City loses $76,000 after books returned; Hawaii ranks second in alcohol-related road deaths; Check forger guilty again in ID theft crime spree; Founder of volunteer home repair group dies; Schools trying redesign inspire calls for more; Auto racing enthusiasts ask to use stadium; Harbor users told parking and fuel dock will remain; Christmas trees rejected after pests found; Maui man continued advancing even after shot; Send now to avoid holiday mail crunch; HMSA equips 95 isle schools with portable defibrillators; Honolulu City Lights parade tomorrow

Mauna Kea hotel shuts; Teen dies after mast on boat breaks off; Room shortage limits marathon roster; 13 nabbed in UH vehicle thefts; Sand's up! Waikiki restoration begins at last; Maui land developer helped establish arts; Man held in slaying of stepdad, setting of fire; 2 men to get 25 years for pilot's death; Overpass fixes will close H-1 tomorrow; Church hui comes to aid of Tonga

Lingle sees mandate to advance agenda; Parents mourn teen as probe begins into catamaran fatality; Stadium traffic clogs roads; Pearl Harbor: Keeping history alive; Help center says need is 25% higher this year; Hickam fliers trouble 'enemy'; Isle Filipinos seek typhoon donations; Big Island's strict pet law lacks teeth, critics say; Former isle Korean War museum organizer charged in Nebraska

Myanmar village gets medicine, plus Aloha; Lifestyle, illness felled Marathon winner; Aiea overpass nears fix; Temporary span frees Kipahulu; Kids under 7 will need car-seat boosts; New leader for agency that helps at-risk youth; Doctor pushes his limit; Pact would protect rare birds; Planner shaped state through numerous roles

Home price climb finally over; Lingle: Restructuring economy top goal; Kaneohe Marine dad among 4 killed in copter crash; Museum ready for takeoff; Mililani High siblings win $50,000 for science project; Supreme court refuses aerial-ad case; Return of the Thunderbirds; Rage at issue in killing at Kaena; Kipahulu hit anew with road closure; Pearl Harbor hero Taylor was film subject; Missile test to try double strike off Kauai; Ex-HPD worker fights charges; Workshops offer info on Medicare drug program; Military leader takes over Fiji

Kamehameha rejoices over ruling; Akaka: Ruling bodes well for recognition; Details of attack still vivid for USS Arizona veterans; WWII adversaries meet face-to-face; Isles No 4. in ranking of healthiest states; Teachers' arrests outrage parents; Gone fishing; Blue Angel air-crobats plan show here in '07; Umbilical cord blood of local goes global; Mending a Broken Heart; Isle soldier buried in Philippines; Fiji's coup leader installs new police chief

Nation once again remembers Dec. 7; USS Utah survivors honor the fallen; USS Oklahoma memorial will honor 429 who died; New USS Arizona model shows blue paint scheme; More isle warriors killed in Iraq; Big surf threatens north-facing shores; Commuters rail about options; Molokai protest focuses on OHA; Army wife admits role in child's death; Leukemia can't stop debut of third Onaga daughter; Funeral for officer will disrupt traffic; Work along highway will keep boulders off drivers; Tobacco wars cost millions in isles; Cash for quake repairs pruned from farm bill; 'Science on a Sphere' takes shape as a teacher; 'Microclimates' are turtles' spice of life

5 Schofield soldiers die in Iraq; Pearl Harbor: Never Forget; Memorial to USS Oklahoma breaks ground; Rail transit proposal advances in Council; 18 arrested in beach park drug sweep; Kauai missile test aborted; Lingle has $370,000 left after campaign; Marathon Woman; 4 'drifting' car-race events OK'd for stadium; Teacher's lawyer: It wasn't pakalolo; Navy accident in Guam kills 1 of 8 injured sailors

In the line of duty; Soldier, 32, died on second Iraq tour; Kahuku Hospital stays open for now; Public input sought on rail route; Winds topple trees and power lines, raise roofs; Bigger Waldorf campus opposed; Midway tourism proposal unveiled; Hui Malama-Bishop Museum pact has them sharing artifact retrieval costs; Bill would set Kauai homes farther back from ocean; Company will appeal sex harassment ruling; Murder case slowed by conflicting stories; Expect to run into Marathon traffic

Family mourns Schofield soldier, 21; Isle friends mourn attorney's killing; 911 cell phone locator no longer on hold; Irish band U2 thrills 47,000 faithful; Philippine typhoon stirs wave of charity; Family Tree: Lessons learned; Teen parents exhaust resources to raise child; Old sailor still spry; WWII adversaries work to raise ditched P-51 plane; Man charged in alleged dog-starving

Off to the Races; Health coverage hurts wallets; U.S. angles to cut overfishing; Fancy footwear; Magnetic field detected on star; State control sought for 4 Maui streams; HPD recognizes Lum for downtown heroics

Biofuel to power HECO plant; From Palolo to 3-star general; Bumped by Broadway show, symphony seeks new venue; Marathon man fine after brush with death; AIDS drug trial funding could run out Jan. 31; Kalihi couple fights museum for home; Kapolei police station cleared because of threats; Hirono taps Takamura to be her chief of staff; Choreographer Albrecht directed local theater; State opts to negotiate for Ala Wai harbor fuel dock; Don't dump pet fish in the ocean, owners told

Electric company eyes rate increase; Taste of Honolulu folds up the table; With state in the black, taxpayers get some back; Beach bummers; Confusion surrounds new GET; Iraq supply runs challenge Schofield-based brigade; Game player wants to give her stuffed prizes away; Soldier faces life in prison for murder; New proposal submitted for second Maui hospital; Ferry compromise encouraged; It's all lies, says embattled museum founder; Kauai landowner restores wetlands

School mergers being studied; Deal struck in airport bid-rigging; Alarm over halting projects near rail line; Barack Obama for president?; The 'Niihau Zero' goes down in flames; Kaimuki parking, TheBus cell phone bills to mayor; Services honor sacrifices of slain; State seeks public input to develop energy plan; Midway's albatross population to be counted; Few in state prepared for old age; Waiahole tenants receive new lease on life; UH-Manoa will hold graduations Sunday

Council expands transit options; School lunch prices will rise 25 cents; Hawaiian Air to shift some 230 jobs abroad; UH team rejects articles saying oceans are dying; City settles homeless protest suits; Stolen SUV chase ends in 3-car collision; Ex-officer's guilty plea: I tipped off cockfighters; Soldier gets life, no parole for killing fellow GI; Deal near to save Kahuku Hospital; Boy's beating in classroom also leaves teacher hurt; Grant funds study of airport plant inspection facility

Oahu's property values up 15%; Mayor calls support for tax a vote for rail; 2 career criminals face trial in 1977 killing; Driveway death hardly rare; City program gives hope to renters; Pet owner gets 5 days jail time; Data tampering case to proceed; Bail reset in failure to show at theft trial

Pandemic planning involves isle hotels; A swell time is forecast for town; Hirono takes experience to Washington; Piano Man plays for Honolulu; Gratitude floats Mau's canoe; Sun will power school on Niihau; Homeless with hope; Filipino trade expo disappoints some; Grandsons' care a struggle; His son killed in Iraq, dad watches kin enlist; Mourning lost 25th Infantry soldiers; Hearing center opens at Kaiser; Menorahs and Christmas trees grace Hawaii airports

Data reveals new tsunami risk; Kayak tours emphasize care of nature; UH graduation; Bus drivers applaud no-ring bill; Business class helps entrepreneur blossom; Tower Records sounds final note; Collapse of massive lava shelf appears imminent; Dinner wraps up Filipino centennial

Lingle asks $10.5B over 2 years; Aloha Air posts $10M quarterly loss; Young Brothers seeks 10.7% raise in rate; South Shore surf's up!; Watada looking forward to trial's end; Baby dies of severe injuries; Isle soldier is lauded as hometown hero; Violent crime rises in Hawaii; Illness of 77 cruise ship passengers is confirmed; Judge warms to Stryker preparations; Time running out for holiday mail; Fight with pedestrian nets 1-year term

2 women die at Kauai falls; Kaneohe Marine was devout and charming; Many isle parents 'clueless' about new booster-seat law; Self-storage a perfect way to keep gifts secret; Budget eases education woes; New DUI law acts fast on 'highly' drunk drivers; FEMA reports $25M in Hawaii quake relief; Child abuse alleged in former isle boy's death; Nanakuli baby's death a murder, officials say; Obama set to make '08 call in isles; Watada states his case in Moiliili; Hina Mauka CEO to step down; Charges in fatal copter crash dropped; Man, 61, pleads guilty to 'ice' deal

Mesa to fly in China; Haraga and Befitel leave Lingle Cabinet; Mayor backs 'green' rail route; Leilehua teacher admits selling 'ice'; Pearl doc looks for love on TV; 'Lost' actress loses Kailua home; Hikers killed by fall were cousins; Grant lets isle scopes try to prove Einstein; Talk suggests leadership change for the City Council; 3 airport bid-riggers avoid time in prison; Lingle's schools budget called too small; Maui opens its door to religious displays; Second Oahu infant dies of apparent abuse; Pet Ohana: Before buying a bird

Visitors on track to outdo 2005; Hawaii's Population: 1,285,498; Not just traffic issues riding on transit vote; Hawaii Quarter: And then there were 5; 10 Who Made A Difference: Mesa chief shakes up skies; Quake hit media response; Drivers sign up for isle debut of 'drifting'; Driver's license center opens in Windward Oahu; Bishop Museum seeks new CEO; Law funds preservation of WWII camps

All aboard! Rail or buses a possibility; $6.80/mo. electric increase; Fireworks safety is urged; 10 Who Made A Difference: Dean Wilson; Isle TV ads encourage Obama's candidacy; A safer place to play; Gallery display of hula artwork allowed; 'Mayhem' Miller seeks return to his career; Big Isle man guilty in captivity of girlfriend

Tidings from Tikrit; West Oahu residents praise approval of transit system; Isle soldier is among 3 killed on copter; Brennan writes UH history; Former hospital employee accused of fraud; 10 Who Made A Difference: Liz Hata Watanabe; A home for the holidays; Good Neighbors: Making a giant comeback; Top-ranking Dems show real seniority; Isles in 2005 saw more drunken-driving deaths

Colt gets his gift; Fans get tidings of joy; Malls busy but not packed; 10 Who Made A Difference: Ehren Watada; Kailua sewer line cranks up; Big Island panel wants to define coffee term; Historic church faces possible demolition; Ukulele maestro pursues new passion; Maui roadblock angers residents

Tsunami's ruination felt here, 2 years on; Land secured to build Wahiawa bus center; 10 Who Made A Difference: Caren Diamond; Microtunneling will be used for Ala Wai sewer main; Fundraiser to double as marrow match gala; The mission? Helping homeless; Kona coffee picking offers quite a jolt; State pushes health via the Web

Oahu fireworks sales getting off to slow start; Kauai police chief must be local; Official asks if taxpayers paid for mayor's tunes; Visit didn't help Ford win Hawaii; 10 Who Made A Difference: Brian Ching; State youth services chief quits; Fire destroys shipping containers; Veto revives debate over Big Isle pet control; Ruling disappoints photographer; Marshall set to be new Council leader; Navy gets attack submarine USS Hawaii; Mililani teacher pleads not guilty in drug case; State ranks 12th for workers with 2 or more jobs; Non-combat injury kills soldier with Hawaii ties

Mayor: Let's aid resident owners; Fight the stupor: Teen Care takes sobriety to school; Illicit aerials prompt arrest; Parents warned about new arson laws; 10 Who Made A Difference: Dave Stewart; Measures aim for better bus ride; Bomb kills isle Marine on second combat tour; New hospital chief optimistic about future; Veteran judge leaves enduring legacy on Kauai; Park closes part of road to protect nene; Pet Ohana: Pets need daily fun

Ahi for all budgets plentiful this year; Mourners, kin praise 'guardian angel' GI; Report defends HECO quake response; Big waves inspire gawking, not riding; 10 Who Made A Difference: U.S. Rep. Ed Case; Contractor for medical flights likely; Prada burglary could be 1 in a series; Obama clamor grows; Grant keeps AIDS clinic open; Home burglarized on Christmas by phony guests; Stiffer alcohol law hits Monday; Isles get $322K in settlement of tobacco suit; Relations with girl admitted in court; Court OKs conviction in torture of workers

Light winds could fail to clear fireworks smoke; Judge allows Stryker training to resume; Kahuku Hospital given reprieve; 10 Who Made A Difference: Colt Brennan; Big Island soldier is laid to rest; Federal offices will close Tuesday; Fishing boat leaks fuel off Midway; Man who shot policeman pleads guilty; New CT scan shows 64 slices of life; Expert advocates 'resiliency' in kids; Land company chief rebuilt Keaau; Tripler wins award for cutting waste, hazards

Gas tax will pump up the price; Fatal crossings; Top 10 News Stories of '06; Careful with those crackers, HFD says; Excise tax increase begins tomorrow; 10 Who Made A Difference: Jay H. Shidler; Legislator to revive red-light camera bill; Fundraiser aims to help girl in Cambodia; Time to tree-cycle; No pollution from oil spill found; 1st Jetstar flight from Melbourne canceled; Slain woman had intruded on Beatle