Hawaii Independent Staff

HIFF: ‘Gerrymandering’ looks at whose hands our elections are really in IRS: 1,700 Hawaii nonprofits yet to file 990 forms due October 15 GOP, Dems’ ads take quotes out of context Hawaii sets precedent as state regulators permit selling excess solar power Charter schools: The good ones aren’t flukes Hilton Hawaiian Village workers begin five-day strike, blame Wall Street greed
A picket sign held at the Unite Here Local 5 rally against Waikiki's Hyatt Regency in July. On Thursday, October 14, workers at the Hilton Hawaiian Village began their own strike.
Warning sirens to be tested today at Hanauma Bay and Makapuu Beach Park Mahmoud Ahmadinejad calls for 9/11 investigation Across the United States, a long recovery looks like recession Obama team faces tough politics on gay rights legal issue Trial starts for ex-Guantanamo detainee Ahmed Ghailani Vaccine case before Supreme Court turns on the language of a law Paladino apologizes for remarks about gays UH football riding high after three wins Hanabusa blasts critical campaign ad Talk Story Festival continues to bring the islands’ best tales to Hawaii’s people after 22 years

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Photos from top to bottom: Storytellers "Tita" Kathy Collins, Lopaka Kapanui, Jeff Gere, and Makia Malo capture audiences.
Obama administration appeals ruling backing gay marriage Peter Carlisle officially Honolulu’s 13th mayor, says rail is a priority
Mayor Peter Carlisle flexes his clout on the campaign trail.
Volunteer for Ewa Beach and Kailua ‘Make-A-Difference Days’ this weekend Softball: External stereotypes fuel an internal insecurity about sexuality and self Pacific Island women: Growing shift from the smiling matriarch to the mainstream ‘A team’ U.S. Maritime Administration moves at auction to hold Hawaii superferries itself Aloha WAC: Why Hawaii football should go independent FCC hush on Hawaii News Now concerns media council Iowa’s ‘homeless’ worry about winter with shelters already full Oh em jee! Justin Bieber and Jasmine V. rock Hawaii Hidden Hawaii: Korean Americans, Kailua, and the quiet life Put up your ‘Dukes’: What’s your impression of Hawaii’s gubernatorial candidates? Equality Hawaii celebrates National Coming Out Day Revised land use plans for Koolau Loa, North Shore available for review Decaying tree at Thomas Square to be removed this week, expect traffic Number of medical marijuana patients in Hawaii skyrockets GOP lawmaker may hold onto Hawaii Congressional seat Drug companies to pay $82 million to settle Hawaii lawsuits How many print reporters are left in Honolulu? U.S. contractors employed Taliban Honolulu City and County: It’s a Furlough Friday ‘Make-A-Difference Day’ events in Waimanalo, Kaneohe on Saturday ‘Out in the Silence’: Documentary builds bridges on gay issues, teen suicides
Above: Dean Hamer and Joseph Wilson's wedding announcement, published in the Oil City Derrick newspaper, which eventually led them on a path of building bridges through awareness. Below: Diane Gramley, head of the American Family Association of Pennsylvania holds a protest sign.
Blaisdell Concert Hall gets tented for termites Sierra Club’s Hawaii Chapter founder passes away Fireworks ban signed into law, measure only to allow firecrackers ‘110 Years of Master Works’: Honolulu Symphony musicians reunite for community concert KCAA Preschool president talks about running a nonprofit like a business Police recover stolen urn with man’s ashes to Date Street home UH football: WAC-tion packed season Hawaii’s educators to gather at the Building Together P-3 conference in Waianae By the numbers: The latest data on Hawaii’s mothers

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Among all births in Hawaii, almost one third occurred among mothers who reported income and household size that would put them at below 100 percent of the federal poverty level, according to a recent report by Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System.
Millions in California welfare cash spent in Hawaii, Las Vegas October 9: Hawaii Pacific Islands Kava Festival brings music, education, culture Floating object to be removed from Kailua beach White House honors 100th Infantry Battalion and 442nd Regimental Combat Team
President Barack Obama talks with his guests before signing S.1055, a bill to grant the Congressional Gold Medal, collectively, to the 100th Infantry Battalion and the 442nd Regimental Combat Team, in recognition of their dedicated service during World War II, in the Oval Office, October 5, 2010
Parking placards for persons with disabilities now renewable by mail State automated phone directory makes it easier to compliment your local officials Speak Your Soul brings hip hop, spoken word to Hilo October 9: Hear from heroes at Hawaii Anti-Child Sex Trafficking Event Hawaii Kai forum to promote passage of constitutional amendment

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Hearing exposes flaws in Agent Orange law This week in crazy: Michigan Assistant Attorney General Andrew Shirvell Fake But Accurate? Dan Rather-style journalism excused for animal documentaries Our future veterans: An army too near the edge United States may issue travel warning for Americans in Europe General Election: Voter registration deadline on October 4

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One Voice for Hawaii’s Children hosts gubernatorial candidate forum on Saturday October 2: Stop Child Trafficking Now walk in Downtown Honolulu part of a national effort Sixth Gathering of Healing Our Spirit Worldwide hosted in Hawaii Mice join fight against invasive snakes on Guam Ads by Aiona allies invoke biblical theme The 4chan porn leak: First of many? United States infected Guatemalans for STD tests Rawr!: UH psychology professor co-authors study on tennis grunting effects
Maria Sharapova, who isn't shy about grunting, practices in Indian Wells, California, USA, in 2005, on a side court.
October 2:  Get down and dirty for ‘Manoa Make-A-Difference Day’ Senior Summit program: Learn about acupuncture, living green through upcoming free seminars Rutgers student’s online musings point to his state of mind before his suicide New group, same challenges to stage Halloween in Lahaina Halloween Masquerade to benefit Equality Hawaii Foundation and Save The FoodBasket Ecuador’s president attacked by police Water fluoridation in Fiji splits health officials and activists over oral health Man sentenced to 25 years in Honolulu sex trafficking case Remote Hawaii atoll corals suffer some bleaching 5 steps to kill hidden bugs in your gut that make you sick September 24: Oktoberfest Block Party City takes over retired and senior volunteer program How a Waimanalo cell phone tower on ag land got an OK from the City Rutgers student commits suicide after roommate publicizes his privacy $2.5 million in federal funding to support Native Hawaiian education programs at UH Hilo Reevaluating protocols for resuscitation: CPR may become a thing of the past United States and China resume military ties, maritime talks scheduled in Hawaii If I had a million dollars ...

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First Stop in Kailua to close after decades of business European police probe terror plot U.S. judge grants bond to former contractor in Afghan murder case Kahoohalahala’s council position now in judge’s hands Hawaii’s hidden haven of homelessness and how one woman is trying to help Feds threaten Hawaii over workplace health-safety 40 percent: OHA report finds Native Hawaiians disproportionately represented in Hawaii prisons Obama discusses the Tea Party, the war, the economy, and the midterms Nearly $1 million in grants will go toward preventing underage drinking Tapes describe U.S. servicemen killing for sport in Afghanistan Small business lending bill signed