Honolulu Star - Bulletin back issues from October 2001:
Store owner
Oct 01, 2001; ... face=+2; [AT WORK]face=-2; TOM WELLER >> I started in the store when I was 15, back in 1980. I was interested in hobbies, and my dad was interested in retailing, so we combined the two and opened a hobby shop in Kailua, Weller's Hobbycraft. I own the shop now; I bought Dad out ...
A Waipahu body artist finds clients eager to put their patriotic fervor on permanent display
Oct 01, 2001; ... In the wake of a national crisis brought on by the terrorist attacks on New York City and Washington, D.C., for some of us, it wasn't enough to immediately give blood, donate money or buy and proudly wave our flag. We needed to wear our American pride on our hearts. Or at least on one of ...
Trolley ride reflects somber isle mood
Oct 01, 2001; ... Increasingly we are told that our role as citizens during this time of civilizational tragedy, this time of national mourning, is to stop dwelling on our own feelings and start spending money again. Forgetting for the moment that this portrait of the masses as mindless, materialistic lemmings is ...
Music class helps nurture students' innate creativity
Oct 01, 2001; ... Orff-Schulwerk is a way to teach and learn music. It is based on things children like to do: sing, chant rhymes, clap, dance and keep the beat on anything at hand. This program is the brainchild of Carl Orff and Gunild Keetman, who created it in the 1950s in Germany. Five ...
Breaking the mold
Oct 01, 2001; ... You asked Statistics show that girls are not as likely to pursue careers in science, math or technology as boys. At Sacred Hearts Academy, however, modern technology and math and science programs are encouraging girls to explore these areas and seriously consider them for ...
Slain girl's father says he wants justice done
Oct 01, 2001; ... The father of a 6-year-old Big Island girl who was raped and killed wants a conviction for a 14-year-old neighborhood boy arrested and charged in the crime. "I'm pretty much sure if they arrested and charged somebody, they probably have enough to convict him," George Tadeo said yesterday ...
Akaka bill proponents prepare to wait for passage amid weightier concerns
Oct 01, 2001; ... While Hawaiians who support the Akaka bill remain hopeful it will pass this year, they are prepared to wait a little longer as Congress deals with more immediate legislation in the wake of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks on the United States. "We know that by necessity this bill is going ...
Discovery of blade diverts Hawaii flight to Los Angeles
Oct 01, 2001; ... Ada Younkin of Fayetteville, Ark., said her adrenaline skyrocketed when police and fire trucks surrounded American Airlines Flight 5 in Los Angeles yesterday afternoon. "My adrenaline level was 100-fold," said Younkin, who was taking her first trip to Hawaii to celebrate her 60th ...
Terror rumors, hoaxes flood Internet
Oct 01, 2001; ... With no shortage of rumors, hoaxes, urban legends and other tales circulating online since the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, Internet user Eric Barbut has a simple way of sorting fact from fiction. Unless he recognizes incoming e-mail as personal correspondence, he doesn't even bother with ...
Law protects immigrants who are abused by spouses
Oct 01, 2001; ... In the beginning, Norica's husband-to-be showered her with flowers and jewelry. He was kind and generous, said Norica, a native of Japan. Two years after they met, the couple married. But wedding bliss soon ended when the couple moved from Japan to her husband's hometown on the ...
Businesses sell alcohol to minors less often
Oct 01, 2001; ... Efforts to stop Oahu retail outlets from selling alcohol to minors appear to be working. Results of the state Department of Health's latest Underage Alcohol Sales Survey show businesses violating the law fell by about half. During the March-April survey, 19.2 percent of outlets ...
WEEKEND SCENE
Oct 01, 2001 ... face=+2; Island activities as seen through the camera's eyeface=-2; face=+2; A ...
Roadwork this week on Oahu:
Oct 01, 2001 ... face=+2; [STREETWISE]face=-2; face=+Bold; HONOLULUface=-Bold; Punchbowl Street North King Street from Liliha to River streets and Bethel to South streets; and North King Street improvements from Austin to Desha lanes. face=+Bold; Kapiolaniface=-Bold; ...
Sacramento glides by Wahine
Oct 01, 2001 ... Staff and wire services Cal State Sacramento grabbed a 3-0 lead in the first 20 minutes en route to a 4-1 triumph over visiting Hawaii yesterday. The Wahine (3-4) were missing two key players. Striker Arlene Devitt sat out after collecting her fifth yellow card in the Saint ...
Key to halting Red Raiders is to hand them a bye week
Oct 01, 2001 ... Star-Bulletin staff The Oahu Interscholastic Association has finally found a way to slow down Kahuku High School's football machine. Give it the week off. The Red Raiders have a bye after steamrolling through their first five OIA Red Conference games, beating their ...
Brown, UH set sights on victory at SMU
Oct 01, 2001; ... Chris Brown said he was drugged up -- on adrenaline. The Hawaii junior linebacker, who had sprained his left knee in practice Thursday, made a team-high 12 - 1/2 tackles as UH lost a 27-24 heartbreaker Saturday at Aloha Stadium. "I told the trainers nothing, no painkillers," ...
Home Depot expanding to Big Isle
Oct 02, 2001; ... Home Depot Inc. plans to open its first Big Island store in Kailua-Kona, as west Hawaii's economic engine appears to shows no signs of slowing. The new store, the Atlanta-based big-box retailer's fourth in Hawaii, will occupy nearly 140,000 square feet of retail space in the Kaloko ...
Isle home, condo sales fall but prices rise
Oct 02, 2001; ... Home sales on Oahu so far have been mostly unhurt by the economic crisis that followed the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, according to figures issued today by the Honolulu Board of Realtors. Sales volume was down for both single-family homes and condominiums, but prices were higher than ...
Isle firm wins Schofield bid for $50 million
Oct 02, 2001 ... Associated Press HONOLULU >> A Honolulu firm has been awarded a $50.7 million Army construction contract to renovate three historic 1920s-era buildings at Schofield Barracks. Dick Pacific/Shintani, a joint venture, will design, build and renovate four three-story buildings ...
State files suit against shuttered insurer
Oct 02, 2001; ... State Insurance Commissioner Wayne Metcalf yesterday filed suit in state Circuit Court against the former president of Hawaii HealthCare Alliance and other directors and officers associated with its sister company, Design Benefit Services. Design Benefit Services marketed and sold Hawaii ...
Despite WWII devastation, Paris designers staged a show to remember
Oct 02, 2001; ... One hundred and sixty-six cardboard boxes are stacked in a workspace at the University of Hawai'i Art Department, their contents being gently lifted, cradled and catalogued, 166 wire mannequins in all, in dresses and gowns, their ensembles made complete with gloves, hats, handbags and ...
Former isle designer helps 'Enterprise' get underway
Oct 02, 2001 ... face=+2; Michael Okuda takes 'Star Trek' history back to its beginningsface=-2; face=+Bold; "":face=-Bold; Airs at 8 p.m. Wednesdays on KFVE, repeating 9 p.m. Sundays. By Gary C.W. Chun face=+Italic; "It's been a long road/getting from there to here."face=-Italic; ...
Dengue outbreak spreads beyond East Maui
Oct 02, 2001; ... DENGUE FEVER on Maui has spread beyond Hana and Nahiku in East Maui, with the number of people believed to have been infected by the disease rising to more than 100, state officials said yesterday. "The dengue fever outbreak is bigger than we thought originally," state Health Director ...
Suspect in girl's death goes before family judge
Oct 02, 2001; ... HILO >> Dressed in a knit shirt and knee-length shorts, the slim, curly-haired 14-year-old boy charged with murdering a 6-year-old Big Island girl last week heard charges against him yesterday in Hilo Family Court. The results of the initial appearance, equivalent to an arraignment ...
EPA approves plan to fight frogs with caffeine
Oct 02, 2001; ... PUERTO RICO native Bambi D'Olier grew up with the sound of coqui frogs as they chirped throughout the night. But as a 30-year resident of Hawaii, all D'Olier wants is silence. "I look forward to hearing it in Puerto Rico, but I wouldn't want it to where we lose our quiet nights," said ...
5-day jobless filings pass 4,400
Oct 02, 2001; ... Fueled by widespread layoffs following the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, the weekly tally of new unemployment claims in Hawaii reached its highest total in memory last week, the state Department of Labor & Industrial Relations said yesterday. Unemployment offices across the state ...
Hee proposes OHA fund jobs for residents hit by layoffs
Oct 02, 2001; ... OFFICE OF HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS Chairman Clayton Hee is proposing OHA spend at least $5 million to create a temporary jobs program for any Hawaii resident laid off because of the downturn in the state economy. The injection of capital into the economy will help increase spending power across ...
Gov touts projects to boost economy
Oct 02, 2001; ... WAILUKU >> Gov. Ben Cayetano met with elected officials and industry leaders yesterday on Maui to discuss the impact of the Sept. 11 tragedy on Hawaii's tourism and to push for his $1 billion spending package to boost the economy. The package includes the construction of a school ...
Hawaiian, Aloha airlines work to resume curbside check-in
Oct 02, 2001 ... face=+2; The FAA is approving requests if security issues are addressedface=-2; Staff and news services Hawaii's two major air carriers say they are likely to pursue the resumption of curbside check-in now that the Federal Aviation Administration is allowing the service in some ...
Sacred Falls survivor critical of alerts
Oct 02, 2001; ... There were no adequate warnings about the potential for rockfalls at Sacred Falls before the May 9, 1999, tragedy that killed his wife and fractured the skull of his 7-year-old son, Geza Szenes said yesterday. Szenes, of Alberta, Canada, testified that he would not have brought his son ...
Japanese ship will assist in recovery of Ehime Maru
Oct 02, 2001 ... Associated Press The Navy has expanded the role of a submarine rescue ship from Japan in the effort to recover a Japanese fishing boat sunk by a U.S. submarine, officials said yesterday. The crew of the 420-foot JDS Chihaya will take part in the deep-water operation portion of ...
UH gets Maui supercomputer contract
Oct 02, 2001; ... KIHEI, Maui >> Gov. Ben Cayetano and other government dignitaries celebrated the University of Hawaii becoming a major player in computer technology yesterday. The university took over operation of the Maui supercomputer. The $181 million, 10-year contract with the Air Force ...
TV show based in isles being planned for CBS
Oct 02, 2001; ... The executive producer of the movie "Pearl Harbor" hopes to film a television series on Oahu called "Diamondhead" that would air on CBS as early as the 2002-2003 season. Warner Bros. TV-based Bruckheimer Films sources confirmed yesterday that Jerry Bruckheimer will develop three scripts ...
NTSB reports pilot probably caused '99 tour plane crash
Oct 02, 2001; ... The National Transportation Safety Board has determined that pilot error was the probable cause of a Big Island tour plane crash two years ago that killed 10 people. Big Island Air Flight 58 crashed on the northeast slope of the Mauna Loa volcano near Volcano on Sept. 25, 1999, killing ...
Accused killer faced similar charge in '84
Oct 02, 2001; ... The 55-year-old woman charged with murdering her home care operator on Sunday had been committed to the Hawaii State Hospital because of another murder 17 years ago. Honolulu police said then that Emelie Rauschenburg set a Makiki boarding house on fire on Jan. 11, 1984, with 10 people ...
Final man sentenced in North Shore murders
Oct 02, 2001; ... The second of two men charged with hindering prosecution in the disappearance and murders of two North Shore men in 1997 was sentenced to five years' probation and ordered to perform 100 hours of community service. Wandall Homalon, 34, pleaded guilty earlier to one count of hindering ...
Lakers show spirit in Hawaii scrimmage
Oct 02, 2001 ... Staff and wire reports The Los Angeles Lakers held a spirited intrasquad scrimmage yesterday, even getting ticked at the officials. Shaquille O'Neal, watching from the sidelines while he recovers from surgery on his left toe, and Kobe Bryant, attending his grandfather's funeral ...
Wahine road trip continues against improving Cougars
Oct 02, 2001; ... THE SECOND STOP of the Hawaii volleyball team's road trip is tomorrow night at the University of Houston. Houston is a tune-up before two more Western Athletic Conference matches against Rice and Tulsa on Thursday and Saturday. Hawaii (7-4, 1-0 WAC) rested on Sunday after ...
Devitt out of WAC opener after receiving red card
Oct 02, 2001 ... From staff and wire reports No. 6 California's domination of Hawaii in soccer yesterday was made easier when the Wahine played a person short for the final 31 minutes after sophomore striker Arlene Devitt received a red card. Devitt, UH's leading scorer, sat out Sunday's match at ...
Hawaii positioned well for a rebound
Oct 03, 2001; ... While visitor arrivals to the isles from Asia have plunged with the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, Hawaii is better positioned to recover than competing destinations like San Francisco and New York, according to one well-respected Chinese economist. Liu Pak-Wai, an economics professor at ...
Orthodontists brace isle tourism
Oct 03, 2001; ... A major Hawaii convention that could have been called off in the wake of the Sept. 11 terrorist hijackings is here with few cancellations. And the organizers say the aloha they have experienced reinforces their decision to bring a much bigger meeting to the islands in 2003. The Pacific ...
Hawaii, Anaheim bonds may face downgrades, S&P says
Oct 03, 2001; ... New York >> Bonds backed by Hawaii and Disneyland's home, Anaheim, Calif., may face downgrades because of reduced tourism, Standard & Poor's said. Fewer people are traveling after Sept. 11, when hijackers crashed jetliners into the World Trade Center and the Pentagon in the ...
Display your flag the proper way
Oct 01, 2001 ... face=+2; WAT DAT?face=-2; There are actually , mandated by Congress. Here are highlights: >> Flags displayed over the middle of a street should be suspended vertically with the union (the stars) to the north in east-west streets or to the east in north-south ...
Symphony, choral society together again
Oct 01, 2001; ... The Honolulu Symphony and Oahu Choral Society, which separated eight years ago, are back together with the singing organization renamed the Honolulu Symphony Chorus. The Oahu Choral Society was formed in 1993 so the chorus could continue singing after a labor dispute suspended symphony ...
Update: Chang's wrist not broken
Oct 02, 2001; ... There is no broken bone in Hawaii sophomore starting quarterback Tim Chang's right (throwing) wrist, doctors determined today after looking at X-rays and an MRI. Chang is still out for Saturday's game at Southern Methodist, but might be in action as soon as the Oct. 13 home game against ...
Adtech's manufacturing will move to California
Oct 03, 2001; ... Nearly 60 well-paying manufacturing jobs are in limbo while the parent of Honolulu's chief high-tech company, Adtech, prepares to consolidate assembly operations in California next year. Adtech, bought by U.K. firm Spirent plc in 1997, confirmed it is shifting assembly operations to ...
Brand Surfvivor is survivor after hearing
Oct 03, 2001; ... The producers of the "Survivor" reality television series have been ordered to stop selling sunscreen lotion with the "Survivor" logo in Hawaii stores until a federal court decides whether the name usurps a copyright filed years ago by a Honolulu company that markets a similar product under the ...
Maui looks to familiar spots for tourists
Oct 03, 2001; ... WAILUKU >> Facing a decrease in travelers to the Valley Isle, the Maui Visitors Bureau plans to draw visitors from the western and midwestern United States, Canada and other Hawaii islands. Bureau spokeswoman Charlene Kauhane yesterday said the goal is to keep Maui on the top of ...
Zen of pizza
Oct 03, 2001; ... ALBERT GRANDE is a normal guy with a normal hobby that he just happens to take to abnormal levels -- which is OK, considering his object is peace to all the world, through pizza. Clearly, these are not the best of times. Fear and financial uncertainty have scarred the toughest among us ....
Good dough is a must in making fine pizza
Oct 03, 2001; ... ALBERT GRANDE's pizzas are of the thin-crust Neopolitan style, and his favorite topping combination is anchovy and tomato, although that is a constantly changing thing. The point with pizza should be a good dough, he says; the toppings are a matter of what pleases you. "Whatever you have ...
A step away from usual fare
Oct 03, 2001 ... face=+2; HAWAII'S KITCHENface=-2; Dishes prepared by Shuji Abe of Furusato Restaurants on "Hawaii's Kitchen" this week. The show airs 5:30 p.m. Sunday on KHON/Fox and is rebroadcast 5:30 p.m. Saturday. face=+2; Young Abalone Roquefort Bakeface=-2; face=+Bold; 5 live ...
Chicken pairs with papaya
Oct 03, 2001 ... face=+2; ELECTRIC KITCHENface=-2; "The Electric Kitchen," airing in the first half of October, features Chad Kanehira, produce manager of Safeway's Kaneohe store, with recipes using fruit. "Electric Kitchen" airs at 9:30 a.m. Sunday, 8:30 p.m. Monday, 5 p.m. Tuesday and 6 p.m ....
Lanai cutbacks affect hundreds
Oct 03, 2001; ... A hefty portion of Lanai's population will be temporarily out of work following a "change of status" for 400 of Castle & Cooke Resort's 1,100 Lanai employees, as the local economy continues to be hammered by a sharp decline in tourism following the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. The ...
» Seeks $76 million in tax breaks » Wants $1 billion building blitz
Oct 03, 2001; ... GOV. BEN CAYETANO huddled with state Democratic legislative leaders and top tourism and business officials yesterday, telling them he wants $76 million in tax breaks plus $1 billion in new construction spending to avert the economic crisis triggered by the Sept. 11 terrorism ...
Dobelle's ambitious plans settle on Kakaako site
Oct 03, 2001; ... Saying the University of Hawaii is in an exceptional position to bolster the state's shaky economy, UH President Evan Dobelle announced a $700 million capital improvement program yesterday that includes a medical complex in Kakaako and a new West Oahu campus in downtown Kapolei. Other ...
HMSA offers price breaks to all affected by layoffs
Oct 03, 2001; ... The state's largest insurer, , said yesterday it will temporarily cut health insurance rates in half for members who lost their insurance in the economic aftermath of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. Employers who contract with HMSA to cover their employees will also see a rebate of 5 ...
Commitment stays strong for Marines
Oct 03, 2001; ... Infantry soldier Sgt. Jim Rajvong was all set to become a drill instructor at the San Diego Marine Corps recruit depot when terrorists hit the World Trade Center and the Pentagon on Sept. 11. "It's unsettling," said the 30-year-old first-term enlistee. "The anxiety level went up a ...
Faiths join in isle message of sympathy
Oct 03, 2001; ... Eight Oahu religious leaders joined Mayor Jeremy Harris in signing a proclamation of sympathy, solidarity and aloha to be delivered this week to Mayor Rudy Giuliani of New York City and to Pentagon and Pennsylvania officials. About 50 people attended the brief ceremony at Honolulu Hale ...
Dengue fever cases rise to 116
Oct 03, 2001; ... HAIKU, Maui >> The number of suspected dengue fever cases statewide has grown to 116 with the virus possibly spreading from Maui to Kauai, Oahu and the Big Island. Janice Okubo, state Department of Health spokesperson, said preliminary tests indicate four positive cases in Anahola, ...
UH research program loses 2 top leaders
Oct 03, 2001; ... Two top leaders of a National Science Foundation engineering research center at the University of Hawaii have resigned, leaving a void at the top of a program hailed as a springboard for biotechnology developments in Hawaii. Alex Malahoff, director of the Marine Bioproducts Engineering ...
Instrument casts sharper eye on galaxy
Oct 03, 2001; ... The Gemini North Telescope on Mauna Kea has a new instrument allowing astronomers to see details in galaxies "as if they were our close neighbors," says the instrument team leader. Roger Davies of Durham University in England said the new $5 million Gemini Multi-Object Spectrograph "is ...
Restaurant smoking ban clears hurdle
Oct 03, 2001; ... Lobbying by restaurant and hotel industry supporters failed to snuff out a City Council bill that would bar smoking in Oahu eateries. The Council's Planning and Public Safety Committee voted 3-1 yesterday to move the legislation out for a public hearing Oct. 17. Councilwoman Rene Mansho ...
State files suit to close Hilo charter school
Oct 03, 2001; ... The state's attempt to close a Big Island charter school shouldn't reflect negatively on other charter schools, the president of the Hawaii Association of Charter Schools says. "I think it would be grossly unfair for people to think that because one school has run into problems that ...
Kauai Council chief states bid for mayor
Oct 03, 2001; ... LIHUE >> Kauai County Council Chairman Ron Kouchi yesterday became the first of what is expected to be a parade of Council members announcing their candidacy for Kauai mayor. Mayor Maryanne Kusaka, first elected in 1994, is unable to seek re-election because of a two-term ...
Researcher pioneered studies of dolphin minds
Oct 03, 2001; ... JOHN C. LILLY, the man who taught dolphins to count to 10 and who postulated sometimes controversial theories on the extent of their intelligence, died Sunday in Los Angeles. He was 86. A Maui resident for the past decade, Lilly's dolphin studies accelerated in the 1950s and '60s when he ...