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NEWS ABOUT: Hawaii

Hawaii stories: 79 news summaries

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 Wild Chickens  
 Get Cocky 
 in Hawaii  

Omnipresent fowl frustrate locals, tourists

Apr 2, 09 9:58 AM CDT
(Newser) - Chickens are running amok on the Hawaiian island of Kauai—and they’re not letting locals or tourists forget it. “Those blasted birds won't let me sleep,” one human resident tells the Wall Street Journal. “They make a racket all day and night.” The birds first... More »

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wildlife • population • Hawaii • chickens • Kauai

(AP) - A 19th-century Belgian priest who ministered to leprosy patients in Hawaii will be declared a saint October 11, the AP reports. In July, Pope Benedict XVI approved a miracle attributed to Rev. Damien de Veuster's intercession, declaring that a Honolulu woman's recovery in 1999 from terminal lung cancer was the... More »

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Pope Benedict XVI • Vatican • Hawaii • Pope John Paul II • beatification • sainthood • Catholic priest • leprosy

Keyes: Obama Isn't a Citizen, and He Isn't President

He stokes conspiracy theories in video

Feb 21, 09 11:22 AM CST
(Newser) - He may be President Obama to you, but don't tell that to Alan Keyes. In a video released yesterday, the ultra-conservative seeks to resurrect conspiracy theories that Obama is not a US citizen and therefore ineligible to be president. Keyes—who lost to Obama in the 2004 Senate race in... More »

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Barack Obama • Kenya • citizenship • Hawaii • President Obama • birth certificate • Alan Keyes • birther

In Obama's White House, Informality Rules

New prez jettisons Bush's insistence on jacket and tie

Jan 29, 09 8:43 AM CST
(Newser) - When George W. Bush was in charge, no one was allowed to enter the Oval Office without a suit and tie—and 43 even demanded business attire on weekends. Barack Obama's White House is a more casual place, where even the president himself works in shirtsleeves, the New York Times... More »

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Barack Obama • White House • Hawaii • Oval Office • David Axelrod • Obama administration • President Obama

Doctor Didn't Recognize
Own Dad After Beating

Only found out later she'd treated him; he later died

Jan 17, 09 8:02 PM CST
(Newser) - Dr. Shirley Domingo didn’t recognize the savagely beaten man she treated in the Intensive Care Unit Tuesday at Queen’s Medical Center in Honolulu. It wasn’t until her brother called later that evening that she realized the truth: It was her own father. “It was a shock,... More »

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crime • Hawaii • Honolulu • assault • beatings

Hawaii's Online Health Care Brings Back House Call

Patients can consult with doctors via the web

Jan 15, 09 4:28 PM CST
(Newser) - Hawaii now allows residents to consult a physician online, CNET reports. Beginning today, Hawaiians can conduct doctor visits via online chat, telephone or video conferencing. Physicians are available 24/7. While even advocates of the system doubt it can replace in-person visits, the service is expected to be useful for follow-up... More »

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health care • Internet • physician • doctor • Hawaii

ANALYSIS

 Hawaii— 
 Where Obama 
 Got His Mellow 

"Aloha spirit" unmistakable in president-elect, say Hawaiians

Jan 2, 09 10:35 AM CST
(Newser) - You can’t understand Barack Obama if you don’t get Hawaii, writes Philip Rucker in the Washington Post. The island state is famous for its “aloha spirit,” a mellow and tolerant outlook on the world. “That's Hawaii,” says Congressman Neil Abercrombie (who’s known Obama... More »

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Barack Obama • Hawaii


 Has Obama 
 Got Game on 
 the Green? 

President-elect gets mixed reviews

Dec 30, 08 12:51 PM CST
(Newser) - Sure, he cleaned up in the electoral college, but how’s Barack Obama’s golf game? According to one vocal observer, it beats his bowling, the Chicago Tribune reports. The “protective pool” of press that tails Obama 24/7 offers a play-by-play of his day on a Hawaiian green, describing... More »

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Barack Obama • golf • press • Hawaii • President Obama

 Lights Out for 
 Obama in Oahu 
 Power Outage 

800,000 lose power during storm; Prez-elect gets generator

Dec 27, 08 8:01 AM CST
(AP) - The Hawaiian island of Oahu lost power during heavy rain and lightning last night, leaving the population of 800,000 and thousands of tourists, including vacationing President-elect Obama and his family, in the dark. Authorities advised residents to stay home and to conserve water. Hawaiian Electric Co. took an emergency... More »

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Barack Obama • severe weather • storm • Hawaii • power outage • blackout • Oahu

(AP) - Barack Obama ventured from his Hawaii vacation hideaway on Christmas Day to thank Marines and sailors at the nearby military base for their service. He spent more than an hour at the dining hall, posing for pictures between the ham, roast beef, and turkey on the buffet and lingering a... More »

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Barack Obama • US troops • Hawaii • President Obama • Marines

 Notre Dame Ends 
 15-Year Bowl Drought 

First post season win in 15 years

Dec 24, 08 11:57 PM CST
(AP) - Jimmy Clausen set Notre Dame bowl records with 406 yards passing and five touchdowns to lead the Irish to their first postseason victory in 15 years—a 49-21 shellacking of Hawaii in the Hawaii Bowl. Golden Tate had six catches for 177 yards and three touchdowns, including a 69-yarder that... More »

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NCAA football • Hawaii • Notre Dame • Jimmy Clausen • FBC • Hawaii Bowl • Golden Tate

 Obama Bids Farewell to 'Toot' 
 on Hawaiian Shore 

He scatters ashes of beloved grandmother who died 2 days before election

Dec 24, 08 3:44 AM CST
(Newser) - Barack Obama said a final goodbye to his grandmother at a memorial service in Hawaii yesterday, Reuters reports. Madelyn Dunham, whom Obama affectionately called "Toot," helped raise the president-elect when his mother went to work in Indonesia. Obama left the campaign trail to rush to her bedside when... More »

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Barack Obama • Hawaii • memorial service • Madelyn Dunham • grandmother

Hawaii Tries in Vain to Cash In on Obama Fame

Obama tour operators say business is slow


Dec 23, 08 4:04 AM CST
(Newser) - The Hawaii tourist trade is doing its best to spin some dollars out of Obamania, Politico reports. Tour companies are hyping visits to the president-elect's old Honolulu neighborhood, and the Baskin-Robbins where Obama worked as a teen is selling a new "Swirl of Change" flavor: chocolate, caramel, and nuts... More »

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Barack Obama • tourism • Hawaii • Honolulu • holiday • President Obama

 Journos Pass Up 
 Beer on Obama 

... then pat themselves on the back

Dec 22, 08 5:00 PM CST
(Newser) - Though the journalists covering Barack Obama’s Hawaii trip admit to enjoying their time in the islands, they drew the line at free beer on the president-elect’s tab, CNN correspondent Ed Henry notes. “Pool is still holding without beer,” Jamie Farnsworth reported for CBS after the contingent... More »

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Barack Obama • beer • journalism • vacation • Hawaii

Hawaii Rolls Out Red Carpet for Obamas

State's fave son arrives for a holiday break before the move to DC

Dec 21, 08 7:25 PM CST
(Newser) - Hawaii bid aloha to the Obamas as they arrived yesterday for a holiday break in a beach-side estate about half an hour from Honolulu, the Honolulu Advertiser reports. Residents of the quiet neighborhood lined the block with beach chairs and waved as Obama’s motorcade rolled by yesterday. “We... More »

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Michelle Obama • Hawaii • holiday • vacation home • Malia Obama • Sasha Obama • President Obama

US Health Ranking Puts Vermont First, Louisiana Last 

Southern states plagued by high obesity, smoking rates

Dec 4, 08 4:28 PM CST
(Newser) - Move over, Mississippi: Louisiana is now America’s unhealthiest state, Reuters reports. An annual state-by-state report that measures factors like smoking, obesity, and health insurance coverage also put Vermont at the top for the second year in a row. The five healthiest states are:
  1. Vermont
  2. Hawaii
  3. New Hampshire
  4. Minnesota
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obesity • health care • health • Texas • New Hampshire • South Carolina • smoking • Vermont • Louisiana • Utah • Tennessee • Minnesota • Mississippi • Hawaii


 Obamas Off to Hawaii for Xmas 

Islands are favorite getaway for president-elect

Dec 2, 08 11:59 AM CST
(Newser) - The Obama family will head to Hawaii for Christmas and New Year’s this year—and possibly every presidential year afterward, the Atlantic reports. That “would please the press corps, the Secret Service, WHCA and the locals to no end,” blogs Marc Ambinder, "though it must be... More »

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Michelle Obama • vacation • Hawaii • holiday • Malia Obama • Sasha Obama • President Obama • Obama family

Obama Granny Missed Nov. 4, but Her Vote Will Count

'Toot' voted absentee days before her death

Nov 4, 08 6:49 AM CST
(Newser) - Madelyn Dunham didn't live to see whether her grandson would become president, but ABC News reports that the absentee ballot of Barack Obama's grandmother will be counted. An elections official in Hawaii said that the ballot was received on October 27, meeting the requirements for a valid vote. Dunham died... More »

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Barack Obama • Hawaii • absentee balloting • Election 2008 • Madelyn Dunham

McCain Kicks Off Fla. Tour; Obama Heads to Hawaii

Obama says decision to visit grandmother was easy to make

Oct 23, 08 5:02 PM CDT
(Newser) - The economy continues to be issue No. 1 on the campaign trail. John McCain kicked off his “Joe the Plumber Tour” in all-important Florida, blasting Barack Obama's tax plan for redistributing the wealth of ordinary Americans like Joe. Obama again linked McCain to the failed economic policies of George... More »

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Florida • Barack Obama • John McCain • Hawaii • Election 2008 • The Early Show • Joe the Plumber

3 Dead, 1 Missing in
Hawaiian Helicopter Crash

Rescuers search for their own in Pacific Ocean

Sep 5, 08 12:09 PM CDT
(Newser) - Three people are dead and one missing after a Coast Guard helicopter crashed during a training exercise in Hawaii last night, the Honolulu Advertiser reports. The Dolphin rescue chopper crashed into the water about 6 miles off of Sand Island in Honolulu. The cause is unclear. A massive search continued... More »

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Pacific Ocean • Coast Guard • crash • helicopter • Hawaii • rescue • Honolulu

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