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Toby Stangel, accused of a shooting spree that killed a woman and wounded two others, will not take the witness stand in his own defense.

A search team found a missing 72-year-old Hana­lei, Kauai, woman in good condition Monday after she spent two nights — and Mother's Day — in the woods near Kokee.

Renee Gaspar quietly walked the periphery of the state Capitol courtyard with her 1-year-old granddaughter, Aleeya Boyett, Monday evening as Hono­­lulu Police Department Chaplain Shuji Koma­gata read the names of the 46 city law enforcement officers who lost their lives in the line of duty.

Advocates for Hawaiian sovereignty and other Native Hawaiian causes, the homeless and the (de)Occupy Hono­lulu movement dominated a community forum on the future of Thomas Square at the Honolulu Museum of Art on Monday night.

When Damien Memorial School senior Ethan Dayton steps to the dais May 26 to deliver his valedictory address, he'll do so with the wisdom of a young man who has not only reached a worthy academic milestone, but one who has seen his way through a personal journey of grief, love and self-discovery.

Flammable fluid allegedly used in attack • Truck fire closes parts of Maui highway • Man arrested in threat, injury to siblings

Founder of data firm joins mayor's team • Fire causes loss of power in Haiku area • Electronic waste recycling events on tap for Kauai; and more

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　マウイ電気局は昨日、モロカイ島全域で大規模な停電が発生したと発表した。なお、停電の原因は不明で、今後詳しい原因調査等が実施される。　当局は、停電は昨日の午前9時40分ごろ発生し、島内約3,200の世帯が数時間にわたって停電による影響を受けたとしたとして、島内住民に対して謝罪を行った。 なお、昨日の午後12時37分には島内全域での電力供給が復旧している。
参考：KITV4

　社会保険当局は昨日、昨年ハワイでもっとも人気のあったベイビー・ネームを発表した。　昨年ハワイで生まれたベイビーの名前でもっとも多かったのは、男の子が「イーサン」、女の子が「ソフィア」で、2位以下にランクインした名前は、男の子が「ノア」、「メイソン」、「イライジャ」、「ローガン」、女の子では「エマ」、「イザベラ」、「アヴァ」、「ミア」だった。なおアメリカ国内でもっとも人気のあった名前は、男の子が「ジェイコブ」、女の子が「ソフィア」となっている。
参考：ハワイ・ニュース・ナウ

Connielen Bernisto Ballocanag • Eva Barglsky • Gilbert P. Benevides Sr.; and more

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Catalina Orfiano Agas • Ikaika K.L. Andrade • Bibiana Manalang Aribon; and more

After winning the World Fireknife Championship last year — Tahiti's first victory — Joseph Cadou­steau held onto his title at the 21st annual championship Saturday at the Polynesian Cultural Center.

Youth in Hawaii should have a better chance of getting the help they need with the launch of an online database of youth services that is easily searched by counselors, court officers, parents and the kids themselves.

Crystal Brown, 21, wishes that she had something like Project Kealahou when she was growing up. She was born while her mother was in prison and raised by her grandmother, who died when she was 9.

The federal government more than 90 years ago gave Hawaii the responsibility to administer a newly created trust designed to provide homestead lots for eligible Native Hawaiians.

Oahu was under a flash flood warning for much of Sunday as moderate to heavy downpours caused Waikane and Waiahole streams to rise. During the warning period, radar showed locally heavy rain over the Koolaus falling at a rate of 1 inch or more per hour.

Deferred compensation and other benefits lift the pay packages for University of Hawaii President M.R.C. Greenwood and UH-Manoa Chancellor Tom Apple past the half-million-dollar mark.

Coming off a turbulent year, the University of Hawaii Board of Regents is preparing to select the next UH president, and observers say the board must take a new tack if it wants to avoid more angst.