LEGISLATURE

House staff pay to be cut

The state House has ordered 5 percent pay cuts for permanent full-time staff next year and salary reductions for session staff in response to the state's budget deficit. More »

MY COMMUNITIES

Nacino confirmed to Circuit Court

HAWAII — Hawaii news briefs: The state Senate yesterday confirmed District Court Judge Edwin Nacino as a Circuit Court judge on Oahu. A 68-year-old man was charged yesterday in a sexual assault on a 5-year-old Kalihi girl. A man died yesterday in an apparent drowning at the swimming pool at Brigham Young University-Hawaii. More »

OTHER NEWS

Interactive: Preschool Subsidy calculator

Preschool Subsidy calculator More »

• Waipahu pool open again

OBITUARIES

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COLUMNISTS

Lee Cataluna

Selection mess shouldn't have been

The Honolulu Police Commission can be a treacherous meeting of political rip currents, runoff from old grudges and stealthy... More »

Jerry Burris

APEC will tweak Hawaii's image

HONOLULU — Commentary: It is thrilling news — just wait until the details start to evolve — that APEC (the trans-national... More »

William Cole

USS Texas pays icy visit to Arctic

After a dearth of news since it left its base on the East Coast bound for Pearl Harbor, the submarine USS Texas finally... More »