SEPTEMBER 2004
Safeway sizing up Kapahulu site; Wounded in Iraq; Lahaina school gets trailer for classes; Lessees demand conversion; Cleanup of illegal dump starts; Group opposes museum plan; Big Isle smoking ban complete; Mirikitani conviction upheld; City aide challenges Aduja; Sierra Club to aid candidates; Big Isle scope helps find planet; Viloria among Olympians in exhibit
[V. 9, No. 246 - Thu., Sept. 2, 2004]
Isle women rank high in health; Bethany's story heads for big screen; Lingle touts isle growth; Clues to ancient tsunami found; Breaking new ground; HECO plan criticized; Bainum accused of stealing ideas; Mall manager sentenced; City cuts plans to reduce parking; Navy admits sonar use before odd whale activity; Surfers fear effect of sand recycling; Tests to aid infertile couples
[V. 9, No. 247 - Fri., Sept. 3, 2004]
Charters top public schools on exam; School-by-school test results; Schofield soldier killed in Iraq; Local GOP gathering draws protests; Trial set in child-abuse case; UH requests $710M for budget; More troops prep for Iraq duty; Bainum supports Akaka bill; Plan to find Ark halted; 100th ordered to remove patch; Big Isle land protection bid stepped up; Registered voters can get early ballot
[V. 9, No. 248 - Sat., Sept. 4, 2004]
Housing market could be cooling; Group sought $50M to settle, developer says; Kapaa's Pop Warner teams get uniforms; Crash blamed on too little analysis; Ship will study reefs in NW Hawaiian Isles; Prayer services for slain soldier set for Tuesday; Natatorium resolutions lauded; HPD investigator in Harris probe faces reassignment; Plea deferral sought in sex case; Police gearing up for Labor Day DUIs; Fine is likely for Aduja campaign
3 brothers need marrow transplant; Clay gets Olympian welcome home; USS Arizona tickets hail heroes; Palolo pool dry for 3 more weeks; HFD headquarters work begins; Fresh crew to staff new destroyer; Shon takes charter challenge; Elderly housing project starts [V. 9, No. 250 - Mon., Sept. 6, 2004] Two blazes on Oahu leave 18 homeless; Isle election to test union's political clout; U.S. cuts snake interdiction; Local stars, literacy CD aid children in reading; Maui Council approves funding of land purchase; Isle attorney disbarred over $1M estate actions; West Oahu chancellor candidates to visit [V. 9, No. 251 - Tue., Sept. 7, 2004] Hawaiian march floods Waikiki; Coed drinking banned in Hickam dorms; Inouye celebrates 80th birthday; UH Filipino classes feel pinch; Fire-displaced residents salvage belongings; Muscular dystrophy pledges down slightly; State pleased with Lunalilo plan [V. 9, No. 252 - Wed., Sept. 8, 2004] Isle traffic easing, report says; Isle program prepped capsule effort; Ruling on alleged fraud deferred; ACLU sues over squatters law; Switch in Harris probe raises concern; Farmer admits fatal shooting; Schofield prays for fallen soldier; Collection of dead birds urged; Social agencies request funds [V. 9, No. 253 - Thu., Sept. 9, 2004] Mayor's race tops $4M in spending; Kaneshiro outspends Carlisle; Warner Bros. takes on 'Five-O' film; State starts new Aduja fund probe; Charges filed in eBay skull case; Religious center approved with limits; Animal shelter in limbo; Bipartisan group pushes 'clean' politics; Architect charged in mayoral funds case; State prepares for flu season; Supercomputer helps UH ocean studies; Kids' fire-setting tied to family ills; Chinese model parents push education; Women urged to watch heart health; Capsule's crash dims scientists' hopes [V. 9, No. 254 - Fri., Sept. 10, 2004] PRIMARY ELECTION GUIDE 2004; Top 3 mayoral candidates spar; Heat is on, electricity use up; Aduja tried to quit as lawyer; Tax report erases state deficit; Farmer charged in death; Man believed guilty of home invasion; Treasurer gets probation for stealing [V. 9, No. 255 - Sat., Sept. 11, 2004] Lingle gets suspicious mail; More to be done to protect isles from terror; Jail term for robbery put on hold; Vet lived for slain comrade; Judge will rule on candidacy; Akaka proud of military work; UH regents add to budget requests; Biotech papayas a threat, critics say; Turtle healing after amputation [V. 9, No. 256 - Sun., Sept. 12, 2004] Mayoral hopefuls share visions; Isles reflect on bond to tragedy; New voting machine use questioned; Safety concerns rise at Ala Wai site; Feud grows over cat litter; Preparing to deploy; Palolo pool repairs OK'd; Isle general sees bin Laden tactics; Po'ouli caught for breeding effort [V. 9, No. 257 - Mon., Sept. 13, 2004] Mauna Loa rumbles awake; Officials worry eligible voters will stay home; Private School, Inc.; Cuts could make women's group seek private funding; Maui mill's preservation in limbo; Crater debate roils over concert plans; Farmers gather in wake of recent shooting [V. 9, No. 258 - Tue., Sept. 14, 2004] Foremost Dairies gives up; Merger of banks passes by 80%; Dye tracks Waikiki currents; Palolo pool finally opens; Big Isle blaze torches 2K acres; Senator's care home owes taxes; Phone book recycling blooms anew; Sale scores point against cancer; Racial profiling draws concern; Council to get raise on Kauai; Abandoned cars challenge Maui; Match-rigged letters continue; States vary in genetic tests for babies [V. 9, No. 259 - Wed., Sept. 15, 2004] More in Hawaii skipping college; 'Ice' bust nets ex-Miss Hawaii USA; Aloha Air CEO steps down; Sheriffs' vest shortage criticized; Isle guests trying to leave Big Easy; City losing transportation director; Missing Marine's remains identified; Accident victim full of kindness; Rock fall kills park ranger; El Nino raises isle storm risk; Isle Marines arrive in Gulf; State hunting down mosquitoes; County appeals burial-site decision; Senator's care home gains tax settlement [V. 9, No. 260 - Thu., Sept. 16, 2004] Hawaiian home agency gets land; 'Styles set prosecutors apart; Strykers will strain schools; Officer sues police over demotion; Bainum condemns 'bigoted' ad; Council kills Kona development; UH enrollment up slightly; Most schools pass inspections; City, state sued over stream damage; Ranger who died on duty 'always cheerful'; Sister Marie Bouhourd dies; Akaka bill takes 'giant step'; Charges reduced in Maui attack; Hula Bowl's usefulness questioned; Isle expats face Ivan [V. 9, No. 261 - Fri., Sept. 17, 2004] Merged bank to scale back; Manoa pair faces extortion charges; Deaf vet blames mix-up for arrest; Absentee voters keep pouring in; ACLU wants Tasers restricted; Driver held in crash that hurt officer; Isle expat recalls storm survival; Charter school enrollment up; Bush taps isle attorney for bench; Housing agency accepts federal reforms; Developers defend hospital plans; Volunteer Bette Stillwell dies; Dennis Quan Keong Dung dies; Isle prison to ship 6 to Utah; Airport security getting tougher [V. 9, No. 262 - Sat., Sept. 18, 2004] Primary 2004: Time to choose; Police are 12-for-12 in solving this year's bank heists; AT&T cuts 80 in isles; Man accused of rapes has violent past; City experiments with energy; Project houses Hawaiian culture; Hawaiian programs awarded $9.5M; Ship focuses on NW isle study; Unknowns hope to hit jackpot; $229M slated for isle programs; Projects to aid Hawaiians get $4.8M | Mayoral showdown; Voter turnout weak; Voter voices; Carlisle victorious; 2 incumbents lose; Cabanilla wins Tamayo's post; Brewer joins Inouye, Cavasso; Heftel receives most votes; Election boosts GOP; Apo and Teruya head to runoff; Kim prevails on Big Island; Familiar faces on Maui, Kauai; Panels to review artifacts case; Crime-fighting duty appeals to Donohues; Bowfin face lift to restore classic look [V. 9, No. 264 - Mon., Sept. 20, 2004] The battle for Mayor; Snafus invalidate 9,559 ballots; Congressmen act secure; Carlisle says crime issues still unresolved; Thin margin lands Apo in Council seat; Primary results not flawless, says Lingle; Taxi users say service at airport insufficient; Plantation era symbol topples [V. 9, No. 265 - Tue., Sept. 21, 2004] Jobless rate at 13-year low; Lingle's BOE favorites fade; Junior Olympic gymnastics club needs home; Commercial diving school to open here; Carlisle praises Harris funds probe; HPD to let officers' SUVs stay; Ex-Miss Hawaii USA drug trial set; Kupuna condemns grading of 'famous' hill; Orangutan gets $100,000; Church elder says farmland needed; Isle firm faces tax trial [V. 9, No. 266 - Wed., Sept. 22, 2004] Survey backs preschool funding; Walking may boost mental health; Isle Coast Guard cutter seizes drugs; Boy faces charges in lighter attack; Hawaiians join in D.C. museum opening; Farmland tax bill gets final vote; Schofield soldier dies in Afghanistan; $35.6M Big Island road opens; Tanonaka hits Abercrombie on draft; Harris donor charged over gifts; Educator Alberta Pualani Hopkins dies; Murder suspect released; Shipboard stabbing case may go to trial; Ark. exhibits show life of interned [V. 9, No. 267 - Thu., Sept. 23, 2004] Iraq duty calls father and son; Navy turns red over blue picture; Mid-Pac weighs voluntary drug tests; Slain soldier had 'biggest heart'; DJs try to get people to polls; Natatorium project under way; Sierra Club worries state won't be ready; Federal agency reneges on funds; State will replace rickety bridge; 5 captive nene get protected habitat on Maui; Funds sought for upkeep of Maui parcel; Assault pattern cited; Speeder is indicted in death of pedestrian; Isle native attended BYU; Economist served as UH-Manoa chancellor; Territorial Senate president dies in Samoa [V. 9, No. 268 - Fri., Sept. 24, 2004] Mayoral hopefuls to scrap BRT; Man dies after store beating; Tourism growth strong in August; Visitor brutally attacked; Curbside recycling to expand; Incarcerated girls sent to Utah; UH adds $1.4B to economy, UH report says; Land swap set for Haiku Stairs; Seller of fatal weapon is sentenced; Kerry staff not taking isles for granted; Internment conference opens; Historian Emmett Cahill dies; Hiking trailblazer Richard Davis dies [V. 9, No. 269 - Sat., Sept. 25, 2004] West Nile found on Maui; Fund-raiser accused of rigging contracts; Kauai copter missing; 5 people on board; State sued over sex assault; Fern Grotto flourishes with recent restoration; Campbell principal best in nation; GOP says House candidate not a citizen; Nuuanu murder suspect arrested; Dobelle's attorney questions figures; Firms offer to take city trash to mainland; Reservists to get going-away party; Recovery plan works to boost nene ranks; Air ambulance replaces downed plane; Leadership scholarship aids Pacific Islanders; Big Isle Council member cared about Kona history [V. 9, No. 270 - Sun., Sept. 26, 2004] Copter wreck found; West Nile confirmation may take 10 days; Residents protest Maui land transfer; Tour showcases H-POWER expansion plans; Luau sends off Iraq-bound Guard unit; WWII interpreter saved civilians; City ends Kaimuki trolley service; Man charged in death of store owner; Cellist plays with passion; Acting UH president to get interim term; Internment exhibit stirs emotions [V. 9, No. 271 - Mon., Sept. 27, 2004] Honoring the 100th; Kauai crew fails to retrieve air wreckage; Customs policy could cause more delay for visitors; Commission's effect felt in Senate; Senator's wife was devoted and generous; Isle agriculture evolves under stress of imports; 4 appointed to East-West Center board; Chaminade co-founder found peace in his work [V. 9, No. 272 - Tue., Sept. 28, 2004] Fasi backs Hannemann; Idols ready for isles; Aloha mulls sale of units; 2 bodies recovered in Kauai crash; Moving a mountain; Maui checks more birds for West Nile; Pearl ship makes huge drug bust; Land dispute dogs Big Isle resort; Forger escapes women's prison; Army land plans face court fight; Ranch exec Henry Ho Wong dies [V. 9, No. 273 - Wed., Sept. 29, 2004] Schuman Carriage to close; Victim says attack was hate driven; Choy, poke festival part ways; Governor OKs funds for drug treatment; Crash victims had wedding plans; 'Idols' show brings mixed talent levels; Rodrigues' freedom in question; 3 libraries back to 6-day week; Don't surf tsunamis, officials warn; House OKs $104M to stop viper; Park seeks volunteers to hunt sheep; Engineer indicted over donations; Sheriffs catch escapee in Nuuanu [V. 9, No. 274 - Thu., Sept. 30, 2004] Hawaii sees rise in 'super' bacteria; HPD ex-chief hurt in hit-and-run; 182-year-old shipwrecks possibly found; Kauai team aids bereft tourists; Recovery of bodies challenges aviators; Lum wins Kauai's top police job; Assault response proper, police say; UH-Manoa ripe for tuition hike; Masked men rob Ewa Beach store; Haiku Stairs land swap on hold; Reservists don desert brown; Man takes responsibility for death; 10 years for pedestrian death; Parking-fee rollback bill advances; Dems push Tanonaka spending complaint; Nader ballot ruling due soon; Meals on Wheels plans 1st fund-raiser |
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