Local

» Foodland and Times said Tuesday they will no longer buy pork from hogs shipped live from the mainland after protests by an animal protection group. The manager of Oahu’s only federally certified slaughterhouse estimated it would result in 15 percent less business and require laying off four of the 14 workers.

» The commander of Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam abruptly suspended the base’s long-running but controversial bingo games Wednesday "to conduct a review and ensure our program remains consistent with regulation and policy," the Navy said. The Army and Coast Guard also operate bingo games on Oahu.

» Oahu’s crime rate dropped in 2010 to its lowest level since Hawaii began using the federal standard 35 years ago.

» The state will not release information on circumstances surrounding the death last month of a 9-month-old Hauula boy in state custody, Human Services Director Patricia McManaman told lawmakers Thursday. Jayvid Waa-Ili is one of 30 children who have died in state custody since 2000, the state said. McManaman said she has reviewed 25 of the cases and found one caused by child abuse.

» State safety officials opened an investigation after a worker was killed and another critically injured in the collapse of a zipline tower Wednesday on Hawaii island.

» Workers secured a large boulder Sunday from its precarious perch on a hillside above Haleola Street in Niu Valley after some residents had been asked to evacuate.

» First Hawaiian Bank Chief Executive Officer Don Horner said Monday he will retire at the end of the year.

» "Hawaii Five-0" opened its second season Monday. Two days earlier, a volleyball crowd of 8,556 in Stan Sheriff Center served as cheering extras for an Oct. 17 sports-themed "Five-0" episode.

Mainland

»Drawing clear battle lines for the 2012 elections, President Barack Obama demanded Monday that the wealthiest Americans pay higher taxes to help reduce surging U.S. deficits by more than $3 trillion.

» After years of debate and generations of military tradition, repeal of the 18-year-old "don’t ask, don’t tell" law went into effect Tuesday. For the first time, soldiers, sailors, airmen and Marines were free to declare their sexual orientation without risking being thrown out of the military.

» Georgia executed Troy Davis on Wednesday night for the murder of an off-duty police officer, a crime he denied committing right to the end, as supporters around the world mourned and declared that an innocent man was put to death.

World

»  An assassin with explosives hidden in his turban killed the head of Afghanistan’s peace process on Tuesday, dealing a devastating blow to the effort to reconcile with the Taliban and end 10 years of war.

» The top U.S. military official said Thursday that Pakistan’s spy agency played a direct role in supporting the insurgents who recently attacked the U.S. Embassy in Kabul.

» Mahmoud Abbas, the Palestinian leader, took his people’s quest for independence to the United Nations on Friday. sidestepping negotiations with Israel that have foundered.

THIS WEEK

Local

» Today: The Oahu AJA Veterans Council will honor fallen World War II Japanese-American soldiers and veterans at its sixth annual Joint Memorial Service, 9 a.m., National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific at Punchbowl.

» Monday: The Maui County Film Office will hold an open meeting to gather information on services, equipment and talent available on Maui for film productions, 6 p.m. at Kahului Community Center.

» Tuesday: The City Council Parks Committee will vote on a resolution urging the city to develop a public shooting range on land at the former Barbers Point Naval Air Station in Kalaeloa, 10:30 a.m., council meeting room, Honolulu Hale.

» Wednesday: The Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation will hold town hall meetings on the rail project Wednesday at Kalani High School.; and Thursday at Highlands Intermediate School in Pearl City. All meetings are from 6 to 8 p.m.

» Thursday: The Stadium Authority will discuss the Aloha Stadium food and beverage contract, 10 a.m., Aloha Stadium conference room.

Correction: An earlier version of this story listed incorrect sites and dates for the Honolulu Authority for Rapbid Transportation town hall meetings.