Ticket to ride: The Hawaiian Railway Society takes Ewa back in history
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Above: No.85 back home waiting for its cab. Below: The cosmetic restoration of Oahu Railway and Land Company No. 12 has begun.
Courtesy Photo
Ring in the New Year with Fukubukuro

Fukubukuro is a Japanese New Year’s retail tradition with mystery luck bags filled with regular priced merchandise and sold at a discount.

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Hawaii Kai to host New Year’s 10K

The Bosetti 10K Run, sponsored by the Mid-Pacific Road Runners Club, is set for Saturday, January 1, 2011, at 7:00 a.m.

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Ewa Villages and West Loch golf courses closed due to rain
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Road rehabilitation work begins in Wahiawa
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FireWater rings in the New Year with a sea bash aboard Alii Kai catamaran
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Mayor Peter Carlisle’s priorities: Rail, sewers, then everything else
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Peter Carlisle flexes his political muscle on the campaign trail during the summer in his successful bid for mayor.
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Nextdoor heads into 2011 with DJ CRAZE at the helm
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Obama: First family has a calm, rainy Christmas weekend in Hawaii
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President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama greet service men and women, along with their families, during Christmas dinner in the mess at Marine Corps Base Hawaii in Kailua, Hawaii, December 25, 2010.
Official White House Photo by Pete Souza
Flash Flood Watch for Oahu, Niihau, and Kauai through Tuesday
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Rainwater pools up in a driveway in Kailua on a wet day-after-Christmas.
Photo by Travis Quezon