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A Honolulu city councilman and others have raised late objections to a bill that would authorize the private development of public school land, undermining its chances as state House and Senate negotiators approach a deadline on Friday.

A bill that would ban smoking at all 293 city parks and beaches gained preliminary approval Tuesday from the City Council Public Safety and Economic Development Committee.

"The Great Gatsby" has united generations of American readers with its crash-and-burn tale of empty elegance and impossible love on Long Island in the 1920s.

In the winter of 2010, after a decade of defending the government against bias claims by Hispanic and female farmers, Justice Department lawyers seemed to have victory within their grasp.

Robert Shigeo Arakaki • Clestia Bajet • Alejandro Legsay Bungcayao; and more

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Unwanted and unused prescription drugs will be accepted for disposal at sites around the state Saturday as part of the sixth annual National Take Back Initiative.

Hawaii-born Duncan Osorio got a little more face time as a contestant on NBC’s “The Voice” on Tuesday night as he went head-to-head with fellow singer Sarah Simmons in the last night of the battle rounds.

Washington Redskins All-Pro tackle Trent Williams was a no-show Tuesday at the trial of a Kakaako nightclub bouncer accused of assaulting him and his brother two days before this year's Pro Bowl football game, resulting in the trial being rescheduled.

How many stalls are at the University of Hawaii at Manoa parking structure for student parking versus permits sold? The lot seems to always be full in the middle of the day.

If you think Democrats have a lock on Hawaii political power now, see what happens if the party succeeds in limiting who can run for office as a Demo­crat and who can vote in Demo­cratic primaries.

City identifies man found dead on highway • Visitors injured as car plunges 250 feet

‘Iolani School names new dean of studies • Kids can apply to be lifeguards on Garden Isle • Ethical lapses lead to lawyer being disbarred

The Honolulu Star-Advertiser strives to make its news report fair and accurate. If you have a question or comment about news coverage, call Ed Lynch, managing editor/news, at 529-4758.

The number of youth locked up in the state's Juvenile Detention Facility while their cases are handled in Family Court has plummeted 43 percent in the last three years, reflecting a drop in youth arrests and a concerted effort to reduce unnecessary detention.

A 21-year-old Kalihi man, charged with stabbing a 20-year-old Aiea man to death Friday night, told police he chased the man because the victim threw bottles at him and his cousins, according to a court document.

Landscape planter boxes may soon prevent the tents of (de)Occupy Hono­lulu members from returning along the Beretania and King street sidewalks at Thomas Square.

A federal judge gave final approval Monday to a $5.75 million settlement to a class-action lawsuit that claims students at the Hawaii School for the Deaf and Blind physically and sexually assaulted other students.

Legislators and activists were all smiles Monday as they packed into Gov. Neil Abercrombie's ceremony room at the state Capitol to watch him sign into law a bill that ensures sexually assaulted women will have access to emergency contraception anywhere they seek emergency care.