Saturday, February 04, 2012
Rescue: 2 other whales towing lines have been seen
Dragging buoys and a nest of fishing lines,an adult humpback whale apparently didn't want anything to do with a motorized boat carrying a federal rescue team intent on cutting away the snarled mess, disappearing Thursday afternoon after several hours of pursuit.
Marathon worth $107.7M to state, a study shows
The Honolulu Marathon, which generates more visitor spending in Hawaii than any other annual event, pumped $107.7 million into the state economy in 2011.
Q&A with Peter Lenkov, executive producer of "Hawaii Five-0"
The multiple plots inside Peter Lenkov’s head must twist and turn like streets on a map, but somehow the executive producer of the re-imagined “Hawaii Five-0” knows where he is going at all times.
Soccer: 'Iolani ekes by Baldwin
Sometimes all you need is one — and ‘Iolani got it.
Senior Twyla Hamasaki's goal in the 31st minute wound up being the only score as the Raiders held off Maui Interscholastic League champion Baldwin 1-0 in the quarterfinals of the Outrigger Hotels & Resorts/HHSAA Girls Soccer State Championships on Thursday at Waipio Peninsula Soccer Stadium.
Name in the News: Patricia Mau-Shimizu
There it is, through the window behind Patricia Mau-Shimizu's desk: the state Capitol building. The former chief clerk in the state House of Representatives left that post after 30 years.
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The Honolulu Marathon, which generates more visitor spending in Hawaii than any other annual event, pumped $107.7 million into the state economy in 2011. Story »
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A&B Properties, Inc., a subsidiary of Alexander & Baldwin, Inc., said today it will buy a property fronting Ala Moana Blvd., where CompUSA used to be, from Kamehameha Schools and build a high-rise condominium. The property is currently home to Auto Mart USA, a used car dealership. Story »
Federal marine wildlife officials have caught a Hawaiian monk seal that has been killing seal pups in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands. Story »
Federal and state law enforcement officers arrested on Oahu this week two fugitive sex offenders from Virginia, described by authorities there as violent sexual predators. Story »
- Sports Extra: Kahuku vs Leilehua at Kahuku
Feb. 3, 2012 - Occupy Honolulu
Feb. 2, 2012 - Island Images: February 2012 [Part 1]
- Page One Collection: February 2012 [Part 1]
- Island Images: National Letter of Intent Signing Day
- Volcom Pipe Pro at Pipeline
Jan. 31, 2012 - Island Images: High Surf at Jaws, Maui, Jan. 31
- Island Images: Space-age day for students
- Island Images: High Surf, Jan. 30
- Sports Extras: 2012 Pro Bowl Hawaii: 59 NFC / AFC 41
- Sports Extras: 2012 Pro Bowl Hawaii [2nd Half]
- Sports Extra: 1st half Hawaii Pro Bowl
- Sports Extras: AFC-NFC Aloha Stadium Practice [Part 4]
- Sports Extras: Volleyball: Hawaii vs Grand Canyon
Get ready, Honolulu, for "punk" in a mariachi stylee. Watch for Mariachi El Bronx, dressed as a full-fledged mariachi band in traditional black charro outfits, as frontman Matt Caughthran of veteran Los Angeles punk band The Bronx brings his loving take on the music of Mexico. Story »
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The theme of this year's eighth annual Kauai Wellness expo is "Malama Kou Kino" (Take Care of Your Body). Attendees will learn about fitness, nutrition, organic food and gardening and healing therapies from cultures including Hawaiian, Ayurvedic, Chinese and African. Story »
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Unpopular and divided, the once mighty House Republicans are laboring to repair their image and frame a new agenda. Absent for now is a big, contentious docket similar to last year's, which included the goal of writing new health care legislation to replace the Obama administration's law.
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