TARO PATENT PROTEST: A crowd of a few hundred people led by Hawaiian activist Walter Ritte convened yesterday at Bachman Hall on the University of Hawaii-Manoa campus to protest UH patents on taro plants.
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Floods plague Windward Oahu; some schools closed
A lingering storm dumps more rain on the region, halting traffic in some areas and prompting emergency cleanups in others.
Maili landfill stopped, for now
State panel refuses to hear a permit application for a proposed debris landfill.
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Sacred sounds from the South
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'Bows zone in
UH switches out of its man defense to fluster and defeat NMSU.
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Toyota affiliate plans Hawaii captive insurance unit
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Don't repeal gasoline price cap law -- improve it
The state House is considering repeal of the gasoline price caps while the Senate is poised to change the law.

Broken Trust: Closure came quickly -- too quickly for some
Saying they want "healing and closure," the new trustees retain the legal team that failed the ousted trustees and decline to help the attorney general's office pursue the case for reimbursement.
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