UPWARD BOUND ยป Kaimuki resident Jamie Drasal laughed while securing her climbing rope Saturday during the International Society of Arboriculture's International Tree Climbing Championship.
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Hawaii News
One man's pets is another man's food
A feud over feral pigs has a neighbor feeding and another eating.
Brush blazes stoke fire for stricter laws
Tighter controls on fireworks and forcing landowners to keep their property from turning into tinder are among the proposals.
Everything Zen
A new doctor's office offers spa treatments -- and medicine, too.
in Features
Tree-climbing pros reach for glory
Arborists are serious scientists, but their sylvan passion stems from their general love of trees.
in Sports
Mitchell 6-peats
Another year, another triumph for Jamie Mitchell in the Quiksilveredition Molokai to Oahu Paddleboard Race.
in Business
Watching the water flow
Vernon Pico and his crew "ride the ditch" to keep the Waiahole Irrigation System free of obstructions.
in Editorial
Scrutiny needed of Navy's sonar use
The Navy has issued a draft EIS concerning testing and training in Hawaiian waters.
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