Evan Dobelle, center, yesterday was named new president of the University of Hawai'i. Board of Regents chairwoman Lily Yao, right, introduces him to Alan Teramura, UH senior vice president for research and dean of the graduate division. See story.
Mansho resigns as City Council budget chair
Councilwoman Rene Mansho resigned her chairwomanship of the Budget Committee yesterday under pressure from colleagues as she faces accusations that she misused her office and campaign money.
Needs of mentally ill unmet, report says
With help from the Legislature and the federal government, the state Department of Health hopes to double within four years the amount spent each year on services for seriously mentally ill adults.
Ige to enter plea on campaign charge
Former state Sen. Marshall Ige is expected to plead either guilty or no contest this morning to a single campaign spending count consolidated from seven 1999 charges, prosecutors said.
Suspect surrenders in Kahala fatal stabbing
A 38-year-old woman was stabbed to death yesterday in her Kahala apartment. Her former boyfriend, who was said to have fled the scene, turned himself in to police later in the day.
O'ahu briefs
Fund-raiser set in Waimanalo; Club accepting paddlers; Kaiser teens staging concert; Board to meet in Kahala; Mililani school to present play; Lions to hold fund-raiser; Woman hurt in Wheeler crash.
Police investigate Kailua rock-wall contractor
A rock wall contractor operating without a license is under investigation for allegedly cheating at least 14 Kailua homeowners in construction scams totaling more than $30,000, police said.
Modern lifeguard huts set for O'ahu
After more than 20 years of service, the orange, wooden lifeguard stands that dot O'ahu's beaches are about to be replaced with modern, sand-colored fiberglass towers with tinted windows.
Internal affairs finishes Ala Moana shooting case
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.
State agency sued over adoptions payments
Two attorneys have filed a class-action lawsuit against the Department of Human Services over its handling of adoptions of special needs children in foster care.
Neighbor Island briefs
Man dies while scuba diving; Maui man dies in pickup truck crash; Toxin found in air of Maui building; Police arrest teens for drinking; South Kona park fee is changed; Thurston Lava Tube walls to be rebuilt.
Bob Krauss
It pays to read the fine print
Mary Judd in Manoa Valley has discovered how to feels to play fairy godmother for her friends. She calls them and says, "You've got money coming."
Lee Cataluna
Food for thought — local style
Somebody oughta write a book on the rules of etiquette for local parties. Because if you don’t know, the gaffes are almost unforgivable.
Jan TenBruggencate
Water a precious Island asset
Health officials are concerned that excessive use of antibiotics is contaminating water supplies and is allowing the antibiotics to enter the environment, where disease organisms are able to evolve into antibiotic-resistant forms.
Mike Leidemann
Let's work as well as we laugh
What a great place this could be if we could just get all the government agencies in the state working together to make this a better place and fix some of the despoiling that's already gone on.
