'Hawaii Five-0' Season 3 finale: McGarrett finds himself in a tight spot
hawaii-five-0-season-3-finale-alex-oloughlin. Season 3 of "Hawaii Five-0" looked for all the world that it was going to end with a few unanswered questions, but well short of the cliffhangers that have marked the close of the first two seasons. Yes ...
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Could Hawaii get hit by a powerful tornado like the one in Oklahoma?
“In fact the biggest tornado we've had in Hawaii was an F2, and that made landfall in Kailua Kona in 1971. That was one of four tornadoes that hit Hawaii that day. Three tornadoes hit the Big Island and one hit Oahu, said Robert Ballard of the ...
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'Hawaii Five-0' Finale: Someone's Leaving The Team (VIDEO) - Huffington Post
For its big season finale, "Hawaii Five-0" offered a potentially game-changing moment. Kono ran off with Adam to China. It certainly seemed to be set up as a temporary thing, until Steve could clean up things back home, but the question is how long is ...
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Hawaiian Springs Has Successful Start to Partnership With Hawaii Plant ...
KE'AAU, Hawaii — Volunteers and conservationists gently planted saplings representing the last wild nanu plants (Gardenia brighamii) on Oahu coordinated by the Hawaii Plant Extinction Prevention Program (PEPP) in partnership with the Hawaiian Springs ...
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White House honor for Hawaii civil rights leader
She was appointed to the state Civil Rights Commission in 2012. She drafted the Hawaii safe schools law, which gave the legislature and the governor an opportunity to join the effort to reduce bullying and harassment in public schools. Printable ...
Source: San Francisco Chronicle (full article)

Huskies dominate Hawaii, advance
Junior right-hander Bryana Walker held hard-hitting Hawaii without a hit Sunday in an 8-0 romp in the Seattle Regional title game. The NCAA tournament contest was called after five innings because of the eight-run mercy rule. Washington (41-15), the No.
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Visitor Industry Charity Walk raises $1.67 million
Visitor Industry Charity Walk chairman and Waikiki Parc Hotel general manager, Julie Arigo, and KCCN FM 100's Shannon Scott, cheer more than 7,000 Oahu walkers with the McKinley High School cheerleaders at the Hawaii Prince Hotel Waikiki checkpoint ...
Source: Honolulu Star-Advertiser (full article)

Hawaii junket: Too bad Detroit pension board members didn't
The Detroit News (blog) If you're going to take a $20,000 trip to Hawaii on an insolvent city's dime, you sure enough need to do a good job of justifying it. Considering the hot water in which four Detroit pension board members now find themselves with emergency manager Kevyn ...
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What to Watch Monday: Bates Motel, Five-0 and Four Other Finales,
TVLine Bates Motel On TV this Monday: Bates Motel has no more vacancies for the season; Hawaii Five-0 books one last case; Rules of Engagement and The Big C call it quits and The Goodwin Games get going. Here are 10 programs to keep on your radar.
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[Video] 'Hawaii Five-0' Season 3 Finale Sneak Peek: Who Will Be Lost? -
BuddyTV The Hawaii Five-0 season 3 finale airs on Monday, May 20, 2013. The episode, called "Aloha. Malama Pono" (Hawaiian for "Farewell and Take Care) promises to be action-packed. Check out the episode synopsis and a couple of sneak peek videos below to ...
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Say 'aloha' to Hawaii's best bets
Known as "The Gathering Place," the third largest Hawaiian island features an eclectic mix of eastern and western influences, from the historic architecture of Iolani to the metropolitan cityscapes of Honolulu. Outdoorsy types can surf the coast and ...
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Hawaii gets approval for education law waiver
HONOLULU (AP) — The Obama administration has approved Hawaii's request for a waiver from provisions of the federal No Child Left Behind education law. In 2011, the administration announced it would let states avoid certain requirements, like students ...
Source: San Francisco Chronicle (full article)

Attendance at Hawaii pension conference is down amid criticism that ...
HONOLULU — Organizers of an annual conference for people who manage more than $3 trillion in public sector pension funds say administrators are skipping this year's meeting in Hawaii to avoid the perception they're wasting money by heading to the ...
Source: Washington Post (full article)

Gophers lose to Hawaii again, eliminated from NCAA softball
Minnesota lost 3-0 to Hawaii on Saturday night in the losers' bracket of an NCAA Regional in Seattle. That was the same score the Rainbow Wahine beat the Gophers the day before. And again, it was Kaia Parnaby in the circle who shut out the Gophers on a ...
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Kanakaʻole to share unique voice in SF Sunday
Kaumakaiwa Kanakaʻole may joke that there is nothing special about him, but the Hawaiian singer-songwriter has truly come into his own as a world musician, one renowned for his voice's inimitable tone and clarity, the strength and wisdom he draws from ...
Source: San Francisco Chronicle (blog) (full article)

In pursuit of Hawaii's wily feral pigs
Miles Fukushima takes a break with his tracking dogs along a trail while hunting for wild pigs in Halawa, Hawaii. Many people in Hawaii grew up hunting pigs, an old family tradition that dates at least to the islands' plantation days of the early 20th ...
Source: The Seattle Times (full article)

'Hawaii Five-0' finale sneak peek and spoilers: Kono is on the run
"Hawaii Five-0" will air its season finale on Monday night on CBS. On Friday, May 17, Spoiler TV shared a sneak peek released for the episode, "Hawaii Five-0" episode 3.24 titled "Aloha Malama Pono." Check out the previously released photos for this ...
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Hawaii to get $250000 to clean tsunami debris
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is distributing the money to Alaska, California, Hawaii, Oregon and Washington and will allocate the remainder as needs arise. It's unclear how far the money will stretch for what some state officials ...
Source: Honolulu Star-Advertiser (full article)

Hawaii Movie Remembers Hoosiers - Boxscore
Boxscore: INDIANAPOLIS (May 18, 2013) - There have been many great basketball stories emanating from Hollywood. Recently, some lost to history anecdotes from the basketball film HOOSIERS (1986) came to light. Many consider HOOSIERS to be the ...
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Wade Robson in Hawaii With Family as Michael Jackson Molestation Claim ...
In the midst of his Michael Jackson molestation claims, Wade Robson was spotted in Hawaii with his family after rumors sparked that he planned to move there soon. The 30-year-old famed choreographer was spotted doing some grocery shopping in Hawaii ...
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Castle family exploring possibility of selling its real estate in Hawaii
The Castle family has owned land in Kailua for more than a hundred years, and is one of Hawaii's top land owners. But the Castle family is now looking into the possibility of selling its commercial real estate properties ...
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Troubled Detroit pensions pay for Hawaii trip - USA Today
DETROIT -- Four trustees of Detroit's two public pension funds are heading to a Hawaiian beach resort this weekend with their $22,000 tab paid for by the funds, which are mired in claims of mismanagement and said to be at least $600 million underfunded.
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Hawaii runner invited to return to Boston Marathon
Invitations went out to more than 5,000 people on Thursday including several Hawaii runners. Kit Smith still gets chills knowing he was less than a mile from the finish line when the two bombs exploded. “It's something that will live in my memory ...
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Cruising the Hawaiian islands offers an Aloha State of mind - Vancouver Sun
Many Hawaiian cruises are repositioning to or from Seattle and Vancouver to the South Pacific, Australia and New Zealand during each year's seasonal shift. However, Hawaii cruise traffic continues to grow due to return trips to ports such as San ...
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Hawaii gov suggests environmental quality director
As interim director, Salmonson will coordinate efforts to maintain the best quality of Hawaii's environment. Abercrombie says Salmonson will provide strong leadership. He says she will help small businesses follow environmental regulations and rules.
Source: Seattle Post Intelligencer (full article)

Hawaii delegation supports bill on military sexual assault
All four members of Hawaii's Congressional delegation have signed onto a bill that would for the first time remove from the military chain of command decision-making over whether serious crimes are prosecuted. The proposal follows outrage over high ...
Source: Honolulu Star-Advertiser (full article)

Hawaii makes changes to extended learning time for struggling schools
The Republic HONOLULU — Hawaii's Department of Education is scaling back a move to provide extra learning time for struggling schools. Last year's approval of extended learning time for low-performing schools on Oahu's Waianae coast and in the Kau, Keaau and ...
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Hawaii Struggles with Ocean Safety
During the summer, a shorefront area called Queen's Bath on the Hawaiian island of Kauai is calm and picturesque. It's a rock shelf on Kauai's northern shore, where sea turtles can be seen wandering peacefully amid tide pools filled with clear water.
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CBS Schedule For 2013-2014: 'Hawaii Five-0' Moves To Fridays, 'The Crazy ...
CBS announced its new schedule for the 2013-2014 season and it's filled with some changes and new comedies. "Person of Interest" moves to Tuesdays at 10 p.m. ET. "Hawaii Five-0" is moving from Mondays at 10 p.m. ET to Fridays at 9 p.m. ET. Anna Faris' ...
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Auditor: Hawaii airport projects mismanaged
HONOLULU (AP) — Hawaii's state auditor says Transportation Department officials improperly shifted buying power to a contractor managing a $1.7 billion renovation of the Honolulu airport as part of a pattern of repeat violations. Acting State Auditor ...
Source: San Francisco Chronicle (full article)

The 'Bows Are Back – Rainbow Warriors Return To Hawaii
When the University of Hawaii football team lines up August 29 in Aloha Stadium against the USC Trojans, they will be a different team than they've been for the past 13 years. How so? The school is bringing back their old moniker: Rainbow Warriors.
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Starwood Hawaii's Keith Vieira to retire at the end of this year
He is active in the local tourism industry and business organizations and has served two terms on the Hawaii Tourism Authority board of directors, and previously for the Hawaii Visitors and Convention Bureau and the Oahu Visitors Bureau's boards. He ...
Source: Pacific Business News (Honolulu) (full article)

AAA Hawaii: Gas prices up again
“Two more states have gas price averages over the $4 a gallon mark: Alaska at $4.07 and California at $4.06,” AAA Hawaii General Manager Liane Sumida said. “Using the telephone to get information and using mail or online ordering avoids unnecessary ...
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Endangered Hawaiian hawks found shot on Big Island
Two endangered Hawaiian hawks were found wounded on the Big Island after apparently being shot with a pellet gun, and federal wildlife officials want to know who is responsible. The hawks were treated at the Three Ring Ranch, a Kailua-Kona exotic ...
Source: Honolulu Star-Advertiser (full article)

Hawaii unemployment drops to 4.9 percent in April
HONOLULU (AP) — Hawaii's unemployment rate dropped to 4.9 percent in April, the state's lowest rate since October 2008, officials said Thursday. The state Department of Labor and Industrial Relations said the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate ...
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Addressing Hawaii's Dangerous Destinations
Just several months into the year and one Hawaiian island is on pace to have a record number of drownings; The Investigative Unit uncovers how local leaders are dealing with the spike and asks: Should the state of Hawaii be doing more?
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Hawaii refracts on team names; 'Rainbow' back
HONOLULU (AP) -- Hawaii's athletic department is scrapping a plan to drop the word ''Rainbow'' from its men's teams' nicknames. Hawaii officials announced Tuesday that starting July 1, all the school's men's teams would be known as the Rainbow Warriors ...
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Hawaii announces return to 'Rainbow Warriors' nickname
Per the Honolulu Star-Advertiser, Hawaii athletic director Ben Jay announced Tuesday that all of the school's men's athletics teams will once again be known as the Rainbow Warriors -- including the football team, which has used the nickname "Warriors" ...
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CBS Fall Schedule: Hawaii Five-0 Moves to Fridays, Two-Hour Comedy Block ...
CBS announced its new fall schedule Wednesday, moving drama Hawaii Five-0 to Fridays, Person of Interest to Tuesdays, and introducing a two-hour comedy block on Thursdays. New comedies We Are Men and Mom, starring Anna Faris and Allison Janney, ...
Source: Seattle Post Intelligencer (full article)

Hawaii to Go by Rainbow Warriors
Hawaii will scrap a plan, announced in February, to drop the word “Rainbow” from the nickname of its men's sports teams. All of Hawaii's teams next season will be the Rainbow Warriors instead of simply the Warriors. Currently, the Hawaii men's teams ...
Source: New York Times (full article)

Hawaii governor orders state flags to fly at half-staff for Peace
The Republic HONOLULU — Hawaii Gov. Neil Abercrombie is ordering state flags to be flown at half-staff alongside the national flag in recognition of Peace Officers Memorial Day. Abercrombie says the people of Hawaii join the nation in recognizing state, county and ...
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