California woman injured jumping into Maunawili pool
A 56-year-old San Jose, Calif., woman was airlifted by helicopter out of the Maunawili Falls area in Windward Oahu today after jumping into a pool.
View ArticleFire chars condo in Kihei, Maui
A fire that did $1,000 in damage to the exterior of a condominium in south Maui was accidental, fire officials said.
View ArticleIdaho names Gesser interim head football coach
MOSCOW, Idaho >> Idaho fired football coach Robb Akey on Sunday and promoted offensive coordinator Jason Gesser to interim coach.
View ArticleMan pulled from ocean off Hilton in extremely critical condition
A 50-year-old man was in extremely critical condition after being pulled from waters near the Kaiser Bowls surf site this afternoon.
View ArticleUH soccer team triumphs on senior night
A penalty kick goal by Chelsea Miyake was the difference on senior night for the Hawaii women's soccer team, which beat Pacific 2-1 at Waipio Peninsula Soccer Stadium.
View ArticleViolent crimes and property crimes drop on Oahu
Both violent crimes and property crimes on Oahu fell during the first four months of 2012, according to numbers released by the Honolulu Police Department last week.
View ArticleAutopsy scheduled for driver in crash on Ala Wai
A 47-year-old man died Saturday after apparently suffering a medical emergency and crashing his truck into a fire hydrant and utility pole in Waikiki.
View ArticleU.S. agency proposes protection for 15 isle species
The picture-wing fly, anchialine pool shrimp and Stenogyne cranwelliae exist in relative obscurity, and unless special action is taken, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service says, they could cease to...
View ArticleMilitary plans new hypersonic flight after failure
LOS ANGELES >> The U.S. military is planning a fourth unmanned hypersonic flight in the wake of a failed attempt.
View ArticleOregon scientists make embryos with 2 women, 1 man
NEW YORK » Scientists in Oregon have created embryos with genes from one man and two women, using a provocative technique that could someday be used to prevent babies from inheriting certain rare...
View ArticleAmerican plans to hire 2,500 new pilots
DALLAS » The CEO of American Airlines said the company expects to hire 2,500 pilots over the next five years as it ramps up international flights.
View ArticleWorld Series gets awfully hairy with wild beards
SAN FRANCISCO >> This is going to be a very hairy World Series.
View ArticleHawaii auto sales are up 28 percent
Registrations of new cars and trucks are up 28 percent for the third quarter of 2012, compared with the same period last year, according to Hawaii Auto Outlook, released today.
View ArticleHip-hop dancer indicted in stabbing death of friend
An Oahu grand jury returned an indictment this morning charging Jacob Le with murder in the stabbing death of his friend and fellow break-dancer.
View ArticleStudy: Aspirin may help treat some colon cancers
NEW YORK » Aspirin, one of the world's oldest and cheapest drugs, has shown remarkable promise in treating colon cancer in people with mutations in a gene that's thought to play a role in the disease.
View ArticleJapanese visitor drowned off South Kohala, autopsy finds
An autopsy determined that a 35-year-old male Japanese visitor died Monday of saltwater drowning, Hawaii County police announced today.
View ArticleLaser-pointer incident forces Coast Guard helicopter to land
Someone shined a laser pointer at a Coast Guard helicopter Tuesday night off Oahu, affecting two crew members and prompting the helicopter to return to base at Barbers Point, the Coast Guard said today.
View ArticleKarate sensei found guilty of molesting male student, 12
A state jury found karate sensei Michael Shimabukuro guilty today of molesting one of his students starting in 2005 when the boy was 12.
View ArticleWWII vet from Hawaii dies at age 93 after casting last ballot
A World War II veteran who inspired many with his determination to vote even though he had end-stage liver cancer has died.
View ArticleHoliday gadgets: Samsung launches Note II phone
NEW YORK » Samsung Electronics Co. has been running ads touting its Galaxy S III phone as its "next big thing." Now it has something bigger.
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