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Drift racer gets 1-year term for seriously injuring bicyclist on Tantalus Drive

Drift racer gets 1-year term for seriously injuring bicyclist on Tantalus Drive

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Updated 7:33 p.m.
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The state had recommended the maximum five-year prison term for first-degree negligent injury.

Ex-HPD officer’s statements can be used against him, judge rules

Updated 10:42 a.m.

Kokua Line: Dredged material from Ala Wai Canal will be sent out to sea

Updated 12:07 a.m.
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Federal prosecutors offer Katherine Kealoha plea deal

Updated 10:40 p.m.
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University of Hawaii basketball player withdraws from school due to health issue

Updated 9:51 a.m.

Powerful Congressman Elijah Cummings dies at 68

Updated 4:59 p.m.
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Why don’t rich people just stop working?

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California fault capable of 8.0-magnitude earthquake shows unprecedented recent movement, study finds

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Affordable housing options expanding in Kakaako

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Top News

Katherine Kealoha still considering plea deal

Katherine Kealoha still considering plea deal

Katherine Kealoha is taking another day to consider a proposed plea deal from federal prosecutors, one of her attorneys said today.

Updated 7:55 p.m.

Man, 24, charged with murder in Kalihi shooting

Updated 1:17 p.m.

Deep-sea explorers seek out sunken World War II ships

Updated 7 p.m.

GM workers to stay on picket line until vote on new contract

Updated 7:15 p.m.

Energy Secretary Rick Perry says he is resigning by year’s end

Updated 7:20 p.m.

Chinese snooping tech spreads to nations vulnerable to abuse

Updated 7:20 p.m.

Border Patrol’s growing presence at hospitals creates fear

Updated 7:30 p.m.

Lockdowns lifted at 4 Kauai schools

Updated 2:40 p.m.

Police investigating after dead man found with stab wounds on Waianae Coast

Updated 4:10 p.m.

Ukraine aid held up in part over election probe, White House says

Updated 11:46 a.m.
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Man, 59, dies in Kailua house fire

Updated 9:18 a.m.

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OIA girls volleyball: Mililani vs. Moanalua

OIA girls volleyball: Mililani vs. Moanalua

OIA girls volleyball: Pearl City vs. Kalani

OIA girls volleyball: Pearl City vs. Kalani

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D.C. in World Series for first time since 1933

D.C. in World Series for first time since 1933

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Democratic presidential primary debate hosted by CNN/New York Times

Democratic presidential primary debate hosted by CNN/New York Times

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2019-2020 ‘Ilima Awards Gala at Diamond Head Theatre

2019-2020 ‘Ilima Awards Gala at Diamond Head Theatre

OIA volleyball semifinals

OIA volleyball semifinals

Residents protest Kahuku wind farm

Residents protest Kahuku wind farm

Back in the Day: Photos from Hawaii’s Past

Back in the Day: Photos from Hawaii’s Past

Do you think visitor pledges (to be respectful, malama aina, etc.) will be effective?

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Hawaii News

Grandson of USS Arizona admiral speaks at Pacific Historic Parks celebration

Grandson of USS Arizona admiral speaks at Pacific Historic Parks celebration

By William Cole wcole@staradvertiser.com
Today
Updated 10:52 p.m.

Wind turbine protesters gear up for a drawn-out battle in Kahuku

Updated 10:29 p.m.

Federal prosecutors offer Katherine Kealoha plea deal

Updated 10:40 p.m.

Ex-HPD officer’s statements can be used against him, judge rules

Updated 10:42 a.m.

Three dozen protest bombing at Pohakuloa Training Area

Updated 10:25 p.m.

Sports

Rainbow Warriors feel they have an abundance of receivers who are ready and capable

Rainbow Warriors feel they have an abundance of receivers who are ready and capable

By Stephen Tsai stsai@staradvertiser.com
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Updated 12:05 a.m.

Ferd Lewis: Are Falcons thinking of taking flight from MWC?

Updated 11:22 p.m.

Marcus Mariota adjusts to backup role with Tennessee Titans

Updated 12:05 a.m.

Wahine volleyball team re-energized after undignified loss

Updated 12:05 a.m.

Stan Sheriff 25th anniversary countdown: No 3, UH men’s volleyball 2019 season

Updated 12:05 a.m.

Editorial

Editorial: Expand curbs on sex trafficking

Editorial: Expand curbs on sex trafficking

Column: Hawaii Gas should commit to renewable energy requirements

Column: Hawaii Gas should commit to renewable energy requirements

Off the News: University of Hawaii tries to increase enrollment

Off the News: University of Hawaii tries to increase enrollment

Off the News: Irreconcilable differences for Kealohas

Off the News: Irreconcilable differences for Kealohas

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Frights and delights: Halloween events for adults and families

Frights and delights: Halloween events for adults and families

By Star-Advertiser staff
Today
Updated 12:05 a.m.

Magical Broadway show ‘The Illusionists’ comes to Hawaii

Pau Hana Patrol: Kaimuki yakitori spot offers refreshing, authentic Japanese cuisine

Updated 8:06 p.m.

Island Mele: Hoku Award-winners bring star-power to ‘Kuha‘o Maunakea’

Updated 12:05 a.m.

Sketch Comedy Festival attracts local and national talent to the Honolulu stage

Updated 12:05 a.m.

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Hawai’i Food & Wine Fest’s ‘Drag Appetit’ celebrates gay pride

Hawai’i Food & Wine Fest’s ‘Drag Appetit’ celebrates gay pride

By Lesa Griffith, Special to the Star-Advertiser
Oct. 15, 2019

What I Ate on My Summer Vacation: At home in Hawaii

Spice Hawaii serves up cheesy, spicy rice crepes

7 tips for the best Hawai’i Food & Wine Festival experience

2019-2020 ‘Ilima Awards: A Guide to Oahu’s Top Restaurants

Latest Columns

Kokua Line: Dredged material from Ala Wai Canal will be sent out to sea

Kokua Line: Dredged material from Ala Wai Canal will be sent out to sea

By Christine Donnelly cdonnelly@staradvertiser.com

Ferd Lewis: Are Falcons thinking of taking flight from MWC?

Ferd Lewis: Are Falcons thinking of taking flight from MWC?

By Ferd Lewis flewis@staradvertiser.com

Lee Cataluna: Visitor pledges are only the beginning

Lee Cataluna: Visitor pledges are only the beginning

By Lee Cataluna lcataluna@staradvertiser.com

Kick off Halloween season with pumpkin bread

Kick off Halloween season with pumpkin bread

By Betty Shimabukuro bshimabukuro@staradvertiser.com

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ILIMA AWARDS

Publisher’s Choice: Morton’s the Steakhouse

Publisher’s Choice: Morton’s the Steakhouse

People’s Choice: Senia, Shabuya, La Mer, Kono’s, more

Rave Reviews: Joleen Oshiro

Rave Reviews: Lesa Griffith

Best Seafood: Buffet at Hyatt Regency Waikiki

MAUI

Recent violence belies Maui’s progress with homeless population

Recent violence belies Maui’s progress with homeless population

Storyteller Kimo Nevius entertains with music for a cause

Baldwin High staff trains for active shooter attack

Culinary extravaganza Hawai‘i Food & Wine Festival kicks off Friday

Enjoy crispy sweet corn fritters as pupu or potluck dish

Out and About Photo Galleries

Hawaii Youth Symphony and the Pacific Music Institute at SALT

Hawaii Youth Symphony and the Pacific Music Institute at SALT

Komen Hawaii Race for the Cure 2019 at Kapiolani Park

Komen Hawaii Race for the Cure 2019 at Kapiolani Park

The Elevations at Hawaiian Brian’s

The Elevations at Hawaiian Brian’s

Pink and Gold Party at Haus Supper Club

Pink and Gold Party at Haus Supper Club

The Mana’o Company 30th Anniversary Concert

The Mana’o Company 30th Anniversary Concert

Children and Youth Day 2019

Children and Youth Day 2019

KTUH 50th Anniversary at Hawaiian Brian’s

KTUH 50th Anniversary at Hawaiian Brian’s

‘The IONAsphere’ at Alohilani Resort

‘The IONAsphere’ at Alohilani Resort

Politics

Energy Secretary Rick Perry says he is resigning by year’s end

Energy Secretary Rick Perry says he is resigning by year’s end

White House says next G-7 to be held at a Trump golf resort

White House says next G-7 to be held at a Trump golf resort

Trump portrays Mideast as a bloody sandbox, maligns Kurds

Trump portrays Mideast as a bloody sandbox, maligns Kurds

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Powerful Congressman Elijah Cummings dies at 68

Powerful Congressman Elijah Cummings dies at 68

ENTERTAINMENT

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Review: Angelina Jolie’s talents underplayed in latest ‘Maleficent’ film

Review: Angelina Jolie’s talents underplayed in latest ‘Maleficent’ film

By Jake Coyle, Associated Press
Today
Updated 12:05 a.m.

Review: Unscrupulous lawyer’s link with 1950’s Red Scare and Trump told in documentary

Updated 12:05 a.m.

Library exhibit offers glimpse into J.D. Salinger’s life and work

‘Tarzan’ actor Ron Ely’s wife killed; son shot by deputies

The ‘Office Ladies’ return to Dunder Mifflin

Features

Shorter people more likely to develop diabetes, study suggests

Shorter people more likely to develop diabetes, study suggests

By Najja Parker, Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Oct. 15, 2019

Five choices to make in the fight against dementia

For better health, eliminate ultraprocessed foods

Joe Moore and Pat Sajak to star in ‘Sunshine Boys’

Magnum Reloaded: ‘Magnum P.I.’ team fights to protect identity of ‘White Knight’

Hawaii Prep World

VIDEO: Mililani’s marvelous back-to-back OIA title night

VIDEO: Mililani’s marvelous back-to-back OIA title night

By Paul Honda
Oct. 17, 2019

Sinus infection, asthma can’t stop Falanika Danielson as Mililani defends OIA title

HHSAA girls volleyball state tournament bracket released in Division I

Pearl City’s middles rock for Chargers’ first title in 22 years

Makua Lani makes it official: Kahinu Lee is new co-head coach

Hawaii Warrior World

Stan Sheriff Center: Memories of the 2019 Hawaii men’s volleyball team

Stan Sheriff Center: Memories of the 2019 Hawaii men’s volleyball team

By Cindy Luis
Oct. 17, 2019

Hawaii men’s basketball: Ahmed Ali leaving for health reasons

Hawaii women’s volleyball: Top 25 scores & schedule

Hawaii football: Exploring all options

Stan Sheriff Center: Memories of the Yuval Katz Hawaii men’s volleyball era

MORE SPORTS

China asked for Houston Rockets GM Daryl Morey to be fired, NBA Commissioner says

China asked for Houston Rockets GM Daryl Morey to be fired, NBA Commissioner says

Updated 2:55 p.m.

Yankees’ bullpen to be tested after rain postpones ALCS game against Astros

Wild-card Nationals head to World Series with sweep of Cards

Detroit Lions the latest victims of NFL’s flag problem

Column: For LeBron James, injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere … except in China

HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS

Mililani outlasts Moanalua in 5 sets to win OIA Division I volleyball championship

Mililani outlasts Moanalua in 5 sets to win OIA Division I volleyball championship

Updated 11:51 p.m.

Pearl City sweeps Kalani to capture first OIA volleyball title since 1997

Updated 11:43 p.m.

Behind a defensive duo, the Roosevelt Rough Riders have galloped their way to the OIA Division II playoffs

Kahuku beats Farrington, earns No. 2 seed in OIA playoff

Campbell’s defense comes through to tip Kamehameha

BUSINESS

GM workers to stay on picket line until vote on new contract

GM workers to stay on picket line until vote on new contract

Updated 7:15 p.m.

California Senate panel to investigate massive power shutoff to prevent wildfires

Updated 3:15 p.m.

Maker of pelvic mesh devices agrees to $117M settlement to 41 states, including Hawaii

Updated 10:48 a.m.

Mark Zuckerberg says Facebook stands for free expression as company defends allowing false political ads

Updated 10:36 a.m.

JLL to manage and lease 2 Oahu shopping centers

Updated 10:33 p.m.

ODD NEWS

Quit calling about your stolen weed, Florida deputies tell man

Quit calling about your stolen weed, Florida deputies tell man

Pope gives New Orleans Saints unexpected boost on Twitter

Missouri city’s cleanup flags dog poop

Squirrels hide more than 200 walnuts under SUV’s hood

Goat rams through sliding glass door, naps inside Ohio bathroom

HEALTH

Maker of pelvic mesh devices agrees to $117M settlement to 41 states, including Hawaii

Maker of pelvic mesh devices agrees to $117M settlement to 41 states, including Hawaii

Updated 10:48 a.m.

Shorter people more likely to develop diabetes, study suggests

For better health, eliminate ultraprocessed foods

Five choices to make in the fight against dementia

Where you die can affect your chance of being an organ donor

Travel

Hawaii’s Backyard: Get set for the 18th annual Hawaii Rock and Mineral Show

Hawaii’s Backyard: Get set for the 18th annual Hawaii Rock and Mineral Show

Spend a day off the Vegas Strip adventuring around the different coves of Lake Mead

Las Vegas showrooms will undergo makeovers

Enjoying the perfect solo trip in Orcas

A new look at Frank Lloyd Wright’s textiles

Focus on Japan

In face of Hagibis, visitors who did not speak Japanese lacked information

In face of Hagibis, visitors who did not speak Japanese lacked information

Updated 12:05 a.m.

Window washers take in the view while cleaning famous Skytree tower

Updated 12:05 a.m.

Tokyo Games to feature advanced technologies

Updated 12:05 a.m.

Public baths contemplate accepting tattooed guests

Prepaid cards make travel convenient for tourists

Live Well

How seniors can get help with credit card, mortgage debt

How seniors can get help with credit card, mortgage debt

‘Life is a journey’ for 76-year-old Conrad Richebacher

Don’t dwell on age; affirm youthfulness

Senior-specific flu vaccines can provide better protection

Learn to stop blaming and complaining

National news

Border Patrol’s growing presence at hospitals creates fear

Border Patrol’s growing presence at hospitals creates fear

Updated 7:30 p.m.

California fault capable of 8.0-magnitude earthquake shows unprecedented recent movement, study finds

Updated 11:55 a.m.

Weather Service’s U.S. winter forecast says Hawaii will be wetter, hotter

Updated 11:03 a.m.

Billionaire governor’s family farms get subsidy

Updated 10:45 a.m.

Skeleton found beneath California peak unearths a mystery

World news

Chinese snooping tech spreads to nations vulnerable to abuse

Chinese snooping tech spreads to nations vulnerable to abuse

Updated 7:20 p.m.

Pence announces Turkey has agreed to cease-fire in Syria

Updated 8:31 a.m.

5 killed in landslide, building damage from Philippine quake

Updated 6 a.m.

In face of Hagibis, visitors who did not speak Japanese lacked information

Updated 12:05 a.m.

Window washers take in the view while cleaning famous Skytree tower

Updated 12:05 a.m.

New York Times

Why don’t rich people just stop working?

Why don’t rich people just stop working?

Updated 7:51 p.m.

Mulvaney says, then denies, that Trump held back Ukraine aid as quid pro quo

Updated 5:06 p.m.

Mark Zuckerberg says Facebook stands for free expression as company defends allowing false political ads

Updated 10:36 a.m.

Review: Unscrupulous lawyer’s link with 1950’s Red Scare and Trump told in documentary

Updated 12:05 a.m.

Former top State Department aide Michael McKinley quit over Ukraine, sources say

Obituaries

Video

Powerful Congressman Elijah Cummings dies at 68

Powerful Congressman Elijah Cummings dies at 68

Updated 4:59 p.m.

Hollywood ‘fixer’ Scotty Bowers wrote tell-all book about sex lives of the stars

Harold Bloom, critic who championed western canon, dies at 89

South Korean pop star Sulli, 25, found dead at home

Former Army paratrooper, car collector led colorful life

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Special Sections

International Credit Union Day

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Street Pulse

IMPEACHMENT INQUIRY

Mulvaney says, then denies, that Trump held back Ukraine aid as quid pro quo

Mulvaney says, then denies, that Trump held back Ukraine aid as quid pro quo

Ukraine aid held up in part over election probe, White House says

Former top State Department aide Michael McKinley quit over Ukraine, sources say

Fourth man is arrested in probe of Giuliani associates

John Bolton called Rudy Giuliani a ‘hand grenade’ who will ‘blow everybody up,’ ex-aide testifies

STORIES WITH VIDEO

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Drift racer gets 1-year term for seriously injuring bicyclist on Tantalus Drive

Drift racer gets 1-year term for seriously injuring bicyclist on Tantalus Drive

Ukraine aid held up in part over election probe, White House says

Powerful Congressman Elijah Cummings dies at 68

Review: Angelina Jolie’s talents underplayed in latest ‘Maleficent’ film

Review: Unscrupulous lawyer’s link with 1950’s Red Scare and Trump told in documentary

Archives

October 2008: Barack Obama returns to Oahu to visit dying grandmother just before election

Letters to the Editor

Letter: Homelessness increased with Democrats in power

Letter: Homelessness increased with Democrats in power

Letter: Population growth creates more misery

Letter: Construction industry drives up local costs

Letter: University of Hawaii should withdraw from TMT oversight

Letter: Gov. David Ige’s TMT failure chains us to tourism, military

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