Isle politicians in conciliatory mood; Looming tax hikes fill stores, fuel tanks; Mayor says 2007 is when transit gets rolling; 40 officers to beef up DLNR enforcement; Judge rules state owns canyon cabins; Kalapana can finally rebuild; Maui firm brings weddings to Internet

BABY, BABY, BABY!; UH offers first Ph.D. in a native language; Fewer fires this year from fireworks; Hawaii on the march at Rose Parade; Enforcement tops environmentalists' agenda; Big surf may threaten homes, roads; Dual scan doubles up on cancer; Daniel Tuttle, professor, expert on politics; Isle inventor takes shot at pingpong; East-West Center's tsunami fund spent; State DOH is tops at urging healthful ways; Entries from students sought for video contest

State will dig up Ala Moana Blvd.; Resistance to Kona project grows; Bringing back Waikiki Beach; Few areas ace disaster review; Parents of slain mom taking care of baby boy; Hokule'a gears for journey ahead; Navy's new anti-sub planes headed here; HPU VP Lloyd Fujie; Lingle trip focuses on promoting science; Transit foe chosen to lead City Council; Tavares sworn in as second Maui mayor in family; Effects of Watada's pretrial rulings feared

Tax raises isle gas prices; Isle home market soft but steady, experts say; Waipahu halfway house seeks legal status; Full-service 'Y' sprouts at old Waipahu mill site; Case still has taste for politics; Police look for suspects in burglary at Prada; Repairs end care home camp-out; New Year's smoke yields to wind; Fireworks likely culprit in Waianae brush fire; Lincoln Emeterio Delos Santos - Mr. Lee; Paradise costly for health workers; Surfers less likely to get hurt, study finds; Fijian president restored to power; Pet Ohana

Adm. Fallon to lead U.S. war in Iraq; Watada's remarks legal, says lawyer; Bridge Aina Lea insists it will meet its deadline; Sale brings a closing of 'Massive' portions; Inouye opposes more Iraq troops; Parents fight Manoa school ruling; Hirono's D.C. debut full of cheer; Makua alternatives to be in Army report; David Matthews fought Ka Iwi development; Lawmakers wary on spending; Council moves to slow growth in Kona

Shark attacks surfer; DLNR wants $1M to study beach; Disaster plan bolsters network; Impact of new war command up to Bush; For the love of life; Legislature to get report on Ka Loko Dam breach; Damon Scion purchases 22-acre Moanalua Gardens; Saulibio cleared of sex assault; Priest accused of fondling is named in earlier case; Shipyard bias case judge is removed

Shift in Congress should boost Hawaii; UH dorm fees to rise; Mayor signs city transit bill; Bonnie Raitt breaks hearts with her music; Drifting back in style; Personal trainers' best fit is their son; High winds delay Hokule'a trip; Fallon's experience, vision praised

Inouye believes Obama's too early; Oahu property tax break part of a trend; 'Crisis' looming in senior services; Fish Talk; Kailua lot opposed for housing; Drivers die in head-on Big Island collision; McCarter clung to window during fire; Biodiesel plans advance on Big Island; Telemedicine aids Big Isle stroke patients

Grants benefit Oahu's West Coast; Abercrombie says forget about Iraq surge funds; Quake counselors in pay crisis; Dreary skies envelop isles; Nanakuli man, 19, admits deadly punch; Busy intersection sees 2 deaths; Round Top murder defendant's mental state in question; Clinic untangles vein disorders; Waimea Canyon plans flawed, residents say; Airliner's landing doors fall off en route to isles; Fiji's leaders look to China

Neglect led to Ka Loko break; State, owners criticized for lack of inspections, maintenance; Akaka takes over helm of VA committee; 40-pound 11-year-old taken to hospital; HECO grilled on quake blackout; Angels preparing for takeoff; McClain seeks to build pride in UH and state; Hospitals pay $150M in unreimbursed costs; Hawaii gets an 'A' for tobacco prevention; Surveys to close Diamond Head; Judge rules rights violated in seal beheading; Mauna Kea unsafe after snow; Man gets ill from smoke in effort to douse blaze

Hawaii delegation bashes Bush plan; Escalation weighs heavy on base neighbors; Dam victim's dad lauds state report on Ka Loko break; Study to predict what will happen if dams fail; Hirono learning the ropes; Council moves to recover Ewa Villages scam funds; Son cashed in on dad's death; George M. Shima, vet turned to real estate; 167 people were killed on Hawaii roads in '06; Asteroid tracker due for isles; Blaring sirens fade a bit as EMS prioritizes calls; Pet Ohana: Puppies need socialization

OT soars at youth prison; Homelessness: Picture of paradise?; National Guard shortens missions to 1 year; Hokule'a leaves Oahu; Child porn is found on PC; Plan to cap special-ed pay to be rethought; State keeps malnourished girl; UH construction accident cuts water for 5 hours; Higher UH dorm fees approved; City to host monthlong Chinese New Year fest; Black's lawyer says misunderstanding led to case; Abercrombie assails 'crazy' Bush plan

Fujikawa makes cut; Tsunami watch surges Hawaii fears; Kualoa Beach closed for weekend; Ewa students welcome $27M campus; Board find at Ehukai confirmed; Pedestrian is killed in Ewa Beach; Property tax appeals steady from last year; Democrats like gov's tech plans; Keepers of culture named; Mililani burglar gets 10 years; Firm says it could ship trash next year; Floating radar leaves Honolulu

Tsunami surge is less than 1 foot tall; Disaster plans show a shortage of sirens; Isle Dems focus on cutting price of paradise; Your guide to the State Senate; Your guide to the State House; Revival of Akaka Bill planned; Army to resume Stryker training; UH centennial party of the century; Isles get comet viewing opportunity; King's parade unites a rainbow of groups

The Fujikawa Factor; Roadside blast death toll climbs for Hawaii troops; Hokule'a set to set sail tomorrow; Remembrance; Third pedestrian death renews safety calls; 2 accidents prompt sub force safety assessment; Gov looks to ease path for hospital on Maui

Collision kills elderly pedestrian; Isle delegation packs punch with vets, military; Museum gets $1M gift of artifacts; Isle folks now prefer pint-size pooches; Trust will buy North Shore land; LEGOs create equation sensations; $197,000 to help keep ditch flowing; King parade evokes fight for rights; Bookmobile becomes benefit bookstore

Sleepy driver hits 2 pedestrians; Obama prepares for presidential bid; Surfer opened his heart and his home to others; Legislature: 'Embedded lobbyist' interns out; Law officers' agenda targets copper theft, domestic abuse; Counties seek state funds for health care and housing; Waianae chosen for medical school site; Fame follows Fujikawa to school; Isles' cervical cancer efforts rated 'good'; Demonstrators urge greater humpback whale protection; UH panel will discuss threat of killer asteroids

Ko Olina Resort returns tax credit of $75 million; Dissent surfaces among Democrats on opening day; Legislature fields day-one groupies; Colt won't bolt; Akaka says revised bill can pass this term; HPU softball player tagged in drug bust; Canoes off to distant shores; New traffic center to help response times; Operator is found for Waianae shelter; Watada cannot use 'illegal war' defense; Saving species with genetics comes to UH; Hawaii women star in cancer-shot trials; Obama's political past a minefield; Stolen guitar irreplaceable; Hawaiian, Alaskan canoe voyages focus of new exhibit; Pets: Do not coddle your canine's shyness

Lingle unveils tax plan; Accident kills fifth elderly pedestrian; Guilty plea in weapons plot; Isle guardsmen deploy to Afghanistan; 17 sent to hospital because of Alder St. fumes; 3 sheep beaten, stabbed to death on Kauai ranch; House touts revamped child health-care bill; Plan eases affordable-home laws; Catholic Church settles sex suit; New sewer line nears completion; Weather 'looking good' for canoes' departure; Maui man saw fatal 2-car crash; Lingle releases list of judicial nominees

Work puts Round Top on track for May; Superferry test launched in mainland; Hokule'a finally sets sail; Cans for Cambodia; Funds for new UH campuses urged; DOE raises pay to retain contractors; 2 suspects arrested in Waialae carjacking; 4 members of alleged drug ring released; Man sought in assault on woman; Ruling awaited in Tantalus case; Case of ID theft spurs new charges; UH requests bird flu virus for study

Pedestrian deaths to be fought on 3 fronts; Rats latest culprit in Rapa Nui's demise; Rats likely decimated Ewa forest; Lucky day: 07/07/07; Kauai trail might stay closed; Laser beaming anew at UH; Sunken WWII sub found by accident near Java; Lawmakers float ideas to address housing crisis; Canoes to return for repairs; USS Reagan will deploy to Asia; Advanced F-22 jets heading to Okinawa; Student efforts get smoking ban passed; Program helped 94 families in need during Christmas

2 teens flee crash scene that kills 2; Budget battle lies ahead; Repairs will further delay Hokule'a; Inside Mo's big guns; Family size can affect cancer risk; Maui rum maker is catching a buzz; New Senate leader brings high regard

Hit-and-run victims were close cousins; State of the State; Lingle should focus on basics, Dems say; City reports rising tide of property tax appeals; Maui school gets drug-sniffing dog; Judge declares mistrial in record-tampering case; Court rules drivers free to turn away from roadblocks; UH to start Singapore program; Canoe crews stand and wait together; Veteran news broadcaster Stewart Diamond; Kidnap victim claims forced 'ice' use; 56-inch hull crack forces Chinese ship to stop here

Mililani graduate dies in Iraq attack; UH gets approval to import avian flu; Navy can use controversial sonar; Isle Democrats say Bush's speech doesn't add up; Dog searches criticized; Cost to run Legislature jumps by 51 percent; Lifesaving defibrillators make debut; Polynesian voyagers re-embark from Kona; Ex-UH scientist has plan to avert asteroid catastrophe; Lingle seeks law change to allow Maui hospital; Reckless driver sought in accident; Researcher to discuss genetics of the ocean; Event aims to reduce drownings

The biggest drug seizure in Maui history; Visitors fall ill amid Las Vegas outbreak; FEMA tallies $35M bill for isle quake damage; State leaders leery about subsidizing Kukui Gardens; Kamehameha grants aid charters, housing; HPD computer analyst avoids jail time for porn; Teen attack suspect to be tried as adult; Lingle rebuts critics of her speech; Chief justice asks for $15.5M; Criminal charged in massive Prada heist; Financial exec Norris helped nonprofits; Council backs taller urban high-rises; Army will hold Stryker meetings; Limits on Niu Valley school please residents; Pet Ohana: Take care to avoid toxoplasmosis

New speeding law nets 88 drivers; Isles lose their last Arizona survivor; State program is source of ID theft; 'Manoa Rapist' is denied parole; DNA ties man to attack on cab driver; Genome guru wants data used to help patients; BOE audits charter schools' funding office; Media group is opposing subpoenas of journalists; Man gets life term for attacks and threats; Fire burns 250 acres in Maui reserve; Hawaii GI charged with bribery

Japanese tourism weakens; Outbreak spurs feds to board QE2 here; Pot bust exposes 'medical' loophole; Battle looms over UH regents; Vandals and thieves trash building sites; Proposal tightens legislative ethics rules; Army tests missile defense gear, hits target; $8 million sought to manage NW Isles; Caregiver denies stealing $220K; Critics not interested in telescope's abilities; Maui forest fire expands to 600 acres; Report of flasher leads to arrest at UH-Manoa

Bills would allow civil unions for gays; More residents running afoul of feral roosters; Chief medical examiner a 'voice for voiceless'; Irradiator debate heats up; Hokule'a offers learning experience for its crew; UH Foundation bill unlikely to survive; Legislature OKs $27.3M for operations; Storm system heads for islands; Submarine crew change; 2 men indicted in alleged kidnapping and robbery

Rising sea levels doom beaches, geologist warns; Bill has state seizing ATVs ridden on sand; Plantation town fears for future; Offbeat measures bend ears of isle lawmakers; CDC greets cruise ship; 3 groups will weigh clarification on Stryker; UH unit swats at mosquito; UH ocean programs rank among top 10 in nation; Follow-up bone scans offer little aid, study says; Fridays with Mordy: Dog aids sick; Hospice movement leader aided the terminally ill

St. Francis firm to lay off 150; Laborers' Local 368 accused of financial misdeeds; Ferocious winds stir injuries, damage; Crosswalk probe may last till '08, state says; Documentary creates ohana to aid Satawal; Senate eyes funds to resuscitate Kahuku Hospital; Getting the fly's-eye view; Army drops 2 charges in Watada court-martial; Stryker foes bash presentation; Isle Congressionals to rush transit funds, mayor says; Man pleads guilty to theft of van full of tourists; Gas station manager sentenced; Predator sting nabs suspect; Local psychologists bestow honors

Mayor wants 20-mile rail line to Ala Moana; Bars sue to stop ban on smoking; Cold front comes bringing more wind, rain; Consultants recommend razing 2 UH apartment complexes; Fest founder Abe Weinstein a 'force to be reckoned with'; House panel to mull 'Death with Dignity'; Benefit fest to aid Ala Moana Park projects; Twice-weekly pig hunts target feral population; Lingle makes case for high-tech state; UH professor offers talks on effects of climate shift; Services to be held for Mililani grad killed in Iraq; Youth ref pleads guilty to child porn; Water snake found in Hilo; Big Island brush fire burns out of control; Suspect in threats to Kauai boys found dead