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LIHU‘E — A convicted murderer sentenced to life in prison in 2001 after dousing his wife in cleaning fluid and lighting her on fire had his parole minimum doubled to 120 years following a recent hearing that forced family members to relive the traumatic episode.

Lihu‘e Town Core Plan amended
LIHU‘E — The long-term plan that could one day turn downtown Lihu‘e into a pedestrian paradise has taken a significant step forward in recent weeks.

TheGardenIsland.com > News > Kauai News > Final sugar ship sails into sunset
LIHU‘E — The official end of Kaua‘i processed sugar officially came around 4 p.m. Monday, when the transport ship Moku Pahu left Nawiliwili Harbor with the last Gay & Robinson sugar from the final harvest.

Occupancy rate low, even for slow month - Mauinews.com | News, Sports, Jobs, Visitor's Information - The Maui News
Maui hotel occupancies dropped to 55.8 percent in September.

Hana’s bamboo pavilion to get national attention -The Maui News
The project got the attention of producers of "Renovation Nation," a TV program on the Discovery Network's Planet Green. Steve Thomas, the former host of Public Broadcasting Service's "This Old House," visited the Hana building program's founder and coordinator Rick Rutiz and his students in January and worked with them to build the program's offices and workshop with bamboo in two days.

Chrysler wants to eliminate Maui's Island Dodge dealership
Chrysler wants to eliminate Maui's Island Dodge dealership

02/20/09 - DLNR TO BEGIN DEMOLITION, REMOVAL OF CATWALK AT KAUNAKAKAI HARBOR — Department of Land and Natural Resources
DLNR TO BEGIN DEMOLITION, REMOVAL OF CATWALK AT KAUNAKAKAI HARBOR:KAUNAKAKAI, MOLOKAI – The Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR) will begin demolition and removal of the collapsed cement catwalk adjoining the boat ramp at Kaunakakai Harbor on Tuesday, February 24.
During the demolition the Kaunakakai boat ramp will be closed for public safety due to the heavy equipment and trucks that will be working in the area.

New markets for local farmers - The Molokai Times
New markets for local farmers

Molokai Times to shut doors - The Molokai Times
Molokai Times to shut doors

Hawaii Tribune-Herald :: Hilo, Hawaii > Local News
Wailea harvest expected in about a year
WAILEA -- In a clearing about a half-mile off Chin Chuck Road, on the lower slopes of Mauna Kea, a radical agricultural experiment is taking place.

Heavy rains could bring flood threat to Big Island this afternoon | HonoluluAdvertiser.com | The Honolulu Advertiser
Heavy rains could bring flood threat to Big Island this afternoon

Kailua-Kona leads Hawaii in foreclosures - Pacific Business News (Honolulu):
Kailua-Kona leads Hawaii in foreclosures

GlennEx-Islamic radicals on what motivates -- and impedes -- extremism: Greenwald - Salon.com
Ex-Islamic radicals on what motivates -- and impedes -- extremism

Gaza's Water Supply Near Collapse | CommonDreams.org
RAMALLAH - The International Committee of the Red Cross has warned that Gaza's access to safe supply of drinking water could cease at any time.

Jimmy Carter - The Elders View Of the Middle East | Sabbah

Shari Arison, Israel's Wealthiest Woman, Says She Can See the Future. Really. - washingtonpost.com
Israel's Wealthiest Woman Says She Can See the Future

Lies, Ex-Cons, And 'Nasty' Bathrooms: Behind The Scenes At A Top GOP Outreach Firm | TPMMuckraker
Lies, Ex-Cons, And 'Nasty' Bathrooms: Behind The Scenes At A Top GOP Outreach Firm

Trying to govern California | The ungovernable state | The Economist
The ungovernable state