Woman arrested in twin’s death off cliff fights extradition
By MICHAEL HILL A woman accused of killing her twin sister by driving their SUV off a cliff in Hawaii travelled to upstate New York to grieve the loss of…
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Hawaiian seafood caught by foreign crews confined on boats
By MARTHA MENDOZA and MARGIE MASON Pier 17 doesn’t even show up on most Honolulu maps. Cars whiz past it on their way to Waikiki’s famous white sand beaches. Yet…
Obama plans to create world’s largest marine protected area
By KEVIN FREKING President Barack Obama will expand a national monument off the coast of Hawaii, creating a safe zone for tuna, sea turtles and thousands of other species in…
Sanders wins Alaska, Washington; Clinton holds delegate lead
By LISA LERER Bernie Sanders scored a duo of wins in Western caucus contests Saturday, giving a powerful psychological boost to his supporters but doing little to move him closer…
Pacific trade ministers fail to reach deal in Hawaii talks
By AUDREY McAVOY Trade ministers from a dozen Pacific Rim nations failed to reach a deal on a new trade agreement that would cover nearly 40 percent of the global…
For President Barack Obama library, a contest of haves vs have-nots
By JOSH LEDERMAN President Barack Obama has preached economic opportunity and equal access to education as cornerstones of the legacy he wants to leave behind. But in the contest to…
Hawaiian baritone making his mark in Verdi
By MIKE SILVERMAN In this Nov. 18, 2013 photo provided by Lyric Opera of Chicago, Quinn Kelsey as Germont, left, performing with Joseph Calleja as his son Alfredo, during the…
EXEC: COMPANY HAD NO MOLASSES SPILL RESPONSE PLAN
By OSKAR GARCIA John Hernandez of Kailua, Hawaii and owner of John’s Fresh Fish, describes the effect of the spilled molasses will have on the marine like in Honolulu Harbor…