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Record gas prices impact North Shore businesses
The North Shore of Oahu has always been a popular weekend destination for people who live on the island, but rising gas prices have made road trips to Hale'iwa a bit expensive.
Visting hikers rescued from Koolau summit trail
The Honolulu Fire Department yesterday rescued two vistors from Washington state who were lost on the Ko'olau Summit Trail.
A master teacher of West African dance will hold classes this weekend. Abdoulaye Camara has more than 30 years' experience as a performer and teacher, beginning in his native Guinea.
Man, 25, arrested in domestic abuse
Police arrested a 25-year-old Pupukea man who allegedly punched his girlfriend and threatened a roommate with knives.
Water main work to affect N. Shore
The Honolulu Board of Water Supply last night advised North Shore residents from Pupukea to Kuilima to conserve water through today because of repair work on a broken 16-inch main.
Scout day camp for boys from west, central O'ahu
A day camp for boys in grades 1 through 5 that takes place in Pupukea next week is being organized by the Aloha Council Boy Scouts of America.
Working to protect O'ahu's country
Most Hawai'i residents are by now aware of the opportunity announced by Gov. Linda Lingle during her State of the State address to protect the Turtle Bay Resort on O'ahu's North Shore and preserve this ...
Shame of drug use gives way to hope
“When you're on it, you're so energetic. And when you're not, you're sad, depressed, angry and violent -- until the brain adjusts.”
Stories by Katherine Nichols knichols@starbulletin.com Amanda Tapec is one of the PATH Clinic's success stories. via Honolulu Star-Bulletin
Club seeks donations of flowers
WAHIAWA - Got flowers? The Wahiawa Rainbow Seniors Club is hoping the public will come through with enough blossoms to string into 2,000 lei to help decorate Schofield Barracks gravesites on Memorial Day. via The Honolulu Advertiser
Pine festival will be fruitful celebration
“People can ask us questions and we'll answer”
WAHIAWA - If New York City is the Big Apple, then Wahiawa should be dubbed the Big Pineapple. via The Honolulu Advertiser
“Doing work you love and being able to do it in this area has been a blessing.”
Kawika Dowsett builds luxury homes for a living. But when it came time to create a place of his own, he went for simple, open and Island-style. Michael Keany , photography by Olivier Koning Kawika Dowsett is a ... via Honolulu
Secrets of a Successful Exporter
“At one point my landlord gave me a bromeliad. Now we're the largest bromeliad grower in the state”
Touring Hawaiian Sunshine Nursery with its president David Fell is a wild ride. He drives his golf cart at breakneck speed, but stops suddenly to tenderly introduce a visitor to one of his plants, which he ... via Hawaii Business
An Insider's North Shore Food Tour
“Surfers are always starving. They had eaten breakfast before they surfed; it was now only an hour or two later, and they were hungry again.”
By Jen Murphy, Associate Features Editor Related Categories: Restaurants , Travel , Chefs Every year I live out my Blue Crush fantasies by spending one week on the North Shore of Oahu - arguably the surf mecca ... via Food & Wine
Menor's DUI test flawed, lawyer says
“He is good for the community, and he is a family man and a great legislator.”
A noted defense lawyer specializing in drunken-driving cases says state Sen. Ron Menor has a good shot at winning a drunken-driving case but could get his license revoked. via Honolulu Star-Bulletin
Celebrating Earth Day Hawaiian Style
By Jen Murphy, Associate Features Editor Related Categories: Events , Farms , Travel , News I was lucky enough to be in Hawaii last weekend and got to partake in the islands' pre-Earth Day festivities and also ... via Food & Wine
Residents Establish Efforts to Help Preserve Marine Life
“And of course you know no harvesting right?”
Pupukea on Oahu's north shore is home to a fish and marine life refuge. But residents discover, it takes a lot of work just to keep the area protected. via KHNL-TV Honolulu
Dozens Attend Funeral for Masumi Watanabe
“It's amazing to look across this room and see all the faces here. There are folks I know well and folks I don't. And I suspect it's the same for Masumi Watanabe.”
Music fills the air at Kawaihao Church, at the funeral for Masumi Watanabe, the 21 year old Japanese national abducted and killed last year in Pupukea. via KHNL-TV Honolulu
Masumi's death felt across ocean
“The purpose of this memorial service is to express the heartfelt sorrow and sympathy of the people of Hawai'i to the Watanabe family”
When news of the disappearance of Masumi Watanabe spread from Honolulu to Japan last April, a friend of the stricken family quietly sat down and began to painstakingly craft 1,000 origami cranes, or Senbazuru, ... via The Honolulu Advertiser