Honolulu Star - Bulletin back issues from May 2008:
Man maid
May 01, 2008; ...In "Made of Honor," Hannah (Michelle Monaghan) asks Tom (Patrick Dempsey) to be her male maid of honor. Tom accepts, but only so he can woo the bride-to-be and attempt to stop the wedding. The subhead for the new Sony Pictures film "Made of Honor" reads, "It takes a real man to become a ...
House uses strong-arm tactics on solar mandate
May 01, 2008; ... A landmark measure to require new homes be built with solar water heaters, which was widely supported by state lawmakers in both houses, is being exploited as a bargaining chip to leverage another bill that will set aside agricultural land use designations and give tax credits and loan ...
Letters
May 01, 2008; ... Charter schools deserve equal funding As a parent of a charter school student, and a registered voter, I am enraged at the disparity in funding as compared to regular public schools. My tax dollars go into the pot, same as everyone else. The negative repercussions this has on my child's ...
Hawaii Stocks andMutual Funds
May 01, 2008; ... Hawaii stocks VOLUME PRICE CHANGE Alexander & Baldwin 1,084,050 50.23 -2.55 Bank of Hawaii 519,972 54.83 0.26 Barnwell Industries 6,400 11.02 -0.08 Boyd Gaming 1,451,353 18.75 -0.46 Central Pacific Financial 491,501 18.36 ...
Closing Market Report
May 01, 2008; ... By Madlen Read Associated Press NEW YORK » Wall Street gave up sharp gains and closed lower yesterday after the Federal Reserve cut interest rates by a quarter point but left investors guessing about the central bank's next move. The Dow Jones industrial average, momentarily ...
State had no choice on ceded land appeal
May 01, 2008; ... The state Supreme Court's drastic decision in January to block virtually all state-owned land from being sold or transferred needs further review. Attorney General Mark Bennett had no choice but to appeal the ruling to the nation's highest court. The Lingle administration, including ...
One more man of honor
May 01, 2008; ...Natalie Ho and her best friend and Man of Honor Judah Oscaner, at right. They posed in the Zanzabar nightclub in Waikiki where they are DJs together. Natalie's fiance is Manu Talamoa, at left. In the movie "When Harry Met Sally," Billy Crystal's title character claims, "Men and women ...
TheBuzz
May 01, 2008; ... Sometimes when a high-profile official leaves a job citing a desire to spend more time with family, it really is just that. State Department of Transportation spokesman Scott Ishikawa, whose official title was community development specialist when he started in the job April 1 of 2003, ...
Business Briefs
May 01, 2008; ... FAST FACTS HAWAII NATION Time Warner to shed cable TV NEW YORK » Time Warner Inc. said yesterday it plans to spin off the rest of its cable TV business, answering investor pleas to further simplify the media conglomerate's sprawling corporate structure. The news ...
A&B up in quarter, beats analysts' prediction
May 01, 2008; ... Despite Hawaii's economic slowdown, Alexander & Baldwin Inc. saw net income jump 70 percent in the first quarter of 2008. The Honolulu-based firm, whose largest subsidiary is Matson Navigation Co., recorded earnings of $42.1 million, or $1.01 per diluted share, compared to $24.7 ...
Central Pacific Financial profit falls 92 percent
May 01, 2008; ... Central Pacific Financial Corp., plagued by its exposure to the sagging California residential construction market, took another hefty loan-loss provision for the third consecutive quarter as net income in the first three months of the year fell 91.8 percent to $1.7 million. The parent ...
Hawaiian net down in quarter; outlook up without Aloha, ATA
May 01, 2008; ...Hawaiian Airlines is exploring its options for increasing interisland capacity. Hawaiian Airlines, which earlier in the day announced it was getting $52.5 million from a legal settlement with Mesa Air Group, said yesterday it lost $19.9 million in the first quarter ...
Mesa Air to pay Hawaiian Air $52.5M
May 01, 2008; ...Mesa Air Group Inc., parent company of interisland carrier go!, has agreed to pay Hawaiian Airlines $52.5 million in damages to settle a lawsuit regarding the Phoenix-based carrier's misuse of confidential and proprietary information obtained in 2004 during Hawaiian's bankruptcy. The ...
Major online bank setting up first Hawaii outpost
May 01, 2008; ... A unique online banking institution that features an Internet caf as one of its signature services is opening its first Hawaii outlet this fall at the former Local Motion building in Waikiki. ING Direct, which has Internet cafs in New York City, Philadelphia, Chicago, St. Cloud., Minn., ...
First Hawaiian's net up 9%
May 01, 2008; ... First Hawaiian Bank said yesterday that its first-quarter net income rose 9.2 percent as assets, loans and deposits all grew from the previous year and nonperforming assets remained low. The state's largest bank in terms of assets said profits increased to $56.2 million from $51.4 ...
Sports Scores
May 01, 2008; ... Today BASEBALL ILH tournament: Punahou vs. Saint Louis, 3:30 p.m., Ala Wai Community Park. SOFTBALL ILH: St. Francis vs. Pac-Five at Kamamalu Park; Iolani vs. Sacred Hearts at Ala Wai Community Park; Kamehameha at Punahou; Maryknoll vs. Mid-Pacific at Moiliili ...
Television & Radio
May 01, 2008; ... Today BASEBALL -- PRO TIME TV RADIO Dodgers at Marlins 6 a.m. FSPT A's at Angels 4 p.m. FSW BASKETBALL -- PRO Pistons at 76ers 2 p.m. TNT GOLF Open de Espana 3:30 a.m. GLF South Georgia Classic 7 a.m. GLF Wachovia ...
Aloha's glimmers of hope
May 01, 2008; ...Hawaiian Airlines' cargo area at Honolulu Airport was bustling yesterday as workers loaded freight aboard a Kauai-bound jet. In what could be a climactic ending to the Aloha Airlines bankruptcy case, the sale of the company's aviation contract services division could be ...
Hawaiian Air raises interisland ticket rates
May 01, 2008; ... Forget the interisland airfare war. Prices are going up again. Nearly two years after go! made $39 tickets the low base price, Hawaiian Airlines said yesterday it was increasing interisland fares by $5 to $20 each way, effective today. Hawaiian said the move was being made in ...
Waipahu outslugs Roosevelt in OIA Red playoff opener
May 01, 2008; ... HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALL The ball got away from Roosevelt pitcher Samantha Murakami, covering the plate after a wild pitch as Waipahu's Kari Sakamoto made a headfirst slide to score in the first inning of their OIA Red tournament game. Kelcey Viliamu's solo home run to center field ...
Hawaii Beat
May 01, 2008; ... Shaena-Lyn Kuehu signs with Idaho All-State guard-forward Shaena-Lyn Kuehu signed with the University of Idaho yesterday. The 5-foot-8 senior was a Star-Bulletin All-State Fab 15 selection and helped lead Punahou to a third state basketball championship during her four seasons ...
Remaining shippers take up airline's slack
May 01, 2008; ...A Love's Bakery truck from Oahu rolled out of Kahului Harbor on Maui yesterday after arriving on the Hawaii Superferry. WAILUKU » Freight-forwarding businesses and the Hawaii Superferry are bridging the gap left by the closing of Aloha Airlines' cargo services, and Pacific ...
Kauai feeling brunt of cargo woes
May 01, 2008; ... LIHUE » Dick Botti, president of the Hawaii Food Industry Association, said his constituents are already feeling the pressure of Aloha Airlines' cargo service shutdown in their grocery aisles, especially on Kauai. That is why he is pushing for a return of the Hawaii Superferry to Kauai, ...
Call up Guard, Abercrombie says
May 01, 2008; ... Fearing the state is headed for an economic disaster because of the Aloha Airlines cargo shutdown, U.S. Rep. Neil Abercrombie called on Gov. Linda Lingle yesterday to declare a statewide emergency to call up the National Guard. Abercrombie said in a news release from Washington, D.C., ...
Cargo crisis briefs
May 01, 2008; ... CARGO BRIEFS HILO » The end of Aloha Airlines has produced bare shelves where fresh sandwiches normally sit in neighbor island 7-Eleven convenience stores. There are few if any cold ham-and-cheese sandwiches, few hot chicken sandwiches, few fresh salads left. 7-Eleven ...
E-mail likely not enough to clear Jones of UH debt
May 01, 2008; ... UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII ATHLETICS An e-mail written by then-Hawaii athletic director Herman Frazier last December acknowledged a spoken agreement that football coach June Jones would not have to pay a penalty of $400,008 if he left UH before the end of his contract, sources told the ...
Group of Hawaiians occupies Iolani Palace, vows to return
May 01, 2008; ...Richard Kinney held an upside-down Hawaii state flag, a sign of distress, in support of the Hawaiian Kingdom Government, a group that blocked off Iolani Palace yesterday. A native Hawaiian organization blocked the grounds to Iolani Palace for most of the day yesterday in a ...
UH boozers fall short in surveys
May 01, 2008; ...New surveys suggest students at the University of Hawaii at Manoa, including freshmen and sophomores living in the dorms, party with alcohol less and experience fewer consequences from drinking alcohol than students at other universities. The surveys for the Manoa Alcohol Project and ...
Plan to give low-income access to civil courts
May 01, 2008; ... The Supreme Court is creating an Access to Justice Commission to help ensure that Hawaii residents have an equal chance in the state's civil courts even if they cannot afford a lawyer, Chief Justice Ronald Moon announced today. "We in the Judiciary look forward to working with other ...
Group seeks seal-recovery funds
May 01, 2008; ... Funding for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's recovery plan for the endangered Hawaiian monk seal population falls short, critics charge. The Marine Conservation Biology Institute is leading a national campaign to urge congressional lawmakers as well as the U.S ....
Equal opportunity for best woman
May 01, 2008; ...Tracy Hara, second from left, is flanked by his best woman Marcy Siu and his parents Horace and Gail Hara, while his bride Renee Leong has her man of honor, Dennis Guillermo, by her side. Hara and Leong married last July. Tracy Hara didn't miss a beat when his bride-to-be, Renee Leong, ...
Defendant to switch plea in girl's abuse
May 01, 2008; ... HILO » Big Island resident Hyacinth Poouahi is expected to admit some guilt today in Circuit Court in a 2005 case in which a 10-year-old girl under her care suffered multiple injuries, including rotting flesh. A change of plea was listed on the court calendar, but there was no ...
GI admits guilt in UH dormitory sex assault
May 01, 2008; ... A Schofield Barracks soldier accused of breaking into several University of Hawaii-Manoa dormitory rooms and stealing women's underwear, among other things, pleaded guilty yesterday to unauthorized entry into a dwelling, third-degree sexual assault and three counts of first-degree ...
UH close to KKEA deal
May 01, 2008; ... UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII ATHLETICS With less than two months left on the University of Hawaii's sports TV and radio contracts, half of the puzzle is essentially in place, with KKEA 1420-AM apparently retaining the radio rights. But new athletic director Jim Donovan doesn't ...
Hawaii's ethnic diversity still tops
May 01, 2008; ... Hawaii remains the state with the highest ethnic minority population in the nation, according to an annual U.S. Census Bureau estimate. Ethnic minorities account for 75 percent of Hawaii's population. Asians make up 55 percent, the largest percentage in the nation. Native Hawaiians and ...
Hawaii gets passing grade for access to child-abuse data
May 01, 2008; ... Hawaii releases more information about fatal and life-threatening child abuse and neglect cases than 28 other states, but more transparency is needed to ensure children are being protected, according to a national report. Hawaii officials challenged the findings by First Star, a child ...
Newswatch
May 01, 2008; ... Alleged thief awaits extradition The former chief executive officer of RightStar Hawaii Management Inc. is awaiting extradition from Oregon to Hawaii to answer to a criminal charge that he misappropriated funds that belonged to a number of cemetery and funeral customers. Polk ...
Kokua Line
May 01, 2008; ... The Hawaiian Humane Society is asking supporters for help in getting the city Department of Parks and Recreation to change its mind about restricting its annual PetWalk to Magic Island. According to an e-mail sent by communications director Kawehi Yim, the Parks Department issued a ...
Hawaii primed for Sacramento State series
May 01, 2008; ... RAINBOWS BASEBALL Hawaii shortstop Jon Hee was part of a lineup shuffle that sparked the Rainbows' turnaround from a 4-16 start. The Hawaii baseball team Sacramento State sees this weekend will have a much different look to it than just over a month ago. When ...
Pet Ohana
May 01, 2008; ... Question: When someone passes by our house, our border collie attacks the window blinds. Is there a humane product, like a motion-activated noisemaker, to keep her from doing this? Answer: Counter-conditioning will help her associate those passing by with something good. Enlist a ...
On The Scene
May 01, 2008; ... 'CONSERVE EARTH' AT THE ACADEMY "Conserve Earth" was the theme, and a geometrical dome the focal point, as Atmarama, left, Lacy Matsumoto, G-Spot and Karina Rodrigues welcomed partyers to ARTafterDARK on Friday at the Honolulu Academy of Arts. Matsumoto conceived the theme of promoting ...
Honolulu Lite
May 01, 2008; ... The contentious debate over mass transit for Honolulu has gone on way too long. How long? Well, arguments over the first proposal for an advanced, new rapid-transit system involved how many horses would pull TheCarriage. TheCarriage system was envisioned as a way to break horse gridlock on city ...
Obituaries
May 01, 2008; ... Walter Masao Amano April 18, 2008 Walter Masao Amano, 77, of Honolulu, a retired Federal Aviation Administration air traffic assistant, died in Leahi Hospital. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Margaret, son Marcus, daughters Pamela Yoshino and Marjorie Amano, ...
Hilo fifth-grader places third in nation
May 01, 2008; ... SHINING STARS Joseph C. Bayola of St. Joseph Elementary School in Hilo placed third in the Grade 5 division of the 2008 U.S. "Try Prayer! It Works!" contest. His work was selected by Family Rosary of Holy Cross Family Ministries from more than 3,000 entries in the 13th annual ...
The wedding day bump
May 01, 2008; ...Wedding gowns are available for the expectant bride. While we're on the subject of nontraditional weddings (see "Man maid [http://starbulletin.com/2008/05/01/features/story01.html]"), more common than the man of honor is the marrying and carrying phenomenon of the expectant ...
From toilet to altar: Bridal shower gown contest
May 01, 2008; ...Last year's winning toilet-paper gown by Hanah Kim featured pleated insets, cap sleeves and several details that impressed judges who called it "worthy of any couture designer." The toilet-paper wedding gown, a staple of bridal showers, can now win you a grand prize of a $1,000 American ...
Da Kine
May 01, 2008; ... STYLE FILE TIFFANY & CO. The grand prize drawing will be for a Tiffany & Co. diamond graduated "Jazz" pendant with blue sapphire, valued at $3,500. Pendant prize adorns Red Cross Tiffany 8 lunch The Hawaii Red Cross honors eight founding members of the ...
From The Capitol
May 02, 2008; ... Yesterday, lawmakers adjourned the 24th session of the Hawaii state Legislature. While progress was made in some areas, overall this session was, in a word, lackluster. On the positive side, the Legislature agreed to Gov. Linda Lingle's bold and critical proposal to modernize Hawaii's ...
Letters
May 02, 2008; ... Everybody took land from someone else I wonder why the "native Hawaiians" who illegally took control of Iolani Palace were not arrested? Seems like anyone else would have been. I wonder if these natives are given back "their" land, will they give it to the people they stole it from? On ...
Return flight
May 02, 2008; ...Aloha Air Cargo employee Keala Kaupu hugged Armstrong Produce driver Aaron Sanchez last night as he dropped off a load at the airport on the first night of the resumption of service to the neighbor islands. In yet another twist in Aloha Airlines' bankruptcy saga, Federal ...
Employees and clients rejoice over renewal
May 02, 2008; ... About 20 employees were happy and ready to get down to business last night as they returned to Aloha Airlines' cargo operation at Honolulu Airport. Business was slowly trickling in, and two planes were expected to leave at 11:30 last night to Kona and Kauai. Aaron Sanchez, a ...
Ousted UH regent fires back at critics
May 02, 2008; ...Outspoken and unrepentant after rejection by the state Senate, former University of Hawaii Board of Regents Chairwoman Kitty Lagareta accused legislators yesterday of trying to micromanage the university. "When they called to say we should do what they want us to do, I said 'no,'" ...
Legislators approve bill for Turtle Bay purchase
May 02, 2008; ... State lawmakers gave final approval yesterday to a bill supporting Gov. Linda Lingle's ambitious plan to buy the Turtle Bay Resort property and now wait to see what kind of deal can be negotiated. The Turtle Bay proposal was among handful of bills taken up by lawmakers yesterday as they ...
Legislature overrides 4 Lingle vetoes
May 02, 2008; ...House Speaker Calvin Say and Senate President Colleen Hanabusa smiled after ending yesterday's joint session of the House and Senate. The Legislature overrode four of Gov. Linda Lingle's 13 vetoes last night. In comparison, the Legislature overrode 19 of 42 vetoes ...
Oahu home prices show a mixed trend
May 02, 2008; ...Oahu's median single-family home prices were 3.9 percent lower in April than the same month a year ago, though real estate experts say data show prices are remaining stable over the long term. Last month's single-family median of $639,000, compared with a near-record $665,000 in April ...
Big Island caretaker pleads guilty to assault
May 02, 2008; ...HILO » Big Island resident Hyacinth Poouahi, accused of the 2005 attempted murder of a 10-year-old girl who eventually spent six weeks in a coma, pleaded guilty to four other charges yesterday in exchange for the prosecution dropping the attempted-murder charge. The girl, now 13, had ...
Mental disorders, abuse made girl 'a handful'
May 02, 2008; ... HILO » A mental evaluation of child-abuse suspect Hyacinth Poouahi by Honolulu psychiatrist Martin Blinder throws light on the stresses in Poouahi's home at the time a 10-year-old girl in her home suffered abuse. The girl was "essentially abandoned by her own mother," Blinder wrote in a ...
Menor, police at odds on DUI
May 02, 2008; ... State Sen. Ron Menor refused to take a breath test during a drunken-driving arrest Sunday -- contrary to what he stated later and insisted again yesterday, according to a police report. Honolulu police officer Michael Krekel told traffic Sgt. Ryan Nishibun that Menor refused to breathe ...
'Champion child'
May 02, 2008; ...Kapiolani Medical Center celebrated 25 years of service this week with the Children's Miracle Network, a national program that provides health care for children. The medical center named Kaela Teho, an 8-year-old acute lymphocyctic leukemia survivor, as its 2008 Champions Across America ...
Smoke lowers state's air score
May 02, 2008; ... The air in Honolulu is among the cleanest among U.S. cities, but smoke from annual New Year's fireworks gave the city a D grade in the American Lung Association annual State of the Air report. The city, along with Albuquerque, N.M., and Duluth, Minn., posted the best score for annual ...
Schofield command shift due
May 02, 2008; ... Maj. Gen. Robert L. Caslen Jr., commandant of cadets at the U.S. Military Academy in West Point, N.Y., will be assigned as commanding general of the 25th Infantry Division at Schofield Barracks, the Army announced yesterday. Caslen will replace Brig. Gen. John M. Bednarek, acting ...
Drowning resurrects call for lifeguards
May 02, 2008; ... WAILUKU » A second Maui visitor has died this year in waters off Makena State Beach, renewing complaints about government delays in posting lifeguards on the shoreline. The funds were authorized by the state Legislature in mid-2007. "The more I think about it, the more it makes ...
Teacher is held on drug charges
May 02, 2008; ... A special education teacher at Keaukaha Elementary School on the Big Island has been charged with methamphetamine trafficking and other drug charges. Lynn Dionise, 51, has been placed on paid leave by the state Department of Education while it investigates the case, said spokeswoman ...
Officer pleads guilty to lying
May 02, 2008; ... A U.S. Coast Guardsman admitted yesterday that he lied to officials investigating the discharge of pollutants from a Coast Guard vessel into Honolulu Harbor. Chief Warrant Officer David G. Williams pleaded guilty in federal court to a single count of making a false statement. He faces a ...
Teacher groomed students for stage
May 02, 2008; ... JUNE CHUN / 1947-2008 » More obituaries [http://starbulletin.com/2008/05/02/news/obits.html] According to her brother, June Chun only appeared onstage once during her long involvement with musical theater, performing in "Flower Drum Song" back in the 1960s. "June was ...