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Island Life
Local Features Comments Updated: May 16, 2012 12:05amA whimsical wooden giraffe and baby were out in the field just waiting to be photographed April 22 on the outskirts of Waikoloa Village when heading west toward town on Waikoloa Road. There are...
Letters 5-16-2012
Letters Comments Updated: May 16, 2012 12:05amHELCO
Use weighted average billings for power rate
Your recent article about HELCO and the high cost of electricity in Hawaii got me thinking — so I did a little research.
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Hope, fear and conservative agendas: Catholic Church faces critics on issues
Columns Comments Updated: May 16, 2012 12:05amWASHINGTON — Recently, a group called the Freedom from Religion Foundation ran a full-page ad in The Washington Post cast as an “open letter to ‘liberal’ and ‘nominal’ Catholics.” Its headline...
The bad old days of risky derivative trading never ended
Editorial Comments Updated: May 16, 2012 12:05amFor the vast majority of Americans — 99 percent, to borrow a phrase — banking is commercial and relatively simple. A checking account, a savings account, a credit card or two. A mortgage, a small-...
Rested Spurs overwhelm weary Clippers in Game 1
Nation & World Sports Comments Updated: May 16, 2012 12:05amSAN ANTONIO — So much for getting rusty: The San Antonio Spurs didn’t miss a beat after a weeklong break, extending a winning streak that few NBA teams have ever sustained in the playoffs.
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Obituaries 5/16
Obituaries Comments Updated: May 16, 2012 12:05amNorman Kapuniai
Norman Duke Kapuniai, 71, of Waimea, died May 8 at North Hawaii Community Hospital. Born in Honolulu, he was a rancher and a crane operator with Operating Engineers Local...
NATO invites Pakistan to summit after signs of progress on blockade
Nation & World News Comments Updated: May 16, 2012 12:05amISLAMABAD — NATO on Tuesday announced that Pakistan would be invited to the alliance’s Chicago summit on the future of Afghanistan this weekend, following signs from Pakistani authorities that...
Court ruling may force advocacy groups to disclose secret donors
Nation & World News Comments Updated: May 16, 2012 12:05amWASHINGTON — Advocacy groups spending millions of dollars to influence the 2012 election now face the prospect of having to reveal their secret donors, after a federal appellate court panel...
Rule change for geothermal exploration considered
Local News Comments Updated: May 16, 2012 12:05amThe Hawaii Environmental Council will consider loosening regulations on geothermal exploration Thursday.
The proposed rule changes, requested by the state Department of Land and Natural...
Kona teen named Cadet Member of the Year
Local News Comments Updated: May 16, 2012 1:59pmSome say great leaders are born, not made.
Eighteen-year-old Kealakehe High School senior Jonathan Lomberg thinks anyone can become a leader, but to be a good one, you have to lead by...
