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“In fact, one of the men shared that his mom traveled 18 hours and that she was denied visitation with him--and this was his mother!”

Enter Saguaro and there is no mistaking where you are. There are 140 security cameras, stun fences with razor wire, and inmates who would rather be anywhere else. via KGMB-TV Honolulu

“We want to remind them of home at that time of year when it's very hard to be away”

Volunteer effort brings holiday cheer to troops By Robert Shikina rshikina@starbulletin.com Volunteers from Operation Homefront are celebrating Veterans Day by packing nearly a ton of cookies, Spam, slippers ... via Honolulu Star-Bulletin

“Our ancestors paddled here from the Marquesas over 1,300 years ago”

Molokai keeps mass development at bay. So, it remains a great escape from the fast lane. via Asbury Park Press

“We're looking at our first real swell to build Monday, right on time”

Vans Triple Crown of Surfing Surfersvillage Global Surf News , 8 November, 2007 : - - Honolulu - - What sets the Vans Triple Crown of Surfing apart from every other professional surfing event in the world - ... via Surfing News and Contests, Surf Repor...

ATA's Hawaii for Le$$ $ale INDIANAPOLIS, IN 11/09/07 November 9, 2007: Why not enjoy Thanksgiving and Christmas on the beach? ATA has the solution for you! Now through Tuesday, November 13, save up to $40 extra ... via KXMA-TV Dickinson

Linda Lingle's former chief of staff Bob Awana. The e-mails between Awana and a woman in the Philippines are at the center of the case in which Indian national Rajdatta Patkar pleaded guilty and was sentenced ... via KPUA-AM Hilo

“We at the state do apologize for what happened to this girl. It was a terrible thing and she was very brave to come forward and report what had been done to her”

Another lawsuit alleging sex assault of a minor girl by a guard at Hawai'i Youth Correctional Facility has been filed in court, three months after the state agreed to pay $350,000 to settle similar claims filed ... via The Honolulu Advertiser

“We have pork on the menu...we serve fresh whole mussel fish once a week”

As the sun sets in Elroy, Arizona you can hear the sounds of Red rock prison. Here clanking doors are a familiar sound, but inside something unexpected. via KGMB-TV Honolulu

“It would be appropriate in this particular case to have it heard in open court”

WAILUKU Second Circuit Judge Joseph Cardoza has set 8 a.m. next Wednesday for a hearing on the state's motion to dissolve the injunction that has kept the Hawaii Superferry in port. via Maui News

“We didn't know if we would be able to keep the doors open, so it's by the grace of God that we're still here.”

KAPOLEI - A Kapolei-based nonprofit will soon be able to triple its outreach services, thanks to a rather sizeable grant from the Office of Hawaiian Affairs . via The Honolulu Advertiser

“Some people might say what he did was kind of foolish, but to us, he's a hero”

A man convicted yesterday of murdering an off-duty deputy sheriff will be the first person sentenced under a new state law allowing juries to impose extra prison time on certain 'persistent' criminal offenders. via The Honolulu Advertiser

The House of Representatives recently approved a bill that would establish disturbing racial classifications under American law. via The Cato Institute

In the fifth instance, Aloha beat the price on Hawaiian's San Diego to Kahului route. via SmarterTravel

Gov. Linda Lingle on Monday signed into law a bill that allows the Hawaii Superferry to resume service while an environmental study is conducted. via Pacific Business News

“We want this to be a prison where they are bettering themselves”

Two privately run Arizona prisons housing Hawaii inmates are safe and improving their services to inmates, said a Hawaii state senator who toured the facilities. via Arizona Daily Sun

“Today, the homeless people are our own people”

In a rare joint appearance, three former Democratic governors participated in a panel to help Oahu Democrats in next year's election. via Honolulu Star-Bulletin

“The Hawai'i Advisory Committee considers the denial of Native Hawaiian self-determination and self-governance to be a serious erosion of this group's equal protection and human rights.”

It was no surprise to read that William Burgess, our fellow Hawai'i State Advisory Committee member to the United States Commission on Civil Rights, wants the Akaka bill to 'end up in the trash can where it ... via The Honolulu Advertiser

Revised sentencing law might affect 30 convicts By Nelson Daranciang ndaranciang@starbulletin.com City Prosecutor Peter Carlisle says about 30 convicts his office put behind bars could ask the courts for ... via Honolulu Star-Bulletin

“They have done wrong, and they must not think that they did right”

A descendant of Hawaiian royalty is vowing to shut down the state's most prominent Hawaiian burial organization. via TheHawaiiChannel

Governor Linda Lingle nominated Katherine Grace Leonard to the Intermediate Court of Appeals Friday. via KHNL-TV Honolulu