Farming success tied to bucking old ways
Susan Matsushima, a former elementary school teacher, is breaking new ground for local farmers. The 58-year-old president of Alluvion Inc. is to diversified agriculture in Hawai'i what June Jones is to college football here.
Airlines, FAA seek ways to detect turbulence
Several airline passengers are hurt almost every year when their planes are suddenly jerked up and down by an invisible force called clear-air turbulence. Airlines and the FAA are looking for ways to detect bumpy places in the skies.
Legislator criticized for Bible study note
The Hawai'i Citizens for the Separation of State and Church have taken Rep. William Stonebraker to task for using government resources to arrange a Bible study session for lawmakers.
Teaching canoe being built in La'ie
Inspired by Hawaiian sailing canoes such as Hokule'a and Makali'i, BUY-H is building a 50-foot double-hulled canoe that will serve as a floating classroom for students and a gathering place for the community.
Officials reindict '86 murder suspect
Fourteen years after Joseph Richard "Binzo" Victorino reportedly fled the Islands to escape a murder charge, city prosecutors have been able to piece together enough of the case to indict him again.
Scholarship fund targets Hawaiian students
The Hawai'i Community Foundation has received a number of calls from people who heard about the scholarship fund established by Makia and Ann Malo. People want to contribute to the fund.
O'ahu briefs
Kahuku class captures award; City to vote on drive-throughs; Landfill project meeting topic; Retired colonel is recognized.
New Maui national park sought
U.S. Rep. Patsy Mink has asked the National Park Service to study the feasibility of creating a national park along six miles of rugged Maui coastline from La Perouse Bay to Kanaloa Point.
Panel rules in Kaua'i shooting
A psychological panel has concluded that murder defendant Howard Giddens understands the charges against him sufficiently to stand trial.
Bob Krauss
Coconut wood can save forests
You may be as surprised as I was to learn how useful coconut wood is, and that it's the material out of which a lively new industry is growing in the Pacific. Whoever heard of coconut furniture? Stop and think.
Lee Cataluna
Homesteaders who do their job are thriving
As chairman of the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands, Ray Soon seems to believe that it's DHHL's job to get qualified Native Hawaiian applicants on their homesteads, that it's the homeowners' job to thrive.
Jan TenBruggencate
Climate changing, but are we?
Visiting researcher Michael Glantz feels that Hawai'i and the rest of the world are missing the boat if they don't begin planning as soon as they get climate warnings.
Mike Leidemann
Yonamine faced the music like a man
Just a week after being arrested for drunken driving, state Rep. Noboru Yonamine went in front of his constituents, ready to take his lumps. No hiding, no excuses.
