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Housing worker suspended

Jerome Wallace, a community services specialist in the city's Section 8 housing assistance program, was placed on leave without pay yesterday pending further investigation, Mayor Mufi Hannemann said in an e-mailed statement. More »

Kamehameha increases grants

Kamehameha Schools has given other educational institutions $23 million for the current school year, as part of its mission to help educate Native Hawaiians beyond its own campuses. More »

Makapu'u project starts tomorrow

The state Department of Transportation is reminding motorists that a yearlong construction project along Kalaniana'ole Highway in Makapu'u will begin tomorrow night. More »

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Wayne Kaho'onei Panoke spoke at a rally last December at the state Capitol on the issue of how ceded lands can be transferred.

Wayne Kaho'onei Panoke spoke at a rally last December at the state Capitol on the issue of how ceded lands can be transferred. More »

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Holiday shoppers were out in force at Ala Moana Center early yesterday.

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HONOLULU — Shoppers searching out the best bargains flocked to Honolulu stores yesterday, taking advantage of door-buster deals and early shopping hours offered by retailers hoping to overcome recessionary reluctance on the first major shopping day of the holiday season. More »

Hawaii furlough deal still on table, governor's adviser says

HONOLULU — Gov. Linda Lingle's senior policy adviser said yesterday that the governor's offer to reduce teacher furloughs stands, so if teachers want to preserve planning days instead of swapping them with furlough days, they would have to come in on their own time. More »

American Marine Co. is waiting for permit approval to dredge Kíkíaola Harbor. Work could resume as soon as Monday.

Permit issues delay long-awaited dredging project at Kauai harbor

LIHU'E, Kaua'i — A long-awaited dredging project on Kaua'i has bogged down in permitting issues, leaving Kíkíaola Small Boat Harbor all but unusable to the more than 100 recreational boaters and 18 commercially permitted fishing or tour boats it serves. More »

She's hoping her girls' 'wish list' will be filled

Even when times were good, life was demanding for Eileen Tojo, whose dream is to complete medical school. More »

Wayne Kaho'onei Panoke spoke at a rally last December at the state Capitol on the issue of how ceded lands can be transferred.

Wayne Kaho'onei Panoke, active in Hawaiian groups

HAWAII — Wayne Kahoonei Panoke, a kumu hula who worked to preserve, promote and protect the Hawaiian culture, died Nov. 13. More »

Sorry, wisdom's gone on furlough

There's more drama than learning in local education as we "flASHback" on the week's news that amused and confused: More »

OTHER NEWS

Suit filed in death of slaughtered puppy

The killing of Caddy the dog first generated a criminal prosecution of two men who slaughtered the animal and now has led to a civil suit filed by the dog's owner. More »

HAWAII BRIEFS

Flooding closes Kauai bridge

Haua'ala bridge on Kaua'i is closed until further notice. Officials said recent flooding severely undermined the crossing in Keapana, making it unsafe for passage. More »

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COLUMNISTS

Lee Cataluna

Lee Cataluna

Go after the real bulky-item scofflaws

If the City is going to start handing out fines for people putting out their broken sofas and dead appliances on the curb... More »

Jerry Burris

Jerry Burris

When worlds collide in audit

By definition, a report from the State Auditor is not happy news. While the Auditor is happy to find evidence that things... More »

William Cole

William Cole

National cemetery getting a face lift

The grass hasn't always been greener at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, but in the next couple of years, it... More »

 
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