LOCAL

» The state wouldgive the Office of Hawaiian Affairs 25 acres in Kakaako worth an estimated $200 million to settle long-standing ceded-lands claims, in a tentative agreement announced Wednesday.

» Honolulu’s rail transit authority said it wants to scrutinize the restructuring of the parent company of Ansaldo Honolulu JV, which is seeking a $1.4 billion city contract, after reports of major financial losses by the parent company, Finmeccanica SpA.

» President Barack Obama touted progress on trade agreements with other Pacific Rim nations as the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit concluded last Sunday. Obama held a campaign fundraiser at Ko Olina and played a round of golf Monday before leaving Tuesday for Australia.

» A state judge ruled Monday that Gov. Neil Abercrombie must disclose the names on Judicial Selection Commission candidate lists sent to the governor to make appointments of judges.

» A State Department special agent charged with murdering a Kailua man acted to protect himself and others, his lawyer said Wednesday. An Oahu grand jury indicted Christopher W. Deedy on charges of second-degree murder.

MAINLAND

» The Supreme Court decided Monday to hear arguments on the fate of President Barack Obama’s health care law, setting the stage for a ruling just as the presidential election shifts into full swing and putting the law — and the justices — in the center of the campaign.

» Occupy Wall Street protesters clogged streets and tied up traffic around the U.S. on Thursday to mark two months since the movement’s birth and signal they aren’t ready to quit, despite the breakup of many of their encampments by police. Hundreds of people were arrested.

WORLD

» Signaling U.S. determination to counter a rising China, President Barack Obama said Wednesday he will send military aircraft and up to 2,500 Marines to northern Australia for a training hub to help allies and protect American interests across Asia. He declared the U.S. is not afraid of China, by far the biggest and most powerful country in the region. Obama announced Friday that he will send Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton to Myanmar next month, the first official in her position to visit in more than 50 years.

» The U.S. and its Western allies accused Iran on Friday of deceiving the world on nuclear arms, as the U.N. atomic agency passed a new resolution criticizing its nuclear defiance.