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Monday, February 27, 2012         
Award for script elates writers, director

One by one, the Oscars went to other films Sunday night, all except the one that married the soul of "The Descendants" to the people who knew it best: the writers of the screenplay who took the work of local author Kaui Hart Hemmings and brought it to life on the silver screen.

Baseball: Rainbows finish off sweep

The Hawaii baseball team took care of business all five games against Wagner College this weekend. The way the Rainbows took care of that business on Sunday was the most impressive. UH got a complete effort offensively and defensively.

Guard asea on aged craft

The Coast Guard in Hono­lulu faces a dilemma with its two biggest ships, the aging 378-foot cutters Jarvis and Rush, which the service wants to retire but can't because it has no replacements, officials said.

Developer enlarges Ala Wai project

Commercial subleasing has begun on the controversial $20 million Kalia Marketplace project that plans to bring two wedding chapels, retail and office space and return a boat repair facility to the Ala Wai Small Boat Harbor in Waikiki.

Artistry of silence carries night of Oscars

Flattery will get you everywhere. "The Artist," a love letter to Hollywood, got hugs, kisses and the best-picture Oscar on Sunday at the 84th Academy Awards ceremony. The film also took the awards for best actor and best director.

Nearly 60 retired state and county workers in Hawaii each receive government pensions of more than $100,000 annually.  Story »

State lawmakers shelved a bill that would have tacked on $1 to motor vehicle registration fees in an effort to better enforce and curb abuse of the state's parking program for people with disabilities.  Story »

No, the sign over the new Flip Flop Shops store at Ala Moana Center is not a misprint. Story »

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CHARDON, Ohio >> A gunman opened fire inside a high school cafeteria at the start of the school day Monday, wounding five students, one of whom later died, authorities said. A suspect — believed to be a student — was arrested a short distance away. Story »


LONG BEACH, Calif. >> The coroner's office ruled Monday that the death of a 10-year-old Southern California schoolgirl after a fight with another female student was a homicide. Story »

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PHOTOS BY BRUCE ASATO / BASATO@STARADVERTISER.COMCoast Guard Capt. James McCauley said it is getting harder to maintain the 42-year-old Rush, a 378-foot cutter that is 12 years past its intended life span of 30 years. The Coast Guard in Hono­lulu faces a dilemma with its two biggest ships, the aging 378-foot cutters Jarvis and Rush, which the service wants to retire but can't because it has no replacements, officials said.  Story »

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The Hawaii baseball team took care of business all five games against Wagner College this weekend. The way the Rainbows took care of that business on Sunday was the most impressive. UH got a complete effort offensively and defensively. Story »

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Caan on Caan
A proud father shares the small screen with his son in an episode of ‘Five-0’
From the pier at Kewalo Boat Harbor, just ashore of a weathered teak junk, the argument is muted by the wind. But clearly the two men on the deck of the Intrepid Dragon II are having words.  Story »
 
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Last Thursday federal regulators, members of advertising trade groups and technology companies gathered in Washington to announce new initiatives to protect consumers' privacy online.

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