Supporters for Hawaii-born presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama gathered yesterday at Ryan's Grill in Ward Centre to watch the Super Tuesday returns roll in. Obama's half-sister Maya Soetero-Ng, right, spoke to the crowd.
The state Department of Health wants to screen 106 students and staff at Kahuku High and Intermediate School after a teacher was diagnosed with tuberculosis last month
The city administration opposes a City Council proposal to ban plastic bags, saying there is little litter around the island and that it could negatively impact businesses
