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The first time Jayme DeSantos appeared in Family Court, she got so mad she threw her chair.

Screwing up her courage, Lee Kekua went from store to store, politely asking to speak to the manager and leaving a photo of her 17-year-old son.

We crossed the equator on Day 20. It was a joyful event for my two crew members and me on our 2,700-mile voyage from Mexico to the Marquesas aboard my 37-foot sailboat, Honu.

Question: I believe showing proof of principal residence is an additional requirement when renewing one’s driver’s license. Can you direct me to a list of acceptable documents for this?

Suspect charged in Kalihi stabbing death • Man arrested following Waikiki shooting • Homeless man is suspected in break-in

OHA gives $8M in grants to 32 groups • Road reopens after water main repairs • Kauai, Niihau warned of risk for flash floods; and more

An endangered native shrub found naturally on a plot of Navy land at the old Barbers Point Naval Air Station and nowhere else on the planet is at the center of a stalled land swap involving the Navy, state and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

The Polynesian Voyaging Society has received sponsorship of travel costs worth $1 million, bolstering plans for a four-year worldwide voyage focusing on educational opportunities, conservation research, cultural exchange and peace.

Pet owners dismayed by Hawaii's lack of pet-friendly rental units could soon see an increase in lease agreements that allow animals to reside with their owners — if they pay.

Negotiating teams for three Hawaii Government Employees Association bargaining units have reached tentative agreements with state and county government employers for the contract period beginning July 1 and ending June 30, 2015.

The Public Land Development Corp. may soon be history, but state lawmakers are moving toward an agreement on legislation that would encourage redevelopment projects on underused public school land.

Brig. Gen. Paul H. McGillicuddy, commander of the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing at Al Dhafra Air Base in the United Arab Emirates, has been selected to receive his second star and will be promoted to a senior position at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam.

The Pentagon's latest announcement of the Army's general officer promotions includes the son of a World War II nisei Military Intelligence Service soldier from Hawaii.

A 42-year-old homeless man was found lying fatally injured on Kalanianaole Highway in front of Cindy Conradt's Waimanalo house Friday night.

BEIJING » The young boy's chronic cough and stuffy nose began last year at the age of 3. His symptoms worsened this winter, when smog across northern China surged to record levels. Now he needs his sinuses cleared every night with saltwater piped through a machine's tubes.

Edith Jonise Abraham • Howard Warren Butler • Claro R. Capili Sr.; and more

RONAN, Mont. » In a place where the lives and histories of Indian tribes and white settlers intertwine like mingling mountain streams, a bitter battle has erupted on this land over the rivers running through it.

LOS ANGELES » Hollywood's global business strategy, which counts on massive ticket sales in China for high-budget fantasies in 3-D and large-screen Imax formats, is coming unhinged.

Monique Chyba has an ambitious goal: She wants to demystify mathematics for middle- and high-schoolers and help them embrace the often-dreaded subject.

Lawmakers killed a bill this session that would have prohibited employers from requesting or requiring employees and applicants to hand over username and password information for their social media accounts.