BRUSH INFERNO » A large fire atop Waahila Ridge, near the University of Hawaii, started at about 10 p.m. Thursday. It was contained four hours later, though flare-ups occurred throughout the day.
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Statewide flames force crews into OT
Firefighters normally working a three-day shift are being called back for another 24-hour shift on their four days off.
Roh backs waiving Koreans' U.S. visas
The president meets with the community during his isle visit.
Diggers find burial pit
An archaeologist expects to find hundreds of remains under the Kakaako project site.
If you're lucky and you know it, go ahead
But, going by the numbers, one expert says today's "777" date has no power.
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Iz album debut makes isle history
At 44th on Billboard, "Wonderful World" is the highest debut of any Hawaiian album.
in Sports
Internet personas take on lives of their own
The Internet has changed everything, and sports media will never be the same.
in Business
Big Island home prices dip
Residential real estate over the last month more closely resembled the old adage -- what goes up, must come down.
in Editorial
Give protection to patients who need medical marijuana
A bill that would have given added protection to patients treated by medical marijuana died in the House in this year's session.
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