Killer next door was 'nice guy'; Dodging disaster; Homeowner tax burden re-examined; Kupuna want program audit; Plans could alter Kahuku shoreline; Columbia Inn shut owing cash to IRS; Environmentally sound; Curbside recycling on agenda for public; Scholars in service; Hawaii gatherings nurture support for Obama; Historic hale to be rebuilt the old way; Teens get a taste of legislative procedures; UH med school puts family practice in Hilo; Pilot's body set to RIP

An alert public is best defense; Solomon Islands: Quake triggers tsunami; Retired policeman keeps community tsunami-ready; Pets a dilemma in rush to deploy; Crash kills motorcyclist and injures driver; Big Island is No. 1 in perilous state roads; State buys Oahu 'treasure'; Hawaiians offer input on improving U.S. parks; East-West Center aids law seminar in Cambodia

Lingle loses Cabinet fight over White; Oahu GIs get 45 more days in Mideast; Perpetrators who pointed lasers at planes sought; Man charged in woman's death committed similar 1980 murder; City Hall bestows favor on a feathered friend; Bill looks at Maui's medical needs; 2-war vet became teacher at Iolani; Tsunami's death toll grows in the Solomons; Bypassing of Electoral College advances; Disease quarantines Kahuku farm's shrimp; Man sentenced for causing son's death; What's The Law? Disability may entitle tenant to get pet

Woman's smoking diverts flight; Korean War GIs' remains due here; Science fair wizards enlighten and amuse; Hokule'a: A Micronesian showed the way; Food for homeless will not require state OK; Senators hear praise for Koller at hearing; No takers emerge for state labor director; 65 years after plane's crash, crew remembered; An organ recipient's gain lessens a widower's loss; Disease shows up in battered Solomon Isles

Crosswalk corps goes undercover; Monsanto buys former Del Monte site to raise biotech corn; Judicial panel to act rapidly to fill 2 vacancies; U.S. anoints queen's home as historic; Sportier algae eater premiers in Waikiki; Ewa Beach man is indicted in 1999 slaying; Gov and mayor talk stink over sewage plant upgrade order; Science Fair recognizes young, inspired geniuses; Astronaut fields weighty queries; Instant HIV testing to get public airing next month; Brave mother leaves legacy of hope; Damage at $320K in Kalama house fire; Rabbits are fine domestic companions

HPD officers fetching detainee prescriptions; All parties are smiling about HGEA contract; Watada changes attorneys for appeal; Project to fight UH drinking; Ex-isle official dies in Africa crash; Students sending Bob, George on Lego mission; Army, Navy and Air Force shoot down test missile; National popular vote bill advances; A kinder, gentler Koller is promised; Airline pioneer helped Hawaii tourism soar; Jazz drummer played with Louis Armstrong; 2 brothers modest about heroism in blaze; Sneakers will be recycled as play areas

Surf's up for seals; Hawaii Tofu closing shop after 38 years; Reversing SUV driver kills Big Island girl, 1; Car chase murder suspect loses bid; Ex-Punahou teacher held on sex charges; Magnet exerts its pull on garbage; State will spend $2.6M for repairs at 6 prisons; Fish left adrift as DFS condemns aquarium

Waimea Bay rocked again; Some seeking nightly Leeward park closures; Rear visibility targeted in child deaths; UH dorm renovations to start in summer; Marine chief calls peace hard-earned; Akaka calls on VA to restructure itself; DLNR director faces fight for job; Champion for animals; Chaminade offers degree program at UH campus

Tears, joy mix for isle families; Rockslide brings community together; Hot public schools are in line to cool off; Beach users appeal for safer shower site; Dorm proposal prioritizes sophomores; Renewable energy an isle struggle; Proposed Punaluu resort downsized; Catalog of Life tops 1 million species

HMSA rates slammed; Rockfalls are persistent and expensive dilemma; Highway's 24-hour contra-flow to last weeks; Isle troops to prep for Iraq in Oklahoma; Warning over sewage spill was late, suit says; Bill would shift tax credit to boost Leeward housing; Bill targets health insurance rates; Maui soldier was shy, driven; Schofield soldier, 22, died fighting; Motorcycle enthusiast spread faith; Recycling plan trashed by Mililani residents; Inmate admits to tax fraud; The Law: Service animal brings illegal rent hike

Pride of Hawaii leaving; Makaloa building lacked fire safeguards; Record $10M grant will benefit early readers; Keeper of coops ends his game of chicken; Residents express relief as single lane reopens; Aging pipe causes Kaneohe sewage spill; Kawainui Marsh wildlife plan pact reached; Mayor: Careful with that tax; New laws key on arson, car lights and data; Med school denied fund request; UH-West Oahu optimistic about funds

Isles' research funding among top; More bones found at Whole Foods site; Deployment extensions not going over well; Funding for Bellows cleanup is requested; DLNR chief's hearing takes unusual turn; Council OKs tax break on land received as royal gift; Army OKs $10 million to clear ammunition; U.S. troops' remains leave N. Korea; Half sister in Hawaii joins Obama campaign; No jail time for airport bid-rigging; Pet Ohana: Guinea pigs make excellent pets

Victim assaulted after car stalls; Prosecutor Charles F. Marsland dies at 84; Dick Pacific wins $176M contract; Fairbanks named Miss Aloha Hula; Halau honors its heritage; House revives bill to help pay for UH medical school; Kalihi residents work on pedestrian safety; Japanese pilot Zenji Abe became reconciliation icon; Lawmakers field requests for grants; DLNR staff hit Young over harbors budget; Human services chief gets panel's OK; Home from Korea, at last; Council panel shuffles cuts and spending in budget; Hawaii leads fight against drug-resistant gonorrhea; Flight plan will change to cut noise of F-22A jets; Discarded cigarette butt sparks fire that injures 1

Concern rising over uranium at Schofield; Hospitals' new owner seeks tax break; Rape victim's clear report credited for arrest; Crash kills driver, 64, on Kapaa Quarry Road; Hearing on Young held in private; Waianae demands cleanup of munitions; CDC eyes Hawaii as key defense for outbreaks; Health experts to weigh broad dengue vaccines; ACLU challenges banning of professor

Don Ho - We'll Remember You; Entertainer Don Ho, Hawaii's best ambassador, dies at 76; Waikiki marks passing of icon, end of an era; Ho was an inspiration to Kahoano and others; Merrie Monarch winners crowned; Legislature to recognize 67 servicemembers killed; City cuts fines in effort to halt illegal rentals; 442nd/100th gets new commander; Monk seal dies as team tries to catch it; U.S. envoy snubbed in Fiji

UH-West Oahu tests the waters for a new 4-year curriculum; Tech grade misleading, officials say; Remember to file taxes by midnight tomorrow; Filipinos' strength in survival honored; Whale songs are prelude to real-time data; Medical students thank body donors as teachers; Planned quake alarm would allow only seconds; Retaining sailors preferred over draft

Graduates from isles survive Virginia shooting; UH touts e-mail, phone and PA warnings; Obama dominates local race for money; Motorist drops claim of rape and kidnapping; Isle fallen honored with medal; Pals will scatter Don Ho's ashes at sea May 5; $41M sewage retrofit still afoul of EPA; Gas bills up for debate as prices rise; FBI divers to search for copter's tail rotor; Gag order lifted from UH professor; March of Dimes helps mothers; What's The Law? Bias against Section 8 tenants is legal

Tech student from isles mourns death of friend; Reaction to shooting worries Koreans; HPD prepped for a crisis, Correa says; Gov blasts panel as hearing drags; Judge sets trial dates for Ka Loko Dam cases; Federal judge says 16 suing OHA lack standing; Menor grills PUC on fuel-costs survey; Driver gets 18 months in crash that killed baby

2 educators on Kauai held on pot charges; Islanders offer prayers and hope for victims; U.N.: Pay Marcos' victims; Sights set on $73M children's facility; Senate sorts appointees; Override of vetoed UH bill likely; Former isle pastor was pioneer in Micronesia; Earth Day weekend will echo with eco-activities; 'Ice' shipper gets 16-year prison term; Commander: U.S. can train Thai forces; Cat owner needs to find home for pet

Truck seized in search for woman; CDC picks isles as epidemic outpost; Sewer repair estimate bulges to $300 million; Final roll call for fallen Marine comrades; Mililani teacher admits to having pot pipe; Boy Choir co-founder leaves rich legacy; Lingle and Hanabusa argue over UH regents bill; Local ACLU's first chief was state law librarian; Park: Gifts to Pele rot at volcano's rim; Man gets 10 years in fatal crash

Teachers face drug testing; Police say busted 'boy' is really ex-isle woman; Copter comes down hard on Maui; passengers OK; Kamehameha Highway set to open both ways; Nightmare continues as blame spreads; Big Island 'slow' quake falls behind schedule; Hikers help in hunt for woman; Driver gets 1 year in hit-run death of woman; UH professor heads up to Mars, Canada; Wahiawa hospital calls on finance doctor; US Airways pilot dies while snorkeling off Kauai

Waianae boat explosion injures 6; Peace Corps death was homicide; Substitutes are lone critics of attorney general; Kahala Avenue Mission update; Neighbors offer family warm welcome; Home gives boost to mom and 4 kids; Transcripts of testimony on Young are released; Vacation rentals being hit for unpaid taxes; Legislator Sakima made mark in Kalihi, Okinawa; Fighting through wounds; Expert sees knowledge of science as civic duty; UH clinic serves pregnant abusers

North Korean resort gives solace to South; Strangers, friends help fulfill a dream; AIDS Walk builds hope; Elderly woman hit by car in Kalihi; Students 'flow' to Dalai Lama's vision; Health, dental benefits for needy restored; Counties spend $397K on disabled placards

Car bomber kills 9 U.S. troops; Teachers call drug tests a deal-breaker for state; Hospital buyer told to rehire idled staff; King, motto and islands grace face of quarter; Senate panel turns down Young for DLNR director; Guards nabbed for device to alter guns; Pact made by state and public workers; Traffic cam issue could block safety funding; Budget cuts threaten whale tallies; Council duo claims they were railroaded from transit panel; City slow to tow abandoned cars; 11-day voyage brings Hokule'a to Okinawa; Isle students return to Virginia Tech campus; Hawaii gets 'F' in legal aid for abused kids; 1 fish, 2 fish, red fish, book of fish; Isle airman admits to shooting; Killer asks family for forgiveness; Smoking can blow an apartment deal

DLNR's Young ousted; Lingle says jobs will be hard to fill; Young backers say Senate ignored wishes of public; Tenzin Gyatso, Man of Peace; City gears up for ferry, but feds not quite ready; Officials OK purchase of Tasers for Big Isle; Report says marijuana use among isle workers rising; 6 Hawaii nurseries settle suit with DuPont; Navy plans new missile test

Bill on public-worker transfers draws darts; UH medical school shuts native Hawaiian center; Realtor allowed to defer guilty plea in tax fraud case; Kamehameha wins journalism award; 11,000 attend talk by Dalai Lama; Citizens on cart patrol; $93M added to city retiree health care costs; Dozens comment on Kauai 'big boxes'; Isle delegates lambaste Bush for stubbornness; State wants rapist to serve his term; 2 nene die after being hit by car on Big Isle; Be Kind to Animals Week began in 1915

HSTA contract vote is too close to call; Truck owner held in missing-woman case; Homeless seen as an target of park refurbishment; Kukui Gardens bond issue gains favor; Security of land title records concerns senators; Audit finds DOE fails to track leave; Greenhouse gas exits sea; Kauai missile test successful; Drug arrest startles family home; Prison guards freed on bond in gun conversion case; Ex-teacher to do time for further porn charges; New police station focuses on East Oahu crimes

Legislature snubs hospital owner on aid; Bills contain $49M in tax credits; Taxpayer campaign financing fails again; Taro's time tarries, tardy till '25; Arrest shocks neighbors and family; Identity thief's victims struggle through ordeal; Algae bloom poisons California sea life; Countdowns for crosswalks; Manoa rated among 'Best Value Colleges'; Young stays for DLNR transition; Capitol's constituency has a room of its own; Ex-insurer Peter Wong gets prison time; Chandler nominated to lead Hickam; UH staff can buy pretax bus passes

Evidence of Murder; Kanikapila will celebrate life of Don Ho; Tax-relief plans are weak, critics say; Bills poised to help ease gas price rise; UPW approves drug testing; Botball!; State to examine finances of Hawaii Medical Center; Kilgo's closes after 61 years; WWII liberation controversy; Like father, like son, Guard duty calls; 5-month ban on catching bottomfish starts Tuesday; Kauai's native bird loss being surveyed

Reclaiming Maili Park; Accident deaths at 30 this year; Repair shops can relax; Space fair puts kids in orbit; Botball lessons go beyond robotics; QUEST re-enrollment under way; Coastal land workshops offered free islandwide