Community events for today and tomorrow listed.

Honolulu Advertiser – Boogie and friends, Hawaiian, blues and jazz, 7-9 p.m., Kona Brewing Co.’s Koko Marina Pub. 394-5662. Kamuela Kahoano, 7-9 p.m., Brew Moon Waikiki/Local Motion. 955-9045. Sheila Waiwaiole and Mara Sagpolu, 7-9 p.m., Hula Grill Waikiki. 923-4852. Karaoke Story Continues Here

Democratic legislative leaders are backing measures to provide tax credits and rebates to low-income working families. DESPITE tax credits enacted by last year’s Legislature, Hawaii continues to be… Read More…

Police conduct “Full Copper Jacket” in a search of metal recyclers that buy stolen copper. Read More…

Undercover police went to a scrap metal dealer yesterday with the bait: a spool of 653 pounds of copper wire labeled “HECO,” valued at $3,334. “We told them it was stolen from Hawaiian Electric, and they purchased the item anyway,” said Kalihi police Maj. Kurt Kendro. Read More…

THE REGION D.C. Vacation Costs Second Only to Hawaii
Tourists are finding Washington one of the priciest places in the nation, with higher average costs this year for food and lodging, according to a survey by AAA Mid-Atlantic.

Daily Record – Playing less than nine hours after the conclusion of their Friday night game against Hawaii-Hilo (an 11-3, six-inning loss), the Wildcats’ bats were again quieted. Central had just three singles against two Pioneerpitchers as Kelli Spaulding, Mallory See More

Strawberries, cherries and bananas are always a hit, but when they’re dipped in chocolate, they deserve a festival. At noon this coming Sunday, the Outrigger Guam Resort’s lobby will be transformed into a cocoa wonderland, to delight the sweet tooth of chocolate lovers young and old. See More…

George Washington did not sleep here. Neither did Abraham Lincoln. See More…

We are proud to announce that Stephen H. Watkins of Entrex, Inc. will a speaker at the “2007 Employee Ownership Conference,” NCEO/Beyster Institute’s Joint Annual Conference taking place March 21-23, 2007 at the Westin Horton Plaza Hotel in San Diego, CA.

Experient plans Fort Lauderdale expo 
Who’s afraid of hurricane season? A meetings and events firm is to hold a six-day conference in Fort Lauderdale, Aug. 24-29.

When a reader takes the trouble to write a note suggesting a restaurant, I pay attention. The truth is, I’m much more likely to hear about restaurants people didn’t like than to get a recommendation for one they did.

Obituaries
Adam Andrew Koscielniak Army Colonel, Tennis Player
Adam Andrew Koscielniak, 97, a retired Army lieutenant colonel and a former resident of Arlington who was co-developer of the Fairfax Racquet Club in the early 1970’s, died Feb. 15 at his home in Georgetown, S.C. He had a type of refractory anemia.

Orlando Business Journal – Digital Assurance sues Texas council for patent infringement Blexrud leaves controversial ad agency Legislative Business 2007: Bill would expand local business court to 11 more counties Westin hotel planned for NW Seminole County On a growth spurt