NATO summit: Afghanistan mission to end in 2014
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The NATO summit in Lisbon agreed that their Afghanistan mission should end in 2014. Here a U.S. soldier from 2nd Platoon Chaos Company climbs down a wall during a patrol in Didar village in Zari district of Kandahar province, south of Afghanistan.
Hawaii Literacy’s shiny new Bookmobile is on Waianae’s reading road again
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The Harry and Nee Chang Wong Foundation, donated $80,000 to purchase a new bus to serve as the Bookmobile on Oahu's Leeward Coast.
‘Little Women’ tell their story through song at Diamond Head Theatre
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Jo, the aspiring writer, fascinates her sisters with her wild stories.
Comment: A ‘new day’ in Hawaii means tackling expectations, possibilities, and reality
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Governor-elect Neil Abercrombie at the Hilo Veteran's Day Parade held on November 11.
A new day In Hawaii:  expectations, possibilities and reality

What can the public really expect from the Abercrombie administration during the upcoming 2011 legislative session?

To claim success, the new administration must achieve tangible “trumpet-able” results during the upcoming 60-day legislative session, while simultaneously laying a solid foundation for the future.  It absolutely has to be both – the public will not be satisfied with non-specific, complex and esoteric accomplishments that simply lay the groundwork for the future. 

No, the public and the media want to see and touch and feel the change, and they want that change now.

Waianae parents, teachers grill board for firing Kamaile Academy officials to chase federal cash
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Ho‘okako‘o board members, with board chairman Keith Vieira pictured speaking at the mic, defend their decision to fire Kamaile Academy's CEO and principal.
Kakaako Neighborhood Board voices liquor license concerns
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