Whole Foods bags Kahului, Kailua sites; Thomas Square to close for cleanup; GET raise stymies tax filers; ACLU protests blanket student locker searches; Feral chickens found dead on Kauai; Feds call state agriculture disaster area due to drought; Waianae health hub's expansion starts today; Mayor's war chest nets $479K; Only 1 of 2 ill Maui men to be tested for botulism; Teen murder suspect also faces sex assault charge; Kauai man gets 25 years for meth and heroin possession; Woman finds suspect napping in her house; Kailua theaters to close doors

$124M Kapolei roadwork planned; Strykers loaded onto ships for California; Hunt for Dog over?; Shuttle launch links friends in tragedy; Delay in care cited in Tripler suicide; Council panel votes to keep closed doors shut; WWII vet became Lone Star CEO; Child endangering case files to stay sealed; Otsuka allegedly refused to deliver benefit funds; Federal raids target illegal chips that run pirated video games; Health Department to host mental health discussions

All bridges in Hawaii safe, officials say; Convicted Stevens donors fed Inouye's campaign, too; State can leave inmates on mainland, attorney general says; Schofield welcomes 114 back to America; Kaneohe Marine laid to rest; Hydrogen high-tech toys lure students; False alert on radioactive danger creates panic; Army extends discussion on basing Strykers in isles; Army to continue controlled burn; Cox's children to get her share of fortune; Judge seals child welfare records; Otsuka denies stealing troupe's funds; Bicycle bell signals surfer's $572 N.J. fine; Pair escape burning house in Kailua; Salt Lake standoff has man held on charges; Oahu property sales continue drop in July; Kakaako rich with Hawaiian history; UH ranked No. 24 in a preseason poll

Hard Rock Cafe will stroll to Beach Walk; Damon CEO to lead Bishop Museum; Police seek trio of teens in attack; Hawaiian voting list questioned; Sen. Akaka, others urge probe of bonuses; Kaimuki metered lot opening in 2 weeks; UH duo ties quasar light, galaxy gas; Baptiste tries to halt subdivisions; Brawler admits donnybrook role; Kaneohe man guilty on 3 counts of arson; Third man granted deferral of plea in theft; Retired UH secretary tapped for service award

State has priciest milk in the U.S.; Accused soldier's wife stands behind him; Hiroshima survivors remember; Star-Bulletin launching two more blogs; Man finds roommate killed; Habitat building hope; Maui, Big Island schools get millions; To contain diseases, public asked to report dead birds; Hilo center invites families to learn more about meteors; Jones named REHAB Hospital CEO; Alzheimer's group holds walk-run to raise funds

Report shows drop in hotel profitability; Details bog down charter schools panel; Abuse suspect free over mental test's price; Former worker sues Kauai utility over safety; UH mounts ocean-forecasting project; Annual festival stokes forgiveness; Former husband recalls slain woman; Isle film officials credit tax incentive for boom

HECO plans biofuel plant to open in '09; 1 dead, 1 hurt in Ewa accident; Big Island land deal seen as paving way to power plant; State hospital staff labors in fear; Tests planned on targeted H-2 trees; Federal judge blocks Navy sonar tests; Preserving Pacific reefs; Need for Raptors doubted; A 'cruise' ends with a shooting; First strings clash at UH practice; Hawaiian Electric profit drops 36%; Kahala Mall tenants to close doors

Luxury homes attract investors; Thieves trying for winning numbers; Man sentenced for animal abuse; The lion king is dead; Expensive art and workers missing; New mill secures sufficient source of wood; Lawsuit against OHA revived; Shriners start $73M hospital project; Waianae school's plan to convert to charter is approved; Schofield soldier disputes claim he shot Iraqi; Judge calls mistrial in Otsuka's theft case; Beyond pho; 'Iron Chef' challenger builds on his local roots

Elks and Outrigger settle rent case; 1,000 jellyfish invade Makaha Beach; Abercrombie attempting to muscle up $8M for gym; 442nd veteran Kakesako was a gem of a friend; Coast Guard bilge dump spurs charges; Census shows Hawaii is becoming whiter; City warns drivers to prepare for school traffic; State's high court strikes Kauai tax cap; Killer to be released after 13-years at mental hospital; Caregiver admits stealing $220,000; Hilo hospital fined $700,000 for federal violation; Driver held after speed allegedly topped 100 mph; Boaters file suit over Kewalo transfer; Broken Trust 10th anniversary

Kahuku in dust-up over trash service; Star-Bulletin reporter Ah Jook Ku pushed for free press; Lingle quiet over presidential primary; Pearl Harbor to get 3 new subs; Church feels betrayed by manager; Tropical Storm Flossie approaches isles; Diversity lives deep at sea monument; U.S. contradicts Russia on planes; Soccer coach recants in assault case; Man is charged in fight at funeral

Flossie upped to Cat 3, heads for isles; $1.13M fix-up is planned for Halona Blowhole; A life enforcing the law tossed away for $2,000; Recovering soldiers make a splash; Maui panel votes to allow Halloween in Lahaina; Loss of burn centers could risk lives; Search at airport is ruled legal; Illnesses prompt warning about oysters; Windward Mall celebrates $23 million renovation; Gas company CEO resigns; Times opens dual-concept store; SunEdison buys Island Energy; Whole Foods buyout would push up prices, groups say

Ka Loko water woes ruin crops on Kauai; Hurricane Flossie nears turning point; Mainland prison slammed; Fire damages Kaimuki Chop Suey; Kuroda sets sail; Families feel pain of deployments; Vets panel to hold hearings in isles; U.S. airman's remains recovered in Hungary; 'Net tool maps tsunami risk areas; Executive shine; Pokemon card masters descend on Big Island

Blaze threatens N. Shore homes; Expect hurricane, forecasters warn; Families celebrate summer grads; Noise fix gives push to plan for preschool; Michael Tongg: Aloha, waterman; Guard unit says aloha as soldiers head to Iraq

Flossie heads for Big Island; Forecasters predict a deluge of rain and high winds; Hilo braced and confident; 'Hurricane Hunters' track constant changes; Big Isle tourists hold the line; Kona crams in last-minute items; Boaters weigh staying or going; Kauai: Better safe than sorry; Earthquake rattles tense Big Island; North Shore brush fire devours 3,000 acres; ERS gains record 17% in fiscal year; Mililani transit center dedicated; Wahiawa housing a sweet senior deal

Flossie fizzles; Threat of rainfall keeps port, park and schools closed; Kona-side residents are calm before the storm; Fire grows and shuts schools; City worker indicted on bribery, theft rap; Public school test scores go online; Substitute teachers sue DOE for pay raise; Alleged online predator charged

Pesky fire gives way; Military engages fire from up above; At least 115 die in Peru in 7.9 quake; Flossie fades as Big Isle routines return; Tax collections up 25.7 percent; Council's resolutions push flexible work hours; 2 arrested over missing artwork; New measure bans Council from violating confidentiality; Hawaii animal shelter is open door

3 die in Maui auto plunge; Kaiser and HMSA bleed cash during '07; Family gets $9.4M in Tripler verdict; Old Varsity Theater is new Laugh Factory spot; Fire exacts environmental toll; Firefighters rein in Waialua brush fire; Some H-2 trees spared; Big Isle fire threatens Waimea community; Isle investors buying Mid Pac fuel chain; Broker guilty in securities fraud case; Indicted Kauai doctor's license suspended; Accountant's priorities were family, community

Driver sped to crash, park says; Judge keeps 'Dog' on a short leash; Small tsunami hit Hilo Thursday; FAA looking into Lanai plane crash; Waialua blaze out; crews kill more fires; Hokule'a crew member made crucial contribution; Inouye not shy about mingling with Stevens

Aloha, Korean visitors; New panel to hear revised Akaka Bill; Big Island lava bench drops into ocean; Pilot recounts harrowing experience; Scam artists target wealthy, trusting seniors; Kaneohe homeless shelter sought; Following faltering Flossie; Peters ohana discovers Norwegian heritage; Health care students reach out to rural areas; State data book available online; Event to honor life in the arts

Sex assault in UH dorm alarms students; Soldiers back after 6-month tour; Feds will help pay tab from humongous blaze; Cosmic collision appears to upend dark-matter theory

Search for 2 kayakers finds only 1; D.C. team slams civil rights panel; Thomas Square cleanup boots homeless; Uranium traced to Army training in 1960s; Part of suspectÄôs statement allowed; Ex-FBI worker gets prison time; Midler fined for removing trees; Carrier group kept busy on Mideast tour; Observatory pinpoints rare neutron star; Judge's childhood informed his rulings

Many isle schools face space crunch; Copter crash kills 14 in Iraq; U.S. Senate panel hears of vets' woes; HECO vows biodeisel effort will aid trees; 20-year sentence ends kidnapping case; Gabbard may switch parties; Operation Headrest 'a hug from home'; Remains heading here may be flier's

10 victims were from Schofield; Kilauea's winding ways create lava fears; Saving monk seals; School to inspect copper find; Gag order is issued in abuse case; Street artist shares her gift; Kauai selects new police chief; Kauai accountants accused of tax fraud; Ceremony returns Hokule'a to builders; Neighbor's barking dogs a nuisance

Setback for Superferry; Pentagon names 14 heroes killed in Iraq; Group wants trees moved for festival; All eyes are on lava flow; Commuter ferry underway next month; Fishery panel bemoans tuna takes; Court denies appeal for Rodrigues; Uranus shows Earth its rings; Former Queen's official indicted; Stop the sonar, groups ask feds

Superferry races legal action to halt operations; Ranchers suffering from fire damage; Fallen hero leaves brand-new wife; UH prof says he can predict tsunami size; UH regents conceal budget papers; Local professor studies eruption of Thera; Kauai, Oahu to vie in golf challenge; Coast Guard saves oceanic rower; Albert Moniz: Transit kept him moving

Alakai weighs anchor; Previews positive, but protests are next; Officials want risky sites out of books; Chancellor seeking staff input; 4,019 pedestrians cited; Hawaii slated for good view of lunar eclipse; Stefani steps up the fun for Blaisdell show

Superferry takes passengers by hundreds; Protest groups on Kauai delay arrival; State wants judge to let Superferry sail; New obesity report says Hawaii not so fat; UH needs 12 new regents; Lams take health advances to heart; 'Undetermined' cases cloud data on suicide; Black doctors group wants AIDS tackled

Ferry blocked; Protesters' flotilla halts vessel off Nawiliwili; Tourist office's aloha ashtrays raise a stink; Kids' entertainer loses business in home fire; Memorial will honor 10 soldiers; OHA takes control of Big Isle forest; Free flu shots for K-8 students will be available; Monk seal moves to more isolated digs; Plea cancels Kamehameha trial; Adoption is on hold until after divorce

Superferry stuck; Court act strands Maui riders; Schofield soldiers honor fallen colleagues; SAT scores drop across the board; Economic growth slows; Fitness becomes an active goal; Poverty rises; health coverage slacks; Sex offender linked to disgraced pastor; Former Kauai mayor saw development boom

Superferry adrift; Police seek ways to reduce delays; Group recommends DUI devices in cars; Uranium shells used in isles; Shark scrapes bodyboarder's foot; Agency's old ways could be costly; Purse snatchers prowling Maui; Hundreds pay respects to fallen Schofield soldier; Heiau keeper gets reprieve; Isle ACLU searches for new legal director; Start flea-management program

Kailua hillside secure; Kauai group enlists lawyers to block ferry; Signing ceremony turns Gabbard into Democrat; Court order fails to avert stabbing; Soldier recalls brother's last moments; Bush plans pair of stops in Hawaii; Bogus marriage plan jails teacher; City counters EPA's sewer plan; Guilty plea in 'ice' and gaming