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Navy scales back 4th of July celebration on Kauai

Wed, 22 May 2013 09:05:52 -0400

PACIFIC MISSILE RANGE FACILITY, Hawaii - The Navy is scaling back the 4th of July celebration at Kauai's Pacific Missile Range Facility.

Honolulu: Missing Ore. tourist found dead

Wed, 22 May 2013 01:50:28 -0400

HONOLULU - An Oregon tourist who vanished on Oahu has been found dead.

Man in motorcycle accident dies in Maui hospital

Tue, 21 May 2013 21:50:26 -0400

WAILUKU, Hawaii - Police say a 70-year-old man has died in a hospital nearly one month after a motorcycle accident in Maui.

Gabbard gets 1st bill past House on vets flying

Tue, 21 May 2013 18:51:34 -0400

HONOLULU - Hawaii U.S. Rep. Tulsi Gabbard has gotten her first bill past the U.S. House, a measure meant to help severely injured and disabled military members and veterans get through security at airports.

Aloha Beer bid disrupts Hawaii Nui bankruptcy case

Tue, 21 May 2013 17:07:39 -0400

HONOLULU - An unexpected bid for a bankrupt Big Island brewery has postponed a court auction and set up a possible bidding war for the microbrewery.

Nat'l group praises Hawaii cellphone driving law

Tue, 21 May 2013 16:46:35 -0400

HONOLULU - A national nonprofit is cheering Hawaii's new law that prohibits people from holding cellphones and other portable electronics while driving.

Naked woman's body found on cliffs in west Oahu

Tue, 21 May 2013 14:38:10 -0400

WAIANAE, Hawaii - Honolulu police are investigating after a naked woman's body was found on a cliff in west Oahu.

Fatal shooting in Puna investigated

Tue, 21 May 2013 12:21:13 -0400

PUNA, Hawaii - A man is under arrest in connection with a fatal shooting at a Puna home.

White House honor for Hawaii civil rights leader

Tue, 21 May 2013 09:06:28 -0400

HONOLULU - A Hawaii State Civil Rights commissioner is being honored by the White House.

Jurors deadlock on life term for Oahu shootings

Mon, 20 May 2013 22:43:19 -0400

HONOLULU - Jurors who found a Wahiawa man guilty of second-degree murder weren't able to agree on whether he should go to prison for the rest of his life.

Surf advisory extended for Hawaii's south shores

Mon, 20 May 2013 22:10:11 -0400

HONOLULU - Hawaii emergency officials are extending a high surf advisory for the state's south-facing shores.

Hawaii gets approval for education law waiver

Mon, 20 May 2013 19:23:57 -0400

HONOLULU - The Obama administration on Monday approved Hawaii's request for a waiver from provisions of the federal No Child Left Behind education law.

CA man drowns trying to rescue woman at Oahu falls

Mon, 20 May 2013 18:20:02 -0400

HALEIWA, Hawaii - The medical examiner's office has identified the California man who apparently drowned while trying to save a woman at Oahu's Waimea Falls.

Cane burns in Paia

Mon, 20 May 2013 12:01:04 -0400

WAILUKU, Hawaii - Fire officials say an unauthorized cane fire in Paia has burned five acres, causing losses for Hawaiian Commercial & Sugar Co. estimated at $25,000.

Presidents from Philippine colleges visit UH

Sun, 19 May 2013 14:06:45 -0400

HONOLULU - A delegation of college presidents from the Philippines will be visiting the University of Hawaii.

3 boats capsize along stretch of coastline

Sat, 18 May 2013 18:35:17 -0400

HONOLULU - Officials say three boats capsized along a quarter-mile stretch of coastline from Mala Wharf to the Lahaina Crossroads Apartments after they had broken free of their moorings.

27 new Hawaii corrections officers graduate

Sat, 18 May 2013 14:04:32 -0400

HONOLULU - Hawaii's Department of Public Safety now has 27 new corrections officers.

Hawaii halts Maui mortgage company operations

Fri, 17 May 2013 22:35:29 -0400

HONOLULU - Hawaii has ordered a Maui mortgage company to stop issuing loans immediately.

Hawaii schools scale back extended learning time

Fri, 17 May 2013 19:23:17 -0400

HONOLULU - Hawaii's Department of Education is scaling back a move to provide extra learning time for struggling schools.

Ellison hires Calif. energy expert for Lanai

Fri, 17 May 2013 18:58:14 -0400

HONOLULU - Billionaire Larry Ellison is bringing on a California energy expert to help make the Hawaiian island of Lanai a model for sustainable energy.