Honolulu Star - Bulletin back issues from July 2002:
Macadamia nut farmer branches out
Jul 01, 2002 ... face=+2; [HAWAII AT WORK]face=-2; face=+2; Kimo Rabang must juggle duties to make his Pahoa farm workface=-2; My wife, Lisa, and I started our Pahoa macadamia nut farm, Kimo's MacFarm, in 1996. I balance my duties between running the family farm and acting as general manager ...
Cyanotech auditor posts bleak assessment
Jul 01, 2002; ... Cyanotech Corp.'s stock, which is facing delisting from the Nasdaq Stock Market, plunged 20.6 percent today after an auditor expressed doubt about the company's ability to continue as a "going concern." Auditor KPMG LLP said the Kona company's recurring losses from operations and limited ...
DJ mixes up a musical dream for teens
Jul 01, 2002; ... LOCAL TEENS will soon have the opportunity to learn skills that have made the likes of Dr. Dre, Timbaland and the Neptunes famous, if entertainment industry veteran James Coles can turn his dreams into reality. "Digital music, that's what I want to do," Coles said from behind his mixing ...
The man who ate everything
Jul 01, 2002; ... Blame is a beautiful thing. It's as delicious as cream cheese and much easier to spread. I've put on 50 pounds over the past 10 years and am always looking for new culprits to share the guilt. Changing metabolism? A distinct lack of self-discipline? Nah ... it's my girth-right to point ...
Classic local humor proves popular as ever
Jul 01, 2002; ... James Grant Benton got a fine send-off Friday night as an overflowing crowd filled the Hawaii Ballroom for "Lolo No Ka 'Oi" ("Crazy the Best") at the Sheraton-Waikiki. The comedy concert -- starring Mel Cabang, Da Bruddahs, Ed Ka'ahea, Lanai and Augie T -- was originally planned simply ...
A hike is a great way to enjoy summer's glory
Jul 01, 2002; ... If you're looking to ease your way back into hiking this summer, or you're already a veteran hiker looking for a pleasant "stroll," one of the easiest and scenic hikes available is the 2.5-mile Hauula Loop Trail. It starts from the same trail head as the Papali Loop Trail, but you'll be ...
Teachers collect bonuses
Jul 01, 2002; ... More than 13 months after public school teachers and the state reached agreement on a contract to end a three-week strike, 6,675 teachers with advanced degrees got their 3 percent bonuses. But the issue is still not settled for at least 435 teachers who did not get the money, which they ...
Divers retrieve Blowhole victim
Jul 01, 2002; ... Fire rescue divers this morning retrieved the body of an 18-year-old tourist who was sucked headfirst into the Blowhole yesterday afternoon. He was identified as Daniel Dick of Los Angeles, Fire Capt. Richard Soo said this morning. Soo said Dick was straddling the Blowhole ...
Business meeting geared for Hawaiians
Jul 01, 2002; ... Business people, especially those of native Hawaiian ancestry, who want to learn how to attract federal money can attend a business summit this weekend at the Hilton Hawaiian Village. Sponsored by the Council for Native Hawaiian Advancement, the summit's goal is to help native businesses ...
Waiahole water fallout
Jul 01, 2002; ... As part of the state Supreme Court ruling in the Waiahole Ditch lawsuit, some of the water that used to flow through the ditch to Leeward sugar fields has been restored to Windward streams. Whether enough water has been returned remains a point of contention. "The animals (native ...
No drug tests planned at schools in Hawaii
Jul 01, 2002; ... Hawaii high schoolers are not likely to be subjected to random drug testing anytime soon, despite a U.S. Supreme Court ruling last week that upheld a school's right to test any student who joins competitive after-school activities and teams. The 5-4 decision means that schools can ...
3 Hawaii teachers earn Milken award
Jul 01, 2002 ... face=+2; They received $25,000 each at a Los Angeles ceremonyface=-2; Star-Bulletin staff Three Hawaii teachers received $25,000 each Saturday at the Milken Family Foundation National Educator Awards in Los Angeles. Georgia Goeas of Konawaena Middle School in Kealakekua, ...
Waves are Best of the West
Jul 01, 2002; ... The Hawaii Waves captured the Best of the West Baseball Classic championship despite breaking one of the game's sacred rules -- never mess with a winning streak. The team won the last two tournament titles as West Oahu, but changed the name of the team this summer. Still, the Waves went ...
Lokahi squeezes in, wins at Maili
Jul 01, 2002; ... With four wins in the first five regattas this season, the Kaneohe Canoe club has demonstrated that it's the one to beat in the Na Ohana O Na Hui Wa'a racing association. Kaneohe was on its way to a fifth victory yesterday but it loosened its grip ever-so-slightly on first place. That ...
Hotel workers plan to picket Sheraton properties
Jul 02, 2002; ... A Hawaii hotel workers' union plans to picket two Sheraton hotels today after canceling employee contracts with the hotel chain on Friday. By canceling employee contracts, the Hotel Employees and Restaurant Employee's Local 5 can picket Sheraton hotels without danger of liability and ...
Bankruptcies fall 11% in first half
Jul 02, 2002; ... Statewide bankruptcies declined 11.4 percent in the first six months of 2002 over year-ago levels, but Hawaii economist Leroy Laney cautioned against reading too much into what appears to be a sharp rebound from the Sept. 11 fallout. "I wouldn't draw the inference that it's a sign of a ...
Row redo stops clock
Jul 02, 2002; ... The real estate investment partnership that bought Restaurant Row in November 2000 is ready to launch its improvements, which it says will finally make the 14-year-old center the wining, dining and entertainment hub it was meant to be. In the process, a landmark will go. The "countdown ...
West Coast shippers and longshoremen return to the negotiating table
Jul 02, 2002; ... SAN FRANCISCO >> With billions of dollars in trade at stake, shipping companies and West Coast dock workers negotiated through a contract expiration deadline yesterday and both sides reiterated promises not to force an immediate labor disruption. Federal officials and businesses ...
Downtown Las Vegas casino workers on strike
Jul 02, 2002; ... LAS VEGAS >> Marathon negotiations produced new contracts for most downtown hotels, but union workers at the city's oldest hotel-casino went on strike yesterday after talks broke down. Other union workers learned they'd be without jobs after the Western Hotel & Bingo Parlor ...
Splashing suits
Jul 02, 2002; ... Whether you're a hardy athlete, beach bunny, casual visitor or sun avoider, the beach will have your name on it this summer. How will you leave your mark in the sand? Here are a few fashion formulas for all beachgoers, from the active athlete to the sunbather, the beach regular to ...
Aerosmith's 2-disk pack highlights 2 new tracks
Jul 02, 2002 ... face=+2; NEW ON CDface=-2; Star-Bulletin staff Aerosmith's new collection of songs hits stores tomorrow. "O Yeah! Ultimate Aerosmith Hits" will include two new tracks -- "Girls of Summer" and "Lay It Down." The double-disk pack will be on sale for $25.99. The group will ...
Food company exec charged with illegal fireworks cache
Jul 02, 2002; ... Fireworks safety tips A wholesale food company official has been charged with illegally importing hundreds of crates of aerial fireworks that were stored on the third-floor loft of a hot, non-air-conditioned warehouse in Kalihi, officials said. A June 20 indictment, unsealed ...
DOE trying to devise failing-school policy
Jul 02, 2002; ... Failing schools listed The state Department of Education is scrambling to draft preliminary guidelines to comply with the federal law allowing students at failing schools to transfer to higher performing schools in their districts. The U.S. Department of Education announced ...
Fort Street Mall may get upgrade
Jul 02, 2002; ... Think of Fort Street Mall as something other than a place for vagrants and pigeons. Think of Fort Street Mall as a more vibrant marketplace by establishing the island's second business improvement district. Fort Street Mall landowners want to borrow a page from their Waikiki ...
Rights panel accepts transgender bias cases
Jul 02, 2002; ... Hawaii civil rights commissioners have ruled that the commission can hear sexual discrimination complaints filed by transgendered or transsexual individuals. The decision was issued yesterday as a response to a petition by commission Executive Director William Hoshijo, who made the query ...
Blowhole victim was class leader
Jul 02, 2002; ... An 18-year-old Los Angeles man who died after being pulled into the Blowhole on Sunday was president of his high school class and had plans to attend California State University-Northridge in the fall, his mother told fire officials yesterday. Daniel Dick's mother declined told fire ...
ID of remains gives family closure after 35 years
Jul 02, 2002; ... Nearly four decades ago, Air Force Capt. Lawrence Evert was within hours of leaving Thailand to go home to Arizona to see his eldest son baptized and his fourth child born. "He was packed and coming home," said son David Evert, 40, reliving some of the events that have haunted his family ...
Order up a Jack in the Box Kid's Meal today... [Derived Headline]
Jul 01, 2002 ... Order up a Jack in the Box Kid's Meal today and flying out of the box may be Punching Buttercup, Kung-fu Bubbles, Karate Kick Blossom or Mojo Jojo, the Powerpuff Girls' evil monkey nemesis. One toy will be included with the kid's meal that offers a choice of a hamburger, cheeseburger or ...
ON THE SCENE
Jul 01, 2002 ... John Berger<HLN></HLN> face=+Bold; WELCOME THE BREEZE:face=-Bold; Jeff Schatz, left, vice president and general manager of New Wave Broadcasting, and Mahlon Moore, program director of FM 99.5 "The Breeze," celebrated the launching of the all-Hawaiian/no-"island music" radio station ...
PUMPIN' AND POSIN'
Jul 01, 2002 ... face=+2; A contest shows ...
Smuggler of Chinese aliens gets 10-year sentence
Jul 02, 2002; ... A 29-year-old Chinese national convicted of conspiring to smuggle Chinese aliens into the United States was sentenced yesterday to 10 years in federal prison. Shi Jie Pan, according to government prosecutors, was a radio operator on board the Yu Zhing No. 2, a 140-foot coastal freighter ...
Worker alleges city Transportation Department violations
Jul 02, 2002; ... A city employee said the city is retaliating against him for complaining about violations of procurement laws and personnel practices. Milton Migita, an administrative services officer with the Department of Transportation Services, filed suit yesterday in Circuit Court against the city ...
State wins suit inmate's mother files in death by drug overdose
Jul 02, 2002 ... Star-Bulletin staff A Circuit Court judge has ruled in favor of the state in a lawsuit filed by the mother of an inmate who died at the Halawa Correctional Facility of an apparent heroin overdose on June 25, 1994. The suit alleged Halawa personnel were negligent in allowing David ...
House Republicans push for special session
Jul 02, 2002; ... House Republican leaders are trying to salvage a special legislative session to override Gov. Ben Cayetano's veto of a campaign spending reform bill, but Democrats are showing little interest in going back into session. House and Senate Democratic leaders met yesterday to discuss the ...
Dobelle, family in Asia for E-W Center meetings
Jul 02, 2002 ... Star-Bulletin staff University of Hawaii President Evan Dobelle will be in Asia through July 10, spending four days next week at meetings of the East-West Center's Board of Governors in Malaysia and Singapore. He will present a paper at a panel on "Innovations in Higher ...
New long-term care laws praised
Jul 02, 2002; ... Hawaii took the "big first steps" toward long-term care for the aging population with two new state laws, first lady Vicky Cayetano said. Cayetano strongly lobbied legislators to approve her original bill, which imposed a $10 monthly tax on all Hawaii workers but ran into opposition, and ...
Rigot to leave Hawaii for Kentucky
Jul 02, 2002; ... In the end, the bait was too much for Hawaii assistant basketball coach Scott Rigot to resist. Rigot announced today that he has accepted the position of assistant basketball coach at Kentucky. Rigot interviewed for the position in mid-June and was one of three finalists for the ...
Wahine expected to win WAC title
Jul 02, 2002; ... With a pair of All-American outside hitters and most of its starting lineup from 2001 returning, it was hardly a surprise that Western Athletic Conference coaches voted the Rainbow Wahine volleyball team the preseason favorite to win its seventh consecutive regular-season title. Hawaii ...
Office vacancies growing in Honolulu
Jul 03, 2002; ... Office-space vacancy in Honolulu is on the rise but there are still not enough empty spaces to cause a decline in rents, according to a new report from a leading commercial real estate firm, Grubb & Ellis/CBI Inc. The overall office vacancy rate is approaching 14 percent and is ...
Picketers draw crowd
Jul 03, 2002; ... Vegas casinos picketed Several hundred noisy and enthusiastic union hotel workers took to the streets of Waikiki yesterday afternoon chanting and waving signs as they picketed the Sheraton Princess Kaiulani hotel and the Sheraton Moana Surfrider. The action came in the wake of ...
Vegas casino workers picket Fremont Street
Jul 03, 2002; ... Waikiki hotels picketed LAS VEGAS >> Bullhorns blared across the Fremont Street Experience yesterday as striking union workers insulted nonunion workers and implored tourists not to enter the city's oldest hotel-casino. Culinary Local 226 and Bartender's Local 165 workers ...
Fruit and wine pair beautifully
Jul 03, 2002 ... face=+2; HAWAII'S KITCHENface=-2; These dishes were prepared by Lyle Fujioka of Fujioka Wines and Matthew Holmes of C&C Pasta on "Hawaii's Kitchen" Sunday. The show airs at 5:30 p.m. Sundays on KHON/Fox. All the recipes may be found on the Web site, . face=+2; Warm Shrimp ...
4 for the fourth
Jul 03, 2002; ... On this Independence Day eve, we pay tribute to the flag, all the diversity it represents -- and to Grandma. We do it through food, because the best way to a nation's soul is through its stomach. Our holiday plan was to have four local chefs come up with a dish apiece, each ...
Sweet-sour ribs are an easy meal
Jul 03, 2002 ... face=+2; ELECTRIC KITCHENface=-2; "The Electric Kitchen" airing in the first half of July features "Picnic Foods" by guest demonstrator Charlotte Kawazoe. "Electric Kitchen" airs at 9:30 a.m. Sunday, 8 p.m. Monday, 5 p.m. Tuesday and 6 p.m. Thursday on Oceanic Cable Channel 16 ....
Condo resales surge on Oahu
Jul 03, 2002; ... A surge in condominium sales made June another boom month for Oahu's real estate industry, with both sales volume and prices for previously owned homes soaring above year-earlier levels. Condo resales were up 20.4 percent compared to June 2001 and the median condominium price, the level ...
New rules sink plans for Waikiki Natatorium
Jul 03, 2002; ... Expect the city to go back to the drawing board if it wants to pursue restoration of the pool at the Waikiki War Memorial Natatorium. Draft rules for saltwater swimming pools expected to be signed this week by state Health Director Bruce Anderson and then forwarded to Gov. Ben Cayetano ...
City liquor inspector gives details of bribe plot
Jul 03, 2002; ... City liquor investigators indicted in May on charges of public corruption shared information about which liquor establishments were paying bribes, allowing them to collect more money and avoid getting caught, according to court documents. They also agreed, among other things, that each ...
Killing suspect gets extended term
Jul 03, 2002; ... The prime suspect in the death of an 81-year-old Canadian tourist in a Waikiki hotel restroom last year was sentenced to an extended term of 20 years for burglarizing a nearby hotel room six hours later. Steven Hauge had faced a 10-year term for the Jan. 23, 2001, break-in at the Ocean ...
Airport boss arrested in kickback scheme
Jul 03, 2002 ... face=+2; A supervisor faces multiple counts in the theft of public moneyface=-2; Star-Bulletin staff Investigators this morning arrested a Honolulu Airport supervisor on a bribery charge in connection with a kickback scheme at the airport, according to a press release from the ...
Government payrolls edge up
Jul 03, 2002; ... The number and cost of state and county jobs in Hawaii increased at a pace below the national average from March 2000 to March 2001, according to U.S. Census Bureau figures released today. The annual report on state and local public employment shows the number of full-time equivalent ...
Isle vermiculite facility cleaned of asbestos under EPA watch
Jul 03, 2002; ... A Mapunapuna site used for vermiculite processing 25 or 30 years ago was excavated and cleaned of asbestos in December by the Damon Estate, the landowner. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recently identified Hawaii among states that had received ore for vermiculite processing ...
Maui woman hits Vegas jackpot
Jul 03, 2002; ... A Maui woman became the latest Hawaii resident to win big in Las Vegas, hitting a $2.2 million jackpot at Main Street Station Monday night. The woman, who asked casino personnel not to reveal her name, put $2 into a $1 "Wheel of Fortune" slot machine at about 9:30 p.m. and seconds later ...
Man critical after Pauoa shooting
Jul 03, 2002; ... A 42-year-old man was in critical condition at Queen's Medical Center late last night after a shooting in Pauoa Valley, police said. Police were called to 2103 Booth Road about 10:15 p.m. A woman who identified herself as the daughter of the victim said her 2-year-old son was ...
Group drops plan to test pollutant off Kauai
Jul 03, 2002; ... An international group has withdrawn its application to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to conduct an unpopular carbon dioxide sequestration experiment in the deep ocean off Kauai. Instead, the consortium, represented by the Pacific International Center for High Technology ...
Leadership changes afoot at OHA
Jul 03, 2002; ... The state Office of Hawaiian Affairs board has approved a $16.2 million operational budget for 2003 that for the first time integrates OHA's spending plan with its strategic goals. But the more noticeable change facing the agency may be the growing division of the board that eventually ...
Veteran lawman is security head at isle airport
Jul 03, 2002; ... A veteran county, state and police officer, Sidney A. Hayakawa, was named yesterday the first federal security director for Honolulu Airport. The U.S. Department of Transportation said Hayakawa will take up the new office after a couple of weeks of specialized training. The ...
Ala Wai dredging to be detailed
Jul 03, 2002; ... The long-awaited dredging of the Ala Wai Canal is expected to start Aug. 6 and the contractor for the project will describe the 10-month-long process at a public meeting next Wednesday. State Sen. Les Ihara (D, Waikiki-Kapahulu), said he believes concerns for area residents are the ...
Voracious African frog turned in to state agents
Jul 03, 2002; ... An African clawed frog was turned in to state agriculture officials yesterday after it was found on the steps of the administration building at Kaiser High School in Hawaii Kai last week. Lisa Nakayama, land vertebrate animal specialist for the state Department of Agriculture, said the ...
HECO wants 'Like Mike' to keep it real
Jul 03, 2002 ... Star-Bulletin staff Don't be like Mike. That's what electric companies across the nation, including the Hawaiian Electric Co., are telling kids in response to "Like Mike," a movie that shows a child being zapped by a bolt of lightning. In the movie, Calvin (played by ...
Waikiki workshop will feature rare native plants
Jul 03, 2002 ... Star-Bulletin staff A native plant workshop, "Native Plants in Public Places: Hawaii's Unique Biological Heritage," will be held July 12 from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Pacific Beach Hotel in Waikiki. The workshop is sponsored by the UH College of Tropical Agriculture and Human ...
Isle airport among safest
Jul 02, 2002 ... face=+2; Airport security's detection rate ranks Honolulu fourth out of 32 tested citiesface=-2; Star-Bulletin staff and news services Security screeners at Honolulu Airport detected hidden simulated weapons and explosives about 90 percent of the time in tests last month by the ...
Eye center offers advice for fireworks
Jul 02, 2002; ... Illegal cache found To prevent fireworks-related eye injuries during the Fourth of July, the Hawaiian Eye Center is offering the following safety tips from eye care professionals: >> Don't stand too close to anyone lighting fireworks. >> Wear protective goggles if you ...
Veteran Dominator
Jul 03, 2002; ... Who plays when It wasn't so long ago that Lisa Fernandez's value to the United States national softball team was measured in strikeouts and a minuscule earned run average. But with 11 new players taking the field for Team USA at this weekend's U.S. Cup at Rainbow Wahine Softball ...
Rigot can't refuse job at Kentucky
Jul 03, 2002; ... It wasn't Kentucky's tradition and national exposure that were too tough for Hawaii basketball assistant Scott Rigot to resist. It was the coach at the helm of the program. The chance to work with friend Tubby Smith was an opportunity Rigot couldn't refuse. Rigot, 39, resigned ...
ON THE SCENE
Jul 03, 2002 ... John Berger<HLN></HLN> face=+Bold; IT'S FIJI'S FIRST MUSIC VIDEO!:face=-Bold; From left, director Curtis Fuqua, AZ, Fiji and "Baywatch Hawaii" alumnus Brandy Ledford, paused during the filming of Fiji's first music video, "I Like," at Blue Tropix Sunday. Fuqua, who is here working on ...