Council wants special-funds power
The Honolulu City Council wants the authority to create special funds to ensure fees and taxes paid by the public are spent for the proper purposes, such as requiring fuel tax revenue to pay for road...
View ArticleVaccine to aid cancer patients is offered in isles
A cancer vaccine being offered for the first time in Hawaii could prolong the life of terminal prostate cancer patients.
View ArticleFlaws cost city $366,000, audit finds
The city has lost about $366,000 in camping permit fee revenues because it installed an online camping system last March that is not capable of collecting fees, according to an audit of the Department...
View ArticleSenator echoes Lingle on bipartisanship
U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski said Monday that a bipartisan approach to governing is possible despite the political gridlock in Washington, D.C.
View ArticleHanabusa ahead of Djou in fundraising
U.S. Rep. Colleen Hanabusa has kept her fundraising advantage over former U.S. Rep. Charles Djou in their campaigns for Congress.
View ArticleFaculty weighs Greenwood censure
The Faculty Senate at the University of Hawaii at Manoa is considering a no-confidence vote on UH President M.R.C. Greenwood at its meeting Wednesday.
View ArticleFraud, theft case nets 31-month term
A woman who was caught shoplifting a $600 pair of jeans from Neiman Marcus, then admitted committing credit card fraud and aggravated identity theft in an unrelated case, was sentenced Monday to 31...
View ArticleFire at nail salon shutters nearby business operations
A fire at a Manoa Marketplace nail salon Sunday morning, started by a gas stove used near bottles of acetone, has shuttered businesses, caused an undetermined amount of damage and upset neighboring...
View ArticleHula halau to perform at Cope's canonization
NEWARK, N.J. » A Honolulu hula halau that had been fundraising up until a 10 a.m. Sunday Mass so it could perform for Mother Marianne Cope's canonization in Rome finally showed up on the East Coast on...
View ArticleLarger field of runners slows traffic during Kailua race
Question: I was driving on Kainalu Drive on Sunday morning, Oct. 7, and turned to get on Kalaheo Avenue to get to Marine Corps Base Hawaii.
View ArticlePolice and Fire
No one was hurt when a silver Toyota sedan driven by an elderly woman jumped a curb and hit the glass front of a shop at Aina Haina Shopping Center at midday Monday.
View Article'Hayashi Bowl' fight is on
James Hayashi says he was the black sheep of his family while growing up. His brother, Greg, was an outstanding all-around athlete and provided a sterling example that James noticed, but did not always...
View ArticleNewswatch
Shark warnings posted at Nanakuli Beach • Slaughterhouse on Hawaii island to be renovated • Glenwood man is identified as crash victim
View ArticleHawaii baseball team gets a rare fall series
Fans have never had a chance to see the Hawaii baseball team play in the fall under coach Mike Trapasso. That will change tonight.
View ArticleConcussions knock Nomura off the court
Imagine your favorite activity, be it sport, hobby or pastime.
View ArticleBest of the Pac West
Hawaii Pacific upsets Cal Baptist • Azusa Pacific sweeps Hawaii-Hilo • Seasiders up to No. 8 in poll • Hagemeyer earns weekly honor • Urli begins pro career in Sweden
View ArticleOff the News
Private schools struggle along with parents • Spend, spend, spend, then pay off balance
View ArticleSeeking aid, more districts change teacher evaluations
In an exercise evoking a corporate motivation seminar, a group of public school teachers and principals clustered around posters scrawled with the titles of Beatles songs.
View ArticleAfter years of pouring refills, a waitress, 21, aims higher
Bridgette the waitress glides through morning at Donna’s Diner with an easy, familiar air, as though she were born somewhere between the cash register and the coffee maker.
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