Hawai'i earned a No. 7 seed for the NCAA Women's Volleyball Championship, but the Rainbow Wahine's luck will have to be earned from long distance. They play Atlantic Sun champion Belmont (25-7) Friday at 3 p.m. HST at USC's Galen Center. It is the Bruins' second NCAA Tournament in three years. More »

A little more than a month after a Kalihi home with makeshift additions partially collapsed, leaving at least 50 people homeless, neighbors are calling on the city to move faster to clean up the property and make sure more debris doesn't fall into a stream behind the residence. More »

When you hear this sound a-coming ... it just might be the eco-movement joining together with the band. Dorian Wright of L Records laughs when asked if people can hear the "green-ness" in music made in his solar- and wind-powered offices on the North Shore. More »

This year will not go down as a good year health-wise for Cecilia Vargas, her daughter and son. In April, the 48-year-old Kaimuki resident was diagnosed with breast cancer. Three weeks later she had a hysterectomy, which required her to be out of work for four weeks. More »

University of Hawai'i graduate student Nolan Kido says he's lucky "Granny" loves him. "She allows me to live in her basement so I can afford to eat," said Kido, 29, of 'Aiea, who is in his second year pursuing a doctorate in accounting at UH-Manoa. More »

The Hope Chapel Kapolei Thailand Mission Team will sponsor a CHRISTMAS SURF SAMPLE SALE on Saturday, December 13th. This event will be held from 3-6 p.m. at Hope Chapel Kapolei's new location on Barber's Point. More »

The Marines, who pride themselves on being bold, want to build the state's largest photovoltaic solar farm and a biofuel electricity-producing plant on base, both of which would not only meet all of the Marines' power needs by 2015, but exceed them, officials said. More »

Q. What are you reading? A. Right now I'm really into "When You Are Engulfed in Flames," by David Sedaris. I read every Sedaris book. I find certain authors I like and read everything they write. He makes you realize how normal your life was or is. More »

Reservations for Gingerbread Houses and Cottages-to-Go are being taken NOW for Easter Seals Hawai'i's 9th Annual Gingerbread Family Festivals taking place on Oahu, Kauai and Hilo. More »

Registration for Kaua'i County's Winter Fun Program is scheduled on Wednesday and Thursday. The program runs from Dec. 22 to Jan. 9, 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., and is open to youngsters ages 5 to 11. More »