STEAM BATH: Leilani Nursery owner Bill Durston pointed yesterday to a tank for a steam shower that rids plants of pests. The nursery is using his self-constructed device to eradicate coqui frogs from shipments of plants from the Big Island.
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FBI will investigate Waikele beating
At issue is whether the assault was a hate crime violating the victims' civil rights
Pedestrian is killed in Makaha hit-and-run
Oahu pedestrian fatalities now total nine this year
Hospitals face crisis, lawmakers are warned
Legislators are considering measures that would increase funding for Medicaid
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Scion of the times
The affordable xB is an urban tool geared for the young that has caught on with older folks
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UH, WAC football schedules still not done
The Warriors and ESPN are holding up the league slate
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NCL: Isle losses don't mean shutdown
The cruise line operator's parent had said "all options" are on the table
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Assign enhanced sentencing decisions to juries
The U.S. Supreme Court has set aside an extremely long prison sentence that had been upheld by the Hawaii Supreme Court
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