Honolulu Community College students and faculty took to the streets in front of their campus to protest the impasse between Gov. Ben Cayetano and the University of Hawai'i faculty that could lead to a strike. See story.
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State Senate OKs tax-cut rollback
The Senate yesterday passed, by a vote of 14-11, a controversial bill to eliminate the income-tax cuts lawmakers promised in 1998.
Regents likely to pick Dobelle as next UH president
Evan Dobelle, the charismatic leader of Trinity College in Hartford, Conn., could be officially named president of the University of Hawai'i at a Board of Regents meeting Monday morning.
UH students march for faculty pay raises
University of Hawai'i students across the state yesterday marched through the streets and presented the governor with petition signatures in an effort to rescue their academic semester.
Teachers union set for vote on strike
The public school teachers union rejected another contract offer from the state late yesterday, setting the stage for Wednesday's strike vote.
'Ewa Beach bicyclist's hit-run death mourned
A 21-year-old 'Ewa Beach man died yesterday of injuries suffered in a hit-and-run accident on Fort Weaver Road, and his parents called for the van's driver to turn himself in.
Search down to four finalists for Kamehameha chief educator
Kamehameha Schools has narrowed to four the field of candidates for its new chief education officer position, yet none is from Hawai'i and some have raised concerns about the process.
Weed Circle to get makeover
Weed Circle, the dry and dusty southern gateway to Hale'iwa town, will be given a makeover this spring by the North Shore Outdoor Circle and Hale'iwa Main Street business association.
Hawai'i Kai project to house seniors
Groundbreaking will be held today on the first phase of the Kaluanui Senior Apartments, bringing affordable housing to low-income seniors in East Honolulu for the first time.
House approves $7 billion two-year state budget
A proposed two-year $7 billion general treasury budget won easy approval in the state House yesterday, with only a handful of lawmakers voting against it.
O'ahu briefs
Firearms arrest in Kapolei; American Golf takes charge; Castle plans golf tourney; Beachgoer, 20, dies; Haha'ione fair at school today; Students hold spirit week; Youth league's family day set; Team to hold car wash.
Traffic accident fatal to Maui musician
A Lahaina entertainer on his way to a job in Kihei died after his car sideswiped another vehicle on Honoapi'ilani Highway about two miles south of Olowalu Village Road.
Treatment unfair, Maui landowner says
A Kahului man excused from paying more than $138,000 in fines for failing to respond to housing code violations said Maui County did not treat him fairly in the matter.
Neighbor Island briefs
Singer's drug case dismissed in court; Contaminant found in cooling system.
Bob Krauss
Small class big occasion for refugees
I met the invisible population of Our Honolulu in a back room of the Kahuku United Methodist Church on Monday night. This part of our invisible population lives in the hills back of Kahuku on postage-stamp farms.
Lee Cataluna
Full truth, or 'oia 'i'o, helps us to forgive
The people who let the Ehime Maru tragedy have to tell the absolute truth, 'oia 'i'o. The court of inquiry offers a path to get to this truth, if defensive maneuvering doesn't get in the way.
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
Teachers deserve better pay
When facing down several classes of third-graders at Kamaile Elementary School in Wai'anae recently, the toughest question the kids asked was how much I get paid. I make a lot more than most of the teachers. And that's just not right.
