Sunday, May 27, 2012
The wait at sea
Fourteen months after Japan's killer tsunami sent boats, bodies, homes and tons of other material into Earth's largest ocean, no one knows when the debris will begin landing on Hawaii shores — or whether it will even be identifiable when it does.
Waipahu bank shooting might be work-related
Police are looking into a possible work-related connection in Friday night's shooting at a Bank of Hawaii in Waipahu that left two people seriously injured.
Garbage up for grabs
Maui County has been inundated with responses from prospective developers interested in bidding on a waste-to-energy project that would divert about 450 tons of garbage a day from the Central Maui Landfill and burn it to provide power for as many as 12,000 homes.
Further Review: As UH says aloha to WAC, here are its best moments
OK, before we get to the debatable stuff, let's take care of the undeniable when it comes to the University of Hawaii as it exits the Western Athletic Conference. When speaking of sustained excellence, the UH Wahine volleyball team dominated the conference like no other. It's simple as that.
Lumeria Maui offers visitors a connection to the land, healthy living
When members of Deepak Chopra's Center for Wellbeing needed a quiet spot for their meditations, they headed for Lumeria Maui, one of the newest hot spots for travelers who feel the need to chill out.
Hawaii's Backyard: Artists compete with paint in the great outdoors
The afternoon before the Quick Draw, the final event of last year's inaugural Kauai Plein Air Invitational, Oahu artist Susie Anderson and her husband drove to the Kalalau Lookout, a scenic spot they hadn't visited in 30 years.
Honolulu will find itself in uncharted territory if former Gov. Ben Cayetano is elected mayor and actually cancels the city's $5.27 billion rail project.
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OKINAWA, Japan » More renewable-energy partnerships between Japan and Hawaii could emerge as an outgrowth of the United States' first participation in the Pacific Islands Leaders Meeting in Okinawa this weekend, participants said.
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Maui County has been inundated with responses from prospective developers interested in bidding on a waste-to-energy project that would divert about 450 tons of garbage a day from the Central Maui Landfill and burn it to provide power for as many as 12,000 homes.
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The 38-year-old man victim of a hit-and-run crash Wednesday night has died at the Queen's Medical Center and police are now investigating his death as a negligent homicide case. Story »
If the scene at the Honolulu Airport Saturday night was indeed the last 6-year-old Abriana Detty will see of Hawaii, it could hardly have been more appropriate. Story »
- Island Images: Marines remember
- 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
Last weekend, a group of volunteers dutifully made their way into the workspace near the Shinnyo-en Buddhist temple on South Beretania Street to help prepare prayer lanterns for this year's Lantern Floating Hawaii Ceremony on Memorial Day. Story »
TOKYO » The sixth Pacific Islands Leaders Meeting opened in Tokyo with a decidedly Hawaiian flavor Thursday night as dancers from the Fukushima Hula Girls troupe took center stage.
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The USS Missouri is an important reminder of yesteryear’s heroes who secured today’s freedoms • Connective seas between Hawaii and Japan inspire Lantern Floating’s hope for healing and harmony and more Story »
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The afternoon before the Quick Draw, the final event of last year's inaugural Kauai Plein Air Invitational, Oahu artist Susie Anderson and her husband drove to the Kalalau Lookout, a scenic spot they hadn't visited in 30 years. Story »
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As Ann Romney immersed herself in the elite world of riding over the last dozen years, she relied on Jan Ebeling as a trusted tutor and horse scout. In her, he found a deep-pocketed patron.
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