Delta resumes nonstop Atlanta route
Delta Airlines will resume its daily nonstop flights between Honolulu and its Atlanta hub tomorrow, with the 3:15 p.m. arrival of Flight 93.
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MonthJuly 2003
How old are the Hawaiian Islands?
The age of the youngest volcanic rocks varies greatly among the Hawaiian Islands. It’s easy to guess the age of rocks on the
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Conference tackles awareness, hotspot theories
Several delegates at last week’s Cities on Volcanoes 3 (COV3) conference were former students of the Center for the Study of Active Volcanoes
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HTA to split marketing across five companies
The Hawai`i Tourism Authority announced today that for the first time, it will negotiate with several companies to market Hawai`i in specific regional
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Four crash victims identified
Four of the five people killed Wednesday in a sightseeing helicopter crash on Kaua`i have been identified. Denver TV station KUSA reported today
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Head Start reforms narrowly pass U.S. House
Hawai`i Reps. Neil Abercrombie and Ed Case yesterday voted against a bill that would make several changes to the federal government’s Head Start
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Plant biologists to meet, confer award
Over 1,500 plant biologists and specialists are descending upon Honolulu this weekend for some serious science talk. The annual meeting of the American
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HVCB president resigns
The president and chief executive officer of the Hawai`i Visitors and Convention Bureau resigned yesterday, three weeks after a state audit slammed the
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New WHO head a UH alumnus
The new head of the World Head Organization brings with him two decades of experience with the international agency, and a Master’s degree
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Women's football league turns to fans
Corporate sponsors are few and far between. The state can’t spare the funds. So with only two weeks to go before their first
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Studying volcanic ash flows
In response to the reawakening of Anatahan Volcano on May 10, seismologists installed a seismometer on the island on May 20. They returned
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Unemployment up in June
Hawaii’s unemployment rate saw slightly last month from 3.8 to 4.4 percent, an expected bump attributed to the end of the academic year,
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Reps urge greater respect for Kamehameha statue
Hawaii Reps. Ed Case and Neil Abercrombie today called for an end to “disrespectful characterizations” of a statue of King Kamehameha located in
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Pac Man addict attacks daughter
An argument over a Game Boy escalated into a physical altercation yesterday, when a mother attacked her adult daughter in a dispute over
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Australian action echoes U.S. 'pre-emptive' doctrine
Perceived threats to Australia’s security convinced the government there to lead an intervention force in the Solomon Islands, an East-West Center specialist said,
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Where city life and volcanoes meet
Many volcanoes are attractive places to live. Good soil, sweeping views, rugged beauty-all these features lure us to volcanic settings. Auckland and Naples
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Hawai`i military tech funds advance
Hawai`i technology projects were allocated over $16 million in funding in next year’s national defense budget in an appropriations bill passed today in
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Adjusted teacher pay lowest in U.S.
The average salary for teachers in Hawai`i saw an overall increase of 9 percent last year over 2001, making it the 17th highest
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Big Island 'critical habitat' for native plants reduced
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has designated 208,063 acres of the Big Island as critical habitat to protect 41 native plants — an
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Observatory, UH to host national volcano workshop
This week the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory is cooperating with the University of Hawai`i to conduct a workshop in volcanology for graduate students from
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