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The Warrior Beat Stephen Tsai	• 11/20/2009: Express lane • 11/19/2009: Warriors arrive • 11/18/2009: Moniz, Salas still not practicing	twitter E-mail (808) 525-8051 RSS Feed
Prep Talk Wes Nakama	• 11/14/2009: Amemiya will be tough act to follow • 11/10/2009: Postgame handshakes can be valuable learning tool • 11/08/2009: OIA looking strong entering football state tournament	E-mail (808) 535-2456 RSS Feed
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View Tube Dave Vinton	• 11/09/2009: Can't keep this Mule down! • 11/05/2009: Maui...Wowie! OC16 is headed to Maui for HHSAA football! • 10/21/2009: Don Murphy, patron saint of sports	E-mail RSS Feed
The Pipeline Lane Davey	• 11/12/2009: Victory @ Sea • 11/06/2009: Sticker Free Hawaii? • 11/04/2009: Season in Swing!	twitter E-mail RSS Feed
Na Leo Hoe Wa'a Jamie Kinard and Jessie Eames	• 09/28/2009: Paddling is a Must • 08/26/2009: Changing of the Guard • 08/04/2009: Coming Together...	E-mail RSS Feed
Be Strong Live Long Lori Okami	• 11/18/2009: Managing Holiday Stress • 11/16/2009: Pre-holiday Appetite Conditioning – Week 2 • 11/14/2009: 2009 Paradise Cup Bodybuilding & Figure Championships	E-mail RSS Feed
Hawaiian Isles Tennis Line Leilani Magee	• 11/18/2009: Pinterova and Burris Win Island Design Center Women's Night Doubles Pro Am • 11/16/2009: HIT 5.0+ Women Enter Women's Night Doubles Nov 18-21 • 11/11/2009: Silva and Yamasaki Win 4.5 Mixed Doubles Final At Interisland Tennis Championships	twitter E-mail
Hoops Talk Jeff Portnoy	• 11/19/2009: UH vrs Old Conference Foes • 11/17/2009: a late and disappointing night • 11/16/2009: lessons from weekend 1	E-mail

LIFESTYLE	STAFF BLOGS
Family Tree Treena Shapiro	• 11/17/2009: First concert: Owl City • 11/09/2009: McCarthy shines in 'Stripes and Stars' • 11/06/2009: Underwear on my desk? Just another day.	twitter E-mail (808) 525-8014 RSS Feed
Wassap Wit Dat! Lance Kwon	• 11/20/2009: Anybody Out There? • 11/18/2009: High, Low... We Know Who You're Talking To • 11/17/2009: Did Everyone Pay Off The DMV To Get Their License?	E-mail RSS Feed
Midlife Crisis Rodney Lee	• 11/20/2009: Black Friday Preview • 11/18/2009: What's Your Hangover Remedy? • 11/16/2009: HBMDR Give2Live Charity Event	E-mail RSS Feed
Island Tails Leslie Kawamoto	• 11/20/2009: Cat Fancier's Show on Nov. 28 • 11/19/2009: Keone needs a home • 11/19/2009: Bark Busters - Scott Argus	twitter E-mail RSS Feed
The A-Z Files Andreas Arvman and Zenaida "Zee" Serrano	• 11/19/2009: Thanksgiving budget tips, kiddie crafts and more • 11/18/2009: Cat-eating dino no match for little girl • 11/17/2009: Will Kindle spur or stifle reading habits?	twitter Zenaida Serrano E-mail Zenaida Serrano RSS Feed
My Island Plate Wanda Adams	• 11/16/2009: Five great things • 11/13/2009: I got burned! • 11/11/2009: Back to England . . . on my plate	E-mail (808) 535-2412 RSS Feed
Hawaii's Fashion Forum Paula Rath and Stephanie Matsumoto	• 11/19/2009: Holiday shopping time is here • 11/19/2009: Dermatologists' Tips • 11/18/2009: SARAH PALIN'S NEWSWEEK COVER: IS JUNE CLEAVER BACK? C'MON NEWSWEEK, BORING, BORING, BORING	twitter E-mail RSS Feed
	PUBLIC BLOGS
Charleyworld Charles Memminger	• 11/20/2009: This sashimi was just a tad toooooo fresh! • 11/19/2009: Are Washington Redskins Changing Their Name to Washington Slightly Sunburned? • 11/18/2009: My book is being sold in England by the pound	twitter E-mail RSS Feed
The Daily Dish Catherine Toth	• 11/20/2009: FUUD: Hale Vietnam in Kaimuki • 11/19/2009: Word of the year: 'unfriend' • 11/18/2009: ASK DR. DISH: Once a cheater	twitter E-mail RSS Feed
Quarterlife Café Kim Fassler	• 11/19/2009: On Vacation. Happy Thanksgiving! • 11/16/2009: Hapa Chinese idol sparks national debate • 11/11/2009: All the Single Ladies	E-mail RSS Feed
Urban Mix Plate Melissa Chang	• 11/16/2009: Taste the Philippines & help the flood victims • 11/15/2009: Over The Edge! • 11/11/2009: Unplugging on Molokai (Part 3)	twitter E-mail RSS Feed
World Wide Ed Edward Sugimoto	• 11/20/2009: Fave Friday: Mate Traits • 11/18/2009: Where In Hawaii is Edward Sugimoto? - November 18, 2009 • 11/16/2009: Fun Day Monday: Serious Grindage	twitter E-mail RSS Feed
Real Life 101 Kelli Miura	• 11/16/2009: Maui n? ka ?oi • 11/09/2009: Real Life 101 is on hiatus • 11/04/2009: GRINDOLOGY: Kaimuki Grill	twitter E-mail RSS Feed
Living with Style Cathy Lee	• 11/19/2009: Congratulations, Mahealani! • 10/29/2009: Pregnant nun, cross-dressing gangsta: Who are these people?? • 10/16/2009: Bravo, Spike!	E-mail RSS Feed
Island Crafters Kathy Goo	• 11/20/2009: Craft Fairs Galore! • 11/18/2009: 37 days till Christmas! • 11/14/2009: Craft Fairs Galore!	E-mail RSS Feed
Team Hawai'i Report San Shoppell	• 10/16/2009: You to can be a champion • 09/12/2009: Winning Menu and Pictures • 09/12/2009: Winning Menu and Pictures	E-mail
Small Talk Diane Ako	• 11/20/2009: Honolulu martial artist shares amazing life story • 11/18/2009: Wait. Am I white now? • 11/16/2009: Who does more housework?	E-mail
Caring for Hawai'i's Elders Kevin Kawamoto and Melissa Kamakawiwo'ole	• 11/19/2009: Caregiving with a Side Order of Tantrum • 11/19/2009: Say What Matters • 11/15/2009: Three Events Coming Up	E-mail
On The Cheap! Kris Bordessa and Leslie Lang	• 11/18/2009: Ala Moana and Ward Centre for Christmas • 11/16/2009: Jump on the Pearlridge Express! • 11/13/2009: Win one of 61 Free Turkeys!	twitter Kris Bordessa twitter Leslie Lang E-mail RSS Feed
UH Manoa Campus Talk UH Manoa	• 11/20/2009: Making a splash in Smithsonian video • 11/18/2009: On the same page • 11/16/2009: Mob crisis averted at Campus Center	E-mail RSS Feed
HPU Happenings HPU students	• 11/19/2009: Hyatt Protest Roars throughout streets of Waikiki • 11/14/2009: What Thanksgiving? • 11/12/2009: Visit From Jasmin Rodriguez	E-mail RSS Feed
WCC's Ka 'Ohana WCC students	• 11/16/2009: What's inside 'The Box?' • 11/15/2009: A 'Wie' taste of success • 11/15/2009: Pac-Man eats up another victim	E-mail RSS Feed

NEWS		STAFF BLOGS
Furlough Fridays Parent Forum		• 11/19/2009: 4th Furlough Friday • 11/18/2009: Linda Smith on teacher furloughs • 11/13/2009: Education Secretary: 'Got to be a better way'	E-mail RSS Feed

POLITICS	STAFF BLOGS
The Notebook Derrick DePledge	• 11/19/2009: Every state • 11/18/2009: Retract • 11/17/2009: Commit	twitter DePledge DePledge (808) 525-8070 RSS Feed
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Volcanic Ash David Shapiro	• 11/20/2009: flASHback: Par for the course • 11/18/2009: Kealoha's appointment should quiet controversy • 11/18/2009: All choked up	twitter E-mail RSS Feed
Akamai Politics Jerry Burris	• 11/19/2009: Playing the endorsement game • 11/18/2009: Hawaii's unique health rankings • 11/16/2009: In Hawaii, a 'Saturday Night Live' moment	E-mail RSS Feed
He Hawai'i Au Trisha Kehaulani Watson	• 11/13/2009: Don't Touch Charter School Stimulus Money • 11/09/2009: Contenders to the Throne? • 11/05/2009: George Clooney as the Descendant	twitter E-mail RSS Feed

EDITORIAL		STAFF BLOGS
The Hot Seat Jeanne Mariani-Belding		• 11/18/2009: On the Hot Seat: Linda Smith, the governor’s senior policy adviser • 11/16/2009: Coming Wednesday: Linda Smith, the governor’s senior policy adviser • 11/11/2009: On the Hot Seat: Hawaiian Airlines President and CEO Mark Dunkerley	E-mail (808) 535-2445 RSS Feed
The Editorial Blog Editorial		• 11/19/2009: Biased against Sarah Palin? Really! • 11/02/2009: Oceanic and Olelo • 10/12/2009: Saint Damien's Day	E-mail (808) 535-2445 RSS Feed

ENTERTAINMENT	STAFF BLOGS
'Lost' in Hawai'i Caryn Kunz	• 05/13/2009: It's all about Jacob • 05/06/2009: Bring on the finale! • 04/29/2009: Why everyone needs a childhood	E-mail RSS Feed
play. eat. repeat. Kawehi Haug	Kawehi Haug blogs about this city's vibrant (yes, vibrant – she can prove it) arts-and-entertainment scene, pop culture references included.	E-mail RSS Feed
Weekend Warrior AC Shilton	Live for the weekend? So does AC Shilton, Metromix's marketing manager. Check out what AC's got up her sleeve.	E-mail (808) 525-6796 RSS Feed
	PUBLIC BLOGS
Fo' Reel Kanani Souza	• 11/13/2009: Film Marketing via Social Media Sites • 11/10/2009: "Goats" Kick Up Goofy Laughs • 10/17/2009: HIFF, HIFF, HIFF!! and Barbarian Princess	E-mail RSS Feed
Island Theater Scene Richard MacPherson	• 11/19/2009: Flu Season • 11/11/2009: Cold Souls-On Ice • 10/10/2009: Give me my Immy	twitter E-mail RSS Feed
Show and Tell Hawai'i Wayne Harada	• 11/20/2009: 'News Now' not 'one of the good things about Hawaii' • 11/16/2009: KITV launches hour-long late news tonight • 11/13/2009: Even angels face a silenced Honolulu Symphony	E-mail RSS Feed
Life is Good Edgy Lee	• 11/15/2009: Hawaii Pet Film Festival Awards Ceremony • 11/15/2009: Hawaii Tailgating - UH vs New Mexico State • 11/14/2009: Hula Guide - Sunset on the Beach	E-mail RSS Feed

BUSINESS	STAFF BLOGS
Biz Bites Rick Daysog	• 11/18/2009: Territorial CEO gets raise • 11/16/2009: Hawaiian Telcom bankruptcy costs • 11/11/2009: Study: Average Honolulu rents down	E-mail RSS Feed
Hawai'i Hacks Sandee Oshiro	• 11/20/2009: Foursquare: Stalking made easy • 11/10/2009: Google Street View: 'Nice house' • 11/06/2009: The Droid Experience	twitter E-mail (808) 525-8063 RSS Feed
	PUBLIC BLOGS
ThinkTech Jay Fidell	• 11/17/2009: RUMINATIONS ON THE YEAR OF THE TRANSITION • 11/11/2009: THE NEXT WAR WILL START WITH A BLACKOUT • 11/07/2009: KAKAAKO ON A QUIET SATURDAY AFTERNOON	E-mail RSS Feed
Say "Alaka'i" Rosa Say	• 11/19/2009: Shy About Your Success? • 11/12/2009: Tacit Approval: Don’t you dare give it! • 11/10/2009: Should we follow you?	twitter E-mail RSS Feed
Hawai'i Marketing Matters George Chalekian	• 11/20/2009: Fast Forward Friday - Push My Buttons • 11/17/2009: Not My Type • 11/11/2009: Change Is Lethal	E-mail RSS Feed

MISCELLANEOUS	STAFF BLOGS
Odds and Ends Shauna Goya	• 11/20/2009: This is the bomb! • 11/19/2009: Love and friendship • 11/18/2009: Did I read that right?	E-mail RSS Feed
Countdown to St. Damien Mary Vorsino	• 10/09/2009: Pilgrims praying for sun • 10/07/2009: Patients plan news conference Thursday • 10/05/2009: Islanders visit Bruges	E-mail RSS Feed
	PUBLIC BLOGS
Principal Thoughts Michael Weaver	• 11/16/2009: Wilted Flowers • 11/09/2009: Lest we forget... • 11/04/2009: Semi-Sweet Bird of Youth
The Trinity Patricia "Tricia" Miyashiro	• 10/13/2009: "Oh The Places You Will Go!" • 10/13/2009: "All in the Ohana" • 10/08/2009: "Vaarwel" Belgium and "Ciao" Roma	E-mail
Your Mileage May Vary Paula Gillingham Bender	• 11/19/2009: A whodunnit on the Pali • 11/18/2009: 7-vehicle pile up slows Oahu commute • 11/12/2009: Look out for traffic at Makapu'u Lookout	E-mail

ENVIRONMENT		PUBLIC BLOGS
Raising Islands Jan TenBruggencate			E-mail RSS Feed

NEIGHBORHOODS	PUBLIC BLOGS
In the Second City Lorraine Gershun	• 11/16/2009: Ko Olina Thanksgiving Outreach to serve thousands • 11/15/2009: Go team.... • 11/09/2009: A campaign for inclusion	E-mail RSS Feed
Cruisin' Ko'olauloa Caryn Kunz	• 11/20/2009: Be productive this weekend • 11/18/2009: Best sushi on the road • 11/12/2009: Coming up in Ko'olauloa	E-mail RSS Feed
Inside Manoa Valley Kristen Brummel	• 11/13/2009: Noelani Craft Fair • 11/12/2009: Oahu Ave. Road Work • 10/28/2009: Manoa Heritage Center Offers Outdoor Fun on Fridays	E-mail RSS Feed
Kaleo O Kalihi Alan Okami	• 11/20/2009: Yoboseyo! • 11/17/2009: It's a Fair! • 11/09/2009: The Big Show	E-mail RSS Feed
East Oahu Insider Paula Bender	• 11/18/2009: Benefit for Maunalua Bay 4th of July 2010 • 11/15/2009: East Oahu's best restaurant • 11/12/2009: Honolulu Rose Society	E-mail RSS Feed
Valley Isle Views Liz Smith	• 11/15/2009: What's New in Makawao Town • 11/01/2009: What's on tap at Maui Brewing Co. • 10/29/2009: Paia- Giving Lahaina a run for its Halloween Spirit	E-mail RSS Feed

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