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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.

APNewsBreak: Coast Guard deserter to be confined

Tue, 21 May 2013 22:07:22 -0400

HONOLULU - A Coast Guard rescue swimmer whose disappearance led to a massive search in Hawaii pleaded guilty to desertion Tuesday, saying he left work one day, decided never to return and spent the next three months camping in the mountains. A military judge sentenced him to more than six months confinement and a bad conduct discharge.

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.

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.

Public pension employees skip Hawaii conference

Mon, 20 May 2013 20:53:21 -0400

HONOLULU - Organizers of an annual conference for people who manage more than $3 trillion in public sector pension funds in the U.S. and Canada say a significant number of administrators are skipping this year's meeting in Hawaii to avoid the perception they're wasting money by heading to the island paradise.

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.

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.

States to get initial money from Japanese gift

Fri, 17 May 2013 20:01:43 -0400

JUNEAU, Alaska - The five West Coast states affected by debris from the 2011 tsunami in Japan are about to receive an initial $250,000 each from a $5 million gift from Japan for cleanup.

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.

Hawaii seeks help in search for hooked monk seal

Fri, 17 May 2013 16:47:08 -0400

KAHULUI, Hawaii - State officials are asking for help in finding a Hawaiian monk seal that was accidentally hooked by a fisherman in Maui.

High surf advisory issued for Hawaii Islands

Fri, 17 May 2013 15:26:03 -0400

HONOLULU - A high surf advisory has been issued for all the Hawaii Islands.

Feds concerned about risky activity at Kilauea

Fri, 17 May 2013 13:38:05 -0400

HAWAII VOLCANOES NATIONAL PARK, Hawaii - U.S. Geological Survey officials are concerned over what they say is risky behavior by visitors to Kilauea Volcano at Hawaii Volcanoes National Park.

Big Island search for swimmer, 62, suspended

Fri, 17 May 2013 13:28:30 -0400

HONOKAA, Hawaii - Rescuers are no longer searching for a missing swimmer last seen on the northeast coast of the Big Island.

Family of adventurers takes on Mauna Kea

Fri, 17 May 2013 12:12:20 -0400

HILO, Hawaii - Biking to the top of the 13,796-foot Mauna Kea volcano on Hawaii's Big Island might seem like a daunting undertaking for many people, but it's just another adventure for a globe-trotting Swiss couple with their four children.