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Articles for August 21, 2008

Breaking News
 •  Public school summer break extended by two weeks
 •  Air Force band featured in Maui concert
 •  Kauai man heads national liquor administrators
 •  Charges pending in Kaimuki sex assault
 •  Animal-rights group urges court-martial for Schofield exercise using pigs
 •  Missing Big Island girl, 10, found safe
 •  Sierra Club Hawaii director resigning
 •  Layoffs won't affect Maui housing project
 •  Royal ceremony for Samoa leader open to all
 •  $1.85M released for work at Hawaii schools
 •  Army to burn part of its firing range at Schofield
 •  Pearl Harbor Shipyard wins safety award
 •  Wailuku man gets 10 years for sex assault
 •  Things to do today, tonight on Oahu
 •  Murder probe opened in Hilo death
 •  Pedestrian accident reported at Ward and S. King
 •  Surf: South shore may reach 6 feet today
 •  Weather: Steady trades with a few light showers
 •  Workshops offered on art grant application process
 •  New phone number listed for Maui weather info
 •  Minor quakes rattle portions of the Big Island
 •  $2.7 million awarded to med school obesity study
 •  Chemical odor detected near Pearl City school
 •  Shelter opens in Wai'anae
 •  Engine trouble turns back plane
 •  Bryan Clay leads Olympic decathlon through eight events
 •  Quarterback Graunke to be reinstated to Warrior football team
 •  Waipio to play Louisiana in Little League World Series
 •  Anju Jason loses taekwondo opener in Beijing
 •  Kai, U.S. win Olympic soccer gold
 •  UH alum Van Belkum helps Netherlands win water polo gold over U.S.
 •  U.S. women to face Brazil for volleyball gold
 •  Phillies’ Victorino is one of Waipio's biggest fan
 •  Softball: Japan shocks U.S., 3-1, for gold medal
 •  NFL: Players association head Gene Upshaw dies
 •  Clay's feats continue to amaze other athletes
 •  Ex-Warrior LaBoy thriving as Cardinals’ Predator’
 •  Rams RB Jackson signs 6-year, $44 million deal
 •  Athletics: Merritt upsets Wariner to win 400-meter gold medal
 •  Basketball: U.S. women advance to gold medal game
 •  Athletics: U.S. men, women both flub baton handoffs in relay
 •  Diving: Chen wins on last dive to give China its 7th gold
 •  Wrestling: Muradov beats out gold medalist, wins his own
 •  Taekwondo: South Korea wins 2 golds
 •  Athletics: Evora wins triple jump for Portugal
 •  Patriots sign OL Mike Flynn
 •  Redskins remember Bugel’s daughter, union’s Upshaw
 •  Steelers sign LB Farrior to 5-year, $18.2M deal
 •  MLB: ESPN signs digital rights deal with baseball
 •  Who failed whom? Alex Smith or 49ers
 •  Olympic TV schedule: Thursday''s events
 •  Olympic TV schedule: Friday's events
 •  Olympic TV schedule: Saturday's events
 •  Olympic TV schedule: Sunday's events
 •  Hawaii Tourism Authority retains Johnson as president, cuts his pay
 •  Firm makes bid to buy Steve & Barry's out of bankruptcy
 •  Wagonlit Travel rebrands as Travel Leaders
 •  Free document shredding on Oahu, Big Island
 •  Airgas Gaspro dedicates state's first commercial hydrogen plant
 •  Maui onion festival stirs up some changes
 •  Changes afoot for Maui Onion fest, slated for Saturday
 •  Buddhist to discuss his spiritual journey at Interfaith Open Table
 •  World Day of Prayer remembrances sought
 •  Weekly '80s party gets name change and new home
 •  Ichiriki restaurant adds a late-night lounge
 •  Public input important in redefining Kakaako

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Local News
 •  Honolulu City Council votes to put rail transit on ballot Video
 •  Waipio's Little Leaguers will play for U.S. championship Saturday Video
 •  Hawaii judge again delays prison for felon in domestic violence
 •  Lingle part of GOP hoopla
 •  Boulder strikes again in Niu Valley Photo gallery
 •  Most spills didn't reach waterways, city argues
 •  Iowa man to plead not guilty to assaulting palace staffer Video
 •  Deploying's no easier 2nd time around Photo gallery
 •  Kamehameha's 'liaison to the South Pacific', 72
ELECTION
 •  Negativity escalates as McCain, Obama launch new attacks
 •  Wealthiest Americans shape candidates' tax plans
 •  Two trying to unseat ailing Marshall
EDUCATION
 •  Heading off to a frosh new start at college
 •  Districts pay price for free meals
 •  Fewer kids in Hawaii school lunch program
 •  Artwork needed for student show
MY COMMUNITIES
 •  Town festival is Aug. 30 and includes a health fair
 •  Now more weather info in toll-free phone call
 •  Kane'ohe Bay Drive lane closures on Saturday
 •  Kailua-bound Pali tunnel to be closed this weekend
 •  Ka'ahumanu Ave. section closed for repairs today
 •  H-2 Freeway ramps, Meheula lanes to close
 •  Frank DeLima performs at Senior Fair on Aug. 30
 •  Crews to restripe lanes on H-1 tomorrow night
 •  Big Isle mayoral forum protested
OTHER NEWS
 •  Community calendar
HAWAI'I BRIEFS
 •  Schools get $25M for renovations
 •  Obituaries

Sports
 •  Waipi'o reaches U.S. final Video
 •  Robinson pushing for start at safety Photo gallery
 •  U.S. to play Russia in semis Photo gallery
OLYMPICS
 •  Clay in first after 3 events Photo gallery
 •  USA women's volleyball to play for gold Photo gallery
 •  Bolt gets unprecedented double Photo gallery
 •  Bryant, U.S. pound Australia, face Argentina in semis Photo gallery
 •  Olympics all day
 •  Wednesday's results
UH FOOTBALL
 •  Bryant's diligence starting to pay dividends Photo gallery
HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS
 •  Kaimuki, Roosevelt stepping up
GOLF REPORT
 •  Repairs put Makalena up to par
 •  Ching returns to defend OCC title
 •  PGA Tour players from Hawaii
 •  Holes in One
FOOTBALL
 •  St. Louis back close to new deal
BASEBALL
 •  Believe it, Cinderella wears cleats at this World Series
 •  Anderson's late RBI lifts Angels
ISLE FILE
 •  Hilo voted No. 1 in PacWest
 •  Sports calendar
 •  On the Air
 •  For the Record
FERD LEWIS
 •  It only cost Shoji shirt off his back

Island Life
 •  Fit at any age
 •  Web site to stream Wilson album
MOVIES
 •  Movie openings
HEALTH/FITNESS
 •  Health calendar
CHARLES STUART PLATKIN
 •  Reviewing a few food products
PARENTING
 •  Helping kids stay organized for school
PEOPLE
 •  Child molester rejected again
PRESCRIPTIONS
 •  Conventional, alternative medicine blends
ISLAND LIFE SHORTS
 •  Pick a salsa party, start dancing today
 •  Tube Notes
 •  TGI Thursday
MOMS
 •  Debating the safety of plastic bottles
 •  HPV vaccine worth it for girls
 •  Helping kids stay organized for school
WAYNE HARADA
 •  Doc tends to ballet dancer's foot infection

Business
 •  High occupancy for timeshares
 •  Fed chief's hands-off policy on bad loans didn't last long
 •  Food inflation to stay put despite relief in oil prices
CONSUMER
 •  Debating the safety of plastic bottles
OTHER BUSINESS
 •  Limits placed on recorded sales calls
 •  American Air offers in-flight Net service
 •  Hawaii Data Report | Bankruptcies
BUSINESS BRIEFS
 •  Egg, pork production down, beef up
 •  N.Y.'s Cuomo shifts focus to 3 major banks
ROBBIE DINGEMAN
 •  Debating the safety of plastic bottles

Opinion
 •  Let's keep state focus on renewable energy
 •  Pakistan upheaval calls for swift action
COMMENTARY
 •  Public input vital to Kaka'ako's bright future
 •  U.S. leaders send mixed signals on Russia
 •  Letters to the Editor

Entertainment/TGIF
MOVIES
 •  Movie openings
 •  TGI Thursday