WHOLLY READY: Al and Joan Santoro farm seven acres in Waialua as part of Poamoho Organic Produce. Theirs is one of 150 certified farms in Hawaii. Al Santoro got up-close with a jack fruit yesterday.
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Hawaii News
Repairs on hold at 54 campuses
Withheld funds delay basic fixes and frustrate educators
Kidnappings and assaults fill Big Isle man's past
The man suspected of abandoning a woman in the forest after shooting her has history of violence
H-2 freeway clearcutting paused
Community concern halts a tree removal project along H-2 freeway
in Features
Friends on the move
An ex-teacher takes families on weekly outdoor explorations
in Sports
Sakata a Giant in San Jose
Lenn Sakata is satisfied with helping others advance
in Business
Hawaiian Airlines narrows net loss
The company's parent beats estimates by a nickel for the quarter
Isle foreclosure rate among lowest in U.S.
The state's low ranking is helped by a strong demand for real estate and price appreciation
in Editorial
Politics has no place in federal Public Health Service
A former surgeon general said that Bush administration officials tried to weaken or suppress important public health reports
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