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Surfers on the North Shore enjoyed some 20- to 25-foot waves yesterday. The ideal conditions also led to the rarely seen surf meet, "the Eddie."
Bernie Baker • Special to The Honolulu Advertiser
 See a video clip of Eddie Aikau contest winner Ross Clarke-Jones (in light green shirt), followed by Marvin Foster. Clips are available in big (2.3 Mb) and small (827 kb) version. QuickTime plug-in is required. |
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Isle test scores jump
More Hawai'i schools than ever succeeded on last year's Stanford Achievement Test, and Department of Education officials suggest that indicates a turnaround for the struggling system.
 List of state schools on 'honor roll'
Highest surf of season hits North Shore
With reports that surf would reach 20 feet yesterday, tourists and locals alike flocked to Waimea Bay to see some of the North Shore's epic waves and the hallowed surf meet known as "the Eddie."
Australian rides wild surf to Aikau victory
Cayetano abandons plans for new prison
Gov. Ben Cayetano will not pursue plans for a major new prison in Hawai'i, and instead wants to place inmates in treatment programs and rented prison beds, said the head of the state prison system.
What's open and closed on Martin Luther King Jr. Day
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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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