Eight-year-old Dylan Okuno of Sunnyvale, Calif., bites into a shave ice outside Waiola Bakery & Shave Ice II in Kapahulu, much to the delight of his sister, Deanna, 5, and Christina Johnston, 10.
Cory Lum • The Honolulu Advertiser
Hate crime bill gains support
A "hate crime" conviction could bring an extended jail term, under a bill approved by the Senate Judiciary Committee yesterday.
Senate committee OKs public-worker raises
A key Senate committee approved bills yesterday to earmark hundreds of millions of dollars for raises for public employees, including one measure that Gov. Ben Cayetano has promised to veto.
Ruling on Makua training likely this week
A federal judge yesterday said she will rule by the end of the week whether to dismiss a lawsuit challenging the Army's Dec. 12 finding that live-fire training would not significantly affect Makua Valley.
Man, teen held in attack at Pearlridge
Police have arrested a man, 23, and boy, 15, in an attack early yesterday morning that critically injured a motorist near the Sears store at Pearlridge Shopping Center.
Juvenile sex offender center may stay
Rep. Dennis Arakaki ruled out two of three proposed relocation sites for a Pearl City juvenile sex offender treatment center, saying he would likely recommend moving the facility to Kahi Mohala or leaving it where it is.
City closer to Windward O'ahu land purchases
The city has moved a step closer to buying more than 1,000 acres of land in Maunawili Valley in Kailua and He'eia Kea in Kane'ohe to add to its parks inventory.
Safeway, clerk settle bias lawsuit
Safeway has agreed to pay a male food clerk $250,000 to settle a sexual harassment and retaliation lawsuit filed on his behalf by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.
Hawai'i man leading team in Antarctic
Honolulu biologist and chiropractor Porter Turnbull and a team of scientists and photographers are studying the massive iceberg known as B-15, which sheared off the Antarctic Ross Ice Shelf a year ago.
Hanalani 8th-grader spells way to victory
Nadya Soto of Hanalani School danced her way to the Central District spelling bee championship last night by correctly spelling "flamenco" and "myriads."
O'ahu briefs
Bill may limit use of Kailua, Waimanalo bays; GOP legislators plan meetings; Arson rejected as cause of tire fire; Sewage bills on Neighborhood Board agenda; Three surfers saved at Laniakea; Water main projects to be discussed.
Sugar executive Richard Frazier dead at 91
Richard Maurice Frazier, a longtime Big Island sugar executive and community volunteer, died Sunday at the Arcadia Retirement Residence in Honolulu. He was 91.
Life term in Kipahulu ranch murder
A 45-year-old Maui man is facing life without parole after being found guilty of first-degree attempted murder yesterday in a shooting at a remote ranch in Kipahulu.
Plan to expand Volcanoes park draws mixed reaction
A proposal to expand Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park by more than 50 percent received a mixed response last night from more than 100 people who attended a community meeting in Hilo.
Homicide suspect ruled unfit for trial
A Big Island judge has ruled that one of two defendants in the 1994 killing of a Kaua'i man is mentally unfit for trial.
Bob Krauss
Women athletic and glamorous
I've been trying to figure out if glamour has something to do with the difference between boys and girls, though it is no longer politically correct to admit this exists.
Lee Cataluna
Hula dad puts heart into skirts he makes
I keep telling him he should be the one to write about this. The story is his, the words should be his. He could publish a book and call it, "Confessions of a Hula Father."
Jan TenBruggencate
Reserves good for fisheries
Hawai'i has 10 marine life conservation areas on four islands, which a newly released study suggests are a great idea — not only for the fish.
Mike Leidemann
In search of answers? Ask Mike
Lately this guy I know really well has been bombarding me with all his problems, looking for answers. Goodness knows I've got problems of my own, but I hope this helps.
