Archive for October 2009

Hawaii celebrates new saint, return of relic – The Associated Press

Oct 31st, 2009 | By | Category: Around The Islands
Hawaii celebrates new saint, return of relic
The Associated Press
Damien has long been a saint to the people of Hawaii for caring for exiled leprosy patients in the mid-1800s when no one else would, and then contracting
Hawaii celebrates new saint, return of relicWEAR
St. Damien relic on trail to KalaupapaHonolulu Advertiser

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Hawaii’s Children, Left Behind – New York Times

Oct 31st, 2009 | By | Category: Around The Islands
Hawaii's Children, Left Behind
New York Times
But Hawaii has sacrificed its own schoolchildren. The 50th state, the only one with a single statewide school district, has just cut 17 days from the
Hirono committed to investing in education reformHawaii 24/7

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Hawaii seeks bids for undersea cable EIS – Bizjournals.com

Oct 30th, 2009 | By | Category: Around The Islands
Hawaii seeks bids for undersea cable EIS
Bizjournals.com
Hawaiian Electric Co. announced in March that it would buy 200 megawatts each from Castle & Cooke Hawaii, which is proposing to build a wind farm on Lanai,
Hawaii plans undersea power cableHonolulu Advertiser
Hawaii moves ahead with undersea power cable plansThe Associated Press

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Asia-Pacific region defense chiefs meet in Hawaii – The Associated Press

Oct 30th, 2009 | By | Category: Around The Islands
Asia-Pacific region defense chiefs meet in Hawaii
The Associated Press
KAPOLEI, Hawaii — Top defense officials from 24 nations in the Asia-Pacific region discussed how to combat piracy and deliver disaster assistance at a

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Lingle to travel to China to hawk Hawaii tourism – The Associated Press

Oct 29th, 2009 | By | Category: Around The Islands
Lingle to travel to China to hawk Hawaii tourism
The Associated Press
Linda Lingle will leave on Friday for a two-week excursion to China where she intends to sell Hawaii as a tourism destination and to bolster opportunities
Lingle to travel to China to hawk Hawaii tourismForbes
Lingle leads Hawaii delegation to ChinaBizjournals.com
Lingle traveling to China to promote Hawaii tourism, build partnershipsHonolulu Advertiser

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Japan shoots down missile in test off Hawaii: US – AFP

Oct 28th, 2009 | By | Category: Around The Islands

AFP
Japan shoots down missile in test off Hawaii: US
AFP
WASHINGTON — Japanese naval forces successfully shot down a medium-range missile off Hawaii in a test of Tokyo's missile defense weaponry, the US military
Japan intercepts ballistic missile in Hawaii testThe Associated Press
Japan Demonstrates Its New 24/7 Capability to Shoot Down North Korean MissilesReuters
Japanese Ship Brings Down Missile TargetGlobal Security Newswire
The Huntsville Times – al.com -al.com -PR Newswire (press release)
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Candidates suggest ways to end Hawaii furloughs – The Associated Press

Oct 28th, 2009 | By | Category: Around The Islands
Candidates suggest ways to end Hawaii furloughs
The Associated Press
HONOLULU — With public anger rising over teacher furloughs in Hawaii, two of the four expected candidates for governor next year offered ways on Tuesday
Candidates suggest ways to end Hawaii furloughsKPUA
Hawaii's 'Furlough Fridays' frowned uponUConn Daily Campus
Hawaii officials say focus should be on budget deficitHonolulu Advertiser
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette -Honolulu Star-Bulletin -Hawaii 24/7
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Japan testfires missile interceptor off Hawaii – Xinhua

Oct 28th, 2009 | By | Category: Around The Islands

MSN Malaysia News
Japan testfires missile interceptor off Hawaii
Xinhua
TOKYO, Oct. 28 (Xinhua) — Japan has successfully test fired a missile interceptor off the coast of Hawaii in a joint exercise with the United States,
Japan shoots down missile in test off Hawaii: USAFP
Japan intercepts ballistic missile in Hawaii testThe Associated Press
Japan succeeds in ballistic missile intercept test off HawaiiThai News Agency MCOT
PR Newswire (press release) -Global Security Newswire -al.com
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Hawaii Supreme Court ending ceded lands case – The Associated Press

Oct 28th, 2009 | By | Category: Around The Islands
Hawaii Supreme Court ending ceded lands case
The Associated Press
HONOLULU — The Hawaii Supreme Court is bringing a 15-year court battle over Hawaiian lands to a close. The court Tuesday ordered the dismissal of the claims
Hawaii Supreme Court orders dismissal of remaining ceded lands suitHonolulu Advertiser

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International students pump $160M into Hawaii – The Associated Press

Oct 27th, 2009 | By | Category: Around The Islands
International students pump $160M into Hawaii
The Associated Press
HONOLULU — International students and their dependents spent $160 million in Hawaii during the last academic year. That's according to a study released
Study: Foreign students spent $160M in HawaiiPacific Business News

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