Articles for February 23, 2010

Breaking News
•	House backs off grab of hotel room tax from counties
•	Two bodies found in Kauai home
•	Johnny Cash closes last CD with 'Aloha Oe'
•	Small earthquake detected off Big Island
•	Big Island man sentenced to prison, lifetime supervision for sex offense
•	Senators kill fowl bill
•	Akaka bill passes House 245-164
•	Groups holding Haiti relief fundraiser Saturday in Mililani
•	Casket of Ewa Beach soldier killed in Afghanistan arrives in U.S.
•	Hawaii woman acquitted in theft-forgery case
•	Lingle says HSTA cares 'more about money than children'
•	Arizona man charged with murder in death of 5-year-old Hawaii girl
•	Duckworth to be inducted into Army Women's Foundation Hall of Fame
•	Big waves in Isles forecast
•	Officers’ suspicions lead to car theft arrest in Moiliili
•	Suspected bra thief arrested at Waikiki hotel
•	49 parking stalls added at Maili Beach park
•	Miss Hawaii helps IHOP on National Pancake Day
•	Suspected car thief, passenger arrested in Kaneohe
•	City receives $2.3 million grant to help prevent underage drinking
•	Lack of safety sticker leads to car-theft arrest
•	UH endowment fund honors Corky Trinidad
•	Kailua Elementary to hold imu fundraiser
•	Damaged cable leads to AT&T service disruption
•	Pair reports being robbed at gunpoint at Tantalus
•	Maui beach reopens after shark sighting
•	Construction worker critically injured in Mapunapuna fall
•	Mosi Tatupu, Punahou great and former NFL star, dies
•	CFB: Warrior football to scrimmage on Kaua‘i
•	49ers looking at ex-Warrior Travis LaBoy
•	Winter Olympics spoiler alert: Men's speedskating
•	Winter Olympics spoiler alert: Bode Miller in giant slalom
•	Rainbow Wahine softball team receives votes in poll
•	UH associate AD Clapp on today's Warrior Beat Show
•	Winter Olympics: Julia Mancuso savors silvers, to sit out slalom
•	TV: ESPN suspends Kornheiser for comments about Storm
•	MLB: Changeup: Manny Ramirez jokes about playing 5 more years
•	NFL: Eagles release RB Westbrook after 8 seasons
•	Ex-NBA star Jayson Williams gets 5 years in fatal NJ shooting
•	NFL: Raiders’ Davis must resist speed’s siren song at combine
•	NFL: Combine speculation on likely No. 1 pick focuses on three defensive stars
•	NFL: NFLPA director Smith says 2010 likely uncapped
•	CFB: NCAA: Michigan football out of compliance
•	NFL: Seahawks sign defensive end, punter
•	MLB: Braves sign 18-year-old Dominican SS Salcedo
•	Winter Olympics: Italy's Fabris withdraws from Olympic 10,000
•	Obituary: Former standout shortstop Bo Strickland dead at 84
•	Ex-Pistons CEO Wilson joins company that controls Tigers
•	CFB: Tennessee coach Derek Dooley to earn $1.8 million
•	Pro wrestling: St. Louis pyrotechnics backfire on 'Undertaker'
•	Tennis: Davydenko wins Dubai opener despite sore wrist
•	MLB: Boone ends 12-year career in majors, joins ESPN
•	Tennis: Li knocked out in Malaysia; Dementieva, Zheng win
•	NFL: Saints sign fullback Zak Keasey
•	Animal cruelty trial starts for NY horse breeder
•	MLB: Teixeira believes Yankees won't be complacent
•	NBA: Jamison gets 1st start for Cavs against Hornets
•	UH men's basketball: Stress balls, cash prizes offered
•	UH baseball discount for UH season-ticket holders
•	UH women's basketball: Military discounts for final home game Wednesday
•	On this date: 1960 — Carol Heiss of U.S. wins figure skating gold at Squaw Valley, Calif.
•	NFL calendar: Draft April 22-24
•	NHL calendar: Olympic break through Feb. 28
•	Gradual economic recovery seen for Hawaii
•	Hawaii retailers help collect record $185K for Food Bank program
•	Group of lenders take ownership of Turtle Bay Resort from Oaktree Capital
•	Merrie Monarch Invitational Hawaiian Art Fair April 7-10 in Hilo
•	Save the date: Friends of the Library book sale
•	Fundraiser in Mililani for Haiti relief efforts Saturday
•	'Ewa Beach woman on 'Top Model'
•	Monthly art parties are back

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Local News
•	Life term for Kāne'ohe killing
•	9 safe after fleeing house fire
•	Hamamoto welcomed to Saint Louis
•	U.S. House may vote today on Akaka bill
•	UPW, Hawaii counties reach agreement on new contract
•	Honolulu mayor touts optimism, collaboration in annual address
•	Student anxiety sets in as furlough days mount
•	HSTA lodges complaint against Lingle
•	Three Honolulu police officers sue, alleging racial bias
COURTS
•	City raises tenant utility allowances
HEALTH
•	Ruling reaffirms QExA program
MAUI
•	Shark sighting closes waters off beach park for 2 hours
MY COMMUNITIES
•	School will fire up its imu to raise cash for 4th-grade trip
•	Worker taken to hospital after falling 30 to 40 feet
•	Young couple say they were robbed by man with a gun
•	Overseas fraudsters target local law firms, FBI reports
•	Damage to fiber-optic cable disrupts Internet, phones
•	Criminal complaint filed in death of 5-year-old Isle girl
•	Community calendar
•	Obituaries
LEE CATALUNA
•	No soap is 1 thing, but no lights?

Sports
•	Saint Louis' Afoa out as AD
•	Beavers blank 'Bows
•	Lahainaluna girls make historic run
OLYMPICS
•	Virtue, Moir win ice dance gold for Canada
•	Broadcasters take heat for remarks on Weir
•	Austria defends its ski jump team crown
•	U.S. women skate to hockey finale
•	Norway, Germany golden
•	2010 Winter Olympics daily schedule
•	2010 Winter Olympics results
•	Olympics TV schedule
UH FOOTBALL
•	Hawaii Bowl will keep Dec. 24 date
UH SOFTBALL
•	UH softball freshmen earn honors
HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS
•	Saint Louis' Afoa out as AD
•	Lahainaluna girls make historic run
•	Punahou clinches state tourney berth
•	Prep All-Stars
•	Prep schedule
•	Games on TV
•	Prep basketball
•	Gamebreakers
•	Boys basketball poll
•	Girls basketball poll
BASKETBALL
•	Sellitto honored by Hawaii Pacific
•	WAC honors 'Bows' Flemings
•	Hawks end 17-year drought in Utah
OTHER SPORTS
•	UH-Hilo volleyball coach steps down
•	On the Air
•	For the Record
FERD LEWIS
•	A winning crusade is must nowadays

Island Life
•	Baby at play
•	Retro-soul crooner makes them swoon
•	The Gallery has reframed itself
RELATIONSHIPS
•	Woman finds new life helping poor
PEOPLE
•	'Captain EO’ making a comeback
BOOKS
•	Huck Finn ‘sold down the river’
ISLAND LIFE SHORTS
•	Free pancakes, and it helps kids
TASTE
•	Add some tang to your raw eggs with this sauce
RECIPES
•	Add some tang to your raw eggs with this sauce

Business
•	Electric rates may rise with PUC plan
•	PUC approves HECO hike
OTHER BUSINESS
•	Isles add most new card debt, again
•	Toyota faces criminal probe as executives head to Capitol Hill
•	Hawaii Data Report | Honolulu Building Permits
BUSINESS BRIEFS
•	$1.5B expansion begins at Los Angeles airport

Opinion
•	Shhh, don't tell the Mexicans (or taxpayers)
COMMENTARY
•	Research grants provide hope
•	Joe Stack's a killer we know pretty well
•	Gambling