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Obama U.S. will keep deploying drones
Drone strikes are a necessary evil, but one that must be used with more temperance as the United States' security situation evolves, President Barack Obama said in a counterterrorism speech ...
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Kakaako vision for transit oriented development released
4min Items taken from Trayvon Martin's cell phone are among new details released Thursday by attorneys for the neighborhood watch volunteer accused of killing him without provocation 14 months ...
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Hawaii gas prices continue to increase
to the AAA Hawaii Weekend Gas Watch. The Hawaii state average for regular unleaded is $4.36 per gallon, a penny more than last week, the same price as last month and 18 cents less than on this day last ...
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A look at weekend Thoroughbred racing
The Memorial Day weekend kicks off summer and, with no Triple Crown hopes to extend the spring, also kicks off a "second season" of racing. There are important turf races at Churchill Downs, Belmont Park, Hollywood Park and Arlington Park. Some of the nation's top steeds will be on display in the Grade I Met Mile at Belmont. Fillies and mares are in action from coast to coast and ...
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New U.S. Navy ship to be named after Inouye
An Arleigh Burke-class Destroyer scheduled to be delivered to the United States Navy in 2018 will be named after the late Senator Daniel K. Inouye, according to U.S. Representative Colleen Hanabusa. Hanabusa says that Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus called to tell her the news on Thursday. "Secretary Mabus informed me that he had tried to name a ship after Senator while he was still ...
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Boy Scouts vote on policy toward openly gay boys
(AP Photo/LM Otero). Matthew Ray, 15, of North Richland Hills, Texas, holds signs near where the Boy Scouts of America are holding their annual meeting Wednesday, May 22, 2013, in Grapevine, ...
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State agency approves shellfish permit
http://is.gd/GbR4yh ) reports that the state Department of Health granted the permit to Sunrise Capital, which is doing business under the name Kauai Clams in Kekaha on ...
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Arena Football League set to touch down in China
The AFL is holding coach/referee camps next week in various spots around the country for a crash course on Xs and Os. And the league plans to play an exhibition game in October in Hawaii and then two more preseason games later that month in Beijing and ...
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Puna Man Charged In Fatal Shooting
After conferring with prosecutors, police detectives have charged a 43-year-old Puna man in connection with a fatal shooting Monday (May 20) in the Nānāwle Estates subdivision. Seon Keoni Aki of Nānāwale Estates was charged at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday (May 22) with second-degree murder, use of a firearm in the commission of a felony, ownership prohibited (firearm), ownership prohibited ...
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Obama endorses more oversight of drone strikes
President Barack Obama talks about national security, Thursday, May 23, 2013, at the National Defense University at Fort McNair in Washington. Declaring America at a "crossroads" in the fight against terrorism, the president Barack revealed clearer guidelines for the use of deadly drone strikes, including more control by the U.S. military, while leaving key details of the controversial ...
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Obama says US at crossroads in terror fight
President Barack Obama in a major counterterrorism speech Thursday defended the American drone program, saying that despite the controversies around it, the strikes are legal and save ...
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No tsunami threat after 7.4 earthquake south of Fiji
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - A strong earthquake has shaken an area near the Fijian islands, but it was not strong enough to generate a tsunami threat to Hawaii. The quake was measured at a magnitude 7.4, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. Officials say the depth of the quake was too deep to create a tsunami threat. The earthquake happened at 7:19 a.m. HST. Here is a link to ...
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Cockroaches quickly lose sweet tooth to survive
(AP Photo/Ayako Wada-Katsumata). This image made from video provided by Ayako Wada-Katsumata shows glucose-averse German cockroaches avoiding a dab of jelly, which contains glucose, and favoring the peanut ...
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Startup America is now UP Global chaired by Steve Case
Steve Case . The combined entity's mission actually sounds quite a lot like Startup America, which is based in D.C. and spawned such programs as the coworking hub 1776, ...
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LIN Media Time Warner Cable dispute threatens cable blackout for KHON
Oceanic Time Warner Cable expires May 31, and that the cable system will not carry the Fox affiliate's signal after that date unless a new agreement is reached. "We are working hard to reach a new agreement with Oceanic Time Warner Cable," KHON, which is also the Honolulu CW affiliate, said in ...
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14 restaurants offer Charles Ramsey free burgers for life
(RNN) - At least a dozen restaurants in the Cleveland area have pledged to give the man who rescued three Ohio women from captivity free burgers for life. Charles Ramsey, the guy who famously stopped eating his Big Mac to rescue Amanda Berry, Gina Dejesus and Michelle Knight, will now receive free burgers for the rest of his life from dozens of Cleveland area ...
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Special Olympics Hawaii to benefit from solar photovoltaic installations
Special Olympics Hawaii to launch a new community giving campaign that will raise money from solar photovoltaic system installations through July ...
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Alexander Baldwin buys Napili Plaza retail center on Maui for $19M
Alexander & Baldwin, Inc. said Thursday that its real estate subsidiary, A&B Properties Inc., has acquired the Napili Plaza retail center on Maui for $19 million. Honolulu-based Alexander & Baldwin (NYSE: ALEX) said it used $15 million from the proceeds of ...
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National Group Praises Hawaii Cellphone Driving Law
A national nonprofit is cheering Hawaii’s new law that prohibits people from holding cellphones and other portable electronics while driving. Jonathan Adkins from the Governors Highway Safety Association in Washington says Hawaii’s law is tougher than laws in most other states. He says Hawaii is the 11th state to ban hand-held phone use for drivers. The group says the law also puts ...
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Pacific Army head calls for Stryker Brigade review
HONOLULU — The head of the U.S. Army in the Pacific says Hawaii's Stryker Brigade needs review. The Honolulu Star-Advertiser (http://is.gd/3TNixP) reports that Lt. Gen. Frank Wiercinski says Hawaii is expected to keep its 22,500-active duty soldiers as the Army downsizes. But, he says, it is time to re-evaluate whether it makes sense to keep Hawaii's Stryker Brigade given the ...
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Rain strong winds batter recovering Okla. area
Pounding rain soaked tornado-ravaged Moore, Oklahoma, on Thursday morning, and winds sent pieces of debris flying, hindering recovery efforts three days after the devastating ...
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St. Louis group helping Oklahoma tornado victims
MOORE, Okla. (KSDK) - An army of volunteers are stepping in to help the victims of the Moore, Oklahoma tornado which flattened the community Monday. Two teams of eight people from the St. Louis-based veterans service organization The Fight Continues are helping the victims. They went door-to-door volunteering to help people dig out from the rubble and start the clean-up process. Many have ...
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Storms slam recovering Oklahoma City area
The torrential showers drenched fields of debris where homes and schools stood before Monday's massive tornado. The National Weather Service warned of wind gusts up to 60 mph, which could send remnants of precious possessions flying through the air -- again. The weather service issued a severe thunderstorm warning for the Oklahoma City area, including Moore, and a flash flood warning as ...
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OKC Mayor 12000 homes damaged in storm
At least 12,000 homes were damaged or demolished from Monday's abysmal tornado, Oklahoma City Mayor Mike Cornett said. The twister killed 24 people, including 10 children, and injured 353 in central ...
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Mayor addresses concerns roads and potholes among those
Potholes, bus routes, rubbish, and rail; the Mayor's been busy hearing your concerns this month. He wrapped up his final town hall meeting Wednesday ...
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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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