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Faulty outlet is blamed for Chinatown fire • Man arrested after city bus' path blocked • WCCC prison guard indicted in sexual assault on inmate • Prisoner pleads not guilty to escaping from custody • Convict accused in killing to be tried for murder in May • Grand jury indicts Californians over promotion of prostitution • Suspect shot by police officer charged with assault attempt

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Smoking at Kapiolani Park, Kuhio Beach Park, Duke Kahanamoku Beach Park, Sandy Beach Park and the beach side of Ala Moana Regional Park will likely soon be a thing of the past, under a bill approved 8-1 by the City Council on Wednesday.

A federal judge acquitted retired car dealer James Pflueger Wednesday of tax fraud and related conspiracy charges related to a failure to report certain income on his tax returns.

An overnight camp-out on the Hono­lulu Hale lawn by (de)Occupy Honolulu supporters failed to dissuade the Honolulu City Council from advancing a bill on Wednesday making it tougher for people to stay on city sidewalks for long periods of time.

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　昨日午前6時半すぎ、オアフ島東部のクリオウオウ地区にあるアパートの駐車場に巨石が直撃する事故が発生した。なお、この事故により、駐車場内にあった車2台が損傷を受けたものの、怪我人は確認されていない。　アパートの管理人は、アパートの裏にある丘から落下してきた巨石の大きさはゴルフカートほどもあり、駐車場に車がなかったならば、アパートの住宅に巨石が直撃して被害が拡大した恐れがあったと語った。なお、巨石が落下してきた丘はアパートの管轄で、アパート関係者は同様の事故が発生しないように対策を講じたいとしている。　今回の巨石落下による被害総額は、車両2台の被害額がそれぞれ$20,000と$8,000で、駐車場のダメージが約$2,000と試算されている。
参考：ホノルル・スター・アドバタイザー、KHON2

　ハワイ島キャプテンクック地区でコナコーヒーを栽培しているボブズ・コナコーヒーが、新たに濃縮コーヒーの発売を開始した。　ボブズ・コナコーヒーのボブ・マクドナルド氏は濃縮コーヒーの発売に踏み切った理由として「2年ほど前からコーヒー豆に寄生する害虫被害が拡大するなど、コーヒー農家は様々な問題に直面しており、新たなマーケット拡大のために濃縮コーヒーの販売を決定しました」と語っている。　コーヒーメーカーやコーヒーミルなどを必要とせず、水だけでコーヒーが抽出できる濃縮コーヒーは、オアフ島のカハラとカイルアにあるホールフーズで販売されている。
参考：KHON2

The top U.S. military commander in the Pacific hosted Japan's most senior uniformed officer this week for talks on regional security and strengthening the U.S.-Japa­nese alliance.

A Hawaii House committee has shot down a resolution asking the state to study the potential social and economic effects of gambling in Hawaii.

Leslie Ann Noelani Akeo • Livia Barkai • Dorothy Kaui o makaweli o nalani kauai o mano o kalani po hakiu Beyer • Rebecca Claire Kekuna Chai • Betty Weed Chambers • Robert Kam Chuck Ching, and more

A priest who taught at Damien Memorial School in the early 1980s admitted in a sworn statement last year that he engaged in sexual conduct with teenagers and adolescents in Hawaii.

State House Judiciary Chairman Karl Rhoads said Wednesday a marijuana decriminalization bill would toughen penalties for juvenile users.

Homeless people were moving back to their home turf across the street from the Hawai‘i Convention Center, less than an hour after a city sweep of stored belongings reduced their Hooverville-style shantytown to about four people.

Mayor Kirk Caldwell's plan to increase the city's share of the per-gallon fuel tax by a nickel was shot down by a 6-3 vote by the Ho­no­lulu City Council on Wednesday despite a direct, last-minute plea by the mayor to keep the measure alive.

Why is it that Hawaiian Airlines credit card department employees are allowed to solicit passengers waiting at the gate? I thought no solicitation is allowed at the airport.

Whatever happened to Justin Boulay, the convicted murderer from Illinois who was released on parole after serving 12 years in prison and moved to Hawaii?

Suspect bites off tip of officer's finger • Fire damages historic downtown building

Crash victim was new enlistee • Pedestrian hurt in accident • Video of man drinking while driving leads to his arrest