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Police opened an attempted-murder case after an incident yesterday that ended in a vehicle crash outside Waimea Bay Beach Park and the closure of Kamehameha Highway for about five hours. Full Story »

The federal government could order a halt on fishing for bigeye tuna around Christmas because of newly implemented catch limits, but officials say there should be enough fish for those wishing to ring in the New Year with traditional platters of sashimi. Full Story »

The elderly man who allegedly shot and wounded his ailing wife at Castle Medical Center was described as pleasant and quiet yesterday, and a neighbor said he never saw the Olomana couple argue. Full Story »

Funding for everything from the historic Royal Hawaiian Band to nonprofit programs could face the chopping block in the search for ways to tackle a $140 million city budget deficit. Full Story »

Chris Pablo died yesterday at St. Francis Hospice in Nuuanu. After living cancer-free for more years than he ever expected, Pablo was struck by two separate cancers in 18 months. He was 59. Full Story »

After losing tens of millions on bad loans to California homebuilders, Central Pacific Bank is shutting down its Mainland operations. The company said yesterday that it will close all of its West Coast operations by 2012 and refocus on its core Hawai'i business. Full Story »

Naupaka Ceno is a single mother of three living in Waipahu and working part time for minimum wage at a supermarket. Full Story »

Office of Hawaiian Affairs Chairwoman Haunani Apoliona is again calling on Native Hawaiians and the agencies that serve them to rally behind OHA as it reorganizes its governance plan and continues lobbying for the Akaka bill. Full Story »

The Army yesterday announced that Maj. Gen. Bernard S. Champoux will be the next commanding general of the 25th Infantry Division at Schofield Barracks. Full Story »

Accused child killer Matthew Higa may argue at trial that toddler Cyrus Belt was dead or unconscious before Higa allegedly dropped the child from a freeway overpass into oncoming traffic on Jan. 17, 2008. Full Story »

On the eve of Sunday's Honolulu Marathon and an upcoming Christmas vacation by President Obama, police have begun writing citations and taking other steps to discourage a growing homeless encampment that sits next to the marathon's Waikíkí finish line. Full Story »

Officials at Marine Corps Base Hawaii have identified Sgt. Alex A. Limjoco as the motorcyclist who died early Tuesday after he crashed into a telephone pole and a concrete wall in Kailua. Full Story »

The Department of Land and Natural Resources announced Tuesday that the Waikíkí-Diamond Head Shoreline Fisheries Management Area will be open from Jan. 1 through the end of 2010. Full Story »

Due to the recession and the state's projected $1 billion budget deficit through June 2011, state House and Senate leaders have canceled plans for the usual pomp on Opening Day in January. Full Story »

The city Department of the Medical Examiner has determined that the remains of a body found late last month on the slopes of Diamond Head above 22nd Avenue are those of Gregory C. Arnberg. Full Story »

Kokua Kalihi Valley Comprehensive Family Health Services is receiving $1.5 million to expand and refurbish its health-care facilities, Sens. Daniel K. Inouye and Daniel K. Akaka announced yesterday. Full Story »

DIVORCE LAW SEMINAR sponsored by Hawai'i State Judiciary, noon to 1 p.m. at the Supreme Court courtroom, second floor, Ali'iolani Hale; free. 539-4448 or www.courts.state.hi.us. Full Story »

The impending two-day-a-month furloughs of civilian employees at the Honolulu Police Department may require sworn officers to fill in, new Chief Louis Kealoha said yesterday. Full Story »

Proponents of alternatives to rail transit yesterday released a study contending that Honolulu's planned elevated commuter rail isn't as "green" as advertised. Full Story »

Hawai'i high school athletics programs could raise additional money in a competition in which schools could gain a share of as much as $150,000. Full Story »

For North Shore residents, big surf means traffic. And the surf doesn't get much bigger than it did yesterday. Full Story »

A combination of soaring need and dwindling income has taken a toll on nonprofit groups in Hawai'i, forcing nearly six in 10 to lay off staff and more than a third to eliminate services to the needy, according to results of a November survey released yesterday. Full Story »

Some parkgoers at Magic Island Beach Park last night gave thumbs-down to a plan to rename the 30-acre Magic Island section of Ala Moana Beach Park after Honolulu-born President Obama. Full Story »

Dozens of University of Hawai'i students rallied at the state Capitol yesterday against what they say are disproportionate budget cuts at the university level compared with other areas of government. Full Story »

The Quiksilver In Memory of Eddie Aikau big-wave surfing contest ran yesterday for the first time since 2004 on the North Shore of the Hawaiian island of Oahu. Full Story »