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Kauai County officials are preparing to show a short ocean safety video at Lihue Airport after a 41-year-old California man drowned Thursday, the 11th drowning victim for the island so far this year.

People of all ages clamored to get a glimpse Saturday morning of three nearly 4-month-old lion cubs making their official public debut at the Honolulu Zoo.

Most of us who live in Honolulu usually crest the hill on Waialae Avenue only to get from one place to another.

The incoming is more radioactive than usual as we "flASHback" on the week's news that amused and confused:

Alleged knife threat prompts felony charge • Driver arrested and released in fatal crash

Biofuel/feed project gets $200K from state • Vacant house destroyed by fire

Each Sunday, the Star-Advertiser publishes Oahu vital statistics for marriage licenses, civil unions and birth certificates filed with the state Department of Health's Vital Statistics System.

Mana­lani Mili Hokoana English of Halau Na Lei Kaumaka O Uka was still on a cloud the morning after having won the Miss Aloha Hula title on Thursday night at the Merrie Monarch Festival.

Oahu drivers planning to use the H-1 freeway Sunday through early Monday morning could face repair-related traffic delays, state transportation officials warn.

Although Hawaii public schoolteachers were absent from their classrooms nearly 18 days on average last school year, school officials say a closer look at the types of absences shows teachers aren't abusing sick days or other leave privileges.

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　オアフ島ワイキキのメインストリートであるカラカウア大通りとロイヤルハワイアン通りの交差点に、歩行者のためのスクランブル交差点が設置され、昨日より同地区での斜め横断が可能となっている。　ホノルルのカーク・コールドウェル市長は「車両が信号停止している間に歩行者が安全に横断ができるようになったことで、歩行者の安全だけでなく、ドライバーの安全も確保できるようになるほか、周辺の渋滞緩和にもつながるでしょう」と語った。　ホノルル市は今回のスクランブル交差点の設置のために$5,000を出資。一晩でスクランブル交差点への変更作業を終了させている。
参考： KITV4

　ホノルル市のカーク・コールドウェル市長は昨日、ホノルル市内の特定のビーチや公園での喫煙を禁止する禁煙法案を承認し法案が成立した。　即日施行となった禁煙法案では、オアフ島の人気観光スポットであるワイキキのデューク・カハナモク・ビーチ、クヒオ・ビーチ・パーク、アラモアナビーチやサンディビーチのほか、ホノルル動物園やワイキキシェルなどのあるカピオラニ公園などでの喫煙を禁止すると定めているものの、市当局側は、現時点ではアラモアナ・ビーチ・パーク以外はハワイ州の管轄となっており、州からの承認を受けるまでは、同法案の対象地区はアラモアナ・ビーチパークのみとなっているとしている。なお、州からの承認を得るまでには今後数ヶ月がかかるとみられている。　新禁煙法案では、対象地区で喫煙を行った場合に、初犯で$100、1年以内の2回目の違反をすると$200、さらに違反した場合には$500の罰金が科せられる。
参考：ハワイ・ニュース・ナウ

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LANCASTER, Calif. » There are at least two things to know about this high desert city. One, the sun just keeps on shining. Two, the city's mayor, a class-action lawyer named R. Rex Parris, just keeps on competing.

This might be a good time to take a look at the most important environmental law that nobody has ever heard of.

SAINT-VALLIER, France » In Togo, the Rev. Rodolphe Folly used to conduct exuberant Sunday services for a hundred believers of all ages, who sang local gospel music and went up to him to offer what they had.

The scientists who were recruited to appear at a conference called Entomology-2013 thought they had been selected to make a presentation to the leading professional association of scientists who study insects.

A 47-year-old Moiliili man was sentenced in state court Friday morning to 10 years in prison for setting a series of fires in May 2011.

Weather forecasters predict a relatively dry weekend as light tradewinds from the northeast stall and change direction heading into the coming week.