Articles for January 8, 2010

Breaking News
•	Lingle announces new plan to cut 24 Hawaii teacher furlough days
•	Lingle says Honolulu rail project needs 'adjustment' due to recession
•	No surprise: New Year’s air quality was bad
•	Hawaii governor says she doesn't want Legislature to take up bill on civil unions
•	Hawaiian Air flight diverted because of passenger disturbance
•	H1N1 vaccine available to all in Hawaii starting Monday
•	Unrelated fires damage 2 Maui homes
•	Teen still in critical condition after getting hit by vehicle in Liliha
•	Feds charge Oregon man taken off Hawaiian Air flight
•	'Lost' fans can relax: Obama won't deliver address during premiere
•	American Samoa’s Office of Immigration raided
•	‘Snow virgin’ from Hawaii wins free Colorado trip
•	Health Department warns of bad air quality on Big Island
•	Ala Moana sewer work begins Sunday
•	Hawaii Department of Education gets new chief information officer
•	Shark-warning signs removed at Maili Beach
•	Hawaii high-surf warning lifted
•	UH faculty union seeks injunction to halt pay cuts
•	New commander for USS Hawaii
•	Japan visitor in critical condition after being hit by vehicle in Waikiki
•	Penn State holds off UH volleyball team to win in five sets
•	Glover builds a 3-shot lead at Kapalua
•	Seahawks fire Mora after just one season as coach
•	CFB: USC running back Joe McKnight to turn pro
•	Togo soccer team bus attacked by gunmen in Angola
•	NFL: Chiefs hire Charlie Weis as offensive coordinator
•	NBA: 4 Wizards fined $10K for Arenas gun antics
•	CFB: Alabama to display BCS trophy at 2 Walmarts
•	Japanese fisherman ties largemouth bass record
•	CFB: Fired coach Leach accuses Texas Tech of slander, libel
•	Preps: Vote for Advertiser's offensive, defensive football players of the decade
•	CFB: USC WR Williams to NFL; Carroll to follow?
•	MLB: Scott Podsednik agrees to $1.75M deal with Royals
•	NFL: 49ers interview Mac Duff for special teams job
•	CFB: Wommack out as Ga Tech’s defensive coordinator
•	NFL: Okeafor, Sanders, Long fined
•	NFL: D’Brickashaw Ferguson added to Pro Bowl
•	CFB: Georgia Tech’s Thomas to enter NFL draft
•	Tennis: Roddick withdraws from Davis Cup in 2010
•	MLB: Beltre completes $10 million deal with Red Sox
•	CFB: Florida hires Dolphines assistant Edwards as defensive coordinator
•	MLB: CF Frank Gutierrez and Mariners finalize $20.5 million deal
•	CFB: USF fires football coach Jim Leavitt
•	CFB: In loss, Texas may have found new star
•	CFB: Colt or no Colt, Alabama has the best thoroughbreds
•	Tennis: Clijsters advances to final against Henin
•	Prep soccer standings
•	UH men's volleyball: Free shaka hands giveaway during tournament
•	CFB: Final USA Today Top 25 Poll
•	CFB: Final AP Football Top 25
•	Fishing: Applications being accepted for Mike Sakamoto scholarship
•	UH baseball: Grand Slam gala Feb. 15
•	UH women's volleyball: Banquet set for Jan. 31
•	Ex-NFL back Fuamatu-Maafala will head youth football camp
•	On this date: 1972 — NCAA makes freshmen eligible to play varsity football, basketball
•	Kaiser Permanente workers plan 'limited duration strike'
•	JW Marriott Ihilani Resort renovates banquet facility
•	Matson to raise fuel surcharge to 27.5% effective Feb. 7
•	Hawaiian Airlines flies record 8.3 million passengers last year
•	‘Family Portraits’ redefined
•	Friends of Film Friday movie to screen Jan. 15
•	Hang Ten co-founder Duke Boyd to give talk on Jan. 21
•	Wahiawa school to hold literacy fair
•	Education crisis offers chance for change

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Local News
•	Kauai seeks to unseal payout
•	Friends old and new join in Mighty Mo's journey home
•	Medicaid patients face new crisis
•	Rail may outpace funding
•	BOE chair refuses calls for resignation
•	UH cancer center, hospitals team up
MILITARY AFFAIRS
•	Military leaders in Hawaii outline year of transition
COURTS
•	Convicted child molester pleads guilty in 2nd case
•	Bail rises to $500K in fatal DUI case
BIG ISLAND
•	Slain couple's kids were home during incident
•	Bids open for work on Ane Keohokalole Highway
MAUI
•	Contract keeps Moloka'i mental health center open
MY COMMUNITIES
•	Soldier arrested after convenience store robbery
•	Lifeguards will assess safety of water after shark sighting
•	Japan visitor critically hurt after being hit by van
•	UH faculty union files motion to stop pay cuts
OTHER NEWS
•	New protection closer for false killer whales
•	Community calendar
•	Driver seeks lower bail to get into jail programs
•	Some calorie labels are off the mark
•	Obituaries
LEE CATALUNA
•	The best reality show in town

Sports
•	Warriors sweep Ohio State
•	Glover surges to one-stroke lead
•	'Bows face Fresno State in WAC road opener
UH SPORTS
•	Pay-per-view sales revenue down in 2009
HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS
•	Punahou tops Kamehameha, 48-45
•	'Iolani boys roll in ILH opener, 50-32
•	Farrington boys can't get past Kahuku, 45-32
•	Prep schedule
GOLF
•	Yang does best to represent
SURFING
•	Hawaii's top juniors seek ASP World titles
FOOTBALL
•	Tide wins national title
•	Alabama, Texas finish 1-2
•	Mangini will stay with Browns
BASKETBALL
•	BYUH drops PacWest opener
TENNIS
•	Hawaii's Jobe No. 1 seed for Challenger Wildcard
OTHER SPORTS
•	Mayweather puts fight death on Pacquiao
ISLE FILE
•	Hamada service set for Jan. 31 at 'Iolani
•	On the Air
•	For the Record
FERD LEWIS
•	BCS is good, especially for BCS

Island Life
•	'Runway' success
•	'Passport' to world of wearable art
•	Take advantage of 5 best buys for January
MUSIC
•	Ke$ha's bad-girl act is an artistry in itself
MOVIES
•	Exploring 2009's other fine films
•	'Imaginarium' an irresistible adventure
THEATER
•	Screening room
PEOPLE
•	Ozawa concerts on hiatus due to cancer
K-DRAMA
•	2009's drama award winners, by network
•	The hot list
•	Date book
•	Ongoing events

Business
•	Cemetery plans tied to bankruptcy
•	Hāna hotel changing owners
•	Unemployment claims indicate layoffs easing
OTHER BUSINESS
•	Hawaii Data Report | Neighbor Island Real Estate Transactions
BUSINESS BRIEFS
•	Electricity rates rise, except on Oahu
•	Retailers see solid finish thanks to holiday sales

Opinion
•	Shipping our 'opala an imperfect solution
COMMENTARY
•	Health care reform ignores needs of elderly
•	New security breach another hurdle
•	Obama should reconsider closing Gitmo
•	Fireworks

Entertainment/TGIF
•	Eat Local
•	Stuntman from Waianae plays 'Avatar' roles
MOVIES
•	Exploring 2009's other fine films
•	'Imaginarium' an irresistible adventure
MUSIC
•	Ke$ha's bad-girl act is an artistry in itself
DINING
•	Hawaii eats section
THEATER
•	Screening room
OTHER ENTERTAINMENT
•	Open letter to Obama: Next stop Zippy's?
•	The hot list
•	Date book
•	Ongoing events