Honolulu Star - Bulletin back issues from March 1998:
For those with low income, but excellent credit
Mar 02, 1998; ... Honolulu Mortgage Co. said today it has begun offering a no-down-payment mortgage program, aimed at buyers with low incomes but excellent credit records. The offer is part of parent company Bank of America's new Neighborhood Advantage Zero Down home loan program in 23 states and ...
Students test their know-how at the Physics Olympics
Mar 02, 1998; ... OK, it's not Picabo Street flying down a mountain, riding a knife-edge between glory and disaster, but the ninth annual Physics Olympics held Saturday had its share of excitement, indeed it did. As several T-shirts proclaimed, "PHYSICS IS PHUN!" Take Sara Lipka of Kalaheo High School ....
Battling giants spawned in Hawaii
Mar 02, 1998; ... The battle of the titans will hit the big screen this year thanks to some help from Hawaii. TriStar Pictures' Godzilla and Walt Disney Company's Mighty Joe Young both found themselves tromping through Kualoa Ranch but with different results. While Godzilla wreaked havoc on a small native ...
His reshuffling of agencies is to be submitted today to the City Council as part of the operating budget
Mar 02, 1998; ... Water distribution, sewage disposal and refuse collection would come under the same departmental roof in Mayor Jeremy Harris' plan to overhaul city government and prevent a $75 million budget shortfall. Harris is required to submit a balanced operating budget to the City Council today ....
Big Island divided on Kau prison
Mar 02, 1998; ... PAHALA, Hawaii -- Gov. Benjamin Cayetano has another major political headache. If battling Hawaii's economy didn't give him enough problems, he has to find a new prison or face the prospect of freeing inmates. Hawaii's correctional system was designed tomr6 Gov ....
Hana wants lights for foul-weather flights
Mar 02, 1998; ... HANA, Maui -- Residents in rural Hana want the state to install airplane navigational aids at their commuter airport to allow flights in foul weather, especially for medical emergencies. A drive from Hana to medical facilities in Wailuku takes about two hours. Under a draft ...
Hundreds watch, help humpbacks
Mar 02, 1998; ... Volunteers gasped as they peered through binoculars and pointed out humpback whale fins, tails and blowholes yesterday. "I just saw six blows. They were going fast," said Cynthia Ho, 46, of Kaimuki, seated on cliffs at Lanai lookout, near Hanauma Bay. "I've never seen a real ...
Anti-gambling coalition takes case to Capitol
Mar 02, 1998; ... Yoshiaki Fujitani has seen how the pursuit of "big bucks" from gambling can consume someone's life. ip,,,1The retired Honpa Hongwanji reverend remembers a woman asking him for a $600 loan about 10 years ago to buy more tickets for a lucky-number lottery. Fujitani said the woman needed ...
The surging Rainbows open the WAC Men's Tournament vs. UNLV
Mar 02, 1998; ... LAS VEGAS -- March comes in, roaring like a lion. So do several of the teams in this week's Western Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament. No. 15 Texas Christian rolls into the 12-team tournament with a 15-game winning streak and the distinction of being the first WAC team to ...
Hawaii nurses want whistleblower protection
Mar 03, 1998; ... face=+2; LEGISLATURE UPDATEface=-2; Nurses who report unsafe conditions because of understaffing or other health concerns may not be protected from retaliation under the state's whistleblower law. That's why the Hawaii Nurses' Association said it is supporting a Senate bill to ...
After a bye, the Wahine will play Tulsa or New Mexico in the WAC quarterfinals
Mar 02, 1998; ... LAS VEGAS -- If the results of the Western Athletic Conference women's basketball tournament go according to Hoyle, then Hawaii and Utah will play for the championship Saturday. Unfortunately, Hoyle did not write the rules that govern March Madness. In fact, the only rule applicable in ...
Shue runs off with 10K record
Mar 02, 1998; ... Island newcomer Marty Shue took yesterday's Straub Hawaii Women's 10K Race to record heights, bettering the 18-year course mark with seconds to spare. ''I passed the halfway (point) about 17 minutes and was running strong. I knew then the course record was within reach,'' the 29-year-old ...
Union says Queen's violating new contract
Mar 03, 1998; ... Three months after bitter contract negotiations nearly resulted in a strike, dark clouds are rolling in once again over Queen's Medical Center. According to the Hawaii Teamsters and Allied Workers union, the hospital is violating the new contract while planning layoffs. "We will ...
Ala Moana Center dumps its ad agency
Mar 03, 1998; ... Starr Seigle Communications, the state's largest advertising firm, announced today that it will be turning over Ala Moana Center's advertising account to Ogilvy & Mather in June. Starr Seigle has handled Ala Moana's advertising and promotions for nearly 20 years. Dexter ...
SCOOPS
Mar 03, 1998; ... "Languages and Literature in the Age of Globalization," the second annual college-wide conference for students in the College of Languages, Linguistics and Literature will be held Saturday Participants will be able to interact with students, faculty and members of the community; view ...
A Big Islander loses the $355,040 malpractice damages he won in 1987
Mar 03, 1998; ... A Big Island man today lost a 15-year battle when the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that a doctor who filed bankruptcy to avoid paying a $355,040 malpractice award does not have to pay. The decision affirmed that people can file for bankruptcy and avoid paying damages, so long as they didn't ...
Justices must recuse themselves to avoid the appearance of impropriety, she says
Mar 03, 1998; ... State Attorney General Margery Bronster is urging Hawaii Supreme Court justices to act quickly on a motion to recuse themselves from matters involving the Bishop Estate. In court papers filed yesterday, Bronster renewed calls that the high court recuse itself from estate hearing issues ...
RADIO LOG [Derived Headline]
Mar 02, 1998 ... face=+2; RADIO LOGface=-2; face=+Bold; KONG 570 AM/93.5 FM,face=-Bold; adult contemporary rock with some Hawaiian music face=+Bold; KSSK 590 AM/92.3 FM,face=-Bold; adult contemporary music face=+Bold; KHNR 650 AM,face=-Bold; CNN Headline News and local news face=+Bold; KQMQ 690 ...
First-team honors elude Rainbows [Derived Headline]
Mar 02, 1998 ... face=+2; First-team honors elude Rainbowsface=-2; face=+2; Carter and Smith are named to the Pacific Divison's second teamface=-2; Star-Bulletin Staff For the first time since 1993, the University of Hawaii men's basketball team had no representatives on the Western ...
Third game the charm for Base'Bows [Derived Headline]
Mar 02, 1998 ... face=+2; Third game the charm for Base'Bowsface=-2; face=+2; UH rebounds as coach Murakami closes in on 1,000 career victoriesface=-2; Star-Bulletin Staff SAN JOSE, Calif. -- What a difference a day can make. A day after being blasted, 23-8, the University of ...
Student accuses Lindsey of intimidation
Mar 02, 1998; ... face=+Bold; TWO-DAY SERIESface=-Bold;face=+Bold; Below:face=-Bold; Chun takes issue point-by-point with Lindsey's criticisms. Plus, a look at SAT scores. face=+Bold; Tomorrow:face=-Bold; Chun addresses outreach programs and spending. By Debra ...
State regulators investigate Wong investment club
Mar 04, 1998; ... An investment club organized by former island insurance executive Peter P. Wong in 1996 is under investigation by state securities regulators following complaints that it was an illegal pyramid scheme. Securities Commissioner Ryan Ushijima said his office is pursuing complaints about the ...
Eliminating city reference center termed 'crazy' notion
Mar 04, 1998; ... Mayor Jeremy Harris' plan to kill off the city Municipal Reference and Records Center as part of his attempt to overhaul city government "is crazy," says a user of the agency. It's a sentiment echoed by staffers. "I don't quite agree (with the decision) because it's a valuable ...
Budget faces Council scrutiny
Mar 03, 1998; ... Optimism but a lot of questions await Mayor Jeremy Harris on his $1 billion operating budget for next year and his proposal to overhaul city government. Harris is seeking to consolidate the 26 agencies he now controls into 15 as part of his plan to meet a $75 million ...
Protesters threaten to block whale tests
Mar 03, 1998; ... Hawaii environmental groups are preparing to launch a land-and-sea attack to stop the Navy's sonar experiments on endangered whales. On sea, Greenpeace Hawaii and other groups of protesters plan to throw themselves in the ocean around the Navy's ship about 10 miles off the Kona coast to ...
Texas might extend terms for isle inmates
Mar 03, 1998; ... Thirteen Hawaii inmates were indicted in Texas yesterday for prison-related offenses at the Newton County Correctional Center, officials there said. The inmates face the possibility of remaining in the Texas prison after completing sentences imposed by Hawaii courts, according to Hawaii ...
An NCAA Tournament bid likely rests on the outcome of tonight's game against UNLV
Mar 03, 1998; ... LAS VEGAS -- Fortunes are won and lost here. The games of chance require some skill but even more luck. The game of basketball requires the same, especially at this time of year. The Hawaii men's basketball team has all its postseason chips riding on the number 20. If the ...
The UH women finally know their WAC Tournament quarterfinal foe
Mar 03, 1998; ... LAS VEGAS -- Mention the University of Hawaii Wahine to the New Mexico Lobos and without hesitation the names of Nani Cockett and BJ Itoman spring forth quickly in their replies. "Nani is an awesome player and she has gotten better this year. We'll have to play great defense against ...
Lindsey's new challenge: offense
Mar 03, 1998; ... Bill Walsh recently asked Don Lindsey if he wouldn't mind writing 2,500 words about defense for the American Football Quarterly, a magazine designed for coaches. Of course, Lindsey will oblige one of the great offensive minds of the time. But part of him wanted to write back to Walsh and ...
Same-sex issue affects Democrat vote
Mar 03, 1998; ... The emotionally charged issue of same-sex marriage is once more becoming intertwined with an internal state Democratic Party election, and this time it is leaving isle Republicans delighted and some Democrats concerned. Central to this drama is former Lt. Gov. Tom Gill if, as expected, ...
Japan Airlines [Derived Headline]
Mar 03, 1998 ... Japan Airlines today said it plans to lay off 80 to 90 employees at Honolulu Airport as part of a national restructuring of how it handles passenger and baggage services at four U.S. airports. The airline announced it will pass the work over to outside contractors at New York, Los ...
Haseko (Hawaii) Inc. has signed Consolidated Amusement Theatres [Derived Headline]
Mar 03, 1998 ... Haseko (Hawaii) Inc. has signed Consolidated Amusement Theatres to build a 20-screen complex for its long-vacant, 8.5-acre "superblock" parcel on Keeaumoku Street. Haseko yesterday said the theaters complex will be the anchor tenant for its more than $100 million Pacific Entertainment ...
The Pacific Tsunami Museum Essay Contest [Derived Headline]
Mar 03, 1998 ... Report on a person's tsunami-related experience and you could win a trip for two to a neighbor island. The Pacific Tsunami Museum Essay Contest is open to kids in grades 5 through 12 who live in Hawaii. To enter, interview a relative, friend or neighbor about a tsunami-related ...
humiliated by his first unemployment in 20 years [Derived Headline]
Mar 03, 1998 ... Peter, humiliated by his first unemployment in 20 years, asked that his real name and even that of his company not be mentioned. "I knew sales were low; I knew the Asian economic crisis was hurting the company; I was afraid the handwriting was on the wall. I was right." The first ...
Trustees turned away from the at-risk for bogus reasons, says a former KSBE official
Mar 03, 1998; ... face=+Bold; Below:face=-Bold; Chun rebuts Lokelani Lindsey'scriticisms point by point Bronster pushes the high court for withdrawal Trustees seeking financialand management audit. face=+Bold; Kamehameha Schools programsface=-Bold; that targeted teen moms, preschool tots, ...
JAL here laying off 80 people
Mar 03, 1998; ... Japan Airlines today said it plans to lay off 80 to 90 employees at Honolulu Airport as part of a national restructuring of how it handles passenger and baggage services at four U.S. airports. The airline announced it will pass the work over to outside contractors at New York, Los ...
Bill would make recycling mandatory for businesses
Mar 03, 1998; ... Making recycling mandatory for large businesses would not only help the environment -- it would also help the economy. That's what the state Health Department told the Senate Judiciary Committee yesterday. "Recycling will create jobs at a 7-to-1 ratio over disposal," said John ...
Drought doesn't hurt islands' supply of vegetables -- so far
Mar 03, 1998; ... The good news is fresh vegetables are still coming in, drought or no drought. "In general, we haven't really felt the effects at the moment," said Ron Yamauchi, manager of Honolulu-based S. Yamauchi Produce Inc. "We are receiving watercress still. I think the effect, if we continue to be ...
Keeaumoku project signs movie complex
Mar 03, 1998; ... Haseko (Hawaii) Inc. has signed Consolidated Amusement Theatres to build a 20-screen complex for its long-vacant, 8.5-acre "superblock" parcel on Keeaumoku Street. Haseko yesterday said the theaters complex will be the anchor tenant for its more than $100 million Pacific Entertainment ...
Ala Moana Center dumps its ad agency
Mar 03, 1998; ... Starr Seigle Communications, the state's largest advertising firm, announced today that it will be turning over Ala Moana Center's advertising account to Ogilvy & Mather in June. Starr Seigle has handled Ala Moana's advertising and promotions for nearly 20 years. Dexter ...
JAL here laying off 80 people
Mar 03, 1998; ... Japan Airlines today said it plans to lay off 80 to 90 employees at Honolulu Airport as part of a national restructuring of how it handles passenger and baggage services at four U.S. airports. The airline announced it will pass the work over to outside contractors at New York, Los ...
Bill would make recycling mandatory for businesses
Mar 03, 1998; ... Making recycling mandatory for large businesses would not only help the environment -- it would also help the economy. That's what the state Health Department told the Senate Judiciary Committee yesterday. "Recycling will create jobs at a 7-to-1 ratio over disposal," said John ...
Drought doesn't hurt islands' supply of vegetables -- so far
Mar 03, 1998; ... The good news is fresh vegetables are still coming in, drought or no drought. "In general, we haven't really felt the effects at the moment," said Ron Yamauchi, manager of Honolulu-based S. Yamauchi Produce Inc. "We are receiving watercress still. I think the effect, if we continue to be ...
Keeaumoku project signs movie complex
Mar 03, 1998; ... Haseko (Hawaii) Inc. has signed Consolidated Amusement Theatres to build a 20-screen complex for its long-vacant, 8.5-acre "superblock" parcel on Keeaumoku Street. Haseko yesterday said the theaters complex will be the anchor tenant for its more than $100 million Pacific Entertainment ...
Ala Moana Center dumps its ad agency
Mar 03, 1998; ... Starr Seigle Communications, the state's largest advertising firm, announced today that it will be turning over Ala Moana Center's advertising account to Ogilvy & Mather in June. Starr Seigle has handled Ala Moana's advertising and promotions for nearly 20 years. Dexter ...
Alarm bell rings for historic preservation
Mar 04, 1998; ... face=+2; 'We would lose a lot of ground' in saving Native Hawaiian sitesface=-2; face=+2; LEGISLATURE UPDATEface=-2; The state Historic Preservation Division is looking to the state Legislature for relief from budget cuts and staff reductions July 1. As part of Gov. Ben ...
Trustees' salary proposal studied by Judiciary, Ways and Means committees
Mar 05, 1998; ... The state Probate Court could set the salaries of Bishop Estate trustees under a proposal before two Senate committees today. The Senate Judiciary and Ways and Means committees will hold a hearing this afternoon on a measure that sets the annual compensation for trustees of charitable ...
Panel considers tax stamp on every pack of cigarettes
Mar 05, 1998; ... face=+2; LEGISLATURE UPDATEface=-2; Tobacco products made on Indian reservations on the mainland as well as those from local military bases are finding their way to island retailers and residents who want to avoid paying the state's 80-cents per pack cigarette tax. That's what ...
Oahu home prices slip 16%
Mar 04, 1998; ... Resales of single-family homes on Oahu last month were down slightly compared with a year earlier but the median sales price took a 16.4 percent plunge. The Honolulu Board of Realtors this morning said 115 single-family homes were sold last month, compared with 116 February 1997, while ...
It's called a 'working ship' but . . .
Mar 04, 1998; ... It's no luxury cruise. Not without the floor shows and buffet lines. But those with a yen for the open ocean say there's nothing like a good cargo ship to sort your thoughts and clear your sinuses. Every year, several thousand Americans board freighters on voyages of 50 to 100 days all ...
Heco picks Campbell for new power plant
Mar 04, 1998; ... Hawaiian Electric Co. wants to build its next power plant on land at Campbell Industrial Park adjacent to the Chevron refinery. The oil-fired, 318-megawatt plant would be built in three phases, with total construction costs at an estimated $202 million (figured in 1997 dollars), the ...
Hawaiian Air pares loss in fourth quarter
Mar 04, 1998; ... face=+Bold; Hawaiian Airlines Inc.face=-Bold; cut its 1997 fourth-quarter net loss to one-third of what it was in the 1996 final quarter. In what it called significantly improved financial results, Hawaiian yesterday reported a loss of $1.27 million for the three months ending Dec. 31, ...
Veto feared on solar tax break
Mar 04, 1998; ... Two bills that would extend tax credits for homes and businesses using solar energy are sailing through the state Legislative, but proponents worry that a veto by Gov. Ben Cayetano would lead to major job losses. The state's tax credit for solar energy systems is scheduled to end in ...
Newspaper agency cutting 20 to 40 jobs
Mar 04, 1998; ... Planned job cuts at Hawaii Newspaper Agency, production arm for Honolulu's two daily newspapers, have union members wondering who will get the ax. Company officials said yesterday 20 to 40 positions will likely be cut. None of the cuts will be in the newsrooms at the Honolulu ...
Former PGMA officers sue Wongs
Mar 04, 1998; ... Two former officers of Pacific Group Medical Association say they were provided "false and misleading" financial reports that made it appear the company was "thriving and profitable" when it was heading for financial disaster. The two, Henry Akiu Jr. and Edwin Ramos, have sued PGMA's ...
Judge denies motion for Bishop Estate sanctions
Mar 04, 1998; ... While they may "appear suspicious and troubling," delays in handing over critical Bishop Estate documents to the state attorney general don't constitute acts of bad faith, according to Circuit Judge Kevin Chang. Chang yesterday denied a motion by the attorney general's office to impose ...
Many dislike mayor's cutback plan ideas
Mar 04, 1998; ... Mayor Jeremy Harris, with the approval of the City Council, can take over the powers of the Honolulu Board of Water Supply, according to opinions issued by Corporation Counsel David Arakawa and the Office of Council Services. That won't, however, stop growing opposition in the water ...
Cayetano endorses campaign funds bill
Mar 04, 1998; ... Gov. Ben Cayetano said today he is not behind a "great" bill that Republican gubernatorial candidate Linda Lingle believes would severely curtail her ability to obtain campaign contributions. The measure was approved yesterday by the House Judiciary Committee in an 8-3 vote along ...
Irreplaceable senior guard Nani Cockett takes her game, and her Wahine teammates, to...
Mar 04, 1998; ... face=+2; The Wahine play New Mexico today at 12:30 p.m., Hawaii time. face=-2; NANI Cockett has been a champion since age 10. Winning the standing broad jump at the Hershey National Track & Field meet convinced her parents she was ready for organized sports. Her ...
Battle back from 27-point deficit to within 7, but fall short in the end, 79-65
Mar 04, 1998; ... The Thomas & Mack continued to smack the University of Hawaii basketball team as the top-seeded Wahine were eliminated by New Mexico today, 79-65, in a quarterfinal game of the Western Athletic Conference tournament. Less than 24 hours after the Rainbow men's team in all likelihood ...
NHL considers 'breaking the ice' in Hawaii
Mar 04, 1998; ... The National Hockey League would like to set up an exhibition game in Hawaii in October, according to a local resident who worked closely with top NHL officials at the Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan. Ted McAneeley, a former NHL player who manages the Hawaii Prince Hotel, said the ...
Rebels bust 'Bows
Mar 04, 1998; ... LAS VEGAS -- The Pacific Division teams were churning through yesterday's opening round of the Western Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Tournament at the Thomas & Mack Center. Two favored Mountain Division teams -- Wyoming and Colorado State -- saw their NCAA Tournament chances ...
They were up nearly 60% in 1997 over 1996 in Hawaii
Mar 05, 1998; ... Hawaii's stuck-in-the-mud economy led 630 local businesses to shut down in 1997, a 59.5 percent increase from 1996's record of 395 business failures, a national report says. Preliminary figures released by consulting firm face=+Bold; Dun & Bradstreet Corp.face=-Bold; also show that ...
Seventy positions already are vacant due to a hiring freeze last year
Mar 04, 1998; ... Queen's Medical Center has put 160 jobs on the chopping block, part of a three-year initiative to offset dwindling state and federal health care reimbursements. "With the declining reimbursement climate facing hospitals and other providers nationally and locally, health care ...
This basic, no-nonsense main dish brings comfort and warmth to the table [Derived Headline]
Mar 04, 1998 ... At its most basic, meatloaf is very simple: ground meat or poultry, milk or another liquid, eggs, seasonings, chopped onion and some form of binder -- cracker or bread crumbs, crushed cornflakes or uncooked oats. At its fanciest, meatloaf is a fulfilling, close-to-the-ribs dish perfect ...