BONDS OF FRIENDSHIP » Alana Ammons helped Leona Hastings, 5, wash a car Sunday at the Common Grace car wash held at Waimalu Elementary School. Ammons has been mentoring Leona as part of the Common Grace program.
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Legislature snubs hospital owner on aid
Hawaii Medical Center wanted a tax waived as buyer of St. Francis.
» Bills contain $49M in tax credits
» Taxpayer campaign financing fails again
» Taro’s time tarries, tardy till ’25
Arrest shocks neighbors and family
They call the suspect in the Watanabe case friendly and religious.
Identity thief's victims struggle through ordeal
A Waianae woman dubbed as the poster child for identity theft is off to jail in payback for spree.
Algae bloom poisons California sea life
With scores of marine animals sickened, concern about the food chain deepens.
in Features
The battle of the littler big man
An Oahu man works hard to shed the extra weight that he has carried most of his life.
in Sports
Rainbows bat around 3 times
Hawaii scored a season high in runs, defeating New Mexico State 21-6.
Malone faces tall task in K-1 Grand Prix
Barely 6-feet tall, Malone must defeat the 7-foot-2 giant Hong-Man Choi of Korea.
in Business
H. Hamada Store no more
The grocery store on Queen Street closes to customers after 50 years.
in Editorial
Aloha to Dreamliners bringing Europeans to 'the dream'
Virgin Atlantic Airways plans to begin nonstop flights between London and Honolulu in 2011.
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