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Letters 5-18-13
Letters Comments Updated: May 18, 2013 12:05amJail sentences
What’s going on with judicial system?
After reading your article, “Puna rapist gets 6 months” in West Hawaii Today May 7, I am having a difficult time understanding the...
U.S. Open champ, CBS analyst Venturi dies at 82
Nation & World Sports Comments Updated: May 18, 2013 12:05amKen Venturi, who overcame dehydration to win the 1964 U.S. Open and spent 35 years in the booth for CBS Sports, died Friday afternoon. He was 82.
His son, Matt Venturi, said he died in a...
Tokunaga no ordinary freshman
Local Sports Comments Updated: May 18, 2013 12:05amMykala Tokunaga was a pitching-and-hitting dual threat for Kamehameha-Hawaii, which handed the ball to the freshman right-hander to win big games and stuck her in the cleanup spot in the batting...
Miss Kona Coffee inspires Kahakai Elementary students
Local News Comments Updated: May 18, 2013 12:05amKealakehe High School senior Guinevere Davenport knows a thing or two about bullying. The self-professed “nerd in the class that’s always been bullied” now has an opportunity to help students...
Irvin: UH-Hilo to offer out-of-state athletes in-state tuition
Local Sports Comments Updated: May 18, 2013 12:05amA move to charge out-of-state student-athletes in-state tuition may be a “game changer” for the University of Hawaii at Hilo, according to Vulcans Athletic Director Dexter Irvin.
“In our...
Bradley retains three-stroke lead at Byron Nelson Championship
Nation & World Sports Comments Updated: May 18, 2013 12:05amIRVING, Texas — Keegan Bradley again bogeyed Nos. 1 and 18 in the second round of the Byron Nelson Championship.
Unlike the first round, Bradley didn’t set a course record. But he still...
Ka‘u Graduation | Class of 2013
Local News Comments Updated: May 18, 2013 6:34pmKa'u High School graduated the Class of 2013 Friday night in Pahala.
States to get initial money from Japanese gift
State Wire Comments Updated: May 18, 2013 12:05amJUNEAU, Alaska — The five 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 cleanup.
The...
Hawaii schools scale back extended learning time
State Wire Comments Updated: May 18, 2013 12:05amHONOLULU — Hawaii’s Department of Education is scaling back a move to provide extra learning time for struggling schools.
Last year’s approval of extended learning time for low-performing...
Pettitte: yet another Yankee star on disabled list
Nation & World Sports Comments Updated: May 18, 2013 12:05amNEW YORK — Add starting pitcher Andy Pettitte to the long list of All-Stars on the New York Yankees’ disabled list.
Pettitte was placed on the 15-day DL Friday because of a strained left...
