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1 hr ago | Honolulu Weekly

Charting Our Ancestral Past

H awaiki Rising by Sam Low tells the epic saga of voyaging on the Hokulea , which, as every Island schoolchild should know, is a traditionally constructed Hawaiian sailing vessel that is steered by observing natural elements, without instruments or maps.

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Related Topix: Hawaii Government

5 hrs ago | Honolulu Weekly

From the Outside

The feeling of being an outsider in one's beloved homeland is the theme underpinning Pamela Frierson's fluid and honest nature writing.

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Related Topix: Volcano, HI

5 hrs ago | Honolulu Weekly

Hardships, Loneliness, Triumphs

A deeply researched and careful weaving of previously unheard voices can be found in Mai Lepera, adding another layer about leprosy patients exiled to settlements at Makanalua peninsula in the 19th century.

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Related Topix: Hilo, HI

5 hrs ago | Honolulu Weekly

Panek Point

Calling this big fat novel Hawaii was bound to raise eyebrows. Hey, come run to the schoolyard to watch Mark Panek throw down! Pow! Right in the kisser of that other big fat novel named Hawaii , by whatsisname, the one everyone loves to put down that for better or worse became the siren call for mainland millions to take a jumbo jet to Waikiki.

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Related Topix: Asian-American, Japanese-American, Laie, HI

6 hrs ago | The Honolulu Advertiser

Kim disputes Greenwood's account of pressure

Greenwood, who is retiring from the university in September, referred to Kim's telephone call in an interview broadcast by Hawaii News Now on Monday in which she described her deteriorating relationships with the state Legislature and Gov.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US House of Representatives, Neil Abercrombie, Democrat, Hawaii Government

Tue May 21, 2013

Maui Weather Today

Hawaiian Islands Weather details & Aloha Paragraphs / May 21-22, 2013

Here's a link to the live web cam on the summit of near 13,800 foot Mauna Kea on the Big Island of Hawaii.

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Related Topix: Weather, Waimea, HI, Maui County, HI

Hawaii Tribune-Herald

Hawaii Public Radio aims for wider reach

Hilo is at the end of the line but is finally about to get a full serving of Hawaii Public Radio.

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Related Topix: Hilo, HI, Waimea, HI, Honolulu, HI, Wailuku, HI

Mon May 20, 2013

Examiner.com

LA Chef Roy Choi's rainbow - Part 3 of 3

Chef Roy Choi believes food more than anything else brings people from different cultures together.

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Related Topix: Hawaii Government, Life, Food, Pizza

The Honolulu Advertiser

Schools to cancel extra learning time

The state Department of Education is scaling back a move to provide extra learning time for students at struggling schools.

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Related Topix: Waianae, HI, Keaau, HI, Pahoa, HI

Hawaii Tribune-Herald

Hawaii Ecotourism Association honors its best

Three Hawaii tour guides and businesses and a Maui writer were recognized at the Hawaii Ecotourism Association's annual awards luncheon for their commitment to sustainable travel practices and outstanding efforts in educating Hawaii's visitors.

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Related Topix: North America Travel, Travel, Hawaii Travel, Volcano, HI, Kailua, HI

Hawaii Tribune-Herald

Bed and breakfasts thrive

Hawaii Island is home to most of the 192 bed and breakfasts legally operating in the state, according to Hawaii Tourism Authority's 2012 Visitor Plant Inventory data.

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Related Topix: North America Travel, Travel, Hawaii Travel, Hawaii Government, Keaau, HI, Gay/Lesbian, Transgender

Sat May 18, 2013

The Honolulu Advertiser

Swiss couple to bike up Mauna Kea

HILO >> Biking to the top of the 13,796-foot Mauna Kea volcano might seem like a daunting undertaking for many people, but it's just another adventure for a globetrotting Swiss couple with their four children.

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Related Topix: Australia, Oceania, World News

Thu May 16, 2013

Electric Energy Online

First Wind Scholars Program Awards 16 Scholarship Grants in 2013

Momentum for program continues to build as applicant pool and awards grow across project communities in the Northeast, West and Hawaii Boston, MA, May 16, 2013 - First Wind, an independent U.S.-based renewable energy company, announced that students from sixteen high schools across the country will be awarded scholarships through the company's ... (more)

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Related Topix: Alternative Energy, Renewable Energy (Green Energy), Energy, Wailuku, HI, Stanford University, Education Etc.

Maui Weather Today

Hawaiian Islands Weather details & Aloha Paragraphs / May 16-17, 2013

Air Temperatures ranged between these warmest and coolest spots near sea level - and on the highest mountain tops around the statea Here's a link to the live web cam on the summit of near 13,800 foot Mauna Kea on the Big Island of Hawaii.

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Related Topix: Weather, Poipu, HI, Maui County, HI

Common Dreams

As New CO2 Milestone Is Reached, Climate Science and Action Grow Inseparable

The view from Mauna Loa Observatory in Hawaii, where atmospheric research has been conducted since the 1950s.

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Related Topix: Hawaii Government, Global Warming, US News, Liberal Political News

Wed May 15, 2013

Honolulu Weekly

Hawaii Book & Music Festival

Who says you can't have it all? Come on, all you lovers of reading , music, film and dance-here's your chance to hoolaulea with your friends and Hawaii's arts community for an entire weekend.

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Related Topix: Honolulu, HI, Arts, Literature, Mililani, HI, Entertainment

Live Science

volcano rock glossary, volcano photo glossary

An amazing variety of rocks appear in Hawaii from a single type of molten rock called basalt.

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Related Topix: Volcanic Eruption, Natural Disasters, Geology, Science

Business Journal

PBS Hawaii closer to $30M fundraising goal for new facility

PBS Hawaii President and CEO Leslie Wilcox says the organization has raised $21 million of the $30 million it needs to break ground on a new facility.

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Related Topix: Honolulu, HI

The Honolulu Advertiser

Pomeranians taken from breeder

The living conditions were extremely filthy and pretty horrible, said Keoni Vaughn, director of operations for the Humane Society.

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Tue May 14, 2013

West Hawaii Today

Police arrest 28 for suspected DUI

Police arrested 28 drivers for suspected drunken driving between May 6 and Monday; six were involved in traffic accidents; eight were younger than 21.

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