The 29-year-old University of Hawaii graduate student who was attacked this week by a man out on bail for attempting to set another man on fire is fearful that the suspect will do more harm to others if he is allowed to go free again while awaiting trial. Story »


"Torrential rain" along the leeward Kohala slopes has led National Weather Service forecasters to issue a flash flood warning for Hawaii island until midnight. Story »
Queen's Health Systems will begin demolition Monday of the former Hawaii Medical Center hospital in West Oahu. Story »




Across the country, book lovers and aspiring authors pay big bucks for writing workshops. They'll travel great distances to be one of 200,000 fans at a book festival listening to award-winning authors talk about their best-sellers and waiting in long lines for an autograph. In Honolulu the book and music festival is free and easy to attend, and authors are happy to hang out for hours to talk to fans and autograph books. Story »

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