Thursday, May 24, 2012
Mayor hopefuls square off over rail at first live televised debate
The two candidates who support the city's planned rail system saved most of their barbs for each other as the three hopefuls vying to be Honolulu mayor faced off Wednesday night in the first live televised debate of the campaign.
Rain forced workers inside storage unit before blowup
Rainy weather may have been a contributing factor in a series of ill-fated decisions that led to the deaths of five men handling fireworks inside a Waikele storage facility last year, according to a lawsuit expected to be filed today in Circuit Court.
Lei and blossoms sought by the city for Memorial Day
The city is asking residents to donate lei or flowers for the 50,000 lei that will be placed on the grave markers of veterans at Oahu cemeteries for Memorial Day on Monday.
Young Bros. ships more interisland cargo
Cargo shipments between Honolulu and six neighbor island ports rose 2.6 percent in the first three months of 2012 from the same period a year earlier, according to a report released Wednesday by Young Brothers Ltd., the state's main interisland shipping company.
Anne Namba wins image consultants award
Designer Anne Namba of Anne Namba Designs was honored Sunday with the Association of Image Consultants International's IMMIE Bravo Award of Excellence at the Marriott Waikiki Resort, marking the end of the association's conference in Honolulu.
Sakamoto in elite company
It took a long time for golfer Nicole Sakamoto to learn how to win and even longer for her to win at home. After capturing last week's Jennie K. Invitational, she is among an elite group of women who have won all three Hawaii majors.
A man who allegedly planted a pipe bomb near a Kaimuki rooming house two months ago did so out of a personal grudge against one of the residents, the FBI said Wednesday. Story »
Four luxury hotels on three islands could be destined for new ownership and fetch between an estimated $500 million and $1 billion. Story »
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A state judge heard arguments but did not rule today on whether defense documents in federal agent Christopher Deedy's murder case and surveillance videos of a fatal shooting at a McDonald's Waikiki restaurant last year must be made public. Story »
- Island Images: Marines remember
- American Idol Finale Show
- Island Images: Rush-hour traffic, May 22, 2012
- Island Images: The Maori King visit
- Remembering Robin Gibb
- Ring of Fire Eclipse
- Island Images: Arizona Memorial at Pearl Harbor
- Island Images: May 2012 [Part 2]
- Island Images: Baseball, Hawaii vs Nevada [Part 2]
- Island Images: The New Baby Expo
- Sports Extra: Baseball, Hawaii vs. Nevada
- Marines Return
- Graduation signs
- Island Images: USS Carl Vinson, May 15, 2012
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ASK Cheryl Vasconcellos what she most enjoys about her job as the executive director of Hana Health, and there's no doubt pruning, planting and harvesting will be on her list. That's because in addition to her administrative, financial, personnel, marketing, public relations and strategic planning responsibilities for East Maui's only medical facility, she loves to work in the fields of Hana Fresh, its 7-acre certified organic farm. Story »
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WASHINGTON >> Armed with an inherited fortune and a devotion to Ron Paul, John Ramsey, a 21-year-old college student from Nacogdoches, Texas, plunged into a little-watched Republican House primary in Northern Kentucky this spring to promote his version of freedom.
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