Sunday, May 26, 2013
Fractured fleet
Some 3,500 residents living with disabilities rely on well-maintained Handi-Vans to get around Oahu every day, but a spate of challenges to the city’s bid requests for new vehicles has prevented the replacement of dilapidated vans for more than two years.
Debut Hawaiian music LP earns Na Hoa 4 trophies
Na Hoa — the staunchly traditionalist Hawaiian trio of Ikaika Blackburn, Halehaku Seabury and Keoni Souza — was the big winner at Saturday night’s 2013 Na Hoku Hanohano Awards at the Hawai‘i Convention Center.
Shops squeezed as Sears closes
Eighty-five-year old Rose Ching catches the bus 12 miles a day from Kaneohe to work at Dave's Ice Cream/Espresso & Creme, which will be closing this month in Sears at Ala Moana Center.
Bon dancing out of season
No treadmill. No dumbbells. No resistance bands. When Gail Takeuchi exercises, she uses fans, wooden sticks and cotton towels with colorful designs. Takeuchi, 62, is one of the six leaders of the Bondancercise class.
Miss Hawaii USA unfazed by skin-deep critics
Brianna Acosta has learned from experience that life as a beauty queen isn't all tiaras and rose bouquets. She's had to develop a thick skin to take some of the abuse that comes with being judged by your looks.
UH Athletics: AD has his work cut out revamping facilities
“And, next, we’ll go see the, uh … ,” athletic director Ben Jay told members of the University of Hawaii Board of Regents in January, struggling to keep all the campus sports facility names in order.
H.S. Track: Prep stars impress at combine
Long gone are the days when college coaches were permitted to attend high school football combines, but that hasn’t diminished the wow factor locally.
An adult, male Jackson chameleon found recently on Kauai has prompted concern that the scaly reptile might be a threat to the island’s ecosystem. Story »
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Na Hoa — the staunchly traditionalist Hawaiian trio of Ikaika Blackburn, Halehaku Seabury and Keoni Souza — was the big winner at Saturday night’s 2013 Na Hoku Hanohano Awards at the Hawai‘i Convention Center. Story »
A 19-year-old Mililani woman died when she crashed a 2008 Chevy Malibu sedan down a ravine off Kamehameha Highway and was ejected from the car. Story »
Hawaii's employers are enduring their fourth straight year of sharply higher unemployment taxes as the state works to replenish the trust fund used to pay jobless benefits.
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His first visit to Aloha Stadium was as a Santa Clara tight end in 1975, a few weeks after the facility opened. “Kaipo Spencer was our quarterback,” Doug Cosbie recalled. Hawaii beat the Broncos in a 48-40 shootout. Story »
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- Photo Gallery: Prep football combine
- Lei-making for Memorial Day, May 25
- Nā Hōkū Hanohano awards, May 25
- Photo Gallery: UFC 160
- Island Images: Leis, Memorial Day
- Dr. Beach's Top 10 U.S. Beaches
- Kimi "shark rider" Werner
- Miss Hawaii USA Brianna Acosta
- Robotic arm
- Island Images: May 2013 [part 3]
- Tornado hits Oklahoma
- 'Today' show shoots in Waikiki
- Photo Gallery: Baseball: Hawaii vs UC-Davis
- Photo Gallery: New City Nissan's Goodwill Softball Classic
It's been a little more than seven years since Kevin Barnes and his flamboyant musical project Of Montreal first performed in Honolulu, when he and his band did two nights at a now-defunct Chinatown venue. Story »
NEW YORK » When Chelsea Clinton wanted to make a low-key visit to the hurricane-stricken Rockaways last fall, she arranged to take a trip with her close friend Huma Abedin, a longtime aide to Hillary Rodham Clinton.
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