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Vol. 13, Issue 222 - Saturday, August 9, 2008

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MIKE BURLEY / MBURLEY@STARBULLETIN.COM

Obama’s vacation starts with beach outing

Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama walks down Kailua beach barefoot with shoes in hand early today. With him is Marty Nesbitt, Obama's friend and campaign treasurer.

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In Multimedia

In Nation And World

In Today's Edition

Hawaii News

» Obama's vacation starts with beach outing

» Obama plays an afternoon round of golf

» Sen. Barack Obama: 'See you on the beach'

» Obama is here to relax, not work

» Tourists change plans, locals take off

» Obama pays visit to grandmother in Makiki

» Teens eagerly lend support to Obama

» Celebs find serenity on cool Kailua Beach

» Kobayashi says she'd stay 4 years as mayor

» Group faces arrest over home blockade

» Landlord is found guilty of burglary

» Mililani offramp closed this weekend

» New signs on freeway have higher reflectivity

» Patriarch still helped run family-owned store

» Newswatch, Police/Fire

» Signs of Hawaiian Life in the Universe

» Whatever Happened: Kukui Plaza slaying

Features

» Island "traceurs" overcome obstacles

» Parkour gains foothold in Hawaii

» Health Options: Deficiency of iodine

» View from the Pew: Anglicans skirt split

» On Faith: China clamps down

Sports

» Backups step up

» Junk will get his kicks

» Baldwin rebuilding its offense

» Estes centers offense

» Waipio's new look gets it to regional title game

» Notebook: Young cornerbacks

Business

» HMC cutting 80 positions

» Tourism officials tout 'special occasions'

» Shipper Horizon lowers fuel surcharge

» Business Briefs

» Market Watch: Stocks jump, oil falls to $115

» Hawaii Stock Index

Editorial

» City needs to manage electricity use, expense

Hawaii News

Eh, Barry: Howzit, brah

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Tourists change their play plans and local people take off to give native son a big "Aloha!"

Kobayashi says she'd stay 4 years

The candidate has run a quiet campaign for Honolulu mayor so far

Group faces arrest over home blockade

The men say they will return if work restarts on top of Kauai graves

Landlord is found guilty of burglary

Kenneth Hood is cleared of animal cruelty in the killing of his tenant's dog

in Features

Vertical challenge

Parkour, which is often mistakenly identified as an extreme sport or a daredevil activity is, in fact, a movement philosophy

in Sports

Backups step up

Whether because of classes or injury, several UH football backups saw time with the first team yesterday

Special Section

Special: Celebrate Lucky 8

The power of 8: The number's importance and cultural significance

Special: Summer of Dreams

Hawaii's Bryan Clay and Dara Torres are expected to make a splash at the Games

in Business

HMC cutting 80 positions

The medical center laid off 89 employees just two months ago

in Editorial

City needs to better manage electricity use and expense

An audit has found that energy use and costs at city facilities have increased sharply during the last five years

Columns

	Wood Craft Ben Wood
	View from the Pew Mary Adamski
	Health Options Joannie Dobbs & Alan Titchnal

in Blogs

LesPros model search is on

So Necessary...

Mary J. Blige coming to Honolulu in October

UH Football Extra

Game-time decision on Letuli

UH Volleyball Extra

Wahine sweep Wyoming

UFC 88: Breakthrough preview

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