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...
Thursday, November 19, 2009

Monk seal protection, stimu-less funding, Jehovah Witnesses coming, Christmas trees arrive and more

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There are only 1,100 Hawaiian Monk Seals left in the wild. One of them named KP2 (Kauai Pup 2) is going blind and the National Oceanic and ...
Wednesday, November 18, 2009

Wealthy recovering first, mixed economic signs, rail underway, health ranking drops and other news

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The Trump International Hotel & Tower Waikiki Beach Walk, the first new Waikiki luxury property to open in more than 20 years, welcomed ...
Tuesday, November 17, 2009

Special session may be in the works to save school days, rail funds fall short, other state news

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The state House and Senate may have to amend the law to use the "rainy day" fund to reduce teacher furloughs because money from th...
Monday, November 16, 2009

Farewell to furloughs, globe-trotting governor, no one wants to be No. 2, more Hawaii news

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Gov. Linda Lingle, in a significant concession, said yesterday that the state should tap its "rainy day" fund and teachers should ...
Friday, November 13, 2009

Everyone's talking about the weather, feds give Hawaii schools demerits, samurai subs spotted

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A weather system spinning around the state is bringing high surf, heavy rain and even snow to the islands. A flash-flood warning has been is...
Thursday, November 12, 2009

Akaka reforms stalled, elder pedestrians at risk, Aiona snubbed by unions, more Hawaii news

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A raft of reforms that U.S. Sen. Daniel Akaka, D-Hawai'i, chairman of the Veterans' Affairs Committee, has been working on for month...
Wednesday, November 11, 2009

Weather moody, layoffs looming, Maui hotel occupancy down, state wants out of housing

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First storm of the season expected to bring strange, moody weather The Hawaii Public Housing Authority is considering a radical solution to ...
Tuesday, November 10, 2009

Furlough fighting, coffee picking, sugar era ends, floods threatening and other Hawaii news

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State senators on a special legislative committee examining public teacher furloughs yesterday said they want to urge Gov. Linda Lingle to m...
Monday, November 9, 2009

The 'Earmark Guy,' searching for pineapples, blending Kona coffee and grappling with the budget

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Inouye's earmarks go to his donors Hawaii companies that would benefit from earmarks sponsored by U.S. Sen. Daniel Inouye that are in th...
Friday, November 6, 2009

Kilauea on the move, garbage shipments delayed, special session averted, more Hawaii news

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The U.S. Geological Survey's Hawaiian Volcano Observatory says that dozens of small lava flows have moved down the pali and across the c...
Thursday, November 5, 2009

Obama coming home for Christmas, Hawaiians win homelands lawsuit, first female U.S. attorney, more

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After a 10-year court battle and decades of waiting in vain for homesteads, plaintiffs in a class-action lawsuit won a judgment against the ...
Wednesday, November 4, 2009

Agriculture takes another big hit, Oahu home sales up, health insurance worries employers

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Hawaii will be left with just one big grower of pineapple, Dole Food Co., and a handful of small farms next month when Maui Land & Pinea...
Tuesday, November 3, 2009

Kona Coffee Festival perking, symphony struggles, dining inspections down, furlough fights continue

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The Kona Coffee Cultural Festival has been celebrating and promoting Kona coffee for 39 years. The theme of this year's festival, which ...
Monday, November 2, 2009

Push to count Native Hawaiians, furloughs could spell OT, ICA agrees substitute teachers underpaid

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Group pushing Hawaiians for census: In the 16th century, Big Island ruler Umi a Liloa made sure all native Hawaiians on the island were coun...
Friday, October 30, 2009

Undersea cable to link four of eight major Hawaiian Islands, Kaloko Dam case settled, more news

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The state said yesterday its seeking bids from companies to conduct an environmental impact statement for an undersea power cable that would...
Thursday, October 29, 2009

Vog blankets state, Honolulu considers tax breaks for homeowners, BOE struggles with funding

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Creeping lava is no longer threatening a public viewing area near Kalapana, but officials said there's still plenty of activity from the...
Wednesday, October 28, 2009

Free buses continue on Big Island, Lehua rats, Senate ponders special session on furloughs

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Mayor Billy Kenoi is asking the Hawaii County Council to extend free countywide bus service for another year. Lawmakers are considering a sp...