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Manoa Elementary was named a Hawaii Distinguished School for 2009-2010
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Manoa Elementary was named a Hawaii Distinguished School for 2009-2010 by Frito-Lay of Hawaii, sponsor of the Hawaii Distinguished Schools Program and the Hawaii State Department of Education. More »

Church cycles examined
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Phyllis Tickle

Christianity is getting ready for its semi-millennial rummage sale. More »

Petition urges saving historic tree
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The Comose fig was planted almost 100 years ago at UH-Manoa. Plans that call for a new rec center to replace the tree have prompted a petition to save the Comose fig.

An Urban Forestry summit sponsored by Kaulunani and the state Division of Forestry and Wildlife was held at the East-West Center recently. We met and brainstormed for two days with some of the best and brightest from Hawai'i, our sister islands, and even some VIPs from Washington, D.C. More »

NOELANI NAMED A HAWAII DISTINGUISHED SCHOOL

Noelani Elementary was named a Hawaii Distinguished School for 2009-2010 by Frito-Lay of Hawaii

Noelani Elementary was named a Hawaii Distinguished School for 2009-2010 by Frito-Lay of Hawaii More »

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    Derya Hanusz-Soguk, 6, from Mililani, carries stuffed animals that she later gave to homeless children living at Kaka'ako Park.

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    HONOLULU — Several public school parents and their kids yesterday distributed meals and books to homeless children in Kaka'ako Waterfront Park, an attempt to bring attention to the estimated 1,700 schoolchildren who likely go without free, school-provided breakfast and lunch on "furlough Fridays." More »

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    The grass hasn't always been greener at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, but in the next couple of years, it will be. The famous Veterans Affairs cemetery at Punchbowl is getting a grassy $9 million makeover that will level the ground and turn what's now a light green lawn into a deep green, cemetery officials said. More »

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    Chief Justice William S. Richardson was congratulated by two of his children after his appointment to the post in 1966.

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    In 1980, Chief Justice William S. Richardson spoke to the eighth graduating class of the University of Hawai'i Law School, which wasn't yet named for him and didn't yet have a building. More »

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    President Obama, shown here with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev at last week's APEC summit in Singapore, made the decision to have Hawai'i host the 2011 summit..

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    Honolulu's bid to host the 2011 Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Leaders Meeting, featuring President Obama and 18 other heads of state, began with a phone call to state tourism liaison Marsha Wienert from a former U.S. ambassador to APEC with local ties. More »

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