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While walking on a Baja beach in March, my friend Martha found a white, brittle shell slightly larger than the palm of her hand. We marveled at the shell's beauty and declared it a paper nautilus. I was hazy on what that was exactly, but remembered the shell had something to do with eggs.

For two decades, Tyrone Banks was one of many African-Americans who saw his economic prospects brightening in this Mississippi River city. Then the Great Recession rolled in like a fog bank.

In these hard economic times, when much of the country could use a walk in the woods or a night in the mountains or a wade in the river or a picnic by the lake, states across the country seem to be creating obstacles to the great outdoors.

Former Rep. Ed Case stunned the state Democratic convention this morning by saying he was pulling out of the race.

Strangers came together to help make sure every grave at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific has a lei on Memorial Day.

The Democrats' primary campaign for governor is under way, with the two major candidates—Neil Abercrombie and Mufi Hannemann—stressing leadership skills and values and not a difference in issues.

The vibration of a struck gong could be heard until it disappeared into a whisper as a hushed crowd gathered yesterday to chant prayers to console the spirits of the dead.

Encouraged by the success of efforts at the Ahu o Laka sandbar in Kaneohe Bay, the state Department of Land and Natural Resources is stepping up patrols and boater education this Memorial Day weekend at Maunalua Bay in Hawaii Kai.

Honolulu residents 65 years and older who are still contributing to our community are eligible to be nominated for the city's third annual Honolulu Forever Young Award.

Used cooking oil collected at dining facilities at Marine Corps Base Hawaii is being used in a biodiesel fuel demonstration project.

A tongue-in-cheek comment about Rep. Charles Djou's birthplace is leading him to claim he's being attacked and to send out a campaign solicitation.

Gov. Linda Lingle is criticizing Democratic gubernatorial candidate Mayor Mufi Hannemann over his remarks about her handling of the Superferry controversy.

QUESTION: What ever happened to plans to sell former sugar lands in Hamakua to pay off a tax debt?

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.