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Inert grenade found in checked baggage at HNL
The Transportation Security administration says a passenger tried to bring a grenade that was inert, a replica or a novelty grenade in checked baggage this week at the Honolulu International ...
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Tornado-ravaged Texas town to start recovery
Power lines damaged by Wednesday's tornado litter the streets in Cleburne, Texas on Thursday, May 16, 2013. Ten tornadoes touched down in several small communities in Texas overnight, leaving at least six people dead, dozens injured and hundreds homeless. Emergency responders were still searching for missing people Thursday ...
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Rose bushes stolen from Urban Garden in Pearl City
PEARL CITY, OAHU (HawaiiNewsNow) - - For the second time since its opening, Oahu's only public rose garden has become the target of plant thieves. The Honolulu Rose Society says crooks dug up 13 newly planted rose bushes this week at the Urban Garden Center in Pearl City. The missing plants are worth a total of $400 to $650. "This is not the first time. When we started two years ...
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Alaska volcano shoots ash 15000 feet into the air
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) -- One of Alaska's most restless volcanoes has shot an ash cloud 15,000 feet into the air in an ongoing eruption that has drawn attention from a nearby community but isn't expected to threaten air ...
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Sale of Kaneohe Ranch’s Hawaii properties alone could top $1B
The sale of Kaneohe Ranch's holdings in the Windward Oahu town of Kailua, which include this Times Supermarket-anchored shopping center on Kailua Road, could bring more than $1 billion, according to Hawaii real estate ...
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NRA pushes for recall of Colorado legislator
And now for the first time in almost two decades, the National Rifle Association is attempting to coordinate the recall of a top state legislator over his role in the passage of new gun restrictions in his state, CNN has ...
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Assault victim says he went to same church as suspect
"I don't think it's a religious thing because we're all of the same religion. I just think that this is someone that has lost their mind," said ...
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Missile test off Kauai a success
The U.S. Missile Defense Agency said it successfully conducted the largest, most complex missile defense flight test ever attempted resulting in the simultaneous engagement of five ballistic missile and cruise missile targets on ...
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Maui County recognizes Outstanding Older Americans
Koloa resident Nancy Fuertes Fuller and David Walker, of Waimea, were named Tuesday as Kauai's 2012 Outstanding Older Americans, according to a Kauai County ...
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Stocks finish higher for fourth straight week
The Dow Jones industrial average, S&P 500 and Nasdaq all ended higher Friday, with the Dow and S&P 500 finishing at record levels. For the week, the S&P 500 added 2%, the Dow rose 1.5% and the Nasdaq advanced ...
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Struggling schools scale back extended learning time
Extended learning time for low-performing schools in Waianae, Kau, Keaau and Pahoa was heralded as a stride toward progress on reforms that won Hawaii a federal $75 million ...
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Troopers Texting teen dies in first drive by herself
HARRISONVILLE, MO (KCTV) - She had just turned 16 years old last week, and her family had allowed her for the first time to drive alone. Savannah Nash was en route Thursday afternoon to the grocery store to pick up items for the family dinner when her vehicle slammed into a semi. She died at the scene. She was texting when the crash happened, the Missouri Highway Patrol says. About 300 ...
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Rising Hawaii land values prompt Kaneohe Ranch to list property portfolio
The Kailua Town Center shopping center is one of the properties included in the Kaneohe Ranch portfolio listed for sale with Eastdil Secured. A recent valuation of Kaneohe Ranchs holdings, which include the town center in Kailua in Windward Oahu, prompted the Harold K.L. Castle family to put the entire commercial real estate portfolio in Hawaii and the Mainland on the market. As prudent ...
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High surf advisory issued for Hawaii Islands
National Weather Service forecasters in Honolulu say south-facing shores on all the islands will have strong, breaking waves and rip currents that will make swimming both difficult and ...
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Castle Foundation puts entire Kaneohe Ranch portfolio on the market
The Whole Foods Market-anchored property in the center of Kailua in Windward Oahu is part of the Kaneohe Ranch Hawaii portfolio listed for sale with Eastdil ...
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Powerball jackpot now 2nd-largest in history
Saturday's jackpot will be the largest in the history of the Powerball game, surpassing a $587.6 million jackpot that was split by winners in Arizona and Missouri in ...
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UH athletics gets reprieve on debt
The University of Hawaii Athletics Department has been given a clean slate after the Board of Regents voted Thursday to move $13 million in accumulated debt to the Manoa chancellor's ...
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Feds concerned about risky activity at Kilauea
HAWAII VOLCANOES NATIONAL PARK, Hawaii (AP) -- U.S. Geological Survey officials are concerned over what they say is risky behavior by visitors to Kilauea Volcano at Hawaii Volcanoes National ...
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Regents erase University of Hawaii at Manoa athletic departments $13M debt
Honolulu Star-Advertiser reports regents also voted Thursday to create a committee to oversee athletics at the University of Hawaii Manoa and Hilo campuses, and will allow the department to receive help from the Manoa chancellor's office to pay staff salaries. The newspaper reports Athletics ...
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States to get initial money from Japanese gift
JUNEAU, Alaska -; West Coast states affected by debris from the 2011 tsunami in Japan are about to receive an initial $250,000 each from a $5 million gift from Japan for ...
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Texas residents missing after tornadoes found safe
A home in Cleburne, Texas has portions of its roof missing on Thursday May 16, 2013. Ten tornadoes touched down in several small communities in North Texas overnight, leaving at least six people dead, dozens injured and hundreds homeless. (AP Photo/Star-Telegram,Ron T. Ennis) MAGS OUT; (FORT WORTH WEEKLY, 360 ...
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American Idol finale draws record low ratings
Host Ryan Seacrest, left, and finalists Candice Glover, center, and Kree Harrison speak on stage at the "American Idol" finale at the Nokia Theatre at L.A. Live on Thursday, May 16, 2013, in Los ...
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Hawaii Q1 car and truck sales rise 10
The number of new cars and light trucks registered in Hawaii during the first quarter rose 9.8 percent, compared to the same period last year, and the Hawaii Automobile Dealers Association expects new vehicle sales to rise by 7.6 percent for all of 2013. There were 10.978 new vehicle registrations during the first quarter, compared to 9,997 registrations during the first quarter of 2012, the ...
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Bloomingdales to open first Hawaii store at Ala Moana Center
The Sears store at Ala Moana Center, seen in this file photo, will be torn down and replaced with Hawaii's first Bloomingdale's store, mall owner General Growth Properties ...
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State seeks help in search of hooked monk seal
KAHULUI, Hawaii (AP) - State officials are asking for help in finding a Hawaiian monk seal that was accidentally hooked by a fisherman in Maui. The state Department of Land and Natural Resources says the endangered seal was hooked over the weekend by a fisherman who was out fishing for ulua. Officials say the line broke and the seal swam away before the fisherman could call to get the hook ...
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Honolulu to finally have a family justice centre
The Justice Department of Honolulu has announced to Honolulu news media that most of the funding for a family justice centre has now been secured, and it hoped the centre will act as a comprehensive facility to meet all the needs of victims fleeing the physical and psychological effects of domestic violence.
The plans for a center aimed at family justice was announced by city prosecutor Peter Carlisle who said funds of $400,000 had been secured through federal grants for the planning of the center, the training of staff as well as rent and equipment. Read more
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