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Mar 27, 2009; ... BENEFIT Chilly fundraiser helps Special Olympics Hawaii Head out to hot Kapolei to watch willing participants, dressed in their costumes of choice, get dunked into a bone-chilling ice pool at "Polar Plunge," a fundraiser for Special Olympics Hawaii. The fun runs from 8 to 10:30 ...
Letters to the editor
Mar 27, 2009; ... Superferry protesters had loudest voices The PANE (People Against Nearly Everything) also known as CANE (Citizens Against Nearly Everything) have once again stopped a much-needed service - the Superferry! This selfish group of people have for their own self-interests stopped a ...
Deal is achievable for balanced budget during hard times
Mar 27, 2009; ... REPUBLICAN Gov. Linda Lingle and the Democratic Legislature are heading for a possible collision over how to carve a state budget out of the current fiscal crisis. Legislators are considering raising a variety of taxes to balance the budget while Lingle is calling for lowering state employees' ...
Business briefs
Mar 27, 2009; ... HAWAII Hawaiian Air to buy back stock The board of Hawaiian Airlines' parent has authorized a stock repurchase program under which the company may buy up to $7 million of its outstanding common stock. Hawaiian Holdings Inc. also said one or more its directors intend to ...
Kahala retail center set for April
Mar 27, 2009; ... A small, neighborhood retail center, to be anchored by Assaggio, is under construction kitty corner from Kahala Mall. Thomas Ky, the owner of Assaggio, is building the 8,948-square-foot center as TK Kahala LLC at the corner of Waialae and Kilauea avenues, with plans to open a sixth ...
Another restaurant rumor untrue
Mar 27, 2009; ... Indigo restaurant is not closing. Not only is it not closing, it is about to stage a joint news conference with Hawaii Theatre Center "announcing our new 10-year lease," said President and Executive Chef Glenn Chu. The new lease was agreed upon after years of often-contentious ...
Prep star Kuehu eyes Rainbow Wahine
Mar 27, 2009; ... Former Punahou standout Shawna-Lei Kuehu took an unofficial visit to the University of Hawaii yesterday and met with Rainbow Wahine assistant coaches, a source close to the team said. Kuehu, a three-time Star-Bulletin player of the year and one of the top high school girls players in ...
Hawaii Beat
Mar 27, 2009; ... Warriors take Naris Cup in Japan Led by Robert Berton's fourth-place finish, the Hawaii men's golf team won the Naris Cup yesterday in Okayama, Japan. The Warriors finished with an 897 at the Sakushu Musashi Country Club, 14 strokes ahead of runner-up Hawaii-Hilo. Vulcans senior ...
UC Irvine sweeps past Hawaii
Mar 27, 2009; ... Hawaii's steep climb to gain a playoff berth may have been ended by a landslide last night as No. 1 UC Irvine buried the Warriors in 94 minutes at the Bren Center. 3 HAWAII 0 ??? NEXT UP at UC Irvine today Led by senior hitter Taylor Wilson's 15 ...
Pacific's Bonk racks up medalist titles
Mar 27, 2009; ... Pacific (Ore.) sophomore Max Bonk (Hawaii Prep '07) was named the Northwest Conference's Student-Athlete of the week in men's golf on Monday after winning the Willamette Invitational on March 16. Bonk finished the two-round event at 2-over 146 to win by one stroke. His play helped the ...
Time off has hardly hurt Tavana
Mar 27, 2009; ... It's taken Futi Tavana three years since his first volleyball practice at Brigham Young to finally see the court. Needless to say, he's making the most of it. The 2005 Kauai High School graduate was named the Sports Imports/AVCA Division I-II national player of the week on Monday ...
Special events dot UH's spring schedule
Mar 27, 2009; ... Spring practice is a time for building from within. Hawaii head coach Greg McMackin hopes to also use the next month to expand the program's reach. Along with practices and scrimmages, the last three Saturdays of April will include special events. First is the Warriors' ...
Oh, no! UH no-hit
Mar 27, 2009; ... Cody Wheeler once struck out 22 batters in a high school game, but he had never pitched a no-hitter. 4 HAWAII 0 ??? NEXT UP vs. C. Car., DH, today That is, until last night. The sophomore left-hander became the first player to throw a ...
Scoreboard
Mar 27, 2009; ... Today BASEBALL WAC: Coastal Carolina vs. Hawaii (2), 3:30 p.m., Les Murakami Stadium. ILH: Damien vs. Punahou at Ala Wai Community Park, 3:30 p.m.; Maryknoll at 'Iolani, Pac-Five at Mid-Pacific, 3:45 p.m.; Saint Louis vs. Kamehameha at Ala Wai Community Park, 6:30 ...
Television & Radio
Mar 27, 2009; ... AUTO RACING TIME TV RADIO Goody's Fast Relief 500, qualifying 9:30 a.m. SPEED BASEBALL -- COLLEGE TIME TV RADIO Michigan State at Illinois 1 p.m. Big Ten Coastal Carolina at Hawaii 3:30 p.m. KFVE 1420-AM Coastal Carolina at Hawaii 6:30 p.m. KFVE ...
Pimpbot enjoys the neon lights of a Las Vegas night
Mar 27, 2009; ... THE saying might be a little different in Las Vegas, but what happens in Hawaii doesn't always have to stay in paradise. Of course, lead singer Fernando Pacheco didn't disappoint, turning in a high-energy set that illustrated exactly why the band called this trip the "Muy Caliente Tour ...
Island Mele
Mar 27, 2009; ... "True Love Don't Weep" James Hill & Anne Davison (Borealis) It has been natural in recent years to see ukulele virtuoso James Hill as the Canadian equivalent of Jake Shimabukuro. They're close in age, they're both polished performers with formidable technical skills ...
Urban renewal
Mar 27, 2009; ... The Living Room's Vincent Di Pietro isn't Kevin Costner, and Fisherman's Wharf isn't a cornfield in Iowa. But the nightclub owner borrowed a phrase from the iconic baseball movie "Field of Dreams" when he completed months of renovations last fall. If he built a new space for drinking and ...
King of the keys
Mar 27, 2009; ... Think "Irish pianists," and little comes to mind except Johnny Fingers, who's still playing in his pajamas. On the other hand, there's John O'Conor, Dublin-born, who necessarily traveled as a wee lad to Vienna to make his mark, largely with the thundering sweetness of Beethoven compositions ....
Pineda keeps Hawaii's love for Journey alive
Mar 27, 2009; ... HAWAII RESIDENTS have always been fans of Journey, from the band's first appearance inside Diamond Head Crater to their Blaisdell Arena debut in 1978. They returned to the Blaisdell five times in the 1980s, selling out two nights in 1981 before returning in 1983 for an unprecedented five ...