HPD investigating Chinatown assault
An 83-year-old man is fighting for his life after he was found with severe head injuries early Wednesday morning in Chinatown.
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Maui beach closed after shark sighting
According to the Department of Land and Natural Resources, two divers were chased by a 10-foot …
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HPD: Serial rapist on the loose
Honolulu police are asking for the public's help in identifying and catching a person they believe …
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Diamond Head seawall belongs to state
A widely-used Diamond Head seawall is old and deteriorating. Now, after a 10-year fight, we finally…
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Beware of caller ID imposters
Ever been a victim of a spoof? It's when con artists use caller ID to trick local residents. It …
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Recent spike in shark attacks not affecting Maui tourism
Maui has seen a spike in unprovoked shark attacks this year. But are these attacks making visitors cancel their travel plans to the Valley Isle?
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Lawsuit: State not providing enough money for families with foster kids
Hundreds of families open their homes to foster children in Hawaii. But they say they're not getting enough support from the state, so they've filed a lawsuit hoping to get a little extra to provide the basics to needy children.
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Laulima: Family struggles after father loses job
Times can be tough around the holidays for families with only one income. Losing a job only escalates the problems.
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Company cited for freeway sludge spill
In a State Public Utility Commission (PUC) hearing Wednesday morning, Commissioners issued an order confirming a motor carrier violation for SER Trucking connected with the August 31 sludge spill on the H-1 freeway in Aiea.
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Man injured after being run over by truck
A 54-year-old man was rushed to the hospital after he was run over by pickup truck.
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State asking for participation in phone survey
The Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs has contracted SMS to conduct a phone survey over the next few weeks of Hawaii residents and small businesses to find out how people in Hawaii are using their Internet connections and how …
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Employees evacuate after Maui restaurant fire
Maui Firefighters responded to the Wendy's restaurant on Kamehameha Avenue in Kahului early Wednesday morning.
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Doctors plan medical trip to Philippines
A group of 40 volunteers from Hawaii are paying their own way to go to the Philippines to help victims of Super Typhoon Haiyan.
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UH honors football player with memorial
The University of Hawaii is planning a memorial service for football player Willis Wilson.
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Kauai Police arrest career criminal in Haena
Kauai Police arrested repeat offender 36-year-old Kyle Masato Matsumoto of Hanalei for the second time in two days. They he was most recently arrested Monday for second degree theft, after he allegedly stole a handbag from a visiting Japanese couple.
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Coast Guard seeks public's help in finding boaters
The Coast Guard Sector Command Center received a call at 6:30 p.m. from a concerned hiker who observed two people in a small inflatable boat with an outboard engine striking a reef just off the beach.
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Maui police investigating hotel death
Maui police are investigating the death of a man whose body was found at the Marriott Ocean Club in Lahaina.
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DLNR reopens Maui beach after fatal shark bite
A day after a shark bit a visitor while he was kayak fishing off waters near Makena Beach, the state reopened the beach.
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Waialae Avenue reopened after car crashes into pole
Honolulu police reopened Waialae Avenue after a car crashed into a pole.
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Traffic Advisory for 'Lights on Rice' Parade on Kauai
Kauai County officials say the annual Lights on Rice Parade is scheduled for Friday, Dec. 6 starting at 6 p.m. The parade will begin at Vidinha Stadium, head down Hoolako and Rice streets, and end on Eiwa Street at the Historic County Building.
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Nearly week of frigid temperatures for West
DENVER (AP) — The jet stream hunkered to the south Wednesday, promising to bring nearly a week of temperatures that could dip to 20-below or worse in the northern midsection of the country, and forcing much of the rest of the nation to …
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DIGITS: Americans' isolationism on the rise
EDITOR'S NOTE _ Digits is Associated Press Director of Polling Jennifer Agiesta's take on the numbers that reflect our world and the survey research techniques used to find them.
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Lawyer: NY engineer had 'daze' before train wreck
YONKERS, N.Y. (AP) — An engineer whose speeding commuter train ran off the rails along a curve, killing four people, experienced a hypnosis-like "daze" and nodded at the controls just before the wreck, and by the time he caught himself it …
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Nigerian man survives 3 days at bottom of Atlantic
LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — About 100 feet down, on the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean, divers had already pulled four bodies out of the sunken tugboat. Then a hand appeared on a TV screen monitoring the recovery.
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Egypt's antiquities fall victim to political chaos
CAIRO (AP) — The century-old home of Egypt's mummies and King Tutankhamun's treasures is trying to make the best out of the worst times of political turmoil. But the Egyptian Museum is taking a hammering on multiple levels, from riots on its doorstep to funding so meager it can't keep up paper clip supplies for its staff.
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Honduran computer 'geeks' check election tally
TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (AP) — Four Honduran computer programmers watching their country's dispute over the vote count in the hotly contested presidential race decided to check the results themselves, using the power of the Internet and its …
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Breaking: Mariota decides to stay in school
This afternoon, Oregon quarterback and Saint Louis graduate Marcus Mariota decided to decline potential millions in the NFL draft, and return to Eugene for the 2014 season.
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UH Wahine Volleyball fans line up for tickets
University of Hawaii Rainbow Wahine Volleyball fans lined up at the Stan Sheriff Center Tuesday morning to purchase tickets to the 2013 NCAA Tournament.
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Mariota named to Pac-12 1st team
Despite seeing his Heisman trophy hopes fall by the wayside, Saint Louis graduate Marcus Mariota is still getting big recognition.
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3-1-1 city complaints, is anyone listening?
Complaining to city hall got easier a few years ago with a smart-phone app called 3-1-1 but what happens to all those tips?
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Health connector shakeup follows other state intervention
Stepping into Coral Andrews' job in the interim is in the man Gov. Neil Abercrombie put in charge of implementing the president's federal health care act, Tom Matsuda. This isn't the first time the state has had to step in.
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Work out solar details before buying, selling home
Solar panels can become a hot-potato during the property buying process if sellers and buyers aren't careful.
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Revealed: What stalled Hawaii's health exchange & why some uninsured are…
More than a month after the Hawaii Health Connector went online, thousands of insurance seekers remain in limbo.
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Bird steals camera in Australia, records journey
SYDNEY (AP) — A brazen bird snatched a video camera that was recording crocodiles in northwest Australia and captured fascinating footage of its 110-kilometer (70-mile) journey across the country's remote landscape.
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Russia outraged by giant Louis Vuitton suitcase
MOSCOW (AP) — Politicians didn't like it, the public didn't like it, so the gigantic Louis Vuitton suitcase is being booted out of Red Square.
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Washington man sticks with 'Joe Biden defense'
VANCOUVER, Wash. (AP) — A Washington state man who fired a shotgun in the air to scare off car prowlers has refused a plea deal and says he's sticking with what's become known as the "Joe Biden defense."
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