Honolulu Star - Bulletin back issues from September 2007:
COLLEGE / PREP FOOTBALL - Fans forced to choose between UH, preps
Sep 01, 2007; ... Barry Markowitz is torn. He'd love to be at the University of Hawaii football opener today against Northern Colorado for both professional and personal reasons, but in the end he'll be cheering on his son, Abe, as Punahou takes on Leilehua. Markowitz, a journalist who photographs UH ...
KHNL-TV loses last sportscaster
Sep 01, 2007; ... face=+Bold; Reid Shimizu says he will resign Sept. 14 for a job at KHON-TVface=-Bold; face=+Bold; KHNL-TVface=-Bold; needs a sports department. Weekend sports anchor Reid Shimizu has tendered his resignation effective Sept. 14, for a news photographer job at face=+Bold; ...
WAHINE SOCCER - Wahine soccer team tops Kansas in opener
Sep 01, 2007; ... Wahine soccer coach Pinsoom Tenzing knew what he was getting with his 17 returnees. face=+Bold; Rainbow Wahine Soccerface=-Bold; face=+Bold; What:face=-Bold; OHANA Hotels & Resorts No Ka Oi face=+Bold; When:face=-Bold; Today through Monday face=+Bold; ...
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL - Govs snatch victory away
Sep 01, 2007; ... Farrington's James Smith expected a bootleg run. But when Kailua quarterback Kenny Ellis hesitated and stopped up short to pass, Smith adjusted and made his move. The defensive back intercepted Ellis at the 2-yard line for the game-saving play, and sprinted down the left sideline back ...
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL - Jelf helps Waianae remain undefeated
Sep 01, 2007; ... Waianae's power countered Iolani's precision just enough to send the fifth-ranked Seariders to a 22-19 interleague victory last night at Raymond Torii Field. Powered by a stable of hard-driving backs and a beefy offensive line, Waianae (3-0) relied on a relentless ground game to hold off ...
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL - Crusaders too much for Na Alii
Sep 01, 2007; ... For a quarter, Na Alii were resilient and quite the determined underdog. After that, however, it was No. 1 Saint Louis that played the Goliath role. Micah Mamiya threw for two touchdowns and 192 yards as the Crusaders overwhelmed a depleted Aiea squad 41-12 last night. A pensive ...
Court blasts ferry's environmental pass ; Judge lets ship retrieve riders left on Valley Isle
Sep 01, 2007; ... face=+Bold; The state was wrong to let the ship skip an impact test, judges sayface=-Bold; STORY SUMMARY » A week after ordering an environmental assessment for the Hawaii Superferry, the Hawaii Supreme Court issued its formal opinion in the case, saying the state was too ...
TheBoat ready for riders
Sep 01, 2007; ... face=+Bold; Oahu's new intraisland ferry readies for launch from Pier 9 downtown to Kalaeloa on Sept. 17face=-Bold; Honolulu's ferry service, dubbed TheBoat, will weigh anchor on Sept. 17, city officials announced yesterday. The one-year pilot project will take passengers from ...
Happy 105th, Mrs. Moritsugu!
Sep 01, 2007; ... face=+Bold; "Life has been so good," says the Kaneohe matriarchface=-Bold; STORY SUMMARY » At age 94, Yoshiko Moritsugu studied hard to pass the U.S. citizenship test. That was more than a decade ago. Today, Moritsugu, of Kaneohe, marks another milestone, ...
Microsoft hopes to tap local talent
Sep 01, 2007; ... face=+Bold; The software center in Honolulu is small and 'unique'face=-Bold; STORY SUMMARY » Microsoft Corp. sees a growth opportunity in Hawaii. Allen Denver, a senior software designer in Honolulu, said the Redmond, Wash.-based computer company has opened an office ...
Downtown prostitution sting captures 9
Sep 01, 2007; ... Downtown Honolulu undercover police officers dressed as female streetwalkers and snared nine johns in the last week, police said. Police arrested the men, ranging in age from 22 to 61, in the area of Kukui and Aala streets for solicitation of prostitution. District 1, which ...
Hunters hit conservancy for hiring a foreign firm
Sep 01, 2007; ... The Nature Conservancy has hired a New Zealand-based firm to help track and hunt wild pigs and goats on remote conservation land on Maui and Molokai in a pilot project aimed at preserving native forests. But the Molokai Hunters Association, which has worked with the Conservancy for years ...
Bellows training facility draws protests
Sep 01, 2007; ... face=+Bold; Waimanalo residents say they were never informed about plans to build a mock cityface=-Bold; Nearly four dozen Waimanalo residents are expected to demonstrate at Bellows Air Force Station's front gate this morning to protest the construction by the Marines of an urban ...
Jury finds masseur did not molest girl
Sep 01, 2007; ... face=+Bold; A 14-year-old visitor accused the Kalihi man of sex assaultface=-Bold; A Circuit Court jury took less than a day to find an Outrigger Reef masseur not guilty of sexually assaulting a 14-year-old visitor. Reginald Comilang, 45, of Kalihi was charged with first-degree ...
STANLEY AKITA / NISEI WWII VETERAN - Former POW helped vets get benefits
Sep 01, 2007; ... Stanley Masaharu Akita kept a journal of his World War II experiences, but like many other Hawaii nisei soldiers, he did not talk about the war until recent years. He joined the 442nd Regimental Combat Team in 1943 and was later transferred to the 100th Infantry Battalion fighting in ...
OUR OPINION - Let judges require breath-test devices
Sep 01, 2007 ... face=+Bold; THE ISSUEface=-Bold; The governor's Highway Safety Council has recommended that judges be allowed to order breath-test devices in drunken-driving offenders' cars. JUDGES in most states have the option of requiring drunk-driving offenders to install breath-test ...
OUR OPINION - Faster accident probes can't come too soon
Sep 01, 2007 ... face=+Bold; THE ISSUEface=-Bold; The police department is hoping to shorten road closings after traffic accidents. OAHU motorists who have found themselves stuck in traffic because of an accident will appreciate the Honolulu Police Department's new effort to cut the time it ...
WAHINE VOLLEYBALL - Rainbow Wahine turn away Wildcats
Sep 01, 2007; ... Hawaii def. Kansas State 34-32, 30-26, 25-30, 31-29Key -- g: games; k: kills; e: hitting errors; att: attempts; pct.: hitting percentage; bs: block solos; ba: block assists; d: digs. Aces -- Kansas St. (4): Jantz, Chipman, Spiegelberg, Liliom. Hawaii (8): Brandt 4, ...
WARRIOR FOOTBALL - No contest
Sep 02, 2007 ... How UH quarterback Colt Brennan did last night: face=+Bold; The Warriors rout Northern Colorado in openerface=-Bold; Colt Brennan passed for six touchdowns in the first half as 23rd-ranked Hawaii routed Northern Colorado 63-6 last night in the season opener for both ...
WARRIOR FOOTBALL - Colt hits everyone
Sep 02, 2007; ... Before Colt Brennan was done for the evening, he had one last piece of business to attend to. Catch more updates on the UH Sports Extra blog The Heisman Trophy candidate had already thrown touchdowns to three of the four starting receivers. With less than 5 minutes remaining in ...
On the home front
Sep 02, 2007; ... face=+Bold; Two brothers in arms find real estate a good way to give back to the militaryface=-Bold; STORY SUMMARY » The military has been good to the Baumgartner brothers, and they've been good to the military. Ed Baumgartner and his brother John, both recently ...
WARRIOR FOOTBALL - Kalilimoku steps in to lead stingy defense
Sep 02, 2007; ... With Hawaii thoroughly dominating Northern Colorado in every phase, Brad Kalilimoku didn't spend a whole lot of time on the field. Catch more updates on the UH Sports Extra blog It was long enough, however, for the Warrior linebacker to help set the tone for a 63-6 ...
CLOSE TO HOME - Hotel gives local rate to Garden Party guests
Sep 02, 2007 ... Resort Quest at the Executive Centre Hotel is making kamaaina rate rooms available next Sunday as a perfect pre- and post-party accommodation for attendees of the Iolani Palace Royal Garden Party, starting at 5:30 p.m. next Sunday. The hotel is within walking distance of the palace. A ...
WARRIOR FOOTBALL - Bears get an education
Sep 02, 2007; ... It happened fast and it happened often and there wasn't much Northern Colorado could do about it. Catch more updates on the UH Sports Extra blog Hawaii scored almost at will in the first half last night at Aloha Stadium against a Bears team that was simply ...
NFL FOOTBALL - Only 3 from Hawaii new to NFL this season
Sep 02, 2007; ... Euphoria swept through the University of Hawaii football program at the conclusion of the NFL Draft in April as five players were drafted and another five signed free-agent contracts. But reality hit hard over the next four months as second-round draft choices Ikaika Alama-Francis of ...
WAHINE VOLLEYBALL - Confidence booster
Sep 02, 2007; ... face=+Bold; A win over Louisville today will give Hawaii the positive attitude it needs for the seasonface=-Bold; STORY SUMMARY » Consider it an alien abduction. That's how the Hawaii volleyball team might explain last Sunday's stunning loss to Oregon State ....
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL - Punahou pops Leilehua
Sep 02, 2007; ... Even back in the day, a meeting between townside Punahou and rural school Leilehua was a rarity. Third-ranked Punahou made the first meeting between the teams in 40 years something to remember last night. Cayman Shutter threw for three touchdowns as the visiting Buffanblu rallied past ...
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL - VonAppen helps Kalaheo to 3-0 start
Sep 02, 2007; ... The Kalaheo Mustangs have veered toward a new mentality and, more importantly, a winning season. Delirious blue-and-orange clad fans cheered Kalaheo (3-0, 1-0 Oahu Interscholastic Association Red East) to its third straight win to open the season, a 28-14 decision over Moanalua at Kailua ...
HAWAII SUPERFIASCO - A black eye for business; Web of blame surrounds stalled ferry
Sep 02, 2007; ... face=+Bold; The Superferry shutdown will leave investors wary of future isle ventures, observers sayface=-Bold; STORY SUMMARY » Hawaii has just received a $300 million black eye to go along with its already battered reputation as a place to do business. Venture ...
Tailgating, Island Style
Sep 02, 2007; ... face=+Bold; Opening day for college football arrives with fans gathering to chat, eat and show their supportface=-Bold; Spicy tuna, nori and rice -- not the typical recipe for football tailgating cuisine. But season openers aren't just typical days for Keola Taniguchi and ...
Digging into life
Sep 02, 2007; ... The history and future of Egypt, for all intents and purposes, rests in his hands. But Zahi Hawass, chief of Egypt's Supreme Council of Antiquities, is up to the challenge. To put it simply, he's "The Man," according to Time Magazine, which deemed him one of the most influential people of ...
Mom of 'Peter Boy' attempted CPR
Sep 02, 2007; ... face=+Bold; The boy's sister says she saw the act prior to his disappearanceface=-Bold; HILO » A newly released statement by the sister of the missing child Peter "Peter Boy" Kema Jr. says the boy's mother tried mouth-to-mouth resuscitation on him sometime before he ...
GALLERY - Academic artistry
Sep 02, 2007; ... face=+Bold; Faculty at Kapiolani Community College strut their stuff face=-Bold; MORE than 20 fine artists from Kapiolani Community College's art faculty display the diversity of their group in Koa Gallery's "2007 Faculty Biennial" show. Works in traditional media such as ...
Maui forum offers write stuff
Sep 02, 2007; ... WAILEA » Honolulu resident Patricia Wood's writing success began with the Maui Writers Conference. In the previous two years, she participated in the preconference retreat, where best-selling novelist and conference presenter Jacquelyn Mitchard guided her. After Wood obtained a ...
A reborn Ford Island hosts military minds
Sep 02, 2007; ... face=+Bold; A warfighting center and conference facility anchor development face=-Bold; When the nearly mile-long causeway connecting Ford Island with the Halawa side of Pearl Harbor was proposed, it was described as "a bridge to nowhere," U.S. Sen. Daniel Inouye ...
HEALTH & FITNESS - Labor Day is yoga day with free classes citywide
Sep 02, 2007 ... Lululemon Athletica will be sponsoring a free day of yoga classes at studios and parks all over the city on Labor Day, tomorrow, as a way to allow individuals to try different styles, instructors and studios. The event is intended raise awareness of yoga's health benefits by allowing ...
Palmyra killer paroled from prison
Sep 02, 2007; ... Just weeks from his 70th birthday on Sept. 18, Buck Walker was released on parole from federal prison on Tuesday after serving 22 years of a life sentence for murder in a case that inspired a best-selling novel and television miniseries. Walker and girlfriend Stephanie Stearns were ...
BOOKSHELF - Isle Pages
Sep 02, 2007 ... face=+Bold; New releases from Hawaii authorsface=-Bold; face=+Bold; "Phantom Stallion: Wild Horse Island 2" face=-Bold; By Terri Farley, HarperTrophy, $4.99 This is the sequel to the first Phantom Stallion paperback book. The Phantom Stallion series has sold more than 1 ...
REVIEW - Duo brings joy to world of Pops
Sep 02, 2007; ... Only two of the original three "dogs" were present to blend their voices in what was once three-part harmony, but the folks seated downstairs gave Cory Wells and Danny Hutton a standing ovation anyway when Three Dog Night opened a three-night stand Friday with the Honolulu Symphony Pops in the ...
WARRIOR FOOTBALL - Appalachian State's upset inspires Warriors; Warrior Replay
Sep 03, 2007; ... face=+Bold; Open seasonface=-Bold; Hawaii's opening games since June Jones became coach STORY SUMMARY » The state of Hawaii might have considered UH's 63-6 rout of Northern Colorado a glorified scrimmage. But the Warrior players didn't go into Saturday's season opener ...
HAWAII AT WORK - Big Man on Campus
Sep 03, 2007; ... face=+Bold; Misha Roytman helps keep Sacred Hearts Academy in Kaimuki sound and secureface=-Bold; face=+Bold; Misha Roytmanface=-Bold; face=+Bold; Title:face=-Bold; Maintenance worker and resident security manager at Sacred Hearts Academy face=+Bold; Job:face=-Bold; ...
The alcohol factor
Sep 03, 2007; ... face=+Bold; Of the 161 people who died on Hawaii roadways last year, 84 of them were involved in alcohol-related crashesface=-Bold; STORY SUMMARY » Hawaii tops all 50 states in the percentage of traffic deaths involving alcohol, based on statistics for 2006, a government agency ...
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL - Kahuku, Aiea give players time to think
Sep 03, 2007; ... Kahuku dropped to No. 3 in the Star-Bulletin's high school football poll 1. Saint Louis 2. Punahou 3. Kahuku 4. Waianae 5. Kamehameha 6. Mililani 7. Baldwin 8. Kapolei 9. Leilehua 10. Kalaheo ...
Need strains isle health clinics
Sep 03, 2007; ... STORY SUMMARY » The demand on Hawaii's community health centers continues to grow, especially on the neighbor islands, where private health services are becoming more scarce as doctors leave the area or turn away Medicare and Medicaid patients. The Molokai Community Health ...
Audit raps police recruiting effort
Sep 03, 2007; ... face=+Bold; A city report says the current system falls short in attracting officers and filling staffing needsface=-Bold; A city audit criticizes the Honolulu Police Department for assigning too few resources to recruitment and for a system that fails to let top brass effectively ...
ART SCENE - Island imagery
Sep 03, 2007; ... face=+Bold; Artists depict how other lands share the enigmas of living on a dot surrounded by waterface=-Bold; There's a push and pull about living on an island. Space is literally small, cultivating familiarity and a sensibility of "specialness." And yet, as the saying goes, ...
ART SCENE - Out of the box
Sep 03, 2007; ... In addition to keeping to the theme of island life for the traveling exhibit "Island to Island: A Collaboration Between Three International Universities," the more than 50 artists in the show also had to contend with the challenge of making pieces that fit into a cardboard box about 17 by 12 by ...
UH tests sonar on sea mammals
Sep 03, 2007; ... Wearing suction cups that pick up brain waves, Boris the dolphin obeys orders to put his head in a small ring underwater. A waterproof speaker dips into the water, sending out intermittent high-frequency signals. How Boris' brain waves respond to the sound is the focus of ...
ENTERTAINMENT - Hip-hop tour mostly rings hollow
Sep 03, 2007; ... face=+Bold; A scaled-down festival comes to Hawaii and offers just two acts worth watchingface=-Bold; STORY SUMMARY » Fans of Wu Tang Clan and Bone Thugs-N-Harmony got what they came for at Saturday's Rock the Bells concert at the Blaisdell Arena. To call the event a ...
Critter rises from sea depths
Sep 03, 2007; ... face=+Bold; A Big Isle lab nabs its second rare specimen in the "microshark"face=-Bold; A small sharklike creature with a flat head and green eyes is the latest denizen of the deep sucked up to the surface at the Natural Energy Laboratory of Hawaii on the Big Island. The newest ...
OUR OPINION - Stop the conflict, look for compromise
Sep 02, 2007 ... face=+Bold; THE ISSUEface=-Bold; Protests, harsh rhetoric, criticism and blame swirl around the idled Superferry. FEW events in recent years have provoked more widespread and fiery debate than has the disorder surrounding the Hawaii Superferry. For proof, just read the letters ...
Transit Matters - Bus guideway too costly, inefficient for Honolulu
Sep 02, 2007; ... face=+Bold; The proposal by two City Council members is merely a dressed-up version of bus rapid transitface=-Bold; City Council members Donovan Dela Cruz and Ann Kobayashi incorrectly claim that there is a new bus fixed guideway system that could be completed sooner and at ...
WARRIOR FOOTBALL - The wait is almost over
Sep 01, 2007; ... Northern Colorado face=+Bold; 0-0, 0-0 Big Skyface=-Bold; face=+Bold; Probable Startersface=-Bold; face=+Bold; Scheduleface=-Bold; Hawaii face=+Bold; 0-0, 0-0 WACface=-Bold; face=+Bold; Probable Startersface=-Bold; face=+Bold; ...
For the week of Aug. 6-10
Sep 02, 2007 ... face=+Bold; For the week of Aug. 6-10face=-Bold; Derived from Hawaii Bureau of Conveyances tax data. Information deemed reliable but not guaranteed. Residential face=+Bold; City and County of Honoluluface=-Bold; face=+Bold; County of Mauiface=-Bold; ...
DIABETES - Study links obesity to moms
Sep 03, 2007; ... Women who develop diabetes during pregnancy and do not treat it run twice the risk of having overweight children at the age of 5 to 7, a Kaiser Permanente study has found. But pregnant women with diabetes might be able to almost completely reverse the risk of having chubby children by ...
COLLEGE SOCCER - Rainbow Wahine take title
Sep 04, 2007; ... face=+Bold; UH Athleticsface=-Bold; www.hawaiiathletics.com STORY SUMMARY » The Rainbow Wahine soccer team capped off its opening weekend of the season with a 2-1 overtime victory against Auburn to claim the OHANA Hotels No Ka Oi championship. Sophomore Ambree Ako ...
Brennan all business
Sep 04, 2007 ... When eager reporters brought up his Western Athletic Conference Offensive Player of the Week award after practice yesterday, Colt Brennan blinked. Then Hawaii's Heisman Trophy candidate shrugged. "It's cool and everything," said Brennan, who threw six touchdowns and tallied 416 ...
Maui B&Bs face 'crisis'
Sep 04, 2007; ... STORY SUMMARY » Maui's bed and breakfast industry is in turmoil in the wake of a decision this summer to strictly enforce the county's permitting system. Maui for years has required bed and breakfasts to have county permits, but a lengthy application process and lack of ...
90 Schofield soldiers return; Mideast trip pre-empts isle visit
Sep 04, 2007; ... face=+Bold; Families welcome warriors to Oahu after they spent a year in the Mideastface=-Bold; STORY SUMMARY » Families and friends celebrated the homecoming of 90 Schofield Barracks soldiers yesterday who returned from a yearlong tour in Iraq. The soldiers, part of ...
Kamehameha expects a challenge for the top spot in the state
Sep 04, 2007; ... On paper, the nation's fifth-best team seemed to struggle in week one of the Interscholastic League of Honolulu season. In reality, the Kamehameha Warriors are handling some nagging injuries and fatigue as best they can. That's why all eight voters in the Star-Bulletin Girls Volleyball ...
Excess patient load stresses health centers
Sep 04, 2007; ... Insured patients who cannot find doctors on the Big Island are turning to community health centers, which hurts their bottom line and mission, says Hamakua Health Center's medical director. No one is turned away, said Dr. Brian Williams, "but the more insured patients we have, the lower ...
KA OHANA O KALAUPAPA - New project memorializes patients sent to Kalaupapa; Former patient preserves legacy of Kalaupapa; Mother's death frees secret of banished kin
Sep 04, 2007; ... STORY SUMMARY » Fear of an epidemic led King Kamehameha V to act in 1866 to send all people who contracted leprosy into forced isolation in the remote Molokai peninsula of Kalaupapa. The banishment was continued as Hawaii evolved from monarchy to territory to state. Between 1866 ...
OUR OPINION - Appeals court ruling on Navy sonar sits on fragile ground
Sep 03, 2007 ... face=+Bold; THE ISSUEface=-Bold; A three-judge federal appeals panel has lifted a district judge's ban on the Navy's use of high-power sonar during upcoming training exercises. THE Navy has won a temporary victory in the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, which has lifted a ...
Another Perspective - Failure to complete study set Superferry on doomed course
Sep 03, 2007; ... The Hawaii Superferry presents a classic case of how not to do business in Hawaii. Superferry's lack of planning and violation of the Hawaii Environmental Protection Act has created a public debacle, inconvenienced its customers and put Hawaii's environment at risk. Three ...
WAHINE VOLLEYBALL - Here come the Bruins
Sep 03, 2007; ... Hawaii def. Louisville face=+Bold; 31-29, 30-28, 28-30, 30-24face=-Bold; Key -- g: games; k: kills; e: hitting errors; att: attempts; pct.: hitting percentage; bs: block solos; ba: block assists; d: digs. Aces -- Louisville (1): Mango. Hawaii (6): Cubi-Otineru 3, ...