Unions at impasse with state
All 13 public worker unions — including those representing police, firefighters, state nurses, and teachers — are at a statutory impasse in labor negotiations with
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MonthJanuary 2003
DBEDT head introduces team, wireless company
Ted Liu, recently appointed director of the state Department of Business, Economic Development & Tourism (DBEDT), announced the members of his new
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A Break From the Routine on Kilauea
For more than twenty years, Kilauea has been erupting almost continuously. In the early years, the eruption alternated between dramatic fountains and periods
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Isle singer advances in 'American Idol'
Jordan Segundo Jordan Segundo, 17, made it into the semifinals of the hit FOX talent-slash-reality TV series “American Idol” after gruelling tryouts
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Na Kanaka
Recent appointments and achievements of Hawaii’s people, including Rae Loui, Kim T. Gould, Carol Fox, Kenneth Tokars, Rae Gee and Geraldine “GG” Green.
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Wall Street gets taste of Aloha
As the closing bell rang out at the New York Stock Exchange today, traders looked up to see a sea of aloha
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Cruise ship cancels Hawaii run
Two Hawaii cruises — one from Ensenada, Mexico to Hawaii on Feb. 2 and one back to Ensenada on Feb. 13 — were canceled today
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Biologists hope to save rarest of Hawaiian birds
There are only three of them known to exist on Earth — one male and two females — and they live in some of
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Cherry Blossom Festival underway
Lisa A. Okinaga2002 Festival Queen This year’s Cherry Blossom Festival, one of the state’s longest running Japanese cultural celebrations, formally opened
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Digital art exhibition planned
A small coalition of local artists who are more likely to work in pixels than paint is planning one of the state’s first
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AUW achieves tough fundraising goal
Last month, with only a few weeks to go, the Aloha United Way announced that it expected to miss its fundraising goal for
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Lingle names DCCA heads
Attorneys J.P. Schmidt and Lawrence M. Reifurth were named to leadership positions within the state Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs (DCCA) today
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Mainland visitor days set record
The number of days domestic travelers stayed in Hawaii set a record in 2002, an increase of 5 percent to 45.3 million, according
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Mall unveils plans for old JCPenney space
The now vacant 220,000-square foot space once occupied by JCPenney at Ala Moana Center will be subdivided to house at least 30 smaller
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Harris pushes privatization, property tax hike
Honolulu Mayor Jeremy Harris wants to continue privatization efforts by offloading city management of facilities including the Honolulu Zoo, Blaisdell Arena, and Waikiki
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Waddle revisits sub accident, slams Navy
The Navy bungled its handling of the sinking of the Ehime Maru, the February 2001 accident that killed nine Japanese citizens, said Scott
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Maui stars in hip-hop video
Hip-hop fans might not be the state’s target market for promoting Hawaii tourism, but a music video for popular artist LL Cool J
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Diabetes researchers seek volunteers
With diabetes diagnoses reaching “epidemic proportions,” a clinical research study is being conducted in Honolulu to test a medication that could stabilize blood-sugar
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Hoku’s crowned top taste in town
Hoku’s, the signature restaurant at the Kahala Mandarin Oriental hotel, reclaimed top honors this year in the Hale `Aina Awards, recognizing Hawaii’s best
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Lingle targets education, economy in first address
Revisiting many of the themes she focused on during her campaign, Gov. Linda Lingle today said she wants to get politics out of
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Lowell: Libraries provide value but lack funds
The state library system is efficient but underfunded compared to other library systems, state Librarian Virginia Lowell said in testimony to the House
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St. Francis vote ends nurses' strike
Nurses at St. Francis Medical Center tonight ratified a three-year contract, signaling the end of a seven-week strike that hobbled three of Honolulu’s
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Massive march calls for peace
As many as 2,000 people — ranging from college students to housewives to tourists to war veterans — rallied in Honolulu for peace on Saturday,
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California paper profiles O`ahu's 'great indoors'
In a series of articles published today in The Sacramento Bee, travel editor Janet Fullwood gives West Coast readers an overview of Honolulu
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Volcano scientists mark eruption's 20th year
On January 4, as lava flowed from the Pu`u `O`o cone 11 km (7 miles) to the south shoreline of Kilauea Volcano, the
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FAA report on China Airlines jet released
While the investigation continues into reports of a low-flying China Airlines 747 in Honolulu on the morning of Jan. 4, a preliminary briefing
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City nets fed grants for homeless
Eight programs coordinated by the city that provide shelter and services to the homeless have been awarded more than $4 million in federal
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HPU scholarship rewards religious activities
Dr. & Mrs. Frank Butterworth Hawaii Pacific University has established a new scholarship for incoming freshmen and transfer students who are actively
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DBEDT, transportation heads named
Gov. Linda Lingle has named Ted Liu as director of the Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism (DBEDT) and Rodney K. Haraga
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Experts: N. Korea may want bombs, not talk
Although the United States has now expressed willingness to talk to Pyongyang about its nuclear weapons program, North Koreans may not be interested
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