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Local News
•	UH faculty to fight 6.6% cut
•	Costly benefits may be covered
•	6-foot boa constrictor caught
•	Obama keeps bond with Hawaii strong
•	Honolulu councilman's memo proposes cuts to city services
•	Hawaii teachers' furlough deal unlikely by Lingle deadline
•	Neighborhood prepared for visit
•	Brace yourself, America, this is going to sting a bit
•	A comparison of House, Senate health care bills
•	Another round of huge waves to hit North Shore
COURTS
•	State losing its 7th female jurist in '09
•	Man indicted on sex charges again
HEALTH
•	Drop in potency prompts recall of 4.6M nasal spray flu vaccines
BIG ISLAND
•	3 teens arrested in thefts of computers from schools
MAUI
•	Wailuku seeks help finding stolen Santa
KAUA'I
•	Starting in January, water service cost will increase
MY COMMUNITIES
•	Man charged in beating of 85-year-old grandmother
•	Investigators can't pinpoint cause of blaze in garage
•	Visitor from Washington injured in monk seal attack
•	City urges residents to recycle Christmas trees
OTHER NEWS
•	Community Calendar
•	Closed for christmas
•	Obituaries
ADVERTISER CHRISTMAS FUND
•	Hasty decision rendered family homeless
JERRY BURRIS
•	Revision to Akaka bill raises the stakes