Provides the latest RSS feeds for Honolulu News. For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page Honolulu News.Net http://www.honolulunews.net/ en-us Thu, 20 Nov 2008 02:14:47 -0500 Thu, 20 Nov 2008 02:14:47 -0500 30 Hawaiian Electric Co. spokesman Darren Pai said the 6:50 p.m. outage is concentrated in the Pearl City area and pockets of 'Aiea but is affecting customers up toward Mililani. It was not immediately k... http://feeds.honolulunews.net/?rid=19699586&cat=a5a14b1515940e55 Thu, 20 Nov 2008 01:09:32 -0500 Honolulu Advertiser http://feeds.honolulunews.net/?rid=19699586&cat=a5a14b1515940e55 John Jay Ota, 43, of a Kapolei Parkway address, is accused of first-degree terroristic threatening. His bail is $50,000 pending an initial appearance tomorrow at District Court. Ota has nine convictio... http://feeds.honolulunews.net/?rid=19699585&cat=a5a14b1515940e55 Thu, 20 Nov 2008 01:09:30 -0500 Honolulu Advertiser http://feeds.honolulunews.net/?rid=19699585&cat=a5a14b1515940e55 Benjamin Hendrickson and Michael Pantzer, both 20, are each accused of two counts of second-degree robbery. A $20,000 warrant for arrest was issued today for both suspects.The robbery charge stems fro... http://feeds.honolulunews.net/?rid=19699587&cat=a5a14b1515940e55 Thu, 20 Nov 2008 01:09:29 -0500 Honolulu Advertiser http://feeds.honolulunews.net/?rid=19699587&cat=a5a14b1515940e55 HONOLULU -- Walt Disney Parks and Resorts celebrated the ground breaking of its 21-acre resort in Ko Olina Wednesday.The ground breaking and party for not yet named Disney Resort next to the Ihilani h... http://feeds.honolulunews.net/?rid=19699588&cat=a5a14b1515940e55 Thu, 20 Nov 2008 00:44:00 -0500 The Hawaii Channel http://feeds.honolulunews.net/?rid=19699588&cat=a5a14b1515940e55 An estimated 175,000 veterans of the 1991 Persian Gulf War have long suffered from the debilitating effects of Gulf War illness. A new report, released on Monday, finally told them why. http://feeds.honolulunews.net/?rid=19696209&cat=a5a14b1515940e55 Wed, 19 Nov 2008 22:22:11 -0500 Honolulu Advertiser http://feeds.honolulunews.net/?rid=19696209&cat=a5a14b1515940e55 808 Bounce LLC, a local company that specializes in bouncy house and slide rentals opened its first children's indoor inflatable party and play facilities at Windward Mall. http://feeds.honolulunews.net/?rid=19696216&cat=a5a14b1515940e55 Wed, 19 Nov 2008 22:21:59 -0500 Honolulu Advertiser http://feeds.honolulunews.net/?rid=19696216&cat=a5a14b1515940e55 "); } catch(e){ //alert("Error in AttachCss"+source); } } AttachCSS('/includes/css/GDSRStyles.css'); AttachScript('/scripts/GDSRScripts.js'); AttachCSS('/gcicommonfiles/sr/css/palette14.css');... http://feeds.honolulunews.net/?rid=19696214&cat=a5a14b1515940e55 Wed, 19 Nov 2008 22:22:03 -0500 Honolulu Advertiser http://feeds.honolulunews.net/?rid=19696214&cat=a5a14b1515940e55 The index, which started at 100, closed at 58.96, with all 11 members of it losing ground on yesterday. Bank of Hawaii fell almost 12 percent to $24.35, while Hoku Scientific was off almost 18 percent... http://feeds.honolulunews.net/?rid=19696212&cat=a5a14b1515940e55 Wed, 19 Nov 2008 22:22:15 -0500 Honolulu Advertiser http://feeds.honolulunews.net/?rid=19696212&cat=a5a14b1515940e55 Team Hawaii led from start to finish in beating Japan, 24 1/2 to 19 1/2, in the USA Hawai'i-Japan Junior Cup today at Waikoloa Beach Resort's Kings' Course. http://feeds.honolulunews.net/?rid=19696220&cat=a5a14b1515940e55 Wed, 19 Nov 2008 22:21:41 -0500 Honolulu Advertiser http://feeds.honolulunews.net/?rid=19696220&cat=a5a14b1515940e55 Galveston County sheriff's officials say the violence occurred Sunday at the family home southeast of Houston.Sixteen-year-old Robert Lee Mueller Jr. had returned home with the wrong food order for hi... http://feeds.honolulunews.net/?rid=19696215&cat=a5a14b1515940e55 Wed, 19 Nov 2008 22:22:04 -0500 Honolulu Advertiser http://feeds.honolulunews.net/?rid=19696215&cat=a5a14b1515940e55 The University of Hawaii is encouraging fans attending the nationally televised game against Cincinnati to wear green or white, depending on the seating area. http://feeds.honolulunews.net/?rid=19696223&cat=a5a14b1515940e55 Wed, 19 Nov 2008 22:21:03 -0500 Honolulu Advertiser http://feeds.honolulunews.net/?rid=19696223&cat=a5a14b1515940e55 The team said Yao is being held out "for precautionary reasons" after leaving Monday's game at Oklahoma City with an apparent left ankle injury.Yao underwent tests on Tuesday that revealed no structur... http://feeds.honolulunews.net/?rid=19696221&cat=a5a14b1515940e55 Wed, 19 Nov 2008 22:21:33 -0500 Honolulu Advertiser http://feeds.honolulunews.net/?rid=19696221&cat=a5a14b1515940e55 University of Hawaii fans can "Think Green & Save Green" on UH green apparel and game tickets to the Nov. 29 game against Pac-10 member Washington State at Aloha Stadium. http://feeds.honolulunews.net/?rid=19696224&cat=a5a14b1515940e55 Wed, 19 Nov 2008 22:21:02 -0500 Honolulu Advertiser http://feeds.honolulunews.net/?rid=19696224&cat=a5a14b1515940e55 University of Hawaii fans can redeem their football and volleyball ticket stubs and receive 50 percent off all dine-in food purchases at any of the five Big City Diner locations for the month of Novem... http://feeds.honolulunews.net/?rid=19696222&cat=a5a14b1515940e55 Wed, 19 Nov 2008 22:21:06 -0500 Honolulu Advertiser http://feeds.honolulunews.net/?rid=19696222&cat=a5a14b1515940e55 A total of six 48-seat buses for UH students will be available. They will depart from the Gateway/Frear student residence hall area (near the East-West Road stop light) at 4 p.m. The buses will return... http://feeds.honolulunews.net/?rid=19696225&cat=a5a14b1515940e55 Wed, 19 Nov 2008 22:21:00 -0500 Honolulu Advertiser http://feeds.honolulunews.net/?rid=19696225&cat=a5a14b1515940e55 Standard & Poor's Ratings Services raised its long-term and underlying rating on Hawai'i County's outstanding general obligation debt saying the county had built up strong reserve levels and good fina... http://feeds.honolulunews.net/?rid=19696211&cat=a5a14b1515940e55 Wed, 19 Nov 2008 22:22:14 -0500 Honolulu Advertiser http://feeds.honolulunews.net/?rid=19696211&cat=a5a14b1515940e55 Stephanie Kimura, author of four books on her unique sewing techniques, gives a talk, "A Personal History on Cloth," from 7 to 9 p.m. today, Wednesday, Nov. 19, at TEMARI, Center for Asian and Pacific... http://feeds.honolulunews.net/?rid=19696213&cat=a5a14b1515940e55 Wed, 19 Nov 2008 22:22:10 -0500 Honolulu Advertiser http://feeds.honolulunews.net/?rid=19696213&cat=a5a14b1515940e55 The Warriors face the Vandals in a Western Athletic Conference game at 6:05 p.m. All other alternate parking sites, including Leeward Community College, Kam Drive-In, and Radford High School, also wil... http://feeds.honolulunews.net/?rid=19696217&cat=a5a14b1515940e55 Wed, 19 Nov 2008 22:21:58 -0500 Honolulu Advertiser http://feeds.honolulunews.net/?rid=19696217&cat=a5a14b1515940e55 Kentucky, which has won seven NCAA basketball titles and has the most all-time wins and the best winning percentage, will headline another stellar field that includes UConn, Michigan State, Oklahoma a... http://feeds.honolulunews.net/?rid=19696218&cat=a5a14b1515940e55 Wed, 19 Nov 2008 22:21:39 -0500 Honolulu Advertiser http://feeds.honolulunews.net/?rid=19696218&cat=a5a14b1515940e55 LANAI CITY, Hawaii -- About 600 visitors and workers to the Four Seasons Resort at Manele Bay on Wednesday reflected on scary moments after officials evacuated the hotel because of a fire closing in o... http://feeds.honolulunews.net/?rid=19696227&cat=a5a14b1515940e55 Wed, 19 Nov 2008 21:53:58 -0500 The Hawaii Channel http://feeds.honolulunews.net/?rid=19696227&cat=a5a14b1515940e55 HONOLULU -- The Department of Defense has reaffirmed its decision not to award the Medal of Honor to a Hawaii-based Marine who witnesses said threw himself on a grenade to save his colleagues in Fallu... http://feeds.honolulunews.net/?rid=19696228&cat=a5a14b1515940e55 Wed, 19 Nov 2008 21:53:56 -0500 The Hawaii Channel http://feeds.honolulunews.net/?rid=19696228&cat=a5a14b1515940e55 HONOLULU -- A Honolulu woman has learned a costly lesson of identity theft by doing what many people do with their bank statements -- nothing.Grace Hall never checks her bank statements."You don't thi... http://feeds.honolulunews.net/?rid=19696229&cat=a5a14b1515940e55 Wed, 19 Nov 2008 21:53:55 -0500 The Hawaii Channel http://feeds.honolulunews.net/?rid=19696229&cat=a5a14b1515940e55 HONOLULU -- Two men whose New Year's explosion maimed a girl, received less than a month in jail on Wednesday.The victim's family is outraged.It has been nearly four years since shrapnel tore through ... http://feeds.honolulunews.net/?rid=19696230&cat=a5a14b1515940e55 Wed, 19 Nov 2008 21:53:54 -0500 The Hawaii Channel http://feeds.honolulunews.net/?rid=19696230&cat=a5a14b1515940e55 HONOLULU -- One of Hawaii's top economists on Wednesday said the state is officially in a recession, and he expects the local economy will get a little worse before it gets better.The economic signs n... http://feeds.honolulunews.net/?rid=19696231&cat=a5a14b1515940e55 Wed, 19 Nov 2008 21:53:53 -0500 The Hawaii Channel http://feeds.honolulunews.net/?rid=19696231&cat=a5a14b1515940e55 There were more than 51,000 fewer visitors to Hawaii’s national parks in October as tourism continues to slump. Hawaii’s parks saw 12.3 percent fewer visitors, down from 421,719 in 2007 t... http://feeds.honolulunews.net/?rid=19691369&cat=a5a14b1515940e55 Wed, 19 Nov 2008 19:12:44 -0500 Pacific Business News http://feeds.honolulunews.net/?rid=19691369&cat=a5a14b1515940e55 Hawaii stocks all ended Wednesday down, with five local companies hitting new 52-week lows. The Dow Jones tumbled nearly 430 points to fall below 8,000. http://feeds.honolulunews.net/?rid=19691370&cat=a5a14b1515940e55 Wed, 19 Nov 2008 19:12:42 -0500 Pacific Business News http://feeds.honolulunews.net/?rid=19691370&cat=a5a14b1515940e55 Hawaii’s economy will improve in 2010 and will “be firing on all cylinders once again” by 2011, but things could get worse in 2009 before recovering due to a “perfect storm&rdq... http://feeds.honolulunews.net/?rid=19688731&cat=a5a14b1515940e55 Wed, 19 Nov 2008 19:12:40 -0500 Pacific Business News http://feeds.honolulunews.net/?rid=19688731&cat=a5a14b1515940e55 Texas hospital administrator Howard Ainsley has been named the new chief executive of the Hawaii Health Systems Corp.’s East Hawaii region and the http://feeds.honolulunews.net/?rid=19689728&cat=a5a14b1515940e55 Wed, 19 Nov 2008 19:12:38 -0500 Pacific Business News http://feeds.honolulunews.net/?rid=19689728&cat=a5a14b1515940e55 Cox Radio Hawaii , which owns and operates six radio stations in the state, has cut a handful of jobs and consolidated its sales and advertising departments. Vice President and General Manager Mike K... http://feeds.honolulunews.net/?rid=19689037&cat=a5a14b1515940e55 Wed, 19 Nov 2008 19:12:47 -0500 Pacific Business News http://feeds.honolulunews.net/?rid=19689037&cat=a5a14b1515940e55 Consumer prices plunged in October by the largest percentage in 61 years as gasoline costs dropped by a record amount. The U.S. Labor Department said Wednesday that consumer prices fell by 1 percent ... http://feeds.honolulunews.net/?rid=19691368&cat=a5a14b1515940e55 Wed, 19 Nov 2008 19:12:35 -0500 Pacific Business News http://feeds.honolulunews.net/?rid=19691368&cat=a5a14b1515940e55 In a sentence that left the victim weeping and a prosecutor shaking his head, Circuit Judge Richard Perkins this morning ordered two men to spend weekends in jail and serve five years of probation for... http://feeds.honolulunews.net/?rid=19691371&cat=a5a14b1515940e55 Wed, 19 Nov 2008 19:11:23 -0500 Honolulu Advertiser http://feeds.honolulunews.net/?rid=19691371&cat=a5a14b1515940e55 Hoku Materials has signed a supply agreement and has secured enough key starting material to operate its production plant in 2010. Hoku announced Wednesday the agreement with BHS Acquisitions, a subs... http://feeds.honolulunews.net/?rid=19691367&cat=a5a14b1515940e55 Wed, 19 Nov 2008 19:12:46 -0500 Pacific Business News http://feeds.honolulunews.net/?rid=19691367&cat=a5a14b1515940e55 The Kekaha Landfill bottle redemption center on Kauai is closed today because of problems with the scale that weighs recycling materials. The center is scheduled to reopen on Saturday. http://feeds.honolulunews.net/?rid=19691373&cat=a5a14b1515940e55 Wed, 19 Nov 2008 19:11:19 -0500 Honolulu Advertiser http://feeds.honolulunews.net/?rid=19691373&cat=a5a14b1515940e55 The garrulous ESPN college basketball announcer, who missed more than two months last season after throat surgery, continues to take precautions to rest his vocal cords."Little things like that are go... http://feeds.honolulunews.net/?rid=19691374&cat=a5a14b1515940e55 Wed, 19 Nov 2008 19:10:53 -0500 Honolulu Advertiser http://feeds.honolulunews.net/?rid=19691374&cat=a5a14b1515940e55 WAILUKU » Firefighters used helicopters this morning to make water drops on hot spots of a brush fire that burned 1,000 acres on Lanai and forced the evacuation of 600 residents and visitors fro... http://feeds.honolulunews.net/?rid=19691375&cat=a5a14b1515940e55 Wed, 19 Nov 2008 19:09:47 -0500 Honolulu Star-Bulletin http://feeds.honolulunews.net/?rid=19691375&cat=a5a14b1515940e55 READ THE FULL STORY Three public schools clinched the 2009 Hawaii Blue Ribbon Schools award yesterday for showing significant academic improvement and staying on track of strict goals set under the No... http://feeds.honolulunews.net/?rid=19691376&cat=a5a14b1515940e55 Wed, 19 Nov 2008 19:09:46 -0500 Honolulu Star-Bulletin http://feeds.honolulunews.net/?rid=19691376&cat=a5a14b1515940e55 The Honolulu City Council will hear a bill Thursday that would ban text messaging while driving. Bill 67 also would prohibit playing of video games on hand-held electronic devices while driving. The... http://feeds.honolulunews.net/?rid=19686130&cat=a5a14b1515940e55 Wed, 19 Nov 2008 16:02:31 -0500 Business Journal http://feeds.honolulunews.net/?rid=19686130&cat=a5a14b1515940e55 The Reef Hawaiian Pro, which is the first contest in the Triple Crown Series, requires two more days of competition. Those final two days must run by Sunday.Contest officials are expecting the competi... http://feeds.honolulunews.net/?rid=19686137&cat=a5a14b1515940e55 Wed, 19 Nov 2008 15:58:35 -0500 Honolulu Advertiser http://feeds.honolulunews.net/?rid=19686137&cat=a5a14b1515940e55 The $3 million renovation at the Best Western The Plaza Hotel in Honolulu has been completed. The multiyear project included new furnishings and art in the lobby, a new telephone system, renovated gu... http://feeds.honolulunews.net/?rid=19683907&cat=a5a14b1515940e55 Wed, 19 Nov 2008 16:03:10 -0500 Business Journal http://feeds.honolulunews.net/?rid=19683907&cat=a5a14b1515940e55 A stubborn brush fire that forced the evacuation of 600 people from the Four Seasons Resort and has burned more than 1,000 acres on Lanai is still not considered contained, a spokesman for Maui County... http://feeds.honolulunews.net/?rid=19686134&cat=a5a14b1515940e55 Wed, 19 Nov 2008 15:58:53 -0500 Honolulu Advertiser http://feeds.honolulunews.net/?rid=19686134&cat=a5a14b1515940e55 The Mariners' 14th manager, Wakamatsu was bench coach for the Oakland Athletics last season. Before that he spent five years with the Texas Rangers."When I started this process, there were some key at... http://feeds.honolulunews.net/?rid=19686132&cat=a5a14b1515940e55 Wed, 19 Nov 2008 15:58:57 -0500 Honolulu Advertiser http://feeds.honolulunews.net/?rid=19686132&cat=a5a14b1515940e55 The amount will be paid to Britain's Lawn Tennis Association in installments over a likely five-year period from 2013, after the existing agreement expires, All England Club chairman Tim Phillips told... http://feeds.honolulunews.net/?rid=19686138&cat=a5a14b1515940e55 Wed, 19 Nov 2008 15:58:34 -0500 Honolulu Advertiser http://feeds.honolulunews.net/?rid=19686138&cat=a5a14b1515940e55 Fireman's Fund Insurance Company, along with Atlas Insurance Agents, Insurance Factors, Jerry Hay, Inc., and Servco Insurance Services, are teaming up to donate $35,840 to partially fund the purchase ... http://feeds.honolulunews.net/?rid=19686136&cat=a5a14b1515940e55 Wed, 19 Nov 2008 15:58:45 -0500 Honolulu Advertiser http://feeds.honolulunews.net/?rid=19686136&cat=a5a14b1515940e55 Hawaii National Bank is warning of a "phishing" email scam bearing Hawaii National Bank's name, and is reminding people who receive the fraudulent e-mail that they should not respond by clicking on th... http://feeds.honolulunews.net/?rid=19686133&cat=a5a14b1515940e55 Wed, 19 Nov 2008 15:58:51 -0500 Honolulu Advertiser http://feeds.honolulunews.net/?rid=19686133&cat=a5a14b1515940e55 Shanghai Tang, located at Ala Moana Center, is hosting a special event on Nov. 30 to support Gregory House Programs and its work in the community and as a way to acknowledge World AIDS Day. http://feeds.honolulunews.net/?rid=19686131&cat=a5a14b1515940e55 Wed, 19 Nov 2008 15:58:58 -0500 Honolulu Advertiser http://feeds.honolulunews.net/?rid=19686131&cat=a5a14b1515940e55 Royals general manager Dayton Moore called the switch-hitting Crisp a "championship-caliber player" who will help Kansas City move forward. Crisp is a career .280 batter in seven seasons with the Clev... http://feeds.honolulunews.net/?rid=19686140&cat=a5a14b1515940e55 Wed, 19 Nov 2008 15:58:27 -0500 Honolulu Advertiser http://feeds.honolulunews.net/?rid=19686140&cat=a5a14b1515940e55 READ THE FULL STORY Snow on Mauna Kea, havoc-wreaking winds and heavy rain on the way. Winter has arrived. The state's tallest mountain on the Big Island got a light dusting of snow overnight, accor... http://feeds.honolulunews.net/?rid=19686141&cat=a5a14b1515940e55 Wed, 19 Nov 2008 15:57:56 -0500 Honolulu Star-Bulletin http://feeds.honolulunews.net/?rid=19686141&cat=a5a14b1515940e55 HONOLULU -- A 24-year-old Waipahu woman won a $2.4 million jackpot playing the Wheel of Fortune late Tuesday night at the California Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, a spokesman said.Jessica Agbunag put... http://feeds.honolulunews.net/?rid=19686143&cat=a5a14b1515940e55 Wed, 19 Nov 2008 15:31:02 -0500 The Hawaii Channel http://feeds.honolulunews.net/?rid=19686143&cat=a5a14b1515940e55 HONOLULU -- Police made an arrest in a robbery case in which a 52-year-old woman was attacked waiting at a bus stop.It happened in Waianae in March.Kiha Silva, 25, punched the victim in the back of th... http://feeds.honolulunews.net/?rid=19686142&cat=a5a14b1515940e55 Wed, 19 Nov 2008 15:31:01 -0500 The Hawaii Channel http://feeds.honolulunews.net/?rid=19686142&cat=a5a14b1515940e55 Hawaii ranks among the worst of the 50 U.S. states when it comes to attracting and keeping businesses while providing high standards of living for workers, according to a report released Wednesday mor... http://feeds.honolulunews.net/?rid=19680534&cat=a5a14b1515940e55 Wed, 19 Nov 2008 12:44:16 -0500 Pacific Business News http://feeds.honolulunews.net/?rid=19680534&cat=a5a14b1515940e55 A community meeting to bring to light the challenges facing parents with a serious mental illness who are raising children and the impact of the mental illness on the children and the family functioni... http://feeds.honolulunews.net/?rid=19680536&cat=a5a14b1515940e55 Wed, 19 Nov 2008 12:42:45 -0500 Honolulu Advertiser http://feeds.honolulunews.net/?rid=19680536&cat=a5a14b1515940e55 Surf will be 4 to 8 feet along north-facing shores, also, but the strong trade wind conditions have made for not made for good surf conditions.Surf will be 2 feet or less among west and south shores.T... http://feeds.honolulunews.net/?rid=19680537&cat=a5a14b1515940e55 Wed, 19 Nov 2008 12:42:44 -0500 Honolulu Advertiser http://feeds.honolulunews.net/?rid=19680537&cat=a5a14b1515940e55 More wet trade wind weather is expected today across the main Hawaiian Islands, the National Weather Service said, with most showers favoring windward and mauka areas. http://feeds.honolulunews.net/?rid=19680539&cat=a5a14b1515940e55 Wed, 19 Nov 2008 12:42:41 -0500 Honolulu Advertiser http://feeds.honolulunews.net/?rid=19680539&cat=a5a14b1515940e55 Lt. Gov. James "Duke" Aiona will be participating in a ground-blessing ceremony at 10 a.m. today to mark the start of construction on a luxury family resort being built by Walt Disney Parks and Resort... http://feeds.honolulunews.net/?rid=19680538&cat=a5a14b1515940e55 Wed, 19 Nov 2008 12:42:39 -0500 Honolulu Advertiser http://feeds.honolulunews.net/?rid=19680538&cat=a5a14b1515940e55 The agent was shot at around 6 a.m. in Indiana Township, about 10 miles northeast of Pittsburgh, said FBI Special Agent William Crowley, a spokesman for the agency in western Pennsylvania.The agent's ... http://feeds.honolulunews.net/?rid=19680540&cat=a5a14b1515940e55 Wed, 19 Nov 2008 12:42:33 -0500 Honolulu Advertiser http://feeds.honolulunews.net/?rid=19680540&cat=a5a14b1515940e55 The 2009 schedule released Wednesday has 11 international events. 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Stephanie Brandt, who started last year for UH and was second-team all-WAC, came in 11 ... http://feeds.honolulunews.net/?rid=19674976&cat=a5a14b1515940e55 Wed, 19 Nov 2008 09:27:28 -0500 Honolulu Advertiser http://feeds.honolulunews.net/?rid=19674976&cat=a5a14b1515940e55 A large feral beehive was found yesterday on the Big Island by Hawai'i Department of Agriculture staff and about 60 varroa mites were collected from a sample of 5,400 bees from that hive, the departme... http://feeds.honolulunews.net/?rid=19674979&cat=a5a14b1515940e55 Wed, 19 Nov 2008 09:27:25 -0500 Honolulu Advertiser http://feeds.honolulunews.net/?rid=19674979&cat=a5a14b1515940e55 But that's exactly what Ali'i Chang did on his 13.5 acres in Kula on the slopes of Haleakala. Years of dry weather have prompted Maui County officials to impose mandatory and voluntary water restricti... http://feeds.honolulunews.net/?rid=19674987&cat=a5a14b1515940e55 Wed, 19 Nov 2008 09:27:21 -0500 Honolulu Advertiser http://feeds.honolulunews.net/?rid=19674987&cat=a5a14b1515940e55 Some 6,733 people were in homeless shelters statewide in 2007, a 19 percent increase over the year before that's largely attributed to more shelters opening around the state, according to a new report... http://feeds.honolulunews.net/?rid=19674957&cat=a5a14b1515940e55 Wed, 19 Nov 2008 09:27:55 -0500 Honolulu Advertiser http://feeds.honolulunews.net/?rid=19674957&cat=a5a14b1515940e55 The state is entering a partnership with a Taiwanese research facility and Lockheed Martin Corp. to develop a 10 megawatt ocean thermal energy conversion pilot plant in Hawai'i, Gov. Linda Lingle anno... http://feeds.honolulunews.net/?rid=19674993&cat=a5a14b1515940e55 Wed, 19 Nov 2008 09:27:17 -0500 Honolulu Advertiser http://feeds.honolulunews.net/?rid=19674993&cat=a5a14b1515940e55 A blustery, wet day across most of the Islands yesterday had the National Weather Service and state Health Department issuing warnings and safety crews picking up after Mother Nature. http://feeds.honolulunews.net/?rid=19674972&cat=a5a14b1515940e55 Wed, 19 Nov 2008 09:27:34 -0500 Honolulu Advertiser http://feeds.honolulunews.net/?rid=19674972&cat=a5a14b1515940e55 A federal judge has recommended that convicted murderer Taryn Christian be freed from custody and allowed to live at home on Maui if his request for a new trial is approved by a San Francisco appeals ... http://feeds.honolulunews.net/?rid=19674960&cat=a5a14b1515940e55 Wed, 19 Nov 2008 09:27:42 -0500 Honolulu Advertiser http://feeds.honolulunews.net/?rid=19674960&cat=a5a14b1515940e55 The event, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., will feature traditional games, demonstrations, exhibits, food and Hawaiian and Polynesian dance performances.The event is free and open to the public.For more infor... http://feeds.honolulunews.net/?rid=19674994&cat=a5a14b1515940e55 Wed, 19 Nov 2008 09:27:17 -0500 Honolulu Advertiser http://feeds.honolulunews.net/?rid=19674994&cat=a5a14b1515940e55 Drosstain Pua had received probation after pleading guilty in September to first-degree terroristic threatening, third-degree assault and harassment.But the 19-year-old failed to comply with condition... http://feeds.honolulunews.net/?rid=19674988&cat=a5a14b1515940e55 Wed, 19 Nov 2008 09:27:21 -0500 Honolulu Advertiser http://feeds.honolulunews.net/?rid=19674988&cat=a5a14b1515940e55 Kahuku District Park will get a sprucing up and volunteers are invited to help, beginning at 7:30 a.m. Saturday. 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That's the sound of the Magic Pop snack machine turning unim... http://feeds.honolulunews.net/?rid=19674991&cat=a5a14b1515940e55 Wed, 19 Nov 2008 09:27:20 -0500 Honolulu Advertiser http://feeds.honolulunews.net/?rid=19674991&cat=a5a14b1515940e55 The University of Hawaii will offer active, reserve and retired members of the military service 50 percent off UH football tickets (maximum of eight) for games against Idaho and Cincinnati.The Idaho g... http://feeds.honolulunews.net/?rid=19675003&cat=a5a14b1515940e55 Wed, 19 Nov 2008 09:27:14 -0500 Honolulu Advertiser http://feeds.honolulunews.net/?rid=19675003&cat=a5a14b1515940e55 Fire companies responded to the 6:59 p.m. alarm at 1777 Ala Moana and had the fire under control at 7:37 p.m.Fire Capt. Robert Main said the fire started in the kitchen of unit 1901. A sprinkler syste... http://feeds.honolulunews.net/?rid=19674974&cat=a5a14b1515940e55 Wed, 19 Nov 2008 09:27:31 -0500 Honolulu Advertiser http://feeds.honolulunews.net/?rid=19674974&cat=a5a14b1515940e55 WAILUKU » A Maui man who shot more than 50 rounds of ammunition following a dispute at a Kula residence was found guilty of second-degree assault and using a firearm in the commission of a felon... http://feeds.honolulunews.net/?rid=19675010&cat=a5a14b1515940e55 Wed, 19 Nov 2008 09:27:05 -0500 Honolulu Star-Bulletin http://feeds.honolulunews.net/?rid=19675010&cat=a5a14b1515940e55 Socially, my favorite relationships are equal parts love, equal parts hate. It seems the one side cannot exist without the other. In my professional career, no single entity displays this duality bett... http://feeds.honolulunews.net/?rid=19674990&cat=a5a14b1515940e55 Wed, 19 Nov 2008 09:27:19 -0500 Honolulu Advertiser http://feeds.honolulunews.net/?rid=19674990&cat=a5a14b1515940e55 The Democratic Party of Hawai'i is planning its own Jan. 20 inaugural ball right here, 5,100 miles away, in Honolulu."As all the other balls are occurring in Washington, we'll have our own celebration... http://feeds.honolulunews.net/?rid=19674963&cat=a5a14b1515940e55 Wed, 19 Nov 2008 09:27:46 -0500 Honolulu Advertiser http://feeds.honolulunews.net/?rid=19674963&cat=a5a14b1515940e55 The Maui Fire Department has received a $14,895 grant to help purchase a mobile satellite communications unit that will be mounted on a command vehicle. The money was donated by the Fireman's Fund Ins... http://feeds.honolulunews.net/?rid=19675002&cat=a5a14b1515940e55 Wed, 19 Nov 2008 09:27:13 -0500 Honolulu Advertiser http://feeds.honolulunews.net/?rid=19675002&cat=a5a14b1515940e55 Yucaipa Cos. The Dec. 2 auction, which includes dozens of trademarks, nine Internet domain names and three designs for painting aircraft exteriors, was approved yesterday by U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Lloy... http://feeds.honolulunews.net/?rid=19675016&cat=a5a14b1515940e55 Wed, 19 Nov 2008 09:27:01 -0500 Honolulu Star-Bulletin http://feeds.honolulunews.net/?rid=19675016&cat=a5a14b1515940e55 For the first time this season, the play of Hawaii wasn't the ugliest thing on the Stan Sheriff Center court. That would be the Idaho State coaches' shirts. But it was close at times. Very close. ... http://feeds.honolulunews.net/?rid=19675019&cat=a5a14b1515940e55 Wed, 19 Nov 2008 09:26:59 -0500 Honolulu Star-Bulletin http://feeds.honolulunews.net/?rid=19675019&cat=a5a14b1515940e55 Take a tip from top chefs and grab a can opener. The contents of a can of pumpkin puree can also be used to produce a sweet baked pumpkin brulee French toast or a savory chicken and pumpkin tagine. http://feeds.honolulunews.net/?rid=19675000&cat=a5a14b1515940e55 Wed, 19 Nov 2008 09:27:15 -0500 Honolulu Advertiser http://feeds.honolulunews.net/?rid=19675000&cat=a5a14b1515940e55 Firefighters today will resume fighting a wildfire fanned by wind gusts which has burned over 1,000 acres on Lana'i but posing no immediate threat to property. http://feeds.honolulunews.net/?rid=19674962&cat=a5a14b1515940e55 Wed, 19 Nov 2008 09:27:45 -0500 Honolulu Advertiser http://feeds.honolulunews.net/?rid=19674962&cat=a5a14b1515940e55 READ THE FULL STORY While some segments of Hawaii's visitor industry have seen a small increase in weekly travel as a result of the upcoming Thanksgiving holiday, overall the industry is projecting a ... http://feeds.honolulunews.net/?rid=19675018&cat=a5a14b1515940e55 Wed, 19 Nov 2008 09:27:02 -0500 Honolulu Star-Bulletin http://feeds.honolulunews.net/?rid=19675018&cat=a5a14b1515940e55 And stiff winds on Lanai -- the highest in the state yesterday -- whipped up a brush fire that burned an estimated 300 acres. A high-wind advisory was in effect until 6 a.m. today for Lanai and Koha... http://feeds.honolulunews.net/?rid=19675007&cat=a5a14b1515940e55 Wed, 19 Nov 2008 09:27:10 -0500 Honolulu Star-Bulletin http://feeds.honolulunews.net/?rid=19675007&cat=a5a14b1515940e55 will remain open. Rumors that the nearly brand new Nobu Waikiki restaurant would close were swirling in late October and despite the restaurant's denials, continued to circulate. http://feeds.honolulunews.net/?rid=19675020&cat=a5a14b1515940e55 Wed, 19 Nov 2008 09:26:59 -0500 Honolulu Star-Bulletin http://feeds.honolulunews.net/?rid=19675020&cat=a5a14b1515940e55 Emergency responders were dispatched to 85-1040 Wai'anae Valley Road at 1:28 p.m. The man was taken by city ambulance to a nearby health facility in critical condition, and died shortly before 3 p.m.,... http://feeds.honolulunews.net/?rid=19674982&cat=a5a14b1515940e55 Wed, 19 Nov 2008 09:27:26 -0500 Honolulu Advertiser http://feeds.honolulunews.net/?rid=19674982&cat=a5a14b1515940e55 Sen. Daniel Akaka will retain the chairmanship of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee but could lose the helm of two subcommittees if Democrats win undecided Senate races. Akaka, D-Hawaii, was in... http://feeds.honolulunews.net/?rid=19675023&cat=a5a14b1515940e55 Wed, 19 Nov 2008 09:26:59 -0500 Honolulu Star-Bulletin http://feeds.honolulunews.net/?rid=19675023&cat=a5a14b1515940e55 Ticket packages for the entire three-day tournament (Thursday, Friday, Sunday) are $45 for lower level seats and $40 for upper level seats. Single-day tickets have gone on sale. Prices for the single-... http://feeds.honolulunews.net/?rid=19674992&cat=a5a14b1515940e55 Wed, 19 Nov 2008 09:27:17 -0500 Honolulu Advertiser http://feeds.honolulunews.net/?rid=19674992&cat=a5a14b1515940e55 SAN DIEGO » A man was convicted of second-degree murder yesterday for killing a professional surfer with a single punch to the head during a scuffle. Seth Cravens, 22, will be sentenced on Jan... http://feeds.honolulunews.net/?rid=19675012&cat=a5a14b1515940e55 Wed, 19 Nov 2008 09:27:03 -0500 Honolulu Star-Bulletin http://feeds.honolulunews.net/?rid=19675012&cat=a5a14b1515940e55 A toppled coconut tree at 'Iolani Palace injured people inside a Volvo station wagon, who were taken by ambulance from the King Street scene. It was not clear last night if the tree hit the car or the... http://feeds.honolulunews.net/?rid=19674969&cat=a5a14b1515940e55 Wed, 19 Nov 2008 09:27:37 -0500 Honolulu Advertiser http://feeds.honolulunews.net/?rid=19674969&cat=a5a14b1515940e55 One point at a time, one set at a time, one match at a time. The pressure is on No. 6 Hawaii this week as the Rainbow Wahine host the Western Athletic Conference tournament for the first time. The... http://feeds.honolulunews.net/?rid=19675022&cat=a5a14b1515940e55 Wed, 19 Nov 2008 09:26:58 -0500 Honolulu Star-Bulletin http://feeds.honolulunews.net/?rid=19675022&cat=a5a14b1515940e55 Konawaena football coach Aaron Nagata owns a photography business in Kealakekua. For him, there is only one picture-perfect image he's thinking about for Friday: a victory over Campbell. http://feeds.honolulunews.net/?rid=19674973&cat=a5a14b1515940e55 Wed, 19 Nov 2008 09:27:32 -0500 Honolulu Advertiser http://feeds.honolulunews.net/?rid=19674973&cat=a5a14b1515940e55 The night before Election Day, Barack Obama said with that increasingly familiar smile on his face and a twinkle in his eye that college football ought to stop messing around with this BCS nonsense an... http://feeds.honolulunews.net/?rid=19674966&cat=a5a14b1515940e55 Wed, 19 Nov 2008 09:27:39 -0500 Honolulu Advertiser http://feeds.honolulunews.net/?rid=19674966&cat=a5a14b1515940e55 If No. 9 Boise State doesn't make it into one of the prestigious Bowl Championship Series football games, Broncos fans could stay home for the holidays. That might not be a bad thing given the state o... http://feeds.honolulunews.net/?rid=19674970&cat=a5a14b1515940e55 Wed, 19 Nov 2008 09:27:37 -0500 Honolulu Advertiser http://feeds.honolulunews.net/?rid=19674970&cat=a5a14b1515940e55 Pesto as it is generally known in America is an uncooked sauce made with fresh basil, parsley, olive oil and Parmesan cheese. This particular pesto originated in Genoa, Italy, but the word pesto refer... http://feeds.honolulunews.net/?rid=19674997&cat=a5a14b1515940e55 Wed, 19 Nov 2008 09:27:17 -0500 Honolulu Advertiser http://feeds.honolulunews.net/?rid=19674997&cat=a5a14b1515940e55 "It's a real fine line to stay aggressive and make the throws I want to make and to pull back," Sanchez said. "The last three games I've probably been more conservative than I'm used to."He said defen... http://feeds.honolulunews.net/?rid=19674981&cat=a5a14b1515940e55 Wed, 19 Nov 2008 09:27:26 -0500 Honolulu Advertiser http://feeds.honolulunews.net/?rid=19674981&cat=a5a14b1515940e55 , the parent company of Territorial Savings Bank, is planning to go public in the first quarter of next year, issuing up to 12.6 million shares of common stock on the Nasdaq Global Select Market, acco... http://feeds.honolulunews.net/?rid=19675013&cat=a5a14b1515940e55 Wed, 19 Nov 2008 09:27:00 -0500 Honolulu Star-Bulletin http://feeds.honolulunews.net/?rid=19675013&cat=a5a14b1515940e55 The identity of the plaintiff is confidential in the "Jane Doe" lawsuit filed yesterday by attorney Eric Seitz.The inmate was sexually assaulted in the Federal Detention Center Sept. 28, 2007 by Marke... http://feeds.honolulunews.net/?rid=19674968&cat=a5a14b1515940e55 Wed, 19 Nov 2008 09:27:40 -0500 Honolulu Advertiser http://feeds.honolulunews.net/?rid=19674968&cat=a5a14b1515940e55 "WHAT!" is a 30-minute muse on a dysfunctional young marriage. The exclamation point in the title clarifies that it is an expression of disbelief rather than a question, and the capital letters indica... http://feeds.honolulunews.net/?rid=19675005&cat=a5a14b1515940e55 Wed, 19 Nov 2008 09:27:12 -0500 Honolulu Advertiser http://feeds.honolulunews.net/?rid=19675005&cat=a5a14b1515940e55 Hawaii residents are fed a bit better than most of the nation, according to a federal study gauging what is called "food security." http://feeds.honolulunews.net/?rid=19675017&cat=a5a14b1515940e55 Wed, 19 Nov 2008 09:27:02 -0500 Honolulu Star-Bulletin http://feeds.honolulunews.net/?rid=19675017&cat=a5a14b1515940e55 Holiday poinsettia inventory is estimated at 319,000 pots, up 5 percent from last year, the Hawai'i office of the National Agricultural Statistics Service reported.The survey shows that the 5- to 6 1/... http://feeds.honolulunews.net/?rid=19675001&cat=a5a14b1515940e55 Wed, 19 Nov 2008 09:27:15 -0500 Honolulu Advertiser http://feeds.honolulunews.net/?rid=19675001&cat=a5a14b1515940e55 Want to try the two-dinners-in-one approach? I've come up with a trio of ideas, several from The Advertiser's new cookbook, "The Island Plate II" (Island Heritage), due in stores this month. Here's ho... http://feeds.honolulunews.net/?rid=19674978&cat=a5a14b1515940e55 Wed, 19 Nov 2008 09:27:24 -0500 Honolulu Advertiser http://feeds.honolulunews.net/?rid=19674978&cat=a5a14b1515940e55 Volunteer shifts are as follows: all day (4 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.), early morning (4 a.m. to 9:30 a.m.), or late morning (9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.). All volunteers will receive a Honolulu Marathon volunteer t-... http://feeds.honolulunews.net/?rid=19675004&cat=a5a14b1515940e55 Wed, 19 Nov 2008 09:27:12 -0500 Honolulu Advertiser http://feeds.honolulunews.net/?rid=19675004&cat=a5a14b1515940e55