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Field botanist Steve Perlman studies a rare orchid species, Platanthera holochila, on Molokai. Seeds from plants on Maui and Molokai are being grown to revive the population on Kauai, which is down to a single specimen.

Illinois group assists with rare Kauai orchid

Just one plant remains, but mainlanders might bring more to the isle

The only known fringed orchid on Kauai might get some company soon thanks to an Illinois botany professor and his students.

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Voyage of the Soul

More than 40,000 people watched some 2,000 floating lanterns drift to sea last night from Ala Moana Beach, ferrying wishes of healing and peace and honoring those who have died under hardships.

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Bankruptcy filings jump 34.4%

Hawaii's rising bankruptcy cases have dampened the economic forecast, which was brightened in recent weeks by improving tax revenue and tourism numbers.

Saluting their sacrifices

U.S. Sen. Daniel Inouye, who lost his right arm on an Italian battlefield 65 years ago, told a Memorial Day audience yesterday that "the price of honor comes at a supreme sacrifice" whether in a conflict nearly seven decades ago or in Afghanistan today.

Islanders slim down via lifestyle program

Many Molokai and Lanai residents are losing pounds, reducing health risks and motivating neighbors to follow their example through a healthy lifestyle program.

Venting online, consumers can find themselves in court

After a towing company hauled Justin Kurtz's car from his apartment complex parking lot, despite his permit to park there, Kurtz, 21, a college student in Kalamazoo, Mich., went to the Internet for revenge.

Exploring the psyche of Iraq through a Green Zone prism

BAGHDAD » The term was coined by the American military. But unlike some others—say, entry control points—the name managed to stick in the popular imagination. Green Zone always seemed to say so much, here and abroad.

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