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Thursday, September 24, 2009

Kauai's last sugar harvest, University of Hawaii battles cuts, other state and local news

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Gay & Robinson, Inc. announced Wednesday that “subject to favorable weather, the last sugar cane grown by the company will be processed ...
Wednesday, September 23, 2009

She's no barbarian, she's a princess, teachers finally ink contract and other Hawaii news of the day

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Native Hawaiians yesterday expressed anger at the decision to call a soon-to-be-released feature film on Princess Ka'iulani's life ...
Tuesday, September 22, 2009

Pele was right all along, other top Hawaii news

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A volcanologist finds parallels between the legends of old Hawaii and modern geologic research It's no surprise to Lance Taketa, 31, tha...
Monday, September 21, 2009

Arts, homeless and honeybees in peril, other news

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Leaders from arts organizations across the state say the loss of 10 employees — about one-third the staff — at the State Foundation on Cultu...
Friday, September 18, 2009

The tax man cometh, unemployment up again, ethics coming to Hawaii County government

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After living 18 days on a remote island in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands, Kekuewa Kikiloi is reveling in the "incredible" expe...
Thursday, September 17, 2009

Shark tours, plastic bag bans moving forward, Hawaii residents buckle up, pay less for gas

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A proposal moving through the City Council makes it illegal to operate shark tours on O'ahu. Kauai Mayor Bernard Carvalho Jr. signaled h...
Wednesday, September 16, 2009

State elections chief in hot water, budget crunch hits schools, other top Hawaii news

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Although she expressed serious concerns and a lack of con- fidence in the state Office of Elections' ability to carry out next year'...
Tuesday, September 15, 2009

If they had $50, would they be sleeping on the street?

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Sleeping, sitting or lying down on city sidewalks would be barred under a bill being considered by the Honolulu City Council. The state has ...
Monday, September 14, 2009

Economy continues to dominate state headlines

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Margaret Dupre says she is exercising her First Amendment right to express herself by holding psychic readings on the sidewalks of Waikiki. ...
Friday, September 11, 2009

Saving sea turtles, taxing telephones, grappling with the economy and other top Hawaii stories

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Volunteer group working to protect Hawaiian sea turtles State tax collections were off by 5 percent in July and August, a steeper decline th...
Thursday, September 10, 2009

Hawaii Volcanoes National Park to be featured on quarter, economy still flat, union talks continue

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The United States Mint announced today that the nation will honor Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park in Hawaii through its new quarter-doll...
Wednesday, September 9, 2009

New discoveries in the deep, college, not work, in grads' future and other top Hawaii news

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Using new diving technology, scientists discovered vistas of coral reefs and fishes never before seen in ocean depths of the Papahanaumokuak...
Tuesday, September 8, 2009

Unions hopeful for economic recovery, ag industry and private schools strapped

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Agri- cultural industry executives worry that Hawaii businesses will wither on the vine and incoming food will rot on the docks if the state...
Friday, September 4, 2009

Lingle goes public with budget woes: news reports, transcript and video links

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The worst may not be over for Hawaii state workers. Governor Linda Lingle, in a videocast streamed live on the internet, delivered more grim...
Thursday, September 3, 2009

National report: Hawaii roads and bridges are dangerous; Lingle administration vows to help

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A report by a national trans- portation research group released on Wed- nesday confirmed what most Hawaii drivers already know: roads and br...
Wednesday, September 2, 2009

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

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American and Japanese astronomers using the Subaru telescope on the summit of Mauna Kea have discovered the most distant black hole in space...
Tuesday, September 1, 2009

New cruise ships coming, stinky people to be banned from The Bus, hotel workers jobs in limbo

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Hawaii's cruise market, which had declined this year 22.9 percent through July, is likely to become more buoyant in 2010 and 2011 when t...
Monday, August 31, 2009

Money, not sovereignty, for Native Hawaiians

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The U.S. Com- mission on Civil Rights has sent a letter to congres- sional leaders urging opposition to the Native Hawaiian Government Reorg...
Friday, August 28, 2009

Financial hole deeper than they thought, university trims brass, Lingle and unions dickering still

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The state Council on Revenues yesterday lowered the state's revenue forecast for this fiscal year but predicted a stronger rebound next ...
Thursday, August 27, 2009

Tourism up, but spending down

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Hawai'i greeted more visitors last month than the previous July — the first increase in that key index since February 2008. Hawaii saw a...
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Nancy Cook Lauer has 30-plus years experience as a journalist, winning national and state awards for newspapers in Florida and Hawaii. She publishes a daily state government news aggregate and commentary blog, All Hawaii News. Vice President of the Hawaii SPJ chapter as well as Secretary of the Big Island Press Club, Lauer has a Master of Science degree in Library and Information Studies from Florida State University and a Bachelor of Science Degree in Psychology, summa cum laude, from Old Dominion University. She earned her reporting chops covering the 2000 Bush v. Gore presidential election at Florida's ground zero and was recently honored with a Torch of Light award and a Hawaii state Senate commendation for uncovering questionable spending practices in local government.
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