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A 37-year-old man sought since December for allegedly throwing a Japa­nese visitor from a cliff apparently wanted to turn himself in when arrested Saturday, Kauai County officials said Monday.

Two men who robbed a couple sleeping in their car in Makiki last month were wearing black clothing that looked like police uniforms and had baseball caps with patches that said "Hono­lulu Police," according to court documents.

Having spent the better part of his 70 years escaping to and from one exotic locale to another, Ed Gardner fancies himself something of an expert on the paradisiacal.

Question: On the H-1 freeway heading west, after the University onramp, there are two signs that say road closed when flashing on the left.

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 米連邦政府当局は、カウアイ島にあるキラウエア岬灯台の名称を、ハワイ州上院議員だった故ダニエル・イノウエ議員の名前に変更すると発表した。なお、灯台の名称は「ダニエル・K・イノウエ岬灯台」と変更され、来月4日に名称変更のための正式な式典が開催される。　ダニエル・イノウエ上院議員は、過去49年にわたってハワイ州選出の議員として活躍。キラウエア岬灯台の周辺の国立野生保護地区の支援などに尽力したことでも知られている。
参考：KHON2

 オアフ島最大のショッピングセンター、アラモアナ・センター1階にある老舗靴専門店のスリッパ・ハウスが、来月末で閉店することが明らかになった。スリッパ・ハウスはアラモアナ・センターの開店時に開業した店舗で、54年間にわたって市民に親しまれていた。　スリッパ・ハウスのオーナーであるグレン・ウエジオ氏は閉店の理由として「昨年の11月に、アラモアナ・センターの所有者であるジェネラル・グロウス・プロパティ社よりリース契約の解約の申し出があり、リタイアすることを決めました」とし、現在、従業員19名の新たな雇用先を探していると話した。
参考：パシフィック・ビジネス・ニュース

Walter Kauwilaokeahi Aona • Francisco Flores Balberdi • Florencio Bumanglag Basilio; and more

AUSTIN, Texas » In this state that spawned test-based accountability in public schools and spearheaded one of the nation's toughest high school curriculums, lawmakers are now considering a reversal that would cut back both graduation requirements and standardized testing.

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. » The 911 call came in late Monday afternoon. Two men with guns, one sheathed in a bulletproof vest, were storming the home of actor Russell Brand, tucked away on a crest in the Hollywood Hills.

U.S. defenses could intercept a ballistic missile launched by North Korea, the top U.S. military commander in the Pacific said Tuesday as the relationship between the West and the communist government hit its lowest ebb since the end of the Korean War.

Author to discuss nisei WWII soldiers • Man sought in robbery of cabdriver • Kauai meeting not expected to have quorum

Boy critically hurt in fall from apartment • Man rescued from smoke-filled home • Empty kayak is found drifting off Maui

With rail construction slated to resume later this year, city officials will soon have to decide how they want to manage Oahu's 100 or so bus routes with its future 20-mile elevated train stretching from East Kapo­lei to Ala Moana Center.

A four-month manhunt ended Saturday when Kauai police arrested 37-year-old Justin Wynn Klein, who allegedly threw a Japa­nese visitor from a cliff on Kauai's North Shore.

State and federal officials are on the alert for a new bird flu virus that has infected at least 14 people and killed six in China after they suffered severe respiratory illnesses.

State House lawmakers are growing uncomfortable with a bill that would allow the state to conduct phased reviews of the impact of construction projects on burials or other historic property.

Two Hawaii-based fighter squadrons that fly F-22 Raptor fighter jets are combat capable and able to deploy all of their aircraft in any contingency, Hawaii Air National Guard officials announced Sunday.

Clues are building toward the possibility of life on Jupiter's moon Europa, which has a liquid water ocean under its icy crust.

Broken water mains afflicted Wai­kiki and Wai­pahu on Sunday. Board of Water Supply crews worked overnight Saturday to finish repairs to a 12-foot section of pipeline at 1850 Ala Moana Blvd., but Ewa-bound lanes remained closed until 4:30 p.m. Sunday, said a Board of Water Supply spokes­woman.