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Friday, July 31, 2009

Blustery disturbances in weather and sports: Tropical Storm Lana, UH Coach McMackin

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Tropical Storm Lana is strengthening and expected to become the first hurricane in the Central Pacific this hurricane season, according to t...
Thursday, July 30, 2009

Hawaii's beach water quality 6th in the nation

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A study by the Natural Resources Defense Council released on Wednesday found that Hawaii ranked sixth in the nation when it comes to beach w...
Wednesday, July 29, 2009

Children's deaths lower Hawaii Kids Count status

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The well-being of Hawaii's children declined in 2006 and 2007 due to a big jump in child and teen death rates, according to the new Kids...
Tuesday, July 28, 2009

State continues to rebut Obama birth rumors

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One small statement resonates around the country, as Hawaii's health director reaffirms that President Barack Obama is in fact a citizen...
Monday, July 27, 2009

Big fish farm for Big Island, other top news

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A dozen spherical cages each with a diameter half the length of a football field would be sub- merged in state waters off the Big Island if ...
Friday, July 24, 2009

Submarines, trains and weinermobiles top news

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A state with a warrior tradition yesterday welcomed a 21st- century combatant to its shores: the Virginia-class submarine USS Hawai'i. T...
Thursday, July 23, 2009

Budget hits Big Island prison, elections, prep sports

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County of Hawai’i Mayor Billy Kenoi questioned the plan by Gov. Linda Lingle’s administration to lay off the entire staff of Kulani Correcti...
Wednesday, July 22, 2009

World's largest telescope coming to Big Island, union negotiations drag on and other top Hawaii news

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Mauna Kea was chosen yesterday as the site for what will become the world's largest telescope — a mega-feat of engineering that will cos...
Tuesday, July 21, 2009

Union haggling, more flu and other Tuesday news

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Lingle is busy with layoffs, talks and duel with Inouye The state and the unions were expected to be back at the bargaining table Tuesday. T...
Monday, July 20, 2009

New Hawaii stamp, fewer post offices, Big Island swine flu death and other top Monday news

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The U.S. Postal Service will unveil the com- mem- orative 50th anniver- sary statehood stamp next month at the Hawaii Statehood Conference. ...
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Friday, July 17, 2009

Japan's emperor visits Big Island and other news

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It was over almost before it began. But even after standing in a reception line for about an hour Thursday, most of the 130 or so who caught...
Thursday, July 16, 2009

Veto override, Sunshine Law top Thursday news

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A late push by the airline industry helped persuade the state Senate yesterday not to override a veto of a bill that would have raised the b...
Wednesday, July 15, 2009

Safe shark tours, trash and other top Hawaii news

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Because of the re- moteness of North Shore shark encounter tours and other con- ditioning factors, researchers say the tours do not pose a t...
Tuesday, July 14, 2009

Top Hawaii Headlines: Tuesday morning edition

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During these tough times, the state is con- sidering spending $500,000 applying to become a federally licensed spaceport. Hundreds are expec...
Monday, July 13, 2009

Top Hawaii Headlines: Monday morning edition

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There is no doubt that Hawaii has to deal with a deep budget hole, but the numbers might not be quite as devastating as thought just a few d...
Friday, July 10, 2009

Hawaii library closures top Friday morning news

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The state Board of Education heard a proposal yesterday by the state librarian to close five branches to cut the budget. The Board of Educat...
Thursday, July 9, 2009

Sour economy again tops Thursday news

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Economic experts gathered Wed- nesday to give their picture of how Hawaii is doing right now during this recession and they said it could be...
Wednesday, July 8, 2009

Top Hawaii Headlines: Wednesday morning edition

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The new owners of the Ilikai Hotel in Waikiki said they plan to shut down hotel operations tomorrow, resulting in the loss of at least 65 fu...
Tuesday, July 7, 2009

Union negotiations top Tuesday headlines

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The state's chief labor negotiator walked away from talks with four government employee unions after just half an hour yesterday, and Go...
Monday, July 6, 2009

Top Hawaii Headlines: Monday morning edition

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The president of Taiwan left Honolulu Airport early last night after a contro-versial 23-hour visit to Hawaii that sparked protests from mem...
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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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