Concrete questions, crumbling answers: Government officials admit that the rules weren’t followed
Samson Kaala Reiny / Read
Cement barriers line Oneula Park in Ewa Beach.
Tackling the water challenge of post-tsunami Samoa
Hawaii Independent Staff / Read
Waipio All-Stars headed to Little League World Series, Ewa All-Stars capture PONY Bronco title

Hawaii baseball youth continue to represent on the national stage

Hawaii Independent Staff / Read
Comment: The 14th Amendment must be protected
Steve Jackson / Read
U.S. circuit judges Robert A. Katzmann and Damon J. Keith and Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor at a 2004 exhibit on the Fourteenth Amendment.
Hoaloha Kai Montessori School reflects on its first year, looks ahead to next

East Oahu school built by students, parents, teachers, and the Aina Haina community

Barb Forsyth / Read
In the elementary classroom at Hoaloha Kai Montessori.
President Obama celebrates Ramadan, comments on religious freedom
Hawaii Independent Staff / Read
Sewage spill near the Kahala Wastewater Pump Station
Hawaii Independent Staff / Read
Comment: On the precipice of a double dip recession
Steve Jackson / Read
Iraq: U.S. troops leave with a latte

Last American combat troops get ready to withdraw from Iraq

GlobalPost / Read
A U.S. soldier walks past Iraqi military police vehicles lined up at a U.S. army base west of Baghdad on July 29, 2010.