T-shirts with an ‘aina message all too often look like education posters on boxy Hanes Beefy T’s. Kealopiko alters the local shirtscape with its stylish designs on soft cotton, slim-cut vintage-finish T’s. The contemporary designs highlight native species such as the ‘enuhe hamui’a, pictured, Hawai’i’s only endemic caterpillar. The new company is the brainchild of three hard-working wahine. Ane Bakutis and Hina Kneubuhl are botanists, while Jamie Makasobe works at Paepae o He’eia — and all are Island-stylish. “We want people in the taro patch and downtown to feel comfortable,” says Bakutis. Not yet in stores, Kealopiko will be at the Honolulu Gift Fair at Blaisdell Center on Friday and Saturday.
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KGO – One swimmer suffered minor cuts when surges hit Waikiki Beach in Hawaii. “No tsunami danger exists for Alaska, British Columbia, Washington, Oregon or California,” the National Weather Service said in an advisory issued Wednesday at 6:41 a.m. PST Continue

Hawaii Tribune-Herald Dec 10 2006 7:46PM GMT
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Maui News – The question before the court is whether three citizen groups and Maui County have a legitimate claim in a lawsuit seeking to require the state Department of Transportation to prepare a full environmental impact statement on the environmental effects More Here

National Ledger – Kailua-Kona, Hawaii – Two earthquakes hit Hawaii over the Holiday weekend. The first earthquake was near Kailua-Kona and the second was centered about four miles north of Waipio Bay on the northern coast of the Big Island. There were no reports Read More

PGA – leading interactive Web sites, has also announced that it will employ its Pipeline broadband technology to deliver four hours of live, exclusive streaming footage of the 2006 PGA Grand Slam of Golf, live from Poipu Bay Golf Course & Grand Hyatt Kauai More

SHANGHAI, China — China’s banking industry officially opens to full foreign competition on Monday, a landmark for the country’s financial sector and a day of reckoning for the country’s mostly state-owned banks.
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Full-price admission is listed; the * denotes discounts (or free) for students, seniors, military, members and/or children and advance purchases. Call the venue for details. Read More…

HONOLULU, Jan. 29 — Melanie House looked at her husband. John was looking at their son. And then she saw him wipe his eyes. Read More…

Seattle Times Dec 8 2006 6:58PM GMT
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