WAIPAHU — Pulani and Elea Kahokuloa would like to be able to place a few modest gifts for their eight children under a real Christmas tree — something they've never been able to do before. Families such as the Kahokuloas will be assisted through donations to The Advertiser's Christmas Fund. More »

Ewa Beach Public & School Library will offer "Learn How to Make Christmas Crafts," a free hands-on demonstration program on Tuesday, December 15 at 6 p.m. in the Meeting Room. More »

Elspeth P. Sterling's and Catherine C. Summers' archaeology book, "Sites of Oahu," makes reference to a place named Hanalei on Oahu, where "there was much milo, neneleau, kamani and other trees on the land, home of the iiwi and oo birds." It is a reference attributed to Theodore Kelsey. More »

The city is taking its fight to extend the life of O'ahu's only municipal landfill to the courts. City attorneys last week filed an appeal with the 1st Circuit Court asking that the state Land Use Commission's decision to extend and expand the landfill for only three years be reconsidered. More »