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Thursday, February 16, 2012         
Couple's split ends in death

A scorned 41-year-old Haleiwa man apparently shot dead his estranged wife, 40, the morning after Valentine's Day at her boyfriend's Waimea Bay home and then turned the gun on himself, police said.

Inmate's family sues state, prison contractor in slaying

Bronson Nunuha improved his knowledge of Hawaiian culture by taking a correspondence course while in prison and had dreams of returning to Maui to become a cook and raise his 7-year-old son, his mother said.

Burial removals draw protesters to church

Nearly 40 demonstrators, some in skeleton costumes, protested the rising number of Native Hawaiian burial disinterments at Kawaiaha‘o Church on Wednesday outside the historic institution known as “the Westminster Abbey of the Pacific.”

Pitchin' In

A year ago, Jarrett Arakawa was the inexperienced freshman, learning on the fly as he worked his way into the starting rotation.

Style File

Brides-to-be can meet with Alfred Angelo's Shettel • Textile artists display work at Lyon Arboretum • Volunteers, talents sought for Goodwill showcase • Bella Boutique offering formal dresses to teens • Swimsuit issue features isle model and swimwear

Foreclosure actions against Hawaii homeowners hit a six-month high in January as lenders began to rebuild the number of filings knocked down by a new state law enacted in May.  Story »

Hawaiian Humane Society President Pam Burns says fines and restitution assessed against a company that operated the state's largest puppy mill wasn't punishment enough because the company has gone out of business even as its former officers have opened a similar operation on Hawaii island.  Story »

courtesy kaneohe ranchWhole Foods will open its third Hawaii store in Kailua on April 18. The 32,000-square-foot outpost, shown in an artist's rendering, sits between Longs Drugs and Mike McKenna's Windward Ford auto dealership. Whole Foods Market will open its Kailua store on April 18 and is hiring approximately 140 employees to staff it.  Story »

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A 62-year-old man shot by Kauai police died at the Queen's Medical Center early this morning, a Kauai County spokeswoman said. Police said Richard "Dickie" Louis resisted arrest and was shot by an officer at a home on Punee Road Wednesday afternoon.  Story »


Speed is blamed for a motorcycle crash early this morning that sent a 35-year-old Mililani man to the Queen's Medical Center in critical condition. Story »


The Maui Fire Department rescued a 45-year-old man nearly three hours after he fell overboard from a 37-foot fishing charter boat near Lanai this morning. Story »

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Plans for an interisland electrical cable linking Oahu with wind-farm turbines on Lanai and Molokai have pitted island versus island. Story »

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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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<br /><br />An exhibition of textile and fiber art, including these fiber orbs by Reiko Mochinaga Brandon is on display at the Lyon Arboretum.<br /> Brides-to-be can meet with Alfred Angelo's Shettel • Textile artists display work at Lyon Arboretum • Volunteers, talents sought for Goodwill showcase • Bella Boutique offering formal dresses to teens • Swimsuit issue features isle model and swimwear Story »

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LONDON » For almost two years, Nicki Edwards has been looking for work — any type of work.

WASHINGTON » The race in North Dakota for a Senate seat being vacated by a retiring Democrat, Kent Conrad, was supposed to be a cakewalk for Republicans. When the state's lone House member, Rick Berg, entered the contest, leading Republicans tucked the seat into their pocket and looked to other battles in their quest for a Senate majority next year.

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