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
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Month: January 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
Read MoreA 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
Read MoreIsle 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”
Read MoreWall Street gets taste of Aloha
As the closing bell rang out at the New York Stock Exchange today, traders looked up to see a
Read MoreCruise ship cancels Hawaii run
Two Hawaii cruises — one from Ensenada, Mexico to Hawaii on Feb. 2 and one back to Ensenada on Feb. 13 —
Read MoreBiologists 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
Read MoreCherry Blossom Festival underway
Lisa A. Okinaga2002 Festival Queen This year’s Cherry Blossom Festival, one of the state’s longest running Japanese cultural
Read MoreDigital art exhibition planned
A small coalition of local artists who are more likely to work in pixels than paint is planning one of
Read MoreAUW achieves tough fundraising goal
Last month, with only a few weeks to go, the Aloha United Way announced that it expected to miss its
Read MoreLingle names DCCA heads
Attorneys J.P. Schmidt and Lawrence M. Reifurth were named to leadership positions within the state Department of Commerce and Consumer
Read MoreMainland visitor days set record
The number of days domestic travelers stayed in Hawaii set a record in 2002, an increase of 5 percent to
Read MoreMall 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
Read MoreHarris 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
Read MoreWaddle 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
Read MoreMaui 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
Read MoreDiabetes researchers seek volunteers
With diabetes diagnoses reaching “epidemic proportions,” a clinical research study is being conducted in Honolulu to test a medication that
Read MoreHoku’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,
Read MoreLingle 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
Read MoreLowell: 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
Read MoreSt. 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
Read MoreMassive 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
Read MoreCalifornia 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
Read MoreVolcano 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
Read MoreFAA 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,
Read MoreCity 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
Read MoreHPU scholarship rewards religious activities
Dr. & Mrs. Frank Butterworth Hawaii Pacific University has established a new scholarship for incoming freshmen and transfer students
Read MoreDBEDT, transportation heads named
Gov. Linda Lingle has named Ted Liu as director of the Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism (DBEDT) and
Read MoreExperts: 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
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