The Honolulu Advertiser

The Honolulu Advertiser - Local News Local News articles for Monday, June 22, 2009

Local News
•	Transit tax take still lags
•	KPT residents ask for more say
•	Stevedore still waiting for $355,000 back pay
•	Damien artifacts will get new Hawaii home
•	Union files grievance over inmate violence at Hawaii State Hospital
•	Hawaii lawmakers send governor bills to tax Internet transactions
•	For many, Damien's sainthood was inevitable
•	Low-cost housing grant sought
•	Van topples Coast Guard tower
•	Bellows reopening, but with new rules
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
•	Rising joblessness threatens Obama's economic plan
MILITARY AFFAIRS
•	On N. Korea, U.S. says it's ready for anything
EDUCATION
•	Eager readers snapping up bargains at book sale
BIG ISLAND
•	Keokea Beach Park plans to be presented to public
MAUI
•	State forest reserve closing on weekdays through July 3
•	Chinese folk art of cutting paper to be taught at library
•	Fire burns 80 acres, closes Honoapi'ilani Highway
MY COMMUNITIES
•	Surfers in need of help brought in by lifeguards
•	Rotary offers a month in Southeast Asia, all bills paid
•	Donating a pint of blood gets you a pint of ice cream
•	Lifeguards rescue 3 people stranded on Mokulua islets
OTHER NEWS
•	Dogs to search for Iraq bomb survivors
•	Obituaries