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The Honolulu Star-Advertiser, which will become the largest of Black Press Ltd.'s 150 newspapers, is expected to be a profitable publication with a long-term commitment to Hawaii.

A California contractor was not licensed in Hawaii to perform a 2009 demolition job that resulted in the death of a worker at Campbell Industrial Park, a Star-Bulletin investigation has found.

Shirley and Lamar De Rego of Waimea prayed for a miracle Monday when their 14-year-old son was airlifted to Honolulu with head injuries after a golf cart crash.

Chinatown residents welcomed help from about 300 volunteers yesterday, who blotted out graffiti and picked up trash ranging from cigarette butts to drug paraphernalia.

Supporters of Kailua's annual Fourth of July fireworks show are again being asked to dig into their wallets and coin purses to keep the tradition alive.

A new law prohibits property owners from using vegetation to block access to Hawaii beaches. Gov. Linda Lingle signed the measure, HB 1808, last week.

An expanded temporary $1 million Kauai veterans outpatient clinic should be completed before the end of the year in Lihue.

Workers at The Honolulu Advertiser and the Honolulu Star-Bulletin put the last editions of their newspapers to bed last night, ending a storied journalistic rivalry that spanned three centuries.

The histories of Honolulu's two primary newspapers do not run on separate tracks. Like a maile lei, the branches are woven together in a flowing tangle, with events happening over the years due simply to circumstance, coincidence and - often - bad blood and raw emotion.

QUESTION: What ever happened to Andy Winer, the Honolulu lawyer who went to work for President Obama?

Each Sunday, the Star-Bulletin publishes Oahu vital statistics for marriage licenses and birth certificates filed with the state Department of Health's Vital Statistics System. The statistics cover the five-business-day period ending the Thursday of the previous week. The dates listed do not necessarily reflect the actual marriage or birth date, just when the information was filed. Marriage licenses do not represent all those filed, only those who consented to the release of the information.

LOS ANGELES » In Santa Monica, women in skintight yoga pants and sunglasses with lenses the size of lazy Susans trot up and down giant cement steps. Men who look like they could hoist a Mercedes hang from a telephone pole, and trainers roll out yoga mats in the middle of the sidewalk.

WASHINGTON » In keeping with their position as the First Family of Libertarianism, the Pauls of Lake Jackson, Texas, did not have many rules around their home.

From the deck of the Tango II, it seems like the crew has it made. Berthed at Pier 13, it's a short walk to Aloha Tower for some entertainment, or to downtown for the night life, or to Chinatown for a tasty meal. They know that famous Waikiki Beach is pretty close, too.

Ann Miller worked her last day yesterday at the only full-time job she's ever had, which had lasted 30 years.