Saturday, February 11, 2012
Disaster aid drifts in with vog
Ranchers and farmers continue to lose millions of dollars on Hawaii island where thousands of metric tons of sulfur dioxide spew daily from Kilauea's Halemaumau Crater where an active vent opened in 2008. Gov. Neil Abercrombie, citing continued agricultural production losses, announced Friday that the U.S. Department of Agriculture has renewed a disaster declaration for Hawaii island because of volcanic emissions.
Former homeless chief takes post at IHS
Marc Alexander, who resigned last month as state coordinator for homelessness initiatives, has been hired as director of development for the Institute for Human Services, the Iwilei-based homeless service provider announced Friday.
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UC Irvine takes out Warriors in 4 sets
Clark was Superman.
UC Irvine's Carson Clark was everywhere Hawaii didn't want him to be in the Anteaters' 23-25, 25-20, 25-23, 25-19 volleyball victory Friday night in the Stan Sheriff Center.
Hoops: Kamehameha-Hawaii takes title
The third time was the charm for Chelsea Poe.
The senior guard and her sophomore sister, Casey, each scored 14 first-half points and second-seeded Kamehameha-Hawaii went on to coast past fourth-seeded Kauai 57-36 in the Division II championship game of the Hawaiian Airlines/HHSAA Girls Basketball State Championships on Friday night at Blaisdell Arena.
Kalakoa! A mishmash of family fun and news
Maika'i card works wonders at park • Classes put science and art within reach • Go Bananas • Baby hula classes swing • Kids follow presidential elections through student-written articles
Both sides are claiming victory from an out-of-court settlement in a dispute over the estimated $90 million estate of one of Maui's richest residents, Laurence H. Dorcy, known as "The Baron." Story »
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- Sports Extra: Division I girls basketball
Feb. 10, 2012 - Island Images: CH-53D Sea Stallion Retirement
- Sports Extra: Division II girls basketball
Feb. 10, 2012 - Sports Extras: Kapolei vs. Kahuku
Feb. 10, 2012 - Sports Extras: Men's Volleyball
Feb. 10, 2012 - Ewa Elementary's Lincoln Day program, Feb. 10, 2012
- Island Images: Aliamanu House Fire
- Island Images: Police, family honor officer
- Sports Extras: Kahuku vs. Kamehameha
- Island Images: Rainy Tuesday
Feb. 7, 2012 - Island Images: High surf Monday
- Sports Extras: UH vs. San Jose State
- Sports Extras: Kaimuki vs. Pearl City basketball
- Sports Extras: Division 2 soccer, Mid Pacific vs. Hawaii Prep
A supreme pop songwriter who's never been snide or ironic, Diamond fell off trend as the '70s wound up and synth-pop, aggressive punk and metal fantasy dominated the public consciousness. But cycles cycle around again, and sincerity is now back in fashion (though some people never gave up on it). Story »
Sam Sang Hoy Lee returned home to Hawaii after a 26-year foreign service career to help lead a fight to get developers and the government to clean up Mililani's water system of pesticide contamination, an effort that led to a decade in the state House of Representatives. Story »
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The ‘Iolani Raiders picked quite the time to play, arguably, their best game of the season. It still wasn’t enough to snuff out the Konawaena dynasty. The top-seeded Wildcats rallied from an 11-point deficit for a decisive 56-45 victory to claim the Hawaiian Airlines/HHSAA Girls Basketball State Championship on Friday night. Story »
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In February 2006 members of Malama Hawaii Nei gathered at Laupahoehoe Point Beach Park to help set up for the inaugural Laupahoehoe
Music Festival. Story »
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Maika'i card works wonders at park • Classes put science and art within reach • Go Bananas • Baby hula classes swing • Kids follow presidential elections through student-written articles Story »
TRIPOLI, Libya » As the militiamen saw it, they had the best of intentions. They assaulted another militia at a seaside base here this week to rescue a woman who had been abducted.
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