ISLAND LIFE SHORTS
Urban jazz blows into Urban Jungle

Advertiser Staff and News Services

O'ahu boasts best beach in the nation

Waikiki is tops, and Ka'anapali is close behind. That's according to "Top U.S. beaches," from a travel.yahoo.com survey:

1. Waikiki.
2. Key West, Fla.
3. Miami.
4. Tampa Bay, Fla.
5. Santa Barbara, Calif.
6. Daytona, Fla.
7. Ka'anapali, Maui.
8. Panama City, Fla.
9. Newport, Calif.
10. Myrtle Beach, S.C.

FINAL WORD

Charlie Daniels
Wrote and sang "This Ain't No Rag, It's a Flag." He's drawing heat from Arab-Americans who say it refers to a derogatory term used against them.

"It's not anti-Arab or anti-anything. The only thing it's 'anti' is the people who bombed us on 9/11. I have people who say you're putting down people who wear turbans. I'm not."