New Year firecrackers injure nearly 500 Filipinos

Woman arrested for allegedly kicking police officer

Man suffers ‘life-threatening’ injury from fireworks

No tsunami threat from 6.8 quake off Japan

2 rescued from boat drifting south of Oahu

No. 19 UNLV turns back Hawaii men’s basketball team 74-69

Fisherman’s body found off Maui

Fire destroys house in Kahului; residents safe

Protesters hold signs near Obama vacation rental

3 men arrested in Ward Avenue bar robbery

Police looking for 2 suspects in Ala Moana robbery

Man with explosives detained at Texas airport

In 2012, Obama to press ahead without Congress

Mexico gang seen ramping up meth in Guatemala

Las Vegas welcomes 2012 with big crowds, fireworks

Russell Brand and Katy Perry to divorce

World rings in 2012 and bids adieu to a tough year

Kenya’s Chelimo wins Honolulu Marathon

EPA orders city to fix Waimanalo Gulch landfill problems

S.Africa: 1st class graduates from Oprah Winfrey school

Parents of missing tourist issue statement after fruitless searches end

Rep. Blake Oshiro named governor’s deputy chief of staff

Chun field goal gives Hawaii 16-14 win over Idaho

Marshals arrest parolee in horrific Hawaii island child abuse case

Studies of universe’s expansion win physics Nobel

Conservation groups drop seabird suit against Kauai utility

Michael Jackson saw salvation in dangerous drug

Oahu electric rates ease from record high last month

Barricaded fugitive had 4 guns and ammunition, Maui police say

Fire stations collect 8 tons of fireworks under amnesty program

16 Vietnamese kids, US families in adoption limbo

Volcanic ash strands 30,000 in Australia, New Zealand

UH pitcher Walters signs with Chicago White Sox

Waimanalo woman charged with stabbing boyfriend

China, Central Asian states hold anti-terror drill

Source: Only 1 killed in bin Laden raid was armed

NATO strike kills Gadhafi’s son but leader escapes

Royal wedding to be live streamed on YouTube

Abercrombie seeks federal help for tsunami recovery

Former Maui police officer arrested and charged with sex assault

Masterful media move: Kate Middleton photos online

Neither side budging in Wisconsin union fight

New England digs out from winter storm

Michelle Obama tours organic farm in Waianae

Hearing is set in machete attack

Judges compete for law clerks on a lawless terrain

HFD adds new equipment to arsenal ahead of APEC

State ruled in breach of education law

Newswatch

Ho’opili to try anew

Car window memorials illegal if they obstruct driver’s view

Preschool is latest focus for Ewa cleanup

Council puts rein on rail spending

Around Hilo Town: A Merrie Monarch Blog

Loss of Hawaiian album Grammy greeted with dismay and shrugs

More kids in need of low-cost lunch

‘Today is an amazing day’

Lingle schools state GOP on religious diversity

Scoliosis, not boat, likely cause of whale’s deformity

Breaking a bag habit takes time

Man behind HEI purchase plan once was motivational speaker

Utah 30, Georgia Tech 27 in OT as Norm Chow runs Utes offense for the last time

No one hurt after camera falls at Insight Bowl

Ohioan offers free cars if Browns blank Steelers

UH-USC rivalry goes back decades

Big East considering adding Boise State, official says

Best of the PacWest

Phillies say Ryan Howard has torn Achilles tendon

Louisiana Tech coach praises Warriors’ handling of long game delay

Sticking together

Faaumu’s diligence pays off with start

Hawaii Beat

Sumo going strong in Hawaii

Trickle of NFL players head back to work — sort of

No. 9 Kaiser topples No. 7 Farrington

Noodle magic at Ni Hao

What’s In Store

Learn to cook local fruits and veggies this weekend

Bento Box

Breaking the mold

Fragrant pakalana’s beauty threatened by wind and salt

Maui motorcycle company revving into high gear

East-West Center is bridge to global potential in Asia

Solar power firms fight for subsidies

Program nurses a need

Hiring costs rattle Google’s wary investors

Turning 62 can bring a boatload of discounts

Reef fish need wise protection

Letters to the Editor

Let’s help give monk seals a fighting chance

Partnership to improve Ala Wai harbor worth a try

Off the News

School property: State or City?

Island Hopping

TV Week guide 1/1/12