Friday, May 25, 2012
Native species under threat from invasive Japanese bird
An invasive Japanese bird has wiped out tens of thousands of native birds at the Hakalau Forest National Wildlife Refuge on Hawaii island, two University of Hawaii researchers have found.
Court seal would be temporary on video of killing
A state judge expressed some misgivings Thursday about releasing surveillance video of a fatal shooting at a Waikiki McDonald's restaurant last year, but said any sealing would be only temporary.
Name in the News: Blake Oshiro
Some might say that Blake Oshiro has moved up in the world, in that he's now on the Capitol's fifth floor, having left the fourth-floor office he used as a member of the state House six months ago.
Gas prices expected to drop this summer
Hawaii still leads the nation in average gas price, but the cost of filling up a tank is going down.
Baseball: Bows' season ends with a 9-6 loss
Hawaii played like it couldn't get out of the Western Athletic Conference fast enough. UH's 33-year run in the league ended with an abrupt exit from the WAC baseball tournament on Thursday.
Review: 'Black' loses its magic
There's a moment early on in "Men in Black 3" when Will Smith's Agent J sits down next to his longtime partner, Tommy Lee Jones' Agent K, and bemoans the fact that he's too old for this sort of thing.
Three Hawaii beaches made this year's list of top 10 U.S. beaches, but the top spot went to Coronado's 1.5-mile stretch of sand and sea in San Diego. Story »
Eight years of continuous war in Iraq and Afghanistan are over for the 3rd Marine Regiment's 3,000 Marines at Kaneohe Bay. Story »
Hawaii still leads the nation in average gas price, but the cost of filling up a tank is going down. Story »
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Police were searching for a gunman who shot a man and woman tonight who were making a nighttime deposit at the Bank of Hawaii on Farrington Highway in Waipahu.
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A Maui County spokesman said the man shot and killed by police in Kihei Tuesday had pointed a pellet gun at officers that looked like a semi-automatic handgun. Story »
- Island Images: Marines remember
- American Idol Finale Show
- Island Images: Rush-hour traffic, May 22, 2012
- Island Images: The Maori King visit
- Remembering Robin Gibb
- Ring of Fire Eclipse
- Island Images: Arizona Memorial at Pearl Harbor
- Island Images: May 2012 [Part 2]
- Island Images: Baseball, Hawaii vs Nevada [Part 2]
- Island Images: The New Baby Expo
- Sports Extra: Baseball, Hawaii vs. Nevada
- Marines Return
- Graduation signs
- Island Images: USS Carl Vinson, May 15, 2012
Last weekend, a group of volunteers dutifully made their way into the workspace near the Shinnyo-en Buddhist temple on South Beretania Street to help prepare prayer lanterns for this year's Lantern Floating Hawaii Ceremony on Memorial Day. Story »
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ASK Cheryl Vasconcellos what she most enjoys about her job as the executive director of Hana Health, and there's no doubt pruning, planting and harvesting will be on her list. That's because in addition to her administrative, financial, personnel, marketing, public relations and strategic planning responsibilities for East Maui's only medical facility, she loves to work in the fields of Hana Fresh, its 7-acre certified organic farm. Story »
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TANNOURINE, Lebanon >> The Islamic republic of Iran recently offered to build a dam in this scenic alpine village, high in the Christian heartland of Lebanon.
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