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　アラスカ航空は昨日、オアフ島カイザー高校に在籍しているアーロン・ネー君のデザインが描かれたハワイアンな航空機のお披露目を行った。　アラスカ航空では、ハワイ州の子ども達を対象に機体のデザインコンテスト実施し、ポリネシアの人々が最初にカヌーでハワイ諸島に到着した様子や黄色のハイビスカス、ハワイ諸島など、ハワイらしいデザインが施されたボーイング787-800が登場することとなった。　アラスカ航空が今回実施した機体デザインコンテストには、州内から2,700の応募があり、優勝者のネー君には、5,000ドルの奨学金とアラスカ航空の4人分の航空券が贈呈されている。
参考：KHON2

　オアフ島の人気観光スポットとして知られるダイヤモンドヘッドが、virtualtourist.comが実施する「第8回世界不思議バーチャルサイト・コンテスト」の候補にノミネートされたことが明らかになった。　オアフ島観光局は「ダイヤモンドヘッドは文化的にも歴史的にも重要なランドマークで、世界的に知られたハワイのシンボルのひとつでもあります」とし、ダイヤモンドヘッドがコンテストのタイトルを獲得すべく、ぜひ投票を行ってほしいと呼びかけている。　なお、今回のコンテストには世界中から200のサイトがノミネートされており、9月30日まで投票の受付が行われている。コンテストの投票はこちら＞＞
参考：ハワイ・ニュース・ナウ

Part of what makes living in Hawaii so pleasant is the gentle breeze. Arriving from the northeast, it's light enough that it is barely noticeable but strong enough to chase away the humidity.

The Hawaii House Finance Committee is re-evaluating the use of special funds in the months leading up to the next legislative session.

Sandra Samoana Ackerman • Odelia Mercy Bradbury • Henry Roy Danielson Jr. • Dosae David • Alfred Delos Santos • Frank Esser • Ruth Shizue Furuta • Marion Fumiye Gibo • Eugene Stanley Gomes, and more

One day in 1788, students at the Hunterian School of Medicine in London were opening a cadaver when they discovered something startling. The dead man's anatomy was a mirror image of normal.

WASHINGTON » Black Americans were nearly four times as likely as whites to be arrested on charges of marijuana possession in 2010, even though the two groups used the drug at similar rates, according to new federal data.

NEW YORK » Years ago, they came in droves: The fans who knocked on the door, begged to be shown around the living room, and snapped photos in front of the little row house in Queens that, on their television screens, anyway, belonged to Archie Bunker and his wife, Edith.

A former Delta Air Lines employee said in federal court Friday that she used her Airport Operations Area security badge to smuggle more than a million dollars in illegal drug sale proceeds past security checkpoints at Hono­lulu Airport.

Scientists from the University of Hawaii at Manoa's Department of Meteorology and the International Pacific Research Center have solved a long-standing riddle concerning wind patterns associated with El Niño.

The Clarence T.C. Ching Foundation has given $1.5 million to Kaimuki Christian School, the largest single donation ever received by the school.

Seventy-five military reservists will offer free medical care to the public on Hawaii island in clinics operated by the Department of Defense in Kau from Tuesday through June 12.

The Coast Guard wants to establish a vessel-staging area about a half-mile off Oahu's South Shore, where ships could ride out tsunami warnings safely in deep water.

Hawaii County police said they are seeking an Alaska man for questioning in the strangulation death of a 25-year-old woman who had recently moved to Hawaii island from California.

The Souza family of Waia­lua spent Friday morning lending a hand with cleanup efforts in Moore, Okla., where a devastating tornado had destroyed homes and killed two dozen people less than two weeks ago. Hours later the family was sent scrambling for shelter as another tornado bore down on Oklahoma City.

Social worker at OCCC collapses and dies • Suspect sought in Kona sexual assault • Argument in Aiea ends with stabbing • Man allegedly harasses arresting officer • Woman critically injured crossing street

Kanuha to head planning office on Hawaii isle • Mayor-a-thon registration gets underway

During a brief stopover en route to international security talks, Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel fielded questions Thursday from troops in Hawaii worried about how budget cuts might affect their retirement and future benefits.