More than 20,000 runners massed at the starting line yesterday to participate in the 2001 Great Aloha Run from Honolulu Harbor to Aloha Stadium. See story.
Jeff Widener • The Honolulu Advertiser
Sub captain chooses silence
The captain of the fast-attack submarine that rammed a Japanese training vessel met with NTSB investigators last weekend but declined to answer questions pending the outcome of an unusual court of inquiry at Pearl Harbor on Thursday.
Deadline waived to keep bills alive
The power struggle between state House Republicans and Democrats has prompted the speaker of the House and Senate president to waive a deadline to keep more than 200 measures from dying in the House.
Hawai'i gets 'B' in environment report
The state Environmental Council gave Hawai'i a "B" for progress in its annual Environmental Report Card for the year 2000.
Japanese fisheries ship saves four sailors
A Japanese fisheries training vessel rescued four Americans yesterday from a dismasted sailboat 300 miles southwest of the Big Island.
Mauka Lani, Makakilo redistricting under scrutiny
The state Board of Education has asked the schools superintendent to look into the recent redistricting of Mauka Lani and Makakilo elementary schools to make sure community concerns have been fully addressed.
'Ewa family center looks to expand
It's been only four years since Child and Family Service opened its 'Ewa campus, but need already has outstripped capacity, and the nonprofit human services group wants to expand to serve more people.
Boating safety festival planned in Hale'iwa
To promote safe boating, give the public an up-close look at rescue techniques and teach boaters rescue protocols, a morning-long boating safety festival will be held Saturday at Hale'iwa Small Boat Harbor.
Police Beats
Woman charged in Pauoa swindle; Pearl City woman assaulted at home; Motorist wounded in Makaha shooting.
Po'ipu may face new wildlife rules
The entire Koloa-Po'ipu resort area would be designated critical habitat for two endangered cave creatures under a proposal by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
Hilo deaths appear unrelated
Big Island police do not believe the weekend death of a man in Hilo is connected to the Jan. 31 slaying of another man.
Neighbor Island briefs
Three men sought in Hilo attack; Agricultural group to hold celebration; Workers at site of Moloka'i fire.
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
Can't we all just sing along?
Fireman and musician Jesse Rivera has talked to Gov. Cayetano about proclaiming a day for "Synergistic Hawai'i." The initial reaction was positive, and now Rivera has set out to garner support in the community.
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.
