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Travelers at Honolulu International Airport check in for a Trans World Airlines plane bound for St. Louis yesterday. American Airlines is expected to announce a merger deal with TWA. See story.
Eugene Tanner • The Honolulu Advertiser
To Our Readers
The Honolulu Advertiser now features a new daily mutual funds listing and expanded Nasdaq Stock Market listing to help investors better understand the increasingly volatile financial markets. See these new features in today's Business section of the morning newspaper.
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Posted at 3:45 p.m., January 9, 2001
BREAKING NEWS
Honolulu detective charged in theft case
The state Attorney General's office has filed a two-count complaint against Honolulu Police Detective James M. Kawakami, saying he stole over $20,000 from the state and the police department. Kawakami allegedly performed extraditions for the Big Island prosecutor's office without consent of Honolulu police and falsified payment requests.
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Schools appeal for cash
State schools chief Paul LeMahieu yesterday urged lawmakers to save millions of dollars worth of programs left out of the governor's executive budget, calling Hawai'i's schools "a system which badly needs investments in its foundation."
Fireworks custom has roots in China
What started a century ago as a humble Chinatown celebration of popping firecrackers to chase away spirits on the New Year has evolved into a multimillion-dollar underground fireworks industry in Hawai'i.
Hotel union orders sensitivity training
Officials of the hotel workers union here have been ordered to implement "sensitivity training" among more than 10,000 members to counter "a perception of ethnic favoritism" pitting Filipino members against others.
UH study finds 11 more Jupiter moons
University of Hawai'i astronomers have found 11 new moons around Jupiter, bringing the total to 28. They hope to find 100 more this year.
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Honolulu Advertiser SPECIAL REPORT
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In a special report, "The State of the Hawaiian," The Advertiser examines the impact of political decisions on the status of Hawaiians and the soul of the 'ohana. |
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