Honolulu Star - Bulletin back issues from August 2008:
Tuioti helps Hawaii land Nevada 'backer
Aug 01, 2008; ... Tony Tuioti's connections are paying off for Hawaii football, just a couple of weeks after the former UH defensive tackle joined the Warriors staff. T.J. Alofipo was coached by Tuioti last year at Silverado High School in Henderson, Nev. Yesterday, the linebacker agreed to accept a ...
Lanikai ready for paddling challenge
Aug 01, 2008; ... Expect two contrasting styles to come to the forefront of tomorrow's Hawaiian Canoe Racing Association State Championship Regatta at Keehi Lagoon. The paddlers of seven-time defending champion Hawaiian Canoe Club of Maui will try to follow the happy-go-lucky demeanor of their coach to ...
Berg puts pain aside in return to Games
Aug 01, 2008; ... HAWAII'S OLYMPIANS Lindsey Berg has played the last few years on a sore left knee. Surgery and a lengthy rehabilitation are planned, but not before the 28-year-old makes her second Olympic appearance. There is a joy, one of accomplishment and survival. Such is the ...
Cascades of words
Aug 01, 2008; ...Above left, Jill Gardner plays Countess Charlotte Malcolm and Buzz Tennent is Count Carl-Magnus Malcolm in Hawaii Opera Theatre's production of "A Little Night Music." Rosalind Elias, who began her career as an opera singer in 1954, plays Madame Armfeldt in the Stephen Sondheim ...
In The Garden
Aug 01, 2008; ... Pau o Hiiaka Jaquemontia ovalifolia subspecies sandwicense "The skirt of Hiiaka" Description: A sprawling plant with small, alternating leaves that are light to dark green in color. Hui Ku Maoli Ola The leaves of Pa'u o Hiiaka were used as med-icine for ...
Clean oceans critical to health, economy
Aug 01, 2008; ... Because unusually bad weather caused much of Hawaii's near-shore ocean pollution in 2006, an improvement in the following year was almost a sure thing. A new report showing a 36 percent decline in beach closings and advisories for the islands in 2007 confirms that the poor conditions ...
Crawl Space
Aug 01, 2008; ... Friday "Jahstice for the People" Coconut Willy's Nightclub 921-9000 Rayzah-X and Combined Forces Entertainment partner to host an evening of reggae at Coconut Willy's in the Wyndham Resort. Doors open at 8 p.m. Friday, with a $10 cover and live ...
Barfly
Aug 01, 2008; ... FL MORRIS / FMORRIS@STARBULLETIN.COM A go-go dancer performs on the stage at LEVEL4 Nightclub and Ultra Lounge. The Barfly hits Honolulu's newest nightclub experience, LEVEL4 at Waikiki Nei By Jason Genegabus jason@starbulletin.com THE REVITALIZATION of ...
Island Mele
Aug 01, 2008; ... "Another Rainbow" Jeff Rasmussen (Fat Katz Productions) Jeff Rasmussen has compiled an eclectic resume over two decades as a recording artist, studio musician, record producer, songwriter and cover-band member. "Another Rainbow" shows off his talent in all in those ...
Study exaggerates jobs lost to China
Aug 01, 2008; ... America's trade deficit with China has more than tripled in this decade, but a Washington think tank's translation of that to U.S. job losses is simplistic. Its conclusion that China has taken away 2.3 million American jobs, including 4,100 from Hawaii, in the past seven years fails to consider ...
Screen Time
Aug 01, 2008; ... A new half-hour documentary on KHET/PBS explores the pursuits and philosophies of five Hawaii-based virtuosos, through extensive interviews and footage of their creative techniques and finished products. In "Artist," steel guitarist Bobby Ingano talks about what it means to feel the ...
Harbor Court Bistro opening in Mavro's old Cassis spot
Aug 01, 2008; ... Read Jason's blog, "So Necessary" online at sonecessary.tv [http://sonecessary.tv/]. CHECKING to see whether NextDoor will actually reopen its doors after weeks of renovations isn't the only reason to head downtown this weekend. Harbor Court Bistro opens its doors this ...
According to Joe
Aug 01, 2008; ... Senator Stevens' swan song The Senate may soon show me the door I may be in jail for 10 years or more Will you still need me Will you still feed me When I'm ...
Our Picks for the Weekend
Aug 01, 2008; ... NADINE KAM / NKAM@STARBULLETIN.COM The Spicy Ahi Vegetable salad is $7 with tax at Ahi & Vegetable. FOOD Ahi & Vegetable 1126 Fort Street Mall / 599-3500 Imagine you're downtown at lunchtime and come across an old friend eating something that looks ...
Letters
Aug 01, 2008; ... Raise taxes but don't bail out isle hotels Make the taxpayer bail out the hotels? Yeah, right ("State aid sought for isle hotels," Star-Bulletin, July 23). How about this instead: » Tax the incomes of these hotel magnates at 50 percent on every dollar they make over ...
Green art at Marks
Aug 01, 2008; ...Ramsay Museum is showing the prints of Dietrich Varez on First Friday, while INTO will hold a trunk sale of Paradisus jewelry, inspired by nature, below right. On tap for the First Friday gallery walk downtown this month is The ARTS at Marks Garage's latest, "Eco/Logic." The exhibit, ...
Da Kine
Aug 01, 2008; ... ENTERTAINMENT FOX Mark Kanemura performed a jazz number with Courtney Galiano Wednesday. Hawaii dancer eliminated from competition Even though crowd favorite Mark Kanemura was eliminated from Fox's "So You Think You Can Dance" last night, his impressive journey to ...
Corrections and Clarifications
Aug 01, 2008; ... » Beach closures and water quality advisory days were down 36 percent across the state in 2007 from a year ...
$275M on horizon for UH drive
Aug 01, 2008; ... The largest fundraising campaign in University of Hawaii history is likely to surpass its goal of $250 million, UH Foundation officials told the Board of Regents yesterday. The Centennial Campaign, which marks the 100th anniversary of the university, will hit the $250 million mark by the ...
Weather service plans fire-condition alerts
Aug 01, 2008; ... Starting today, the National Weather Service will warn the public and government agencies when weather conditions increase the risk of brush fires. The weather service will issue "fire weather watches" and "red flag warnings" when the relative humidity, drought conditions and sustained ...
Saturday night's all right
Aug 01, 2008; ...Smash Mouth plays at The Waterfront on Saturday at 7 p.m. In this corner, over here, it's Bobby Brown, on the comeback trail, itchin' for a hit and ditchin' that Whit! It's his prerogative! And in that corner, over there - Smash Mouth! The San Jose poppers who escaped the ska-punk ...
Cirque's 'Saltimbanco' to have limited isle run
Aug 01, 2008; ...Adriana Pegueroles and Eduardo Rodriguez, below, gave a preview of the sights and sounds of the Cirque du Soleil yesterday during a press event at the Blaisdell Arena. Cirque du Soleil, born of a dream that creator-founder Guy Laliberte had on a Hawaii beach in the 1980s, returns to ...
Sleep cool & easy
Aug 01, 2008; ... CLICK FOR LARGE [http://starbulletin.com/2008/08/01/features/artbedfan01a_large.jpg] Consider Kurt Tompkins, a Texas engineer who worked a night shift. He went to bed about the time most people were getting up, and in order to sleep comfortably, he kept turning up the ...
Hawaii Stocks andMutual Funds
Aug 01, 2008; ... Hawaii stocks VOLUME PRICE CHANGE Alexander & Baldwin 317,234 43.39 0.40 Bank of Hawaii 683,123 50.39 -0.90 Barnwell Industries 1,200 11.30 0.40 Boyd Gaming 7,546,135 9.98 0.50 Central Pacific Financial 1,026,579 11.07 -0.70 Cyanotech ...
Ocean Watch
Aug 01, 2008; ... BRISBANE, Australia » "A wonderful bird is the pelican. His bill can hold more than his belly can. He can take in his beak, food enough for a week, but I'm darned if I see how the helican." American newspaper editor Dixon Lanire Merrith wrote this catchy little limerick in 1910. It ...
Obituaries
Aug 01, 2008; ... Thelma Bell Ah Choy July 26, 2008 Thelma Bell Ah Choy, 88, of Waikiki, a homemaker, died in Kaiser Medical Center. She was born in Waipunalei, Hawaii. She is survived by husband John; sons Ricky, David and Michael; daughters Judy Bell, Elaine Wong and Linda Bell-Chelewski; eight ...
Closing Market Report
Aug 01, 2008; ... By Tim Paradis Associated Press NEW YORK » Wall Street sank yesterday, after weak readings on economic growth and the job market touched off renewed concerns about the financial health of businesses and consumers. The Dow Jones industrial average fell more than 200 ...
Newswatch
Aug 01, 2008; ... Munitions cleanup completed The Army this week destroyed the last six of the 71 chemical munitions found at Schofield Barracks between June 2004 and September 2006 while workers were upgrading a training range. The 71 World War I munitions destroyed were the largest amount of ...
Tail rotor fitting blamed in fatal helicopter crash
Aug 01, 2008; ...A National Transportation Safety Board report released Wednesday said the failure of a tail rotor fitting caused the crash of an Inter-Island Helicopters tour craft on Kauai last year, killing one person and injuring three others. HAENA, Kauai » A mechanical defect caused the ...
HSTA fires back over drug testing
Aug 01, 2008; ... Hawaii's public school teachers union is seeking the dismissal of a state complaint alleging that it breached a contract by failing to start a drug testing program on June 30. The Hawaii State Teachers Association claims that Gov. Linda Lingle and her chief negotiator, Marie Laderta, ...
Legislator accepts speeding penalties
Aug 01, 2008; ... State Rep. Corinne Ching said she accepts responsibility for breaking the excessive-speeding law, a recently implemented statute that she voted for. On Tuesday, Ching pleaded no contest in Honolulu District Court to excessive speeding. She had her driver's license suspended for 30 ...
Hannemann leads field with $2.3M to fund run
Aug 01, 2008; ... Mayor Mufi Hannemann heads into the election season with more than $2.3 million in campaign funds on hand -- far ahead of his closest challenger, City Councilwoman Ann Kobayashi. Kobayashi, who entered the race last week, has $146,000 available from previous city campaigns that can be ...
Business Briefs
Aug 01, 2008; ... HAWAII Ag Dept. seeks loan applications The state Department of Agriculture is now accepting loan applications from agricultural and aqua cultural operations to fund renewable energy technology. This new loan program, which falls under Act 209, supports renewable energy ...
Baroni back in Hawaii looking for redemption
Aug 01, 2008; ...Phil Baroni faces Ron Verdadero tomorrow at Blaisdell Arena. Phil Baroni was uncharacteristically sympathetic in his return to Hawaii. "I want to apologize to all the Hawaiian fans," was Baroni's opening remark at Wednesday's press conference promoting tomorrow's Icon Sport: ...
Waianae man faces charges of dognapping
Aug 01, 2008; ... A man accused of holding a dog for ransom will make his first court appearance on Monday. On Wednesday, 42-year-old Arnel John Vicente was charged with two counts of first-degree burglary and unauthorized entry into a dwelling. On Sunday, a 65-year-old woman who lives with ...
Tourism, consumer slumps drop tax outlook
Aug 01, 2008; ... Just one month into Hawaii's 2009 fiscal year, a slump in tourism and consumer spending has economists predicting about $50 million less in state tax revenues. Yesterday, two months ahead of schedule, the state Council on Revenues revised its forecast for the 2009 fiscal year, predicting ...
TheBuzz
Aug 01, 2008; ... Tetris is about to get up off the couch. But that is not to say that the Barcalounger-bound can't still enjoy it. The new "Tetris Party" game produced by Honolulu-based Tetris Online Inc. will take advantage of the Wii's introduction of physical activity to video gaming, by interacting ...
Ballots printed without parties' OK
Aug 01, 2008; ...Embattled Chief Election Officer Kevin Cronin appeared before the state Elections Commission yesterday, turned to the crowd and listened to state Sen. Sam Slom ask questions concerning the printing of the election ballots. On the other side of the table were the election commissioners. ...
Ex-coach settles UH contract dispute
Aug 01, 2008; ... The University of Hawaii and former football coach June Jones have reached a settlement over the contract dispute involving his departure this year for the coaching job at Southern Methodist University, according to a source knowledgeable about the case. The Board of Regents was notified ...
Army says drill sergeant 'acted inappropriately'
Aug 01, 2008; ...Lisa Moniz holds a picture of her son, Pvt. Ja Van Yiu Lin, who says he was abused during Hawaii Army National Guard basic training in Fort Sill, Okla. The Army has acknowledged that a Fort Sill drill sergeant in Oklahoma acted out of "anger" when he injured a 19-year-old ...
Matson raises fuel charge 10%
Aug 01, 2008; ... Matson Navigation Co. plans to hike its fuel surcharge for shipments between Hawaii and the mainland on Aug. 31 to 42.25 percent, its fourth increase this year. The state's largest ocean shipper told customers yesterday that the four percentage point hike, a 4 percent-point, from 38.25 ...
Sea Life Park joins layoff dirge
Aug 01, 2008; ...Sea Life Park is the latest company to announce layoffs resulting from Hawaii's economic downturn. * Sea Life Park Laying Off Staff [http://www.kitv.com/video/17057351/index.html] Local tourist attractions feeling the pinch. [ Watch ...
Central Pacific Bank loses $146.3 million
Aug 01, 2008; ...Ronald Migita, left, will step into the position of chief executive at Central Pacific Bank. The former president and CEO of City Bank and Clint Arnoldus, chairman, president and CEO of CPB, spoke at a press conference detailing the banks' merger in 2004. » Ex-City Bank chief ...
Hawaii Beat
Aug 01, 2008; ... DENNIS ODA / DODA@STARBULLETIN.COM Katie Sisler, a UC Davis student, got a hug from her instructor, Kevin Ralbovsky, after winning the Hawaii Women's State Stroke Play Championship at Mid-Pacific Country Club yesterday. Sisler seals stroke play win Katie Sisler cruised to ...
Sports Scores
Aug 01, 2008; ... Today BASEBALL Island Movers: Island Movers vs. Osaka Gakuin University, 5:30 p.m., Les Murakami Stadium. TENNIS Blue Moon Men's Night Doubles: 6 p.m., at Kailua Racquet Club. Tomorrow BASEBALL Island Movers: Island Movers vs. Osaka Gakuin ...
Young Bros. to raise shipment rates by 5.5 percent
Aug 01, 2008; ... Another day, another price hike for Hawaii shippers. Interisland ocean shipper Young Bros. Ltd. said it will raise rates for all shipments by 5.5 percent starting today, following yesterday's approval by the state Public Utilities Commission. It is the company's fourth rate increase in ...
Isle auto sales may drop 16.3%
Aug 01, 2008; ... Auto sales in Hawaii are expected to drop 16.3 percent this year as rising fuel prices and market turmoil have caused a shift in consumer demand, according to the most recent data by Hawaii Auto Outlook Inc. The projections show 48,139 registrations for new autos this year, significantly ...
Television & Radio
Aug 01, 2008; ... Today AUTO RACING TIME TV RADIO Pennsylvania 500, qualifying 9:30 a.m. ESPN2 BASEBALL - PRO Angels at Yankees 1 p.m. FSW Diamondbacks at Dodgers 4:30 p.m. FSPT BOXING - PRO Pascal vs. Zuniga 3 p.m. ESPN2 Wolak vs. Smith 5 p.m ....
Ex-City Bank chief tapped to lead CPB
Aug 01, 2008; ...Four months ago, Central Pacific Bank's Ronald Migita said he wasn't a candidate for the chief executive position that was due to become vacant later this year with the pending retirement of Chief Executive Clint Arnoldus. But then, the 67-year-old Migita jokingly said yesterday, the ...
Cartoon to the Editor
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Letters
Aug 02, 2008; ... Kamaaina hotel rates would attract visitors Tourism in Hawaii is hurt more by the increased airfares to fly there. Since the increase in fuel prices, the airfare to Hawaii from the mainland has doubled. This has steered a lot of mainland tourists from vacationing in Hawaii. I have read ...
Elections office mess erodes voter confidence
Aug 02, 2008; ... CHIEF Election Officer Kevin Cronin's selective compliance with state laws doesn't inspire confidence that balloting this fall will be conducted properly and without challenges. In his six months on the job, Cronin hasn't demonstrated a solid ability to manage the agency - or his own ...
Closing Market Report
Aug 02, 2008; ... By Madlen Read Associated Press NEW YORK » Wall Street retreated again yesterday after readings on jobs and manufacturing - the first reports for the third quarter - indicated that businesses and workers still face a tough economy. The major indexes ended a turbulent week ...
Business Briefs
Aug 02, 2008; ... FAST FACTS HAWAII HAWAII Hilo sees gas price relief Isle gas prices continued to edge up this past week, while the national average fell 19 cents to $3.90, the AAA reported yesterday. Hawaii's average for a gallon of regular unleaded was $4.49, up 4 cents from one ...
Perry and Price dominate radio air waves in Honolulu once more
Aug 02, 2008; ... The morning radio show hosted by Michael W. Perry and Larry Price is No. 1 again in the Arbitron ratings for Honolulu. Except for one circa-1980s loss, the team has been on top since it took over from the late Hal Lewis, known as J. Akuhead Pupule, in 1983. The late Michael Qseng earned ...
Carpenters union protests at Vanguard Lofts
Aug 02, 2008; ...The Hawaii Carpenters Union, Local 745, say workers for thee Vanguard Lofts are not getting fair wages, and plan to banner the site for the coming months. William Maglinti Jr., field representative for the union, stood at Vanguard Lofts on Kapiolani and Cooke streets last month. For ...
Cash-poor Air Jamaica selects new chief exec
Aug 02, 2008; ... Financially strapped Air Jamaica has selected a new chief executive, but former Aloha Airlines CEO David Banmiller declined to comment yesterday whether he has been chosen since the appointment is waiting final approval from the country's prime minister. Banmiller, who was the only name ...
Storage company giving back
Aug 02, 2008; ...Hawaii Self Storage has announced the Transition Assistance Program for people experiencing financial difficulties regarding their home. Tony Goulart, operations manager for Hawaii Self Storage, posed yesterday at the Hawaii Self Storage facility in Kaimuki. While many Hawaii ...
Television & Radio
Aug 02, 2008; ... Today AUTO RACING TIME TV RADIO NAPA Auto Parts 200, qualifying 6:30 a.m. ESPN2 NAPA Auto Parts 200 9:30 a.m. ESPN2 BASEBALL - PRO Angels at Yankees 9:30 a.m. KHON Brewers at Braves 10 a.m. 1420-AM Giants at Padres 4 ...
MLP's profit rises in second quarter
Aug 02, 2008; ...A week after announcing mass layoffs, Maui Land & Pineapple Co. reported a second-quarter profit of $272,000, or 3 cents per share, for this year's second quarter. That compares to a net loss of $3.5 million, or 44 cents per share, in the same period a year ago. MLP's shares closed ...
Sports Scores
Aug 02, 2008; ... Today BASEBALL Island Movers: Island Movers vs. Osaka Gakuin University, 5:30 p.m., Les Murakami Stadium. BASKETBALL NCAA Summer League: PRstore vs. Grantco Pacific, 6 p.m.; National Fire Protection Co. vs. Tusker, 7:30 p.m., at Manoa Recreation ...
Hawaii Beat
Aug 02, 2008; ... JAMM AQUINO / JAQUINO@STARBULLETIN.COM ON TO THE FINAL: Minh Le returned a serve to the team of Michael Bruggemann and Erich Chen during a semifinal match of the annual Blue Moon Men's Night Doubles tournament yesterday in Kailua. Le and his partner, Wei-Yu Su, advanced in three ...
Defending champions tested in Kailua
Aug 02, 2008; ... TENNIS Wei-Yu Su is going for his third straight night doubles crown. Minh Le and Wei-Yu Su, the two-time defending Kailua Night Doubles champions, will get a chance to defend their title tonight in the championship at Kailua Racquet Club. It took everything they had to ...
No hits are no problem as Waipio LL team advances
Aug 02, 2008; ... LITTLE LEAGUE BASEBALL SAN BERNARDINO » Waipio Little League manager Timo Donahue has the distinction of having played minor league baseball with major leaguer Manny Ramirez. Donahue, when asked what the Waipio boys would be doing for fun here when not playing baseball, noted ...
Studio setup still good enough for Warriors
Aug 02, 2008; ... UH WARRIOR FOOTBALL Adam Leonard is coming prepared this time. After three fall camps with the Hawaii football team, the Warrior linebacker is reporting for his last with comfort in mind for the 2 1/2-week stay in the UH athletic department's dance studios. "Thankfully I ...