Chickens believed to silence noisy Big Isle coquis' cries; Wheelchair adventurer nears top of Mauna Kea; Bill seeks to prioritize elections at City Hall; 'Lost' premiere draws thousands; Campaign ads take break; Alcohol violations at UH jump 72%, report says; Homeless kids get happy birthday; Training tough for sea guardians; Defense bill includes $372 million for isles; 2 hospitals to get telemedicine link; Partnership melts away pounds; Isles among top in rate of insured kids; Ex-Army pilot calls Bush all talk; McKinley High to debut local video on HIV/AIDS

Idealistic teachers rise to isle challenge; Wheelchair adventurer credits Big Isle ohana; Kukui group readies lawsuit; $2.4B needed to help forest birds; Park Service opposes new scope on Haleakala; Seniors at risk from drug plan gap; Panel tries to manage growth on Big Isle; New well to supply water to Kona

Prices ease for isle homeowners; Bridge repairs will disrupt Haleiwa businesses; Down on the fish farm; 2 hurt in hard landing; Isle GOP leads in fundraising; High court refuses Damon case; Kukui plaintiffs cite HUD letter; 2 deaf men welcome challenge; Incapacitation law called unconstitutional; Superferry grumbling persists

Elusive bank robbery suspect named; Honolulu condo prices set record; Isles make transplant history; Surfers embark on odyssey for autism film; Developer fights for time; Punching death nets 21 years; Hirono scolds Hogue on harbors vote; Waikiki beach to be replenished this month; Hope persists for Maui hospital; Quit-smoking ads target pregnant women; Grant aims to improve patient care

Boss turns in robbery suspect; Van fire sparks evacuation; Japanese internees from Peru seek justice; DOE seeks $95M more; Schofield soldier dies of wounds near Kirkuk; Lingle's team fires broadside at HSTA; Faith group to honor Watada; 1886 shipwreck thrills scientists; Employers seek harassment rule change; PetWalk healthy for dogs and owners; Boats that chum for sharks stir concerns; Grant benefits Hawaiian students

Coach rearrested in sex cases; Stryker base here is found illegal; Airline's ticket-sales complaint is grounded; All Reserve units face call-up, lawmakers warn; Joy and relief at homecoming; Marrow donor now needs transplant; Transit vote vital, mayor says; Lingle and Iwase see debate as crucial; Arson ruled as cause of Liliha house fire; Bank holdup story denied; Firing of charter schools chief protested; Komo Mai rockfall work to last 4 months; Haiku Stairs partnership proposed; $14.2M grant aids mental health care

Iwase vs. Lingle: Sticking to safe scripts; Coach's charges include oral sex; Roadwork to bring motorists misery; Parent wins on TB test rule; Kauai killer threatened them, say 2 teen boys; Students learn how to care for the land; Deal brings truce to fight over Nuuanu cemetery; Djou probe misguided, transit agency declares; FBI arrests 2 in alleged sex case in Samoa

Racers lacking a track hit the streets; Lights! Cameras! Animation!; Lab school cleanup to start in lieu of June arson; Tower Records: Pop culture, for a song; Hickam jet flies first missions; Wasp threatens native trees; Maui telescope draws star partners; Alert targets stream residents

Waipahu shelter opens with plenty of room; Fong park name meets opposition; School revises phone policy; Cadets on the move; 2 killed, 1 injured in car crashes; Big Isle hospital gets $1M for care teams

Hilton and union reach deal; Coach was forced into confessing, lawyer says; Kauai County fights challenge to election; Humid enough for you?; Energy adviser joins state initiative; Calling all kamaaina; 3 Hawaii species taken off at-risk list; Electronic health records under study; Seminars emphasize dam safety; Swann Toon

State high court rules in favor of Baptiste; Ex-coach indicted on 15 counts; bail tops $1M; 2 surfers paddle to Kauai from Oahu in 19 hours; Risky crossing; N. Korea forcing military choices; $8 million set aside for new Ewa road; Surviving, but sweltering; Officials explore pet options in crises; Big Island road death case grows complex; DLNR sets up 24-hour hot line; Expert notes rise of cancer in Pacific; Man is held after his girlfriend is set on fire; Applications available for fishing in Nuuanu; From The Art Department

Leilehua teacher charged in 'ice' distribution case; New task force hits lower-level dealers; HMSA's big-firm rates to rise; Pearl City marching band to play in China next year; Riding the heat wave; Flavored cigarettes banned; Slain teen had fled from state custody; Rising UH energy bills inspire efficiency summit; Costumed robbery suspect is indicted; Charges filed in human arson; No life term in road-rage fight; Tour bus company negligent in motorcyclist's injuries; Inventor to speak on licensing; Solomon Islands premier keeps job; Pet Ohana: Month goes to dogs at Humane Society

Dispute over payment threatens Hula Bowl; Drifter is ruled insane in Kaloko-Honokohau killing; Shift in winds likely to kill vog but not humidity; Legislator's home draws challenge; Wine import proposal is opposed; Hilo High order lifted in TB refusal case; Marines died on second tour; Alzheimer's drug study not done, expert says; Stepmother added to Wheeler murder indictment

Wahine volleyball streak ends at 114; Bail denied for teacher accused of dealing 'ice'; go! airline owner sued over secrecy violations; Lingle spent 7 times as much as challenger; Schofield officer had 'zest for life'; White Canes leading the way; Isle and UH art pioneer Norris worked for peace; Charges dismissed in inmate's assault on guard; Shuttle will serve Haleiwa; Candidate wins residency dispute; Primary election challenges rejected; Big Island snakeskin puzzles officials

Kaimuki parking lots to be privatized; Wet days ahead for islands; Former pages from isles say D.C. program is safe; Meal makers helping the homeless; UH insurer sues city over Manoa flood; U.S. House competitors agree GOP has lost way; Cuts help business to grow; DeRussy enshrines Vietnam POW; TB fighters celebrate 100th; Hula dancer Chee Gin starred at club in Waikiki; New Zealand Maori tribe says it wants British pensions

15 SECONDS: Hawaii's biggest earthquake since 1975; Outages hit Oahu hardest; Power failure snarls Honolulu air travel; Tremors rattle isles; Mystery surrounds temblors' origins; Damage concerns close some schools; Big Isle takes brunt; 'Everything was just crashing down'; Mechanic frees couple stranded in elevator; Patience pays in Waikiki; 2 stations take real-time lead; Majority of island hospitals emerge largely unscathed

Outage stirs anger; Lingle weighs backup power supply for Honolulu airporT; City finds strengths, flaws in crisis plan; 1,000 Oahu homes endure second sunset without power; Assessing the damage likely to take weeks; Damage assessments delay cargo on Big Isle; Safety of some Maui roads uncertain; Christian church and heiau sustain damage; Shifts in planes and rules get airlines back on track; Tourists share quake tales as flights resume; Stores do brisk business in post-disaster staples; Cell phone networks overloaded; Woman, 81, dies in blaze at home; 2 Schofield soldiers die in northern Iraq combat; Seal pups pack up for trip home; Ex-TSA workers get 102 days for stealing from baggage; Police officer rescues woman from sinkhole

Federal help starts to flow in; Broadcaster, civil defense panel to recommend changes; Quake-damaged Big Island schools struggle to reopen; Built-in guards protect instruments on Mauna Kea from serious damage; Kona hospital operations limited, but structure stable; 1 of 3 piers at Kawaihae reopens; cargo resumes to West Hawaii; Condos at Paniolo Club among hardest-hit in Waikoloa Village; Soldier had turned his life around when killed; Driver gets 6 months for threats to jogger; Monk seal Penelope drowns in gillnet; Spinner dolphins: When cute hurts; Isle Air Guard plans for F-22 Raptor jets

House Call Saves Girl; Quakes damage 1,159 Big Isle houses; Families working to save homes; FEMA learns lessons from Katrina disaster; No Sunday Mass at Paaulio church; HMSA plans $50M investment in health care; Iwase campaign uses faked headlines; Isle gas prices dip under $3; Rally calls kids to polls; Hawaii surfer Garcia apologizes for tax lapse; Mokulele school principal honored; Cruise ship snags buoy chain; Watch out for birds grounded on Maui; Microchip is key to getting back lost pet

HECO TALKS: Power outage necessary to save system; $100 million the latest estimate on Big Island damage; 2 quake-damaged Big Island churches found unsafe; Tripler to pay $16.5M for damaged newborn; Purple Hearts: Pain & sacrifice; Kaneohe Marine killed by sniper in Iraq is identified; Isle bishop named in suit; Friend of identity theft suspect confirmed dead; Kaimuki High has teacher of year; Regulation of Haleakala tours sought; Portion of Hawaii Kai median will be removed

Comrades share stories, sorrow with families; City works to improve info flow; Big Isle births Sunday got extra push; Quake hardly shook up visitor arrivals; Damage shuts span between Kipahulu and Haleakala; Kealakekua Bay closed until cliffs found safe; 2 historic buildings safe; Isle Episcopalians pick new bishop; Mexico suspends case against 'Dog' Chapman; Students get clean-water lesson; BOE cuts charter schools' proposed budget; Adler known for marijuana legalization antics

Quake Heroes: The Yamasakis; Quake Heroes: The Onoderas; Quake Heroes: Waikoloa Chevron; Big Isle drains 2 Waimea reservoirs after leaks found; Reliving the quake - A minute-by-minute recount; School plans reply to audit; U.S. House candidates split on N. Korea; Micronesians protest comments by attorney; Chilling mission takes off; Isle resident's killer imprisoned

Hawaii adding quake monitors; Palace is battered but spirit is unbroken; Backers of new hospital point to quake perils; Doctors driven to 'bankruptcy'; Project to drain reservoir stops; Halloween party for shelter kids needs aid; Teen faces prison time after attack on referee; Absentee voting sites open tomorrow; Mother of sumo Grand Champion Akebono dies

FEMA boosts aid for quake damage; Advocate seeks probe into power failures; Separate car crashes kill 2 Oahu teens; 'Lost' goes to medical school; Temporary Hana bridge planned; State weighs picking up slack on earthquake aid; Panel OKs shark feeding ban; Council preparing to select transit option before route; Mail carrier delivered aloha to many on route; Deal could be near for Kauai nurses; Program offers crisis help to the hearing-impaired; Tofu maker Honda ran family firm; Former Pacific commander Weisner dies; Scientist missing en route to Hawaii

Vote to end Kauai nurses strike; City water board is wasteful, audit says; Kailua stench persists despite fines; Beach Wars: Fighting to keep shoreline access; El Niño forecast to keep isle winter dry; Kaneohe Marine dies in Iraq; Court ends oversight of mental health system; Kona hospital cited as quake lesson; Tuna boat crews shirk ocean laws, group says; Hawaii's oil habit has no end in sight; Military tells panel Stryker unit is vital; Sierra Club draws GOP fire for backing Akaka; Kona resident, official dispute confrontation; St. Francis to admit boys for sixth grade

Ruling sparks beach debate; Missing men tied to ID theft case; Engineers inspect damage; City looks to wipe out surfboard locker backlog; Police recover officer's handgun; Man gets 21 months for collapse of golf tour; Nonprofit enters fight for Kukui Gardens; Council might put off transit decisions; Polling places shift after quakes; Hulihee open again despite quakes' toll; Molokai groups stage protest; State seeks more poll workers; Nurse's aide found guilty of 4 counts of patient abuse

Security guards fight for pay; Damage to Big Isle ditches still unknown; Bridge from Big Isle to replace Maui span; Continuing landslides lead to closures at Kealakekua Bay; Young Bros. seeks raise in shipping rates again; 2 more Kaneohe Marines die in Iraq; Lingle fighting end to oversight of Kukui Gardens; Flesh-eating case feared on Maui; Audit criticizes water agency's urban institute; Cowgirl Hall of Fame inducts Maui pioneer; Philippine officials look into Kauai man's death; Driver flees after trying to hit officer

Feds to inspect state dams; Kakaako affordable housing planned; East meets West -- and Eastwood; Appeals court halts Stryker activity here; September visitor spending down 1.6%; 4 men found guilty in airport fraud; Wilcox nurses ratify contract; Climber pushes the limits of diabetes; Laie sewage facility to come under city's control; Maui man diagnosed with flesh-eating infection; Iwase has spent 4% of Lingle's outlay in campaign; Pedestrian killed by truck pulling out of drive

6.7 quake's effects felt strongest in North Kohala; Quake damage assessed at $200M; Officials admit to tsunami alarm deficiencies; Hogue ad strikes back with quotes about Hirono; Homeless shelter opens early; Kids join inmate moms for Halloween festivities; Pastor has mystery Lingle ads removed from church; Vietnam P.O.W. from Hawaii joins Hall of Heroes; Hawaii National Guard steps up quake relief

SPECIAL: GENERAL ELECTION TABLOID

Advocates hail beach-access ruling; Vibrant economy not all Lingle's doing; Kalaeloa homeless shelter dedicated; Stem cells help treat Big Isle woman; One last bite; Local expert believes stamps are real isle rarities; Public lands ballot measure gains favor

Mayor says $3.6B rail affordable; Repeat of election problems possible; Hawaii atoll trip IDs 100 new species; Endangered monk seals star in National Geo special; Medicare offers wider plans; Hauula skate park plan fails; Soldier indicted in daughter's death; Chinese brass arriving on third détente tour; Coalition supports Thielen's Senate bid; 'Ice' supplier gets prison term; Doctor faces threat charge; Last bite at Aiea's Forty Niner