Hawaii News http://www.staradvertiser.com/news/hawaiinews RSS Feed for Hawaii News en-us Sat, 19 May 2012 11:30:00 GMT Feds still lack plan to clean up tsunami debris http://www.staradvertiser.com/news/hawaiinews/20120519__Feds_still_lack_plan_to_clean_up_tsunami_debris.html WASHINGTON » It's been 14 months since a massive tsunami swept over parts of Japan, but federal officials still lack a comprehensive plan for detecting and disposing of the resulting debris that is expected to make landfall on the West Coast by sometime next year, a Senate panel was told Thursday. Isles will see only part of rare solar phenomenon http://www.staradvertiser.com/news/hawaiinews/20120519_Isles_will_see_only_part__of_rare_solar_phenomenon_.html LOS ANGELES » Sunrises and sunsets often dazzle, but they'll have a special ring to them this weekend for people in the western United States and eastern Asia: The moon will slide across the sun, blocking everything but a blazing halo of light. FAA blames near miss on unprepared controller http://www.staradvertiser.com/news/hawaiinews/20120502_FAA_blames_near_miss_on_unprepared_controller.html A federal probe into how an air traffic controller's error put two jets in danger of colliding over Hawaii shows the worker didn't believe he was ready to direct aircraft from the radar station where he was assigned and had asked for more training. Maui mayor maintains limit on hostess bars after attempt to raise cap http://www.staradvertiser.com/news/hawaiinews/20120501__Maui_mayor_maintains_limit_on_hostess_bars_after_attempt_to_raise_cap.html WAILUKU, Maui » Maui Mayor Alan Arakawa doesn't want his county to have more than a dozen hostess bars. Pilots seek to avoid troubled Raptors http://www.staradvertiser.com/news/hawaiinews/20120501__Pilots_seek_to_avoid_troubled__Raptors.html HAMPTON, Va. » Some of the nation's 200 F-22 Raptor pilots want to be moved into other jobs because of oxygen-deficit problems with the stealth fighter, an Air Force leader said Monday. Agricultural tourism spreads through isles http://www.staradvertiser.com/news/hawaiinews/20120501__Agricultural_tourism_spreads_through_isles.html HANALEI, Hawaii » It's a warm Tuesday afternoon on Kauai, and tourists are lining up — just a few at first, then a dozen or so. Lava coils offer insight into Mars' geologic past http://www.staradvertiser.com/news/hawaiinews/20120427_Lava_coils_offer_insight_into_Mars_geologic_past.html LOS ANGELES » A researcher has spotted lava flows shaped like coils of rope near the equator of Mars, the first time such geologic features have been discovered outside of Earth. West, isles face dire fire season http://www.staradvertiser.com/news/hawaiinews/20120413_West_isles_face_dire_fire_season.html The West's 2012 wildfire season exploded in earnest last month with a wind-whipped blaze that killed three people in rugged alpine canyon country near Denver. Failed rocket embarrasses North Korea http://www.staradvertiser.com/news/hawaiinews/20120413__Failed_rocket_embarrasses_North_Korea.html North Korea's much-anticipated rocket launch ended quickly in failure early today, splintering into pieces over the Yellow Sea soon after takeoff. Sunshine Law training moves online http://www.staradvertiser.com/news/hawaiinews/20120406_Sunshine_Law_training_moves_online.html The city is offering new board and commission members the option to complete mandatory Sunshine Law training online.