Body of missing diver found off Palos Verdes Peninsula
LOS ANGELES >> The body of an experienced 50-year-old free diver clad in a wet suit was pulled Saturday from waters off Palos Verdes Peninsula, near where she went missing a week earlier.
View ArticleIslands claimed by both Japan and China spark protests
SENKAKU ISLANDS, Japan >> Japan’s territorial disputes with its neighbors flared anew Sunday as a group of nationalist activists swam ashore and raised flags on an island also claimed by China.
View ArticleNarrower H-1 lanes appear to ease traffic; sideswiping risk merits attention
Just a couple of days after the state Department of Transportation narrowed some H-1 freeway lanes this month, a dump truck driver pulled up alongside Ken Harmeyer's big rig and their side-view mirrors...
View ArticlePolice officer injured on Kunia Road H-1 Freeway on-ramp
Paramedics took a Honolulu police officer to the hospital in serious condition after he was hit by a vehicle on the Kunia on-ramp to the H-1 Freeway.
View Article1,000 acre fire on Kauai now 20 percent contained
A fire that’s burned more than 1,000 acres above Kokee is about 20 percent contained this morning, Kauai County officials said.
View ArticlePart of Kauai loses power due to 1,000-acre fire
The fire, which broke out shortly after midnight Thursday near Pokii Ridge in Kokee, is not an immediate threat to structures. Still, Fire Chief Robert Westerman asked for a voluntary evacuation of Kokee.
View ArticleWater main break in Alewa Heights repaired
About 37 customers in Alewa Heights are without water this morning until crews finish repairing a broken 6-inch water main.
View ArticleBody of Schofield soldier returned to U.S. soil
The body of a helicopter gunner from Schofield Barracks killed in Afghanistan returned to U.S. soil today.
View ArticleSword-wielding robber killed at Vegas Dairy Queen
LAS VEGAS >> Police say a clerk at a Las Vegas Dairy Queen shot and killed a sword-wielding, masked man who tried to rob the restaurant.
View ArticleHawaii issues warnings about events with pigs
Hawaii's Department of Agriculture is warning the public to be careful when attending fairs or other events where there are pigs.
View ArticleFire crews return to Village Park as blaze flares up
Firefighters continue to monitor and battle flare ups today from a brush fire near the Village Park Area, a Honolulu Fire Department spokesman said.
View ArticlePolice looking for vehicle that ran over sleeping man's arm
Police are looking for a vehicle that left the scene after hitting a man on School Street at about 7:30 p.m. Saturday night.
View ArticleBody of man found on North Shore with no sign of assault
Honolulu officials recovered the body of an unidentified man this afternoon behind the Sunset Beach fire station, a fire department spokesman said.
View ArticleCaldwell still supports rail, won't speculate on project's future
Mayoral candidate Kirk Caldwell says he remains a strong supporter of the city’s delayed rail transit project but says it is premature to speculate on its future.
View ArticleAll-female cast elevates festival's 'Richard III'
No knowledge of English history, or of the seven preceding plays in Shakespeare's epic history cycle, is necessary to enjoy the Hawaii Shakespeare Festival's production of "Richard III," done in modern...
View ArticleDinner belle
Talk about getting things done. Stefani Sakamoto, an 11-year-old Punahou student, wanted a chance to visit the White House. So when first lady Michelle Obama announced a nationwide kids recipe...
View ArticleTime falls away in eternal 'Lawless' tale
In the collective imagination, Prohibition happened in black-and-white and in big cities like New York and Chicago. There were passwords to get into speakeasies and glamorous nightclubs where people...
View ArticleDa Kine
Aloha Festivals at Eat the Street • Madre offers tours, tastings • Learn cheap and fast meals • Entrants sought in poke contest • Hilo market noted nationally
View ArticleLuau leaf is a nutritious everyday food
A luau wouldn't be a feast if it were not for luau, the leafy tops of taro. Laulau, the steamed taro-leaf bundle of pork and butterfish, is a key luau item, as is squid or octopus luau, the taro...
View ArticleRecipes capture food, spirit of yearly Okinawan Festival
Get a taste of Uchinanchu flavors this weekend at the 30th annual Okinawan Festival. Sample local favorites such as pig's feet soup, Okinawa soba, champuru, andagi and the ever-popular Okidog and...
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