Thursday, May 24, 2012
Mayor hopefuls square off over rail at first televised debate
The two candidates who support the city's planned rail system saved most of their barbs for each other as the three hopefuls vying to be Honolulu mayor faced off Wednesday night in the first live televised debate of the campaign.
Fewer hurricanes predicted this year
The number of tropical cyclones predicted for Hawaii this year is down, but preparations for them are up under new building standards adopted by the state last month.
Alleged bomb-maker arrested in placing of device in Kaimuki
A man who allegedly planted a pipe bomb near a Kaimuki rooming house two months ago did so out of a personal grudge against one of the residents, the FBI said Wednesday.
West Maui market attracts 2 more flights from Island Air
West Maui is starting to loom large on local airlines' radar.
'Bows let one get away
MESA, Ariz. » Winning the Western Athletic Conference tournament is a hard enough task, and now it just got harder.
In memory … Vidal
When news came that Vidal Sassoon died May 9 at age 84, Joe Randazzo was immediately on the phone commiserating with friends on the mainland, all alumni of Sassoon salons and his philosophy that the cut is everything.
The city is asking residents to donate lei or flowers for the 50,000 lei that will be placed on the grave markers of veterans at Oahu cemeteries for Memorial Day on Monday.
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Four luxury hotels on three islands could be destined for new ownership and fetch between an estimated $500 million and $1 billion. Story »
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A driver who critically injured a moped rider in McCully fled the scene and is being sought by police. Story »
The organization fighting invasive species on Kauai said Wednesday a live mongoose has been captured on the island for the first time, raising concern the animals may already be established on the island and could jeopardize endangered species there. Story »
- 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
- Page One Collection: May 2012 [Part 2]
Rainy weather may have been a contributing factor in a series of ill-fated decisions that led to the deaths of five men handling fireworks inside a Waikele storage facility last year, according to a lawsuit expected to be filed today in Circuit Court.
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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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WASHINGTON >> Armed with an inherited fortune and a devotion to Ron Paul, John Ramsey, a 21-year-old college student from Nacogdoches, Texas, plunged into a little-watched Republican House primary in Northern Kentucky this spring to promote his version of freedom.
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