Local News Premium http://www.staradvertiser.com/newspremium RSS Feed for NewsPremium en-us Thu, 23 May 2013 11:33:15 GMT Light storm season expected http://www.staradvertiser.com/newspremium/20130523____Light_storm_season_expected_.html The Central Pacific, which includes the Hawaiian Islands, probably will experience another season of below-average tropical cyclone activity, the Central Pacific Hurricane Center announced Wednesday. Owner of Grace's Inn dies, wife injured in Pali accident http://www.staradvertiser.com/newspremium/20130523__Owner_of_Graces_Inn_dies_wife_injured_in_Pali_accident.html The 76-year-old driver killed Wednesday after his sport utility vehicle crashed on Pali Highway in Nuu­anu, and his 67-year-old passenger, have been identified as the owners of a well-known plate lunch business. M Nightclub co-owner, bouncer charged with assaulting 2 people http://www.staradvertiser.com/newspremium/20130523__M_Nightclub_co_owner_bouncer_charged_with_assaulting_2_people.html Prosectors have charged Michael Miske Jr., co-owner of M Nightclub, with second-degree assault and criminal property damage in a Dec. 15 incident. Drought conditions persisting http://www.staradvertiser.com/newspremium/20130523_Drought_conditions_persisting.html Hawaii’s wet season, which runs from October through April, was on the dry side this year, the National Weather Service in Hono­lulu said Wednesday. Muslim leader seeks restraining order http://www.staradvertiser.com/newspremium/20130523_Muslim_leader_seeks_restraining_order.html Muslim Association of Hawaii Chairman Hakim Oansafi believes he will be targeted by a man who has been attacking fellow Muslims, Oansafi said in court documents. State GOP calls for Kim to face ethics inquiry http://www.staradvertiser.com/newspremium/20130523__State_GOP_calls_for_Kim_to_face_ethics_inquiry.html The Hawaii Republican Party on Wednesday urged the state Ethics Commission to investigate whether state Senate President Donna Mercado Kim violated the ethics code when she called the University of Hawaii president last spring about her son's law school application. Stryker brigade in Hawaii needs review, Army general says http://www.staradvertiser.com/newspremium/20130523__Stryker_brigade_in_Hawaii_needs_review_Army_general_says.html The head of the U.S. Army in the Pacific said Hawaii is expected to keep its 22,500 active-duty soldiers as the Army downsizes, but it makes sense to re-evaluate whether the Stryker Brigade should keep its 320 armored vehicles or revert to a light infantry unit without Strykers. Judge won’t block seizure of belongings http://www.staradvertiser.com/newspremium/20130523_Judge_wont_block_seizure_of_belongings.html A federal judge has refused to dismiss a lawsuit brought against the city by members of a protest group that has been camping on the sidewalks around Thomas Square. Agency’s plan would rebuild Blaisdell complex http://www.staradvertiser.com/newspremium/20130523__Agencys_plan_would_rebuild_Blaisdell_complex_.html The city's aging Neal S. Blaisdell Center could be a site of one of three proposed 700-foot residential towers under a draft plan proposed by a state agency regulating development in Kakaako. Innovation within reach http://www.staradvertiser.com/newspremium/20130523_Innovation__within_reach.html Doug Howe, an engineer-turned-teacher at Lanikai Elementary, is helping infuse concepts from his former profession into the classroom in hopes of engaging students in the so-called STEM disciplines of science, technology, engineering and math.