University of Hawai‘i president-designate Evan Dobelle visited the Honolulu Community College campus, where a section of the Berlin Wall is displayed. See more pictures.
Bruce Asato • The Honolulu Advertiser
Special ed may derail strike
Attorneys for special needs students say they will ask a federal judge to intervene should Hawai'i's teachers walk off the job, a move that could cut short an impending strike.
Census numbers cloud clout
Emerging results of a new category for Native Hawaiians in the 2000 Census suggest the United States has more than twice as many Hawaiians as was estimated a decade ago. Some put race behind money
Deer threat to Lana'i watershed grows
For more than a century Lana'ihale has been under attack. First, sheep and goats mowed their way across the mountainside. Now, the island's ubiquitous axis deer continue the onslaught.
Mercury testing proceeds in Halawa
The tedious process of cleaning up mercury contamination at the Pu'uwai Momi public housing project in Halawa will prevent most families from returning to their homes for at least a few more days.
Mansho settles state charges
The state Campaign Spending Commission yesterday approved a $40,000 fine for City Councilwoman Rene Mansho as part of a settlement that ends its probe of Mansho's campaign spending law violations.
Ige accepts 'ticket' for campaign violations
Former state Sen. Marshall Ige pleaded no contest yesterday in District Court to an amended campaign violation charge that his attorney quickly downplayed.
Three firefighters on job test positive for TB
The Honolulu Fire Department has started voluntary testing among its firefighters to detect exposure to tuberculosis but it is asking the city for mandatory annual testing.
UH president-designate visits campuses
University of Hawai'i president-designate Evan Dobelle spent yesterday touring O'ahu community college campuses and UH-West O'ahu.
Alan Naluai of The Surfers dead at 62
Alan Naluai, a member of The Surfers, whose onstage hilarity with the musical group often belied his vocal prowess, died of a heart attack Saturday at his Hawai‘i Kai home. He was 62.
Mililani school to expand
Hanalani School has a $4 million plan to build a student activities center and gym at the Anania Drive campus, but neighboring residents say the project would be too big and would create traffic problems.
Barbers Point Harbor plan advances
A $3 million business development proposed at Barbers Point Harbor has advanced, receiving approval from the Honolulu Department of Planning and Permitting. It now will go before a City Council committee.
Fishing fleet asks rule delay
Captains of Hawai'i's fishing fleet, faced with a 75-day shutdown tomorrow, urged federal officials yesterday to ask U.S. District Judge David Ezra to delay the interim closure.
O'ahu briefs
Waldorf High has 'Spirit'; Witnesses of hit-run sought; Claymation to be displayed; Crash victim hospitalized; Army plans Makua sessions; Park for dogs opens Monday; Memorial dedication set.
ACLU questions 'religious education'
Each Wednesday afternoon for the past three or four decades, dozens of Hanalei Elementary School students have left classmates behind and gone to church for religious education.
Burial sites disturbed at Big Island project
The developer of the Hokuli'a luxury housing development was ordered yesterday to stop disturbing Hawaiian burial sites at the 700-home project north of Kealakekua Bay.
Habitat designation impact said to be minor
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has concluded there would be only modest economic impacts from its proposed establishment of more than 60,000 acres of Kaua'i and Ni'ihau land as critical habitat for endangered plants.
Proposed resort back to planning board
The proposed 250-unit, low-density resort at Kapalawai is back before the Kaua'i Planning Commission after its approval last week by the state Land Use Commission.
Bob Krauss
Embarking on a new adventure
After 145 years, The Advertiser is embarking on a new adventure tomorrow with a hibiscus in our masthead. I wonder what the ghosts of the past would have to say?
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.
