| Barkley leads Trojans to win over Hawaii in Kiffin's USC debut Honolulu, HI (Sports Network) - Matt Barkley tied a school record by throwing for five touchdowns, as 14th-ranked Southern California beat Hawaii, 49-36, giving Lane Kiffin a victory in his coaching... | |
| Hawaii QB Moniz leaves game Honolulu, HI (Sports Network) - Hawaii quarterback Bryant Moniz left Thursday's season-opener against No. 14 Southern California when he was hit near the head by linebacker Michael Morgan. Moniz... |
| Jewelry Heist Nets Thieves $300K Orly Maor is a wholesale jeweler who said she usually never goes shopping while she has her merchandise in the car. On Wednesday she thought just doing a few quick errands wouldn't be a problem but... |
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| Oahu Absentee Voters To Get New Ballots Absentee voters in two precincts on Oahu are getting new ballots because of a printing error involving the state Senate District 25 race.The Honolulu Star-Advertiser quoted the state Elections Office... |
| Bone Drugs May Raise Risk Of Throat Cancer People who take bone-strengthening drugs for several years may have a slightly higher risk of esophageal cancer, a new study suggests. The findings are in contrast to another recent study that used... |
| Giant Telescope On Big Island Plans Advance The draft conservation district use application to build the world's largest telescope at the summit of Mauna Kea on the Big Island has advanced.The Hawaii Tribune-Herald reports the University of... |
| Kauai Switches Off For Endangered Seabirds Kauai plans to limit lighting at public facilities as much as possible to protect endangered seabirds.The county outlines the aim in a Seabird Habitat Conservation Plan it submitted to authorities... |
| American Samoa To Ban Plastic Bags In 2011 American Samoa is going to make it illegal for stores to hand out plastic bags once a new law goes into effect early next year.Gov. Togiola Tulafono signed the ban into law last week. He said the... |
| Officials ID Man Who Died In Laundry Chute The Honolulu city medical examiner's office has identified a man who died in a laundry chute as 47-year-old Keith Chinen.Police told the Honolulu Star-Advertiser that Chinen died after getting stuck... |
| HI Senate Confirms Recktenwald Nomination State senators on Thursday unanimously approved the nomination of Mark Recktenwald to be Hawaii's next Supreme Court Chief Justice.Full senate approval came after Recktenwald's unanimous approval... |
| Hyatt Regency Waikiki Hit With 1-Day Strike Workers at the Hyatt Regency Waikiki are hitting the hotel with a one-day strike.Their union, Unite Here Local 5, said the job action began at 3:30 a.m. Thursday and is set to end at about 9:30 p.m.... |
| Army Judge Axes Obama Birth Record Request A military judge in Maryland has ruled that President Barack Obama's birth certificate is irrelevant in the case of an Army doctor charged with disobeying deployment orders because he doubts Obama's... |
| Hawaii QB Moniz injured THE ASSOCIATED PRESS HONOLULU -- Hawaii quarterback Bryant Moniz was injured after taking a hard hit late in the third quarter of Thursday night's season opener against No. 14 Southern California.... |
| Diver's Mom Wants Boat Owner Prosecuted The mother of a skin diver killed by a fishing boat said she wants to know why the the boat owner has not been prosecuted. Eleven months ago, Keahihoku Lum, 17, bled to death after a 26-foot boat ran... |
| Faulty ballots raise election concerns email The names of all candidates for state senate district 25 (Hawaii Kai, Waimanalo, Kailua) are missing from 1,600 absentee ballots mailed to voters in Hawaii Kai. New ballots with all candidate... |
| A battle of the bands over the Hawaii Five-O theme song email HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) – Football players weren't the only ones with their game faces on Thursday. A battle of the bands was brewing before the big game between the University of... |
| Economy scores from USC game email WAIKIKI (HawaiiNewsNow) - It's a game measured by dollars and cents and USC football fans are running up a tally. A room at the Royal Hawaiian Hotel is USC central, selling shirts from... |
| Oahu candidate offers religion-based endorsements HONOLULU (AP) -- A Democratic candidate running for the state House is endorsing candidates for other offices whom he says most exemplify "God's... |
| Pearl Harbor Marks 65th Anniversary Of WWII's End PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii -- Don Fosburg recalled friends and family killed in World War II as he marked the 65th anniversary of the end of the conflict on Thursday. "You start thinking about all the guys... |
| 4 More Devices Linked To Discovery Gunman A fire chief said crews detonated four explosives linked to a gunman who took three hostages at Discovery Communications headquarters in Maryland. Montgomery County Fire Chief Richard Bowers said... |
| Reason Foundation: Hawaii's roads among nation's worst . Based on the most recent data available, Hawaii ranks 47th out of the 50 states for state highway performance and cost effectiveness, according to the foundation’s 19th-annual Highway Report... |
| 'Blue Economy' conference set for Sept. 13-17 More than 500 business leaders and policymakers are expected to attend a conference on sustainable business innovations at the Honolulu Convention Center from Sept. 13-17. “The Blue... |
| Alaska Air Group reports 10% gain in August traffic Alaska Airlines , is reporting a 10 percent increase in traffic for the month of August after increasing its capacity by 7.1 percent. As a result, Alaska Airlines showed a 2.2 percent increase in... |
| Aloha Pacific Federal CU plans Las Vegas branch Aloha Pacific Federal Credit Union said it will open a branch in Las Vegas in November. Aloha Pacific is the first Hawaii-based credit union to open an out-of-state branch, according to a statement... |
| Hawaii stocks mixed on Thursday trading Hawaii stocks were mixed amid overall positive trading on Thursday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed at 10,320.10, up 50.63 for the day, while the Nasdaq was up 23.17 to close at 2,200.01. ... |
| AAA Hawaii: Gas down 3 cents a gallon AAA Hawaii . The average price in Honolulu, as reported on Thursday, was $3.34 a gallon, down 2 cents from last week but still 13 cents more than this time last year. Hilo on the Big Island also... |
| Trial opens for photographer accused of touching students inappropriately email HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - A 10-year-old girl testified at Circuit Court Thursday morning that she felt "scared and nervous" when a photographer allegedly pressed his groin area against her... |
| Hyatt Regency Waikiki hit with 1-day strike Union official Cade Watanabe says Hyatt is trying to subcontract union jobs and "ship jobs out of state." He says the union is trying to preserve good quality... |
| FBI: 6 accused in forced labor of 400 Thai workers HONOLULU (AP) -- Six recruiters were accused of luring 400 laborers from Thailand to the United States and forcing them to work, according to a federal indictment Thursday that the FBI called the... |
| Recktenwald confirmed as Hawaii chief justice Hawaii Supreme Court Associate Justice Mark E. Recktenwald has been confirmed as Hawaii’s next chief justice. The full state Senate unanimously confirmed his appointment Thursday, following... |
| Atlantis CEO Ron Williams will chair HTA on Thursday. Williams, president and CEO of Atlantis Adventures, one of Hawaii’s largest ocean tour operators, takes over immediately and succeeds Kelvin Bloom, who remains an HTA board... |
| Hawaiian Airlines offering passengers sneak peak of Hawaii Five-0 Hawaii Five-0 television series. Under an exclusive marketing agreement with the show’s producers, Hawaiian Airlines is airing the debut episode of the Honolulu crime drama series remake on... |
| State Supreme Court refuses to reconsider decision HONOLULU (AP) -- The state Supreme Court has refused to reconsider its decision that private parties have the right to seek state Land Use Commission review of proposals on agricultural... |
| Some absentee ballots leave off names The executive director of the Democratic Party of Hawaii, Debi Hartmann, has told the Honolulu Star-Advertiser that the ballots that went out will be treated as spoiled ballots, and new ballots will... |
| 65th Anniversary Of World War II's End Marked Veterans Secretary Eric Shinseki is due to deliver the keynote address at a ceremony marking the 65th anniversary of the end of World War II.Thursday's ceremony is being held aboard the now... |
| State Senate To Vote On Recktenwald Nomination The state Senate is set to vote on the nomination of Mark Recktenwald to become the next Hawaii Supreme Court chief justice.It is expected to approve Gov. Linda Lingle's choice on Thursday.On... |
| Hawaiian rain forest inspires new stamps HAWAII VOLCANOES NATIONAL PARK -- The last in a series of 12 Nature of America stamps was unveiled Wednesday at the site of its inspiration, in a first-day-of-issue ceremony attended by federal,... |
| Telescope plan advances:Mauna Kea board sends application to UH-Hilo chancellor HILO -- The application to build the Thirty Meter Telescope on Mauna Kea is a good one, the Mauna Kea Management Board decided.In recommending approval by a unanimous vote, the University of Hawaii... |
| Free vision screenings coming to Big Isle Retinal disease has a devastating impact on vision often made worse by delayed diagnosis. In many cases, damage and permanent vision loss can be prevented through early detection and timely... |
| In Brief - Big Island Bronze Star awarded TO Masayuki KaiHILO -- It was an indelible moment a lifetime in the making.Masayuki Kai, of Hilo, an 86-year-old Ka'u Sugar retiree and World War II veteran of Co. H, 442nd... |
| Hawaii plant thought to be extinct found in Kohala HONOLULU — A Hawaiian plant species thought to be extinct has been found on the Big Island. The Nature Conservancy and Parker Ranch said Wednesday staff discovered the plant earlier this... |
| Voters to decide on housing office Voters will get a chance to decide whether the city should re-establish a housing office that would tackle homelessness and affordable-housing issues. The Council voted 6-0 yesterday to ask voters... |
| Suspect killed by police in standoff had Hawaii ties SILVER SPRING, Md. » A man who railed against the Discovery Channel's environmental programming for years burst into the company's headquarters with at least one explosive device strapped to... |
| Rocky road led Tam into public service Like many teenagers, when he first learned how to drive, Rod Tam borrowed his parents' car. That's when he really took notice of the condition of the roads in his Nuuanu community, particularly Jack... |
