Hawaii Independent Staff

HGEA announces union’s General Election endorsements Warriors wallop Charleston Southern 66 to 7 One Voice Publications seeking support for upcoming bilingual Eddie Aikau book October 28: Community to gather for 16th Annual Men’s March Against Violence How to tilt an election through redistricting Netflix killed the Blockbuster star Karaoke winner bags a million Russian dumplings Obama critical of GOP’s ‘Pledge to America’ Verbatim: Councilmember Ikaika Anderson addresses Windward traffic concerns September 28: Hawaii Kai Neighborhood Board holding candidates forum September 26: 2010 Spirit in Action paina and fundraiser takes AFSC back to its roots Hawaii Island’s Historic Kailua Village launches interpretive program
Visitors pause to read information on a newly-installed interpretive sign that shares information about Niumalu Beach, Kailua Bay, and care of ocean resources.
September 25: Waimanalo middle school holds white elephant sale September 26: Fundraiser set for ailing UH Manoa associate professor of education Stephen Colbert testifies (performs) at Capitol Hill hearing on illegal immigrant workers Three environmental groups threaten to sue over encroachment on Waikiki Beach USDA creates Hawaiian berry variety Warriors to take on Charleston Southern: UH toppled last eight FCS teams by 30 points Hawaii regulators OK Molokai utility’s annual revenue hike New Hawaii construction laws found to violate federal housing and development rules Federal funding goes toward energy reduction, job creation in Hawaii’s rural communities Representative requests Attorney General review of $2.9 million loan to Alii Health Center Google cheers FCC’s freeing of TV airwaves Obama administration objects to injunction against ‘don’t ask, don’t tell’ Kaneohe to Kailua Wastewater Treatment and Conveyance Project EIS meeting on September 28 Democrats: The best offense is a good offense Land Use Commission approves Koa Ridge project UH Hilo enrollment marks new milestone Hawaii offers food stamps to more working families Ahmadinejad’s U.N. speech triggers U.S. walkout Where Iran and America meet: An interview with Hooman Majd The U.S. military buildup to Guam ‘officially’ starts now Honolulu ranked as one of the most expensive housing markets in the country College football: The WAC weak? Really? UH sells $293 million worth of revenue bonds to fund construction projects Tripler hospital agrees to $11 million settlement Hawaii, New York top earners face highest tax under Obama plan, study says Kaneohe murder-suicide suspect had lengthy criminal history Maui’s SOS Metals Island Recycling facility changes hands Maui Land and Pineapple sells The Kapalua Bay Course Parrot ‘arrested’ for tipping off a drug cartel in Columbia Hilo freedom march planned for THC Ministry’s Rev. Roger Christie 2,000 gallons of raw sewage come out of Palolo manhole Preliminary rail work expected to cause Waipahu, Ewa traffic ‘We Value Hawaii’ event activates local art, issues, and politics
An aerial view of downtown Honolulu, Hawaii taken on April 7, 2007. In the foreground is Aloha Tower, a clock tower and lighthouse greeting visitors to Honolulu Harbor since 1926. In the center of the photo is First Hawaiian Center, the tallest building and oldest bank in Hawaii. In the lower right is the Falls of Clyde, the only surviving iron-hulled, four-masted full rigged ship, and the only surviving sail-driven oil tanker in the world.
Pasha Hawaii Transport Lines allowed to compete against Young Brothers in inter-island service Republican contender for Hawaii congressional seat concedes Village Voice sued for aiding and abetting sex trafficking 8 arrested in California city salary scandal GOP blocks repeal of ‘don’t ask, don’t tell’ September 22: Meet your Mililani General Election candidates Tavares’ shows strength in Central Maui, Arakawa strongholds in South and West Maui Shearwaters require the public’s protection Kona farmers concerned about genetically modified coffee company State Department of Health receives $1.1 million grant to update its data systems ‘The Most Dangerous Man in America’: Daniel Ellsberg featured at First Amendment conference UH Manoa’s weekly teach-in series features ‘The Value of Hawaii’ authors
International Women’s Leadership Conference brings success stories to Hawaii $1.5 million in federal funding goes to new bus and Handi-Vans on Oahu The recession is over, economists say, but the pain isn’t Pearl Jam frontman Eddie Vedder marries girlfriend in Hawaii Hawaii Republicans unveil 2011 action plan Primary elections: Who wins what? How do you figure? Waihee: Absentee voting changes campaigning 370 Maui voters assigned to wrong polling place Primary election recap: Abercrombie, Schatz to take on Aiona, Finnegan Paradise Isle at Makaha Marketplace holding a clothing clearance sale
Crystal Robles designs a same-day, low-priced custom t-shirt at Paradise Isle Kamaaina & Visitor Center at Makaha Martketplace.
September 19: Anna’s Rock for the Cure supports leukemia awareness Early voters experience problems at polls HCC plan to erect a ‘knotted gun’ statue questioned Warrior football: Colorado 31, Hawaii 13 Kalakaua Avenue sewer work begins September 20 Rotunda: An independent campaign guide to E-Day Report: Los Angeles spent $70 million in stimulus funds to create 7.76 jobs U.S. Tsunami Warning System leaves coastal residents vulnerable Chaminade starts nursing program Hawaii Jaycees set high goals for this year’s Adopt-A-School Day
Filipino UCC’s Teens For Christ Hawaii adopted August Ahrens Elementary School. The teens painted curbs all around the campus and dug deep to plot in new plants.
Hawaii Department of Agriculture receives $416,808 grant for specialty crops Hemmings says charges brought against his wife are attributed to his role as a senator A UH student’s close look at letters to the editor Hawaii Democrats hope to regain governorship, Congressional seat States, feds reach voting settlement agreement County Council candidate profiles for Makawao-Haiku-Paia seat U.S. Senate panel lops $8.1 billion off 2011 Defense budget September 18: ‘Make and Bake’ recipe and cracker-building contest supports Aloha United Way Kaneohe homeowners worry about giant monkey pod trees Hawaii’s Aloha spirit is being tested in Democratic primary for governor Hilton Hawaiian Village hotel workers vote to strike Mayor Kenoi’s Mufi endorsement raises eyebrows Record-high yen is a boon for Hawaii tourism State Department of Transportation director resigns for executive position at construction company Four million Americans fall into poverty in one year Film, summit explore rural Hawaii’s solutions to our state’s food problem
A taro farm in Waipio.
Kauai County’s new trash site is the same as the old site Rebooted ‘Hawaii Five-0’ rides a funnier, faster new wave Honolulu mayoral candidates still steaming about rail World Trade Organization says Boeing received illegal U.S. subsidies United States still open to talks with North Korea about nuclear disarmament Hawaii Civil Defense leads National Preparedness Month A new generation at Gulick Delicatessen serves up Kalihi