First of the Hawaii superferries arrives; Lingle taps assistant as chief-of-staff fill-in; S. Korean president will stop in isles; July Fourth sparks cautions; Annual book sale draws hundreds; 6 being considered for Kauai chief of police; Pearl Harbor fixing giant radar facility; Research aims to diagnose Alzheimer's; Isle lab to aid control of TB in Pacific nations; Star-Bulletin triumphs at SPJ awards

New schools stretch budget; Voyaging canoe Hokule'a returns from Japan; Test sees if good waves break with good water; Kawahara to oversee state water policies; Queen's touts Cancer Center; Neighbors link slaying suspect to burglary; Ethics panel hire is ripped on ethics; City Council taps lobbyist to track Legislature work

$25,000 gift boosts Meals on Wheels; Security heightened at airports for holiday; Police increasing security at Ala Moana for holiday; Governor stays silent on Awana's departure; Lingle plans science academies; Crews wary of Waikoloa fire; Toddler injured in 2-story plunge; Jackie's Kitchen abruptly closes

INDEPENDENCE DAY! 97% in isles buckle up; Upkeep halts at Sacred Falls; Helena's founder as beloved as her food; Fires char neighbor isles; An emotional goodbye to Garden House; Claims of bias prompt review of bureau report; Schofield heroes return in time for holiday; Federal probe targets Kauai electric utility; War vets to meet S. Korean president; Legislators to start prison tour on Maui; State warns about counterfeit Colgate; Apple shopping for Waikiki store spot; Blackstone to buy Hilton

Castle closing disabled kids' home care program; Man dies after being stabbed in Ewa Beach home; Curious creature caught off Keahole Point; Rebirth of Mokauea; Caregiver helps woman, 86, escape blaze; Pluto not largest of dwarf planets; Cat proves its 9 lives in 19-day trip at sea; Sea turtles released into the wild; Tatsuno enters collegiate hall

Fewer hotel rooms filled in May; S. Korean president meets with isle veterans; School loses roots as beloved tree falls; Vandals break horse statue in front of Academy of Arts; Web site, hot line tell drivers of delays in city; Lack of Rain brings lawsuit; Actor gets 5 years for possession of child porn; Democrats deny governor's request to amend bills; State now lets foster parents off for court; Raceway Park owner wants it rezoned; Fewer fires are caused by fireworks this year; Fireworks vex Rex but chips bring him home; Stepmother of slain tot gets plea deal

Statewide flames force crews into OT; Roh backs waiving Koreans' U.S. visas; Diggers find burial pit under Kakaako site; If you're lucky and you know it, go ahead; NOAA to plumb depths of NW Islands; Lanakila Meals on Wheels gets help; Let Lingle have vetoes, groups ask; Lingle taps Ching as interim labor chief; Investigator lobbied on day of DLNR vote; DHS aids Castle kids program; Dead horse's owner called cruel; EPA fines Safeway $675,000; Waimea highway to close periodically

Family suffers twice over stabbing in Ewa; Push on to try teen as an adult; No double jeopardy deemed for Watada; Oh baby! A lucky day to be born; Genetically, sea anemone has human complexity; It's about time, activists say of new HIV test; Search continues for Iwo Jima fallen; Ship sunk in worst naval loss is enshrined; BOE may get dog-sniffing demo; Environmentalists back fee to inspect shipping containers; Driver, 22, arrested after crash kills woman; Transpac 2007 Special

Taking aim at staph A; Honolulu rates low in volunteering; Crosswalk clocks set to tick; Bowling keeps on rolling; Hawaiian culture sewed up in quilts; Lili'uokalani board taps Asam to be new trustee; Japan to launch U.S. missile killer

Kauai ethanol plant is planned for 2008; Roadwork to set back Round Top reopening; Punahou alum wins $5.85M suit; Schools keep drug-sniffing dog busy; Override session is called political show by both sides; State sets 2010 prison time line; Hepatitis C study seeks isle volunteers; Parents of malnourished daughter face charges of attempted murder

11 vetoes overridden; Man confesses extorting former Lingle aide; Teen drivers get red light at Judiciary; NOAA to extend rules for sonar use; Robot-minded students show off their creations; Lingle clashes with Democrats over 'flawed' bills; Reporter Doug Woo 'relentless' in pursuit of truth; Boy undergoes retina surgery yet again; Ad campaign asks drivers to move aside; Mauna Kea astronomers glimpse light that's billions of years old; Oahu home and condo prices hit record high; Retailers face space crunch; go! posts increase in June passengers

Public safety bills causing an uproar; Dysfunctional elevators give residents shaft; $2M awarded in Maui death suit; 'Octosquid' identified as a plain squid; Drill tests reaction to bird-flu threat; Land bureau inquiry to continue; Woman plans solo voyage across Pacific in a rowboat; Advocates lobbying for pedestrian safety; 'Earl's Crew' recalls a unique life cut short; Reporter Robert Myers covered nuke tests; Driver gets 30 days in jail for triple fatality; Weather satellites failing, Inouye warns; Isle business optimism falls to lowest in 8 years; Hoku Scientific stock jumps to all-time high; Paradise invests $3M in fleet; AT&T and DoCoMo plan 3G wireless network here; Quiznos CEO bakes up turnaround

Congress backs city's play on transit plan; 'Heinous' abuse is described in hearing; Walgreens confident of success in Hawaii; Isle murderer Buck Duane Walker up for parole; Parents seek clues to son's death; Landlords pay $9,500 in bias suit; Golf event to fund Don Ho memorial; Coast Guard hunts for sunken ship's crew; Pearl City High band plays a big stage: China; Teen charged as adult in stabbing; Loggerhead turtles might be deemed endangered; Turtle Bay talks fall through; Tad Fujikawa turns pro

Brush fires on Big Isle, Maui flare up; Flamingo's to fly its Windward coop; Civil rights panel picks prompt debate; State tax collections $115M below forecast; Man pleads guilty to sexual assault on 15yo; Plea expected by teen in stabbing; After Waikiki theft, couple gets help; Maui man dies after he drives car into a moose; Sports can spread staph, researcher says; Coco Palms hotel's reopening delayed

Increasing animosity directed at obese kids; $1 million gift to help build emergency kids' shelter; Alakai riding in style; Micronesian students teach teachers; Applicants line up for affordable housing; Preserving native plants; UH scientists bathe in volcanic mudflow data; Pacific force 'more deployable'; Kauai's police chief search narrows down to 3 finalists; Clans will gather in honor of 12 kamaaina

Transpac sails minus 1; State elects to lease new voting machines; 3 vehicle crashes injure 9 people; Blast turns citizenship rite into GI memorial; Final class graduates from KCC nurse program; Pay hike proposed for Maui Council; Contest winner crossed borders, barriers; DNA change can forecast cancer

Hurricane Cosme expected near the Big Isle Friday; State delays $43M due to nonprofits; One-time Star-Bulletin owner to be honored; A closer look at the giant 'golf ball'; Waianae housing project in planning; New teachers train for Hawaii schools; Kauai bird struggles for spot on endangered list; Kalaupapa resident William Malo was rights advocate; Worker is injured at Waimea Bay; Salt Lake streets to get sweeps; Man drowns after aiding friend; New Jersey company might reopen Kilgo's; go! briefly brings back $1 airfares

Cosme not likely to bring much rain; Upper-level winds near isles disrupt storms from the east; Tally of returning prisoners increases; Kapolei court complex site blessed and condemned; Residents erect a downtown sentry; Pluto's moon Charon has ice-spewing volcanoes; Honolulu to gain more anti-terror funding; Caretaker gets 4 months prison for abuse; 2 women to stand trial in drug trafficking; Iolani grad Low on Pan Am team; L.A. port strike would slow isle freight; Isle aquaculture farm sold; Isle company battles Japanese REIT founder

Fake $100 bills circulate in isles; Pyewacket needs boost to break race record; HPD brass fetes feats of heroism; Gift of koi; Humble shoe salesman built family shop into empire; City Council spending reveals increasing trend; Odd form of space debris needles Keck scientists; Case sets his sights on Akaka in 2012; Electronic age pits privacy against open records; Isles due $20.2M in security funds; Pair of Schofield soldiers charged in murder; Hawaii Senators vote to withdraw troops from Iraq; Carved in memory; Ming's on her mind; Collectors Show; Q and A with June Jones; KHON-TV in $10M dispute; Big Island newspaper firm buys into KHHB

Isle test scores rise; Shark! Beaches close after a snorkeler is bitten; Isle memories move Supreme Court justice; Dim sum diner has heart but will close; Astronaut, voyager relate frontier tales; Husband's assault to blame in crash, police say; Navy pilot missing since 1944 to be buried; Djou's discussion of suit prompts ethics complaint; Attorney Tongg guided paddlers and troubled families; Father defends accused soldier; Big Isle wind farm boosts grid; Former Hawaii man's death a homicide; 62 new medical students to don white coats

Shark attack off Bellows 'very unusual'; Brave visitor yanks swimmer out; Wolfhounds families continue tradition; Schofield considered as base for Stryker team; Matson's fuel fee hits 24 percent; Home invasion shooting ruled dangerous; Humanitarian mission aids Pacific isle nations

Funds to repair schools withheld; Isles shelling out for presidential bids; Tree holds promise for future of biofuel; Eruption flows east of Puu Oo; Kaaahi Street cleaned out; State offers $90,000 to former boating official; Generations embrace care for the ocean; Isle Guard gets Iraq gear back; USS Oklahoma will get memorial; Sailor killed in Pearl Harbor attack buried in Indiana; Battle brews over Kona coffee

Transpac 2007: Disney crew still satisfied; Program gets kids kindergarten-ready; Lava flows steady near Puu Oo; Man drowns off Kailua trying to save son; 2 soldiers must face Article 32 hearing; Foster kids walk with animals; Hawaii history fills Maui's Bailey House

Chili linked to botulism is pulled from isle stores; Politicians in isles see online shift for exchange; Shark victim and rescuer share spotlight; Success stories grow from state shelter; Maui hospital on cutting edge; Isle JROTC cadets train at Schofield; Judge upholds prison term in deadly DUI; Isle medical team helps global effort in the Philippines; Hilo man hopes to preserve and share isle tunes online

Goof on tax bills costs city $50,000; Isles do well with teen lives, grad rates; Parking prices put city at No. 8 in U.S.; Countdown lights alert walkers; Lahaina event called 'indecent'; Rocker's plans for Kauai home blocked; Court finds $345M pension raid illegal; UH astronomer is recognized for discovery about the universe; Hepatitis B tests will be available for no cost; Aid group donates medical supplies to Philippines; Kidnap suspect tries to change guilty plea; Man turns self in after razor attack on woman; KHON sold -- again

Alleged sexual assault shocks family of murdered teen; Preliminary hearing set in rape case; Lingle picks DLNR head; Food scandal also claims Chinatown merchants; Bridge closure worries East Maui residents; Group blasts new rules for Navy sonar; HPR personality had loyal following; Executive led 2 'Big 5' firms; Spat over kids caused crash, court told; Collapse of stairway forces out tenants; A good fence makes ... trouble

Interisle airfare war flares anew; Navy affirms safety of sea life; Old conviction could bring deportation of popular barber; Woman from Maui is being held in Denver; Blaze in Ewa Beach leaves 3 homeless; Defibrillators save 2 lives; Kauai streams damaged in floods to be restored; Kauai pioneer descendant Wilcox was devoted volunteer; Service to honor Kapolei couple killed in Alaska; Transpac yacht Morning Light arrives safely; Pearl City band brings China memories home; Rules for mailing heavy packages to change

Botulism suspected in ailing Maui man; 2 isle soldiers could face death penalty; 3 charged in counterfeiting scheme; Legislators head to Boston forum; Funding bill would benefit crime lab; UH crisis training center proposed; Deal would boost Big Isle renewable energy; Tennis complex cost overruns detailed; Ex-UH football player's probation stands; Victim's mom upset at unsolved death; Big Isle official helped develop Dem Party

Auto thefts on Oahu decline 15 percent; Gunshot victim left to bleed in forest; Hospital patients ache for new bus stop; A Punahou teacher's Hefty influence; Artists enabled by willpower and community; Teddy bears warm patients in-flight; Pacific war games play out near Guam; Kauai gardens saving unique beauty

One man's pets is another man's food; Brush blazes stoke fire for stricter laws; Man held in Big Island murder attempt; New practice offers spa treatments, medicine; Rural islanders get mental help via video; New case of botulism appears on Valley Isle; Maui bill would ban plastic bags

Repairs on hold at 54 campuses; Kidnappings and assaults fill Big Isle man's past; H-2 freeway clearcutting paused; Otsuka goes on trial in missing-funds case; Man allegedly harasses witness; Ex-Big Isle mayor plans re-election; New DLNR director studies agency's ills; Bird expert Robert Pyle known worldwide; Army promises safeguards for controlled Schofield fires; Italy dethrones Hawaii as top honeymoon destination; America West jet makes emergency stop in Hilo; Responsible life eases sentence for sex offender; Woman pleads guilty to purse thefts; Woman accepts charges in copper sale