Radford High junior Andrew Jansen keeps a ping pong ball aloft with a blow dryer at the Physics Olympics held at Kapi'olani Community College. Students from 13 high schools competed in six events.
Bruce Asato • The Honolulu Advertiser
Posted at 1:47 p.m., March 5, 2001 Baby whale stranded in Punalu'u A 20-foot-long baby humpback whale was found beached this morning on the beach near Chings’ Punalu'u store on Kamehameha Highway.
Posted at 8:15 a.m., March 5, 2001 Woman and baby die, three injured in car accident A 31-year-old woman and a two-month-old boy were killed and three people were critically injured when their speeding car smashed into a large tree last night near Honolulu International Airport.
Posted at 9:35 a.m., March 5, 2001 Advertiser to build printing plant in Kapolei The Honolulu Advertiser this morning announced a tentative agreement to build a $70 million printing and distribution facility on 11.6 acres at Kapolei in West O'ahu.
Posted at 8:19 a.m., March 5, 2001 Water mains break in Waikiki, Mapunapuna Honolulu Board of Water Supply crews this morning were fixing three broken water mains in Waikiki and Mapunapuna that cut off water to one apartment building and three businesses.
Scenic and historic, Waimea Valley is at crossroad
The city hopes to buy Waimea Valley for about $5.2 million and hire a group or groups to manage the wealth of cultural, historical and botanical resources at the park.
North Shore water work to flow faster
The Honolulu Board of Water Supply has shaved about one year off the time it plans to work on water main projects along Kamehameha Highway between Kawailoa and Waiale'e.
Isles become imaging center
An optical system developed in Hawai'i is being used to detect nearly invisible changes in skin color that are associated with cancer cells and to pick out the source of a sewage spill in the ocean.
Lawmakers reject plan to decentralize school system
House Democrats have voted down a proposal to divide Hawai'i's centralized public school system into eight divisions that would be overseen by eight regional boards of education.
Kailua coaches build softball field
With nothing more than free dirt, donated materials and volunteer labor, coaches at Kailua High School have built a playing field for student athletes, saving the state more than $150,000.
Women showcase Vietnam style
If you are a woman looking for a new sense of style, there could be an ao dai in your future, according to a group of Vietnamese who modeled their national dress at McCoy Pavilion yesterday.
O'ahu briefs
Man charged in homeless death; Kapolei schools throwing party; Community meeting set; Arts festival plans benefit; Bikers invited to Waimanalo; Keiki to ride Kalama waves.
Wildlife habitat hearings scheduled
Hearings will be held March 20-22 on the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's proposed critical habitat designations for 100 plant species on Maui, Kaho'olawe, Moloka'i and Lana'i.
Hilo teen wins national honor
Aimee Cama, a senior at Hilo High School, will go to Washington, D.C., on April 4 to receive a $10,000 award from the Horatio Alger Association.
Neighbor Island briefs
Snack bar reopens at Wailua course; Maui county office temporarily moved; Kaua‘i posts teen summer jobs; Man sentenced in Kona coffee fraud.
Bob Krauss
Moana dances on at 100
For a 100-year-old, she's shamelessly glamorous and outrageously popular. Her younger sisters down the block, waiting for the phone to ring, are green with envy. The old Moana Hotel keeps packing them in.
Lee Cataluna
Hawai'i's teachers deserve more pay, respect
There's something inherently noble about the teaching profession. It is widely held that those who work with children are selfless, giving, devoted. And they are. It's dangerous, however, when self-sacrifice becomes expected.
Jan TenBruggencate
Energy alternatives may suit the Islands
When it comes to potential nonfossil fuel energy in Hawai'i, ideas are not in short supply. They include fields of solar panels and ocean thermal energy conversion.
Mike Leidemann
One man finally did right thing
Cmdr. Scott Waddle finally did what all the president's men and the rest of the government machinery couldn't. He got it right with the Japanese.
