Thursday, May 17, 2012
Agent claims immunity in shooting
The State Department special agent accused of fatally shooting a man at a McDonald's restaurant in Waikiki in November claims he was performing his duties as a federal law enforcement officer and is therefore immune from prosecution under state law, according to records filed in the case this week.
Buyers emerge for 2 hospitals
The effort by St. Francis Healthcare System of Hawaii to sell two shuttered medical facilities on Oahu that it recently took back in bankruptcy has attracted an offer from a partnership led by someone very familiar with the properties in Liliha and Ewa.
Missing woman's vehicle located
Pearl City police discovered the car of a missing 39-year-old Waipahu woman Wednesday afternoon in Pearl City while combing the area, but police have not found the woman, Loida Wideman.
Honolulu boutique owner wins big, inspires many
Eden in Love owner Tanna Dang may lead an expedition to Africa to help a village on its way to self-sustainability, now that she has won the National Retail Federation's top prize of $25,000 in a video contest. "I'm pretty sure we're going to Africa," she said, and will soon be finalizing details.
Employers up, applicants down at job fair
Modest improvements in Oahu's job market were reflected at the WorkForce job fair Wednesday at Blaisdell Center, which attracted more employers and a higher quality of applicants than the same event a year ago.
Call them winners
More than half have only been here for two years.
Others have been around for all four.
But no matter how long their stay in Hawaii, the group of eight seniors honored after Saturday's regular-season baseball finale against Nevada share one thing in common.
A city deputy prosecutor's remarks to jurors that they shouldn't get caught in the "mumbo jumbo" of the judge's instructions has led the Hawaii Supreme Court to overturn a manslaughter conviction for a man accused of recklessly killing a North Carolina visitor with a single punch.
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The number of foreclosure filings in Hawaii sank in April to its lowest for any month since a controversial overhaul of a state law governing residential foreclosures took effect last May, according to a report released Wednesday by real estate research firm RealtyTrac.
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The University of Hawaii Board of Regents voted 13-0 this afternoon to approve Tom Apple as the next chancellor for UH's flagship Manoa campus. Story »
A household in Nanakuli was persuaded by police to surrender a 6- or 7-foot boa constrictor in order to avoid prosecution Thursday morning. Story »
- Marines Return
- Graduation signs
- Island Images: USS Carl Vinson, May 15, 2012
- Page One Collection: May 2012 [Part 2]
- HPD Police Week Memorial Service, May 14, 2012
- Chaminade commencement
May 14, 2012, Blaisdell Arena - Island Images: May 2012 [Part 2]
- Harlem Globetrotters
- Sports Extra: H.S. Track & Field Championships [Part 2]
- Sports Extra: H.S. Track & Field Championships
- Sports Extra: H.S. Baseball, Division I & II Championships
- Island Images: Disney's 'Wonder'-ous Maiden Voyage
- Sports Extra: H.S. Volleyball, Division I & II Championship
- HHSAA State Championship Division II
The State Department special agent accused of fatally shooting a man at a McDonald's restaurant in Waikiki in November claims he was performing his duties as a federal law enforcement officer and is therefore immune from prosecution under state law, according to records filed in the case this week.
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More than half have only been here for two years.Others have been around for all four.
But no matter how long their stay in Hawaii, the group of eight seniors honored after Saturday's regular-season baseball finale against Nevada share one thing in common. Story »
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While on an all-day hike deep in Molokai's Halawa Valley five years ago, the popular Hawaiian folk singer and musician known simply as Lono ran across a friend, Lawrence Aki, who was guiding a group of visitors on the trail. Story »
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Look around major retailers' beauty counters these days, and it's beginning to look like Koreatown. Story »
SANFORD, Fla. >> The killing of Trayvon Martin here 2 1/2 months ago has been cast as the latest test of race relations and equal justice in America. But it was also a test of a small city police department that does not have a homicide unit and typically deals with three or four murder cases a year.
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