http://www.staradvertiser.com/newspremium RSS Feed for NewsPremium en-us Thu, 24 May 2012 21:18:52 GMT http://www.staradvertiser.com/newspremium/20120524__Caldwell_calls_out_Carlisle_over_performance_on_rail.html 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. http://www.staradvertiser.com/newspremium/20120524__Teachers_approve_invalid_contract.html Hawaii teachers have approved by a 2-to-1 margin a contract agreement they had previously rejected, even though the governor has said the offer is no longer valid. http://www.staradvertiser.com/newspremium/20120524__Alleged_bombmaker_arrested__in_placing_of_device_in_Kaimuki.html 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. http://www.staradvertiser.com/newspremium/20120524__HMSA_will_raise_rates_for_small_businesses.html The Hawaii Medical Service Association will raise rates by 2.6 percent for roughly 9,500 small businesses on July 1, the Insurance Division said Wednesday. http://www.staradvertiser.com/newspremium/20120524__GOP_congressman_blasts_colleagues_on_Akaka_Bill.html U.S. Rep. Tom Cole, the only Native American in Congress, said Wednesday that Republican opposition to federal recognition for Native Hawaiians is based on misunderstanding and arrogance. http://www.staradvertiser.com/newspremium/20120524__Wrongful_death_lawsuit_filed_over_inmates_prison_murder.html Lawyers representing the families of two Hawaii inmates who were murdered in separate incidents in a privately run prison in Arizona in 2010 say the deaths should motivate the state to speed up efforts to bring its inmates back home. http://www.staradvertiser.com/newspremium/20120524_Lei_and_blossoms_sought_by_the_city_for_Memorial_Day.html 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. http://www.staradvertiser.com/newspremium/20120524_Rain_forced_workers_inside_storage_unit_before_blowup.html 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. http://www.staradvertiser.com/newspremium/20120524__Fewer_hurricanes_predicted_this_year.html The number of tropical cyclones predicted for Hawaii this year is down, but preparations for them are up under new building standards adopted by the state last month. http://www.staradvertiser.com/newspremium/20120524_Elderly_Jane_Doe_is_getting_care_back_in_New_Zealand.html Question: Whatever happened to the homeless “Jane Doe” who was supposed to be reunited with her family in New Zealand?