Gov. Abercrombie names BOE appointments
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Hawaii Pacific University baseball players continue to ride hard for their fallen teammate
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A pair of gloves and lei hang onto a bike's handles -- the centerpiece of a vigil for hit-and-run victim Zachary Manago last year. On December 23, 2010, friends and family of Manago convened at the site of his death to lock a "ghost bike" in remembrance of the young Hawaii Pacific University baseball player's life.
Game on: The stupid fun of ‘Sucker Punch’ unfortunately concentrates on the former adjective

Where’s the line between PG-rated fetishism and R-rated titillation, exploitation verses empowerment? I couldn’t answer heady questions such as these, and with a movie as patently stupid as Sucker Punch, I wouldn’t want to.
HTA prepares for drop in tourism following Japan quake

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Gov. Abercrombie announces immediate measures to battle budget shortfall
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Rare plant collection on display at Waimea Valley
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A stream view of Waimea Valley.
Photo by Daderot
Bill would weaken Hawaii’s gift law
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Honolulu Zoo must improve to retain national accreditation
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North Shore community group says revised Turtle Bay master plan still too much
Jade Eckardt / Read
A view of Turtle Bay Resort from room 501.
Beyond the horizon: Retirement for Hawaii residents is often barely there
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Sunset at Kekaha Beach on Kauai. Retirement in Hawaii is simply a dream for most. Photo by Polihale