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Lunchtime without the waste - Honolulu Advertiser
Danika Abenoja of Makiki, age 4 and a student at The Early School, is a green kid. She prides herself on her green habits and thinks everyone should have a green lunch box just like hers. In fact, she comes off as a mini-Martha Stewart when talking ... (more...)
Oil rebounds on Europe bank rescue plan - Honolulu Advertiser
VIENNA, Austria ? A pledge by European countries to keep the banking sector afloat injected optimism into oil markets today, with prices rebounding from a 13-month low to rise well above $80 a barrel. Gasoline and heating oil also recorded ... (more...)
High surf advisory continues for North Shore - Honolulu Advertiser
A large northwest swell is continuing to produce above normal surf mainly along the north-facing shores of most the smaller Hawaiian Islands, the National Weather Service said. A high surf advisory has been issued until 6 p.m. Tuesday for the north ... (more...)
Paul Krugman wins the Nobel economics prize - Honolulu Advertiser
STOCKHOLM, Sweden ? Paul Krugman, the Princeton University scholar, New York Times columnist and unabashed liberal, won the Nobel prize in economics today for his analysis of how economies of scale can affect trade patterns and the location of ... (more...)
Maui cattle ranchers market local beef - Honolulu Advertiser
PUKALANI, Hawaii ? Maui cattle ranchers are promoting their beef with a new label and a publicity campaign to encourage local consumption. Six Maui ranches with 60,000 acres have joined to produce a local product that emphasizes the Angus breed ... (more...)
Germany orchestrates its own $671B bailout plan - Honolulu Advertiser
BERLIN ? The German government today assembled a rescue package worth as much as 500 billion euros ($671 billion) to shore up the country's financial system ? part of a coordinated European bailout effort. Finance Ministry spokesman Torsten Albig ... (more...)
Wall Street soars as government pledges bank aid - Honolulu Advertiser
NEW YORK ? Wall Street surged today as investors rushed into stocks after eight sessions of devastating losses, hoping that the stock market is finding some footing following pledges by governments to further aid the banking sector, including plans ... (more...)
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More Hawaii residents turning to food aid - Honolulu Advertiser
With the price of food ? and everything else ? rising and the economy worsening, thousands more people in Hawai'i are using food stamps at the same time that free food pantries are getting slammed with lots of extra people needing help. Some 101 ... (more...)
Austria pledges $114 billion to banks - Honolulu Advertiser
VIENNA, Austria ? Austria's government says it's prepared to prop up troubled banks with up to euro85 billion ($114 billion) in guarantees, if they need it to survive the global financial crisis. Chancellor Alfred Gusenbauer says his government is ... (more...)
Maquoketa teacher dies in Hawaii
Maquoketa High School teacher William Cooey, 57, of Dubuque, died in Hawaii this week while visiting his son before a military deployment. (more...)
Local companies feel market turmoil
Shares of local companies ended a horrendous week as financial turmoil took its toll on stock markets. (more...)
The Honolulu Advertiser's Ilima Awards
Held on the grounds of Diamond Head Theatre, the ILIMA AWARDS honor Hawaii's top restaurants as voted on by the readers of The Honolulu Advertiser. (more...)
New look sought on revenue projections
State House and Senate leaders have asked the state Council on Revenues to revisit its revenue forecast in light of the crisis in the nation's financial markets. (more...)
Companies in Hawai'i also suffer
Shares of Hawai'i companies tumbled as stocks continued their October swoon and major market indices slumped lower. (more...)
Maquoketa teacher dies in Hawaii
Maquoketa High School teacher William Cooey, 57, of Dubuque, died in Hawaii this week while visiting his son before a military deployment. (more...)
Guardsman from Saipan dies during training
The Honolulu Advertiser is reporting the death of a Hawaii Army National Guardsman originally from the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands who died while training at Fort Hood, Texas prior to a ... (more...)
Advertiser seeks voluntary cuts
The Honolulu Advertiser has announced a new round of voluntary buyouts as part of a plan to cut expenses by $5 million to $10 million a year. (more...)
Sports notices
Oct. 15-Teams needed for 6-feet and under basketball league on Wednesday nights at Kaimuki Gym. (more...)
Obama is an American. No, really.
Wouldn't it be nice if we had a contemporaneous corroboration of Obama's Hawaii birth? As it happens, we do - provided by another PUMA who wanted to find ways to disqualify Obama. (more...)