PHOTO BY IDAHO STATE JOURNAL VIA ASSOCIATED PRESS
HILO SOLDIER HONORED: British paratrooper Pete McIntyre played "Amazing Grace" on the bagpipes during a Saturday memorial service for Hawaii Sgt. Steve Sakoda at Camp Stryker, Iraq, in this photo released yesterday. Sakoda, 29, of Hilo died after an Iraqi roadside bomb detonated near his Humvee on April 29.
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National group easing teacher shortfall
Recruits from a noted nonprofit program will help fill spaces at Leeward Oahu sites.
City Council is priced out of its own facility
The council tried to rent a meeting room at the city's Pali Golf Course and wound up with a state facility at a tenth of the cost.
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Waste not is artist's message
A throwaway society provides Christopher Reiner ample material for creativity.
in Sports
Wichmann wins WAC heptathlon
Annett Wichmann pulled out a win in the Western Athletic Conference heptathlon yesterday at Cooke Field.
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in Editorial
Quake shows need to adjust tsunami zones
The unforeseen source of earthquakes has scientists reviewing the state's preparedness.
Akaka's daily pleas might help sovereignty
Senator Akaka has begun giving daily speeches on the Senate floor to urge enactment of Hawaiian sovereignty.
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