HONOLULU — Advocates for the elderly shouted from the Capitol rotunda Monday for Gov. Linda Lingle to sign a measure giving money for senior services, one of 52 bills Lingle has said she may veto.
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LIHUE (AP) — The Kauai County Council has voted unanimously to have its chairman, Bill ‘‘Kaipo’’ Asing, serve as mayor in the wake of the death of Mayor Bryan Baptiste.

Asing has served a » Full Story

HONOLULU — Hawaii tattoo artists and body piercers are seeking stronger laws to reduce the risk of spreading hepatitis or HIV through dirty needles.

They met with lawmakers Monday to disc » Full Story

HONOLULU (AP) — The state Transportation Department is changing its requirements for the H-1 Zipperlane in an effort to encourage Oahu motorists to car pool.

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HONOLULU (AP) — The Internal Revenue Service says that more than 24,000 Hawaii residents will not get their economic stimulus check because they have not filed the appropriate paperwork.

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HONOLULU — The main Hawaiian Islands bottom-fish management process and the state’s Aha Moku initiative will be discussed next week in Honolulu. A committee of the Western Pacific Regional Fishery Man » Full Story

HILO — The inaugural Na Pua No‘eau Hideo Noguchi Advancement of Native Hawaiians Scholarships were presented this year, and four of the six recipients are Maui County residents.

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HONOLULU — The U.S. Department of Education is releasing more than $3.5 million in grants under the Education of Native Hawaiians Program.

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WAIMEA, Hawaii — While much of America celebrates Independence Day with parades and family cookouts, cowboys on the Big Island mark it with a rodeo.

Parker Ranch hosts dozens of cowboys, » Full Story

KOHALA COAST, Hawaii — With a couple of strong flaps of their flippers, five green sea turtles tasted freedom for the first time Friday along the Kohala Coast.

The five juvenile turtles — » Full Story