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HONOLULU (AP) — An additional 14 weeks of federal benefits will be available to unemployed workers in Hawaii who previously exhausted their emergency unemployment compensation benefits. Full Story »

PAGO PAGO, American Samoa (AP) — A doctor in American Samoa says the number of confirmed cases of dengue fever doubled in the month following the deadly September 29th tsunami. Full Story »

HONOLULU (AP) — The U.S. departments of State and Homeland Security will host an international symposium on transnational crime starting tomorrow in Honolulu. Full Story »

PUHI, Hawaii (AP) — Planned increases in park and boating fees are being opposed by many Hawaii residents who have spoken at public hearings held across the state. Full Story »

The Hawai'i Police Department is warning merchants about a scam that may spread from O'ahu to other islands, including the Big Island. A customer purchases merchandise using what appears to be a valid debit card, credit card or gift card. Full Story »

HONOLULU (AP) — The Warriors are become a running joke — even in police reports. Among the Honolulu Police Department's reports this week was a purported incident of a "suspicious, unknown, white powdery substance on the practice field," that led to suspension of Hawaii's practice. Full Story »

HONOLULU (AP) — The state Land Use Commission has blocked the expansion of a cemetery along Windward Oahu. The commission has denied a request by Hawaiian Memorial Park Cemetery to rezone more than 56 acres of Kaneohe conservation land. Full Story »

HONOLULU (AP) — Raycom Media Inc. has promised to pay $22 million to MCG Capital Corp. in 2016 and make quarterly interest and annual principal payments as part of the recent newsroom merger of three Honolulu TV stations. Full Story »

HONOLULU (AP) — Gov. Linda Lingle has released $203 million for renovations and new construction at University of Hawaii campuses throughout the state. Full Story »

HONOLULU (AP) — Twin lawsuits filed by parents seeking to halt Hawaii's teacher furloughs face a pivotal federal court hearing after settlement negotiations foundered this week. Full Story »

HONOLULU (AP) — The Honolulu Symphony is filing for bankruptcy and canceling concerts for the rest of the year. The symphony said Friday it has accumulated considerable debt and the group doesn't have enough money to "support operations going forward into November and beyond." Full Story »

HONOLULU (AP) — An Oahu man has been found guilty of dousing his ex-girlfriend with gasoline and setting her ablaze. Kim Massey's two earlier trials of ended in mistrials when Circuit Court juries could not agree on verdicts. Full Story »

HONOLULU (AP) — Hawaii would be allowed to opt out of key requirements of national health care reform legislation, the only state given such a privilege because it already has its own health insurance law. Full Story »

HONOLULU (AP) — Economist Leroy Laney says next year may be a year of stabilization in Hawaii's economy, but it will likely be 2011 before sustained economic recovery sets in. Full Story »

HONOLULU (AP) — Hawaii Democratic Rep. Neil Abercrombie estimates close to 47,000 island residents would benefit from a measure passed by the U.S. House. Full Story »

HONOLULU (AP) — The state's second-largest health plan is seeking permission from the state Insurance Division to raise rates an average 10.7 percent. Full Story »

HONOLULU (AP) —The first furlough Friday is at hand for state Judiciary employees. Courthouses on all islands will be closed Friday. But state Supreme Court Chief Justice Ronald Moon says all judges are required to show up for work. Full Story »

LOBITOS, Peru (AP) — The big upset in Round 1 of the Movistar Peru Classic involved current ASP Women's World No. 5 Melanie Bartels of Hawaii. Fellow Hawaii surfer Alana Blanchard and Rebecca Woods of Australia relegated Bartels to the elimination Round 2. Full Story »

WAILUKU, Hawaii (AP) — Officials of the Maui Coastal Land Trust's Waihee Refuge are blaming dogs for the deaths of four sheep and a 280-pound goat. They were killed this week within a fenced area of the refuge. Full Story »

HONOLULU (AP) — Hawaii's 16 hospitals are continuing to lose money. That's the finding of a study the Ernst & Young accounting firm conducted for the Healthcare Association of Hawaii. Full Story »

The Hawai'i Police Department has located 15-year-old Meghan Olcott, who was reported missing. She was found Wednesday afternoon (November 4) in Hilo in good health. Full Story »

The Hawai'i Police Department is searching for a 15-year-old Hilo girl reported as missing. Meghan Olcott was last seen at her Hilo home around 10 p.m. Sunday (November 1). Full Story »

The Hawai'i Police Department is asking for the public's help with the investigation of a theft in Kona. Sometime between October 22 and October 23, two Kawasaki Mule all-terrain vehicles and three 1-gallon resealable plastic bags of meat were removed from a property in Opihilale off Highway 11 near the 95-mile marker. Full Story »

HONOLULU (AP) — The new U.S. attorney for Hawaii has formally taken the oath of office to the applause of federal and state judicial and law enforcement officials and the staff she will work with. Full Story »

HONOLULU (AP) — Hawaiian Airlines has announced the installation of blended winglets on the first of its Boeing 767-300 jets. The airline said Wednesday that its newest and biggest "green" initiative will significantly reduce fuel usage and carbon dioxide emissions of its aircraft. Full Story »