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Wednesday, September 2, 2009

Mauna Kea astronomers discover most distant black hole, fires on Molokai, libraries ask for help


American and Japanese astronomers using the Subaru telescope on the summit of Mauna Kea have discovered the most distant black hole in space, surrounded by a giant galaxy, a finding that may help to increase understanding of how the celestial bodies evolved

State and county firefighters appeared to have a brush fire under control near residential areas in central Molokai yesterday but were continuing to battle its spread into difficult mountain terrain

The ongoing brush fire in Molokai shut down schools and impacted businesses and daily life Monday as fire crews and others battled the blaze for a third day.


Faced with a $6 million budget cut, the state public library system will be asking library users, corporations and foundations to donate whatever they can to prevent major cutbacks at the state's 51 libraries.

A golden bracelet was unveiled to the public Tuesday at Iolani Palace on the eve of Queen Liliuokalani's birthday.

The Kaua‘i County Council last week took another step forward and is now on the verge of passing a bill that would ban the use of plastic bags at retail stores’ checkout counters
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