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Posted on: November 27, 2009 at 12:00 a.m.
Astronomer believes in reaching for stars
Nick Kaiser, a 55-year-old astronomer at the University of Hawai'i, has perhaps the most ambitious professional and personal to-do list on the planet. At work, he is tasked with saving the world by "finding killer asteroids before they find us."

Posted on: November 27, 2009 at 12:00 a.m.
Nanakuli Pop Warner team Orlando-bound
The Nanakuli Hawks youth football team, which won the Mele Kalikimaka Bowl in November and will represent Hawaii at the 53rd Pop Warner Super Bowl in Orlando, Fla., is raising funds to help send 27 players to the event.

Posted on: November 27, 2009 at 12:00 a.m.
Ah Mow-Santos leads girls camp for setters and hitters
A setters and hitters volleyball clinic, featuring Olympian Robyn Ah Mow-Santos and three-time All-American Tanya Fuamatu Anderson, will be held in December. The clinic is for girls ages 9 to 18. All participants must have solid background in fundamentals.
HIKE WITH MIKE
    From summit ridges to lush, green valleys, fast-running streams to bone-dry brush, Hawai'i's public access trails offer an unrivaled variety of unique hiking experiences - sometimes on a single trail. Advertiser reporter Michael Tsai has taken a look at some of O'ahu's best novice, intermediate and advanced trails.

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International karate tourneys tomorrow (Nov 27, 2009)
The Honolulu International Karate-Do Championship, featuring more than 800 participants, will be held tomorrow at Manoa...
'Eddie' will go when Waimea hits 20 feet (Nov 20, 2009)
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East Oahu Red captures volleyball title (Nov 20, 2009)
East Oahu Red defeated JAIA in five set to win a junior volleyball tournament, featuring a team from Vancouver, Canada and...

Mililani's Joe Lee won the 50-over national title for the fourth year in a row.

Lee, Lowe capture racquetball crowns (Nov 13, 2009)
Mililani's Joe Lee and Wahiawa's Jimmy Lowe won national titles in their respective divisions at the 14th annual U.S. Open...

Punahou graduate Stein Metzger, a former UCLA volleyball All-American and professional beach volleyball standout, has moved back to Hawai'i to start a new career in real estate.

From beach volleyball to beach-front homes (Nov 06, 2009)
Stein Metzger has been gone nearly half his life chasing volleyball dreams and turning them into reality. Now, just before...
Free youth soccer clinic to feature Lalas (Nov 06, 2009)
A free soccer clinic, secheduled to feature former U.S. National Team star Alexi Lalas, will be held Nov. 14.
Patriot Walk/Run will aid U.S.-VETS-Hawaii (Nov 06, 2009)
The annual 5k (3.1 miles) Patriot Walk/Run, which raises funds for the state's only program that houses homeless veterans,...
Gullikson's tennis fantasy camp, Jr. clinic at Wailea (Nov 06, 2009)
Former U.S. Davis Cup and Olympic coach Tom Gullikson will conduct a 90-minute junior tennis clinic at Wailea Tennis Club on...

Hanapa'a is made up of players 60 years and older from Kaua'i, Maui, O'ahu, the Big Island and former Isle residents living in Las Vegas.

Hanapa'a rallies for gold in World Senior softball (Nov 06, 2009)
The Hanapa'a senior softball team rallied from an 11-0 deficit for a victory en route to a gold medal in the Huntsman World...
Canada in volleyball tourney (Nov 06, 2009)
A junior boys (ages 15 to 18) volleyball tournament, featuring a team from Vancouver, Canada, will be held Nov. 11 and 14 at...
Kollai fastest local in XTERRA (Oct 30, 2009)
Eric Kollai, an emergency physician from Kailua, was Hawaii's fastest racer at the XTERRA World Championship in Maui on...

Four Hawai'i gymnasts will compete against the best in Texas. They are, from left, Madison Benzor, Callie Shinoda, Nicole Lauro and Sarah Barron.

Gymnasts qualify for top national talent program (Sep 25, 2009)
Four gymnasts from the Hawaiian Island Twisters Gym qualified for the USA Gymnastics National Talent Opportunity Program...
Sakamoto's fishing event has scholarships on line (Sep 11, 2009)
The first Mike Sakamoto Memorial Scholarship Fishing Tournament, an event held in the memory of a fishing icon and to raise...
Oahu schools will benefit from NIKE 5K For Kids Run (Sep 04, 2009)
Nike will join O'ahu's schools in supporting keiki health and fitness with the 10th anniversary of the NIKE 5K For Kids Run,...
Queen Lili'uokalani races this weekend (Sep 04, 2009)
The Queen Lili'uokalani Long Distance Canoe Races are scheduled to run this weekend at Kailua, Kona. The two-day event is...


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