Shark bites spear diver; Centenarian put off U.S. citizenship for 79 years; Close calls at Hoku awards; Ka Loko investigator might be an outsider; 2 Police Commission members resign posts; Business property tax hike advances; The Wormy Way; UH medical students help treat homeless; Feds cut Hawaii's terror funds; Air Force adds quake to Pacific missions; Runoff will cost Hokulia $200,000; H-1 West closed tomorrow night; Golf tour backer convicted of fraud

Out of power; Stalking case allowed at molestation trial; Shark bite victim could lose agility in left hand; Influx of shark sightings could be deceiving; Ex-coaches get separate trials; Hot line will help track liquor sales to minors; Superferry could face rough ride on Maui; Akaka is endorsed by national arms control group; FEMA decisions can be appealed; Hilo site will house services for veterans; Maui budget pays for water rights; Scholarship recipient to study engineering; Red Cross offers free summer swim classes

More blackouts a certainty; Facilities to tap sea for energy; New law requires renewable energy; HPD, union reach deal on new work shift; Push to ban business at park approved; Drivers suck up cheap gas in Kakaako; Senior denied graduation over dress; Families say jury lacked courage; Former isle deejay dies from gunshot; Fishermen allege abandonment; Suspect held in $2M heist; Woman's body found with marks on neck; UH agrees to give up 3 patents on taro; Settlement helps fund health programs at UH; Niu Valley sewer work to delay traffic

Kauai's police chief retires with a plan; Kukui Gardens case going federal; Auto shop programs stall out at isle schools; Kawaiahao Church mystery; UH marine lab in need of repairs; Transplant Games serve dual purpose; Power of the brush; Departing legislators open leadership posts; Interpreters earn overdue praise; Air ambulance requirement cut; Mayors descend on Vegas for $1.8M event

Captain blamed in ship's grounding on reef; Isle life expectancy better than average; Tailor-made toys benefit students, disabled; New H-1 westbound lane opens; Contradictory state goals beset Windward reservoir; Isle red tape delays quick test for HIV

Pro surfer faces jail for tax evasion; Wie close, but misses; Industrious bank robber keeps Oahu police busy; Photo ID now required for cold medicine; Plan eases school budget shifts; Suspicious fire leaves Makakilo family homeless; Polluter gets prison for pouring tar into drain; Headaches linger as H-1 lane opens; Lab work on taro opposed; Bill fails to properly allocate new cigarette tax; Jewelry robbery suspect faces federal 'ice' charge; Man hurt trying to stop van theft with his body; Deal allows Kaimuki senior to march

Akaka Bill faces crucial vote; Honolulu man not unique in refusal to deploy; Wie moves on to next tourney with eager spirit; Despite paralysis, local man speaks volumes; Recent light tradewinds 'unusual'; Seat-belt citations continue to fall; City to lend state $5 million for transit tax system; Crewless boat reaches Hilo after 6-month drift; Expert backs global health care; Contractor Otani was active part of Hilo community; Girl recalls stepdad's actions in stabbing; Robbery suspects seen on camera

Senators volley over Akaka Bill; Akaka Bill opponents occupy Iolani Palace; Watada could face prison and discharge for defiance; Watada: Like father, like son; Logistics could curb transit tax set for '07; Mayor accepts tax changes in 'spirit of cooperation'; Sex offender gets 30 years; Ethics complaint dropped for Kanno; State begins Kailua roadwork; 2 nonprofits challenge sale of Kukui Gardens; Couple empowers disabled with tech; Isle jets move aid for E. Timor; Dinner cruise saves and serenades lost-at-sea pair; Chlorine fishing prompts 5 arrests; Police raid yields drugs, ammo; Police arrest second man in Waipahu jewelry heist

Lingle resolute after bill dies; Free tickets take off with Aloha Airlines; None hurt as plane ditched off Hilo coast; Gemini yields supernova detail; Locks of Love; Maui man charged with ivory trafficking; School staff to be graded covertly on 'customer service'; Charter school opts to give up grades 9-12; Excise tax collection obligation in dispute; Paniolo Greenwell cared for Big Isle land; Group drives home MADD message; 'Lost' robbery part of alleged crime spree

Beach park to stay closed nightly; Mayor threatens court order; Ala Wai bacteria tests show status quo; Officials try to insulate a rare nursing scene; Women's Health: Care before conception; Kumu hula preserved the culture of Molokai; Alleged jewelry robbers face federal charges; Firefighter resigns after sentence; Seat belt campaign yields 3,337 citations; Weekend events shut Kalakaua Avenue

Plane's safe ditching was team effort, pilot says; Hawaii drivers could have saved 10 cents per gallon; Miss Hawaii has plenty of practice in public; Wave risk to Pearl at issue for tsunami center; Waipahu names to honor Anderson; Virtual training helps soldiers bound for Iraq; Adult care center to hold open house

Coming up short; Pilot prenatal health clinic targets 'ice' users; Rainbow, gecko lose as coin contenders; Group seeks kits for homeless; Plumeria grower shares the wealth; Funding bill offers $13.5M to aid isles; SB staff earns 30 SPJ journalism awards

Tour bus kills SUV driver, crashes into home; Blessing in Connecticut set for submarine USS Hawaii; Hawaii ranks near bottom for volunteers; Asphalt ready to fix roads; Big Isle farmers' suit against DuPont wins round; Akaka returns from Iraq, citing progress; New lane at Liliha onramp to ease congestion; Violent crime rises on Oahu; UH biologists tune in to sharks' sixth sense; Navy leader cites progress with China

Fire strikes UH Lab School; School that faced shutdown finds new challenges; Fire at Tesoro eats into asphalt reserves; Crash victim treasured his family; High spying planes stop at Hickam; 9th Circuit is told to reconsider OHA ruling; Lingle appeals to Council in dispute over excise tax; Kauai nurses move toward strike; Jewelry robbery defendant is denied bail; Isle store owner was active gardener; Suit settled in man's fatal fall from cliff; Outbreak of stomach flu on cruise ship eases

Bush to create Northwest Isles National Monument; Kahuku land to be sold to developer; Lab School's headaches go beyond fire losses; Lab School treasures destroyed; Sentence angers victim's kin; Pedestrian dies after being run over twice; Tesoro working to clear asphalt storage tank; Man wreaks havoc at Ala Wai Harbor; Air Force honors vets with C-17; Hanabusa gasses up campaign; Battered ghost boat will cost $30,000 to fix

Fishery council wants monument exception; Kumu hula awarded highest U.S. folk arts honor; Kona twins doing well after fetal operation; Day out with Dad; Vacation rental fines hit $429,000; Transit tax dispute fades as mayor backs off threat; Parks going to the dogs; Suspect ordered held in connection with jewel theft, drug case; Coast Guard drops water to boat in distress; UH changes Pacific islander aid; Memorial set for SUV driver killed in crash; Work on lane will shut part of Kailua Road

The 2,500th killed in Iraq; Wilcox Hospital prepares for strike; Hawaii vacation a popular dream; Lab School donations reach nearly $16,000; Securities scam burns 20 investors in Hawaii; Color confusion; Kauai police gets another new chief; Sunken vessel in Thailand confirmed as U.S. WWII sub; Panel pares dam investigator list; Proposal could end tax dispute; Tour bus driver is fired after refusing drug test; Hui Malama accused of breach of contract; War sanctuary's creation has isle roots

2 new laws strengthen penalties for arson; Head-on collision kills driver on H-3; Chinatown at a crossroads; Ala Wai sewer pipe placed; Teen's success would make dad proud; Koolau mission of recovery; Kids Like Tri; Tiny bubbles launch sub Hawaii; Kapaa will finally get its own stadium; Hawaiians protest land office

Hawaii polishes its image in China; Isles help Beijing battle foul air; School's admission policy back in court; 'Tougher laws will not stop crop thieves'; Bachman face lift has detractors; Graduates on path to success; Crowning bittersweet for Miss Hawaii; Web site offers unique view of the Big Island; Soldier dies before first Father's Day

UH Lab School blaze ruled arson; Army delays Makua burnings; Author collides with youth in USS Indianapolis saga; Irish opihi fills gaps at isle tables; Hawaiian Mission fire cost expected to rise; Mayor predicts end to tax dispute; New laws get tough on drinking; Description of 'hell ride' initiates murder trial; All blowing well for wind farm; Officials gear up for new UH dorm; 2 isles to host bone marrow drives; Bioscience conference to discuss SARS

Oahu reservoirs all need help; Judges troubled by Hawaiian school case; Activists tear up 3 UH patents for taro; $40M Kahala beach lot hits the market; Voss spent life serving others; U.S. military to beef up its presence on Guam; Japanese to participate in Kauai missile test; Legislator Lee helped Japanese Americans; Mayor to offer transit tax solution; Hawaii hosting news convention; Road adds 2nd link from Village Park to Waipahu; Bank robber strikes again

12 arrested in case of stolen money order; Dynamic talent made Jensen a 'Giant'; Transit tax impasse ends; Spirits of the deep sea; Man gets 15 years in identity thefts; Ethics panel gains power to issue fines; State airs tighter wilderness rules; Maui demonstrators protest plans for ferry; Mail-in kits ease process for marrow donors; Knifing was self-defense, friend testifies; Rabbi and scholar to address globalization; Safety ad to hit theaters

Navy agrees to restrict sonar for war games; Rail line renderings ring alarm bells; Mayor floats his ideas for Chinatown; Watada restricted to post after unit leaves; Pearl Harbor lands new sub; State narrows list for Ka Loko investigator; State can hire nonresidents; Kaimuki attendant parking lot planned; Navy aces missile interception; Man gets 10 years for theft of $190,000; Man testifies he was drugged in alleged rape; Tesoro investigating cause of tank fire; 45 money orders still missing; Driver charged in Kauai crash that killed 2; Military-state cancer project gets $7.7M

Dispute ends park contract for tennis; 140 Kauai nurses ready to strike; Kaneohe man found guilty of killing friend; The big food show pitch; Getting going is city transit goal, mayor says; Driver hurt as truck crashes into Waimalu playground; Campaign spending panel sued for alleged violations; Tesoro fuel cards help Meals on Wheels programs; Mistrial declared again in drug killing; 2 animal rights laws signed on pet holiday; Big Isle police halt alleged plot to slay officers

Kauai nurses go on strike; Mayor finds rail transit support; Ethanol: Grain drain; Kauai man who aided others now needs help; 15 gooney birds killed by dogs at protected site; Overseas sojourns inspire isle teachers; UH ocean school has new dean; Navy attuned to whale songs; O'Reilly began 27th's relationship with orphanage; Teen critically injured in Kualoa crash; Professor from Loyola joins isle cancer center; Asthma camps seek volunteers; 2 new medical sites open in East Honolulu; UH Sea Grant Program fills American Samoa post; Health Department honors employees

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Onset of transit tax not yet fixed; Shortage of educators plagues nursing schools; Final curtain for Allegra center; RIMPAC '06 realistic war scenario; UH nurses training with mannequins; Former U.N. expert to head UH aquaculture; Fuel costs boost price of paradise; Lifestyles aggravate demands for energy; Mom hopes for new leads in unsolved murder case

Kakaako, cigarette tax bills to be law; Sweeping up the Waianae Coast; The right path often leads to nowhere; Leeward Oahu to spend $2M on projects; Case sees Iraq war in a new light now; Election forms available for those seeking office; Many minds made up on transit; Residents near Hilo oppose veneer mill; Lee Loy, advocate for Hawaii sovereignty dies; Veteran Advertiser sports reporter Ferd Borsch dies; Child deaths in Hawaii among nation's lowest; USS Honolulu to become a nose donor; Subway restaurant holdups related, police say; Details due in alleged plot to kill police officers

Mall security barely escapes 'tagger' attack; Why Wie wows; Kapolei residents opposing Wal-Mart; Playing with fire(works); Democrats unlikely to contest any vetoes; Credit card company says Waihee owes $72,031; Homeless debate hits nerves; Demonstrations support soldier's stance; Plane ruckus only passenger 'paranoia,' says lawyer; Big Isle police make $1 million drug bust; RIMPAC navies get go-ahead for sonar; Hawaii homeowners can still seek flood relief; Kilauea's sides undergoing 'slow quakes'; Teen alleges gifts led to assault; Bus victim identified

Lingle pledges Waianae shelters; Hawaiian trying to stop go!; Rain, floods fail to halt visitor growth statewide; West Oahu needs a pied piper; Suspect allegedly threatens witness; Museum reveals heroes in photos; Filipinos look back; States face new restrictions on welfare funding; USS Ronald Reagan pulls into Pearl Harbor; Memorial for Voss; 3 suspects linked to burglaries in Mililani; 20 years for farmhand in deadly '04 stabbing

Crackdown awaits holiday parties; Suit accuses Pflueger of covering spillway; Neighborhood board opposes Wal-Mart plans; Swimming against the tides; Navy hands helping replant native species; Changed Voting Act could affect isle elections; State quarter icons narrowed to 8; More census data on homeless could help in crisis planning; Rep. Harbin's lawsuit threat closes Web site; Stranded whale receives surfers' push back to sea; California fugitive is nabbed in Waianae