Saturday, February 18, 2012
Gas, electricity boost Honolulu inflation rate
Honolulu's inflation rate in the second half of 2011 rose at the fastest clip in four years, led by sharp increases in electricity and gasoline prices, according to a report released Friday.
City seeks bids for private management of all 12 affordable housing complexes
The city is seeking a private company to buy and manage its 12 affordable housing complexes to relieve the city of more than $6 million in annual management costs.
Paintings honor fallen isle service members
The raw emotion of five combat deaths in Afghanistan resurfaced in Hawaii this week via a Texas artist's portraits memorializing the fallen service members.
Air Australia travelers making way back home
Some stranded Air Australia passengers began to make their way home from Hawaii on Friday on other carriers, but hundreds still remained following the abrupt shutdown Thursday of the startup airline.
Kalakoa! A mishmash of family fun and news
Book all about bugs shows magnified views of creepy crawlies • Try local treats at school ho‘olaule‘a • Science Symposium for Girls will nurture curious scholars
Rainbows hang on
At least Oregon won't have to worry about Matt Sisto on its next trip to the islands.
Attorney Myles Breiner has questioned a Kauai police officer's justification in shooting and killing a 62-year-old man after a three-hour standoff Wednesday at his Omao home.
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Joie de Vivre Hotels, a boutique brand familiar to Hawaii's West Coast visitors, will enter Waikiki's hotel market in December.
The company, whose name means Joy of Life, will begin renovating the Seaside Hotel when it takes over management on March 1, said Lori Lincoln, director of public relations for San Francisco-based Joie de Vivre (JDV) Hotels. Story »
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Mother Marianne Cope, a St. Francis nun who ministered to Hansen’s disease patients in Kalaupapa for more than 30 years, will be canonized as a saint in the Catholic Church during a ceremony on Oct. 21, according to her congregation. Story »
NEWARK, N.J. >> Clapping hands and swaying to gospel hymns in the church where Whitney Houston's powerful voice once wowed her congregation, the biggest names in entertainment sang along with the choir to remember the pop superstar at her hometown funeral Saturday. Story »
NEW YORK >> ESPN has apologized for using a racial slur in a headline for a story on Knicks sensation Jeremy Lin. Story »
- Sports Extra: ILH Kamehameha vs. Iolani
- Sports Extras: Kalani vs. Kapolei
Feb. 17, 2012 - Sports Extras: UH vs. Oregon
Feb. 17, 2012 - Sports Extras: Iolani vs. Mililani
Feb. 17, 2012 - Island Images: Stranded by Air Australia
Feb. 16, 2012 - Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show
- Sports Extras: UMKC vs. Hawaii
Feb. 13, 2012 - Sports Extras: DePaul vs. Hawaii softball
- Sports Extras: Fresno State vs. Hawaii basketball
- Sports Extras: State High School Swimming
- Sports Extras: Castle vs. Kahuku soccer
- Sports Extras: Mililani vs. Kapolei soccer
- Sports Extras: UH Baseball Alumni Game
- Sports Extra: Division I girls basketball
Feb. 10, 2012
Ho'okumu. Ho'okele. Ho'omana. The three Hawaiian words mean, respectively, "to build a foundation," "to forge a direction and connections" and "to provide sustenance and empowerment," according to Mana Maoli. Those principles are the basis of the mission statement for the group. Story »
A man already found guilty and sentenced for manslaughter for his role in the fatal beating of a taxi driver recanted his earlier confessions during the trial Friday of his co-defendant and childhood friend.
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For the Oregon Shakespeare Festival's production of "To Kill a Mockingbird" last year, the set and costumes had to transport viewers back to 1930, the beginning of the Great Depression. Story »
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It's always a kick to hear a song performed by the person who wrote it even if another artist recorded the definitive hit. Hearing Neil Diamond sing "I'm a Believer" Thursday night in Blaisdell Arena was a perfect example.
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TUNIS, Tunisia » The epiphany of Said Ferjani came after his poor childhood in a pious town in Tunisia, after a religious renaissance a generation ago awakened his intellect, after he plotted a coup and a torturer broke his back, and after he fled to Britain to join other Islamists seeking asylum on a passport he had borrowed from a friend.
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