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PÄLOLO COUPLE TAKES PRIDE IN EXTENDING RESOURCES

Josh Stanbro kisses his wife, Maxine Burkett, before she leaves for work. Since 2002, the couple has been working to piece together a lifestyle that incorporates solar energy, growing their own food, and bio-diesel and electric transportation.
Josh Stanbro kisses his wife, Maxine Burkett, before she leaves for work. Since 2002, the couple has been working to piece together a lifestyle that incorporates solar energy, growing their own food, and bio-diesel and electric transportation. More »

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A living lesson in preservation

Josh Stanbro kisses his wife, Maxine Burkett, before she leaves for work. Since 2002, the couple has been working to piece together a lifestyle that incorporates solar energy, growing their own food, and bio-diesel and electric transportation.

At the back of Palolo Valley, one of Honolulu's most tropical urban neighborhoods, Josh Stanbro and his wife Maxine Burkett are making an environmental statement. From the solar panels on their home to the garden outside — even the way they commute — the couple has decided to do more than just talk about living greener. More »

Talk to explore shipwreck discovery

The Hawaii Academy of Science features a Science Cafe presentation tonight on a complex astronomical computing device discovered in a 2,000-year-old shipwreck in the Aegean Sea. More »

'Tree Spiker' calls greenies to take action

Audacious activism is the point of Mike Roselle's "Tree Spiker: From Earth First! to Lowbagging: My Struggles in Radical Environmental Action" (St. Martin's Press), a new book that he co-wrote with Josh Mahan. More »

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Andreas Arvman and Zenaida

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Dining Out

Check out our redesigned Dining Out section with a Dining directory and Dining Out Editor Simplicio Paragas' columns.

 
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ALOHA 'AINA EARTH DAY, community cleanup collection of recyclable waste, including athletic shoes, tires, cooking oil, green waste, batteries, plastic, telephone books and magazines (no paint, hazardous fluids, microwave ovens, TVs or gas tanks); 8 a.m.-2 p.m. Nov. 28, Kalihi Waena Elementary School; information/for curbside pickup or unwanted-car towing, Rene Mansho, 306-1876. More »

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A gloved Jermaine Jackson accepted his brother Michael's awards last night.

King of Pop nets 4 trophies at AMAs

Michael Jackson made history by winning four American Music Awards last night, but he couldn't beat Taylor Swift as the year's favorite artist and the evening's top winner. More »

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Float in Macy's parade will carry an Island son

Lee Au Jr., 11-year-old son of Kim and Lee Au, will be aboard the Sesame Street float in Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade in... More »

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Doing turkey? Better start planning now

If you're cooking a turkey for Thanksgiving, now is the time to plan and get organized. (Yes, I know the other story on this... More »

Charles Memminger

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Soured over price of lemons

Forget the gold standard. We should be basing the U.S. dollar on the price of lemons. Have you seen how much lemons cost... More »

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