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Immigration reform intact but can it survive?
Editorial Comments Updated: May 24, 2013 12:05amThe most far-reaching overhaul of the nation’s immigration system in a generation has emerged mostly unscathed from the Senate Judiciary Committee. The bill’s bipartisan sponsors showed that, even...
Letters 5-24-13
Letters Comments Updated: May 24, 2013 12:05amNatural disasters
Is hurricane insurance worth the cost?
Moore, Okla., had another devastating tornado 15 years ago, which brings the term “tornado alley” to mind. Yet most residents...
Gearing up for Ironman 70.3 Hawaii
Local Sports Comments Updated: May 24, 2013 12:05amThe Queen Kaahumanu Triathlon Club offered a half marathon and a 10-kilometer run on Sunday, with both run courses beginning and ending at Old Kona Airport Park in Kailua-Kona.
The morning...
Cain aims for another Bigfoot beatdown at UFC 160
Nation & World Sports Comments Updated: May 24, 2013 12:05amAlthough Cain Velasquez is a heavy favorite in his heavyweight title defense at UFC 160, the champion says there’s no chance he would ever take Antonio Silva lightly.
The last guy to do that...
James: unanimous first-team All-NBA
Nation & World Sports Comments Updated: May 24, 2013 12:05amMIAMI — This time it was unanimous for LeBron James.
Unlike the media vote for 2013 Most Valuable Player, which left him one first-place vote shy of becoming the NBA’s first unanimous MVP,...
Ramping Up
Local News Comments Updated: May 24, 2013 12:05amA 79-year-old stroke survivor has one less obstacle to deal with after volunteers recently built a ramp at his Kini Loop home in Kailua-Kona.
Roughly seven years ago, while cutting a hedge...
Waimea chorus presents songs of America
Local Features Comments Updated: May 24, 2013 12:06amThe Waimea Community Chorus, directed by Barbara Kopra, will present its 19th annual spring concert, “American Songscapes,” June 1 and 2 at the Kahilu Theatre in Waimea.
The concert will...
About Town 5-24-13
Local Features Comments Updated: May 24, 2013 12:06amShriners meeting for lunch Tuesday
The Kona Shrine Club meets for lunch at 11:45 a.m. every Tuesday at Lulu’s restaurant on Alii Drive in Kailua-Kona. Club members discuss upcoming events...
Obama speech suggests possible expansion of drone killings
Nation & World News Comments Updated: May 24, 2013 12:05amWASHINGTON — President Barack Obama on Thursday defended his administration’s use of drone strikes to kill terrorists as effective, lawful and “heavily constrained,” but he also appeared to be...
Shipping volumes drop statewide
Local News Comments Updated: May 24, 2013 12:05amYoung Brothers’ cargo volume between Honolulu and six neighbor island ports dropped nearly 4 percent during the first quarter of this year, a report issued Thursday said.
Agricultural...
