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UniDev case sent back to appeals court
Local News Comments Updated: May 24, 2013 12:05amHawaii County will have to go back into arbitration over a Waikoloa workforce housing project contract, the state Supreme Court ruled Wednesday.
The ruling doesn’t affect the county’s...
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...
IRS officials’ performances worthy of an audit
Columns Comments Updated: May 24, 2013 12:05amWASHINGTON — They were the speak-no-evil and see-no-evil duo of the Internal Revenue Service.
Lois Lerner, who runs the IRS office that targeted tea party and similar conservative groups for...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
