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Hawaii workplace safety regulator looks into blast
Department of Labor spokesman Bill Kunstman said Monday the state's Occupational Safety and Health office would be investigating the accident that killed five employees last week. The Honolulu Fire Department is pursuing its own investigation into the
Updated: 04/12/2011 06:26P
Prison experts brief Hawaii lawmakers about reform
By AP HONOLULU (AP) — Hawaii lawmakers are hearing from legal experts about a national project designed to increase public safety, reduce prison spending and create alternate criminal justice strategies. Two people from the Department of Justice's
Updated: 04/12/2011 06:26P
Wealthy could lose right to legal aid
Justice Minister Simon Powers wants to save $400 million over five years. But it could mean those on lower incomes miss out. “If the funding is reduced then I guess that's a good thing, but if it's at the cost of justice – that's simply unjustifiable,”
Updated: 04/12/2011 06:26P
Venice interviews police chief finalists
To reduce the budget, he would look at reorganizing personnel and reducing the number of take-home vehicles. While all three candidates sat at the dais and were supposed to answer the same questions, Council Member Emilio Carlesimo singled out Lewis
Updated: 04/12/2011 06:25P
Small plane with instructor, student on board slams into hangar at Corona
The accident happened just before 9 am on the west end of the field. Witnesses reported the two-seat Cessna 150 Aerobat was doing touch-and go landings when it suddenly veered off the runway and flew into the closed hangar, nosing straight into the
Updated: 04/12/2011 06:25P
Convicted killer charged with DWI
Municipal prosecutors also said he should be banned from seeing his children, who were in the car at the time of the crash. Piggee, a Skyway resident, was arrested Wednesday a block from the crash scene. He was allegedly at the wheel of a BMW that
Updated: 04/12/2011 06:25P
Convicted killer charged with DWI
Municipal prosecutors also said he should be banned from seeing his children, who were in the car at the time of the crash. Piggee, a Skyway resident, was arrested Wednesday a block from the crash scene. He was allegedly at the wheel of a BMW that
Updated: 04/12/2011 06:25P
Chris Matthews: Trump Is Sucking Air From Romney, 'Blowing Palin Back To Wasilla'
Chris Matthews discussed presidential politics with MSNBC regulars Howard Fineman and Eugene Robinson and was amazed by Donald Trump's polling success with likely Republican voters.
Updated: 04/12/2011 06:25P
Losses on European Markets
The news that the Fukushima nuclear accident is similar to the one at Chernobyl in 1986, the negative macro economic data and the estimations that the corporate earnings in the US will be lower than the expectations pushed the main European markets
Updated: 04/12/2011 06:24P
High School Coach Released on Bail Following Rape Charges
The court ordered Bowers not to have any contact with the alleged victims, and, except for his own children, he is not allowed to have unsupervised contact with anyone younger than 18. The court order also prohibits Bowers from going to his wife's
Updated: 04/12/2011 06:24P
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