ROCKY ROAD TO KIPAHULU: Maui County officials have discouraged anyone from using the back road to Kipahulu, including this stretch near Kalepa, where rocks have been falling. But residents and especially businesses say there has always been some risk involved in travel.
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Hawaii News
Isle races approach the finish line
A get-out-the-vote event at Iolani Palace draws 1,500
Cut-off Maui town treasures isolation
Kipahulu residents insist only government overkill can spoil their day
Teamsters union picks new leader
Teamsters & Allied Workers Union Local 996 decides to oust labor leader Mel Kahele
in Features
Sowing the seeds of awareness
Two Kailua artists send a message by planting a garden on public land
in Sports
Hawaii bowling
The Warriors blow out another opponent to become eligible for December's Hawaii Bowl
in Travel
San Francisco Memories
A Hawaii artist makes a cathartic and exhilarating trip to the Bay Area haunts of his college years
in Business
The Life of Luxury ... Hawaii Style
High-end retailers are bullish on Honolulu despite a decline in Japanese visitors and a drop in real personal income for residents
in Editorial
A summary of Star-Bulletin endorsements
Hawaii voters will decide Tuesday among candidates for office and on proposed changes in the state Constitution and City Charter
Fighting blind
The fight in Iraq isn't a War on Terrorism at all. Until the real enemy is defined and the right weapons deployed, America will not succeed
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