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Wednesday, May 22, 2013         

Editorials

Two new state laws aim to make Hawaii's roads safer for drivers and their passengers — banning use of hand-held cellphones while driving and requiring back-seat passengers to buckle up — but there's more to the equation than mere public safety. Story »

When people refer to a prisoner or criminal suspect as being "in custody," the term generally conveys the notion that government controls that person's movements.  Story »


 
Island Voices
 
Type caption here Something very special happened during the past few months, and it culminated in a first-ever project for Oahu.  Story »

It has been embarrassing for University of Hawaii faculty to watch our UH in the headlines these past several months. More recently we had the sudden retirement of President M.R.C. Greenwood. All in all, not a good spring. Story »

 
Sunday Comic
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For Wednesday, May 22, 2013
Stadium has expenses, too • Jay made right decision after all • Don't mess with UH traditions • City taxing us enough already • IRS should not be political tool • Hawaii great but Texas beckons, and more

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For Wednesday, May 22, 2013
Paradise doesn't preclude business • City Council finds balance in budget

Mark down Jan. 4 as the date when the state House Democrats, in coalition with House Republicans, put Rep. Sylvia Luke in charge of the House Finance Committee.


The 60-year-old Thompson, president of the Polynesian Voyaging Society, is about to embark on another deep-sea voyage aboard the traditional Hawaiian sailing vessel Hokule‘a, this time around the world.


Every Sunday, “Back in the Day” looks at an article that ran on this date in the Honolulu Star-Bulletin. The items are verbatim, so don’t blame us today for yesteryear’s bad grammar.


Synopsis: “Progress is impossible without change, and those who cannot change their minds cannot change anything.” -— George Bernard Shaw


To be blunt, the apartment was a dump. The tilted floor was gritty, furry balls scurried from corners, dust filmed furniture surfaces.



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‘The Voice’ sensation Cheesa strips away her inhibitions and delivers the goods with her debut album, Naked Read More »
 
Ralph Goto
Goto has dedicated his career to spreading the message to providing more and better-trained lifeguards around the state. Read More »
 

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