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Tuesday, February 14, 2012         
Abercrombie's job approval slips

Gov. Neil Abercrombie's job approval rating is 39 percent, an indication that the Demo­crat has not shaken the remnants of a wobbly first year in charge.

Records loss less than feared, UH says

Investigators will return to the University of Hawaii's lower campus today to try to learn the cause of an unusually stubborn fire that continued to smoulder Monday, more than a day after Lower Campus Building 171 burst into flames.

Airline-owned hotel close to being sold

The sale of the Seaside Hotel, a circa-1970 Waikiki lodging owned by United Airlines, to an undisclosed buyer is pending.

Matchmaker at your service

About seven years ago, Miles Yamabe decided it was time to get serious about falling in love. The 58-year-old divorcé and structural engineer at the Pearl Harbor shipyard tried joining local clubs to meet people and signed up with online dating sites, but they didn't bring the soulmate he sought.

UH has work to do

Stuck in basketball limbo, the New Orleans Privateers are still figuring out how low they can go.

Going long won't just be a pass play in the University of Hawaii's football playbook; soon it will become a description of the Warriors' new conference home that will stretch at least 4,800 miles from Hono­lulu to Greenville, N.C.  Story »

For the University of Hawaii, the $700,000 question that comes with the impending merger of the Mountain West and Conference USA is, How much will the Warriors have to pay in travel subsidies?  Story »

Craig T. kojima / ckojima@staradvertiser.comMichael Trevino, spokesman for United Airlines, which owns the Seaside Hotel, said an agreement is in place to sell the Waikiki hotel, but "we haven't closed the deal yet." The sale of the Seaside Hotel, a circa-1970 Waikiki lodging owned by United Airlines, to an undisclosed buyer is pending.  Story »

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Holding on to land in Hawaii is rarely a bad idea, but even here, the time does come when letting it go is the best option. That would appear to be the case in Haleiwa, where city officials are taking a serious look at a remnant piece of land originally mapped as part of a regional park that never came to fruition. 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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Todd Nacapuy is a client who is looking for a mate through Matchmaking Introductions Hawaii. He sits with Rika Smith, customer service manager. Miles and Miko Yamabe, below left, met through the agency. About seven years ago, Miles Yamabe decided it was time to get serious about falling in love. The 58-year-old divorcé and structural engineer at the Pearl Harbor shipyard tried joining local clubs to meet people and signed up with online dating sites, but they didn't bring the soulmate he sought. Story »

 
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LOS ANGELES » California's congressional delegation, the largest and most influential in the nation, is undergoing a major upheaval, the result of reapportionment and retirements, threatening the state's influence in Washington next year and forcing members to scramble to withstand what is emerging as a generational wave.

WASHINGTON » The nation's voter registration rolls are in disarray, according to a report released Tuesday by the Pew Center on the States. The problems have the potential to affect the outcomes of local, state and federal elections.

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