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Research in Motion shares climb • Bankoh network OK after 2-hour problem • Bankoh network OK after 2-hour problem • McKay to lead BP's global ‘upstream' unit • Cattle futures rise amid increased demand...
View ArticleThanksgiving tradition aids pursuit of higher education
Thanksgiving has always been my favorite holiday in the islands. With commercial interests at bay compared with other holidays, Thanksgiving is about the attitude of gratitude and a celebration of...
View ArticleObituaries
Clyde Dennis Fox • Nestor Agbayani Gorospe • Roberta Akiko Kaneshiro • Velma Yuk Yung Lau • Antonia Ballesteros Manuel • Gail Nakamura Matthews • Genisis Lauren Michihara • Barbara Natsuko Miyata; and...
View ArticleCombat veterans take fight to Congress
WASHINGTON » As Tammy Duckworth sees it, her path to Congress began when she awoke in the fall of 2004 at Walter Reed Army Medical Center. She was missing both of her legs and faced the prospect of...
View ArticleWahine finish Big West unbeaten with sweep of UC Riverside
Emily Hartong put down 13 kills and Jane Croson added 12 as No. 8 Hawaii swept UC Riverside in a Big West volleyball match tonight at the Stan Sheriff Center 25-17, 25-17, 25-23.
View ArticleCore values of service and unity reach across faiths, Gabbard says
Sponsors of the 51st annual Nuuanu Valley Interfaith Thanksgiving this year found in U.S. Rep.-elect Tulsi Gabbard a keynote speaker whose core values of diversity, unity and service to others are...
View ArticlePolice and Fire
Man is critically injured in 2-car crash • Alleged robber tries to escape after arrest • 2 suspects are sought in Waipahu holdup • Visitor rescued after trouble in water • Hiker rescued off Waihee...
View ArticleNewswatch
House leader not a done deal, Oshiro says • Amaama fishing season to close till March • Grants offered to aid Maui’s small towns
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View ArticleShining Stars
Allison A. Jerome, associate dean for the day undergraduate program at Chaminade University, was one of 26 midlevel administrators in higher education nationwide selected by the Council of...
View ArticleNew aquarium fish rules draw criticism
Environmental groups are criticizing proposed state rules to regulate the collection of ocean aquarium fish on Oahu. "These rules aren't based on good science," Earthjustice associate attorney...
View ArticleNew land agency rules postponed
Facing a storm of criticism, Hawaii Gov. Neil Abercrombie is deferring action on pending rules for a new state entity that would help to develop public lands to raise state revenues.
View ArticlePest infestation delays half of tree shipments
State officials said Friday that about half the container shipments of mainland Christmas trees had been held up because they are "widely infested" with non-native pests including banana slugs, which...
View ArticleIsle sales of guns on pace to break record
Statistics released by the Honolulu Police Department this week show the sales of new handguns, rifles and shotguns issued on Oahu for the year are again headed for a record.
View Article'Unusual' coral disease outbreak spreading fast on Kauai
A report by the U.S. Geological Survey finds that an outbreak of coral disease along Kauai's North Shore is an epidemic.
View ArticleUH women's basketball team defeats Oregon
Kamilah Jackson scored 23 points and grabbed 14 rebounds to lead the Hawaii women's basketball team over Oregon, 85-73, tonight at the Stan Sheriff Center.
View ArticleDrug Enforcement Administration shuts down Hawaii island office
HILO » The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration last month closed an office and airport hangar it maintained in Hilo to cut costs.
View ArticleThanksgiving call connects Obama with Schofield soldier
A Schofield Barracks soldier in Afghanistan received a Thanksgiving call from the commander in chief.
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