Evacuations orderly as Gustav nears Gulf coast; Delegates shift priorities in lieu of storm; Alleged baby-killer deemed not insane; Lanai wind farm project whips up fears; Huge reef fish intrigues UH scientists; Balloons take to sky for volcanic gas study; Palau's leader champions environment

Gene raises odds of long life; Celebrating champions; Lingle offers sharp retort to queries; Man dies in park shooting; SOLO: First leg of pacific trip takes 99 days; No report of abuse preceded killings; What's the Law? Mother's care

Oahu home sales decline; Con Con could cost up to $41M; 1-day delay after Gustav bumps Lingle; Second expert weighs in on Higa; Plan reallocates schools' funding; Homeless: Retrofitted buses pulled into duty; Mayor and Kobayashi tout endorsements; Deadline hits for city to vet anti-rail petition; Family mourns fatal shooting; Donation saves Chaminade hall; $1.5M Florida trip explained by BOE

Lingle defends Palin's Alaska experience; Downturn batters isle businesses; Anti-rail group's effort denied by courts, clerk; Woman found beaten in her home; Apology fails to avert life sentence; 19-year-old man indicted in shooting; Blowhole lookout reopened; Council firm on projected tax revenues; Stadium finalizes parking for UH game; Scientists 'feed' CO2 to algae

Coast Guard copter crashes in the ocean; 2 in alleged murder-suicide were 'nice'; Hawaii delegates join electrified celebration; Lingle defends backing Palin; Olympian Clay adds his praise of McCain; Candidates keep it civil in mayoral forum; Outcry prompts BOE to save teen programs; Molokai water users protest rate hike; Forum to explain CO2 effect on oceans; Man charged in Ala Moana killing; HMSA offering online health test; Kailua man became makeup artist to stars

Copter wreckage recovered; Work of rescuers reflected love for the sea; Crashes comes after engine-upgrade project; Director of charter schools quits; Dip in fuel cost allows Matson to lower prices; Army chief sticks to 12-month plan; Umbilical cord a lifeline for 2 kids; Lava lake seen on Halemaumau floor; Long-awaited Bellows cleanup nears; 4 men sentenced in surfer's killing; New appeal delays UH field work

Counselors warn of college scams; Reliable information can be found for free; Lost Guardsmen seen as helpers; Shark spurs wave of worry Windward; State Republicans energized; More options available to cast primary votes; Army commander shifts gears

Coast Guard halts search for missing pilot; 'Wheel' takes Hawaii for another spin; Collider to smash open secrets of the universe; Hundreds celebrate Liliuokalani's 170th; Palace incident is called show of rights; TransPacific College to close doors; State third in infant immunizations; Critics complain officer follows law to the letter; Man charged in gang shooting

State counts more voters since '06; Bainum's candidacy leaps; Woman charged in sex assaults of 3 Big Isle kids; Soldier charged in attack on wife; State evicting airport-area firms; Mayoral hopefuls will debate tonight; U.S. government sued in baby's death; Assault trial set in palace break-in; Cancer fundraiser to honor Sen. Baker; What's the Law? Childless couple denied

Mayoral debate turns raucous; Hotel vacancy climbs, revenue declines; Isle child agencies get $5M in seized checks; Shark bites man on leg; Boys of many summers; Last expert calls Higa unfit to stand trial; Students qualify for NMSP semifinals; Baby's last minutes in custody detailed; Man indicted in shooting at beach park

Lingle orders immediate cuts; Shark alert issued for isles; Gay & Robinson to quit sugar; Schnabel gets 20 years; Mayor tops in campaign spending; Kids OK after romp in hot car; Split experts prompt delay in Higa ruling; Distressed by stress test; City sues EPA over waste-water records; State names new chief disease tracker; Shooting suspect freed in 'ice' case

OHA scrutinizes travel bills; Kim has another heart attack; State foreclosures jump 132 percent in 12 months; Legislators grimly assessing budget; Fugitive accidentally freed but recaptured; Surfer recounts brush with death; 'Lost' actor fined $500 for drunken driving; Big Isle panel wants taro; Forum has tips on dealing with aging; Bishop Museum maneuvers to sell the Falls of Clyde; $500K to aid Hawaii's renewable energy efforts; New program at airport speeds security checks; Congress acts to buoy highway fund; Former councilman had love for land

HTA facing more e-mail controversy; Longs Drugs faces competing offers; 'Fortune' favors Big Isle as filming begins; Ex-UH athlete accused of assault; Lingle pleads with unions over wages; 3 arrested in protest on Kauai; Big Isle man acquitted in assault case; Memorial honors Coast Guard crew; Dunham is a woman of the people

Punishment of teen deemed 'reasonable'; Feds probe big blaze at Navy golf course; Program burns old fishing gear for electricity; Big Isle man was 1 of 5 fired by Palin; State Red Cross sends volunteers; Police to enforce ban on overnight camping; Enrollment at UH campuses reaches historic high; Expo offers free testing for seniors' risk of falling; Rohlfings lend support to isle Republican politics; Pacific submarine force to get new commander

Stores try to keep carts on property; UH history blocks gym's way; St. Francis pumping $3M into two facilities; Cancer study explores soy benefit; HMSA begins annual flu shot clinics; Bar fined for serving man, 19, killed in fight; Legend inspired character in 'Jaws'

Isle experts expect wave of recession; HTA faulted for delaying response; BOE faces backlash after Special Olympics cuts; Willoughby pleads not guilty to assault; Suspect sought in armed assault; Scope finds planet in sunlike orbit; Big Island boasts business bookings; Voting is 'secure,' officials say

AIG gets $85B loan; HTA denied on bid for emergency meeting; 3 tiger cubs are born at Honolulu Zoo; Mayor's rivals convey message of change; Government's bailout; Man pleads guilty in $30 million fraud; Kamehameha home needs ti; Higa sues over harassment case; Marijuana grower gets 12 years; Biosciences center headed for closure; City scrambling in scrap flap

State's budgets could drop 20%; Poll finds support for Obama in isles; Homeless flee wildfire; HPD's blue-and-white fleet gets green streak; Mayor's absence criticized; Web site gives data on BOE candidates; Former bus driver gets 20-year term; Isle-based Marine will receive Navy Cross; Technology maps out invasive species; UH professor was devoted to environment

Candidates stand ground in TV forum; Kobayashi leads in recent donations; Voters reminded to check ballot carefully; Battalion honors slain Marines; Hero worthy of top honor, mother says; Owner charged after dogs found malnourished; Hiker's kin halt search; Planet gets name from isle goddess; Enrollment drops at Hawaii's public schools

Candidates make final push before primary; Mayoral races likely to garner the most interest; Big Isle bill to ban plastic bags vetoed; Police clear Kauai journalist of trespassing; Westbound ZipLane project in works; Maui ocean resources finding way onto ferry; Delegation rallies for Marine hero; Anti-rail group simulates train's noise

Hannemann & Kobayashi reset sights; Few voters show up at the polls; Kenoi, beating rumors, advances; Former NFL player scores first in race; Former members in hunt; Incumbents win, skirting runoffs in 3 of 5 races; Menor, Sonson lose Senate bids; Incumbents snare spots in general election; Abercrombie, Hirono get opponent-free wins; Results from the third printout; UH beefs up security; Condemn Maui ranch, group urges; Defendant No. 6 joins mortgage fraud case; UH scientist honored for teaching expertise; UH astronomer involved in major find; Hanauma Bay wrapping up its summer

Hannemann prepares an aggressive campaign; Big Island finale pits Kenoi against Pilago; Kauai candidates rest up for general election; Intriguing matchups mark remaining races; Isle parties put focus on ConCon, victory; Expert urges adults to step in on bullying; Two hope to harness eucalyptus for energy; UH cancer center gets new lease deal; Submarine accident kills sailor

Isle gas prices slowly drop; Student algebra skills often fail to add up; Primary results boost Kobayashi's supporters; Man commandeers police car; Clock ticks on rail issue; Leadership challenge awaits Say; Relocation of farmers from vog suggested; Kewalo lab's proposed closure protested; Immigration boom in U.S. slows; What's the Law? Neighbors need mediation