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  • Big-wave thrills attract throng

    Honolulu Star-Bulletin – Wed Dec 9, 6:39 am ET  

    Waimea Bay was vibrant yesterday as the Quiksilver In Memory of Eddie Aikau invitational surf contest got under way for the first time in five years. Full Story »

  • Chief planning cuts to staff, services

    Honolulu Star-Bulletin – Wed Dec 9, 6:39 am ET  

    Honolulu's new police chief announced yesterday some tough decisions: rejecting a popular work schedule proposal and planning to deal with possible budget cuts and furloughs. Full Story »

  • Pollution from rail feared

    Honolulu Star-Bulletin – Wed Dec 9, 6:39 am ET  

    The city's proposed $5.3 billion rail system could increase greenhouse gas emissions in Hawaii by as much as 28,000 tons by 2030, according to a study commissioned by rail opponents. Full Story »

  • Reward offered for info on slaying of monk seal

    Honolulu Star-Bulletin – Wed Dec 9, 6:39 am ET  

    Federal officials are offering a $5,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the killer of an endangered Hawaiian monk seal on Kauai in April. Full Story »

  • Lingle explores support for future special session

    Honolulu Star-Bulletin – Wed Dec 9, 6:39 am ET  

    Gov. Linda Lingle's administration is starting to sound out legislative leaders about a possible special session to raid much of the state's $60 million rainy day fund to wipe out some of the public school teachers' furlough days. Full Story »

Maui Weekly

  • Home 4 the Holidays

    Maui Weekly – Tue Dec 8, 3:18 pm ET  

    The Maui Humane Society (MHS) has teamed with nearly 3,500 shelters from around the world to participate in the annual “Home 4 the Holidays” pet adoption campaign through Jan. 4, 2010. The Maui shelter’s goal is to find forever homes for 250 animals in need. To date, MHS has completed 77 successful adoptions and needs your help to make or break the goal. Full Story »

  • North Shore Beach Parks Close Due to High Surf

    Maui Weekly – Mon Dec 7, 11:03 pm ET  

    Due to high surf and dangerous shore break conditions, Maui County announced an additional day of closure for Baldwin Beach and Ho‘okipa Beach parks. Both parks will be closed again on Tuesday, Dec. 8. Ocean safety officers reported afternoon waves at 25 to 30 feet at Ho‘okipa today.   Waves at Peahi were observed to be 40 feet and D. T. Full Story »

  • Power Line Meeting to be Held Dec. 10

    Maui Weekly – Mon Dec 7, 5:33 pm ET  

    Munekiyo & Hiraga, a planning consultancy and project management firm located in Wailuku, will hold a public on Thursday, Dec. 10, at 6:30 p.m. in the Kamali‘i Elementary School cafeteria to introduce a set of preliminary alternatives for a new transmission line route. Full Story »

  • Abercrombie Discusses Issues

    Maui Weekly – Thu Dec 3, 12:03 am ET  

    Nearly 30 years ago, U.S. Rep. Neil Abercrombie waded into the warm, indigo surf off of the rugged coast of Lihue, Kaua‘i, eager for a relaxing afternoon swim. Weeks later, the congressman was writhing in pain in a hospital bed—he had contracted the encephalitis virus, a common illness associated with swimming in polluted water. Full Story »

  • Maui Wind Energy Power Project Acquired by Sempra Generation

    Maui Weekly – Thu Dec 3, 12:03 am ET  

    Maui County’s energy use is arguably one of the decade’s most talked-about issues, especially as we inch closer to the state’s goal of using 95 percent renewable energy by 2020. From solar and geothermal to wave and wind energy, the search for renewable energy sources is gaining momentum, leaving residents with several options from which to choose. Full Story »

The Garden Island

  • Carvalho, Hawaiians seek path forward

    The Garden Island – 25 mins ago  

    LIHU‘E — Kaua‘i residents, some in favor of a makai alignment for the Wailua segment of the multi-use path and some strongly opposed, piled into the War Memorial Convention Hall Monday night to tell Mayor Bernard Carvalho Jr. their thoughts on his recent announcement to keep the boardwalk on the sand. Full Story »

  • Experts only

    The Garden Island – 26 mins ago  

    LIHU‘E — A northwestern swell continued to produce huge surf Tuesday, later becoming “lumpy and disorganized” but still dangerous, a county lifeguard said. Full Story »

  • Petition rejected

    The Garden Island – 26 mins ago  

    LIHU‘E — Despite pleas from Hawaiian cultural practitioners, the county Planning Commission said Tuesday that North Shore landowner Joseph Brescia has complied with permit conditions for his controversial single-family home at Naue. Full Story »

  • Feds offer $5,000 reward for info on monk-seal killer

    The Garden Island – 26 mins ago  

    LIHU‘E — Federal officials Tuesday announced a reward of up to $5,000 for information leading to the successful arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible for killing an endangered Hawaiian monk seal on a Kaumakani beach last spring. Full Story »

  • Zonta working to help needy

    The Garden Island – 26 mins ago  

    Editor’s note: From now through Dec. 24, The Garden Island will share stories of families who could use a little holiday cheer along with an appeal for monetary donations of any size. Funds raised will be distributed to needy families by Zonta Club members, who purchase gift certificates at appropriate businesses to help make these simple wishes come true. Because of logistical limitations, only ... Full Story »

The Maui News

  • Rescuers cut free tangled whale

    The Maui News – Tue Dec 8, 2:08 pm ET  

    WAILUKU - In what experts called a "textbook" whale rescue, a juvenile humpback was freed of hundreds of feet of plastic rope Sunday, officials from the Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary said Monday. Full Story »

  • Traffic stop lands loot, pair of suspects

    The Maui News – Tue Dec 8, 2:08 pm ET  

    KAHULUI - Two men are facing theft charges after a traffic stop Sunday afternoon led to the recovery of property stolen in burglary, car break-in and stolen car cases, police said. Full Story »

  • COUNTY / IN BRIEF

    The Maui News – Tue Dec 8, 2:08 pm ET  

    KAHULUI - The state Board of Education will hold a community meeting tonight in the Lihikai Elementary School cafeteria in Kahului. The meeting will take place from 6 to 8 p.m. It is part of an ongoing series of meetings board members hold to discuss public education and library issues. Full Story »

  • Draft report for water strategies in Central Maui to be discussed

    The Maui News – Tue Dec 8, 2:08 pm ET  

    KIHEI - A public hearing before the Board of Water Supply on the Final Candidate Strategies Report for the Central Water District will be held at 5:30 p.m. today at the Kihei Community Center. Full Story »

  • Eastwood to shoot scenes on Maui

    The Maui News – Tue Dec 8, 2:08 pm ET  

    WAILUKU - Academy Award-winning filmmaker and part-time Maui resident Clint Eastwood is going to let the Valley Isle make his day - three of them - when he films part of his newest movie here. Full Story »

KPUA AM 670 Hilo

  • Playful seal misidentified as dead body

    KPUA AM 670 Hilo – 12 mins ago  

    HONOLULU (AP) — A report of a body bobbing around in high waves along Oahu's Waianae Coast drew a response from firefighters and a rescue helicopter. Full Story »

  • Honolulu may name park after Obama

    KPUA AM 670 Hilo – 12 mins ago  

    HONOLULU (AP) — A Honolulu beach may be renamed for President Barack Obama. Honolulu Mayor Mufi Hannemann is asking the City Council to rename Aina Moana Beach Park, also known as Magic Island, as President Barack Obama Beach Park. Full Story »

  • Contract extended for electrical workers on Kauai

    KPUA AM 670 Hilo – 12 mins ago  

    LIHUE, Hawaii (AP) — The electric utility that serves Kauai says its contract with the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 1260 has been extended while the two sides work on a new labor contract. Full Story »

  • Judge throws out legal challenge to shipping law

    KPUA AM 670 Hilo – 12 mins ago  

    HONOLULU (AP) — A federal judge has thrown out a constitutional challenge to the Jones Act, a law that requires domestic shipping to be performed by vessels owned and flagged by the United States. Full Story »

  • Big Island DUI stats

    KPUA AM 670 Hilo – Tue Dec 8, 9:49 am ET  

    During the week of December 1, 2009, through December 7, 2009, Big Island police arrested 25 motorists for drunk driving. Five of the drivers were involved in traffic crashes. Two were under the age of 21. Full Story »

Hawaii Tribune-Herald

  • Kenoi delays Hamakua land sale

    Hawaii Tribune-Herald – Tue Dec 8, 2:40 pm ET  

    Having recently obtained County Council authority to sell 737 acres of the county's Hamakua lands, Mayor Billy Kenoi's administration is now delaying the liquidation effort until after the holidays. Full Story »

  • Molester receives 20 years

    Hawaii Tribune-Herald – Tue Dec 8, 2:39 pm ET  

    A paroled murderer who molested a 12-year-old girl in a Pepeekeo church will likely -- but not certainly -- spend the rest of his life behind bars. Full Story »

  • 'It was pure hell'

    Hawaii Tribune-Herald – Tue Dec 8, 2:39 pm ET  

    Pinned down in the courtyard by enemy fire coming from inside the house, Cpl. Marco Martinez and several of his Marines hid behind palm trees and returned fire. One Marine took a bullet and collapsed like a sack of bricks, alive but paralyzed. Full Story »

  • Honokaa schools evacuation drill

    Hawaii Tribune-Herald – Tue Dec 8, 2:39 pm ET  

    nd Elementary schools have scheduled a mandatory off-campus evacuation drill for Monday, weather permitting. Full Story »

  • Big Island Report

    Hawaii Tribune-Herald – Tue Dec 8, 2:39 pm ET  

    Police look for missing man Police are asking for the public's help in locating a missing man. Full Story »

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