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Waikiki activist William Lee Sweatt died in 2011 before seeing the derelict lot behind his condominium turned into a place where kids could play, but his dying wish may soon come true.

The Department of Education's multimillion-dollar plan to provide all students with laptops or tablets was partially revived last week by the Senate Ways and Means Committee.

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　エイプリルフールデーの昨日、ハワイ島のローカルFMラジオ局が、同局のFacebookとウエブサイトに掲載した冗談によって混乱を引き起こしたとして、謝罪を行った。　関係者によると、FMラジオ局では、マウナロア山の火山活動が活発化し、島内にあるサドルロードが溶岩流出によって閉鎖されているとの冗談を同局のFacebookとウエブサイト掲載。その結果、州の民間防衛局や救急隊などに、市民からの問い合わせが寄せられたとしている。なお、マウナロア山が最後に噴火したのは約30年前で、現在も活火山のひとつとして知られており、近年は噴火活動に起因するとみられる地震も確認されている。　　ハワイ郡警察当局では、今回のラジオ局の冗談について、市民からの訴えがある場合には治安混乱容疑などで訴追できるとしているほか、連邦法の放送倫理法に反する可能性もあるとしている。
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　ハワイでもっとも権威のあるフラの競技会「メリー・モナーク・フェスティバル」の開催に合わせ、ハワイ在住のフラダンサー2名がフラにフォーカスした新アプリを作成し、iTuneストアで$2.99で販売されている。　今回登場した新アプリ「Ke Al Hula」の製作者であるゲイブ・スペンサー氏とキム・シバタさんは「人々の結びつきが強いフラの世界ですが、より多くの人々がアプリを通してつながり、フラのコミュニティーの拡大ができればと思っています」と語っている。　新アプリ「Ke Ao Hula」は、フラ世界の交流を目的としており、アプリを利用することで、メリー・モナークに出場しているクムフラやフラダンサーらのプロフィールに関する情報を得ることができるほか、地元のハラウや地元企業のインフォメーションやイベント関連情報なども入手することができる。
参考：　ハワイ・ニュース・ナウ

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Liz Tankel, a mother of two, does not need to be told that there is tension between leisure and business travelers on planes. On a flight several years ago from Dublin to Philadelphia, Tankel and her son were seated next to a business traveler, who upon seeing his 10-year-old seatmate, asked to be moved.

James E. Hansen, the climate scientist who issued the clearest warning of the 20th century about the dangers of global warming, will retire from NASA this week, giving himself more freedom to pursue political and legal efforts to limit greenhouse gases.

NEW YORK » Wall Street pay, while lucrative, isn't what it used to be — unless you are a board member.

The solar system's two biggest planets, Jupiter and Saturn, are well placed for viewing in April. Venus and Mars are lost in the light of the sun all month, and Mercury puts in a typically fleeting appearance.

Residents of District 6 face one of the higher concentrations of failed city roads — the worst of the worst — based on a survey completed late last year. More than 21 lane-miles of road, representing nearly 5.5 percent of the district's total city lane-miles, were found to be "failed."

Peace unexpectedly broke out in our public schools as we "flASHback" on the week's news that amused and confused:

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. The statistics cover the five-business-day period ending the Thursday of the previous week.

HPD officer among many DUI arrests • Man, 30, is charged in Nimitz robbery

High-surf warning affects 4 islands • Candle caused Big Island fire • Bike path foes escape charges

Police arrested at least one man and issued citations to two dozen beachgoers for possessing alcohol at a public park in Waikiki on Friday during an annual spring break fiesta known as Floatopia.

A Kapaa boy injured in a vehicle accident during a camping trip on Kauai remained in critical condition Friday but is improving at Kapiolani Medical Center for Women & Children, said spokes­woman Melissa Mala­hoff-Kamei of Hawaii Pacific Health.

Residents of Council District 5 live in the area with the highest concentration of failed city roads — the worst of the worst — among Oahu's nine council districts.

Some West Oahu residents say they are happy University of Hawaii-Manoa Chancellor Tom Apple is dropping plans to build a $47.5 million Pacific Health Research Laboratory in Kalaeloa.

The cost of a private-school education will go up slightly in the fall as Hawaii's largest campuses plan tuition hikes of 3 to 6 percent.