Breaking news RSS http://www.honoluluadvertiser.com en-us Copyright 2009, The Honolulu Advertiser | honoluluadvertiser.com Saxotech Online http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Sun, 29 Nov 2009 01:00:00 -1000 Sun, 29 Nov 2009 15:16:25 -1000 30 Firefighters will continue searching the ocean waters off of Hana this afternoon in hopes of finding any sign of a well-known Hana couple who may have been swept away during a heavy rainfall on Thanksgiving. Sun, 29 Nov 2009 15:12:00 -1000 The University of Hawai'i women's volleyball team will play New Mexico Friday to open the NCAA Women's Volleyball Championship in Los Angeles, it was announced today. Sun, 29 Nov 2009 11:31:00 -1000 Hundreds of people turned out yesterday for the 23rd annual Islandwide Christmas Crafts and Food Expo at the Blaisdell Center in Honolulu. Sun, 29 Nov 2009 15:15:00 -1000 The body of a homeless woman who lived at a picnic table in the Ala Moana Beach Park was found on the beach early this morning. Sun, 29 Nov 2009 10:28:00 -1000 WINDERMERE, Fla. — Tiger Woods canceled another meeting with state troopers on Sunday, the third straight time he's done so. He posted a statement on his Web site that said the accident was his fault alone, but failed to address many of the lingering questions about the crash that sent him to a hospital. Sun, 29 Nov 2009 09:56:00 -1000 Tiger Woods, who crashed his car into a neighbor's tree early Friday morning, released the following statement Sunday afternoon on his Web site. Sun, 29 Nov 2009 09:56:00 -1000 The second round of the O'Neill World Cup of Surfing men's contest is on today at Sunset Beach. Sun, 29 Nov 2009 08:40:00 -1000 HILO, Hawaii -- Throwing it out is going to cost you. Big Island residents can expect a bevy of new charges and fee increases as the county Department of Environmental Management strives to become financially self-sufficient. The department wants to create and raise fees to wean itself from the general fund, which is paid by property taxes. Sat, 28 Nov 2009 15:39:00 -1000 KAPA'A, Kauai — Residents said people were ignoring the signs and driving around them to use the ford crossing on Haua'ala Road in Keapana Valley. County engineers were on scene Friday assessing damage to the concrete ford crossing, which according to a hand-scribed section, appeared to have been built in 2005. Sat, 28 Nov 2009 13:56:00 -1000 The U.S. Coast Guard cutter Kukui is back in Honolulu after spending five months in San Francisco for a "major maintenance overhaul," the Coast Guard said. Sat, 28 Nov 2009 09:44:00 -1000 The National Weather Service has issued a high surf advisory for the east-facing shores of O'ahu, Maui, the Big Island, Kaua'i, Molokai and Ni'ihau due to rough and choppy surf produced by a swell from the north-northeast and trade-driven winds. Sat, 28 Nov 2009 09:36:00 -1000 EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — The New Jersey Nets have fired coach Lawrence Frank after losing their first 16 games during one of the worst starts in NBA history. Sun, 29 Nov 2009 09:52:00 -1000 RICHMOND, Va. — Virginia fired Al Groh after nine seasons as football coach at his alma mater Sunday, ending a tenure marked by his inability to beat rival Virginia Tech. Sun, 29 Nov 2009 09:50:00 -1000 NEW YORK — For the second straight season the SEC championship game will be a No. 1 vs. No. 2 matchup. Sun, 29 Nov 2009 08:35:00 -1000 Hawai'i times Miami at Buffalo, 8 a.m. Carolina at N.Y. Jets, 8 a.m. Seattle at St. Louis, 8 a.m. Tampa Bay at Atlanta, 8 a.m. Indianapolis at Houston, 8 a.m. Cleveland at Cincinnati, 8 a.m. Washington at Philadelphia, 8 a.m. Sun, 29 Nov 2009 06:55:00 -1000 PALO ALTO, Calif. — No matter how embarrassing the losses were, Bob Davie always showed up afterward to discuss them. No coach in Notre Dame football history faced the music with any more grace than Tyrone Willingham, even amid the chorus of boos. Sun, 29 Nov 2009 00:47:00 -1000 South Division Indianapolis clinches AFC South division title with: 1) A win and a Jacksonville loss. Sat, 28 Nov 2009 09:41:00 -1000 ATLANTA — Atlanta Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan has left Sunday's game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers with a right big toe injury. Sun, 29 Nov 2009 08:41:00 -1000 SAN ANTONIO — Philadelphia 76ers coach Eddie Jordan says he hasn't talked to Allen Iverson about bringing the former franchise star out of retirement. Sun, 29 Nov 2009 08:37:00 -1000 NEW YORK — A U.S. senator from New York doesn't want NBA players taking to the court wearing jerseys made in Asia. Sun, 29 Nov 2009 08:27:00 -1000 LONDON — Nikolay Davydenko won the first big tournament of his career Sunday, running down just about every ball and using a consistent serve to beat U.S. Open champion Juan Martin del Potro 6-3, 6-4 to win the ATP World Tour Finals. Sun, 29 Nov 2009 06:52:00 -1000 PALO ALTO, Calif. — After presiding over a winning coin toss for Stanford, where she is a political science professor, former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice walked gleefully with the Cardinal captains toward the home sideline. Sun, 29 Nov 2009 00:54:00 -1000 EFFINGHAM, Ill. — A coroner says an assistant football coach for Eastern Illinois has died following a car crash that happened as he returned home from a game. Sun, 29 Nov 2009 00:31:00 -1000 SHENZHEN, China — Francesco and Edoardo Molinari became the first brother combination to win the World Cup of Golf, giving Italy its first title in the team event with a one-stroke victory over Sweden and Ireland on Sunday. Sun, 29 Nov 2009 00:31:00 -1000 LOS ANGELES — Even now, Pete Carroll never has lost to UCLA in November. At this point, no straw is thin for USC to grasp. Sun, 29 Nov 2009 00:29:00 -1000 SAITAMA, Japan — Challenger Koki Kameda of Japan defeated compatriot Daisuke Naito by unanimous decision to win the WBC flyweight title on Sunday. Sun, 29 Nov 2009 06:56:00 -1000 KUUSAMO, Finland — Norway's Petter Northug won the men's 15-kilometer classic style World Cup race on Sunday, while American Kris Freeman finished a career-best fourth. Sun, 29 Nov 2009 06:54:00 -1000 TEMPE, Ariz. — It is, simply, the cruelest way for Arizona State to lose a football game. Sun, 29 Nov 2009 00:41:00 -1000 Nov. 29 1890 — Navy beats Army 24-0 in the first matchup of this historic series. Sat, 28 Nov 2009 06:36:00 -1000