JULY 2004
Tug-barge operators on strike; 2 charged in alleged kickback scheme; Bankruptcies at lowest rate since '96; Kapolei heralds opening of library; Alien species battle gets $3M boost; Child abuse program refocuses; Boy devises new button drive; 'Dog luck' nets robbery suspect; Boy wins $3,600 in school lawsuit; Astronomy center takes shape; Discount drug program begins; Smokers sought for veggie study; Local 5 OKs Kaiser pact; Ex-councilman challenges Mayor Kim; New laws take effect today; 'Ice' fight succeeding, officials say
[V. 9, No. 184 - Fri., July 2, 2004]
Barge workers squeeze shipping; Some turning to air freight; Cruise liner dodges strike; Security at ports up for holiday; Isle judo family sacrifices for Iraq; Regents, Dobelle hire mediator; Panel raps regents' excessive politics; Counties consider control of harbors; Kailua fireworks get political; State Hospital patients honored; Kailua burglar seeks unlocked doors; Ex-Ticket Plus exec facing theft charges; Dad to go to Iraq for son's court-martial; Kauai film official quits; Growers aim at orchid imports
[V. 9, No. 185 - Sat., July 3, 2004]
Aki receives 20-year term in girl's death; Isle Army Guard gets call; Prices for homes on Oahu hit new high; New talks planned in tugboat walkout; Fee hikes aid emergency services; 'Apprentice' heads to isles for auditions; Field in Palolo to honor volunteer; Week-long effort nets 98 arrests; Monk seal returning to Kauai after surgery; YMCA program gets $25,000 OHA award
Neighbor isles feel strike's impact; Shortages stir residents to fly to Oahu; Education nonprofit hits more snags; DOE ready to don hard hats; Iraq-bound troops hold historic colors; Dentists send aloha to Iraqis; Small whales linger in Hanalei Bay; Nonprofits cited for illegal loans; Punahou kids go to 'real' China; New Mexico wants isle missile work [V. 9, No. 187 - Mon., July 5, 2004] Barge strike ends; Deal eases neighbor island nerves; E.Oahu cemetery work to start; Whales herded farther offshore; $25M boost expected from RIMPAC; West Hawaii health center sought; Weekend Scene [V. 9, No. 188 - Tue., July 6, 2004] Whale's body found near Hanalei Bay; Fireworks spark 53 blazes on Oahu; Isle school band pioneer honored; UH scientist wins Woods Hole medal; Passenger dies in SUV crash; Decorated WWII vet Schaefer dies [V. 9, No. 189 - Wed., July 7, 2004] Arab Bank sued over U.S. deaths; Scientists work to preserve coral; Monk seal released on Kauai; Council prepares to override vetoes; Education lobbyists report expenses; Lawmakers may get Iraq deployment; Hearing set on Kona development; Bainum questions union endorsement; Last step for isle Stryker unit is near; City trees causing cleanup woes; Airport contractors plead not guilty; Police: Man who died refused hospital; Teen tobacco stings net mixed results [V. 9, No. 190 - Thu., July 8, 2004] IRS wants $129M from Hawaiian Air; Kailua sewage plant supervisors indicted; Stryker gets a green light; State expecting $150M deficit; Heftel to run for BOE; 4 teachers to learn building trades; Official quits, fights DUI charge; Murder suspect back in Colombia; Piggybacked Akaka bill blocked; Mighty Mo gets 2-millionth visitor; Life Foundation gets CDC grant; Mark claims self-defense in retrial; Ex-isle woman guilty of L.A. killing [V. 9, No. 191 - Fri., July 9, 2004] Isle brigade will train abroad; Terror alert not aimed at Hawaii; Study assesses effect of tourism; Council intends to override Harris; A soldier's road to recovery; Panel questions ad featuring Bainum; Tour copter lands hard; no fatalities; Isle-bound NZ flight turned back; Aquino to attend 2 isle events; Canada lending scam hits isles; Drug agents to focus on Pahoa; Sierra Club criticizes legislators; Ticket theft defendant called 'model citizen'; Couple sues air tour firm over crash [V. 9, No. 192 - Sat., July 10, 2004] Mac nut firms to merge; Navy trainer under scrutiny; Call-up hits schools and kids; Good deed salvages vacation; Call-up changes Guard training; Professor wants Dobelle audit made public; Aloha First given time to get insurance; Typhus cases tracking last year's total; Body donor program on hold [V. 9, No. 193 - Sun., July 11, 2004] Snafus persist at Hanauma; Aki jurors speak out; Officer shoots Ewa Beach man; State to limit swims with wild dolphins; State to reveal halfway house sites; Ceremony honors Hawaii Guard; Army helps reservist families prepare; Bruhns drawn to Air Guard; Work to close freeway, Ewa road; UHH accredited for another 10 years; Library book sale underway [V. 9, No. 194 - Mon., July 12, 2004] Ala Wai face lift on the way; State workers largely avoiding gifts; Conservation piece; Isle Guard troops prepare for worst; Jellyfish sting more than 300; Kailua wants pedestrian-friendly town; Pool reopening to be discussed; Remains found at CIA crash site; Social agencies get $1.08 million [V. 9, No. 195 - Tue., July 13, 2004] State to keep extra $100M; Air traffic control staff crisis looms; $35M ordered to plaintiffs vs. Marcos; Police charge 11 in campground rampage; Arts programs still face drastic cuts; Civil Defense official called to Iraq; Lingle signs ethics-class law; Novel ship excels at mine clearing; Liquor investigator sentenced for bribery [V. 9, No. 196 - Wed., July 14, 2004] Aquino addresses hostage situation; Residents oppose plan for Ala Wai; Kindergarten age raised; Palolo Pool repairs to resume; Racial insults claimed in camp attack; Lingle sounds off on vetoes; Teachers failed by faulty test; Nader scheduled to visit isles; Nonemergency hot line use up [V. 9, No. 197 - Thu., July 15, 2004] UH housing falls short; Flights bog down as travel picks up; Obama to deliver Dem keynote; Dobelle used $45,000 for image-rating poll; Council restores budget vetoes; Mayor threatens farm tax bill veto; Aquino encourages 'people power'; Change urged in judging school progress; Rain keeps brush fires' pace in check; Isle teachers' salaries fall further below U.S. average; Maui police see lowest applicant rate ever; Ex-officials are fined for illegal donations [V. 9, No. 198 - Fri., July 16, 2004] Regents OK West Oahu plan; UH weighs raising aquarium fees; Fire disrupts southern Lihue; Developers may help build UH dorms; Dobelle gets 3 more weeks; Isle fugitive nabbed in Idaho; UH film school gets NBC grant; Hannemann ad voice-over criticized; Candidates talk city finances; Wal-Mart foes request public hearing; City official pleads not guilty; Kailua sewer work behind schedule; Nigerian 'Net scam takes new form; Local workers hired for Stryker work; Guilty verdict for cockfighting [V. 9, No. 199 - Sat., July 17, 2004] Kaiser wants 11% rate hike; Military spending in Hawaii on the rise; Developer apologizes for Ewa Beach wall; City has plan for Ala Wai parking; UH budget proposal in works; Off-campus housing program bombarded; Former islander elected Methodist bishop; Campaign probe snares 2 more; Student mentally incapable for trial; McGruff watchdog nabs boys in alleged theft; E-mail seeks isle aid to rename Jap Road; Bainum, Hannemann file to run for mayor; Testing and repairs of Aiea siren to continue; Wahiawa hospital group sues over land dispute | N.Shore key to House control; Lawmaker arrested for alleged lewdness; Bryan Clay, isle Olympian; Kuhio's obstacle course; Nader backs military downsizing; Felix pays fine for wedding business; Guard leader readies for war; Barking Sands beats out White [V. 9, No. 201 - Mon., July 19, 2004] Republicans look to grow among younger parents; Both parties hand operative jobs to men in their 20s; 29th Brigade might ship out early; Hawaii Realtors outpace listings; Pastor's debut; Forum to tackle juvenile detention; Teacher mentor project set; Ex-Kamehameha head hired as UH researcher; UH names chief fund-raiser; Watercraft restriction ruled unenforceable [V. 9, No. 202 - Tue., July 20, 2004] Isle troops get Aug. 16 order; Hate-crime law invoked in attacks; School firm on sex-tape expulsions; Lingle backs arrested candidate; Ex-banker runs for school board; July Fourth injuries up from last year; Mom avoids jail in murder attempt; Man gets life term for injuries to infant; Toxic 'Hilo Burrito' getting dumped; Kunia brush fire nearly out; State sues over alleged drug dens; New law limits 'ice' ingredients; Asia-Pacific artists to show ceramics [V. 9, No. 203 - Wed., July 21, 2004] Challengers emerge in Legislature; 2 Dems to challenge Blundell; 2 on council get free ride; List of candidates; Reserve call leaves families little time; Prison guard sorry for sex assault; State launches mosquito campaign; UH to turn over Dobelle documents; UH project turns trash to cash; Mudslide damage to reef debated; Gov sees rental progress; Hiroshi Yamashita services set [V. 9, No. 204 - Thu., July 22, 2004] UH finds link in stopping tumor growth; Honolulu diocese settles abuse suit; Dobelle criticizes isle political culture; $11.4M in school funds in limbo; GOP says Dem event broke law; Youth art programs get funding reprieve; Isle Marines recall tense duty in Iraq; Coast Guard probes diving accident; Critics want Ala Wai project scrapped; Hospice program founder honored; Agencies show off foreign-aid tech; Strykers to go on display; Charges due in ramming incident; No mistrial in shooting case [V. 9, No. 205 - Fri., July 23, 2004] Hawaii crime rate fell in 2003; Film school plans statehood project; Divers recall horrific accident; UH-Dobelle talks extended; Education law costs isles $30M yearly; Iraq duty can't stop tradition; Dems question gov on funding; Dems heal rift before convention; Maui police to test Tasers; School supplies excite needy kids; 24-hour relay to aid cancer battle [V. 9, No. 206 - Sat., July 24, 2004] Large Kauai resort gets OK; Isle businessman is jailed in Ghana; UH marketing polls rated leaders; Castle Junction work praised; Isle Army division to undergo expansion; Kona project wins Council favor; New system speeds police work; Last of 8 men in murder case sentenced; Man gets probation, jail for Net sex offense; Maui company evicts about 24 farmers; Landowner seeks clarity on access issue [V. 9, No. 207 - Sun., July 25, 2004] Diver dies in tournament; More construction due for Oahu; Stryker debut; Haleakala astronomy heats up; UH Kakaako site lacks parking; Owner loses found dog in shelter mix-up; Dem convention keynoter credits isles; Brush fires hit Oahu, Molokai; Video link effort reunites families, troops; Organ recipients head to Games; Isles fail on cancer test access; Flipped car ties up Kalakaua; Sewer leak checks move to Kailua [V. 9, No. 208 - Mon., July 26, 2004] Higa described as 'experienced' and 'giving'; State opens inquiry into bone finds at Wal-Mart; Maui groups petition over shrinking flow of streams; Attorney won local, national respect; UH teacher nets multimillion-dollar grant; Pilot error reportedly led to fatal plane crash [V. 9, No. 209 - Tue., July 27, 2004] Limits sought on zoo parking; Tainted isle TV ratings force rerun; UH likely to hire run-and-shoot legend; Isle Dems join national rally; Planning key to commuter survival; Public gets look at Strykers; Dobelle seeks UH records; Teachers save school from flood; 5 hurt in Big Isle prison fire; Bills start for cell phone-locating 911; Navy to fly blimps near Kauai [V. 9, No. 210 - Wed., July 28, 2004] Ward aims for urban village; O-bam!-a wows Dems; Family settles suit over accident; Lingle releases education funds; Farming urged for Kamilonui; Stryker draws praise and scorn; Climate study looks to sea; Animal shelter considers Waimanalo; Gov blasts Kauai branded cigarette; War reporter 'Bob' Miller dies [V. 9, No. 211 - Thu., July 29, 2004] Hawaii trails in voter sign-up; Isle coach sues over Olympic ouster; 1,800 acres on N.Shore for sale; HPD officer gets medal for rescue; Judge delays Suzuki sentencing; Journalists tour youth prison; Catholic diocese settles sex abuse suit; 2 indicted in bid-rigging scheme; Charges set in 'ice' lab case; Retired surgeon still in touch with patients; Niu fire and power failure coincide; Reserves' city workers might get pay; Real estate exec Arthur Wriston dies [V. 9, No. 212 - Fri., July 30, 2004] Dobelle and regents settle; Mixed reviews for Dobelle deal; Kawamoto fined $21,250; Complaint filed against Aduja; Bar is Kerry country for a night; Teachers urged to watch troops' kids; Twins prep for double Iraq duty; Council to override tax veto; Couple sues over explicit photos; Hamamoto gets 4 more years; Windward wreck shuts highway; City faces sewage spill suit; Check-forging charges pending [V. 9, No. 213 - Sat., July 31, 2004] Bainum leads in spending; Schofield soldier dies in Iraq; Deal could allow release of Dobelle records; Reactions mixed to new UH logos; Ad agency shuts down; Cop killer guilty in related case; UH med school welcomes 62 students; Suspect held in hit-and-run; Forgery suspect charged |
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