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ASSOCIATED PRESS Kevin Deininger, a U.S. Coast Guard loadmaster, smiled at one of seven endangered Hawaiian monk seals that were transported to Honolulu from Kailua-Kona on Thursday. The seven seal pups were found either abandoned or malnourished and were rescued by federal officials and then rehabilitated at a marine mammal hospital on the Big Island. The trip was the first leg of their journey back to their native Northwestern Hawaiian Islands.

7 rescued monk seals returning to wild

By Rosemarie Bernardo rbernardo@staradvertiser.com on April 15, 2016
Updated on  April 14, 2016 at 10:44 pm

7 rescued monk seals returning to wild

By Rosemarie Bernardo rbernardo@staradvertiser.com on April 15, 2016
Updated on  April 14, 2016 at 10:44 pm
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Newswatch

Women honored for performing good works

By Star-Advertiser staff Posted on April 15, 2016
Soroptimist International of Central Oahu, Honolulu and Waikiki recently presented awards honoring high-school students leading volunteer efforts, women who are making a difference, and others turning their lives around. Read More
Updated on  April 14, 2016 at 10:07 pm

911 Report

Pickup driver sought in fatal hit-and-run crash on Kauai

By Star-Advertiser staff Posted on April 15, 2016
Police were still searching Thursday for the driver in a fatal hit-and-run that occurred at about 10:30 p.m. Saturday in Lihue. Read More
Updated on  April 14, 2016 at 10:05 pm

Vital Statistics

Vital statistics

By Kirstie Campbell Posted on April 10, 2016
Each Sunday, the Honolulu Star-Advertiser publishes Oahu vital statistics for marriage licenses and birth certificates filed with the state Department of Health’s Vital Statistics System. The statistics cover the five-business-day period ending the Thursday of the previous week. The dates listed do not necessarily reflect the actual marriage or birth date, just when the information was filed. Marriage announcements do not represent all those filed, only those who consented to the release of the information. Read More

Kokua Line

Mosquito foggers of the past will be dispatched if needed

By Christine Donnelly cdonnelly@staradvertiser.com Posted on April 15, 2016
Question: When I was growing up in Kailua, mosquito-fogging trucks were dispatched each summer evening to kill mosquitoes. I am pretty sure this occurred throughout the island, and it worked, as far as I know. Read More
Updated on  April 14, 2016 at 10:02 pm

Lee Cataluna

Teachers let it all hang out in showing off their talents

By Lee Cataluna Posted on April 13, 2016
Every seat in the 1,100-capacity McKinley auditorium was filled. About half of the audience held cellphones over their heads to capture video of what they could not believe was happening on stage. The students screamed and danced and slapped their friends like, “This! Is! Amazing!” Read More
Updated on  April 12, 2016 at 11:47 pm

Keep Hawaii Hawaii

COURTESY PHOTO ILLUSTRATION Four pairs of 600-pound gates at Iolani Palace were meticulously restored, with a local artist hand-painting the state seal on each gate.

Project restores the luster of Iolani Palace’s old fence

By David Cheever Special to the Star-Advertiser on April 3, 2016
COURTESY PHOTO ILLUSTRATION Four pairs of 600-pound gates at Iolani Palace were meticulously restored, with a local artist hand-painting the state seal on each gate.
By David Cheever Special to the Star-Advertiser Posted on April 3, 2016

Updated on  April 3, 2016 at 1:56 am
Fences and walls can stir strong feelings. Think of the Berlin Wall or the proposed wall between Mexico and the U.S. Through the centuries fences and walls have caused controversy, bloodshed, turmoil and conquest. Read More

Incidental Lives

COURTESY ANNIE OH Annie Oh: She flew to Ecuador to take part in a program on organic farming

Student’s upbringing feeds her goal to fix food system

By Michael Tsai mtsai@staradvertiser.com on April 12, 2016
COURTESY ANNIE OH Annie Oh: She flew to Ecuador to take part in a program on organic farming
By Michael Tsai mtsai@staradvertiser.com Posted on April 12, 2016

Updated on  April 12, 2016 at 1:48 am
For as long as she can remember, food has meant so much more than just sustenance to Annie Oh. Read More

fl(ASH)back

Orange is the new black for Republicans in Hawaii

By David Shapiro Posted on March 27, 2016
The 2016 presidential clown car passed through Hawaii as we “flASHback” on March news that amused and confused. Read More
Updated on  March 26, 2016 at 9:26 pm

Facts of the Matter

ASSOCIATED PRESS A compass reading was taken before a sensor was installed at a seismic station last week by the Oklahoma Geological Survey near Waynoka, Okla. The magnetic compass remains a powerful tool even in our high-tech age.

Magnetic field helps guard Earth and guides travelers

By Richard Brill on April 1, 2016
ASSOCIATED PRESS A compass reading was taken before a sensor was installed at a seismic station last week by the Oklahoma Geological Survey near Waynoka, Okla. The magnetic compass remains a powerful tool even in our high-tech age.
By Richard Brill Posted on April 1, 2016
Using nothing but a compass as a navigational tool, ancient mariners from China to Sumer navigated the world’s oceans. Even in the modern age of GPS, the magnetic compass is anunfaltering navigational tool for seagoing vessels, airplanes and hikers on the ground. Read More

Volcanic Ash

Ige has failed to lead state out of homelessness pickle

 Posted on April 10, 2016
It’s frustrating that eight months after Gov. David Ige formed his high-profile task force to solve chronic homelessness in Hawaii, the only sound we hear is spinning wheels. Read More
Updated on  April 9, 2016 at 9:36 pm

Whatever Happened To

No criminal charges filed against sisters

Susan Essoyan Posted on October 29, 2015
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Skywatch

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Key stars and constellations will dot local skies in April

By Mike Shanahan Bishop Museum on March 27, 2016
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By Mike Shanahan Bishop Museum Posted on March 27, 2016
This April should be a great month for sky watching. Every year, April is the best month to see nearly every key star and constellation in the Hawaiian night sky, literally from the North Star to the Southern Cross. Read More

Ocean Watch

COURTESY SUSAN SCOTT A blue, pink and yellow Hawaiian cleaner wrasse cleans a soldierfish as two others wait their turn just outside their cave.

Red fish that hides in a cave can be ID’d as 1 of 3 species

By Susan Scott on April 11, 2016
COURTESY SUSAN SCOTT A blue, pink and yellow Hawaiian cleaner wrasse cleans a soldierfish as two others wait their turn just outside their cave.
By Susan Scott Posted on April 11, 2016
Whenever I peek in a cave I pass during one of my favorite snorkeling routes, the Dr. Seuss book title, “One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish” starts worming through my brain. Even though I can only see flashes of scarlet in the dark little space, I know there’s at least one or two fish in there and they’re red. And that narrows the identity down to one of three red cave dwellers in Hawaii: soldierfish, squirrelfish or bigeyes. Read More

Shining Stars

‘Iolani School senior will compete for national scholarship

By Star-Advertiser staff Posted on February 6, 2016
‘Iolani School senior Amy Uehara was named the Distinguished Young Woman of Hawaii for 2016 at the annual scholarship program finals, known previously as Hawaii’s Junior Miss. Read More
Updated on  February 5, 2016 at 11:36 pm

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