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A proponent of labeling for genetically modified foods accused the head of the Hawaii Farm Bureau Federation of harassment Thursday at the state Capitol after he put his hand on the lens of her video camera and shoved another protester into her.

 Is Mayor Kirk Caldwell going to increase the days and hours of operation at the Koko Head Shooting Complex? Currently, weekday hours are only Wednesday to Friday from noon to 3 p.m. This is woefully inadequate.

Ex-isle man to admit Ponzi guilt • Fire damages restaurant at Maui links • Lahaina Bypass Highway's first phase opens

The woman who was struck and killed by a private garbage truck Monday morning has been identified as Margaret Soo Kyung Kim, 88, of Nuuanu.

Since Macy's closed its store in downtown Honolulu last month, mum has been the word on any new tenant. But new plans for the space are drawn up, and all signs point to Walmart.

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　ホノルル市のカーク・コールドウェル市長は昨日、オアフ島東部にあるココヘッド射撃場の開放時間を延長すると発表した。　ココヘッド射撃場は島内唯一の公共の射撃場で、州内の銃器登録率の上昇に伴い、射撃場の利用者も毎日200人ほどと以前の2倍ほどにまで膨れ上がっており、市民から射撃場の開放時間延長に関する要望が出されていた。　射撃場の開放時間延長は今週の水曜日より実施され、水曜日から金曜日が正午から午後4時、土曜日と日曜日は午前8時から午後4時までとなる。
参考：KHON2

　オアフ島のカカアコ・ウォーターパークで昨日、市民ボランティアによるビーチ清掃作業が行われ、約100名の市民が参加した。　昨日の清掃作業ではタバコの吸殻1本につき5セントがサーフライダー財団に寄付されることになっており、関係者は、最終的に11,176本分のタバコの吸殻が集まり、財団には$588が寄付されたとしている。
参考：ハワイ・ニュース・ナウ

An Arizona judge Friday refused to grant a divorce for a transgender man originally from Hawaii who gave birth to three children after beginning to change his sex from female.

A wrongful-death and negligence lawsuit for the family of a New York teen swept to sea during an excursion on Hawaii island will stay in Hawaii, a federal judge in Hono­lulu has ruled.

 The 33-year-old Molokai man accused of fatally shooting his estranged girlfriend was once institutionalized in Alaska.

The state Senate Ways and Means Committee on Wednesday outlined the Senate's draft of the state's two-year budget, restoring money sought by Gov. Neil Abercrombie for early childhood education, cash incentives for entrepreneurs, and information technology that was left out of the House's version.

State health officials are trying to find the source of an E. coli outbreak on Oahu that has sickened nine people and hospitalized four.

A survey done late last fall found that 73.1 percent of District 3's city-owned roads were in "fair" condition or better, which is slightly better than the 72.2 percent of city roads islandwide found to be in fair shape or better.

Egg hunters take heart! The wet weather is diminishing, and the National Weather Service predicts a cool, dry, mostly sunny Easter.

About 20,000 civilian defense workers in Hawaii are expected to get a reprieve from the 22 furlough days that were expected through September under sequestration.

Gov. Neil Abercrombie and state lawmakers on Wednesday recognized 19 Hawaii-based members of the U.S. military who died in defense of their country.

Law enforcement officers joined community groups and individuals at a rally at the state Capitol on Wednesday to show their opposition to a bill that would decriminalize possession of up to 20 grams of marijuana.

With a 10-day supply of food in its Honolulu warehouse and the Easter holiday weekend approaching, the Hawaii Foodbank is putting out a call for canned goods and monetary donations.