Hawaii

Runway project could expand air service in Bellingham

A $24.6 million runway resurfacing project at Bellingham International Airport next summer will pave the way for bigger planes that could someday provide direct service to Hawaii, Chicago or the East Coast. Art Choat, aviation...

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BRIEF: Woman confesses to 2007 Hawaii Kai burglary

Nov 20, 2009 (The Honolulu Advertiser - McClatchy-Tribune Information Services via COMTEX) -- A 30-year-old woman was arrested Wednesday in connection with a burglary that occurred in Hawaii Kai almost two years ago. A...

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Alana Blanchard conquers the Vans Women's Hawaiian Pro

Hawaii’s Alana Blanchard (Kauai) hit a career high today, defeating reigning world champion Stephanie Gilmore (Australia) to post a win in the Vans Hawaiian Pro, the first stop of the $1,000,000 Vans Triple Crown of Surfing....

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Hawaii unemployment remains at 7.2%

Hawaii's unemployment rate was 7.2 percent for the second consecutive month, as the number of residents without a job increased slightly to 46,656 in October. A report by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics shows Hawaii's...

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Man dies in apparent drowning at BYU Hawaii

A man died today after an apparent drowning at the swimming pool at BYU Hawaii in Laie. Bryan Cheplic, spokesman for the Emergency Services Department, said bystanders had pulled the man from the pool. Paramedics were called...

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Hawaii Marines provide holiday food donations

About 200 Marines and sailors from Marine Corps Base Hawaii's Headquarters Battalion planned to conduct a conditioning hike in which service members will each carry nearly 25 pounds of nonperishable food as part of their combat...

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CDC says swine-flu cases dropping in U.S., but not Hawaii

By MIKE STOBBE AP Medical Writer ATLANTA — Health officials say swine-flu cases appear to declining throughout most of the U.S., but the specter of Thanksgiving gatherings makes it hard to predict what will happen next. The...

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Hawaii helps 'New Moon' earn record $26.3 million at midnight showings

"The Twilight Saga: New Moon" has set a box-office record for midnight screenings and Hawaii moviegoers helped out. At the Regal Dole Cannery Stadium in Iwilei, there were seven midnight showings and six sold out. All 13...

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West Hawaii Child Welfare Services hit hard by layoffs

By Kim Eaton West Hawaii Today Once again, the children of Hawaii are being short-changed. As a result of state employee layoffs, the number of social workers in the West Hawaii Child Welfare Services Section has been nearly...

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Hawaii company starts commercial maile farm

WAILEA, Hawaii — A Hawaii company is starting the state's first large-scale commercial maile farm on the slopes of Mauna Kea. Most of the maile used to make leis in the islands comes from outside Hawaii. By some estimates, 90...

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