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Kahuku wind farm convoy blocked by felled electric pole after protesters arrested

Kahuku wind farm convoy blocked by felled electric pole after protesters arrested

By Mark Ladao mladao@staradvertiser.com
Oct. 17, 2019
Updated 5:03 a.m.
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After the last of the 21 protesters was arrested at 1:15 a.m., four trucks with oversized beds carrying large turbine parts, likely for the tower part of the turbine, left as part of a convoy with police motorcycles and cars as escorts.

University of Hawaii regents call for civility and nonviolence in TMT debate

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Navy eyes new 2045 deadline for Red Hill tank improvements

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Lawmakers to revisit statewide ban of flavored e-cigarettes

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Lee Cataluna: Is ‘Keeping Up With the Kealohas’ ending?

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Rearview Mirror: Ford Island resident recovered space capsules as secret mission

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No. 4 Kahuku, No. 5 Campbell gear up for a battle in the trenches in the OIA playoffs

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Above-average rainfall and temperatures coming this winter

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

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Downed electrical pole closes Kamehameha Highway along North Shore

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

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Katherine Kealoha still considering plea deal

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Man, 24, charged with murder in Kalihi shooting

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Deep-sea explorers seek out sunken World War II ships

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

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Chinese snooping tech spreads to nations vulnerable to abuse

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Border Patrol’s growing presence at hospitals creates fear

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

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

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Lockdowns lifted at 4 Kauai schools

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Residents protest Kahuku wind farm

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Drift racer who crashed into triathlete gets 1 year in prison

Drift racer who crashed into triathlete gets 1 year in prison

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Navy eyes new 2045 deadline for Red Hill tank improvements

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Lawmakers to revisit statewide ban of flavored e-cigarettes

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Hawaii’s Tiffany Westerberg embraces varied roles with Rainbow Wahine volleyball team

Hawaii’s Tiffany Westerberg embraces varied roles with Rainbow Wahine volleyball team

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Ahmed Ali leaves Hawaii basketball team due to health issue

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Hawaii trio earns shield duty with Rainbow Warriors’ punting unit

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Editorial: Mauna Kea plan offers a solution

Q&A with Athline Clark, superintendent of Papahanaumokuakea National Marine Monument

Q&A with Athline Clark, superintendent of Papahanaumokuakea National Marine Monument

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Frights and delights: Halloween events for adults and families

Frights and delights: Halloween events for adults and families

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Oct. 17, 2019

Magical Broadway show ‘The Illusionists’ comes to Hawaii

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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

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Rearview Mirror: Ford Island resident recovered space capsules as secret mission

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Rearview Mirror: Ford Island resident recovered space capsules as secret mission

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Kokua Line: Juror survey goes online, prompting readers’ questions

Kokua Line: Juror survey goes online, prompting readers’ questions

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Lee Cataluna: Is ‘Keeping Up With the Kealohas’ ending?

Lee Cataluna: Is ‘Keeping Up With the Kealohas’ ending?

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Ferd Lewis: Losing Ahmed Ali is another early setback for ’Bows

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Recent violence belies Maui’s progress with homeless population

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Shorter people more likely to develop diabetes, study suggests

Shorter people more likely to develop diabetes, study suggests

By Najja Parker, Atlanta Journal-Constitution
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Joe Moore and Pat Sajak to star in ‘Sunshine Boys’

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

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VIDEO: Moanalua Coach Savaii Eselu, WR Rudy Kealohi on playoffs

VIDEO: Moanalua Coach Savaii Eselu, WR Rudy Kealohi on playoffs

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Oct. 17, 2019

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Q&A: Kahuku coach Sterling Carvalho on Campbell

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Hawaii women’s volleyball: Friday’s Top 25, BWC schedule

Hawaii women’s volleyball: Friday’s Top 25, BWC schedule

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Memories of the 2001-02 Hawaii men’s basketball team

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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

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

Detroit Lions the latest victims of NFL’s flag problem

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No. 4 Kahuku, No. 5 Campbell gear up for a battle in the trenches in the OIA playoffs

No. 4 Kahuku, No. 5 Campbell gear up for a battle in the trenches in the OIA playoffs

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

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

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

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Servco awards $20K grants to 19 nonprofits

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California Senate panel to investigate massive power shutoff to prevent wildfires

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Quit calling about your stolen weed, Florida deputies tell man

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Lawmakers to revisit statewide ban of flavored e-cigarettes

Lawmakers to revisit statewide ban of flavored e-cigarettes

Updated 10:17 p.m.

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

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Shorter people more likely to develop diabetes, study suggests

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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

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A new look at Frank Lloyd Wright’s textiles

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

Window washers take in the view while cleaning famous Skytree tower

Tokyo Games to feature advanced technologies

Public baths contemplate accepting tattooed guests

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How seniors can get help with credit card, mortgage debt

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Border Patrol’s growing presence at hospitals creates fear

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

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

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Billionaire governor’s family farms get subsidy

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Skeleton found beneath California peak unearths a mystery

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Chinese snooping tech spreads to nations vulnerable to abuse

Chinese snooping tech spreads to nations vulnerable to abuse

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Pence announces Turkey has agreed to cease-fire in Syria

Updated 8:31 a.m.

5 killed in landslide, building damage from Philippine quake

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

Window washers take in the view while cleaning famous Skytree tower

New York Times

Why don’t rich people just stop working?

Why don’t rich people just stop working?

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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

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

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Powerful Congressman Elijah Cummings dies at 68

Powerful Congressman Elijah Cummings dies at 68

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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

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Drift racer who crashed into triathlete gets 1 year in prison

Drift racer who crashed into triathlete gets 1 year in prison

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

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Powerful Congressman Elijah Cummings dies at 68

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

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Letter: University of Hawaii regents’ committee doesn’t get Mauna Kea

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