Local News Premium http://www.staradvertiser.com/newspremium RSS Feed for NewsPremium en-us Wed, 19 Jun 2013 12:43:32 GMT Okinawa Exit Plan http://www.staradvertiser.com/newspremium/20130619_MARINE_CORPS_OKINAWA_EXIT_PLAN.html Three studies are underway on Oahu to find sites to house 2,700 Marines from Okinawa, Japan, but it may take until 2026 to implement what is estimated to be a $2.5 billion move. Veto pen will be used sparingly, governor forecasts http://www.staradvertiser.com/newspremium/20130619__Veto_pen_will_be_used_sparingly_governor_forecasts.html Gov. Neil Abercrombie says he is likely to complete his list of potential vetoes ahead of Monday's deadline to notify the state Legislature and that the list will probably be a short one. Blaze at house in Kalihi leaves family homeless http://www.staradvertiser.com/newspremium/20130619_Blaze_at_house_in_Kalihi_leaves_family_homeless.html Quick action from firefighters helped limit damage at a single-story, two-bedroom house on Winant Street in the Wai­aka­milo section of Kalihi mid-Tuesday afternoon. Blazes in sugar cane fields look like arson, officials say http://www.staradvertiser.com/newspremium/20130619__Blazes_in_sugar_cane_fields_look_like_arson_officials_say.html A spate of suspicious sugar cane field fires in Central Maui within a month has resulted in the loss of an estimated $182,500 to the sugar crop, firefighters said Tuesday. Shark takes 'test bite' from swimmer http://www.staradvertiser.com/newspremium/20130619__Shark_takes_test_bite_from_swimmer.html A shark bit the leg of a man swimming at a West Hawaii beach Tuesday afternoon but released him and swam away, allowing the man to get back to shore. Isle teacher programs graded among worst http://www.staradvertiser.com/newspremium/20130619_National_report_Isle_teacher_programs_graded_among_worst.html Hawaii's elementary- and high-school teaching degree programs are among the worst in the country when it comes to preparing new teachers for the classroom, according to a new report that slams many of the nation's teacher colleges. City unveils smaller, less costly rail station http://www.staradvertiser.com/newspremium/20130619__City_unveils_smaller_less_costly_rail_station.html Community feedback on the size and scope of Hono­lulu's future rail stations has helped save the project some $100 million in design and construction costs, the city's top rail official said Tuesday. Bulky-item pickups delayed in parts of Palolo, Kaimuki http://www.staradvertiser.com/newspremium/20130618_Bulky-item_pickups_delayed_in_parts_of_Palolo_Kaimuki.html Question: Why is it taking so long to pick up bulky items in Lower Palolo/ Kaimuki? I talked to someone from the Ref­­use Division, and they said they’re late, but how much longer do we have to wait? They were supposed to have come on May 15, and it’s already June. Isles vital to mission prep as America heads for Mars http://www.staradvertiser.com/newspremium/20130619__Isles_vital_to_mission_prep_as_America_heads_for_Mars.html As NASA studies how to achieve President Barack Obama's call for a manned mission to Mars by the 2030s, Hawaii has a couple of significant pieces of the action. Police and Fire http://www.staradvertiser.com/newspremium/20130619_police_and_fire.html 2 guards prevent theft of handbag • Women are accused of trafficking meth • Suspect charged in assault of woman