~30,000 POUND HAUL » Darren Kaupu (who weighs 305 pounds) strained to pull the truck and Hummer on Saturday as a test run for the upcoming Hawaii's Strongest Man Competition.
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Hawaii News
Hawaiians await bill on access to placenta
With the support of legislators and now the state Health Department, a law allowing the placenta to be released to birth parents in Hawaii awaits the governor's signature.
UH astronomers observe eclipse in Libyan desert
The team reports preliminary evidence of an interstellar wind blowing past the sun.
in Features
Reading, writing books is good for kids
Kids publish books for other kids under a program that promotes literacy and imagination.
in Sports
Rain, snow wipe out Rainbows' game
Hawaii's baseball game at Nevada likely won't be rescheduled.
Special Section
Listen to the Rain
Six weeks of storms pound home a hard lesson. A 12-page Star-Bulletin special section from the Sun., April 16, 2006 edition.
in Business
Armed and ready to roll
Debbie Scanlan-Maluina has a job that is exciting and fun but also deadly serious.
in Editorial
Army overstepped in closing hearing
The Army has reversed a decision to close a criminal proceeding to the public.
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