Honolulu Star - Bulletin back issues from August 2004:
Professional-quality chips can make all the difference
Aug 01, 2004 ... face=+2; POKER POWERface=-2; 500 clay chips in an alumunum case, with cards and other accessories, sells for $79 and up. By Betty Shimabukuro Yes, you can play poker with cheap plastic chips -- those red, white and blue ones that come in a cardboard box. Or, you can ...
Poker hands
Aug 01, 2004 ... face=+2; POKER POWERface=-2; In order from lowest to highest, these are the rankings of standard poker hands: face=+Bold; High cardface=-Bold; : Highest single card any player holds face=+Bold; Pairface=-Bold; : Two matching cards face=+Bold; Two ...
A little too close to home
Aug 01, 2004 ... [ DRAWN & QUARTERED ]Graphic Arts As Literature face=+2; A comic book writer and illustrator reveals his life in his acclaimed workface=-2; By Gary C.W. Chun There's no one who captures the ennui of his generation better in comic book form than 30-year-old Adrian ...
Birds' life
Aug 01, 2004 ... IN this second of a four-part special Portfolio, Daniel Kinoshita's photo tour of New Mexico last year took him to Bosque Del Apache National Wildlife Refuge, where the skillful amateur photographer captured the days and nights in the life of the 40,000 snow geese, 15,000 sandhill cranes, ducks, ...
New releases by Hawaii authors [Derived headline]
Aug 01, 2004 ... face=+Bold; ISLE PAGES face=-Bold; face=+Italic; New releases by Hawaii authorsface=-Italic; Reviewed by Burl Burlingame face=+Bold; "Sea Turtles -- An Ecological Guide"face=-Bold; by David Gulko and Karen Eckert (Mutual, $18.95) OK, you've stuck honu ...
Grilling up success with a cheeseburger
Aug 01, 2004 ... ASSOCIATED PRESSCheeseburger in Paradise founders and co-owners Edna Bayliff, left, and Laren Gartner, are served one of their trademark burgers by bartender Shayne Lehnen at their Lahaina restaurant. By Jaymes Song Associated Press With no money, no restaurant experience and ...
Animal shelter signs deal for Waimanalo land
Aug 01, 2004 ... STAR-BULLETIN / JUNE 2004Candy Lake of the Sylvester Foundation will move her animal shelter in Waimanalo to a site near Weinberg Village. face=+2; A nonprofit foundation receives approval for the parcel for 15 yearsface=-2; Star-Bulletin staff An animal shelter that ...
Keep your gambling 'social' and you'll stay clear of the cops
Aug 01, 2004 ... face=+2; POKER POWERface=-2; By Jason Genegabus IT'S SUNDAY night in Kaimuki, and a small group of friends is getting together to play a little poker. Green felt is laid out on a table, cards are dealt, chips fly and at the end of the night, a couple of players end up ...
Ego, wallet deflate quickly at poker tables in Nevada
Aug 01, 2004 ... face=+2; POKER POWERface=-2; By Dave Reardon RENO, Nev. >> Beautiful. The pot is mine. And it's a big one for this game, about $120. Sure, a third of the chips were mine to begin with, but that's not the point. Three hours into this session of my new favorite game and I'm ...
Paddling along
Aug 01, 2004 ... FL MORRIS / The Foti family, front row, from left: Julia Anderson, Nick Foti, Mary Foti, Heather Foti, John Foti, Chase Kessler, Joelle Foti holding Connor Foti and Jim Foti. Back row: Kathy Foti-Anderson, Phil Foti, Mollie Foti and Nicole Anderson. face=+2; The Foti family has competed ...
Hawaiian schools struggle as students and staff go to charter sites
Aug 01, 2004 ... CRAIG T. KOJIMA / Puohala School students gathered on Wednesday to chant before starting their classes in the morning. By Kawehi Haug The Hawaiian immersion kindergarten class at Puohala School in Kaneohe is less than half of what it used to be. At this time last year, there ...
Hawaii Dental gives $5,000 for kids' physicals
Aug 01, 2004 ... Star-Bulletin staff Hawaii Dental Service has donated $5,000 to launch a fund-raising campaign to help the Waikiki Health Center give physical exams, immunizations and health care to more than 1,000 needy children. Oahu retailers are displaying 300 canisters through the Labor Day ...
Two isle sisters are in a Guard battalion that is readying for Iraq
Aug 01, 2004 ... GREGG K. KAKESAKO / Sisters Sgt. Novie Widemann, left, and Spc. Samlynn Moore enlisted together in the Hawaii Army National Guard 11 years ago and will report for a year of active duty on Aug. 16. Widemann will go to Iraq, but Moore may remain here because she is pregnant. By Gregg K ....
Spa director creates space for relaxation
Aug 01, 2004 ...[INSIDE HAWAII INC.] RICHARD WALKER / Leah Brennan is the director of Paul Brown's Spa Olakino Salon at the Waikiki Beach Marriott. face=+2; The facility offers dentistry and botox, as well as massagesface=-2; face=+Bold; I understand medical spas are a fast growing ...
Sharing a tradition
Aug 02, 2004 ... ROD THOMPSON / Canoe builder Ray Bumatay uses a chain saw with a special attachment to round out the interior of an albizzia log being carved into a Hawaiian canoe. Bumatay and friends have been making several demonstration canoes beside Hilo's busy Kalanianaole Avenue for several weeks in ...
Colin takes onelast shot at anOlympic medal
Aug 01, 2004 ... COURTESY OF COLIN FAMILYKathy Colin will team with Maui's Lauren Spalding to represent the United States in Athens in the K-2 and K-4 events. By Cindy Luis Breaking up may be hard to do but it may have been the best thing for Kathy Colin. When her longtime K-2 kayaking ...
Up to the challenge
Aug 01, 2004 ... > face=+2; Patrick Morrissey lives up to Ironman title by swimming all 20 events in meetface=-2; By Dennis Anderson Special to the Star-Bulletin Patrick Morrissey's best times: face=+Bold; 50 freestyleface=-Bold; : 21.8 seconds face=+Bold; 100 ...
TV tourneysfuel a rage
Aug 01, 2004 ... face=+2; POKER POWERface=-2; COURTESY WORLD POKER TOURAlan Goehring, winner of the 2003 "World Poker Tour," scoops up his winnings. The 2003 season of the tour is now available on DVD. By Gary C.W. Chun While I'm not a high-stakes Texas Hold 'em poker shark, I play one ...
Family knows when to Hold 'em
Aug 01, 2004 ... face=+2; POKER POWERface=-2; RICHARD WALKER / Texas Hold 'em is the Fukutomi family's favorite poker game. Above, from left, are Bryant, Florence, Arnold, Braxton, Seiya and Ryoko Fukutomi. face=+2; A night of fun and bonding awaits when the Fukutomis playface=-2; By ...
Soldier chose duty over safety
Aug 01, 2004 ... COURTESY MELANIE HERNDONSchofield Barracks Army Spc. Joseph F. Herndon II, who was killed in Iraq on Thursday, sits with his wife, Melanie, at a local bar and grill. Herndon, the recipient of two Purple Hearts, was killed while on patrol in Hawijah, Iraq. By Mary Vorsino Army ...
New rules shine light on lawyer's sanctions
Aug 01, 2004 ... By Rob Perez When the Hawaii Supreme Court proposed bringing more sunshine into a secretive disciplinary system for lawyers accused of misconduct, many attorneys panned the idea. But the justices made the change anyway, heeding calls to make the process more open to better ...
State to reuse sand off Waikiki
Aug 01, 2004 ... CRAIG T. KOJIMA / George Downing holds up a handful of sand at the Ewa end of Kuhio Beach, in front of the Police Substation, where he objects to plans to add sand to the beach. By Diana Leone The state plans to spend $500,000 this fall for the largest addition of sand to ...
The keys to please
Aug 01, 2004 ... DENNIS ODA / Halekulani concierge Sally Yates throws rose petals on the covers of a guest bed to make it more romantic. By Allison Schaefers The phone rings at the Halekulani concierge desk and Erena Takekawa rushes to answer it while fellow concierge Wendy Wong works to book a ...
Waikiki group wants Ala Wai plans delayed
Aug 01, 2004 ... face=+2; The residents want an impact study done on the $2.4M project face=-2; By Mary Vorsino A group of Waikiki residents plans to tell the state Environmental Council on Aug. 12 that the city should halt construction of its $2.4 million Ala Wai Boulevard project and ...
Snow cool in taking surf meet at Kewalo
Aug 01, 2004 ... face=+2; [ SURFING ]face=-2; By Paul Honda Special to the Star-Bulletin Snow in July is a good thing. It is good even if mom can't be around to enjoy Snow at its coolest on a scorching hot day. Ned Snow won the Nalu Hawaiian Spirit/SurfaHaus Open yesterday, ...
Stopping bullies starts with behavior
Aug 01, 2004 ... face=+2; An expert talks about the link to Columbine as the psychologists' convention here endsface=-2; By Helen Altonn Get-tough policies aren't the solution to school bullying, says a national authority in the field. A change in behavior -- emphasizing that bullying ...
Islanders' playoff hopes dashed by Blitz
Aug 01, 2004 ... face=+2; [ ARENA FOOTBALL ]face=-2; Staff and wire reports BAKERSFIELD, Calif. >> The Hawaiian Islanders entered their regular-season finale hoping to sneak into the arenafootball2 playoffs. But the Bakersfield Blitz slammed the door on those hopes with a 58-38 win ...
Isle resident trained U.N. peacekeepers
Aug 01, 2004 ... face=+2; PETER LEENTJES / INTERNATIONAL PEACEKEEPING AUTHORITYface=-2; Associated Press Peter Leentjes, a retired Canadian army officer and authority on international peacekeeping operations, died of a sudden heart attack on July 28 in Monterey, Calif. A resident of ...
Rest of WAC lookingup at Boise State
Aug 01, 2004 ... [ COLLEGE FOOTBALL ] By Dave Reardon Apologies to the Egyptians, the extra-terrestrials, or whomever. But the hierarchy of Western Athletic Conference football over the past two seasons has been a pyramid scheme that looks something like this: Boise StateHawaii, ...
Canada school to get a taste of aloha
Aug 01, 2004 ... > face=+2; Three football players will head north to test their skills at the University of British Columbiaface=-2; By Dennis Anderson Special to the Star-Bulletin There will be players from Hawaii on more than 90 college football teams across the U.S. Mainland this ...
Mitchell smashes record
Aug 02, 2004 ... CINDY ELLEN RUSSELL / Jamie Mitchell paddled through 4- to 6-foot swells as he approached the finishing point in Hawaii Kai yesterday. face=+2; The paddleboarder from Australia wins the Molokai to Oahu race in just 4:56.03face=-2; By Brandon Lee Special to the ...
Heiau land hangs in balance
Aug 02, 2004 ... GARY T. KUBOTA / Anthony Pu, left, and Eric Kanakaole are trying to get Maui County to contribute $1 million toward the purchase of land at Muolea in East Maui. The land contains remnants of a heiau and the summer residence of King David Kalaukaua. Part of the heiau is located in the thicket of ...
Sport of kings gets chlorine makeover
Aug 02, 2004 ... ASSOCIATED PRESSNationally ranked amateur and teen surfer Bethany Hamilton caught a wave Saturday indoors at the Kalahari Waterpark Resort in Wisconsin Dells, Wis., as part of the 2004 FlowRider Summer Series competition. Top bodyboarders and participants of various skill levels competed for a ...
Computer glitch delays flights
Aug 02, 2004 ... Star-Bulletin news services DALLAS >> A computer glitch grounded American Airlines and US Airways flights from coast to coast yesterday morning, causing delays that lasted all day. American Airlines Flight 123 from Dallas and 283 from L.A. arrived in Honolulu yesterday two hours ...
Hawaii's terror threatto remain at 'elevated'
Aug 02, 2004 ... Star-Bulletin staff New intelligence that warns of terror attacks to financial centers does not include any specific threat to the islands, but a top state civil defense official is urging the public to be "more vigilant" in the coming week. Edward Teixeira, vice director of ...
A weary trek for all but Beckett devotees
Aug 02, 2004 ... Review by John Berger The term "endgame" comes from chess and describes a scenario in which one player has such an advantage that the outcome should no longer be in doubt. An endgame should be taken to checkmate quickly, however, because a single wasted or misplayed move could allow the ...
Comrades eulogize Schofield soldier
Aug 03, 2004 ... CRAIG T. KOJIMA / At Schofield Barracks yesterday, 1st Lt. David Morgan and Sgt. Christopher Bolwell talked about their friend, Spc. Joseph F. Herndon II, who was shot and killed Thursday while on patrol in Iraq. By Gregg K. Kakesako Army Spc. Joseph F. Herndon II was remembered ...
Graffiti trend hitting the glass
Aug 03, 2004 ... COURTESY MAURICE CRABBEThe Whalers General Store is one of several merchants victimized by the acid graffiti trend, which is expensive to repair. face=+2; Several storefront windows have been vandalized with acidface=-2; By Rod Antone A mainland vandalism trend has ...
Anti-tobacco lauds Lingle protest
Aug 03, 2004 ... Associated Press The Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids is praising Gov. Linda Lingle for speaking out against a new R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. cigarette named Kauai Kolada. Lingle said this week that she found it disgusting that the company was using the name of Kauai as well as ...
Cyanotech posts third profitable quarter
Aug 03, 2004 ... By Dave Segal face=+Bold; Cyanotech Corp.face=-Bold; , coming off its first profitable year since 1997, posted its third consecutive winning quarter but saw production drop off significantly from the previous three-month period due to heavy rains. The Kona-based company, which ...
Isle inmates in Mississippi get more guards
Aug 03, 2004 ... Associated Press TUTWILER, Miss. >> Almost two weeks after 28 inmates set fire to mattresses, clothing and a portable toilet, a private prison housing Hawaii inmates is hiring additional guards. Officials at the Tallahatchie County Correctional Facility said the move was ...
Fasi full of vigor to fight for mayor
Aug 03, 2004 ... CRAIG T. KOJIMA/Frank Fasi: The 84-year-old candidate seeks his old office By Crystal Kua Seated at his favorite haunt in downtown Honolulu, Frank Fasi stops speaking to shake the hand of a passerby. "Mayor, don't mean to interrupt, but don't let those rascals debate ...
Pa'i Hapa Haole festival opens tonight
Aug 03, 2004 ... Star-Bulletin staff The Pa'i Foundation presents the second annual Hapa Haole Hula, Music and Film Festival tonight through Aug. 18, with films and talks taking place at the Honolulu Academy of Arts Doris Duke Theatre, and a competition finale taking place at the Royal Hawaiian Hotel ...
Linekona Center hosts tie-dye workshop
Aug 02, 2004 ... TEMARIA design created by Angelina DeAntonis uses the "itajime"method of tie-dyeing fabric. DeAntonis will be among artists conducting a workshop on Friday and offering pieces for sale in a Marketplace of Wearable Art at Linekona Art Center on Sunday. face=+2; The two-day session ...
Born again
Aug 02, 2004 ... DENNIS ODA / Liz Train wears a headband and holds two pins made from common household items. Train teaches kids to make objects of art from items they might otherwise throw away. By Nancy Arcayna Wonderful craft projects can start from a simple outdoor hike. Or, better ...
Reclaiming history
Aug 02, 2004 ... By Sally Apgar In a dark room at the Bishop Museum, the bones of 1,500 Hawaiian ancestors lie in stacked cardboard boxes, waiting to be returned to the earth. Whether they were stolen from sacred burial caves or scientifically collected from construction sites, "the Mokapu bones" ...
ID checks viewedas invasion of privacy
Aug 02, 2004 ... By Rob Perez A man who temporarily lost his driver's license over a drunken-driving incident is challenging the way the state controls access to license revocation hearings, saying the requirement to show a photo ID and sign a log before entering is unconstitutional and tramples on ...
Okuda gets the call to officiate Olympics
Aug 03, 2004 ... RICHARD WALKER / Leilani Okuda will be one of 12 softball umpires at the Athens Olympics. This is the third in a series on people with local ties taking part in the Olympic Games in Greece. Tomorrow's story will be on Lindsey Berg. By Grace Wen Representing your country ...
Waimea center sorry for killing peacocks
Aug 03, 2004 ... By Kawehi Haug The director of the Waimea Valley Audubon Center has apologized for killing nine peacocks -- two by arrows -- two weeks ago, saying that the center made a mistake and regrets the decision. "The problem was not handled the right way, and we will not be killing any ...
Isle groups sow seeds of aloha in China
Aug 03, 2004 ... COURTESY HAWAII DBETShanghai representatives of the Hawaii Coffee Co. sample coffee flavors at the Hawaii exhibition at Shanghai Xintiandi. By Christopher Cottrell Special to the Star-Bulletin SHANGHAI >> It's the close of a week-long campaign to introduce Hawaii to the ...
Going for heart and soul
Aug 03, 2004 ... CRAIG T. KOJIMA / Nan Asuncion, right, rehearses with Will Ha'o in a garage they use a studio as Mary James Lewis and Karen Yamamoto Hackler observe in the background. By Nancy Arcayna Karen Yamamoto Hackler, Will Ha'o and Nan Asuncion might not be bound by blood, but they are ...
Mark sentenced to life in prison
Aug 03, 2004 ... FL MORRIS / Renee Gaspar, right, and family friend Cheryl Borges embraced yesterday outside the courtroom after Shane Mark's sentencing. Gaspar is the ex-wife of Honolulu police officer Glen Gaspar, who was shot and killed by Mark in March 2003. By Debra Barayuga Convicted ...
Study has new take on Net predators
Aug 02, 2004 ... face=+2; Most kids know the adults want sex, researchers sayface=-2; Associated Press DURHAM, N.H. >> Children who befriend sexual predators on the Internet often know the adults want a sexual relationship with them, according to a new study presented yesterday at the ...
Loose ends dauntingfor troops' families
Aug 02, 2004 ... By Gregg K. Kakesako Kim Matsumoto is Vietnamese, speaks very little English and is pregnant with her first child, and when she delivers in October, her husband will be on the mainland training for a year of combat in Iraq. "She's sad and she's worried," said her husband, Staff ...
Court awards $2.3M in Maui death
Aug 03, 2004 ... face=+2; The settlement goes against the National Park Service for a May 2002 Oheo Pools drowningface=-2; By Mary Adamski A federal judge has found the National Park Service negligent for failing to warn visitors away from Maui's popular Oheo Pools on a day when the flooded ...
Maui air ambulance delayed
Aug 02, 2004 ... face=+2; Officials have to push back the start date for the new emergency service to mid-Augustface=-2; By Mary Vorsino Paperwork, training and maintenance delays pushed back yesterday's scheduled takeoff of a long-awaited Maui County emergency air ambulance ...
Work nears beginning on 6-lane Ewa road
Aug 02, 2004 ... face=+2; Officials say the project could start as early as Decemberface=-2; By Mary Vorsino State transportation officials say they are looking to break ground on a major roadway in Ewa as early as December, more than 20 years after plans for the thoroughfare were first ...
Kaiser tries to spruce up its image
Aug 03, 2004 ... face=+2; The HMO launches an advertising campaign to create goodwill and attract new membersface=-2; By Avival Brandt Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. >> When the average person thinks of Kaiser Permanente, the health maintenance organization's research shows they think ...
Mormon leader guided BYU-Hawaii
Aug 02, 2004 ... face=+2; DAVID B. HAIGHT / 1906-2004face=-2; Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY >> David B. Haight, the eldest member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, has died. He was 97. The former mayor of Palo Alto, Calif., ...
Senator skewersAkaka bill as divisive
Aug 02, 2004 ... By Ron Staton Associated Press face=+2; CORRECTIONface=-2; Tuesday, August 3, 2004 An article on Page A1 yesterday about the Akaka Bill referred to a letter written by Sen. John Kyl, a U.S. senator from Arizona, in which he expressed opposition to the bill. The story ...
Burrow tops Patacchia
Aug 02, 2004 ... [ SURFING ] ASSOCIATED PRESSDustin Cuizon of Hawaii took second to Adriano De Souza in the Lost Junior Pro competition at the U.S. Open of Surfing. Staff and wire reports Hawaii surfer Fred Patacchia made the final heat of the U.S. Open of Surfing at Huntington Beach, ...
Brooks branching hisgame out into Olympics
Aug 02, 2004 ... COURTESY OF UCLAFormer Punahou standout Brandon Brooks is the starting goalie for the U.S. team heading into Athens. By Cindy Luis The last practice in U.S. water was last Friday and Brandon Brooks was a little nostalgic. The Long Beach Aquatic Center pool was a second home the ...
$8M no 'common' theft
Aug 03, 2004 ... face=+2; A lawyer chooses not to contest charges he stole client trust fundsface=-2; By Debra Barayuga A Honolulu lawyer pleaded no contest yesterday to stealing nearly $8 million in claims arising from Hurricane Iniki in 1992 from insurance companies taken over by the ...
Tripler employee is accused of fondling
Aug 03, 2004 ... face=+2; The civilian worker is suspended in a case involving a girl, 7face=-2; By Gregg K. Kakesako Tripler Army Medical Center has removed a 30-year-old civilian from his job as a child therapist while police investigate allegations that he improperly touched a 7-year-old ...
State fixes schools' test error
Aug 03, 2004 ... face=+2; Third-grade students' scores are adjusted in the standardized testface=-2; By Nelson Daranciang The state Department of Education adjusted the scores of third-grade students who took statewide achievement tests earlier this year because of errors in two ...