HPU to confer over 600 degrees
Ralph A. Cossa More than 600 students, including Major League baseball player Benny Agbayani, will receive associate, baccalaureate, or
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Month: December 2002
First Moloka`i cruise ship visit rebuffed
High winds and rough seas kept the 1,266-passenger Holland America cruise ship Statendam from making its first visit to the
Read MoreQueen's nurses talks collapse
Nurses from Queen’s Medical Center picket along Punchbowl Street. Talks between the nurses and management at the state’s largest
Read MoreLottery ticket seller eyes Hawaii
While all eyes are on the winner of the biggest-ever $314.9 million Powerball lottery jackpot, the owner of the store
Read MoreThe year in earthquake review
As we approach the end of 2002, we pause to look back at the year. What can we say about
Read MoreSkydiving accident kills visitor, instructor
Hawaii’s tight-knit skydiving community is mourning the death of a veteran instructor and his young student on Sunday. Tandem parachute
Read MoreRainbow Wahine fall to Stanford
The season has come to a bittersweet end for the UH Rainbow Wahine women’s volleyball team, which was bounced out
Read MoreHate aimed at Aloha State
A nationally active anti-gay group is planning to bring its message of hate to Honolulu. The picketing ministry of Westboro
Read MoreMAILE Alert available for abducted children
Hawaii’s new child abduction announcement program — the MAILE Alert, modeled after the nationwide AMBER Alert — officially came online today.
Read MoreCelebrating a century of Korean immigration
An international conference at the East-West Center and a festival of food and music at Kapiolani Park are just two
Read MoreScientists explore Mauna Loa's submarine flanks
Last month, some readers may have noticed a ship cruising back and forth off South Point and the South Kona
Read MoreWahine heading to Final Four
The second-ranked UH Rainbow Wahine women’s volleyball team beat the fourth-ranked Nebraska Cornhuskers tonight 30-25, 25-30, 30-27 and 30-21. The
Read MoreGirl's body found, family friend among suspects
Honolulu police today announced that they have arrested two men in connection with the abduction and murder of an 11-year-old
Read MoreCelebrating Hawai`i's own unusual trees
This is the season when the aroma of pine and fir greets KTA supermarket shoppers as they arrive to buy
Read MoreWahine take NCAA semifinals
The second-ranked UH Rainbow Wahine women’s volleyball team beat the Tar Heels of North Carolina tonight in Nebraska 30-21, 30-23,
Read MoreU.S., campaign attorneys join Lingle team
Governor Linda Lingle yesterday announced the appointment of her gubernatorial campaign’s chief legal advisor, Nelson Befitel, as director of the
Read MoreSearch continues for missing girl
`Aiea Elementary School student Kahealani Indreginal, 11, was last seen Tuesday afternoon after getting off a school bus near the
Read MoreKenny’s eatery to close
Kenny’s Burgerhouse at the Kamehamaeha Shopping Center in Kalihi will serve its last sandwich tomorrow, after 40 years in operation.
Read MoreLingle appoints Bennett, Kane to cabinet
Governor Linda Lingle yesterday announced the latest members of her cabinet. Honolulu attorney Mark Bennett was appointed state Attorney General,
Read MoreSunset on the Beach returns to Waikiki
The city’s popular Sunset on the Beach program returns to Waikiki this weekend. The “food-music-movie fest” will be held at
Read MoreHonolulu tops list of 'Digital Cities'
For the second year in a row, Honolulu ranked first in the Digital Cities Survey, tied with Tampa, Fla., among
Read MoreIsle entrepreneur aims to reach world leaders
The question is simple: “If you had three minutes to speak to all of the world’s leaders, what would your
Read MoreKenyan wins 30th Honolulu Marathon
Even ten hours into the race, exhausted but proud runners cross the finish line. Mbarak Hussein, 37, sprinted through
Read MoreWarriors trump Aztecs, 41-40
After a stinging loss on national television last week to Alabama, Hawaii tonight faced the San Diego State Aztecs — a
Read MoreWahine beat Huskies, make NCAA Regionals
The UH Rainbow Wahine volleyball team fought hard for their win over the Huskies of the University of Washington tonight,
Read MoreHonolulu City Lights, parade planned
The switch is about to be flipped for the annual Honolulu City Lights program. Today’s “Tree Topping” at Honolulu Hale
Read MoreCoexisting with volcanoes
Volcanoes have been in the news a lot lately: Etna (Italy), Reventador (Ecuador), Pago (New Britain, Papua New Guinea), Popocatepetl
Read MoreRainbow Wahine top Toppers, advance
The second-ranked UH Rainbow Wahine volleyball team beat the Lady Toppers of Western Kentucky tonight 30-18, 30-25, 30-21, advancing to
Read More'Inside HPD' returns to TV
The story of a teenaged Hawaii girl who flew to the Mainland to meet a man she met over the
Read MoreBYU-Hawaii trounces New Haven, 3-0
The BYU-Hawaii women’s volleyball team shut down Connecticut’s Univ. of New Haven today, winning decisively 30-10, 30-15, 30-18. The BYU-Hawaii
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