Upda ted at 10:29 a.m., March 12, 2001
UH names Dobelle as president
The University of Hawai'i Board of Regents today named Evan Dobelle, president of Trinity College in Connecticut, president of the 10-campus Hawai'i system. He will be paid $442,000 annually in a contract that runs to June 30, 2008.

Posted at 3:098 p.m., March 12, 2001
State services spending for mentally ill adult may double
The amount the state spends on services for seriously mentally ill adults would nearly double over the next four years under a plan unveiled today by state Health Director Bruce Anderson.

Updated at 12:45 p.m., March 12, 2001
Woman murdered in Kahala; suspect turns self in
Police today are searching for a man who stabbed a woman to death shortly before 4:45 a.m. at a Kahala townhouse. The man is believed to be the woman's ex-boyfriend.

Posted at 10:09 a.m., March 12, 2001
Police completes Ala Moana Center shooting probe
The Honolulu Police Department’s Internal Affairs division has completed its criminal investigation of a Jan. 13 police shooting at Ala Moana Center in which a murder suspect was killed. Prosecutors will next determine whether the shooting was justified.

Posted at 10:13 a.m., March 12, 2001
Lahaina man dies in truck accident
A 44-year-old Lahaina man died yesterday from injuries suffered when the pickup truck he was riding in struck a utility pole on Pulehu Road.

Posted at 6:04 p.m., March 12, 2001
Submarine force head says he holds Greeneville commander responsible
The failure of USS Greeneville Cmdr. Scott Waddle to detect a Japanese trawler through his periscope led to the fatal collision between the two ships, the head of the Pacific Fleet’s submarine force testified today.

Posted at 9:36 a.m., March 12, 2001
Hispanic numbers nearly even with black population
The number of Hispanics skyrocketed by roughly 58 percent over the last decade, drawing virtually even with non-Hispanic blacks as the nation’s largest minority group, newly released government figures showed today.