Thursday, June 23, 2011
Land grant taken back
A plan to integrate educational facilities and affordable housing for a new community for underprivileged Leeward residents has fallen apart. Developer Jeff Stone — who agreed last year to donate 300 acres in Makaha Valley for the project — has withdrawn his offer. Story »
Stadium authority chief says he, others won't quit
The chairman of the Aloha Stadium Authority expects as many as seven of its nine members to refuse Gov. Neil Abercrombie's request to resign. Story »
Man gets 20-year term in shooting of friend
A state judge sentenced a Waipahu man to 20 years in prison Wednesday in a manslaughter case in which the defendant said he shot his friend in the head at close range by accident. Story »
Borders Express stores will shutter their doors
Borders Group Inc. plans to close its two Express stores on Oahu. The Ann Arbor, Mich.-based company said it will shut down its Waikiki store at Royal Hawaiian Center, which employs eight people, and another at the Town Center of Mililani that has 12 workers, spokeswoman Mary Davis said. Story »
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Board bans alcohol at Kaneohe sandbar during holidays
Members of the Board of the Land and Natural Resources unanimously approved an emergency rule today to ban alcohol at the Kaneohe sandbar during the Fourth of July and Labor Day weekends.
Story »Woman stabbed and thrown from vehicle in Waimalu
A 19-year-old woman was robbed, stabbed and thrown from a vehicle in the Waimalu area about 11:45 p.m. Wednesday, police said. Story »
Man tries to stab Pac-Five coach in unprovoked attack
A football coach tackled a man who tried to stab him in an unprovoked attack Wednesday night outside Mid-Pacific Institute. Story »
- Governor seeks $50 million in program cuts
- Cyanotech reverses loss, posts $795,000 profit
- Appeals court upholds Kaloko Dam manslaughter case
- Schofield soldier killed in Afghanistan
- 2 arrested in alleged Seattle terror plot
- Lifeguards busy with rescues as south swell continues
- Big Island man injured after falling down lava tube
- Woman arrested in assault at Kaneohe park
- Teenager arrested in felony domestic abuse case
- FBI captures ruthless Boston mob boss in Calif.
- Ex-DC journalist says he's an illegal Filipino immigrant
- Postal Service is not accepting Canada-bound mail for now
- Obama: US has turned corner in Afghanistan
- Twins drop Facebook lawsuit detailed in hit movie
- Harry Potter author unveils wizard website
- Around the Wire: June 21, 2011
- Page One Collection: June 2011 [Pt. 2]
- USS Reuben James returns
- Around the Wire: June 19, 2011
- 2011 Oahu County 4-H Livestock Show and Auction
- Clarence Clemons remembered
- Island Images: June 2011 [Pt. 2]
- Around the Wire: June 15, 2011
- Around the Wire: June 13, 2011
- Kamehameha Day Parade: June 11, 2011
- Hawaii Craftsmens' Raku Hoolaulea [Part 1]
- Hawaii Craftsmens' Raku Hoolaulea [Part 2]
- Around the Wire: June 9, 2011
- Around the Wire: June 6, 2011
- Around the Wire: D-day
- Oahu Storm: Lightning and Flooding
- Second Annual Sandy Beach Kickball Tournament
- Scenes from the highway shooting spree
- Around the Wire: June 2, 2011
- Island Images: June 2011 [Pt. 1]
Piano sale generates concern
The proposed sale of the former Honolulu Symphony's Steinway concert grand piano to the city has sparked dismay among piano lovers, who are worried what city control over it would mean. Story »
- Dog-attack victim undergoes surgery
- Isle residents split over strategy to pull soldiers from Afghanistan
- Mural with a message
- Isle dogfighting law gains teeth
- Suspect faces local and federal charges
- Deadline today to buy permits for firecrackers
- Man will pay $100 for monk-seal touch
- Swells keep lifeguards busy
- Vanpool seeks federal funds after rate hike
- Kokua Line: Libraries working on system to charge computer printing fees
- What Ever Happened To: Trial in death of New Mexico woman scheduled for August
Sports
Wong likely to sign this weekend
Kolten Wong's professional career will begin soon enough.When, exactly, is still unclear. Story »
- 2012 Hyundai TOC on Maui to end on Monday
- UH coaches not obligated, but will consider pay cuts
- Golf: Local Aces
Features
Keeping it simple
Matt Bruening's drippy, layered, street aesthetic might be more compatible with seasonal city style than Hawaii's year-round summer weather, but in the two years since the designer last staged a fashion show, he's conceded that the marketplace will tell you what it wants in the hundreds of choices buyers make each day. Story »
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Editorials
Don't dilute HART's authority
The City Council seems to have dug in its heels on the issue of who holds the budgetary reins over the $5. Story »
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Associated Press
Expert on mental illness speaks of her own struggle
HARTFORD, Conn. — Are you one of us? The patient wanted to know, and her therapist — Marsha M. Linehan of the University of Washington, creator of a treatment used worldwide for severely suicidal people — had a ready answer.In Las Vegas, mayor's job is family affair
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