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(16 Oct 2011)  Coast Guard Searches for Missing Fisherman

Kon Wai's Truck at Maunalua Bay Boat Harbor

U.S. Coast Guard Ship

HONOLULU - The US Coast Guard has deployed its 110-foot cutter Kiska, an MH-65 Dolphin helicopter and two HC-130 Hercules airplanes in its search for a missing fisherman in waters south of Oahu. It also has the assistance of the Honolulu Fire Department. However, there's still no sign of Kon Wai Young, 53, or his small boat. Young is believed to have launched his boat at Maunalua Bay in Hawaii Kai. Coast Guard officials established a search area by using a computer program and a self-locating data marker buoy to calculate environmental factors, such as the speed and direction of currents. Crews are scouring the ocean stretching from Hawaii Kai to Barbers Point for a Wailupe Valley man, and his 19-foot white and green V-hull boat. The search for Kon Wai Young was launched Saturday night, after his long-time neighbor noticed that his truck and boat trailer were not at his house. NOTE: Won Wai Young is a friend of mine and we have been bowling together at Fort Shafter for many years.

(18 Jul 2011)  Fatal Accident Closes H2 Freeway

HONOLULU - A fatal accident on the H-2 freeway shut down all lanes coming from central Oahu early Monday morning. The accident was reported at about 4:30 a.m. and freeway was closed for 5 hours. Traffic for North Shore and Mililani motorists was a mess - Only Kam Highway was open and it took several hours to get into Honolulu.

(3 Jun 2011)  Wet and Wild Friday

Lightning struck two Oahu houses, thunder triggered car alarms, thousands of homes and businesses lost electricity and more than 4 inches of rain fell in a 24-hour period in some areas. Yes, the National Weather Service said that over 13,000 lightning strikes hit the Hawaiian Islands on Friday. There was pea sized hail in Mililani and Eva Beach - and snow on the Mauna Loa on the Big Island. This is very unusual for Hawaii in June.

(3 Jun 2011)  Shooting Spree Leaves One Dead

Police escort shooting suspect Toby Stangel

A mother of 10 is killed and two others are injured from Kaimuki to Aiea. It lasted less than half an hour and stretched from Kaimuki to Aiea. When it was over, a woman was dead, two other people were seriously injured and the lives of four Oahu families were shattered after a roadway shooting spree that police said appeared to be random attacks by a gunman.

(8 Apr 2011)  Waikele Fireworks Explosion Kills 5 People

Honolulu police and fire personnel returned to a command center outisde a bunker where five people died following a fire and explosions in a storage facility for confiscated fireworks.

(11 Mar 2011)  Japan Earthquake Triggers Tsunami that Hits Hawaii

A massive 8.9 magnitude earthquake shook Japan, unleashing a powerful tsunami that sent ships crashing into the shore and carried cars through the streets of coastal towns. This was Japan's most powerful earthquake since records began. HONOLULU, March 11 -- Coastal areas throughout the state were evacuated late Thursday before the tsunami waves hit the state just after 3AM. The waves did extensive damage in several harbors, flooded the lobby of the King Kamehameha Kona Beach Hotel and the streets of Kailua Kona on the Big Island of Hawaii.

(4 Mar 2011)  Big Storm Hits the Hawaiian Islands

Hawaiian Electric Co. crews work to fix downed poles on Fort Weaver Road in Ewa Beach this morning. The makai-bound lanes of the road are closed because of about 15 downed poles and many trees after heavy rain and strong wind overnight. Electricity went out and is expected to stay out for days since Hawaiian Electric decided to go on srike today and walked off the job.

(23 Feb 2011)  Hawaii now seventh state to legalize civil unions

Less than a year after seeing the push for civil unions vetoed, gay rights advocates cheered as Gov. Neil Abercrombie signed into law a bill legalizing civil unions and making Hawaii the seventh state to grant such privileges to same-sex couples. Abercrombie signed the legislation at a ceremony today at historic Washington Place. "E Komo Mai: It means all are welcome," Abercrombie said in remarks before signing the bill into law. "This signing today of this measure says to all of the world that they are welcome. That everyone is a brother or sister here in paradise." My comment - Isn't this just wonderful!!!!! A hippy Governor and state full of gays!

(20 Jan 2011)  Big Waves Hit Hawaii

Even though waves at Waimea Bay were between 15-to-25 feet, it was "just not up to the 'Eddie' standards," and the big wave surfing contest wasn't held at Waimea Bay Beach. Hundreds of surfers and thousands of spectators streamed into Waimea Bay Beach Park before dawn in hopes that the Eddie Aikau big wave surf contest would be a go today. Large waves washed over Farrington Highway in Makaha causing the state to close the road for much of the day.

(18 Nov 2010)  University of Hawaii Football Joins the MWC

UH has been a member of the WAC for 32 years but will move to the Mountain West Conference for the 2012-13 season. Only the football team will join the MWC - the other UH sports are expected to join the Big West Conference.

(5 Nov 2010)  KAHUKU FORFEITS!!

KAHUKU FORFEITS!! The top-ranked Kahuku High football team lost its appeal yesterday to school administrators for using an ineligible player and will have to forfeit the season, it was announced yesterday by the Oahu Interscholastic Association. As a result, Mililani wins the OIA Red Conference title. No. 2 Mililani rallied past Castle, 21-9 to get to the title game.

(3 Nov 2010)  Surfer Andy Irons Dies

Dallas - Professional surfer Andy Irons passed away today at the age of 32. Irons was a three-time World Champion surfer, along with 19 world tour victories.

(2 Nov 2010)  Neil Abercrombie is elected Governor of Hawaii

Neil Abercrombie, who evolved from a fiery Vietnam War protester to a respected Democrat in Congress, was elected governor of Hawaii last night on a message of change after eight years of Republican rule at Washington Place. Abercrombie easily defeated Lt. Gov. James "Duke" Aiona, the Republican, to become the seventh governor since statehood. He is expected to be sworn in to replace Gov. Linda Lingle on Dec. 6. Colleen Hanabusa ended Republican Charles Djou's six-month U.S. House term with a victory that at one point seemed in doubt even in a Democratic stronghold such as Hawaii.

(29 Aug 2010)  Hawaii Wins US Little League Championship

Williamsport PA - Hawaii celebrates after they knocked off Texas to win the U.S. Little League Championship. With a combination of stellar defense, disciplined hitting, and aggressive baserunning, Japan brought down Hawaii in a 4-1 victory, clinching Japan's seventh Little League World Series Championship.

(6 Jun 2010)  The Honolulu Advertiser ends a 154-year run

Honolulu – Today's final edition of The Honolulu Advertiser ends a 154-year run that helped document and define the course of Island life from the days of the Hawaiian kingdom to the arrival of jets and the digital age. Honolulu is now a one-newspaper town for the first time in its history. Honolulu Star-Bulletin owner David Black is paying about $125 million to acquire The Honolulu Advertiser. The Advertiser and the Star-Bulletin — which have competed head-on through two world wars, the Great Depression and the advent of statehood in Hawai'i — will become the Star-Advertiser and will operate out of the Star-Bulletin's offices at Restaurant Row and will use the Star Bulletin printing presses. The deal will result in the loss of more than 400 jobs, making it one of the largest mass layoffs in Hawai'i in recent years. The Star-Advertiser hired 265 employees from The Advertiser and kept 209 from the Star-Bulletin.

(31 May 2010)  HPU Softball Rallies To Win National Championship

St. Joseph, MO (5/31/10) – HPU erased a two-run fifth inning deficit to win its first NCAA Division II Softball College World Series title. The Sea Warriors plated four runs in the fifth inning to hold on to beat Valdosta State, 4-3, in the title game. Sherise Musquiz (pictured above) was the winning pitcher.

(30 May 2010)  UH Softball Team Stuns Top-seeded Alabama

Jenna Rodriguez (Right)	Kaia Parnaby
Kelly Majam	Jessica Iwata

Tuscaloosa, Ala - Jenna Rodriguez launched a shot heard around the nation as her two-out, two-run walkoff homer stunned top-seeded Alabama, 5-4, vaulting the Rainbow Wahine into their first-ever World Series appearance. The Rainbow Wahine, who set an NCAA record for home runs in a single season, went on to win the Western Athletic Conference and then the regional at Stanford in which they had to beat the host Cardinal and Texas Tech. But UH traveled to Tuscaloosa last week as a decided underdog against Alabama, which had won 28 in a row, advanced to the past two World Series and featured ace pitcher Kelsi Dunne, who had a 16-game winning streak and a 29-4 record coming in. Dunne would beat UH, 8-0, Saturday, but lose 8-7 in relief in the second game, forcing yesterday's winner-take-all game. Rodriguez went 3-for-4, starting with a three-run shot in the first inning that gave Hawaii early control. That lead gave pitcher Kaia Parnaby, the left-handed freshman from Australia, a comfort zone that allowed her to control the Crimson Tide's bats through the first five innings. Last Sunday, Rainbow Wahine star center fielder Kelly Majam hit her nation-leading 29th homer of the season to propel UH to the regional championship on her 20th birthday, setting up the date with big, bad 'Bama.

(22 May 2010)  Charles Djou Wins Election

Charles Djou

Colleen Hanabusa

Ed Case

HONOLULU - Honolulu City Councilman Charles Djou punctured the Democrats' hold on the state's congressional delegation last night, winning a special election for Congress and becoming the first Republican in two decades to represent the Islands in Washington, D.C.

(10 April 2010)  The Merrie Monarch Festival

HILO - The Merrie Monarch Festival (April 4-10, 2010) honors the legacy left by King David Kalåkaua, who inspired the perpetuation of our traditions, native language and the arts. Hula is the language of the heart, therefore the heartbeat of the Hawaiian People. The week-long festival features an internationally acclaimed hula competition, crafts fairs, an art show, music concerts, seminars, hula shows, and a grand parade through Hilo town.

(29 March 2010)  First Hawaiian Bank Car Show - 100 Year Old Model-T

HONOLULU - My friend Howard Andrus's 1910 Model-T Ford is one of the featured cars at the First Hawaiian Bank Car Show going on this weekend at the Honolulu Convention Center. It’s the oldest running car in the state. You should have seen them look when he started it up and drove it into position. Even the workers stopped to take pictures with their cell phones and watch. Howard would like to give a special thanks to his wife Alice who spent many hours polishing the brass.

(8 March 2010)  UH Coach Bob Nash is FIRED

Coach Bob Nash Fired who spent 31 years at UH as a player, assistant and head coach, was fired today. Bob Nash was head coach of the Rainbows for three seasons, finishing with a 34-56 record for a .378 winning percentage. Prior to his stint as head coach, Nash was an assistant and a third-team All-American as a player at Hawaii. The 1972 University of Hawaii men's basketball team was the first to get an invitation to the NCAA tournament, marking the first time the nation was really forced to pay attention to the state, and raising the expectations of Hawaii fans. In 1972, after a 24-2 regular season, the team of Bob Nash, John Penebacker, Al Davis, Jerome Freeman and Dwight Holiday and coach Red Rocha played in its first NCAA tournament game.

(27 February 2010)  Tsunami Hits Hawaii

A tsunami triggered by an earthquake in Chile swept ashore in Hawaii on Saturday, but the initial waves did not appear to cause significant damage.

(25 February 2010)  The Honolulu Advertiser Sold to the Honolulu Star-Bulletin

Honolulu will likely join most other U.S. cities with only one daily newspaper after the owners of the smaller Honolulu Star-Bulletin agreed to buy its longtime rival The Honolulu Advertiser. The sale will lead to layoffs when and if the papers are combined, although the number of layoffs has not been determined. The Advertiser has about 600 employees, with 120 people in the newsroom. The Star-Bulletin and MidWeek have about 300 employees with about 75 in the newsroom.

(5 February 2010)  Frank Fasi and Cec Heftel Die this Week

Fasi Shocka	Frank and Gino
Heftel Win Congress Seat	Cec Heftel

Former Honolulu Mayor Frank F. Fasi, the combative populist visionary who guided the city for 22 years, died last night at his Makiki home of natural causes. He was 89. Fasi was bold, brash and mischievous. As Frank Sinatra would say, he did it his way. When he did not like how the political parties treated him, he made up his own. He ran as a Democrat, then as a Republican, then formed the Best Party. He is best know for the Shaka Sign City Bus System Satellite City Hall and Honolulu City Lights. Cec Heftel, the media executive and former congressman known for his sharp intellect and tongue and major successes in local TV and radio, died Thursday in San Diego. Heftel, 85, had been in failing health for some time and died of natural causes, a family spokeswoman said. He picked, for example, news anchor Bob Sevey for his nightly news broadcast on KGMB. Sevey was quickly a household name, and became known as Hawai'i's own Walter Cronkite.

(22 January 2010)  The view of Diamond Head from Punchbowl is obscured by vog

The soupy, voggy Kona weather that has kept Honolulu socked in a gray haze for days.

(24 December 2009)  Obama and Family Spent the Holidays in Hawaii

Obama and Daugthers at the Beach

Obama Shirtless at Kailua Beach

(17 December 2009)  Hawaii Women's Volleyball Team Makes the Final Four

TAMPA BAY - Hawaii's NCAA tournament run -- and 28-match winning streak -- crashed into a big blue wall as No. 1 Penn State racked up its 101st consecutive victory. Senior hitter Megan Hodge, the most outstanding player of the two previous final fours, was held to a mortal 12 kills, but her team finished with an otherworldly 15-0 edge in blocks in wearing down the Rainbow Wahine 23-25, 25-18, 25-15, 25-18.

(8 December 2009)  Monster Waves Hit The North Shore

WAIMEA BAY - Greg Long of San Clemente, Calif., proudly holds up his $55,000 check after winning the 25th Annual Quiksilver in Memory of Eddie Aikau surf contest held at Waimea Bay located on the North Shore of Oahu. The Waimea Bay contest is only held when waves are consistently large. The National Weather Service says the waves were in the 40-foot range with 50-foot sets on outer reefs today. The big waves drove several people to Red Cross shelters and drew thousands of onlookers to Oahu's North Shore, creating bumper-to-bumper traffic between Haleiwa and Waimea Bay, where many hoped to see a premier surfing event.

(15 November 2009)  Wie Wins First LPGA Title

GUADALAJARA, Mexico » Michelle Wie won her first LPGA Tour title, fulfilling the promise of a decade with a 3-under 69 yesterday for a two-stroke victory over Paula Creamer in the Lorena Ochoa Invitational.

(15 November 2009)  Heavy rains batter Hawaii

Hanalei River on Kauai

Kaipapa'u Stream in Hau'ula, Oahu

Rainfall totals: Big Island: Pahoa, 5.95 inches; Hilo Airport, 3.4 inches Kauai: Hanalei River, 15.3 inches; Kapahi, 13.1 inches; Öpaekaa Stream, 11.2 inches; Wailua, 11.3 inches; Mount Waialeale, 6.9 inches Oahu: Hau'ula, 5.35 inches

(25 October 2009)  New era in Hawaii TV news broadcasting

The newsroom merger between the local CBS and NBC affiliates and K5 kicks off today with pledges of providing "more news," "more options" and "more voices," according to advertisements planned for Honolulu's daily newspapers. Anchors Keahi Tucker, Stacy Loe and Stephanie Lum will headline the 10 p.m news while Lum and Tannya Joaquin will anchor the 5 p.m. show. The shared services agreement means that all but four of KHNL's on-air people are being laid off, including anchors Howard Dashefsky and Diane Ako.

(22 October 2009)  Furlough Protest

Public schools across the state are closed today as some 13,000 teachers take the first of 17 furlough days as part of a plan to save money that has garnered national attention and angered parents. Some 170,000 public school students have the day off. Parents, students and teachers rallied at the state Capitol Friday to protest teacher furloughs that caused the closing of all public schools in the state.

(17 October 2009)  DAVE SHOJI WINS 1000

UH women's volleyball coach Dave Shoji holds up a sign proclaiming his winning game No. 1,000 Saturday against New Mexico State. This is the second most wins in college women's volleyball history.

(11 October 2009)  SAINTHOOD FOR FATHER DAMIEN

VATICAN CITY - Damien De Veuster, the Belgian priest who sacrificed his life ministering to the forsaken leprosy victims at Kalaupapa in the 19th Century, was added to the litany of Roman Catholic saints today in a solemn Mass led by Pope Benedict XVI in St. Peter's Basilica.

(1 September 2009)  Molokai Wildfire Chars Thousands of Acres

Police ordered residents of 25 Molokai houses to evacuate yesterday as a raging brush fire scorched 8,000 acres and threatened at least four residential areas.

(28 August 2009)  MILILANI BEATS REIGNING STATE CHAMPION PUNAHOU 16-9

The Mililani football team improved to 3-0 after beating last year's state champion Punahou. Taz Stevenson who plays evey down (running back, wide receiver, defensive back, and kick returns) maybe the best player in the state. Trojans' quarterback Trent McKinney also had a good game. Mililani's overall defense is the best they have had in a long time.

(21 August 2009)  50 YEARS OF STATEHOOD

On August 21, 1959, President Eisenhower officially proclaimed Hawaii as the fiftieth state. He presented the new fifty-star flag with the new arrangement of fifty stars: nine alternate staggered rows of six and five stars each. So Statehood Day began.

(10 August 2009)  Tropical Storm Felicia

Honolulu - Tropical Storm Felicia has sustained winds of 40 mph, traveling west at about 10 mph. The storm is 210 miles east-northeast of Hilo and 375 miles east of Honolulu as of 5 p.m. Monday. Felicia could be downgraded to a tropical depression at 38 mph.

(24 July 2009)  USS Hawaii will Based at Pearl Harbor

PEARL HARBOR — A state with a warrior tradition yesterday welcomed a 21st-century combatant to its shores: the Virginia-class submarine USS Hawai'i. The state's new namesake submarine, a $2.5 billion technological marvel, was greeted accordingly when it pulled up to Pier Sierra 9 just after 10 a.m. to a reception of about 90 crew family members and more than 100 other invited guests.

(18 June 2009)  Hawaii Furloughs Will Close State Offices

Gov. Linda Lingle yesterday rolled out the details of her furlough plans for state workers, announcing that many state departments would close on three Fridays a month starting in July while others would modify or adjust operations to minimize the disruption to the public. The governor said she will issue an executive order for three furlough days a month for two years, which will cut pay by about 13.8 percent and save the state $688 million during a recession. The furloughs apply to about 15,600 state workers in 16 state departments and the offices of the governor and lieutenant governor. Gov. Linda Lingle said her plan will avert laying off about 2,500 state workers

(14 June 2009)  Michelle Wie has Hole in One and Eagle in LPGA Championship

Even though Michelle Wie never made a run at winning the LPGA Championship, she certainly gave her sizable galleries reason to cheer this week. Wie opened with a 2-under 70 on Thursday, hit a hole-in-one Saturday and started her final round Sunday with an eagle on the par-4, 358-yard hole. Never mind the three double bogeys and eight bogeys, all of which contributed to a 2-under 287 and a 23rd-place tie. As far as Wie was concerned, there was absolutely nothing to complain about.

(15 May 2009)  Mililani Girls Win State Softball Championship

Shedding its three-year "bridesmaid" label, Mililani High School girls broke a 2-2 tie with two runs in the bottom of the fifth inning last night and went on to defeat Roosevelt, 6-2, for the Hawaii Softball State Championship. A capacity crowd of 1,200 at Rainbow Wahine Softball Stadium watched the O'ahu Interscho-lastic Association Trojans finish the regular and postseason with a 16-3 record, ending with their fifth straight state title game appearance. They won in 2005 but lost the past three years.

(13 April 2009)  Bob's Big Boy Burns Down

An early morning fire heavily damaged the popular Bob's Big Boy restaurant in the Mapunapuna area. The blaze on Pa'a Street was first reported at 2:49 a.m. by a police officer who happened to be driving by. Fire officials estimate the blaze caused $1.5 million in damage.

(12 February 2009)  Kapolei Tornado

A small tornado touched down at the Kapolei Golf Course yesterday afternoon, injuring an employee who was trying to warn golfers. This photo of the twister was taken at about 1 p.m. from Makakilo. Since 1950, the year the National Weather Service began collecting tornado data, no one has ever died in a tornado in Hawaii. In that period, 37 tornados have caused $3.9 million in damage and injured five people.

(6 February 2009)  USS Port Royal Grounded

PEARL HARBOR – The Navy freed USS Port Royal early this morning after the guided missile cruiser spent three days aground about a half-mile south of Honolulu International Airport Reef Runway. High tide and removing approximately 500 tons of seawater and about 100 tons of anchors, anchor chains and other equipment sufficiently lightened the ship for this morning's successful extraction.

(27 December 2008)  Island-Wide Power Outage

More than two-thirds of Oahu had power restored as of noon today, 18 hours after a blackout left the entire island without electricity, forced the Honolulu airport to cancel flights, closed shopping malls and left motorists crawling through streets with no lights.

(11 December 2008)  Central Oahu and Haleiwa Hit Hard By Storm

Rain and wind pounded O'ahu yesterday, trapping people in flooded cars, ripping off roofs, unleashing mud, trees and boulders, and closing dozens of schools. We had 13 inches of rain in Mililani causing a small muddy river to run into my pool - there was no damage to our house.

(5-7 December 2008)  Hawaii Sports Headlines No. 1 Punahou beats No. 2 Leilehua 38-7 to win State Football Championship UH Wahine sweeps USC in second round of NCAA Volleyball Tournament Michelle Wie earns LPGA Tour card Notre Dame will play UH in the Hawaii Bowl on the 24th of December

(4 November 2008)  Hawaii Born Barack Obama Wins Election

Barack Obama made history last night, becoming the first African-American, and the first person born in Hawai'i, elected president of the United States. Hawai'i voters gave the Punahou School graduate his largest victory margin of any state in the nation. In other election news, Mufi Hannemann was re-elected Mayor of Honolulu and voters said 'YES' to Rail Mass Transit.

(24 August 2008)  World Champions - Waipi'o Wins Little League championship

Waipi'o scores six runs on five hits in the top of the sixth inning to turn a 5-1 deficit into a stunning 7-5 lead before shutting out Lake Charles in the bottom half to win the Little League (ages 11-12) World Series United States Championship. They go on the next day to win the World's Little League Championship with 12-3 win over Mexico.

(23 August 2008)  Bryan Clay Wins World's Greatest Athlete Title

Bryan Clay wins Decathlon Gold Medal at the Beijing Olympics.

(1 July 2008)  Decathlon goes to Bryan Clay

Castle High alumnus Bryan Clay, center, placed third in the decathlon 110 hurdles yesterday. He won the decathlon with a personal-best score and Olympic trials record of 8,832. Hawaii's silver-medal winner in Athens four years ago qualifies for Beijing.

(19 May 2008)  Punahou School Named SI's Top Sports Program

Junior Aisha Price's 14 goals in the state tournament helped Punahou win its third girls' water polo championship. Maintaining a tradition of athletic excellence and classy performance with 16 state titles and 12 Division I recruits in 2007-08, the Hawaiian powerhouse Punahou is SI's top program. Today, with a K-12 enrollment of 3,760, Punahou is the largest single independent school in the U.S. It is also the oldest in the country west of the Mississippi, and seemingly the most overachieving. Since 1958 the Buff 'n Blue have racked up 368 Hawaii championships -- a state-record 16 this school year alone, including eight in the past two weeks.

(30 Mar 2008)  Aloha air goes OUT OF BUSINESS

A boisterous crowd of employees was on hand at Gate 54 at Honolulu Airport's interisland terminal to greet passengers as they deplaned Aloha Airlines' last flight, No. 261, from Kahului last night. Aloha Airlines planes bring passengers here for the last time, and workers say goodbye. 1900 employees lose their jobs.

(21 Mar 2008)  Aloha air goes BANKRUPT

The airline reports losses of $81 million in 2007 and $11 million in January filed for Chapter 11 reorganization yesterday for the second time in 39 months. The 61-year-old airline blamed predatory pricing by Mesa Air Group's interisland carrier go!, which began service in June 2006, and record-high fuel prices.

(16 Jan 2008)  Greg McMackin Picked as Next UH Football Coach

(7 Jan 2008)   Coach June Jones leaves Hawaii for SMU

June Jones, hired to coach Southern Methodist, appears at a news conference Monday in Dallas. Jones had a 76-41 record in nine seasons at Hawaii and is a former NFL coach.

(5 Dec 2007)   Heavy winds and rains bring chaos to Hawaii

Heavy winds and rain downed Nanakuli utility poles early yesterday, including these along Auyong Homestead Road and Farrington Highway. One pole came crashing down on an Aloha gas station. Winds over 60 mph caused extensive damage on Oahu including 62 blown off roofs, over 100 trees blown down, and 47 electric poles blown down. Power outages were wide-spread with some area without electricity for over 16 hours. The heavy rain caused flooding and massive traffic problems. It was like a monstrous hurricane!

(1 Dec 2007)   UNDEFEATED - BCS Bound Hawaii vs Georgia in the Sugar Bowl

Hawaii’s Colt Brennan, right, raised his hands in victory after last night’s stunning win over Washington at Aloha Stadium. “This is something we dreamed about, and to be here, and see what we’ve accomplished, and the perfect record, is just mind-blowing,” Brennan said. A sold out crowd of 49,566 witnessed the greatest victory in school history.

(24 Nov 2007)   Hawaii beats Boise State Davone Bess runs through the Broncos

And then there was one. UH only major college unbeaten team after Kansas loses. The University of Hawai'i football team became the only undefeated team remaining in major college football when Kansas lost to Missouri, 36-28, today. The Warriors (11-0) won their first outright Western Athletic Conference championship yesterday with a 39-27 victory over Boise State at Aloha Stadium. UH hosts Washington (4-8) next Saturday for a chance at an undefeated regular season and a possible berth in a prestigious Bowl Championship Series game.

(13 Oct 2007)   The Blue Angels

The Blue Angels put on show in the sky over Oahu.

(Sep 2007)   The Superferry

Hundreds of protesters on surfboards, swimming in the harbor and lining the docks held the Hawaii Superferry at bay for nearly two hours yesterday at Nawiliwili Harbor on Kaua'i, setting the stage for a legal showdown in a Maui courtroom this morning. The U.S. Coast Guard used force to secure waters around the harbor where swimmers and surfers created a human blockade that had prevented the Superferry's 350-foot-long vessel, the Alakai, from entering the harbor. All these environmentalists and their protests may cause the Superferry to leave the islands.

(13 Aug 2007)   Hurricane Flossie

Hurricane Flossie was moving west-northwest at 15 mph today with maximum sustained winds of 140 mph, gusting to 167 mph. It is expected to pass within 100 miles of South Point on the Big Island tomorrow afternoon.

(13 Aug 2007)   North Shore Brush Fire

A brush fire that consumed more than 1,500 acres closed roads and forced the evacuation of at least two housing areas on the North Shore yesterday.

(14 Apr 2007)   DON HO DIES

Don Ho, the biggest and best-known Hawaiian entertainer, died this morning of heart failure.

(13 Apr 2007)   Bob Nash named UH basketball coach

Bob Nash has a long association with the University of Hawaii from his playing days in the early 1970s to his 26-year ascent from graduate assistant to assistant coach to associate coach and, finally, head coach.

(8 Apr 2007)   North Shore Rock Slide Closes Kam Highway

ROAD CLOSED: About 40 yards of debris littered Kamehameha Highway just north of Waimea Bay after a rock slide early yesterday morning. Police closed the road to traffic as workers cleared the boulders, some weighing 30 tons or more.

(3 Mar 2007)   UH basketball coach Riley Wallace coaches last home game.

On a Senior Night made all the more poignant by the impending departure of the team's most senior figure, Coach Riley Wallace, Matt Lojeski and Ahmet Gueye made the most of their final home game as the University of Hawai'i men's basketball team routed Boise State, 92-75, last night at the Stan Sheriff Center. Riley Wallace had a ball last night in his final home game as University of Hawai'i head coach. "It was a perfect night," said Wallace, who coached the Rainbows for 20 seasons.

(24 DEC 2006)   UH Beats Arizona State 41-24 in the Hawaii Bowl

Colt Brennan passes for 559 yards and 5 touchdowns on his way to setting the single season touchdown record with 58 TDs. Colt completed 72.6% of his passes this year. Jason Rivers catches 14 balls on his way to setting a bowl record with 308 reception yards.

(20 NOV 2006)   PRESIDENT BUSH VISITS HAWAII

Adm. William Fallon, commander of the U.S. Pacific Command, and Gov. Linda Lingle were among the dignitaries who welcomed President Bush and first lady Laura Bush back to the United States yesterday.

(1 NOV 2006)   MUD SLIDE CLOSES THE PALI HIGHWAY

The townbound lanes of the Pali Highway were covered with mud as work crews tried to divert a stream of water into a nearby drain.

(15 OCT 2006)   6.7 EARTHQUAKE Hits Hawaii RAIN - EARTHQUAKE - POWER OUTAGE

An early-morning earthquake at sea has knocked out power and toppled rock walls across the US state of Hawaii but there are no reports of deaths.

(25 SEP 2006)   Daniel Akaka beats Ed Case in U.S. Senate Race Republican Bob Hogue vs Mazie Hirono in Congress Race

Daniel Akaka

Ed Case

Bob Hogue

(5 SEP 2006)   Worst Traffic Jam in Hawaii History It took many motorists over 6 hours to get Home.

STUCK! Motorists were stuck for hours, the after-work rush extending into the late evening hours after a tractor-trailer carrying backhoe excavator accidentally struck and structurally damaged an Aiea pedestrian overpass.

(8 JUL 2006)   Tantalus Lookout Murders

A makeshift memorial was seen yesterday as friends left flowers and lei at the Makini Street home of Kapahulu couple Jason and Colleen Takamori, who were killed Thursday night by a gunman at the Tantalus lookout. A taxi driver was also killed.

(13 JUN 2006)   UH LAB FIRE

UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII LAB Complex destroyed in fire. A raging fire that threw up smoke and flames visible for miles destroyed a 67-year-old wooden building.

(10 JUN 2006)   Miss Hawaii - 2006

MISS HAWAII 2006: Pilialoha Gaison, waving, was emotional after being chosen as the new Miss Hawaii on Friday night at the Hilton Hawaiian Village's Coral Ballroom.

(10 JUN 2006)   The Homeless Invade Wai'anae

WAI'ANAE — The number of homeless along one of O'ahu's most economically fragile stretches has grown dramatically, tripling since 2002 and sending the majority of those who have no place to live to the area's public beaches and parks.

(1 MAY 2006)   State to open temporary homeless shelter

A former storage facility off Forrest Avenue just 'ewa of Kaka'ako Waterfront Park will be used as a temporary facility for about 200 homeless people who have spent the last several weeks at Kawaiha'o and Central Union churches, state officials announced this morning. The site, estimated to be about 35,000 square feet, will be open from 5 p.m. to 8:30 a.m. daily to those needing shelter. Dinner and a morning snack is to be provided by churches and other service providers.

(24 APR 2006)   Four killed, eight injured when truck hits cement truck

There were at least 10 people riding in the bed of the pickup truck in this Kunia Road crash.

(26 MAR 2006)   SEWAGE SPILL HURTS WAIKIKI'S VISITOR INDUSTRY

50 million gallons of raw sewage spills into the Ala Wai Canal in Waikiki.

(2 MAR 2006)   OAHU UNDER WATER

A lingering storm dumps more rain on the region, halting traffic in some areas and prompting emergency cleanups in others. Torrential rains from Waiahole to Kahuku flooded roadways and homes, closed schools and caused at least two landslides yesterday. TOP RAINFALL TOTALS Here are the top five rain totals on Oahu for the 24-hour period ending at 8:45 last night: 1. Punaluu Pump: 11.84 inches 2. Kahuku Training Area: 7 inches 3. Kii: 5.54 inches 4. Luluku: 2.1 inches 5. Olomana Fire Station: 1.5 inches The storm stranded many Windward Oahu residents for hours in their cars and spurred others to wage a battle against Mother Nature to clean out storm drains and save their property.

(21 FEB 2006)   HAWAII or SEATTLE??

Rain floods roads and cuts power. Heavy rain and thunderstorms flooded Oahu roadways, trapping one motorist in a car, and causing power outages and minor flooding in some neighborhoods. A flash-flood watch remained in effect until noon today for Oahu, Kauai, Molokai and Maui.

(12 FEB 2006)   THE NFC WINS THE PRO BOWL

AFC tight end Tony Gonzalez comes down with a reception in front of NFC linebacker Keith Brooking. Defense crashed the offensive party known as the Pro Bowl yesterday. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers' Derrick Brooks returned an interception 59 yards for a touchdown, and the NFC's stout defense upstaged star quarterbacks Peyton Manning, Trent Green and Steve McNair in a 23-17 victory over the AFC.

(22 JAN 2006)   CHINESE NEW YEAR PARADE

This was the first of many lion and dragon dancers wending their way along Hotel Street from near 'Iolani Palace into Chinatown yesterday for the 2006 Hawaii Chinatown New Year Celebration. Whether it’s a dragon or a lion dancing toward you, it’ll bring you good luck for the new year if you feed it a dollar or two. The Year of the Rooster ends and the Year of the Dog begins on 29 January 2006.

(15 JAN 2006)   DAVID TOMS WINS THE SONY OPEN

David Toms left Waialae Country Club in shreds and everyone but Chad Campbell in his rear-view mirror at the Sony Open in Hawai'i. His scores were 66-69-61-65=261. Chad Campbell and Rory Sabbatini tied for second 5 strokes behind.

(31 DEC 2005)   GREAT WHITE SHARK ENCOUNTERED OFF HALE'WA (NORTH SHORE)

Jimmy Hall of Hawai'i Shark Encounters couldn't pass up a chance to swim with a great white shark, which at first he thought was a small humpback whale. A shark expert estimated the great white, whose dorsal fin is shown breaking the surface, was at least 17 feet long. Jimmy Hall of Hawai'i Shark Encounters said the great white shark he and his tour group encountered off Hale'iwa was very calm, and he described the experience as incredible. He said he was able to get close enough to touch the great white many times. The great white shark rubbed against the boat and the cage several times during its 45 minutes there.

(9 DEC 2005)   WINTER HITS HAWAII (Snow on Mauna Loa/Mauna Kea and BIG WAVES on Oahu North Shores)

If you're dreaming of a white Christmas in Hawai'i, better head to the Big Island, where Mauna Loa and Mauna Kea got their first dusting of snow for the holiday season. About 3 inches of snow fell Wednesday, down to the 12,000-foot level.

(3 DEC 2005)   HONOLULU CITY LIGHTS

The city kicked off the 21st annual celebration of the Honolulu City Lights last night. The lighting of the Christmas tree at Honolulu Hale and an Electric Light Parade down King Street were part of the festivities. The Honolulu City Lights display runs through Jan. 1.

(1 DEC 2005)   EXPLOSIVE SHOW AT KILAUEA

A 6-foot-thick stream of lava from Kilauea pours out of the side of a cliff at Lae'apuki after a 34-acre lava bench sheared off and fell into the ocean. It was the largest such collapse in the 22-year history of the volcano's current eruption.

(26 NOV 2005)   Rainbow Wahine Win 8th Consecutive WAC Championship

RENO, Nev. (AP) - The University of Hawaii women's volleyball team seized the Western Athletic Conference championship today after its 30-25, 30-27, 30-25 win over Utah State in Reno, Nevada. Jamie Houston had a match-high 17 kills and Victoria Price added eleven to lead the Rainbow Wahine. Hawaii improves to a record of 25-and-six. The win puts the team in the WAC's automatic berth at the NCAA tournament.

(19 NOV 2005)   UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII BEATS MICHIGAN STATE

The season opener for the University of Hawai'i men's basketball team turned into a national eye-opener. The Rainbow Warriors scored one of the biggest upsets in the program's history in an 84-62 victory over No. 4 Michigan State yesterday.

(19 OCT 2005)   HAWAII RUNS OUT OF GAS!!

O'ahu service stations ran out of gasoline yesterday after their tanks were drained by drivers clamoring for fuel at $3 or less a gallon. Price went down about 50 cents a gallon on Monday. Many drivers who were running on fumes waiting for the price drop run out of gas and had to call a tow truck. NOTE: I went to my service station at 4:30 AM and the gas pump quit after pumping 18 cents. Since I had less than a quarter tank, I was a little worried but finally found a station in Aiea that had some high-test gas. This GAS CAP must go!!

(8 OCT 2005)   WAHIAWA — TROJANS EDGE MULES IN A MESS OF MUD, 7-0

It might be difficult to see, but that's Mililani's Kekoa Perbera being tackled by Leilehua's Niko Tauanuu in a mud-slicked field at Leilehua. Mililani won, 7-0, last night after Thomas Craig recovered a fumbled punt snap in the end zone with 15 seconds remaining before halftime. The Trojans, 6-1 overall and ranked No. 5 in The Advertiser's statewide Top 10 poll of coaches and media, improved to 5-0 in the O'ahu Interscholastic Association and clinched the Red Conference Western Division's No. 1 seed for the upcoming league playoffs.

(5 OCT 2005)   MICHELLE WIE GOES PRO AT AGE 15 AND BECOMES INSTEAD MILLIONAIRE

(1 OCT 2005) HAWAII OUT PLAYS BOISE STATE BUT LOSES GAME ON TWO BLOCKED KICKS... 44-41 IT WAS A GREAT GAME!!

(18 SEP 2005) TWO HURRICANES, A TROPICAL STORM AND A TROPICAL DISTURBANCE ARE HEADING TOWARD HAWAII

(12 SEP 2005) GAS PRICES GO UP 47 CENTS IN ONE DAY - TOPS $4.00 AT MANY STATIONS

(30 JUL 2005) Brian Viloria of Waipahu beats Eric Ortiz of Mexico for the World Flyweight Title

(3 SEP 2005) #1 USC is a 34.5 point favorite over the UH Warriors USC Beats Hawaii 63-17

Reggie Bush

(28 AUG 2005) Ewa Beach Boys Win 2005 Little League World Series

World Champs Come Home	The Coach is Happy

Ewa Beach boys win	The Little League World Series	Michael Memea homers to win game

(AUG 2005) High School Football is BIG in Hawaii

Kahuku beats State Champion Kamehameha 16-0

(JUN-JUL 2005) Oahu Brush Fires are Worst Ever

Military sends Helicopters to help fight fire

Nanakuli Brush Fire burns 2000 acres

Threatens Kahe Point Power Plant	Fire lights up the Leeward Sky	Closes Farrington Highway