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BY KATHY E. READ - Richmond, Va. — From Arlington National Cemetery to Appomattox Court House, Virginia is a veritable history lesson that illuminates how America became what it is today. And millions of Americans flock here each summer to visit Mt. Vernon and Monticello, and Fredericksburg, Williamsburg and Yorktown and hopefully reflect on what [...]
BY MARSHA WIENERT - A healthy summer travel season, combined with increases in the number of domestic and international airline seats positively impacted Hawai'i's tourism industry and resulted in increases in visitor arrivals, total per person per day spending and overall visitor spending for the second month in a row. The continued improvement in the [...]
BY CENTER FOR PUBLIC INTEGRITY - The Coast Guard has gathered evidence it failed to follow its own firefighting policy during the Deepwater Horizon disaster and is investigating whether the chaotic spraying of tons of salt water by private boats contributed to sinking the ill-fated oil rig, according to interviews and documents. Related Stories Renegade [...]
Yesterday, President Obama delivered a major speech on education in an effort to garner support for his Race to the Top grant program and his push for national education standards and tests. The President’s remarks came on the heels of a speech delivered by Education Secretary Arne Duncan on Tuesday at the National Press Club, during which [...]
This week, the same committee that five years ago foisted the Bridge to Nowhere on the American taxpayer went a different direction. The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee launched a sortable, downloadable database of three years' worth of earmarks under their jurisdiction. With this database, never again will taxpayers be kept in the dark about parochial, non-debated projects [...]
HONOLULU- Coast Guard crewmembers aboard an HC-130 Hercules airplane from Air Station Barbers Point medevaced a Navy dive team member from Kiritimati (Christmas) Island, Thursday evening after he began suffering from chest pains and respiratory distress. The Coast Guard command center here received a call for assistance about 8 p.m. Wednesday from the Theater Patient [...]
When the University of Hawaii played its first football game at Aloha Stadium in September of 1975, their opponent was Texas A&I, a school name that no longer exists. The cost of building the brand new stadium in Halawa – located 10 miles from the old Honolulu Stadium or “Termite Palace”— was $37 million, a price [...]
CrimeStoppers and the Honolulu Police Department are seeking the public’s assistance in locating Kevin Pacheco who is wanted for a $100,000 Felony Contempt warrant and for questioning in an Attempted Murder. On July 29, 2010, prior to 10:15 a.m., Deputy Sherriffs were searching for Pacheco to serve him a warrant. He was located on Kalukalu [...]
The state’s largest construction union, The Hawaii Carpenters Union, Local 745 (HCU), announced its endorsement of Mufi Hannemann to serve as Hawaii’s next governor at a press conference held today at the union’s headquarters in Honolulu. Ron Taketa, Financial Secretary and Business Representative of the Carpenters said Hannemann’s effective leadership and extensive experience in public [...]
HONOLULU —Hawai‘i Pacific Health will celebrate the rebranding of its Aiea facility from Kapi‘olani Medical Center at Pali Momi to Pali Momi Medical Center at a reception on Friday, July 30, 2010 from 6 to 8 p.m. at the main entrance located at 98-1079 Moanalua Rd. The program begins at 6:15 p.m. with welcome remarks by [...]
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