“I believe it has run its course,” Douglas said. Christmas Cheer was established in 1994 by Douglas as a means to share the holiday spirit with needy families on both Maui and Molokai. In i…
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We loved the fried rice from Side Street Inn in a recent taste-off of more than a dozen restaurants, detailed in our Dining Scene story last week. And so do you, online readers, but by just a slim margin over the pork-adobo-highlighted offering of Elena’s Home of Finest Filipino Foods. Mmmmm, pork adobo! Among the 43 voters in our online poll, 12 chose Side Street Inn; 10 picked Elena’s. Not a huge sample, it must be said, considering nearly 600 voted in our June poll rating the best hamburgers in town. The other restaurants, many recommended by readers: Asahi Grill, Big City Diner at Ward, Hapa Grill, Kaka’ako Kitchen, Kenny’s Restaurant, Masa & Joyce, Mitsu-Ken, Mililani Restaurant, Taiyo Ramen, Times Coffee Shop in Kane’ohe and TJ’s Sports Bar & Grill. See More…

It could pass General Motors Corp. by the end of the year as the world’s largest maker of cars and trucks. Toyota also is easily the world’s most profitable automaker, netting as much every quarter as…
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[email protected] Forget for a moment the PlayStation passing numbers and bone-crunching defense, the hair and the tattoos, the haka and the shaka. Hawaii football is gaining a new trademark….
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AME Info (press release), United Arab Emirates – 30 minutes agoHilton Hotels today announced the signing of its newest property, the Hilton Jumeirah Beach Residence in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE), set to open in … Continue Here…

Tahiti. The word evokes visions of an earthly paradise. Actually there are 118 islands that encompass French Polynesia, better known as Tahiti and Her Islands. We offer an overview of…
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If you’re not there by now, you’ll miss the biggest Halloween celebration west of California. It’s Halloween in Lahaina, often called the Mardi Gras of the Pacific. We attended the…

Hawaii’s AAA Five-Diamond Hotels 2007 – Kahala Hotel and Resort Downgraded
The AAA (American Automobile Association) has announced their Five-Diamond Award winning hotels for 2007. Three Hawaii hotels and resorts have earned the prestigious award, but one previous Five-Diamond Award winner…

[email protected] Units at the planned Trump International Hotel & Tower in Waikiki sold out for more than $700 million in just eight hours, setting world records for the total dollars and n…
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[email protected] Gov. Linda Lingle questioned yesterday the accuracy of the city administration’s projections of how much money it will receive to pay for a rail-transit system. The governor sai…
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The GEMS, formed more than a year ago, are part of a growing cadre of charitable giving circles that gather people interested in philanthropy to pool their money and time so they can have a bigger imp…
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