paris-made, maroon satin gown trimmed in a cream-colored floral brocade, with a flounce in back and a...
View ArticleTraffic deaths double this year on Hawaii island
Hawaii County’s traffic fatalities have doubled so far this year over last year, the police department reported Wednesday as it pledged to continue drunken-driving roadblocks islandwide.
View ArticleLA sheriff deputy arrested for alleged murder
After a months-long investigation, Los Angeles police arrested a county sheriff's deputy who is suspected in the shooting death of a man in Sylmar last June.
View ArticleScores isolated after new Ebola outbreak in Uganda
Scores of Ugandans were isolated on Thursday to prevent the spread of a new outbreak of Ebola in Uganda, the scene of increasingly regular outbreaks of deadly hemorrhagic fevers that have left health...
View ArticleXi Jinping takes helm of China amid reform calls
Xi Jinping succeeded Hu Jintao as China's leader on Thursday, assuming the top posts in the Communist Party and the powerful military in a once-a-decade political transition unbowed by scandals, a...
View ArticleParents slam Irish abortion laws after woman dies
The parents of an Indian woman who suffered a miscarriage and died after being refused an abortion in an Irish hospital have slammed Ireland's abortion laws.
View ArticleUC president thanks governor for Proposition 30
The president of the University of California is praising the passage of Proposition 30, saying it will bring financial stability to the school.
View ArticleNo letup in Israeli offensive in Gaza
Militants in the Gaza Strip pounded southern Israel with rocket fire on Thursday, killing three people as the Israeli military pressed forward with a second day of intense air raids and naval attacks...
View ArticleFBI agent in Petraeus scandal was seen as a hero
FBI Special Agent Frederick Humphries II played a key role in stopping a terrorist attack aimed at blowing up Los Angeles International Airport just as the year 2000 dawned.
View ArticleMan pleads not guilty to LA County bus rape charge
A man has been charged with raping an 18-year-old mentally disabled woman in the back of a Los Angeles County transit bus last week.
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