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That Lt. Gov. Duke Aiona is the odds-on favorite to earn his party's nomination is no secret, but his opponent, attorney John Carroll, says Aiona's front-runner status has translated into a near coronation. |
Rob ReportCalifornia and Hawaii define issues, cope with changesMy friend, who works for the city of Oakland, California, stood in the area that was once his front lawn. The late afternoon sun warmed the cocoa husk mulch covering his total-makeover landscaping project, producing an aroma like brownies baking in the oven. |
LC WatchThere's a tricky thing about this column. Our purpose is to shine a light on the LC, but in the process we sometimes end up inadvertently burning the victims of the department's capricious oversight. |
"What's the point of... |
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Number of confirmed swine flu cases in Hawaii as of June 18; three are from Maui
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At the biennial World Beard and Moustache Championships in May in Anchorage, Alaska, four local heroes "defeated" the usually dominant German contingent in the 18-category pageant, including overall champ David Traver of Girdwood, Alaska, whose woven chin hair suggests a long potholder. |
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“I’m from Seattle. It’s great there—it’s really cool and the sky is always gray…”
-Guy at Fred’s Mexican Cantina in Kihei, June 10 |
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“A shell crashed ashore. In the dun-colored houses along Kahului’s waterfront, stevedores and their women heard the gun again, like a door slamming, and again the crash of the shell. The Jap fired ten rounds in all. Then the submarine disappeared in the night. Announcing this attack on an undefended, unimportant cane-&-pineapple port, the U.S. Navy reported: no casualties, negligible damage.”
-From “Dusk in Kahului,” Time Magazine, Dec. 28, 1941 |
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