A little coaxing from representatives led Michael Welch to audition for the role of "Twilight's" Edward Cullen -- a character described as the "most beautiful creature on Earth."
The number of bars and liquor stores on Oahu caught selling liquor to underage drinkers fell by about 30 percent in 2008, compared with the year before, according to a survey released this week by the Honolulu Liquor Commission.
Frank De Lima has done political song parodies for more than 20 years, but most of that time they've only been as topical as the release date of his semiannual albums. The evolution of the record industry in general and public acceptance of legal downloads have changed all that.
U.S. Sen. Daniel Inouye is encouraging many people to run for office and is urging "healthy competition" but has not formally endorsed Mayor Mufi Hannemann's expected bid for governor in 2010, according to an Inouye spokesman.
The number of bars and liquor stores on Oahu caught selling liquor to underage drinkers fell by about 30 percent in 2008, compared with the year before, according to a survey released this week by the Honolulu Liquor Commission.
U.S. Sen. Daniel Inouye is encouraging many people to run for office and is urging "healthy competition" but has not formally endorsed Mayor Mufi Hannemann's expected bid for governor in 2010, according to an Inouye spokesman.
Attorneys who claim their eight disabled child clients are harmed each day they miss school while teachers are on furlough asked the federal appeals court yesterday to speed up its process and hear their case as early as next week.
Senate leaders say they are ready to come back into session to halt next year's Furlough Fridays. Senators said a special session could be held as early as mid-December.
When it all began in 2004, most of the ensemble cast members were as unrecognizable as the intricate plot. Now, after five years and fluctuating popularity, ABC has announced the beginning of the end.
A longtime dream of a Hawaii Community College campus at Kona took a step forward yesterday with the Board of Regents' approval of a development plan for the new campus.
A 5-year-old boy flown here from American Samoa about a month ago for treatment of flulike illness died earlier this week of complications related to H1N1 influenza, said state epidemiologist Sarah Park.
A federal judge has sided with Hawaiian activists who want the Army to stop training in Makua Military Reservation, putting the military on notice that it will have to show that maneuvers in the Leeward valley would not contaminate ocean resources or damage cultural sites.
Police in Honolulu say Kapahulu Avenue is closed in both directions between Kaimuki Avenue and Harding Avenue because of a utility pole that is leaning.
U.S. Sen. Daniel K. Inouye has not endorsed a candidate for governor in 2010, but Inouye's staff yesterday did not dispute Honolulu Mayor Mufi Hannemann's claim that the senator has urged him to run.
HONOLULU — Police yesterday continued to investigate reports that a speeding, swerving car on Pali Highway caused two cars to crash in Nuuanu, killing a man and seriously injuring a woman.
More than 7,000 state workers identified as critical personnel have been offered priority access to the H1N1 vaccine to ensure that government operations continue running smoothly in the event of a worst-case flu scenario.
Public school parents will pay more for their kids to ride the school bus come next year after the state Board of Education last night voted 8-2 to raise one-way fares from 35 cents to 75 cents.
Social service providers who hoped to secure money from the state's "rainy day" fund for the state's most vulnerable residents say the decision to use most of the money to end "furlough Fridays" could come at the cost of human services and health programs.
State Senate Democrats yesterday endorsed Gov. Linda Lingle's plan to use $50 million from the state's rainy day fund to help reduce teacher furloughs.
Mental health providers, people who have attempted suicide and relatives of people who have taken their own lives gathered yesterday in Waikíkí to talk about how to engage the community in a discussion on suicide prevention and decrease the number of suicides statewide.
The Friends of Kahuku Library will host a holiday craft fair, including a chance to meet the artists and crafters, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. tomorrow at the Kahuku Public & School Library.
About 2,100 Hawai'i soldiers — just back from Iraq — stood in formation yesterday as the 25th Infantry Division unfurled its battle flag from the yearlong deployment.
D.R. Horton Inc. on Friday reported a narrowed loss in its fiscal fourth quarter despite a plunge in revenue as the home builder wrote down fewer costs.
The University of California Board of Regents on Thursday approved a 32 percent increase in student fees, making the annual cost of education for residents about $10,000.
General Growth Properties Inc. said Thursday it has reached agreements to restructure about $9 billion in debt, enabling 170 of its corporate entities to emerge from bankruptcy protection by the end of the year.
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