Sea Life Park joins layoff dirge; Ex-coach settles UH contract dispute; Ballots printed without parties' OK; Army says sergeant 'acted inappropriately'; Tourism, consumer slumps drop tax outlook; 111 state employees test out 4 day workweek; Guilty murderer gets life in prison; Tail rotor fitting blamed in fatal helicopter crash; HSTA fires back over drug testing; Waianae man faces charges of dognapping; Legislator accepts speeding penalties; Hannemann leads field with $2.3M to fund run; $275M on horizon for UH drive; Weather service plans fire-condition alerts

Clerk disqualifies Caldwell from race; Parched isles draw federal attention; Recycling hits record in islands; Study pegs ConCon cost at up to $11.1M; Audit: City energy costs climb 44 percent; Men pledge against domestic violence; Course teaches disaster response; Count of foster kids at 15-year low; Team targets Chuuk in tuberculosis battle; Police have no motive in transvestite's death

Struggling to succeed; 9 injured in bus crash; Man who died on H-1 was not buckled in; Riding waves of life; Algae type linked to sick coral; Schofield soldiers head to hot 'box'; Rural Maui unlikely scene of spy case; A little 'Night Music' does audience good

Isle immigrants face felony counts; Anti-rail group revives petition; Flies evolve extensively in isles; Police arrest suspect in deadly hit-and-run; Profs call arbitration preferable to pickets; 'Einstein rings' show gravity; Tool will replicate chemistry of space; UH team sees 'dark energy' trail

Isle Homes: Sales still low; Vog vexes federal officials; Transit: City clerk denies petition; Gas Co. requests increased gas rates; Self-defense alleged in shooting death; Hawaiian culture at center; Cockfighting case ends in 60-day jail term; Meningitis vaccinations urged; Isle Guard unit ready for more 'tough going'; Playground fire wracks community; Suspect in hit-and-run is released; Falls of Clyde has last-minute suitor; What's the Law? Towing company; Annette La Mariana Nahinu: 1914-2008

Isle campuses see enrollment surge; Suspected fire forces evacuation of plane; CSI Waikiki: DNA used to find robbery suspect; Teachers' vote seen as OK for drug tests; HPD patrol could be headed to pasture; Suspect indicted in fatal Ewa Beach stabbing; Cigarette starts blaze on top floor of high-rise; UH joins in anti-AIDS effort in Vietnam; Woman allegedly stole $85,000 from 2 churches; State's primary ballots are printed; City clerk seeks ethics agency ruling; Rail groups gear up for fresh fight; AARP Foundation offers scholarships; Consumer advocate had passion for orchids

4 challenge racial preference; Lawsuit focuses on settlement's disclosure; Outrigger closes on $13.2M land deal; Obama starts isle vacation tomorrow; Isle schools tighten travel purse strings; Hawaiian hawk reaches stable perch; Driver who fled crash gets 10-year sentence; City Council OKs rail vote bill; Meetings discuss Iolani Palace use; Kauai candidates vow Superferry opposition; Kids can get free flu shots at school; Twins set to start lives on auspicious day; Twin sisters turn 98 on lucky 08-08

Obama to hold rally at Keehi Lagoon park; Group stops construction at burials; Schools board urged to save JV athletics; Lingle questions trip to Florida for educators; Wood Valley is possibly voggiest place; UH absent from survey of colleges; Marine monument languishes; Father, daughter hope to swim into history

Sen. Barack Obama: 'See you on the beach'; Obama is here to relax, not work; Tourists change plans, locals take off; Obama pays visit to grandmother in Makiki; Teens eagerly lend support to Obama; Celebs find serenity on cool Kailua Beach; Kobayashi says she'd stay 4 years as mayor; Group faces arrest over home blockade; Landlord is found guilty of burglary; Mililani offramp closed this weekend; New signs on freeway have higher reflectivity; Patriarch still helped run family-owned store

Obama comes home; Obama wows 'em at Oahu's Olomana; Strong women led Obama; 4 step in to assist Maili family in fire; Abandoned, sick horse put down; Health agency assesses budget; Helping with a pain in the back; Maui County off hook for water on Molokai

Sen. Obama sees Windward attractions; Classmates talk story about their old friend; Obama's paperback policy 'Plan' due Sept. 9; Dem. convention gives Clinton night in the sun; Roz Savage attempts an epic Pacific row; Blind isle youth run the Grand Canyon rapids; State GOP sues over House race

Obama urges truce in Georgian conflict; 5 men sought in robbery, shooting; Isle soldier killed in Iraq; Local troops take new Mideast tour in stride; Kim recovering after heart attack; Suit blames negligence for crash of Black Hawk; Former Maui Pine workers stay hopeful; Defendant, witness differ on details; What's the law? Neighbors blocking

Longs to keep identity despite $2.9B purchase; CBS ready for 'Five-O' hana hou; Obama nets $1.3 million; Obama's public image keeps Hawaii link distant; HTA chief gets support despite e-mail porn; Homeless students can ride buses; UH opens new dorm; Deal bans low-frequency sonar; Police look for suspects in Aliamanu shooting; Vegas shooting devastates family; Students get mixed results on ACT

Hawaiian Telcom reports losses of $30M; Visit with grandpa short but sweet; City: Obama's rental home in Kailua is legal; Minorities are future's majority, Census finds; 3 get 10-year terms for 'vicious' beating; Missing woman's body identified; Couple face sentencing over abuse; Man indicted in sex assault of 13-year-old; Council closes in on charter measure; Senator cited in failure to stop after hitting bus; Kauai panel to probe construction atop graves; Turf war is finished; Events to mark 50 years as state; Lawsuit filed over death of boy on Maui; Pet Ohana: Sago palm toxic to dogs, cats

Anti-rail effort wins in court; Car rental companies add airport surcharge; Celebrating, honoring the past; Senator leaves impressed onlookers; Niu neighborhood bashed by boulder; GOP focuses on qualities of McCain; Building may continue atop burials; State approves rise in Molokai water prices; Molokai-Maui ferry adds fuel charge; U.S. traffic deaths decline by 1,600

Hawaiian group storms Iolani Palace; Maui park on lookout for aggressive wasps; Obama leaves isles for serious concerns; Readers share Obama sightings around Oahu; Obama has edge in military donations; McCain backers clean illegal dump site; TheBus might punt rides to the game; 3.0 magnitude quake shakes Oahu; Services set for Sgt. Kenneth Gibson; 170-year-old wreck found in NW Islands; UH med school receives $3M gift; UH invites public to rename road

Supporters salute and hug soldiers; Palace clash sparks inquiry; Break-in went too far, say sovereignty activists; Purported monarch couldn't find throne; Legacy of charity; Woman, 86, hospitalized after being hit; Rare ducks found dead on Midway Atoll; Seeking counsel; Survey keeps ear on sona

Kauai condo owners allege fleecing; Dearth of dialysis beds 'serious' for hospitals; Pair of firms attempt renal care response; Marine-debris awareness efforts unite; Iolani Palace closed after trespassing; Artificial eye changes image of 12-year-old; Scientist links sea methane to bacteria; Seagliders swim for data off Oahu

With palace items safe, protection issue looms; Chief details police actions at palace; Families willing to go to bat for Waipio team; Man guilty of murder in North Shore shooting; Reopening of school prompts traffic alert; Online classes on the rise; Hikers evacuated from fire on Kauai; Homeless get help fighting diseases; Worker health program cited; Local resident recalls clash; What's the Law? Freeloading cousin out

Officials discuss palace security; Isle obesity fight focuses on youth; Libraries plot ways to manage slimmed budget; Bins for yard waste delivered to residents; Ex-driver wants plea withdrawn; First to Texas, then Kuwait; City clerk rushing to certify anti-rail effort; Mental ills blamed on budget cuts; Voters have to choose a party; Minority students top spankings study

Summer break could gain 2 weeks; Council OKs ballot question on transit; Lingle earns historic call to GOP convention; KCC chancellor seeks discussion on alcohol; Kerrey, Webb top Inouye's VP picks; Protecting the palace; Wayward branch injures city worker; Rate increase concerns Molokai; Commission gives quarry 24 more years; New homeless shelter opens

HTA forgives executive's laptop misuse; Credit ills plague isle real estate; 2005 champs feel the pressure; Mayor vows to put transit on ballot; Director of Sierra Club stepping down; BOE sets up new school calendar; Lou Gehrig's disease awareness; Big Isle police investigate death; Army lab asked to help analyze woman's body; Judge approves company's permits; Campaigns argue over 'exotic' Hawaii; Isles see 5 cases this year so far; Kamehameha grad grew isle ties

Obama picks Biden for his running mate; Analysis: Obama's 'change' mantra breaks; Boy's cancer battle inspires Waipio team; UH has big building plans for about $614M; Inaba calls it quits, after a life in tires; Rail foes will fight ruling on signatures; Homeless: City seeks ways to limit campers; Volunteers and 'sweat equity' build a house; Little league team revels in support; HPD investigates special-duty jobs; Judge denies sex offender is further threat; Man charged in teen rape case; Jury convicts ex-secretary of stealing; UH school might take name from Thompson; Bush moves on marine protection

Never count them out; Court appeal hangs over Superferry; Obama-Biden ticket gives isle Democrats confidence; UH TEAM researches effects of trash; Alien mite threatens Big Isle bees; Team says meteorites are long shots; Mauna Kea's first telescope is retired; Hilo veterans home corrects defects

Waipio fans see team claim milestone win; Obama's family takes spotlight to open forum; Hawaii's delegates to line up behind Obama; Ferry critics mark 1 year since block; Looking out for prisoners' health; Experts see elder-care shift from homes; Housing units on Big Island to be renovated; Plan to get rid of frogs croaks early

Waipio world series team returns; Soetoro-Ng talks ohana; UH athletes return as Olympic winners; Falls of Clyde one step closer to being scuttled; Football Express buses sidelined; Isles welcome Samoan leader; 2 electric vehicles add to UH security; Kai on high with 'bling' from Beijing; What's the Law? Health plans

Summer visits offer no relief; Students in isles see SAT scores dip; State median income rises; DNA links UH felon to sex assault; Jellyfish invade isle beaches; Woman goes missing after upsetting day; Lingle says McCain is still a contender; Former city worker faces sentencing; Kobayashi launches ad campaign; Democratic platform adopts native Hawaiian recognition

Isle exhibit honors Vietnamese freedom; Raft: Hawaii voyage focuses on ocean debris; Man guilty in pig killing; Kauai accident victims still in hospital; School honors Winchester boys; Superferry offers deal to isle merchants; Bribery charges net 1-year term; Mayor's aide gets 5-day suspension; Charges dropped against suspect in rape; 3 teens arrested in shooting; Hawaii delegates revel in connection to home-grown nominee

Candidate's show of 'fire' warms Hawaii delegates; Police sound alarm on pedestrian safety; Marine reserve yields old shipwrecks; Victim testifies in sex assault trial; Waipio woman hits big jackpot; Police charge 19 yr. old in Aliamanu shooting; Group organizing effort to save Falls of Clyde; Council lets dogs walk path on Kauai; Ranch will not end water service; Student needs help in battle with leukemia; Marine team sounds alarm for reefs; DUI deaths decline, but not for bikers

Olympic welcome greets medalist; Palin pick for VP has pros, cons; Gov. Lingle was not an option for VP; Isle medical center in Chapter 11; Oahu's wet side facing a drought; UH reaches settlement in gay pair's housing suit; Telescope plan backers state their case; Maui County files suit to keep water flowing; Ex-coach gets prison for girl's sex assault; UH in lower tier of national ranking

Energy policy leaves school in dark; Isle Republicans ready for energized convention; Cell phones call up fresh Obama support; Hawaii reaches out to aid ahead of Gustav; 'Deficient' bridge stalls traffic; Mission rejuvenates lives