Thursday, December 31, 2009

Lucky we live Hawaii: Ahi, fireworks, Obama, Palin, Pelosi, Limbaugh and Rove and all the day's news

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A number of companies and hotels will offer pyrotechnics shows around the state on New Year's Eve as part of celebrations. Maui mig...
Wednesday, December 30, 2009

Obama family snorkels, Big Island land conserved, rat image plagues Chinatown, and more Hawaii news

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President Barack Obama picked the perfect day to go snorkeling at Hanauma Bay. Big Island ranch land that is habitat for endangered nativ...
Tuesday, December 29, 2009

Whale watchers needed, governor, educators still at odds, fishermen protest, more Hawaii news

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Anyone who wants to help in this year's whale count can sign up now. Federal wildlife officials were reassessing their work to try to...
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Monday, December 28, 2009

Air travel smooth, smoking down, whale finally freed, First Family vacations, unions drag feet, more news

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Despite increased security at airports following two scares in Detroit, many passengers arriving in Honolulu Sunday said they did not expe...
Thursday, December 24, 2009

Welcome home, Barry-O, big waves coming for Christmas, residents leaving Hawaii, more state news

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Images of Hawai'i's clear skies, blue waters and verdant cliffs were being beamed to a snow-bound Mainland audience even before ...
Wednesday, December 23, 2009

Cher selling Big Island home, state-county budget fights continue, state readies for Obama, more news

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Cher's six-bedroom Hawaii home overlooking the Pacific Ocean is set to be auctioned Jan. 18. Hawai'i's love affair with Presi...
Tuesday, December 22, 2009

Lingle unveils budget, garbage and power on Oahu, monk seal attacks tourist, more Hawaii news

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Gov. Linda Lingle, trying to close a $1.2 billion budget deficit through June 2011, said yesterday that she would delay tax refunds from Ap...
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 ...