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DNA links man to Waikiki rape
Wed, 27 Aug 2008 06:33:00 -1000
The DNA of a former Schofield Barracks soldier already facing up to 40 years in prison for a series of dorm room invasions last year at the University of Hawai'i-Manoa has matched DNA linked to an unsolved rape case, prosecutors said yesterday.
Museum lands F-15A fighter jet
Wed, 27 Aug 2008 06:32:00 -1000
FORD ISLAND — F-15 fighters, with twin jet nozzles as big as small caves, can fly at 1,900 mph.
Another rail poll, similar results
Tue, 26 Aug 2008 22:58:00 -1000
Nearly three out of five registered voters surveyed favor building a rail system in Honolulu, according to a recent poll.
Clinton is facing unrealistic expectations, Hanabusa says
Wed, 27 Aug 2008 00:27:00 -1000
DENVER — U.S. Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton last night asked the women who stood by her during her presidential campaign, whom she affectionately called "my sisterhood of the traveling pantsuits," to work as hard for U.S. Sen. Barack Obama.
Hawaii SAT scores below average, still dropping
Wed, 27 Aug 2008 00:27:00 -1000
College-bound Hawai'i students performed less than stellar on the SAT compared to the average scores nationwide, according to 2008 results released yesterday by the College Board.
Hawaii tourism down 14.9% in July; state may boost marketing
Wed, 27 Aug 2008 10:29:00 -1000
Higher airfares and a slowing Mainland economy contributed to a 14.9 percent drop in visitor arrivals in July from a year earlier.

 

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