Friday 13th travellers take chance on flight 666 to HEL

Just for fun – Happy Friday the 13th

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Matson’s apology and promise

Matson apologized Thursday for Monday's molasses spill disaster and said the company will not "run from responsibility."

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False alarm everyone

Hawaii State Civil Defense officials have confirmed that the emergency warning sirens that sounded overnight on Oahu, Maui and Molokai were accidental and that there is no alert at this time.

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Nonstop stopped

Hawaiian Airlines won't be the only carrier flying nonstop between Honolulu and Beijing next year.

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Never say never

Sweeping education reforms that Hawaii and other states promised in return for millions in federal Race to the Top dollars are "unrealistic and impossible" to achieve, a new report issued Thursday argues.

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Governors don’t want to meet here

Gov. Neil Abercrombie had wanted to host the nation’s governors for their annual summer meeting in two years. He found out Wednesday the governors will be going to West Virginia instead.

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Gary Gill, deputy director of DOH’s Environmental Health Division, on the molasses spill
This is the worst environmental damage to sea life that I have come across, and its fair to say this is a biggie, if not the biggest that we've had to confront in the State of Hawaii.
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Kailua Neighborhood Board protests about being tourist destination

The Kailua Neighborhood Board is protesting the Hawaii Tourism Authority’s decision to advertise the small town community as a tourist destination.

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Chang out to get homeless?

No surprises here. Honolulu City Councilman Stanley Chang’s bill that makes lying on the sidewalks illegal is being criticized for targeting the homeless.

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Fines look imminent for Matson’s spill
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