Coming events Nov 17, 2009
QUALIFYING FOR FEDERAL GRANTS, a High Technology Development Corp. four-day conference to train small businesses how to compete for federal research and development grants: Nov. 16 at Hale Koa Hotel, Nov. 17 at Maui Research ology Center (Khei), Nov. 19 at King Kamehameha Hotel (Hilo) and Nov. 20 at Honolulu Community College (federal cost accounting and intellectual property management workshops); $120. Registration: or 539-3794. (Honolulu Advertiser)
UAA eyes revenge in playoff opener Nov 16, 2009
VOLLEYBALL: Hilo ripped Seawolves in 3 sets early in season ... Fifth-seeded UAA will face fourth-seeded Hawaii-Hilo in Thursday's first round of the NCAA Division II West Region's eight-team tournament in San Bernardino, Calif ... Hilo spanked the Seawolves 25-16 25-11, 25-14 on Sept. 11 in Hawaii. (Anchorage Daily News)
House collapses into rushing Kaipapau Stream Nov 16, 2009
On the Big Island, flooding kept Bayfront Drive in Hilo closed ... On the Big Island, flooding kept Bayfront Drive in Hilo closed. (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
Part-time performers Nov 16, 2009
But Kahele, a 32-year-old Hilo native who has survived two periods when the local music scene went into a lull, said the potential rewards can be a hefty draw ... Kahele teaches in Hilo, then flies to O'ahu on the weekends to perform with his partner, bass player Kehau Tamure ... Having to work another job to pay the bills is a fact of life, so his philosophy is "Don't whine and complain," he said. (Honolulu Advertiser)
Western denied regional berth for second straight year Nov 16, 2009
Rounding out the selections are No.2 seed UC San Diego, 28-1 and ranked No.4 nationally, No.3 seed Sonoma State, 22-7 and ranked No.18 nationally, No.4 seed Hawaii Hilo, 25-1 and the Pacific West Conference champion, No.5 seed Alaska Anchorage, 22-6 and the Great Northwest Athletic Conference champion, No.6 seed Cal State L.A., 21-8 and ranked No.20 nationally, No.7 seed San Francisco State, 20-10, and No.8 seed Seattle Pacific, 16-11 ... No. 1 Cal State San Bernardino (28-1) vs. No. 8 Seattle... (Wwuvikings.com)
Seawolves smother Hilo in season opener Nov 16, 2009
UAA senior guard Kiki Taylor drives past Hawaii Hilo defender Sheena Pio during the Seawolves 100-48 season opening victory over the Vulcans at the Wells Fargo Sports Complex Nov. 15, 2009 ... With eight new players logging minutes and with Rebecca Kielpinski's retired jersey hanging on the wall, the UAA women's basketball team opened the season in familiar fashion Sunday, pummeling Hawaii-Hilo 100-48 behind coach Tim Moser's trademark defensive pressure and the first-half finesse and ferocity... (Anchorage Daily News)
Surveying the damage Nov 15, 2009
62 inches in 12 hours while West Maui received none, and the Big Island's Hilo Airport had 4 ... 62 inches in 12 hours while West Maui received none, and the Big Island's Hilo Airport had 4. (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
Gray day ahead for all islands Nov 14, 2009
The surf also closed Bayfront Highway in Hilo and prevented a Young Bros ... Weather radar last night showed heavy rain between Mountain View and Volcano and between Hilo and Pepeekeo on the Big Island ... The surf also closed Bayfront Highway in Hilo and prevented a Young Bros. (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
Threat of heavy rain remains, forecasters warn Nov 14, 2009
For the 24 hours ending at 8 a.m. today, more than 5 inches of rain was recorded at Kapahi, Kauai; Oheo Gulch on Maui; Hilo; and the Koolau mountains above Waikane on Oahu ... Big island civil defense said all major highways are open this morning, except for Bayfront Highway in Hilo which is closed due to high surf ... For the 24 hours ending at 8 a.m. today, more than 5 inches of rain was recorded at Kapahi, Kauai; Oheo Gulch on Maui; Hilo; and the Koolau mountains above Waikane on Oahu. (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
The art of holiday gift-giving Nov 14, 2009
One ticket to the remaining shows in Kumu Kahua's season: "House Lights nged Sunlight," Jan. 14- Feb. 14; "Maui the Demi-god," March 18-April 18; "The Hilo Massacre," May 20-June 20. 46 Merchant St.; , 536-4441. (Honolulu Advertiser)
Hawaii County looking to cut payroll Nov 14, 2009
HILO, Hawaii The administration of Big Island Mayor Billy Kenoi is checking each of Hawaii County's 2,910 positions to see which can be eliminated. Kenoi ordered the review in light of an expected $100 million budget shortfall for the county in the two-year period ending June 30, 2011. (Honolulu Advertiser)
Western ranked No.8 in NCAA II West Region poll Nov 14, 2009
Vikings could earn at-large regional berth (Wwuvikings.com)
Heavy rains hit Big Island, Maui Nov 13, 2009
At 4:09 p.m radar showed heavy rain between Mountain View and Volcano, and between Hilo and Pepeekeo ... Yesterday, they brought thunder and dumped nearly 2 inches of rain on Hilo. (Honolulu Advertiser)
> Cades Schutte The Cades Schutte Foundation Nonprofit Leadership Award Bay Clinic Inc. Nov 13, 2009
The nonprofit, with a staff of 140, owns and operates community clinics in parts of East and South Hawaii one each in Hilo, Keaau, Naalehu and Kau, and two in Pahoa ... Bay Clinic started out 25 years ago as a small community family clinic on the edge of Hilo Bay, which is where the company s name stems from. (Pacific Business News, HI)
> Best in Business II: Retina Institute of Hawaii Nov 13, 2009
In addition to its main Honolulu offices at the Yacht Harbor Professional Center on Ala Moana Boulevard, the institute has five satellite offices in Wahiawa and Waianae on Oahu, in Kahului on Maui and in Hilo and Kona on the Big Island. Bennett and his doctors travel to each of the Neighbor Island sites almost weekly. (Pacific Business News, HI)
Flash flood warning issued for Maui Nov 13, 2009
Weather radar shows heavy rain between Mountain View and Volcano and between Hilo and Pepeekeo ... Weather radar shows heavy rain between Mountain View and Volcano and between Hilo and Pepeekeo. (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
Students suffer downside of lost Fridays Nov 13, 2009
Everything is being jam-packed into a four-day week, said Minick, a senior at Hilo High School ... And the quality of our education is being lowered," said Jessica Minick, chairwoman of the Hawaii State Student Council. DENNIS ODA / DODA@STARBULLETIN.COM Hawaii State Student Council members met yesterday to discuss Furlough Fridays. Kelly Maeshiro, Board of Education student representative from Pearl City; Mark Aoki, Honolulu district representative from Roosevelt High School; and Mark Dannog,... (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
New charge for habitual DUI offender on Big Island Nov 13, 2009
HILO A Keaau man convicted in 2007 of habitual drunken driving faces the same charge again. A Hilo grand jury on Nov. 4 indicted 47-year-old Michael Anthony Torres of habitual DUI, drinking while driving, and driving while his license was revoked or suspended ... Police Sgt. Regino Saludares said yesterday that Torres was arrested at 10:40 p.m. Oct. 24 at Highway 11 and Kilauea Avenue on the outskirts of Hilo. (Honolulu Advertiser)
Big Island residents make emotional plea for mental health program Nov 12, 2009
HILO East Hawaii clients of a mental health program that is being terminated yesterday pleaded with an advisory council to understand their plight ... PSR in East Hawaii provides services and free transportation to the facility in Hilo ... The East Hawaii program operates from the CARE Hawaii office in Hilo. (Honolulu Advertiser)
Big Island commercial vacancies rise, rents fall Nov 12, 2009
On the other side of the island, the office vacancy rate in Hilo, where the government is the largest employer, fell 11 percentage points to 3 ... Rents on the Hilo side of the island also showed some softening over the past year, falling to a range of $3. (Pacific Business News, HI)
Hilo trio goes from softball world series to MLB World Series Nov 12, 2009
HILO As many of us watched Shane Victorino and the Philadelphia Phillies battle the New York Yankees in the World Series, a trio of Hilo residents was treated to a live look inside Major League Baseball. The Yankees are world champions, but the real winners were three members of Hilo's RBI girls softball team ... James Hirayama, coach of Hilo's World Champion RBI Softball Team, and his battery were treated by Major League Baseball to an all-expenses paid trip to Philadelphia to watch Games 3... (Honolulu Advertiser)
Feed mill aims to bring local flavor to Isle farms Nov 10, 2009
Institute wants to increase industry's self-sufficiency with planned Hilo facility ... The mill, which is capable of producing 300 pounds of feed an hour, is an experimental prototype for a bigger mill envisioned to be built in Hilo by 2012 that will be able to conduct large-scale feed trials on farms and commercial production ... Potential also exists for the Hilo mill to develop feeds made with ingredients from the ocean or tropical plants that will be useful to Mainland animal feed producers.... (Honolulu Advertiser)
Tags tracking beaked whales Nov 10, 2009
Island topography and the availability of prey, primarily fish and squid, are believed to be factors prompting the whales to remain along the Kona Coast rather than venturing to the Hilo side ... Island topography and the availability of prey, primarily fish and squid, are believed to be factors prompting the whales to remain along the Kona Coast rather than venturing to the Hilo side. (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
For the environment Nov 10, 2009
Nov. 16: 5:30 p.m., state Office of Aging conference room, Hilo, Big Island. Nov. 17: 5:30 p.m., Department of Liquor Control hearing room, Kona, Big Island. (Honolulu Advertiser)
Damien celebrations draw to a close Nov 9, 2009
Jean Shimose of Hilo came to renew family ties. Former Health Department employee B.J. Wong, now of Hilo, shared stories about Shimose's uncle Kenso Seki, who died 11 years ago ... Pam Metzger and Alice Secor of Kailua arrived a day early and were put to work mopping St. Philomena Church and dusting the pews. (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
Western men second, women fourth at NCAA II West Regional Nov 8, 2009
Both Viking teams going to nationals for second straight year. SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. (Wwuvikings.com)
Hawaii says farewell to hula master George Naope Nov 8, 2009
The Afook-Chinen Civic Auditorium in Hilo was decked with thousands of flowers -- both on the stage and on the people -- and dotted with paintings of George Louis Lanakilakeikiahiali'i Na'ope. In one, he's a younger man depicted strumming a guitar and wearing a yellow lei. (Honolulu Advertiser)
George Na’ope, 81, was a master of Hawaii’s sacred hula dance Nov 7, 2009
NEW YORK - George Na ope, whose mastery of the hula made him a last link between an ancient ritual and modern entertainment, died on Oct. 26 at his home in Hilo, Hawaii ... In 1964 Mr. Na ope was a founder of the Merrie Monarch Festival, a weeklong event held each spring in Hilo celebrating traditional Hawaiian art, crafts, music and dance ... By the end of the 1950s, there were only about five people who had the upbringing that Mr. Na ope had in what we call hula kapu, or sacred hula, said... (Boston Globe)
Which Hawaii for you? Nov 7, 2009
Located 30 miles from Hilo and 95 miles from Kailua-Kona the Big Island's main resort areas the park makes an easy day trip ($10 per vehicle) ... Immerse yourself in Hawaiian cultureThe hula, Hawaii's indigenous dance, takes center stage each spring at the in Hilo (April 410, 2010; $5$30). (MSNBC -- Travel)
Options for kids affected by furloughs Nov 7, 2009
Imiloa Astronomy Center in Hilo: Full day of science enrichment. Costs are $30 per day or $25 for Imiloa member families. (Honolulu Advertiser)
John Cruz plans a series of affordable gigs Nov 7, 2009
Hilo 7 and 9 p.m. Saturday, The Mongolian Grill, 194 Kilauea Ave.; $25 with dinner for first show, $15 for second show. Princeville 7:30 p.m. Nov. 13, Church of the Pacific, 5-4280 Kuhio Ave.; $25 reserved, $20 general. (Honolulu Advertiser)
Big Isle, Kauai home sales rise Nov 7, 2009
In South Hilo, the median last month was $78,750 on four condo sales compared with $122,000 on four sales a year earlier. On Kauai, 32 single-family homes sold last month, up 39 percent from 23 sales in the same month last year. (Honolulu Advertiser)
Jack in the Box offers free coffee with any purchase Nov 6, 2009
The Jack in the Box restaurant in Hilo is also participating in the promotion, although that restaurant serves a different coffee brand. Jack in the Box has 2,200 restaurants in 18 states, including 26 locations in Hawaii. (Honolulu Advertiser)
Hilo girl, 15, missing since Sunday Nov 5, 2009
Big Island police are asking for the public's help in finding a 15-year-old Hilo girl who has been missing since Sunday night ... Anyone with information on her whereabouts is asked to call Officer Nicole Leyson at 935-3311, or Crime Stoppers at 961-8300 in Hilo or 329-8181 in Kona. (Honolulu Advertiser)
Police seek witnesses to Big Isle sex assault Nov 5, 2009
Tipsters who prefer to remain anonymous may call Crime Stoppers at 961-8300 in Hilo or 329-8181 in Kona ... Tipsters who prefer to remain anonymous may call Crime Stoppers at 961-8300 in Hilo or 329-8181 in Kona. (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
Big Island man gets weekends in jail after 14th DUI conviction Nov 5, 2009
Circuit Judge Greg Nakamura allowed 63-year-old Henry Moniz Jr. of Hilo to serve his sentence on weekends ... Circuit Judge Greg Nakamura allowed 63-year-old Henry Moniz Jr. of Hilo to serve his sentence on weekends. (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
Advertiser circ down 14%, Maui News off 9% Nov 5, 2009
The state s other daily newspapers the Honolulu Star-Bulletin, West Hawaii Today in Kona and the Hawaii Tribune Herald in Hilo do not belong to the Audit Bureau of Circulations. Most Read Stories. (Pacific Business News, HI)
Hilo man to serve one-year term on weekends after 14th DUI conviction Nov 4, 2009
HILO A Hilo man was sentenced yesterday to a year in jail for his 14th drunken driving conviction. Henry Moniz Jr., 63, will he allowed to serve his sentence on weekends during the five-year probation term imposed by Hilo Circuit Judge Greg Nakamura for the felony habitual DUI conviction. (Honolulu Advertiser)
Police locate Hilo woman who was reported missing Nov 4, 2009
Hawaii County police say they have found an 18-year-old Hilo woman who was reported missing on Sunday. Police say Chauntell Lum Ho was found yesterday in Hilo in good health. (Honolulu Advertiser)
Big Island police seek information on roadside sexual assault Nov 4, 2009
Tipsters who prefer to remain anonymous may call Crime Stoppers at 961-8300 in Hilo or 329-8181 in Kona. All Crime Stoppers information is kept confidential. (Honolulu Advertiser)
Jones Act unfairly hurts Isle business, suit alleges Nov 3, 2009
The federal lawsuit was filed by local attorneys John Carroll and Chris Dias on behalf of five plaintiffs: goat cheese producer Kauai Kunana Dairy Inc., the Kukui brand jelly and jam maker Hawaiian Fruit Specialties LLC, the defunct Hilo bakery O'Keefe LLC, Honolulu maintenance and janitorial service Craig T. Marumoto LLC, and Paul Smith, former owner of plastics manufacturer Pacific Allied Products. A hearing on a motion seeking a preliminary injunction is scheduled for Dec. 7. (Honolulu Advertiser)
Small plane on runway forced Hawaiian Air to abort landing, FAA says Nov 3, 2009
Fergus says there was no immediate danger of a collision involving Hawaiian Flight 383 from Hilo ... Fergus says there was no immediate danger of a collision involving Hawaiian Flight 383 from Hilo. (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
17 students arrested after series of fights at Keaau High Nov 3, 2009
HILO Hawaii County police say nearly 20 students were arrested and two people injured following a series of violent incidents Wednesday on the Keaau High School campus ... They're scheduled to meet Hilo High Saturday evening at Wong Stadium. (Honolulu Advertiser)
State wants tourists to pay fees at 8 parks Nov 2, 2009
Public hearings to review the Recreational Renaissance Plan B start Tuesday at Kauai's Chiefess Kamakahelei Middle School cafeteria, Molokai's Mitchell Pau'ole Center and the State Office Building's conference room A in Hilo ... Public hearings to review the Recreational Renaissance Plan B start Tuesday at Kauai's Chiefess Kamakahelei Middle School cafeteria, Molokai's Mitchell Pau'ole Center and the State Office Building's conference room A in Hilo. (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
Affordable housing gets stimulus boost Nov 2, 2009
30 units to be built in Kapa'au on the Big Island by Hilo-based Hawaii Community Builders ... Acquisition and rehabilitation of 45 units in Hilo by an affiliate of Santa Ana, Calif. (Honolulu Advertiser)
Kapolei, Hawaii Baptist win state bowling Nov 1, 2009
15, Bradley Waiki (Hilo) 1,561 ... 6t, Valerie Ibarra (Kapo), Kacie Wakida (Hilo) 1,521 ... 14t, Briahna Brooks (Hilo), Britney Uyeda (Waik) 1,457. (Honolulu Advertiser)
Massive mango Nov 1, 2009
A Hilo man's backyard tree bears a 7-pound fruit, just 7 ounces shy of the world record ... Hilo radiologist Scott Grosskreutz's 7-pound mango grown on a backyard tree isn't quite a world record, but Paradise Plants owner Leslie Hill said it's the biggest one she's ever seen ... He said he weighed his prize mango -- "bigger than your head" -- at Hill's home and garden center in Hilo. (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
Down to Earth's Hilo store to celebrate Oct 31, 2009
Down to Earth All Vegetarian Organic al will hold a grand opening Nov. 7 for its new store in Hilo ... The Hilo store opened Oct. 24 after a Hawaiian blessing by Hilo Kahu Kimo Awai ... The Hilo store features the new look of the company's recently remodeled flagship store on King Street in Honolulu. (Honolulu Advertiser)
Big Island police identify boy who died in fall Oct 31, 2009
Friday, October 30, 2009. Give us YOUR Weekly Opinion. (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
High school football, state girls volleyball scores Oct 31, 2009
Hilo 25-15, 25-19, 25-19. Word of Life def. (Honolulu Advertiser)
Rainbows surge in second half to beat Vulcans Oct 31, 2009
Bill Amis scored 27 points to lead Hawaii past Hawaii-Hilo 76-65 in the first exhibition game for both men's college basketball teams Friday at the Stan Sheriff Center ... Justin Smith led Hilo with 19 points ... Bill Amis scored 27 points to lead Hawaii past Hawaii-Hilo 76-65 in the first exhibition game for both men's college basketball teams Friday at the Stan Sheriff Center. (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
Hilo schoolbus overturns after collision, but kids avoid injury Oct 29, 2009
Nine schoolchildren avoided injury yesterday when their small schoolbus overturned after being struck by a car in Hilo, Hawaii County police said ... Police said a sedan driven by a 57-year-old Hilo woman was headed east on Palai when it collided with the bus, which was headed north on Kilauea ... The bus was driven by a 58-year-old Hilo man. (Honolulu Advertiser)
Libero Lau gives Linfield a lift Oct 29, 2009
senior defensive specialist Dancyne Kama (Kamehameha-Hawaii '06 of Hilo) had 16 digs with seven assists, and sophomore outside hitter Rebekah Torres (Kamehameha '08 of Wahiawa) added 10 digs and nine kills in a five-set loss at Cal State Northridge Friday ... Washington sophomore defensive end Kalani Aldrich (Kamehameha-Hawaii '07 of Hilo) made three tackles and was in on a sack. (Honolulu Advertiser)
Aloha oe to Hawaii's kumu hula scholar Oct 28, 2009
George Lanakilakekiahiali'i Naope, co-founder of the Merrie Monarch hula festival, died yesterday in Hilo after a lengthy illness ... " Merrie Monarch's "Uncle George" Remembered One of the founders of the Merrie Monarch Festival, George Naope, passed away on the Big Island at the age of 81. [ ] Born on Oahu and raised on the Big Island, Naope began his study of hula at the age of 3 under his great-grandmother Mary Malia-Pukaokalani Naope and then with kumu hulas 'Iolani Luahine and "Mama" Fuji,... (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
Hawaii hula master Naope dies Oct 28, 2009
Na'ope, 81, died yesterday morning at his Waiakea Uka residence in Hilo after a long battle with cancer ... Kumu hula Rae Fonseca recalled coming to Hilo from O'ahu in the early 1970s to learn hula from "Uncle George." ... At the time, George Na'ope's Hula Studio was on the second floor of the KHBC radio station building on Keawe Street across from the downtown Hilo KTA store, said Fonseca, kumu hula of Halau Hula O Kahikilaulani. (Honolulu Advertiser)
'BJ Penn Day' today in Hawaii County Oct 28, 2009
Big Island Mayor Billy Kenoi today proclaimed "BJ Penn Day" in Hawaii County as he bid good luck to the Hilo mixed martial arts fighter, who is on his way to prepare for the defense of his Ultimate Fighting Championship world lightweight title ... Penn and his family reside in Hilo where he operates his mixed martial arts-related business ventures. (Honolulu Advertiser)
Hilo crash overturns school bus but no injuries are reported Oct 28, 2009
A small school bus carrying nine students, an aide and a driver flipped over this morning in Hilo after a crash, but no one was injured, Big Island police said ... Police said a green Ford sedan driven by a 57-year-old Hilo woman was traveling east on Palai Street and collided with the school bus traveling north on Kilauea Avenue ... However, the children were taken to Hilo Medical Center as a precaution. (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
Parker Ranch lays off VPs, will end tours Oct 28, 2009
The Hilo newspaper said the trust lost $18 million last year and that it had burned through nearly $30 million in cash since its last profitable year in 2006. The trust had only about $4 million in reserve by the end of 2008, according to the newspaper, which cited the nonprofit s annual reports. (Pacific Business News, HI)
Merrie Monarch Festival co-founder George Na'ope dies at 81 Oct 27, 2009
George Lanakilakekiahiali'i Na'ope, co-founder of the Merrie Monarch hula festival, died this morning in Hilo after a lengthy illness ... In the early '60s, Na'ope dreamed up the Merrie Monarch Festival as a tourist draw for Hilo ... George Lanakilakekiahiali'i Na'ope, co-founder of the Merrie Monarch hula festival, died this morning in Hilo after a lengthy illness. (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
New-look Stryker team trains to help finish mission in Iraq Oct 27, 2009
Location: 38 miles west of Hilo ... Location: 38 miles west of Hilo. (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
Hilo gets new family health center Oct 27, 2009
A new medical clinic and training center for health professionals opened in Hilo on the Big Island Saturday. a partnership between the Hilo Medical Center and the , will treat patients and be a teaching facility for faculty from the medical school s family medicine, nursing, dental hygiene and pharmacy programs ... The 4,350-square-foot center at 45 Mohouli St. will allow specialists to train in an interdisciplinary environment and help recruit health-care providers to the rural Big Island,... (Pacific Business News, HI)
Greenhouse gas workshops planned Oct 27, 2009
Nov. 16, 5:30 p.m. at the Office of Aging Conference Room in Hilo. Nov. 17, 5:30 p.m. at the Department of Liquor Control hearing room in Kona. (Honolulu Advertiser)
Drawn to the spirit world Oct 26, 2009
When he was younger, Uncle Phillip explained, he had stolen jewelry off the body of a dead woman whose family had her coffin in their Hilo home before the funeral. A few nights later, Uncle Phillip's father answered a knock at the door and spoke to a woman dressed in black, her face hidden by a shawl. (Honolulu Advertiser)
Feds Interview Crew Of Plane That Overshot Airport Oct 26, 2009
airlines pilots fell asleep for at least 18 minutes during a midmorning flight from Honolulu to Hilo, Hawaii. The plane passed its destination and was heading out over open ocean before controllers raised the pilots. (Click2Houston, TX)
First bigeye tuna farm approved off Big Island Oct 26, 2009
Unlike many tuna farms around the world which capture immature tuna and fatten them until they're ready for harvest, Hawaii Oceanic expects to artificially hatch bigeye at a University of Hawaii lab in Hilo ... Unlike many tuna farms around the world which capture immature tuna and fatten them until they're ready for harvest, Hawaii Oceanic expects to artificially hatch bigeye at a University of Hawaii lab in Hilo. (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
