Monday, December 21, 2009

Political season fires up, Health Department in focus over rats, Oahu readies for Obama, more state news

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When U.S. Rep. Neil Abercrombie announced he would resign from Congress to devote his attention to his campaign for governor, many Democra...
Friday, December 18, 2009

Lucky we live Hawaii, economy drops a bit, H1N1 vaccines available, bus service continuing

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People in sunny, outdoorsy states -- Louisiana, Hawaii, Florida -- say they're the happiest Americans, and researchers think they know ...
Thursday, December 17, 2009

Lingle, teachers hit impasse, Akaka Bill advances, turtles in trouble, standoff ends in shootout

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Changes to longline fishery rules endanger the future existence of turtles, according to a lawsuit filed Wednesday against the National Mari...
Wednesday, December 16, 2009

Lingle opposes Akaka Bill changes, facelift for Volcano House, boat fees going up, more news

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The Lingle administration, which has consistently backed federal recognition for Native Hawaiians, opposes changes to the bill pending befor...
Tuesday, December 15, 2009

Akaka Bill up for debate, new sponges, coral found, bed and breakfasts head to likely defeat, more

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Opponents of federal recognition for native Hawaiians are urging Hawaii's congressional delegation to hold hearings in Hawaii on the lat...
Monday, December 14, 2009

Abercrombie resigning soon but not yet, Honolulu Marathon a success, taxes could go up, more news

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U.S. Rep. Neil Abercrombie said yesterday that a collapse of leadership in Hawai'i has motivated him to resign from Congress and return ...
Friday, December 11, 2009

DLNR mulling park fees, Honolulu marathon to flash by homeless, Maui, Mauna Kea telescopes in news

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The Board of Land and Natural Resources is being asked at a meeting this morning to approve entry fees for tourists at eight parks statewide...
Thursday, December 10, 2009

OHA wants ceded land $$, Elections Office retooling, hunkering down, babymaking for the recession

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"We are closing a decade -- a difficult decade," Office of Hawaiian Affairs chairperson Haunani Apoliona said.In OHA's annual ...
Wednesday, December 9, 2009

No magic in Obama name for island, surf lures the best, Lingle talks special session, more news

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Some parkgoers at Magic Island Beach Park last night gave a thumbs-down to a plan to rename the 30-acre Magic Island section of Ala Moana Be...
Tuesday, December 8, 2009

Monster surf continues, education official visits, Pearl Harbor attack remembered, more Hawaii news

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More monster waves are forecast today for O'ahu's North Shore, where thousands fought traffic and battled for parking yesterday to c...
Monday, December 7, 2009

Surf's up -- way up, humpback whale freed, funeral operator going under, counties struggle with budgets

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Officials say the big surf has so far caused no major problems on Oahu's North Shore. Wave heights are upwards of 30 feet to 40 feet, wi...
Friday, December 4, 2009

Humpback whale rescue continues, Obama's holiday plans firming up, H1N1 slightly elevated, more news

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Wind and rough seas are impeding efforts to free a young humpback whale from a tangle of heavy rope wrapped around its mouth and body. Rescu...
Thursday, December 3, 2009

Chinatown rat video sends Health Department scurrying, elections worries escalate, more news

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Blogger exposes rat problem in Chinatown An appetite-killing video spreading around the Internet of rats leaping and scurrying over produce ...
Wednesday, December 2, 2009

Libraries closing for furloughs, elections chief resigns, Hawaii soldiers headed to Afghanistan, more

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Workers at the state's public libraries will take 15 furlough days a year for the next two fiscal years, closing libraries on those days...
Tuesday, December 1, 2009

Tourism ending year on high note, Kilauea is scientists' focus, H1N1 vaccine still scarce

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A difficult year for tourism is ending on a high note thanks to two large back-to-back conventions and the Honolulu Marathon, but the good n...
Monday, November 30, 2009

Beach ownership at issue, changes in H1N1 vaccine rules, North Shore land for sale and other news

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The Intermediate Court of Appeals is scrutinizing a Hawaii law passed in 2003 that declares that new, naturally formed beach land above the ...
Wednesday, November 25, 2009

Lucky we live Hawaii, Legislature hiring, but not partying, DUI checkpoints going up, more news

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The holidays give us the opportunity to count our Hawaiian blessings. Where else in the U.S. but in the makai areas of Hawaii can a person h...
Tuesday, November 24, 2009

Mauna Kea shows global warming, Lingle stands by Liu, islanders cranking up credit and other news

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The readings at the 2-mile-high Mauna Loa Observatory show a troubling upward curve as the world counts down to crucial climate talks: Globa...
Monday, November 23, 2009

Bridges need repair, homeless find loophole, Legislature looks into stimulus, more top news

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More of Hawaii's bridges are in need of modernization than bridges in most other states, according to an annual survey of state and coun...
Friday, November 20, 2009

Selling the family jewels, state workers get priorty for H1N1 shots, school bus fares going up, other news

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The sale of 737 acres in Hamakua will go forward without a transparency amendment, thanks to County Council flip-flops Wednesday. The Hawaii...