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55 arrested in wind-farm protests, 237 officers involved in enforcement, HPD Chief Susan Ballard says

55 arrested in wind-farm protests, 237 officers involved in enforcement, HPD Chief Susan Ballard says

By Mark Ladao mladao@staradvertiser.com and Rosemarie Bernardo rbernardo@staradvertiser.com
Oct. 17, 2019
Updated 4:40 p.m.
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After police made the arrests in Kahuku, officers removed a chain-link fence to make way for four large trucks carrying turbine parts.

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

Updated 10:39 p.m.
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38 people cited for violations in Clinton email probe

Updated 1:51 p.m.
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Woman critically injured in pedestrian accident near Kahala Mall while walking dog in stroller

Updated 10 a.m.
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Former Defense Secretary Jim Mattis mocks Trump’s bone spurs, love of fast food

Updated 2:38 p.m.
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About that photo: Trump, Nancy Pelosi clash amid impeachment

Updated 9:01 a.m.

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

Boston Red Sox release former University of Hawaii pitcher Steven Wright

Updated 12:04 p.m.

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

Updated 10:26 p.m.
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Katherine Kealoha agrees to plea deal, will cooperate with federal investigation

As part of the plea deal, Kealoha has agreed to cooperate in the ongoing federal investigation, her attorney said.

Updated 3:54 p.m.
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VIDEO: Honolulu police chief discusses arrests of 50-plus protesters in Kahuku wind-farm project

Updated 1:48 p.m.

Tulsi Gabbard snaps back at Hillary Clinton over comments implying ties with Russia

Updated 3:14 p.m.
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Hit and slither: Python survives being run over in Hilo

Updated 3:45 p.m.

EPA delays removal of lead-contaminated soil under Kalihi street

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Kauai restaurant burns in overnight blaze

Updated 2:56 p.m.

Shifting Trump administration explanations for withholding aid draw GOP alarm

Updated 2:48 p.m.
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LeMahieu, Hicks lift Yankees over Astros, close to 3-2 in ALCS

Updated 6:26 p.m.

Messages from former Boeing test pilot reveal 737 Max concerns

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Diplomat said to have questioned optics of Hunter Biden job in 2015

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Wind farm protesters arrested in Kahuku

Wind farm protesters arrested in Kahuku

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Kahuku wind farm protesters arrested at Kalaeloa

Kahuku wind farm protesters arrested at Kalaeloa

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

What do you think of President Trump’s decision to pull U.S. troops out of northeastern Syria?

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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

By Nelson Daranciang ndaranciang@staradvertiser.com
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Updated 10:48 p.m.

Above-average rainfall and temperatures coming this winter

Updated 1:59 p.m.

Navy eyes new 2045 deadline for Red Hill tank improvements

Updated 10:54 p.m.

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

Updated 10:39 p.m.

Lawmakers to revisit statewide ban of flavored e-cigarettes

Updated 10:17 p.m.

Sports

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

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

By Cindy Luis cluis@staradvertiser.com
Today
Updated 12:05 a.m.

Ahmed Ali leaves Hawaii basketball team due to health issue

Updated 11:11 p.m.

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

Updated 11:10 p.m.

Stan Sheriff 25th anniversary countdown: No. 2 Tes Whitlock’s bomb beats BYU

Updated 12:05 a.m.

Hawaii trio earns shield duty with Rainbow Warriors’ punting unit

Updated 12:05 a.m.

Editorial

Editorial: Mauna Kea plan offers a solution

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

Off the News: Keep those health cards posted

Off the News: Keep those health cards posted

Off the News: Welcome support for clinical trials

Off the News: Welcome support for clinical trials

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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
Oct. 17, 2019

Magical Broadway show ‘The Illusionists’ comes to Hawaii

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

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

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

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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

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

Rearview Mirror

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

By Bob Sigall, Special to the Star-Advertiser

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

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

By Christine Donnelly cdonnelly@staradvertiser.com

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

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

By Lee Cataluna lcataluna@staradvertiser.com

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

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

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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

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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

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38 people cited for violations in Clinton email probe

38 people cited for violations in Clinton email probe

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Shifting Trump administration explanations for withholding aid draw GOP alarm

Shifting Trump administration explanations for withholding aid draw GOP alarm

Trump hails Syria cease-fire after he played role in crisis

Trump hails Syria cease-fire after he played role in crisis

Tulsi Gabbard snaps back at Hillary Clinton over comments implying ties with Russia

Tulsi Gabbard snaps back at Hillary Clinton over comments implying ties with Russia

ENTERTAINMENT

‘Maude’ co-star, character actor Bill Macy dies at 97

‘Maude’ co-star, character actor Bill Macy dies at 97

By Lynn Elber / Associated Press
Today
Updated 9:37 a.m.

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

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

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

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

Q&A: Campbell Coach Darren Johnson on playoff at Kahuku

Q&A: Campbell Coach Darren Johnson on playoff at Kahuku

By Paul Honda
Oct. 18, 2019

CLOSING THE BOOK: 2019 McKinley Tigers

WATCH: Cover2 OT on OIA playoffs, best rivalries in Hawaii

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

Q&A: Campbell DC Blaze Soares on Kahuku playoff matchup

Hawaii Warrior World

Hawaii soccer: For once, Wahine in favorable position on road

Hawaii soccer: For once, Wahine in favorable position on road

By Brian McInnis
Oct. 18, 2019

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

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

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

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

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LeMahieu, Hicks lift Yankees over Astros, close to 3-2 in ALCS

LeMahieu, Hicks lift Yankees over Astros, close to 3-2 in ALCS

Updated 6:26 p.m.

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

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

HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS

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

Updated 11:12 p.m.

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

High school football matchups preview

Updated 11:12 p.m.

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

BUSINESS

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Messages from former Boeing test pilot reveal 737 Max concerns

Messages from former Boeing test pilot reveal 737 Max concerns

Updated 2:30 p.m.

Servco awards $20K grants to 19 nonprofits

Updated 12:05 a.m.

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

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

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

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

Shorter people more likely to develop diabetes, study suggests

For better health, eliminate ultraprocessed foods

Five choices to make in the fight against dementia

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

Window washers take in the view while cleaning famous Skytree tower

Window washers take in the view while cleaning famous Skytree tower

Tokyo Games to feature advanced technologies

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

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

Marshallese president applauds arrest in human trafficking and illegal adoptions case

Marshallese president applauds arrest in human trafficking and illegal adoptions case

Updated 10 a.m.

First all-female spacewalking team makes history

Updated 2:34 p.m.

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

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

World news

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Blast at Afghan mosque kills 62 during prayers, officials say

Blast at Afghan mosque kills 62 during prayers, officials say

Updated 2:40 p.m.

Kurds in Syria accuse Turkey of violating cease-fire

Updated 3:12 p.m.

Chinese snooping tech spreads to nations vulnerable to abuse

Updated 7:20 p.m.

Pence announces Turkey has agreed to cease-fire in Syria

5 killed in landslide, building damage from Philippine quake

New York Times

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Former Defense Secretary Jim Mattis mocks Trump’s bone spurs, love of fast food

Former Defense Secretary Jim Mattis mocks Trump’s bone spurs, love of fast food

Updated 2:38 p.m.

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

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

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

Obituaries

‘Maude’ co-star, character actor Bill Macy dies at 97

‘Maude’ co-star, character actor Bill Macy dies at 97

Updated 9:37 a.m.

Powerful Congressman Elijah Cummings dies at 68

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

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IMPEACHMENT INQUIRY

Diplomat said to have questioned optics of Hunter Biden job in 2015

Diplomat said to have questioned optics of Hunter Biden job in 2015

Shifting Trump administration explanations for withholding aid draw GOP alarm

About that photo: Trump, Nancy Pelosi clash amid impeachment

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

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Messages from former Boeing test pilot reveal 737 Max concerns

Messages from former Boeing test pilot reveal 737 Max concerns

VIDEO: Honolulu police chief discusses arrests of 50-plus protesters in Kahuku wind-farm project

Former Defense Secretary Jim Mattis mocks Trump’s bone spurs, love of fast food

Shifting Trump administration explanations for withholding aid draw GOP alarm

First all-female spacewalking team makes history

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

Letter: Stop giving protesters constant media coverage

Letter: $9M lost, and both sides of TMT to blame

Letter: Lack of teachers risks future of Hawaii students

Letter: Crystal meth a cause of rising homelessness

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